2004 Toyota Tundra complaints

TAILGATE OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY, FAILS TO LATCH PROPERLY WITHOUT SLAMMING IT. WE HAVE APPROX. 150 OF THESE TRUCKS, SEVERAL HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM

I HAVE A 04 DOUBLE CAB TOYOTA TUNDRA. WIFE WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO STOP .WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRUCK KEPT ON ROLLING AND SMASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. AN INSPECTION WAS DONE ON MY TRUCK AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT IT WAS TOTALED BY THE BODY SHOP SO THERE WAS NOTHING TO CHANGE OR FIX. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT A WEB SITE CALLED TUNDRA SOLUTIONS AND THERE IS MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME BRAKING PROBLEM OR BRAKE FADE AS THE CALL IT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME TO GET MORE INFO. *NM

DT: THE FRONT END SHIMMIED AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRNT TIRE BEGAN TO WEAR. THE DEALER DID WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT BU THE SHIMMYING CONTINUED WHEN DRIVING SLOW. HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES BUT THE DEALE R COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE BALL JOINT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON AUG UST 13, 2004.*AK

DT: CONSUMER NEEDS NEW BRAKE ROTORS AND PAD. THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 13,000 MILES. THE REAR BRAKES WERE ALSO OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.*AK *SB *NM

1) NORMAL EVERYDAY DRIVING. 2)FRONT ROTARS WARPED AND REAR DRUMS WARPED CAUSED ERRATIC STOPING ABILITY AND VIBRATION. 3)RECUT ROTARS AND DRUMS. NEW PADS IN FRONT. PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER ABOUT 500 MILES.

WHILE DRIVINGTHE VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO THE RIGHT LANE. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING AND A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED. AFTERWARDS. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. DRIVER NOTICED THAT RIGHT SIDE WHEEL SHEARED OFF. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. ON WET PAYMENT, IF BOTH WHEEL SPIN AT THE SAME TIME ( LOOSE TRACTION), THE TRUCK BED WILL KICK LEFT AND PUT THE TRUCK INTO A SPIN. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SAID THE LSD (LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL) WAS FUNCTIONING. HE ASKED ME WHICH SIDE THE TRUCK KICKED. I TOLD HIM LEFT. THE DEALER HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THIS TRUCK KICKING LEFT. THE DEALER STATED I HAD TO CONTACT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THIS WAS DONE AND I WAS REFEREED TO TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE IN FL. I WAS CONTACTED BY THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE LSD WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND THAT TOYOTA HAS NO INTENTION OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE FIXED! *JB

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL IN LIGHT SNOW THE VEHICLE WAS PICKING UP SPEED AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE BRAKES, AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. *AK

PURCHASED A TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAND NEW WITH 16 MILES IN AUGUST 2004. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER I NOTICED A HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING NOISE OCCURRING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO RESOLUTION THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA IN FLORIDA AND SENT A SOUTHEAST REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT. THE NOISE WAS OCCURRING WHEN THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DOING APPX. 30 MPH AND 1100 RPMS. LETTING OFF THE GAS CAUSED THE NOISE TO CEASE. GIVING GAS ALSO CAUSED THE NOISE TO CEASE. THE NOISE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE SPEED WAS MAINTAINED AT 30 MPH. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE HE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY REPORTED CASE THAT HE WAS AWARE OF. I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY $25,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE AND THAT HE COULD EITHER REPLACE THE TRUCK OR ELIMINATE THE NOISE. HE STATED HE WAS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE TRUCK BUT THAT HE WOULD "CONSIDER" REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TRACKING DEVICE CAME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. THEN, CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS FELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALSO, DAMAGED OUTSIDE OF CAB AND HARD COVER ON BED OF TRUCK. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 79 DEGREES AND THERE WERE NO VEHICLES OR OBSTACKLES AROUND TO HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM.*AK

A WEEK AGO, REAR WINDOW OF 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD POPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON AN OFF RAMP. I'VE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA COMPANY, BUT ALL THEY OFFERED IS TO REPLACE THE WINDOW, AND I AM LIABLE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR AND RENTAL CAR. I'VE REPEATLY TOLD THE COMPANY REP. IT'S MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT IT. NO INJURIES OCCURED (4 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT), BUT PRETTY SHAKEN UP.*AK

THE 2004 TUNDRA IS AVAILABLE WITH A FULLY EXTENDED CAB, WHICH I OWN. THIS MODEL USES A DIFFERENT ELECTRONIC/MECHANICAL MECHANISM TO SHIFT GEARS THAN OTHER MODELS. WITH 1200 MILES ON THE 2004 TUNDRA I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IF YOU SHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE TO 3RD GEAR TO SLOW DOWN WHILE GOING DOAN A HILL, THEN SHIFT BACK TO OVERDRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL TO SWITCH. THERE IS A BUTTON YOU DRPRESS ON THE STEERING SHIFT KNOB THAT ELECTRONICALLY SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IF THIS BUTTON IS BRIEFLY TAPPED TO SWITCH GEARS, THIS WILL CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT BACK. INSTEAD, IT WILL REVERSE SO THAT WHEN THE DASH LIGHT SAYS YOU ARE IN OVERDRIVE YOU ACTUALLY ARE IN 3RD GEAR. WHEN THE LIGHT SAYS ARE OUT OF OVERDRIVE YOU ARE IN OVERDRIVE. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED WITH FACTORY AND THERE WERE NO OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY USED A DIFFERENT SHIFTING MECHANISM FROM ONE CAB DESIGN TO THE OTHER (EXTENDED). THE SERVICE REPORT WAS WRITTEN AND STATES THIS CONDITION AS BEING A NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION AT THIS TIME.*AK

HI, I HAVE (5) ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL,(P265/70R16), RADIAL TIRES ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAVE 6,700 MILES ON THEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 4,500 MILES THE TIRES STARTED DEVELOPEING CRACKS BETWEEN THE TREAD OF EACH TIRE AND ONLY GOT CONSIDERABLY WORSE WITH PASSING TIME AND MILES. I CONTACTED BF GOODRICH WHICH TOLD ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION TO A DEALER THAT TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST $200 DOLLARS TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED AND THE OTHER DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT.THIS SECOND DEALER TOLD ME I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO OPERATE MY VEHICLE WITH THE CURRENT AND DETERIORATING CONDITION OF THESE TIRES. I CALLED BF GOODRICH BACK WITH THE RESULTS OF MY DEALER INSPECTIONS, AND BASICALLY THEY SAID WHAT THE DELALER SAYS, STANDS. THESE TIRES WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE BF GOODRICH FACTORY AND I FEEL THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ONE FAILS, AND BLOWS OUT WHILE I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER FIRESTONE ATX SITUATION AFFECTING MY SAFETY OR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THESE TIRES THAT MAY BE SUBJECTED TO THE SAME TIRE FAILURE RISKS THAT I AM UNDER. THANKS IN ADVANCE, JOHN M. MELNICK. *AK

THE 2004 DOUBLE CAB TUNDRA DEFROSTER ONLY WORKS ON OUTSIDE AIR, WHEN IN TRAFFIC THE CARBON MONOXIDE COMES INTO THE VEHICLE MAKING IT DANGEROUS AND UNPLEASANT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SOLUTION TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD WITH RECIRCULATED AIR. I DO NOT ENJOY DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP AND I HAVE TO USE OUTSIDE AIR TO DEFROST. *LA