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2007 Toyota Tundra complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Power Train
Filed Apr 23, 2020123,804 milesME

TORQUE CONVERTOR RUMBLING WHEN 1000-1500 RPM AND 40-45MPH.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 29, 2020TX

HAVE HAD TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN PAST FEW YEARS AS IT KEEPS FAILING. DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE HAVE HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED HOME AND/OR TOVAR REPAIR SHOP.THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET

Power Train
Filed Feb 24, 2020122,000 milesCA

I ONLY HAVE 122,000 MILES AND BOTH SHIFT SOLENOIDS SHOWED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN IN LOWER GEAR. I WAS ON FREEWAY AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. COMPUTER PARTS FAULTY FOR WORKING TRANSMISSION

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 25, 2019LA

I HAVE A 2007 WHITE TUNDRA. MY PAINT ON THE TUNDRA IS NOW DULL. FADING AND BEGINNING TO PEAL. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE TOP COAT BEGAN FOUR YEARS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. I'VE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD IT'S MY FAULT. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WHICH TELLS ME THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS. THE PAINT ON THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS MATTE; NO SHINE. NO WAX WILL BRING THE SHINE BACK. STAINS FROM TOYOTA REPAIR SHOP ARE CONSISTENTLY VISIBLE AND WILL NOT WASH OUT OF THE PAINT. TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THE BAD PAINT.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 6, 2019150,250 milesGA

MECHANICS REPAIRING MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SAID THAT RATS OR MICE ARE ATTRCTED TO THE SOY WIRING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SAID TOYOTA KNOWS THIS BUT PROVIDES NO HELP WARNING OR ASSISTANCE MY ENGINE COULD HAVE FAILED AND DID... MY TRUCK IS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW CABIN, VIN IS : 5TFRT541X7X''' THE ISSUE CAME FROM NOWHERE ALMOST VAUSING US TO GET HIT BY NORMAL SPEED TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO DEAL WITH IT AT ALL SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE FIRST STOPPED ACCELERATING, THEN CAUSING US TO MOVE ONLY AT LOW SPEED PUTTING US IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY

Engine
Filed Sep 4, 2019170,668 milesCO

WE RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA TO SAY THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM VALVE STUCK OPEN, WE CONTACTED THEM, THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE MILEAGE, BUT, UNDER THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, THIS WAS RELAYED TO US ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, VERBALLY, TOYOTA SEEMS RELUCTANT TO PUT IT IN WRITING. THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SENSOR INSTALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED. WHEN THE SENSOR TRIGGERS, THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER IMMEDIATELY, THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN OVERTAKING FOR EXAMPLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE VERBAL MESSAGE WE RECEIVE SAYS TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY SENT A RECALL LETTER, AND THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY SENSOR INSTALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. IF YOU REQUIRE MORE INFORMATION PLEASE LET US KNOW THANK YOU

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 3, 2019113,000 milesMD

2007 TUNDRA IN MINT CONDITION....FRAME UNDERCOATING RECALL WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO...DROPPED THE SPARE TIRE TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE AND WAS DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH THE FLAKING RUST ON THE FRAME CROSSMEMBER. CLEARLY, THE COATING WAS SPRAYED TO COVER WITHOUT ANY PREP WORK OR RUST REMOVAL FIRST. I AM SEEKING A SECOND LOOK...LOCAL BODY SHOP PROFESSIONAL SAID THIS WAS TERRIBLE WORK AND THE FRAME LIFE IS VERY LIMITED.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 11, 2019190,000 milesOH

MY GAS TANK STRAP ROTTED OFF MY FRAME CAUSING MY FULL GAS TANK TO ALMOST FALL OUT. MY FRAME ROTTED VERY BAD ALSO. I KNOW THERE WERE RECALLS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WERE DONE TO MINE. I'VE ONLY HAD THE TRUCK FOR THREE MONTHS WHAT DO I DO?

Structure › Frame and MembersCrash
Filed Jun 25, 201970,000 milesPA

MY TUNDRA WAS RECALLED FOR A FRAME INSPECTION IT WAS COATED WITH A ANTI CORROSION THE DEALER SPRAYED OVER THE THE BRAKE LINES THAT THAT WERE ALSO CORRODED THEY WERE SPRAYED WITH THE SAME UNDERCOATING WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THIS AFTERNOON AND MY BRAKE LINE BURST FROM THE CORROSION CAUSING A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 14, 2019VA

THE RECALL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR RUSTED FRAME WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD SPRAY IT WITH RUST PROHIBITIVE. I WAS A MECHANIC FOR MANY YEARS AND IF THE FRAME IS NOT STRIPPED DOWN AND SANDBLASTED TO METAL THERE IS NO GUARANTEED METHOD TO STOP THE RUSTING. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE ALL THE FRAMES OTHERWISE IN A FEW YEARS THERE WILL BE MORE BROKEN FRAMES ON THE ROADS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR OFFICE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUITE BUT I AM REASONABLE SURE LAWYERS AND JUDGES NO NOTHING OF MECHANICS OR ENGINEERING. I PLAN OF KEEPING MY TRUCK FOR MANY MORE YEARS AND IF THE FRAME FAILS THEN I WILL GETTING LEGAL COUNSEL FOR A RECOURSE TO SOME ENTITY BE IT GOVERNMENT OR COMMERCIAL. IF YOU ALL TAKE YOUR JOBS SERIOUSLY THAN THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED SOONEST BEFORE TOYOTAS ARE FALLING APART ON THE HIGHWAYS AND KILLING PEOPLE. THEY MADE THE ERROR AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT NOT US!!!!

Engine
Filed May 23, 2019148,000 milesKY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, ESC, AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Structure › Body
Filed May 3, 2019135,000 milesVA

MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS A VERY BAD FRAME AND UNDER BODY RUST ISSUE (I HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES AND VIDEOS I CAN PROVIDE). LAST AUGUST, I FOUND OUT ON A TOYOTA FORUM THAT THERE IS A RECALL/CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAFRAMESETTLEMENT.COM I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA COORPORATE ON (OR AROUND) 08/03/2018 (INCIDENT: 180803-000275) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ASKED WHERE I SHOULD TAKE MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT (OF CONFIGURED) FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CANADA (1-888-869-6828) AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE I DON'T RESIDE IN CANADA AND THE FRAME SETTLEMENT IS ONLY FOR RESIDENTS HTTPS://WWW.CLG.ORG/CLASS-ACTION/LIST-OF-CLASS-ACTIONS/TOYOTA-RUSTY-FRAME-CANADIAN-CLASS-ACTION . I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $1500 WORTH OF BRAKE CABLES, TENSIONER AND OTHER RUSTED PARTS. I WAS TOLD, THIS TRUCK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND NOBODY IS LISTENING. THIS SITUATION IS CAUSING ME A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND STRESS. I'M PLANNING TO CONTACT MY LAWYER NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS OUT OPTIONS IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. I CAN PROVIDE A RECORDING OF ALL MY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA AGENTS. THANKS,

Structure › Body
Filed May 3, 2019135,000 milesVA

MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 HAS A VERY BAD FRAME AND UNDER BODY RUST ISSUE (I HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES AND VIDEOS I CAN PROVIDE). LAST AUGUST, I FOUND OUT ON A TOYOTA FORUM THAT THERE IS A RECALL/CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAFRAMESETTLEMENT.COM I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA COORPORATE ON (OR AROUND) 08/03/2018 (INCIDENT: 180803-000275) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ASKED WHERE I SHOULD TAKE MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT (OF CONFIGURED) FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CANADA (1-888-869-6828) AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE I DON'T RESIDE IN CANADA AND THE FRAME SETTLEMENT IS ONLY FOR RESIDENTS HTTPS://WWW.CLG.ORG/CLASS-ACTION/LIST-OF-CLASS-ACTIONS/TOYOTA-RUSTY-FRAME-CANADIAN-CLASS-ACTION . I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $1500 WORTH OF BRAKE CABLES, TENSIONER AND OTHER RUSTED PARTS. I WAS TOLD, THIS TRUCK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND NOBODY IS LISTENING. THIS SITUATION IS CAUSING ME A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND STRESS. I'M PLANNING TO CONTACT MY LAWYER NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS OUT OPTIONS IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. I CAN PROVIDE A RECORDING OF ALL MY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA AGENTS. THANKS,

Structure › Body
Filed May 3, 2019135,000 milesVA

MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 HAS A VERY BAD FRAME AND UNDER BODY RUST ISSUE (I HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES AND VIDEOS I CAN PROVIDE). LAST AUGUST, I FOUND OUT ON A TOYOTA FORUM THAT THERE IS A RECALL/CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAFRAMESETTLEMENT.COM I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA COORPORATE ON (OR AROUND) 08/03/2018 (INCIDENT: 180803-000275) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ASKED WHERE I SHOULD TAKE MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT (OF CONFIGURED) FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CANADA (1-888-869-6828) AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE I DON'T RESIDE IN CANADA AND THE FRAME SETTLEMENT IS ONLY FOR RESIDENTS HTTPS://WWW.CLG.ORG/CLASS-ACTION/LIST-OF-CLASS-ACTIONS/TOYOTA-RUSTY-FRAME-CANADIAN-CLASS-ACTION . I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $1500 WORTH OF BRAKE CABLES, TENSIONER AND OTHER RUSTED PARTS. I WAS TOLD, THIS TRUCK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND NOBODY IS LISTENING. THIS SITUATION IS CAUSING ME A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND STRESS. I'M PLANNING TO CONTACT MY LAWYER NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS OUT OPTIONS IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. I CAN PROVIDE A RECORDING OF ALL MY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA AGENTS. THANKS,

Structure › Body
Filed May 3, 2019135,000 milesVA

MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 HAS A VERY BAD FRAME AND UNDER BODY RUST ISSUE (I HAVE MULTIPLE PICTURES AND VIDEOS I CAN PROVIDE). LAST AUGUST, I FOUND OUT ON A TOYOTA FORUM THAT THERE IS A RECALL/CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FOR THIS ISSUE HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAFRAMESETTLEMENT.COM I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA COORPORATE ON (OR AROUND) 08/03/2018 (INCIDENT: 180803-000275) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ASKED WHERE I SHOULD TAKE MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS BUILT (OF CONFIGURED) FOR THE CANADIAN MARKET. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CANADA (1-888-869-6828) AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE I DON'T RESIDE IN CANADA AND THE FRAME SETTLEMENT IS ONLY FOR RESIDENTS HTTPS://WWW.CLG.ORG/CLASS-ACTION/LIST-OF-CLASS-ACTIONS/TOYOTA-RUSTY-FRAME-CANADIAN-CLASS-ACTION . I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $1500 WORTH OF BRAKE CABLES, TENSIONER AND OTHER RUSTED PARTS. I WAS TOLD, THIS TRUCK IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND NOBODY IS LISTENING. THIS SITUATION IS CAUSING ME A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND STRESS. I'M PLANNING TO CONTACT MY LAWYER NEXT WEEK TO DISCUSS OUT OPTIONS IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION. I CAN PROVIDE A RECORDING OF ALL MY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA AGENTS. THANKS,

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 27, 2019TX

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION REACTION PUMP ERROR CODE. PRESENT WITH THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM REACTION PUMP ERROR CODE. BOUGHT IT ON NOVEMBER 28, 2016 AND COULD HAVE HAD IT FIX BEFORE THE 10 YEARS EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 2017, BUT I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION REACTION PUMP ISSUES FROM TOYOTA. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THE WARRANTY.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 3, 201917,000 milesNJ

SINCE THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RUST. IT WAS 2 YES OLD WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT. THE BED AND FRAME ARE BADLY RUSTED. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA ABOUT FRAME AND THEY APPLIED SOME WEIRD BLACK STUFF. TOTAL NIGHTMARE. THE BED ,EVEN THOUGH I FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THEY SAY TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING AT MORE THEN 5 DEALERSHIP'S SINCE 2009 AND CALLED CORPORATE NUMEROUS TIMES. THE BED IS DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN. THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE,.AROUND MOUNTING BOLTS, EVENTUALLY BED WILL SEPARATE FROM FRAME. VERY CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WON'T HONOR . NEXT PROBLEM THAT THEY ALSO HAVE AN UPDATED WARRANTY WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT. SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILS ,WHICH IS AN EMISSIONS COMPONENT. CRITICAL TO KEEP EMISSIONS LOW.

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 3, 2019125,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT ENTERED INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE CONNECTED A CODE READER TO THE VEHICLE AND RECEIVED FAILURE READING "SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR IS STUCK". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF AN UPDATED WARRANTY THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2017, WHICH HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE BED WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND RECALL CAMPAIGNS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT TOYOTA WORLD OF NEWTON (66 HAMPTON HOUSE RD, NEWTON, NJ 07860). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

Power Train
Filed Mar 16, 201913,000 milesTX

POWERTRAIN: DRIVELINE : DRIVESHAFT. VIN CHECK INFO SHOWS 12 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. NHTSA SHOWS 0 RECALLS. HAD TO REPLACE SHAFT ASSY DUE TO FLUID LEAKING AT 13,000 MILES.

Engine
Filed Jan 24, 201951,000 milesCA

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30MPH. ENGINE NO LONGER STARTS CORRECTLY. ONLY 51,000 MILES. AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY AND AIR SWITCHING VALVES ERROR CODE. (P0418) KNOWN DEFUNCT PARTS FOR 2007 TUNDRAS WHICH TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. WARRANTY NOT SUFFICIENT LENGTH FOR THIS MODEL YEAR FOR LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES. COULD NOT HAVE HAD PROPERLY FIXED UNTIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HOWEVER, PARTS FAIL AT 50K+ MILES. PLEASE EXTEND WARRANTY TO APPROPRIATE LENGTH FOR THIS ISSUE. NUMEROUS SIMILAR INSTANCES NOTED UPON INTERNET RESEARCH.

Engine
Filed Dec 9, 2018198,000 milesPA

I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR SERVICE AT A TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT MY AIR PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. I CAN'T GO ABOVE 30 MPH UP HILL AND IT DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN MY TRUCK IS IN LIMP MODE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, VEHICLE SWERVE CONTROL LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON.

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Oct 4, 2018200,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT USED A CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEST KENDALL TOYOTA (13800 SW 137TH AVE, MIAMI, FL 33186) APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1810040023. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 25, 2018112,000 milesGA

WHO CAN I GET TO HELP ME BECAUSE MY TRUCK FRAME IS RUSTED/CORRODED FROM SALT AND IT IS NOT SAFE. IT PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. I WENT TO HOLLOWAY TIRE CO.(706-647-7016 - [XXX]) IN THOMASTON, GA. TO GET MY FRONT END ALIGNED. THEY COULD NOT DO IT BECAUSE THE BOLTS THEY NEEDED TO LOOSE ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, IN ORDER TO ALIGN IT, WERE SO RUSTED/CORRODED FROM SALT THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THEM LOOSE. THEY EVEN APPLIED HEAT TO THE BOLTS TO TRY AND BREAK THEM LOOSE BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE RUST/CORROSION FROM SALT HAD THEM FROZEN/LOCKED. TOYOTA REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR FRAME RECALL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE COURT ORDERED TOYOTA TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT. SEE WEBSITE BELOW. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTAFRAMESETTLEMENT.COM I LIVE IN GEORGIA. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK 1 YEAR AGO. (SEPT. 2017) IN CONYERS, GA. PREVIOUS TO THAT THE 07 TUNDRA SPENT 10 YEARS IN NEW YORK. IT WAS A ONE OWNER PREVIOUS TO ME. THE FRAME IS RUSTED/CORRODED FROM SALT BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DO NOT LIVE IN A COLD WEATHER STATE. EVEN THOUGH, TOYOTA WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK LIVED IN A COLD WEATHER STATE FROM 2007 TO 2017. (OUT OF THE 11 PAST YEARS THE TRUCK LIVED IN NEW YORK 10 OF THOSE YEARS). I WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (BUTLER TOYOTA - 888-683-1348 ) IN MACON, GA. AND THAT DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE [XXX] CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND EVEN SENT THEM PICTURES OF MY FRAME AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS SINCE, I DO NOT LIVE IN A COLD WEATHER STATE, TOYOTA I

Engine
Filed Sep 24, 201829,080 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK TO LAS VEGAS AUG, 2018 WAS PASSING A LINE OF SEMI'S GOING TO SLOW AFTER PASSING ABOUT 3 OF THEM THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED RUNNING, HAD TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD FAST, AFTER MAKING IT THERE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO IT STARTED. MADE IT TO VEGAS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THAT DAY ALSO THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHTS SUCH AS "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT THAT CAME ON.THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2008, WHEN THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENED IT HAD 29080 MILES ON IT, I DON'T DRIVE IT THAT MUCH AS I AM RETIRED SO DON'T DRIVE AS MUCH AS I DID BEFORE.THAT TRIP TO VEGAS COULD HAVE BEEN ALL TO DIFFERENT HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF FREEWAY, BECAUSE THE STEARING AT 70 MPH IS NOT TOO GOOD, COULD HAVE BEEN BAD ACCIDENT FOR MY WIFE AND MYSELF, AND OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. TOYOTA DEALER SAID HE NEVER HEARD OF A PROBLEM LIKE THAT WHEN I CALLED THEM. HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL WEB SITES AND FOUND COMPLAINTS WITH SAME PROBLEM THEREFORE I BELIEVE TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM. MAYBE THEY NEED A HIGH TOTAL OF DEATHS BEFORE FIXING THEIR PROBLEM. I THINK ITS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM OR RELATED TO THE ENGINE.

Engine
Filed Sep 12, 201888,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 5.7L 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT HAS BEEN RAINING REAL BAD IN TEXAS AND THE OTHER DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT LOST POWER. I TOOK IT AND HAD IT CHECKED. I HAVE AN ERROR CODE P0419. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE INSTANCES ONLINE AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUES FOR 10 YEARS 150K MILES, BUT I AM OUT BY TIME, AND I ONLY HAVE 88K MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUES AS IF I WAS PASSING SOMEONE AND LOST POWER, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE BY TOYOTA AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY A GENERAL RECALL.

Engine
Filed Aug 14, 2018148,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE, FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AND LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SECONDARY PUMP AND SWITCHING VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1808030456. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

Engine
Filed Aug 3, 2018190,000 milesPA

VEHICLE AIR PUMPS ARE CAUSING MY TRUCK TO NOT TAKE OFF CORRECTLY AND WON'T GO OVER 40 MPH GOING UP HILL.

Engine
Filed Jun 30, 2018113,540 milesVA

THE EMISSION AIR PUMPS AND VALVES FAILED ON TRUCK WHICH PUT TRUCK IN LIMP MODE WHICH MADE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ONLY ABLE TO GO 20 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TSB 0329-08 ON HIGHWAY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL

Engine
Filed Jun 21, 201885,000 milesKY

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM TOYOTA ISSUED BULLETIN, T SB 0160 11 . THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE ON THE INTERSTATE TRUCK SLOWED TO 50 MPH, WAS DANGEROUS TRYING TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC . THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, INSTEAD IT'S APPROPRIATE $4000 REPAIR. IT IS SO COMMON BYPASS UNITS ARE AVAILABLE ON EBAY FOR $200.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 21, 2018158,900 milesWI

FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED AND BROKE TANK WAS HELD ON WITH THE FRONT STRAP SAGGING IN THE REAR. VEHICLE HAS 159000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY.

Power Train
Filed Jun 15, 2018101,224 milesFL

COMPLAINTS INVOLVING TAKATA INFLATOR "TAKATA RECALL".PROBLEM WITH AXLE KNOCKNG WHEN COMING .TO A STOP; SOUNDS LIKE METAL TO METAL HITTING.

Service Brakes
Filed May 24, 201862,231 milesAZ

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 TUNDRA WITH ONLY 62K MILES, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) CONTROLLER FAILED, CAUSING ALL FOUR WHEELS (BRAKES) ON MY 2007 TUNDRA TO LOCK UP IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY, I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. THE LOCKUP OCCURRED WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN. THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT IF I HAD BEEN ON A FREEWAY TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED. DEALER REPLACEMENT COST ESTIMATE: $3700. ONLY CAUSE GIVEN FOR THE FAILURE WAS "AGE".

Service Brakes
Filed May 14, 201862,123 milesAZ

WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED, ABS CONTROLLER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE BRAKES TO LOCK RESULTING IN A SUDDEN STOP IN TRAFFIC.

Power Train
Filed May 1, 2018140,000 milesUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V579000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Apr 15, 2018101,489 milesTX

I HAVE 101,489 ON MY I BOUGHT IT NEW NOW I AM EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAS THE REGULAR SERVICE ON TRANSMISSION NOW I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING AND JERKING WHAT DO I NEED TO DO..NOW

Structure › Body
Filed Apr 1, 201888,000 milesOH

THE TRUCK BED IS RUSTING THROUGH CAUSING FLIMSY BED MOUNTING TO THE FRAME. HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BREAK THROUGH DURING VEHICLE OPERATION RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT INJURING OR KILLING PASSENGERS OR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.

Engine
Filed Feb 10, 201873,000 milesTN

MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND STAYS ON, MY VSC LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY FLASHES. THE CODE THAT IT KEEPS SENDING IS P2440 AND P2441 (SECONDARY INJECTION). I HAD WENT OVERSEAS WITH THE MILITARY FOR TWO YEARS AND CAME BACK LAST YEAR TO CHANGE THE BATTERY AND THIS STARTED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES. THIS IS ALL THE TIME, DOESN'T MATTER STOPPED, GOING, HIGH SPEED, LOW SPEED.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Nov 3, 2017CA

THE VSC IT IS BLINKIN THE ACELERATOR DONT RESPOND THE TRANSMITION VIVRATION WHEN PUSH PEDAL

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 20, 201755,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER REPLACING THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY ALIGN THE WHEELS DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION OF THE SUSPENSION AND SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 0824/17*LJ *CN

Structure › Body
Filed May 25, 2017NH

MAJOR BED ROT AT MOUNTING BRACKETS FOR BED FRAME TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS UNDER SOME VIN RANGES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD AT FIRST THAT MY VIN WAS NOT LISTED , THEN I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT BY MILEAGE, THEN I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE LAST TIME I QUESTION THIS PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T SERVICE MY TUNDRA AT THERE DEALER SHIP THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I AM A HONDA MASTER TECH AND TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK BETTER THEN MOST PEOPLE DO THERE OWN CARS

Steering
Filed May 17, 201757,000 milesCA

DRIVE BELT TENSIONER DEFECTIVE CAUSES LOSS OF STEERING FAILED AT 57,000 MILES HAD BELT REPLACED 3 TIMES.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 21, 2017135,000 milesIL

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND WHILE STATIONARY IN MY GARAGE I NOTICED BUBBLING UNDER MY SPRAY IN BEDLINER WHERE THE BED CONTACTS THE FRAME CROSS RAILS FRONT AND BACK. I THEN CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK BED AND SAW A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BED. I TOOK IT FORT'S TOYOTA OF PEKIN AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND THAT I COULD CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HELP SINCE I DIDN'T NOTICE IT TILL AFTER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED EVEN THOUGH I'VE HAD EVERY SERVICE DONE AT THEIR PLACE SINCE NEW. YOU WOULD THINK THE 27 POINT INSPECTION THEY PERFORMED EVERY TIME WOULD HAVE CAUGHT IT BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED SINCE THEY HAD A TSB ON THE RUST THROUGH PROBLEM.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 21, 2017160,873 milesWI

MY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA FUEL TANK STRAP RUSTED THROUGH AND THE FUEL TANK CAME LOOSE AND PARTIALLY FELL OUT BUT WAS HELD IN BY THE FILL HOSE AND EVAP HOSES. THE SKID PLATE THAT IS MOUNTED TO THE STRAP BROKE COMPLETELY OFF AND WAS FOUND ON THE HIGHWAY. I FIND THIS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS IF IT HAD BEEN THE FRONT STRAP IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I KNOW RUST CAN BE AN ISSUE BUT CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING I HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT ON A 9 YEAR OLD TRUCK. I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THE STRAP BROKE AS I SAW IT HANGING AFTER WORK ON MY WAY TO THE TRUCK.

Air Bags
Filed Feb 21, 201788,000 milesCA

AIR BAG LIGHT SHOWED AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF, TOOK VEHICLE TO MERCED CA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE PROBLEM, WAS ADVISED THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMED. IT COST 130.00. DEALER COULD NOT EXPLANE WHY VEHICLE NEEDED PROGRAMING OR WHEN IT COULD NEED IT AGAIN. VERY CONCERNED!!!!! VEHICLE PARKED AT MY HOME, IN A.M. WHEN I WENT TO START VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, NO REASON THAT I KNOW OF.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 7, 2017140,000 milesCA

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS STATING THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DISABLED. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR AND THE VSC BEING OFF IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION DUE TO SLIPPING TIRES AROUND CORNERS AT NORMAL SPEEDS. UPON CHECKING THE ENGINE CODE P2714 AND P0751 I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THERE IS AN INTERNAL TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CIRCULATING THEIR DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS DATING BACK TO NOVEMBER 28, 2007 WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED. THE BULLETIN IS NAMED TC017-07. ALSO UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS POSTS ABOUT THIS CODE AND THE EXACT ISSUES MY VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM ON MULTIPLE TOYOTA TUNDRA MESSAGE AND INTERNET CHAT GROUPS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH COULD EASILY CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY IF THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE ARE SUDDENLY PRONE TO THE VSC AND TRANSMISSION ACTING ABNORMALLY. THIS ISSUE FOR ME CAME UP VERY SUDDENLY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING AS THE DASH LIGHTS CAME IN WHILE DRIVING. I WILL BE ASKING TOTOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT THEIR COST WITH THE REMEDY THEY DESCRIBE IN THEIR SERVICE BULLETIN. THE REMEDY THEY RECOMMEND IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND REPROGRAM THE ECM.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 28, 2016PA

I HAD MY 2007 57,800 MILE TUNDRA INSPECTED AT MY TOYOTA DEALER WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME/UNDER VEHICLE IS "VERY RUSTY". UPON INSPECTION BY MYSELF THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTING AND FLAKING OFF. THE SERVICE TECH PLAYED STUPID AND REFERRED ME TO CORPORATE(800-331-4331). SHE ALSO SAID IT PASSED INSPECTION AND THERE ARE NO HOLES IN THE FRAME. I GUESS THAT MAKES IT ALL OK. CORPORATE INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK HAS NO "WARRANTY SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS" AT THIS TIME. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN OFFER ME NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE, AT THIS TIME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE SEVERE RUST ISSUES WITH A GARAGE KEPT 2007 TUNDRA(OR ANY VEHICLE) AT 57,800 MILES THAT I PURCHASED NEW. I SUSPECT THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE SAFETY ISSUES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 YEARS DUE TO THE SEVERE RUSTING OF THE FRAME.

Structure › Body
Filed Nov 17, 2016190,000 milesTN

THERE SEEMS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK.

Suspension
Filed Oct 28, 2016103,000 milesWV

MY TOYOTA TUNDRA LEAF SPRINGS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES I DONT KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT WHEN I NOTICED IT . IT WAS RUBBING MY TIRES COULD OF PUNTCHER MY TIRES AND CAUSED ME TO WRECK. HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . THESE VEHICLES NEED RECALLED THIS IS VERY UNSAFE

Power Train
Filed Oct 11, 2016116,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS AT A RED LIGHT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AS IF ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVE LINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE DRIVESHAFT PARTS TO A DRIVESHAFT SPECIALIST WHERE THE U JOINT AND CARRIER BEARING WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V579000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 13, 201663,000 milesVA

TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST AND CORROSION IN TRUCK BED. COMING FROM BELOW. SPREADING LIKE CANCER AND THIS WAS POSTED ON JULY OF 2012 # TSB-0101-12. RUST HAS COMPLETELY EATEN THROUGH TRUCK BED FLOOR AND THERE ARE SEVERAL (8+) OTHER SPOTS. I'M NOW CONCERNED WITH SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ON 9/9/16 AFTER REMOVING MY BED LINER FOR FIRST TIME TO THEN HAVE A SPRAY LINER IN PLACE. I THEN TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEN CALLED TOYOTA. IF THEY WOULD'VE INFORMED ME OF THE TSB, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE FIXED AS THIS ONE MAJOR HOLE IS MORE THAN 5 YEARS IN THE MAKING. WITH THE TIMING OF THIS TSB THAT WOULD'VE PUT ME INSIDE THE 5 YEAR CORROSION WARRANTY. YOU JUST NEVER THINK TO LOOK UNDER BED LINER AND NOW IT'S TOO LATE PER TOYOTA. VERY UNHAPPY

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