2008 Toyota Tundra complaints

THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE ON OUR 2008 TUNDRA 4WD DRIVE HAS FAILED, REPEATEDLY THIS PAST WEEK WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC STREET. IN THIS "FAIL" CONDITION, THE TRANSFER CASE MAKES A GRINDING NOSE, THE TRANSFER CASE ALARM BUZZER MAKES NOSE AND IRRESPECTIVE OF TRANSMISSION POSITION OR TRANSFER CASE SELECTION (2WD, 4WD HI, 4WD LO) FAILS TO ENGAGE IN LOW OR HI, AND MOST TROUBLING, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL IN ANY GEAR, NO GEAR WILL ENGAGE, AND THE CAR CAN ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS ALMOST HIT A BY A CAR TODAY BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR, IN ANY SETTING, INSPITE OF ATTEMPTS TO ROLL THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY DOWN THE HILL TO ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER CASE TO ENGAGE, AS SUGGESTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. WHILE I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE (FAILED) CONDITION OF THE DRIVE TRAIN FOR THIS NEW TRUCK, THIS IS AN ISSUE I WILL ADDRESS DIRECTLY WITH TOYOTA. IN THE FAIL CONDITION OF 4WD, THE TRANSFER CASE MERELY 'BEEPS' AND REFUSES TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN A FREE-ROLLING, UNCONTROLLED VEHICLE. HAD THIS FAILURE HAPPENED TODAY AS WE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, WE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM MOST CONCERNED THAT OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS (AND THE SIMILAR SEQUOIA) WOULD HAVE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POWER, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. HOW TROUBLING TOYOTA WOULD PUT THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH "SHAKEN BABY" SYNDROME WILL RECOGNIZE THIS DEFECT. ON CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PAVEMENT AND AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, THIS VEHICLE SETS UP A HARMONIC VIBRATION AND SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT INFANTS ARE AT RISK. THE EVENTS ARE EASILY REPEATED AND ARE KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

"08 TUNDRA" WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE BED BOUNCE ON THE TRUCK IS HORRIBLE. WHILE DRIVING YOU SOMETIMES FEEL AS IF YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. PROBLEM PERSISTS AT 65MPH+. *TR

THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN TO ME AND MANY DRIVERS CURRENTLY DRIVING 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRAS. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE BED AND CABIN OF THE TRUCK BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN YOU DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THIS UNCONTROLLABLE BED AND CABIN BOUNCE CAN CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE TO A CHILD STRAPPED TO A CAR SEAT. SO FAR TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN SEE THIS ON YOUTUBE MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED VIDEO ON THIS ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 01/21/10. UPDATED 02/02/10 *BF UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB UPDATED 02/05/10.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK 5.7 V8 EXTENDED CAB 4X4 MY WIFE AND I DROVE FROM CHANDLER AZ TO IDAHO ,THEN TO YELLOWSTONE, THEN BACK TO SALT LAKE AND THEN TO PHOENIX AZ TILL THEN EVER THING WAS GREAT THE TRUCK RAN VERY WELL. WE COMING DOWN INTERSTATE 17 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PHOENIX ABOUT 3/4 OF THE TO PHOENIX. I WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT AT 75 MPH AND HAD JUST PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PASS A CAR WHILE GOING UP HILL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE BACK AS NORMAL . THE TRUCK PROCEED TO ACCELERATE TO 90 MPH AND AT THIS POINT I AGAIN PUSHED 5-6 TIMES ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO HAVE IT RELEASE BUT IT CONTINUED TO GO FASTER TO 100 MPH AT THIS POINT I KNEW WE IN DEEP TROUBLE AND DANGER. I WAS PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE AND TRYING TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT LANE IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT TO THE RIGHT LANE TO TRY AND STOP THE TRUCK . I GOT TO THE RIGHT LANE AND TO THE SHOULDER AND HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS STAMPING HARD ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL . IN THE PANIC I AM NOT SURE WHAT ALL HAPPENED BUT THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD VERY HARD THEN DIED / ENGINE STOPPED . I STARED THE ENGINE AND TESTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE , I CHECKED FOR THE LOGICAL THINGS LIKE THE HEAVY RUBBER FLOOR MAT, HAD IT GOT PUSHED UP ON THE PEDAL BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AS IT WAS 4 INCHES AWAY AND IT HAS RUBBER KNOBS OR STUDS THAT PUSH INTO THE CARPET AND WILL NOT SLIDE ALSO MY LEFT FOOT WAS FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE

TRUCK WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL. ACCELERATED TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC. LET OFF THROTTLE. TRUCK WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. COULD NOT GET TRUCK TO DECELERATE. HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO BRING TO A STOP. TRUCK NEEDS NEW ROTORS AND PADS TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP. OCCURRED ONCE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT AND GAS PEDAL CAN INTERACT. WHEN THE ALL WEATHR MAT IS NOT CLIPPED IN PLACE, AND IS MOVED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BECOME FULLY DEPRESSED. THE MAT CAN TRAP THE PEDAL. UPDATED 11/13/09 UPDATED 03/29/10 *BF

PAINT ON 2008 TUNDRA CREWMAX IS TERRIBLE QUALITY. "THIS IS MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE AND I AM FOR THE MOST PART VERY HAPPY WITH MY 08 PYRITE MICA CREWMAX PURCHASE. MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK IS YOU GOT IT, THE PAINT JOB. DON'T GET ME WRONG ITS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR, BUT MAN IS THIS PAINT FRAGILE. I HAVE 408 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND HAVE LEANED AGAINST IT A FEW TIMES LOADING AND UNLOADING ITEMS FROM THE SIDE AND HAVE SCRATCHES THAT ARE VERY NOTICEABLE FROM BRUSHING AGAINST THE SIDE WITH BLUE JEANS. FOR A TRUCK WITH A 44,000 MSRP, YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD HAVE A BETTER QUALITY PAINT JOB THAN THIS, THIS IS BS. MY 98 CHEVY ORIGINAL PAINT IS MUCH TOUGHER THAN THIS. TOYOTA IS GOING HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THIS IF THEY EXPECT A REPEAT PURCHASE FROM ME. I REALIZE CERTAIN CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM THE PAINTING PROCESS IN THE STATES, BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING." *TR

TOYOTA IS PUTTING BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A TIRES ON THEIR 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX TRUCKS IN SIZE P275/65R18 BUT ARE USING MICHELIN LTX A/S AS A SPARE IN SIZE P255/70R18. THE MICHELIN IS APPROXIMATELY 3/8" SMALLER IN DIAMETER. I HAVE ASKED FOR A TIRE THAT MATCHES THE OTHERS AS A SPARE BUT THEY REFUSE EVEN THOUGH I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 5.7L V8. CERTAIN AREAS OF FREEWAY IN & AROUND RIVERSIDE, CA HAVE WHAT IS KNOW AS "WASHBOARD", I.E. THE SURFACE UNULATES SIMILAR TO THE SURFACE OF A WASHBOARD. MY TUNDRA SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER THIS. WHILE THE WASHBOARD EFFECT IS NOTICEABLE IN OTHER VEHICLES, IT IS FRIGHTENING IN THE TUNDRA. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT MY 2008 TUNDRA AND HAVE NOTICED AN INCREDIBLE BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL AND CONCERNS ME. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THE BOUNCE EFFECT. AFTER READING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THEY FIX IT SOON. *TR

BOUGHT A NEW 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 5.7 LITER V-8 4X4 HAD 52 MILES ON IT AUG 8, 2008. DURING THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED THE RUMBLE STRIP VIBRATION UNDER LIGHT ENGINE LOAD AS DESCRIBED IN THE QUOTE FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2007 - 12:01 AM ET I FOUND ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. SEE QUOTE BELOW. MOTOR TREND ALSO MENTIONS IT IN AN ONLINE REVIEW. I EXPECT THE DEALER WILL FIX THIS ISSUE BUT OTHER ONLINE BLOGS SUGGEST THE ISSUE CAN BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH TO PREVENT SHIFTING INTO OR OUT OF GEAR. IF THE REPORTS ARE CORRECT THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE POSSIBLY STRANDING DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SETTING WITH A VEHICLE THAT WON'T MOVE. TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS AND CURRENT OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF TUNDRA RUMBLE STRIP VIBRATION WILL YIELD INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE. LOS ANGELES TOYOTA MOTOR SALES OFFICIALS HAVE NICKNAMED THE PROBLEM "THE RUMBLE STRIP" BECAUSE THE SLIPPAGE CAUSES VIBRATION SIMILAR TO THE SENSATION OF DRIVING OVER THE WAKE-UP STRIPS AT THE SIDE OF HIGHWAYS. THE RUMBLING USUALLY LASTS SEVERAL SECONDS. BUT THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES WORSENS TO THE POINT THAT SOME OWNERS CAN'T SHIFT INTO CERTAIN GEARS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ONLY IN SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH ARE LINKED TO THE POPULAR 5.7-LITER V-8 ENGINE. SINCE THE 2007 TUNDRA'S FEBRUARY LAUNCH, THE 5.7-LITER ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN 70 PERCENT OF ABOUT 135,000 TUNDRAS SOLD. THAT MEANS THE PROBLEM COULD AFFECT NE

THE VEHICLE HAS A VIOLENT BOUNCE THAT IS NOT NORMAL. I OWN PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE BOUNCE IS NOT AN ISSUE. OVER THE SAME FREEWAYS THE NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008 HAS AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT BOUNCE TO A POINT WHERE I CAN'T EVEN SIT BACK IN THE CHAIR. I HAVE LEAN FORWARD TO AVOID THE BACK ACHE. I CAN'T EVEN PUT MY BABY NIECE IN THE CAR BECAUSE, HER HEAD WILL START BOUNCING EVERYWHERE. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY TOYOTA. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 (EAST OF OKLAHOMA CITY) TRUCK DEVELOPS A VIOLENT VIBRATION. THE BED APPEARS TO BE BOUNCING UP AND DOWN - SIDE TO SIDE. INCIDENT OCCURRS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THIS STRTCH OF ROAD. TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND BALANCED (NO IMPROVEMENT TO ROUGH, DANGEROUS RIDE).

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 SR5 W/TRD OFF ROAD THIS TRUCK IS CLEARLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK BED BOUNCES. IT WILL ACTUALLY AFFECT THE STEERING AND ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF YOU HIT A LARGE BUMP IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. I KNOW TRUCK BEDS CAN BOUNCE, BUT THIS TRUCK IS WAY MORE THAN THE NORM!! THE BOUNCE HAS ACTUALLY LED TO MY 1ST TUNDRA'S BED TO BE OUT OF SQUARE 1 1/2 . FURTHER MORE , IF YOU MEASURE FROM THE BACK OF THE CAB TO THE TOP OF THE BED, THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE OF 1 3/4 INCHES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. PLEASE HELP! TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM OF THE BED BOUNCE, BUT REFUSES TO HELP. THIS IS A PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE CALL IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP. THANK YOU *TR

AFTER ABOUT 45 DAYS I STARTED NOTICING SCRATCHES ALL OVER MY TRUCK. IT HAD NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAD ONLY BEEN HAND WASHED BY THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA CORP. AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE OF ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. YESTERDAY I BUMPED(AND I MEAN BARELY BUMPED) THE HOOD WITH THE WATER HOSE WHILE WASHING IT, AND IT TOOK THE PAINT OFF ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL! UNBELIEVABLE! A $40,000 TRUCK THAT IS RUINED! I WILL HAVE TO INVEST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW PAINT JOB. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR 6 WEEKS NOW AND LOVE MY TRUCK!! THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WITH THE FACTORY PAINT JOB. THE PAINT ON THIS VEHICLE SCRATCHES FAR TOO EASY. IF A HOSE RUBS ON IT, OR IF SOMEONE'S JACKET RUBS ALONG THE VEHICLE, IT WILL SCRATCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL! I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PICKUP TRUCK, BUT TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK. *TR

JUST PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW MAX, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS BOLTED TO THE FLOOR, 16 YEAR OLD SON PUT BELT ON AND WHEN HE SHIFTED IN THE SEAT, IT COMPLETELY CAME UP THROUGH THE SEAT, BOLT AND ALL. *TR

PURCHASES 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4X4 5.7 V8 4/30. ON 5/1 BEGAN HEARING LOUD BANG AS CAR CHANGED GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THE BANG NOISE WAS OFTEN SO LOUD IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING METAL IN THE ROAD. HAPPENED MOST TIMES I ENTERED CAR AND IT CHANGED FROM 2ND TO 3RD. TOOK TO DEALER TO ADDRESS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. ACTUALLY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE, BUT THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AS THE ADVISOR IS NOT QUALIFIED ACCESS AN ISSUE. YET, EACH TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT HAPPENED. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR. THE BANG WAS LOUD, AND THE MANAGER DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. AFTER SEVERAL MORE DAYS THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. MANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK YET THERE WERE NO "CODES" SHOWING. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER AND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP OWNER. AFTER A FEW DAYS WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH HIM IN THE CAR. THEN WE HAD THE SERVICE DIRECTOR IN CAR AND DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAD NO LESS THAN 4 EMPLOYEES OF THE DEALER DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. FINALLY, AFTER 25 DAYS IN THE SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE ABS SYSTEM. APPARENTLY WHEN THE TUNDRAS START UP THEY WILL DO A ABS SELF TEST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. MINE WAS APPARENTLY OVERTESTING. A PART WAS REPLACED IN MY CAR, AROUND A $3000 PART, AND AWAY I WENT. IT SEEMS TO BE LESS OF A BANG NOISE, BUT IT IS STILL THERE. TO SHOW THAT IT WAS "NORMAL,"

08 TUNDRA CREWMAX. HAS MULTIPLE SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT. PAINT IS VERY THIN (ONE COAT). PAINT CAN NOT EVEN BE WASHED WITHOUT SCRATCHING. TRUCK HAS SCRATCHES ON IT FROM LEANING OVER THE BED, ALSO AROUND ALL THE DOOR HANDLES FROM JUST OPENING THE DOORS, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE MARKS AROUND THE DOOR AND TAILGATE FROM JUST OUR HANDS. $45,000 TRUCK...YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY COULD ATLEAST PUT A GOOD COAT OF PAINT ON IT. THIS WILL COST ME THOUSANDS TO FIX. THE TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND SHOULD HAVE NO VISIBLE MARKS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 TUNDRA IN MARCH OF 2008. AFTER HAVE THE TRUCK FOR 30 DAYS, I NOTICED SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT. I TOOK MY TRUCK DOWN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY $700 TO PUT SIMONIZ ON MY PAINT. I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY IF THERE WAS A PAINT PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TUNDRA. EVERY TIME I WASHED MY TRUCK MORE AND MORE SCRATCHES STARTED SHOWING UP. I STARTED WAXING THE PAINT TO REMOVE THEM, BUT THEY KEEP APPEARING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE TOYOTA REP LOOKED AT IT. I WAITED UNTIL THE REP WAS IN TOWN, AND I TOOK IT TO HIM. THE TOYOTA REP SAID HE COULD SEE THAT MY PAINT WAS SCRATCHING BUT HE DID NOT SEE THAT IT WAS A WARRANTY ITEM. HE SAID SINCE THE PAINT IS NOT BUBBLING, PEELING OR FALLING OFF THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. PLUS HE SAID SINCE MY PAINT IS SCRATCHING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT WARRANTY IT. THEY WOULD NOT GET A PROFESSIONAL TO LOOK AT IT, AND WOULD NOT ALLOW AN INDEPENDENT PAINT PROFESSIONAL TO LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID I COULD TAKE IT TO WHOMEVER I WANTED BUT THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT WHATEVER THEY FOUND. TOYOTA HAS A PAINT PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM NOT ALONE... WE HAVE STARTED A PETITION ON LINE, BUT IT REALLY WILL NOT HAVE ANY AFFECT UNLESS SOMEONE BIGGER GETS INVOLVED. HTTP://FRIENDSITE.COM/USERS/PETITIONS/SIGN/CONTENT_PETITIONED-1_2007%2B+TOYOTA+TUNDRA%27S+PAINT+QUALITY.HTML2B+TOYOTA+TUNDRA%27S+

THE TRUCK IS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 LIMITED SUPERCREW. THE DRIVE TRAIN THUDS AND CLANKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. IT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. THEY ADVISE THAT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE THUDS AND DO NOT FEEL THEM. I HAVE HAD NO LESS THAN FIVE PEOPLE DRIVE MY TRUCK AND THEY ALL ADVISED THEY CAN FEEL THE NOW VIOLENT BANGS AND THUDS. EARNHARDT TOYOTA SERVICE TECH'S ADVISED THEY DON'T FEEL THE THUDS. IF THEY WOULD JUST TELL ME THE THUDS ARE NORMAL INSTEAD OF LYING TO ME SAYING THEY DON'T FEEL ANYTHING IT WOULD BE MUCH EASIER TO SWALLOW. ON ONE OCCASION I STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE DRIVELINE MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND FELT LIKE THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE CAME OUT OF THE TRUCK. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD DUE TO THE INCIDENT SCARING ME. THE DRIVETRAIN IN THIS TRUCK IS ABSOLUTELY JUNK AND I FEEL DANGEROUS. *TR

EXTREME BOUNCING ON THE FREEWAYS. A COUPLE OF TIMES I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE FAMILY DOESN'T WANT TO RIDE IN IT, IT SCARES THEM. ME TOO. TOYOTA OUGHT TO BE EMBARRASSED OVER THIS ONE. *TR

DUPED AGAIN-HAD A 2007 TUNDRA CREW MAX, 4X4 LIMITED WHICH WAS PURCHASED BACK BY TOYOTA UNDER LEMON LAW, DUE TO SERIOUS FRONT SUSPENSION VIBRATION PROBLEMS. TOYOTA ASSURED ME THAT THE PROBLEMS WILL BE FIXED IN THE NEWER MODELS SO I PURCHASED A 2008 MODEL (SILLY ME). NOW THE 2008 IS DOING THE SAME THING AND HAS CRACKLING SOUND FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND BED HOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA, IT HAS AN EXCESSIVE BOUNCE THAT AT TIMES DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, TOYOTA IS NO LONGER WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. SERVICE DPT SEES THE BOUNCE AS NORMAL(OR IS BEEN TOLD TO SAY ITS NORMAL) BUT ITS FAR FROM BEEN NORMAL OR SAFE. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA 4WD TRUCK WITH STANDARD RIMS (STEEL) AND MICHELIN TIRES. WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE 80 AT SPEED (FAST LANE) THE ENTIRE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING. IT WAS AS BAD AS HAVING A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE DRIVING OFF ROAD AND I HANDLED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT I SUSPECT MANY DRIVERS WOULD BE FRIGHTENED/PANICKED ENOUGH TO RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT .MY THEORY IS THE TRUCK WHEN DRIVEN AT CERTAIN SPEEDS ON CERTAIN SURFACES BECOMES UNSTABLE BECAUSE OF UNFAVORABLE HARMONICS WHICH ARE GENERATED BY THE SUSPENSION/TIRE/ROAD SURFACE INTERACTION. I LIKE THE TRUCK OTHERWISE AND INTEND TO KEEP IT BUT I THINK SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOSE THEIR LIFE OR BE SERIOUSLY INJURED (IF IT HAS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY). TOYOTA MAY BE LIABLE AND IT WOULD BEHOOVE TOYOTA TO BE PROACTIVE IN THIS REGARD. THE SALESPERSON I SPOKE WITH AT MAGNUSSENS DEALERSHIP IN AUBURN CALIFORNIA (GLENN TUCCINARDI) ASSURED ME THIS WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM GIVEN MY STANDARD RIM SIZE AT THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I KNEW THERE WAS A VIBRATION/INSTABILITY PROBLEM ON SOME TUNDRAS BEFORE I BOUGHT IT BASED ON WEBSITES I VISITED WHICH IS WHY I RAIDED THE QUESTION AT THE TIME OF THE SALE. GLENN TUCCINARDI ASSURED ME THAT HAPPENED ONLY ON TUNDRAS WITH LARGER RIMS. HE IS INCORRECT. *TR

ROUGH RIDE, BED BOUNCE THIS IS THE WORST RIDING TRUCK I HAVE EVER HAD. I CANT EVEN TAKE MY FAMILY FOR A RIDE. I HAVE TWO KIDS AND THEY BOTH AND UP GETTING SICK. I HAVE TALKED WITH TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND SAID THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX. THEY ARE NOT SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO FIX IT OR THEY ARE NOT. THEY JUST TOLD ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HOPE THEY FIX IT SOON OR I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE THE 80S. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE TRUCK. *TR

WE RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA V6 4X2 DOUBLE CAB. I NOTICED A TERRIBLE BED BOUNCE THAT MAKES US THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVER DIZZY AND NAUSEATED. I PERSONALLY FEEL IT IS NOT A SAFE TRUCK BECAUSE THIS CAN CAUSE ROAD ACCIDENTS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THIS COMPLAINT BUT THEY SAY IT IS THE TRUCKS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I DON'T THINK OWNING AND DRIVING AN EXPENSIVE TRUCK JUST TO FEEL DIZZY AND NAUSEATED IS NORMAL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS. TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS FOR SAFETY. IF I HAVE A PREGNANT WOMAN RIDING THIS CAR, SHE WILL PROBABLY HAVE AN ABORTION DUE TO THE BED BOUNCE. *TR