2005 Toyota Tundra complaints

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA, SR5 ACCESS CAB, 6-CYL AND A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IN FEB 2007 THE THROWOUT BEARING STARTED TO GO BAD AT APPROX. 30,000 MILES (VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 8 MONTHS OLD) AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH UNDER WARRANTY. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE THROWOUT BEARING WENT OUT AGAIN, WITH ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AGAIN REPLACED THE ENTIRE CLUTCH UNDER WARRANTY AND ALSO REPLACED THE BELL HOUSING, STATING THAT THE BELL HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 82,000 MILES ON IT, IS 5 YEARS OLD, AND THE THROWOUT BEARING IS AGAIN MAKING NOISES, INDICATING THAT THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT AGAIN. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CLUTCH TO WEAR OUT 3 TIMES IN 5 YEARS. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING ON FLAT ROADS AND DO NOT TOW ANYTHING. THE TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE CLUTCH REPLACEMENT COSTS QUITE A BIT. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS THE CAUSE OF THE CLUTCH REPEATEDLY GOING OUT. NOT MANY TUNDRAS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION EVER CAME OUT AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOME KIND OF PARTS OR DESIGN FLAW THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, MY HUSBAND WAS PUTTING IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT ACCELERATED INTO THE NEIGHBORS FENCE AND DROVE OVER A FOUR WHEELER IF HE HADN'T PUT IT INTO PARK HE WOULD HAVE CONTINUED INTO THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED QUITE A FEW MORE TIMES THOUGH NOT TO THIS EXTENT, TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO FIX OR EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRUCK, SAYING IT ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST SO IT ISN'T THEIR FAULT. THE TOYOTA PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN THEY ARE ADMITTING TO AND SOME INVESTIGATING IS NECESSARY, THIS TRUCK IS A DANGER AND THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

MY 2005 TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 HAS AN ISSUE WHERE YOU FEEL A STRONG THUD AND PUSH FORWARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP (SUCH AS A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT). TOYOTA'S ONLY FIX IF TO GREASE THE PROPELLER/DRIVE SHAFTS WELL. I DO THIS WITH EACH OIL CHANGE BUT THE CONDITION PERSISTS EVEN AFTER LUBING THE POWERTRAIN. OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS AS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. TOYOTA SHOULD CONSIDER A MORE SUITABLE FIX THAN JUST APPLYING GREASE. THIS ISSUE HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS IN MY TUNDRA. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FLOOR MAT ENTANGLEMENT ISSUES AND UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATIONS WITH MY 2005 TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB. I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED A CLUNKING SOUND IN MY BRAKES/FRONT END WHEN I SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN APPLY THE BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE NORMAL WHICH ACCORDING TO THE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODEL YEARS THEY ARE CLEARLY NOT NORMAL. CAN THE 05 TUNDRAS BE ADDED TO THE CURRENT RECALLS AND CAN THE BRAKE ISSUE BE ADDRESSED? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I HIT MY BRAKES HARD BUT FELT THE CAR GO ALONG AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, NO BRAKING AT ALL. I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. *TR

WHEN TOYOTA RECALLED THE BALLJOINTS ON THE 2005 TUNDRA'S I TOOK MINE IN...AFTER THEY REPLACED IT MY TRUCK PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HAD A NOISE AND VIBRATION...I TOOK IT BACK SEVERAL TIME BUT IT WAS NEVER FIXED...NOW IT IS 2010 AND I RARELY DRIVE IT IM AFRAID TO..THE VIBRATION IS WORSE AND THE PULL IS WORSE..THE DEALER ALWAYS TELL ME THE SAME THING...THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG..MY TRUCK HAS SINCE GONE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO YEARS...NOT MILES...I WANT MY TRUCK FIXED ,,,FORD HAS OFFERED ME A TRADE IN IM SERIOUSLY THINKING OF SWITCHING ...ALSO MY TITLE SAYS I HAVE A 3/4 TON TRUCK BUT TOYOTA SWEARS THEY DON'T MAKE ONE????..IT IS THE TEXAS LIMITED EDITION 4DOOR TOYOTA PICKUP...DO I HAVE 3/4 OR NOT...CAUSE I PAID FOR A 3/4 TON..???? *TR

WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP, THE REAR AXEL FEELS LIKE A LOT OF TORQUE IS RELEASED FROM THE REAR END, LIKE SOMEONE HITS YOU FROM BEHIND. IT WILL MAKE THE TRUCK MOVE FORWARD A FOOT OR TWO EACH TIME. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE THE REAR AXLES ARE DESIGNED WITH SUCH TIGHT CLEARANCE, THAT THE SLIP YOKE NEEDS TO BE GREASED EVERY SO OFTEN TO KEEP THE TORQUE FROM BUILDING UP, BUT NO FIX HAD BEEN DESIGNED FROM TOYOTA. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT ONLY HAPPENS WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE TUNDRA MODELS. MINE IS A 2005 4 DOOR, 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE ABS LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON THE DASH BOARD INDICATING THAT THE BRAKES NEED TO BE SERVICED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED AND THE LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. ALSO THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR FLOW BUTTON THAT CONTROLS THE AIR INSIDE THE VEHICLE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND NEEDS TO LOOKED AT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 6,000.

MY GAS PEDAL HAS REPEATEDLY CONTINUED TO STICK IN MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE, EVEN WHEN MY FOOT IS COMPLETELY OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2010 AT ABOUT 6:20AM WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA TUNDRA 2005 ,V8 ENGINE,ON HIGHWAY 101 WEST BOUND WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ME. I WAS ON LANE ONE BETWEEN BARHAM AVE. & VINELAND AVE WHEN IT ALL HAPPEN, MAKING ME CHANGE LANES AT AN UNSAFE SPEED TRYING IT TO CONTROL IT. I HAD MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT KEEP GOING AT ABOUT 75-80 MPH. THERE WAS NO CRUISE CONTROL ON AND I WAS SHOCKED ABOUT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE FROM VINELAND AVE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA V8 TUNDRA. BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. WHEN GOING UP HILL/INCLINE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, VEHICLE DANGEROUSLY ACCELERATES CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE TRACTION ON WET OR LOOSE SURFACES. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I NO LONGER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE ON MY TUNDRA. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2000 TUNDRA AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THAT VEHICLE. SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR/DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA -- 3 TIMES IT SPED UP ON ITS OWN. EITHER FLOORMAT AND/OR ACCELERATOR. THIRD TIME THERE WAS A CRASH, INTO OUR RETAINING WALL IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO GET PEOPLE TO PAY ATTENTION, CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE, ETC., AT TOYOTA, NO ONE BELIEVED IT. ALSO INSURANCE COMPANY SAID IT WAS DRIVER'S FAULT. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB SR5 TRANSMISSION MOUNT HAS 4 BOLTS AND A PLASTIC CENTERING PIECE 3 OF THE BOLTS HAD WORKED THEIR WAY OUT AND THE 4TH WAS HALF WAY OUT CENTERING PIECE WAS LOOSE AND FLOATING IN THE CROSSBEAM TIGHTENED THE ONE BOLT WENT TO BOB TYLER TOYOTA IN PENSACOLA, FL. ALL THAT WAS ASKED OF MEWAS DID I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I SAID NO I THOUGHT THE TUNDRA WAS COVERED FOR 100,000 MILES. BESIDES I CONSIDERED THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE BECOME DISCONNECTED AND CAUSED A WRECK OR WORSE. I CONSIDER THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE ASSOCIATE WAS UNCONCERNED. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? TW*

MY TOYOTA TUNDRA 2005, V8, 4.7L, 4X4(83,000 MILES) LOST ITS TRANSMISSION POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION POWER CAME ON AND OFF ALL THE WAY HOME. LUNGING EACH TIME IT DROPPED OFF AND CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4000.00. IT WAS DISPLAYING P0986 CODE. THE NEXT DAY BROUGHT IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY FOUND THAT THE WIRE CONNECTOR (15 PIN) THAT GOES FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE ECM WAS CORRODED AND THE PINS WERE BROKEN AND NOT MAKING CONTACT. ITS DESIGN IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. IT IS NOT PROTECTED AND IS LOCATED IN A PLACE WHERE IT IS EXPOSED TO ALL THE SALT AND WATER RESULTING IN THE PINS BEING CORRODED. INFORMATION COMMUNICATED FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND BACK IS INTERRUPTED OR INACCURATE. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE AT THE SAME TIME THE INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP DISCOVERED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE FOLLOWING SITE DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM VERY CLEARLY WITH PICTURES AND DESCRIPTIONS: HTTP://WWW.TECHNO-FANDOM.ORG/~HOBBIT/CARS/TUNDTRAN/ I CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY GAVE ME A RUN AROUND WITH ONLY FRUSTRATION AND STRESS. I SEE THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH ALL THESE TRUCKS IN ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY WHERE IT IS WET. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR THE FIX AND NOT ME. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND CAUSES UNEXPECTED POWER LOSE OR TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEN DRIVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU WANT THE OLD PART AFTER THE NEW ONE IS INSTALLED. IT SHOULD HAP

NOTICED LIQUID ON GROUND UNDERNEATH ENGINE AFTER DRIVING. OPENED HOOD TO DISCOVER ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT DRIPPING FROM OVERFLOW RESERVOIR WHICH WAS FULL. COOLANT WAS EXTREMELY DARK BROWN IN COLOR. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER WHO COMPLETED FLUSH, REPLACED SENSOR, AND FAULTY RADIATOR CAP (TORN GASKET). *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A PERIODIC, LOUD CLUNK THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE EVEN THOUGH TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED TO DEALERS. MY BROTHER AND A FRIEND ARE BOTH EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAPARTSANDSERVICE.COM/PUB/PDF/TECHCENTERLIBRARY/TIS/T-SB-0067-09.PDF. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, AND BEGINNING TO CLIMB A GENTLE HILL, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AT FULL THROTTLE, AND THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TWO GEARS. IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON SNOWY, OR RAIN SLICK ROADWAYS. IF FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT SLOWS ON HILL, SUCH AS A SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER, THERE IS EMINENT DANGER OF A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, IT OCCURS EVERY TIME THREE CONDITIONS ARE MET: 1. CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. 2. VEHICLE DRIVES UP INCLINE OR HILL. 3. HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COVERED THE WINDOW WITH A SLEEPING BAG AND DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, SHE NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/17/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING FROM NEW JERSEY TO MY HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS. THE TRIP IS ABOUT 250 MILES. ABOUT 18 MILES FROM MY HOME THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT OF THE REAR TIRE. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET AND SNOWY THE WHOLE TRIP. I DON'T THINK I EVER EXCEED 60 MPH. I CHECKED ALL TIRES FOR PROPER INFLATION BEFORE LEAVING MY HOME FOR NEW JERSEY. THE TIRES ARE 60,000 MILE TIRES AND HAD ABOUT 43000 AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 689 - THIS IS NOT SHOWN IN YOUR SELECTION LIST. I HAD TO SELECT THE CLOSEST NAME BUT THE REAL NAME IS THE ONE WRITTEN HERE. *TR

I STARTED THE VEHICLE, PROCEEDED FORWARD IN A STRAIT LINE, REACHED +/- 15 MPH AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING, WAS NOT HIT AND DID NOT ROLL THE VEHICLE. THE GROUND WAS VERY SMOOTH/FLAT. I RECEIVED NECK INJURIES AND HAVE HAD HEADACHES EVER SINCE. MY PASSENGER RECEIVED WHIP LASH AND HAS LOST MOST OF HIS HEARING IN HIS RIGHT EAR PERMANENTLY. IT TOOK 43 DAYS FOR A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA (CORPORATE). THERE POSITION IS THAT THERE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM CAN NOT FAIL. THERE ARE 2 ADDITIONAL WITNESSES BESIDE THE DRIVER/PASSENGER WHO WERE STANDING JUST OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED. TOYOTA HAS NOT TALKED TO ANY WITNESSES NOR ASKED ANY QUESTIONS. THEY HAVE SIMPLY MAINTAINED THAT THEIR SYSTEM CAN'T FAIL AND ARE REFUSING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE SEATBELTS TO BE REPLACED OUT OF MY POCKET BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE AIRBAGS OR HEADLINER (APPROXIMATELY AN ADDITIONAL $6,000). *TR

THE DRIVER DOOR LATCH NOT ENGAGING, DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. TOOK TO DEALER SHIP AND THE ENTIRE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

EVERYTIME I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD LOSE PRESSURE AND THEN THE CAR STARTS GOING THROUGH THE LIGHT, WHILE I AM STILL HOLDING THE BRAKES. THE WOULD ALSO LOSE PRESSURE TO WHERE I COULD NOT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOT DAY. PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AT FIRST. THEY HAD ME REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS AND BLEED THE LINES NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS STILL DID NOT WORK AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER/BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS ASSEMBLY IS ALL IN ONE SO THE WHOLE UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $2,000 FOR THE PARTS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. THE TRUCK IS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH ONLY 60,500. THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAD TO PAY THE COST BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS FAILURE BEFORE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HEARING SOME CLICKING NOISE WHEN MY CAR IS MOVING AND IT SOUNDED LIKE METAL RUBBING. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. SO WHEN I WENT TO GET MY EMISSIONS TEST DONE, THE MECHANIC AT THE AUTO SHOP SAID THAT HE HEARD THE NOISE TOO AND IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE. SO THEY LIFTED THE CAR AND SAW WHERE THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IS WORN OUT AND THE MANUFACTURER SEAL IS DETERIORATING CAUSING THE JOINTS TO RUB TOGETHER. THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTINGS ON THIS SO I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS AS THE PROBLEM IS GETTING LOUDER AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE FIXED SO THAT IT DOES NOT BREAK WHILE I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT WOULD ONLY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IS 60,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. TOYOTA FAILED TO CHECK ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND CATCH THEM WHEN I DID MY YEARLY SERVICE AND MILEAGE APPOINTMENTS WITH THEM AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I WAS CARRYING A LOAD TO THE JUNK YARD AND AFTER A FEW STOPS MY BRAKES STARTING PULSING AND STOPPING CORRECTLY BECAME DANGEROUS. I SUSPECT THE ROTORS GOT TOO HOT FROM THE LOAD. THIS IS A FULL SIZE TRUCK AND THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE TOO SMALL TO HANDLE THE BRAKING REQUIRED. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND A SAFETY PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET.

I NOTICED AROUND AUGUST 2006 ONE RUST SPOT ON THE BODY OF MY 2005 TUNDRA, THESE GREW TO ABOUT 12 SPOTS BY 2007 AND NOW I HAVE ABOUT 15 SMALL RUST SPOTS, THE LARGEST ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER. THEY START OUT BUBBLING UP THE PAINT UNTIL THE PAINT CORRODES AND FALLS OFF AND THE PROBLEM GETS BIGGER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS (FROM OCTOBER 2007 UNTIL NOW JUNE 2008) I AM ATTEMPTING TO WARN ALL BUYERS TO BEWARE OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM, AND BE AWARE OF THE PROMISES YOU GET FROM THE VAN TROW TOYOTA DEALERS FROM MONROE, LA. I WAS ASKED TO GIVE THEM A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO "GET TO IT, THEY WERE TOO BUSY", THEN I WAS TOLD THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS DONE THIS,,, IN GENERAL, GETTING THE RUN-AROUND. THIS TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY CARPORT, WASHED EVERY TWO WEEKS, AND STILL SMELLS AND LOOKS NEW ON THE INSIDE. I ONLY HAVE 23,000 ON THIS TRUCK, IT WAS BOUGHT JUNE 30, 2005. YES, THEY ARE GETTING THE WARRANTY TO RUN OUT. CAN SOMEONE ADVISE ME WHO TO COMPLAIN TO BESIDES NHTSA? THANKS *TR

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

RECALL ON TOYOTA TUNDRA IN 2007. THE BALL JOINTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF A HARDNESS ISSUE ON THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF THE BALL. THE FAILURE WOULD BE A PREMATURE WEARING OR FAILURE OF THE JOINT. TOYOTA DID ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE HAD A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND VIBRATION THAT DID NOT EXIST PRIOR TO THE REPAIR. AFTER TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THESE BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER A TOTAL OF 4 VISITS OVER A 6 MONTH PERIOD THE VEHICLE STILL HAS A DANGEROUS PULL VIBRATION. THE DEALER CANNOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED, I WAS HIT BACK RIGHT MIDDLE OF TIRE, CAVING IN TRUCK BED, LOSING COMPLETE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AXLE AND TRANSMISSION DISMANTLED, WENT INTO A 360 SPIN WITH BACK TIRES COMPLETELY BENT AND NO CONTROL. THEN HIT HEAD ON AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OVER 35-45 MPH. WITH AIR-BAGS NOT GOING OFF! TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT WITH HIDDEN COST NOT RELEASED TO ME. RESULTING IN TRUCK BEING REBUILT, WHEN IT SHOULD'VE BEEN TOTALED-OUT. STILL WAITING MAJOR BACK SURGERY AFTER 15 MONTHS, LOSS OF WORK. INSURANCE COMPANIES "HIDING" HIDDEN BILLS THAT WOULD MADE MY TRUCK OVER 80% TOTALED. I NEED ANSWERS AND HELP ON WHY MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY SAVING MY LIFE I ONCE HAD, AND BILLS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE! AND YET TOYOTA SIGNS OFF ON MY CAR SAYING IT'S SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN WITH MY CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAYS. AND NOW FRONT-END BEARINGS ARE THE #2 RECALL FOR THE TRUCK RESULTING IN MORE DAMAGE AND COST AND SAFETY TO MY FAMILY. PLEASE HELP, IF ANYONE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT NOT GOING OFF ON THIS STATE OF THE ART TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK! *TR

TRUCK ACCELERATED DUE TO FLOOR MAT SLIPPAGE. *TR

STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE SAFETY BELT SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SAFETY BELT SYSTEM. THE RED SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND REMAINS LIT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED TO GIVE HIM A COMPUTER MODULE FOR THE SENSOR. THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WANTED ALL THREE SENSORS REPLACED, NOT JUST THE SAFETY BELT SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.

TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. CONSUMER STATES THEY WOULD NOT GIVE HIM COPIES OF THE OTHER INVOICES HE SIGNED. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THEY WOULDN'T GIVE HIM COPIES. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME, HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IT APPEARED THAT NO WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE SUSPENSION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IN MARCH OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER SSC70B (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINTS). AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR JULY OF 2007 SINCE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT NOTIFIED HIM IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER IS 90 MILES AWAY. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,463. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 24,000 MILES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 ISSUES. 1 BRAKE FAILURE ON OFF RAMP. 1/2/07 LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT- RECALL BY TOYOTA. 7/9/07 LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED 8 /14/ 07 ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA OF TEMECULA. TOYOTA HAS INCREASED THE BRAKE SIZE ON NEW TUNDRA TRUCKS. WHY? THESE ARE QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUES AND I AM WONDERING WHEN THE NEXT PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN.*JB UPDATED 09/26/07 *TR

TRANSIT BUS MADE RT TURN FROM LT LANE INVFRONT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. MY VEHICLE SKIDDED AND COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF BUS, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR WITH BALTIMORE PD REFERRED ME TO NHTSA. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS IN FOR SERVICE THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK SO I AGREED TO LET TOYOTA REPLACE MY BALL JOINTS (RECALL NO: 70B) AFTER THE REPLACEMENT WAS DONE THE VEHICLE STEERING BEGAN TO FADE TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT IT NEEDED A FEW ADJUSTMENTS AFTER DRIVING IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR A FEW MONTHS I FOUND THAT MY TIRES WERE WEARING DUE TO FEATHERING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ALSO THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO HOLD STRAIGHT IN LINE WHILE DRIVING WHEN I WOULD RUN OVER A SMALL DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WOULD PULL ME IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DROVE THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER 08/06/2007 THEY DID A SERIES OF TEST BUT NOTHING WORKED. FINAL WORDS YOU JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE AND LOW AND BEHOLD A RECORDING CAME ON ADDRESSING SYMPTOMS WITH THE TUNDRA THE DEAL IS I DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS THEY DESCRIBED IT ON THE RECORDING UNTIL AFTER THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON APRIL 1, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS NAME WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE PARTS PER WEEK. AS OF JULY 18, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 75,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE FAILURE PERSISTS AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT, HE FURTHER STATED TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND DO AN ALIGNMENT BUT IT DOES NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED REQUESTING DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. UPDATED 08/01/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IN APRIL OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL. HE WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN ON THE WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED OTHER DEALERS IN THE AREA AND SURROUNDING STATES AND THEY HAVE GIVEN THE SAME RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000.

RECEIVED RECALL SSC 70B-FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT SAFETY RECALL NOTICERE ON OR AROUND 6/07/07. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE, HEATHER IN SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD TAKE 3 TO 6 WEEKS FOR THEM TO RECEIVE, AT THAT TIME THEY WOULD CALL ME FOR AN APPOINTMENT. I SAID THAT WAS A LONG TIME TO WAIT AND SHE SAID THEY ONLY GET 5 AT A TIME ONCE A WEEK OR EVERY OTHER WEEK, THAT IT WAS A NATIONAL RECALL. MY POINT WAS THEN SHOULDN'T THERE BE MORE OF THESE PARTS AVAILABLE WITH A SHORTER WAIT TIME. VERY UPSETTING ABOUT THE DELAY IN GETTING THE PART REPLACED, AS IT SEEMS ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE A POSSIBLITY OF A CRASH MAY OCCUR DO TO THE DEFECTIVE PART. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 2, 2007 DUE TO A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. ON MAY 13, 2007, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT 2 MPH. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DETACHED AND THE BALL JOINT SPLIT IN HALF. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. THE ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP IS AT FAULT. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A REPAIR INVOICE FOR VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

TL- THE OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A FEW WEEKS AGO AND HE HAS CALLED VARIOUS TOYOTA DEALERS IN THE AREA TO HAVE HIS RECALL SERVICED FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE STATES THAT ALL OF THE DEALERS HAVE TOLD HIM THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THEY TOLD HIM TO KEEP CHECKING BACK ONCE A WEEK BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS. RECALL NUMBER:07V013000:SUSPENSION: LOWER BALL JOINTS. FAILURE MILEAGE: 70K. --DS

I HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WERE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND THEY TOLD ME 6 TO 8 WEEKS FOR JUST THE PARTS TO COME IN. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE A LOT, AND THERE WAS SHIMMYING IN THE FRONT END. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IF THEY BREAK THEY WILL PUT ME IN A RENTAL. WHAT IF THEY BREAK AND I AM KILLED OR SOMEBODY ELSE DIES. I THINK THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON MAY 14, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT EVER SINCE. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED, BUT SHE IS FEARFUL OF DRIVING. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED PARTIALLY. ALSO THE ENGINE IDLED TOO FAST. THIS COMBINATION LEAD TO THE VEHICLE TO START MOVING UNEXPECTEDLY. AS A RESULT MY WIFE INJURERED HER FOOT AND DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS SUSTAINED. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A FATALITY.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. A MONTH AGO SHE RECEIVED A NOTICE TO HAVE THE FRONT: SUSPENSION: LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED PER RECALL NUMBER 07V013000. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE TOYOTA DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER, THERE WERE 45 OWNERS AHEAD OF HER, AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO SERVICE HER IN TWO TO THREE MONTHS. SHE CONTACTED EVERY TOYOTA DEALER IN HER AREA, AND THEY WERE ALSO UNABLE TO ASSIST HER. A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ALSO ADVISED HER THAT PARTS WHERE NOT ORDERED UNDER HER NAME WHICH WAS CAUSING THE DELAY. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 17,600. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO STOP FROM 45 MPH, THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON A CLEAN DRY ROAD AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ACTIVATE AT ALL. THE PEDAL DID NOT GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING NORMALLY. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT REPORT AN ERROR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NONE OF THE DEALERS IN PUERTO RICO HAVE THE PART TO FIX THE RECALL. THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS CURRENTLY ON THE WAITING LIST FOR TWO DEALERS. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE MAGNIFIED WHEN TRAVELING BELOW 45 MPH UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 28,000 FAILURE MILEAGE THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITH HIS FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 05V123000 PERTAINING TO VEHICLES WITH DUAL EXHAUST. *AK