2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY BRAKE SYSTEM HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATIONS AND WARPAGE THAT ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. *AK

MY VEHICLE HAS VIBRATED WITHOUT SUCCESS OF FIXING FROM THE DEALERSHIP FROM THE BEGINNING. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND THE VEHICLE STILL VIBRATES. *AK

THE TUNDRA BRAKES NEEDS A RECALL TOYOTA HAS KNOWEN INFO ON THIS TOPIC AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO IMPROVE THIS ISSUE. *AK

BRAKES CREATE SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN HOT. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS "CANNOT DUPLICATE" AND MAKES NO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. *AK

FRONT ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL WEAR ITEM AND DOESN'T WANT TO REPLACE.M *AK

A TELEVISION BUMPED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WELL(IN BED OF TRUCK), PUTTING A DENT IN IT AND CAUSING IT TO SPLIT THE AREA OF THE TRUCK. THE SPLIT WAS ABOUT 9 INCHES LONG. DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, TRAVELING ABOUT 7 MPH WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM SEIZED, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION . ALSO, THERE ARE SIGNS OF METAL CHAFINGS INSIDE WHEEL WELL. CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VIBRATION IN FRONT ENT 55-64 MPH TIRES AND RIMS REPACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. DEALER AND TOYOTA UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL VARIES WITH TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. WORSE IN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 70 F. DEALER AND TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. THIS VIBRATION WAS EVIDENT DURING INITIAL ROAD TEST AND APPEARED TO BE TIRE BALANCING ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, TOYOTA IS REQUIRING UNDER INFLATED PRESSURIZATION OF TIRES AGAINST MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION WHICH MAY BE HIDING A MORE SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THE FRONTEND CONDITION OF THIS MODEL TRUCK. WHEN DEALER REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYAOTA TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE THIS WEEK, HE STATED THAT THE VIBRATION WAS WITHIN TOYAOTAS SPECIFICATION. BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE THE DETAILS OF SUCH SPECIFICATION. I URGE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH THESE TIRES AND TOYOTAS RECOMMENDATION FOR UNDERINFLATION. I THINK IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: DB72G14 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)

WHILE TRAVELING OVER 30 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES WITH MEDIUM OR HARD BRAKE APPLICATION BRAKES OPERATED POORLY. DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICE TO THAT VEHICLE. *AK REAR DRUMS OUT OF ROUND CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHILE BRAKING, FRONT ROTORS WARP INSTANTLY, CONSUMER STATES VIBRATION IS ALSO FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. *SLC

BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER EACH FAILURE DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION. *AK

VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE BRAKING, CONSUMER STATES VIBRATION IS ALSO FELT IN STEERING WHEEL AND PULSATION IS FELT IN BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO DEALER EVERY 4-5 THOUSAND MILES, WITH NO SUCCESS IN CORRECTING PROBLEM, 2 TSB'S WERE DONE ON VEHICLE, BR 006-00 AND BR 003-00, STILL NO RESOLUTION. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AN APPLIED BRAKES, TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FOWARD, JUST ENOUGH TO HIT SOMEONE IF FOLLOWING A VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN EXCESSIVE NOISE OCCURS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ACTUATOR PRONG BROKE, CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP, SENT VEHICLE INTO UNCONTROLLABLE SKID; VEHCILE HAD TO BE MOVED ON FLATBED TRUCK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK

OIL DIPSTICK IS INCORRECTLY CALIBRATED OR IS TOO SHORT, CAUSES OVERFILL OF OIL UPON CHANGING OIL. SHOULD TAKE ONLY 6.5 QUARTS OF OIL VERSUS 7.5 WITH THIS DIPSTICK.*AK

FRONT DISC BRAKE VIBRATION @ ALL SPEEDS, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS VERY POOR WHEN TRACTION OF ONE OR MORE WHEELS IS LOST; WHEEL THAT LOSES TRACTION SPINS WHILE OTHER WHEEL WILL NOT TURN.

THIS TRUCK HAS DEFECTS IN THE STEEING,TIRES,BRAKES, AIRBAGS,AND HADLING.AT 6244 MILES,STEER TIRES WERE AT 6/32(12/32 NEW)COPLAINED TO DELER THEY SAID NORMAL TIRE WEAR,NEEDS ROTATED! THIS FRONT END SLID, SQEELED,JUMPS AROUND CORNERS!TWO ENG. TOM SUPERITTS&LEE HAMMLER FROM K.C. CORP. SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH TRUCK!THERE BOSS STEVE EISBAMRTH WILL NOW BUY ME TIRES BUT WON'T ADMIT THE IS A PROBLEM. THIS OFFER DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTILL I TOLD THEM I WAS TURING THIS IN TO NHTSA, THEN THEY WANTED TO KEEP ME QUIET. I AM READY TO TURN THIS TRUCK BACK TO THEM BECAUSE OF THERE BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BAD PRODUCT. BOTTOM LINE ON SAFETY CORNERS ON WET PAVEMENT LIKE ON PATCHES OF ICE WHEN I WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT, BRAKES VIBRATED, TIRES SLID, AND ON IMPACT RT. BUMPER BENT IN TO TIRE RT. FENDER CREASED BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT. THIS TRUCK SHOULD GO IN FOR FURTHER TESTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: AP72EW1123 TIRESIZE: P265/70R16)

STEERING WHEEL COCKED TO RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL NOT CENTERED. DEALER SAYS ALIGNMENT OK.

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED OUTWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 AROUND 5 AM, AT APPROX.75MPH- DRIVER'S WINDOW EXPLODED. MOST OF THE GLASS BLEW OUT. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO OTHE RV VEHICLES WERE WITHIN SIGHT AT THE TIME THE WINDOW BLEW OUT. VERY LITTLE GLASS ENTERED THE TRUCK CAB. I EXPERIENCED ONLY A FEW MINOR CUTS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, HE APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES WERE HESITATING AND VIBRATING.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IT GOES TO FLOOR. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS HOW THOSE VEHICLES' BRAKES FUNCTIONED. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES, BRAKE ROTORS WARP WHEN THEY GET WARM. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON GRAVEL ROAD WHEN TIRES STARTED HISSING. STOPPED VEHICLE AND EXCHANGED TIRE. 2 OTHER TIRES WERE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. EACH TIRE WOULD BECOME FLAT WHILE DRIVING IN WOODS. CONTACTED DEALERSHIPAND INFORMED CONSUMER IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. DIDN'T KNOW CAUSE OF TIRES BECOMING FLAT.*AK

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID POOR BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BED IS OFF-CENTER. *AK

ACCELERATER WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL TOOK OVER, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON INPACT.*AK

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE, CAUSING FRONT TIRES TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY. FRONT BRAKES WOULD GRAB/VIBRATE WHEN VEHICLE GOT HOT, AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND IT INFORMED CONSUMER OF RACK AND PINION STEERING PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ABS BRAKES ARE INEFFECTIVE ON ICE.COMPETENT DRIVER LOCKED OUT OF ABILITY TO STOP, *AK

CONSISTENTLY BUMPY RIDE EVEN SWITCHING TIRE PRESSURES. ALSO UNSTABLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265-70-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265-70-16 )

BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS, AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. *SLC

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER PASS A TOW TRUCK WHICH WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE DRIVERS LANE OF TRAVEL, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID FORWARD TOWARD THE FRONT PORTION OF THE TOW TRUCK, THE FRONT AND CENTER PORTION OF THE TRUCK COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT FRONT SECTION OF THE TOW TRUCK'S BUMPER, DURING THIS ACCIDENT NEITHER FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS TORSO AND WHIPLASH, THE PASSENGER SUFFERED SEVER ABDOMINAL BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT. NLM

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD AND VIBRATES. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AT THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN HE IS CRANKING VEHICLE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THERE IS A LOT OF RAW GASOLINE SMELL COMING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

HAVE HAD 3 FLATS IN 1 WEEK, DEALER REFUSES TO WARRANTY TIRES, DEALER SAYS TIRES NOT MEANT FOR OFF ROAD USE. ??? 4X4 VEHICLE??? TIRES ARE 2 PLY TREAD, 1 PLY SIDEWALL, PASSENGER CAR TIRES. TOYAOTA WON'T REPLACE TIRES. TIRE DEALERS REPORTING SIMILIAR VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEMS. *AK (TIRESIZE: P26570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26570R16 )

IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THERE ARE PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ( TRUCK VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING). TOYOTA INSISTS THAT THIS IS NORMAL.

DEALER SAID "NO DEFECTS FOUND". *AK

THE BRAKES ON THIS TRUCK ARE BAD ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS TRUCK WHEN YOU BRAKE THEY VIBRATE THE WHOLE FRONT END.THIS PROBLEM IS BAD IN THE RAIN AND WHEN IT IS REALLY HOT OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT COMPOUNDS THE VIBRATION ..ARE THESE SAFE TO DRIVE..I HAVE HEARD OF ONE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO THESE BRAKES WITH ONE INJURIE.PLEASE HELP TUNDRA OWNERS FIND A SOLUTION.THANKS

4X4 SYSTEM WILL GRIND GEARS AND POP OUT OF 4-LO BACK TO 4-HI. *AK

TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT BINDS AFTER THE INITIAL STOP. THE TRUCK WILL JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. *MR *NLM DIMSSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS ---731059

SPARE TIRE RELEASED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND TOWING 5TH WHEEL, CAUSING DAMAGE TO RV TRUCK. COMPLETE ASSEMBLY THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE HAS ALSO FALLEN OUT, THE ONLY PART LEFT WAS CRANK. THEREFORE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

THIS V-8 POWERED FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLE HAS P265/16 DUNLOP TIRES WHICH ARE ONLY INFLATED TO ONLY 26 P.S.I. ON THE FRONT AXLE. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I THOUGHT THEY HAD PUT THE WRONG TIRE INFLATION STICKER ON MY TRUCK (THE STICKER STATES THE PRESSURE FOR P245/16 TIRES). LIVING IN HOT FLORIDA AND RIDING AROUND ON TIRES THAT ARE HALF-FLAT HAS ME REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT A BLOW-OUT DUE TO AN UNDERINFLATED, HOT TIRE. THE REASON TOYOTA HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH A LOW TIRE PRESSURE IS BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVING VIBRATION PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK - WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE IS RAISED TO THE PROPER (TIRE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED INFLATION OF 35 P.S.I.), THEY VEHICLE VIBRATES LIKE CRAZY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO AMOUNT OF BALANCING OR REPLACEMENT HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM - TOYOTA'S ANSWER IS A DANGEROUS LOWERING OF THE TIRE PRESSURE TO A RIDICULOUS 26P.S.I. ON A V-8 FULL-SIZED PICK-UP WITH A HEAVY FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE DRIVELINE. ALSO, THE TIRE INFORMATION STICKER PLACED ON THE VEHICLE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE INFLATION RECOMMENDATION FOR THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. I'M AFRAID OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO A TIRE BLOW-OUT.

TOYOTA RECOMMENDED AN INCORRECT TIRE PRESSURE. IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT MICHELIN RECOMENDED. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, AND COULD CAUSE TIRE FAILURE. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD VIBRATION PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SAYS TO RUN THE TIRES AT 26 PST TO KEEP THE FRONT END FROM VIBRATING. TOYOTA WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CONSTANT BINDING OF THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD AS THOUGH IT HAS BEN HIT IN THE REAR-END. THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, VEHICLE WILL JERK. AT TIMES, AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES, VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD AS THOUGH IT HAS BEEN HIT IN THE REAR-END. VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS BINDING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ONCE BRAKES ARE RELEASED, BINDING IS RELEASED, AND JERKING BEGINS. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN A FEW WEKS OF PURCHASE TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED, ONLY TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND HAVE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS EXPERINCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA FAILS TO RECONIZE THE PROBLEM.

THERE IS A DISTINCT VIBRATION IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING FORWARD, ALWAYS AT ABOUT 24 MILES PER HOUR. THIS HAS OCCURED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW. I HAD IT CHECKED BY THE SELLING DEALER AT 2000 MILES AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A KNOWN. *AK

PROBELM IS OCCURRING AGAIN AND IS INTERMITTENT; DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T REPAIR WHAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

CHRONIC VIBRATION AT SPEEDS FROM 45-70 MPH SINCE DEALER REBALANCED. DEALER CANNOT FIND SOURCE OF VIBRATION - TRIED REPLACING ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS TO NO AVAIL. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCK FLY OPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REPLACE TWICE, BUT PART KEEPS FAILING