2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH. DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WERE INJURED, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN UP AND LOCKED UPON THE IMPACT. NLM *SLC

STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY AND VIBRATION FELT IN VEHICLE AT SPEEDS 40-65 ,ALSO THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE LEFT UP THE CROWN OF THE ROAD IN TO ON COMING TRAFFIC LANE. TIRES AND WHEELS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED FOUR OR FIVE TIMES . THEY RECHECK THE ALIGNMENT THREE OR FOUR TIMES CHECKS OUT IN SPECTS WHEN WE TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE THEY SEE AND FEEL THE PROBLEM BUT SAY ITS OPERATING WITHIN TOYOTA SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT NO FUTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN FOR THIS CONDITION. WAS TOLD THAT ITS A TRUCK AND THATS THE THEY DRIVE.WHEN YOUR UNDER THE TRUCK AND HAVE SOME ONE STEER THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH THE RACK CAN BE SEEN MOVEING AROUND. WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS THE VEHICLE WILL FEEL OUT OF CONTOL .HAVE ALSO FELT VIBRATION WHEN COMEING TO A STOP AT LOW SPEEDS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE AND VALVE TRAINS ARE NOISY. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. *AK *TT

WHILE DRIVING BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALSO, EXPERIENCED SOME VERY ERRATIC VIBRATION WHILE IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I TOOK THE TRUCK TO VAN TROW TOYOTA IN MONROE, LA DUE TO THE FRONT END SHAKING WHEN BRAKING. THE TRUCK HAD AROUND 15000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK THE TRUCK FOR A RIDE AND THEN LOOKED AT IT IN THE SHOP. I WAS TOLD THAT THAT BRAKES WHERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MIDAS BECAUSE THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM CHEAPER THEN TOYOTA. THE GUYS AT MIDAS SAID THE REAR BRAKES WHERE NOT WORKING AND THAT THE TRUCK WAS STOPPING ON JUST THE FRONT BRAKES. MIDAS ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES, REPLACED THE FRONT PADS, AND TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS. I WAS CHARGED AROUND $200. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ALMOST 30,000 MILES AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH IT AGAIN. I AM GOING TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA AND SEE IF THEY WILL DO ANYTHING BUT I DO NOT EXPECT THEM TO. THIS IS MY FIRST TOYOTA AND IT MAY BE MY LAST. IF I CAN NOT GET THIS FIXED SOON THEN I MAY BE LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK. MAYBE THAT IS WHAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO HEAR SO THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

VIBRATION IN FRONT END, BRAKE DRUMS WRAPED, TOYOTA SAID THERE IS NOT SOLUTION TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING, DOME LIGHT COMES ON BY ITSELF. HAS TO STOP VEHICLE/OPEN AND CLOSE DOORS TO GET LIGHT TO GO OFF. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT LIGHT ONLY COMES ON ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN DRIVING OVER POT HOLES.

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD ROAD NOISE LIKE DOORS NOT CLOSING. ALSO, AIR CAME THROUGH THE DOORS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK NEW SEALS WERE INSTALLED AROUND DOOR OPENINGS BY THE DEALER. DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES AND ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS OPEN DUE TO LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. ALARM GOES OFF BY ITSELF DUE TO SHOCK SENSOR SHORTING OUT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER CAN SMELL EXHAUST FUMES COMING THROUGH CAB OF VEHICLE. HAVE YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT ROAD NOISE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. ALSO THE RADIO WAS OF NO USE BECAUSE HE CAN?T HEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS ABOVE 40 MPH. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A THIRD TIME DUE TO WARPAGE, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ALLOY CHOSEN FOR THE ROTORS.*JB

INITIAL SYMPTOM BEFORE FAILURE - DIFFICULTY PUTTING STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER INTO FORWARD GEARS AND "CLUNKY" ROUGH SHIFTING FROM DRIVE GEAR (3RD) INTO AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE. OCCURRED PERIODICALLY FOR 1 WEEK PRIOR TO TOTAL FAILURE OF OD. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM ON 2 OCCASIONS IN THIS PERIOD. ONLY AFTER TOTAL FAILURE AND "IDIOT" LIGHT (CHECK ENGINE) CAME ON WAS TOYOTA SERVICE WILLING TO LOOK INTERNALLY, ONLY TO FIND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN DOWN A HILL AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURS WITHIN BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BRAKE PADS/ ROTORS AND DRUMS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER CANNOT MOVE AFTER PUTTING SEAT BELT ON UNLESS HE PLACES FOOT ON BRAKES. CONSUMER'S SEAT BELT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND SVC MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS BEHAVIOR OF SEAT BELT WAS NORMAL.*AK

BRAKES OVERHEAT ON TRUCK, REPLACE FRONT BRAKES ROTORS, AT 40,000 MILES BRAKES CHATTERING AND OVER HEATING AND LOSING STOPPING POWER.

GAS TANK SEEPING GAS AT THE POINT WHERE TOP AND BOTTOM PORTION WIELDED TOGETHER. TANK WAS REPLACED I HAVE THAT TANK IN MY POSSESSION IF YOU NEED TO EXAMINE IT. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01E041000, AND TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. BUT DEALER STATED PART WAS NOT IN, ALSO DEALER DID NOT CONTACT CONSUMER TO LET HER KNOW WHEN PART WOULD BE IN, AND CONSUMER COULD CALL TO CHECK ON PART . DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN, DEALER STATED IT DID NOT NEED PART. *AK *YD

AFTER PUTTING A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON TRUCK, CONSUMER WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE IN HANDS. BRAKES ON TRUCK HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE. MECHANIC HAD INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ROTORS.*AK CONSUMER REPLACED ROTORS, DRUMS, TIRES, SHOCKS AND BALANCED WHEELS, PROBLEMS WITH WARPED DRUMS AND VIBRATION STILL EXIST. *TT

STRONG VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, CAR NOT DRIVEN SEVERELY OR ABUSED, FIRST NOTED MILD VIBRATION AT LESS THAN 5000 MILES. *AK

MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING BADLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED REAR DRUM, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AT APPROX. 6000 MILES. NOW AT APPROX. 25K MILES, SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. WITH ONLY 11K MILES MORE WARRANTY LEFT, WILL TOYOTA CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS PAST THE WARRANTY? I THINK NOT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FORCE TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THIS KNOWN PROBLEM.*AK

TOYOTA IS AWARE THEY HAVE A MAJOR DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT THEY RESIST A PERMANENT FIX. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AFTER BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THEY WERE LESS THAN CONCERNED. I AM NOW AWAITING ANOTHER SET OF REAR BRAKE DRUMS FROM THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE FAULTY REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON MY VEHICLE. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY WARRANTY RUNNING OUT BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY CORRECTED! *AK

DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES ,FRONT ROTORS REPLACED 2 TIMES, FRONT PADS REPLACED 2 TIMES,REPLACEDREAR SHOES1 TIME,REPLACED RIGHT SIDE AXLE AND STUDS,CUT DRUMS 2 TIMES,CUT ROTORS 1 TIME

BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX 18,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BY THE TIME VEHICAL HAD REACHED 45000 MILES, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX (6) ADDITIONAL TIMES,AND FOR THE SAME REASON. DEALERSHIP VERY COOPERATIVE AND HAS ADVISED ME THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON TUNDRA AND HAS ASSIGNED A "TECHNIQAL TEAM " TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.WHAT DO I AND OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH VEHICALS OUT OF WARRENTY LIKE MINE,DO UNTIL THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION OFFICE IN CINCINNATI UNHELPFUL AND PROVIDED MISINFORMATION TO BOTH WIFE AND MYSELF.*AK

BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX 18,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ,ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BY THE TIME VEHICAL HAD REACHED 45000 MILES, THE BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED SIX (6) ADDITIONAL TIMES,AND FOR THE SAME REASON. DEALERSHIP VERY COOPERATIVE AND HAS ADVISED ME THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON TUNDRA AND HAS ASSIGNED A "TECHNIQAL TEAM " TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.WHAT DO I AND OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH VEHICALS OUT OF WARRENTY LIKE MINE,DO UNTIL THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS SOLVED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION OFFICE IN CINCINNATI UNHELPFUL AND PROVIDED MISINFORMATION TO BOTH WIFE AND MYSELF.

THIS IS NOT A FAILURE BUT, IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN. PROBLEM TOYOTA IS AWARE OF AND REOCCURS. SEVERE BRAKE VIBRATIONS ON DOWN GRADE WITH LOAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS. 55-60MPH. TUNDRASOLUTION WEB SITE SHOWS OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOT CORRECTED PROPERLY. SOMETHING THAT GOES PAST WARRANTY. FACTORY PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN ON (3) SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THERE HAVE BEEN (2) BULLETINS BOTH SENT TO YOU AND THE DEALERSHIPS REGARDING THE BRAKE SYSTEMS. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THIS IS NOT FIXED IT CAN BE A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE IT AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WARPAGE.MAYBE DUE TO THE REAR BRAKES NOT HELPING TO STOP VEHICLE. MAYBE THE SIZE OF THE BRAKE PADS ARE TO SMALL TO EFFECTIVELY DISSIPATE THE HEAT.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN HIS DRIVEWAY LOATED ON A SLOP SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO RELEASE BELT IN ORDER TO WEAR RESTRAINT BELT. CONSUMER MUST PULL OUT INTO ROAD ON LEVEL GROUND, AND THEN PUT SEAT BELT ON. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ARE NOT WILLING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

MODERATE TO HEAVY VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. LOW VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT LOWER SPEEDS, 40 OR LESS. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES TWICE AND WILL DO IT AGAIN ON MONDAY 9/10/01. THIS IS NO GURANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. SEVERAL OTHER 2000 AND 2001 TUNRDA SUFFER FROM THE SAME DEFECT. TOYOTA REPEATS THAT THIS IS A ANOYANCE AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL TUNRDA OWNERS REGARD IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO THE FACT THIS DEFECT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE VIBRATION IS WARPING OF THE ROTORS WHEN THEY HEAT. SOME TUNDRAS HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR BRAKES, BUT ITS LIMITED.

ON 06/15/2001 MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECEIVED WARRANTY REPAIRS AS FOLLOWS: REPLACED FRONT ROTORS, FRONT PADS, REAR DRUMS, REAR BRAKE SHOES, REAR PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT STRUT KITS ON BOTH WHEELS. ALL WORK WAS NECESSARY DUE TO VIBRATION DURING BRAKING ABOVE 40 MPH. CLASSIC TOYOTA IN ROUND ROCK, TEXAS DID THE WARRANTY WORK AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A TSB CALLING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT STRUTS. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS TOLD THIS ACTION WOULD FIX THE VIBRATION PROBLEMS. MY BRAKES OPERATED SMOOTHLY FOR APPROX. 3,000 MI. MY TRUCK ONCE AGAIN VIBRATES DURING BRAKING CONDITIONS ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS CONDITION CAUSES EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS THAT POSE SAFETY CONCERNS, MOST ESPECIALLY IN WET OR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT CLASSIC TOYOTA IN ROUND ROCK, TEXAS AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH REPEAT BRAKE ISSUES SIMILAR TO MINE. I INQUIRED ABOUT A PERMANANT SOLUTION ISSUE FROM TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THERE ISN'T ANY INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THIS. I FREQUENT A TUNDRA OWNERS' WEBSITE AND HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW LONG TOYOTA WILL CONTINUE TO REPLACE AFFECTED BRAKE PARTS BEFORE CLAIMING IT A WEAR ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS MATTER WILL BE HANDLED WHEN MY WARRANTY EXPIRES. ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, [XXX]. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS PULSATION IN FRONT REAR TIRE. ROTORS AND DRUMS ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK

FAILURE RESULTS IN INOPERATIVE TRAILER LIGHTING/SIGNALS/BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH IS HAZARDOUS

SINCE WE HAVE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED THREE TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN DONE IN A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS. WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY INVESTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND NOW THE WARRANTY WILL BE RUNNING OUT SOON FORCING US TO ABSORB THE COST OF REPLACING BRAKES EVERY 15000 MILES. WE ARE VERY UNHAPPY AND HAVE NO DIRECTION TO GO. SINCERELY [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

REAR DRUM AND FRONT DISC BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS ON WET AND DRY ROADS.*AK BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES.

THIS VIBRATION CAN/WILL LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

FRONT DISCS WARP AND REQUIRE CHANGING APPROXIMATELY EVERY 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UPON BRAKING AS THE MILEAGE APPROACHES 12,000 MILES ON THE NEW SET OF DISCS, CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH NEW DESIGN. ACCORDING TO DEALER, THEY FAILED TO ADJUST REAR BRAKES, LEAVING BRAKING ONLY ON FRONT BRAKES. CAUSED WARPING OF ROTORS. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS, REAR SHOES, MACHINED ROTORS, DRUMS, AND INSTALLED REDESIGNED REAR ADJUSTERS. COVERED BY "SERVICE BULLETIN." FAILURE RESULTED IN SEVERE SLIDING IN SNOW/ICE CONDITIONS. REPAIR COVERED BY "SERVICE BULLETIN." I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. HAD THE ROTORS NOT WARPED (CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION ON BRAKING) I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP IN ICE/SNOW. I KNOW OF ANOTHER TUNDRA OWNER--SAME PROBLEM AND SAME COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM OVERHAUL AT LOW MILES. THANK YOU.

BRAKES WARP (FRONT AND REAR) CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DEALER REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND THEN TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT - NO MORE WARRANTY REPAIRS. SINCE THEN I HAVE TALKED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA EMPLOYEES EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS LISTED ON THE INTERNET. VIBRATION CAUSES ABS TO ACTIVATE PREMATURELY - UNSAFE! *AK

TOYOTA HAS REFUSED HELP ON THIS ISSUE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FAILURE WAS NOT INSTANTANEOUS, IT WAS AN ONGOING SEVERE VIBRATION PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES VIBRATE/PULSE AND STEERING WHEEL "SHIMMIES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH. VEH CAN BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF YET THEY REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS RATHER THAN COMING UP WIOTH A RE-DESIGN AND TRUE FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF NOTHING IS DONE, LIVES WILL BE LOST AS THIS VEH IS SOLD TO MORE AND MORE PEOPLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED TWICE ON THIS CAR ONCE AT 8K MILES AND AGAIN AT 14K I AM ALERTING YOU OF THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BRAKES BEGIN TO SHUDDER AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. I AM RUNNING ON A NEW SET OF DISCS IN THE FRONT AND ROTORS IN THE BACK AFTER ONLY 14,000 MILES. *AK

WITHIN 4000 MILES OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, IT DEVELOPED SEVERE VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 28000 MILES ON IT AND IS ON ITS THIRD FULL SET OF BRAKE ROTORS AND DRUMS. NEW ROTORS/DRUMS SEEM TO ONLY PROVIDE 1000-4000 MILES OF SMOOTH BRAKING BEFORE VIBRATION SETS IN AGAIN. DEALERS FIXING VEHICLE SAY VIBRATION IS DUE TO HEAT INDUCED WARPING OF ROTORS AND DRUMS. ONCE PARTS ARE WARPED, VIBRATIONS GET SO SEVERE IT FEELS ALMOST AS IF THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IS HOPPING UP AND DOWN DURING HARD BRAKING. I BELIEVE THIS DEFECT GREATLY INCREASES CRITICAL STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED "PERMANENT" FIX FOR THIS DEFECT, THEY HAVE ONLY REPLACED WARPED PARTS WITH NEW PARTS OF SAME DESIGN. SOON VIBRATION SETS IN AGAIN. VEHICLE WILL SOON BE OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

VEHICLE SKAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING AT 65 MPH OR DURING BRAKING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: B7JC DC7X TIRESIZE: 265/70 R16)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

FRONT ROTORS AND REAR DRUMS ARE WARPING ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS, DRUMS, SHOES, AND PADS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. SEVERAL TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS SUBJECT TO NO AVAIL. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT MAY LEAD TO EITHER CATASTROPHIC OR REPETITIVE SYSTEM FAILURE WHICH MAY IN TURN LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED AND TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO RECTIFY. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. IF IT NOT WITH THE BRAKES, I WOULD NOT BE SO ALARMED.