Toyota Tundra

I have a 2006 Tundra. I had to replace my transmission with only 84k miles on it and I do very little pulling. so this *** about Toyota has a 100k power tran warranty is ***. I have bought nine Toyota vehicles and I don't think I will ever buy again. I did call 1800gotoyota but got nowhere fast. I'm very upset and angry about this. It ended up costing me $1800 to have it replaced.

My 2010 Toyota Tundra with only 27k miles on it, mostly highway. I had a major failure on the freeway. The fuel pump stopped working causing the engine to shut down while traveling at 70 mph 4 lanes of traffic away from the shoulder. I'm partially writing this in hopes of finding out if anyone else with a newer tundra has had problems with the fuel pump. Also, I would like for Toyota to look into the problem and permanently fix the situation!

I brought a 2004 Toyota Tundra with 68,430 miles, one owner, meticulously maintained, no heavy towing, low mileage per year, and records at Toyota dealership to the dealership where vehicle purchased and maintained. Failed engine was the diagnosis. I'm unable to talk with the dealer's manager of service or dealership at this time. I called Toyota Motor Corp due to the failed engine and low mileage of the vehicle. Assistant reviewed with departments while consumer was on phone and looked up camshaft flaw known in Tundras where 20 engines failed (5.7 liter V-8), and where Toyota "replaced truck engine at no charge". I provided the VIN number and she reported vehicle would not be part of this flaw and there is "nothing Toyota can do to assist this customer in regards to her/your failed engine." The cost to the customer for a used engine, new engine or overhaul of engine is upwards of $6,000 and $8,000 or even more. The result: loss of vehicle cared for lovingly by owner.

The bendix drive failed in my starter at 55,491 miles. Toyota did nothing except make excuses and I got stuck with a $641.00 bill for an obviously defective part. When was the last time anyone had a starter fail that soon? I will never buy another Toyota. Their defective parts and lame excuses are no one's idea of quality.

2010 Tundra V-8 29,000 miles with rotors/pads warped. No hauling, no heavy loads. Highway and city driving. I took it over Wolf Creek Pass four times on ski trip last week. It's overheating with break light coming on. This is not an American steel, this was what my mechanic told me. This is cheap Chinese steel. I have always driven Toyota and loved them, driving all past 150K and maybe replacing rotors at 100K+ miles. I'm going to the dealership to request a correction of this problem tomorrow.

My Toyota Tundra has speed wobbles and low tire pressure. Its light won't turn off.

Noise coming from the rear of my 2008 Tundra, it sounded like it was a lite tire noise to start with at 58000 miles. By the time I had 62000 on the truck, I was starting to feel a vibration through the truck and the rotating sound was getting louder. I talked to another owner of a 2008 Tundra and he stated he had replaced both rear bearings due to failure. I took my truck to the dealer and $685 later the truck was quiet again. I called Toyota at the main office and asked if there had been many problems with rear bearing failure, they stated no. Last week, another guy I worked with started hearing noises in his truck. He stated it had 58000 miles on it. I told him to get it to the shop as soon as he could. The warranty runs out at 60000 miles and they won't even talk about helping on the cost even though the problem started before the warranty was out. Everyone needs to contact Toyota headquarters that has had rear bearing failure. I think it is odd that three out of four owners of Tundras I know have had bearing failure.

The frame has rust, and no info was mailed to me. I heard about an extended warranty through the grapevine. They said that NYS does not approve their treatment. So I called a PA dealer, and he said the program is over. I also called Toyota Customer Service, and they said I have to take it to OH, DE or NJ for the treatment.

I do not want to go out of state for a treatment. They will probably say they need it for more than a day. So I am going to have Ziebart do it and pay out of pocket.

I bought a 2000 Tundra Ltd 4x4 in July of 2010. About a year later on July 4th 2011, with only about 120k miles, the front passenger side ball joints broke. It caused the wheel to get lodged under the truck at the fender well. I had it towed to the Toyota dealership because no one else was open. They quoted me $2400 to fix it. I then had it towed to my mechanic. They fixed it plus did the other side, also costing me $2100. Two months after getting it fixed, the same thing happened again. My mechanic told me that Toyota had recalled a lot of vehicles because of the lower ball joints breaking. But the Toyota place told me that the 2000 wasn't included in that. Personally, I don't have $2000 to put in this thing every 2 months. I've always heard to get a Toyota, that they last forever. Well, this has ruined that for me. My next truck will not be a Toyota.

I bought a 07 Toyota Tundra from them. I have had to take it in for several minor issues. They convinced me to buy the bumper to bumper extended warranty. Everything that goes wrong isn't covered under it, such as the sensor light for the low tire pressure. I brought it in. They charged me 42 dollars just to tell me what the problem was. I always thought they will tell you what the issue is, then you decide what you want down, especially where I bought it from. I haven't even owned this a year. Yet, it just seems like a big headache owning a Toyota! My next vehicle will not be one of these.

My 2004 Tundra has only 48,000 miles but the rear differential failed and must be replaced.

I bought a 2000 Toyota Tundra in Aug of 2000. I have now had to put in 3 new transmissions. The first transmission was replaced because there were still 500 miles until the warenty expired. The last 2 times the transmission went out I had to pay to have it replaced. I bought a Toyota so I wouldn't have car problems and it seems like that is all I have. Toyota admits that this is a problem but won't do anything about it. They say they can't do anything because it is not under warrenty. I say that a Toyota with only 167,000 miles should not need a 4th transmission

While driving up the 5 freeway today, May 13, 2011, my driver side front tire buckled under my truck due to a break in the ball joint. Luckily, I was able to make it to the side of the road without any further damage. At this point, my insurance company is deciding if the truck should be totaled and my mechanic has quoted me up to $3,000.00 in repairs.

I just recently bought a 2002 Toyota Tundra Ivan Stuart edition. It has 137k miles and runs perfectly. just passed smog with flying colors and everything works but the rear brakes just don't work as good as they should. I had to buy a Ford 8.8 rear end and put that new disk brake setup in the rear and got some drilled and slotted brakes rotors all the way around. I have no problems at all with lack of stopping control or consistent rotor warping anymore. It only cost me around $3000 and I just bought the truck for $6000. Thanks Toyota.

I am taking this opportunity to express how dissatisfied and displeased I am with my new Toyota product. I recently purchased a 2010 Tundra TRD in April of 2010. Unfortunately, I have only had about two months of problem-free driving. Since acquiring the vehicle, I have had several separate issues and even more headaches.

The first major problem I encountered was the smell of burning oil. At first, I thought it was just a bit of spilt oil on the outside of the engine; but when the smell continued, I knew there was an issue. I took the truck to the Paul Coffey Dealership in Bolton again for another oil change and to report the issue on June 10, 2010. I was informed that the burning smell was caused by a leaking driver side valve cover gasket. On this occasion, I was able to leave my truck with the dealership so they could address the issue. When I picked up the truck, I was ensured that the problem had been resolved.

Unfortunately, this was not the end of this type of problem. The following night, I was driving home from work and all of a sudden the truck began to shut down on me. The engine seemed to lose power, became extremely sluggish, jumpy and almost all the dash board lights turned on and started blinking. During the rest of the drive, the truck seemed to be running on two cylinders and misfiring.

When I took the truck to Bolton Toyota the next day, I advised them of the issue and I also told them that I needed a vehicle to get to work. I was told that they did not have a rental vehicle for me and I would have to wait for my truck to be fixed. I was not very happy at that point as I had to be at work within an hour. Luckily, the issue was addressed quickly and turned out to be crossed wires caused by the technician who worked on my vehicle.

The latest problem that has occurred was very similar to the previous oil leak. When I took the vehicle in for another oil change on January 8, 2010, I had yet again smelled burning oil. I advised the technician at Bolton Toyota of the smell and they looked into the cause. I was advised this time that it was another leaky gasket of some type; however, this one would take approximately two to three days to repair. I was not happy with this news, but the problem had to be addressed.

The oil change was completed and the truck was scheduled to be repaired the following Tuesday. However, on Monday the 10th, I received a call from Bolton Toyota advising that there was a delay in the delivery of the required parts. This meant that they would not be able to work on the truck until Thursday the 13th. When I went to drop the truck off on Thursday the 13th, I was again informed that a rental vehicle was not available for me to take as promised. The employee that I was speaking with had to run around the dealership and get a vehicle from the lot for me. A 2009 Corolla was provided; however, it was completely out of fuel. After I had already left the dealership, I also noticed it was missing a license plate.

The problems I have mentioned above have all been mechanical and have all been fixed at this time. However, the main cause of frustration and disappointment is how I have been treated on a customer service level by both the Bolton Toyota Dealership and Toyota Canada. When I was finally able to speak with the service manager at the dealership, we had a very lengthy conversation which ended poorly. I asked him what measures will be taken to insure that this does not occur again or what can be done to help my concern with the costs I may incur when my warranty ends and my vehicle still has the same problem. His response was, "I'm not going to make your car payments or anything if that's what you're thinking." This was by no means my thought. When you purchase a new vehicle and an extended warranty, it is with the hope that you will be "problem-free" for a bit. Since that is not the case, my concern is the future costs that I will incur after the warranty has ended if the same problem has not been fixed properly.

After the first conversation with the service manager, he called again regarding a rental car that I returned. He proceeded to say that the car was returned late and he would take me to small claims court for the rental cost over the weekend. I am a Toronto Police Officer that works shift work and this occurred while I was on night shift. On the Bolton Toyota website, it was listed that they were open until 6 pm. My wife and I went to drop off the car rental on Saturday at 5:30 and they were already closed and would be closed the Sunday. Therefore, the car could only be returned on the Monday morning. We made efforts to return the car as soon as possible, but was only given a few hours notice. My truck was ready for pick up, that's why I could not return it immediately after the phone call.

After the conversations with the service Manager, I felt it was important to notify Toyota Canada of my difficulties with both him and the customer service. I waited approximately two weeks to hear from a representative at Toyota Canada. She apologized about the interaction with the service manager, which made me feel a bit more at ease. I asked her where we go from here to make sure that this does not happen again, that is, both the mistreatment I went through and the reoccurring mechanical issues. She assured me that it would not happen again. I expressed to her that I have been told that before and yet again my truck was in the dealership for the same issue. I also told her that because of this, it makes it hard to trust in her word that my truck would not have the same issue and that my faith in the product was lost. I asked her how my faith in the product could be restored and she followed by saying, "We don't provide compensation," and continued to repeat that after I told her, "I am not asking for money."

My main concern is that after everything I have been through I was told, "Sorry, hope that it doesn't happen again." This is just proving my earlier point regarding poor customer service. Hoping that it doesn't happen again is not a way to reassure a customer.

The poor customer service, the time I have spent going to and from the dealership, the time spent at the dealership, and the interruption of my personal plans due to the loss of a pick-up truck during renovations to my basement have brought me to a boiling point.

I have put quite a bit of thought into writing this letter to show how unhappy I have been with my purchase. This is the first Toyota product I have owned and I have to say it will probably be my last. The name Toyota was supposed to be synonymous with workmanship and quality. At this point in time, I still smell the burning oil and will be making an appointment at a different Toyota Dealership.

In November, while driving alone in a very muddy and rainy condition in a 2006 Toyota Tundra; the airbags deployed and the driver's seat belt stopped working. I took the truck into the Irvine Toyota dealership. I have the Toyota Care Platinum Extended Warranty. They denied the claim, pending an investigation.

Apparently, there was an investigation but when I contacted Brittany ** - the case manager at Toyota's customer experience center to follow up on the findings, she directed me to their legal department. I wrote a letter to the legal department to follow up on January 25, 2011 because I had not been contacted since December 21, 2010. I haven't received a response from Toyota.

I called last week and spoke to Toyota care. They were very nice and apologetic but clearly stated they had not been contacted at all about the matter since the initial contact from the dealership. I called them today to follow up on their findings. After spending an hour trying to talk to the person with the information, it all lead me back to Brittany ** who is not in and who I've been told will only tell me that the matter has been forwarded to the legal department.

Mr. Sam ** at the customer experience center tells me that the only way to communicate with the legal department is through written correspondence. Apparently, it is the only way but not an effective way as they still have not responded to my letter.

The car still has not been repaired. It is unsafe. We paid over $2,000 for the extended warranty that until now was good. The level of communication (or lack thereof) has been appalling with Toyota. I cannot believe they call their department "customer experience center".

Well, they don't say that it will be a bad experience (although, that's all you will get especially when you can't get any answers for 4 months).

I spent $1800 on rotors, pads, struts, shocks, drums, shoes and calipers but my brakes are still shimmy on my 2003 Toyota Tundra. The mechanic tried 3 sets of front rotors and two sets of rear drums. There is no problem with the ball joints, bearings or with bushings on the suspension. So apparently, there is no reason for the shimmy when I apply my brakes. I am now over $2000 in the hole and the problem remains the same.

I bought a Toyota Tundra after being the owner of at least 15 Toyota vehices. I was a true blue Toyota man. My whole family has been but that has now changed. When I was told my warranty was over, it was no longer their problem. They sealed their fate. I have all ways loved Toyota but something has changed, not that our measly family matters in the great scheme of things, but we will no longer purchase autos of our Japanese foe.

The reason, my generation after generation has bought Toyota was because Toyota was a very dependable auto and Toyota stood behind their name. With the times, the way they are now more than ever we need dependable automobiles. I am on a fixed income and can't afford to spend 300 bucks every 6000 miles. So what it comes down to, brakes or medication? Thanks for letting us down, Toyota! Shame on you once, shame on me twice!

I bought a 2004 Toyota Tundra and 03 are on recall for corrosive rust on the frame. My 2004 is corroded with rust and on the advise of my mechanic contacted Toyota. This is making the frame spongy. This truck only has 25K on it and is garaged.

I bought a 2004 Toyota Tundra and 03 are on recall for corrosive rust on the frame. My 2004 is corroded with rust and on the advise of my mechanic contacted Toyota. This is making the frame spongy. This truck only has 25K on it and is garaged.

I purchased a Toyota Tundra 2007 on 8/28/10. I was told several lies in the process of the sale. Along with, they promised my spear key would be sent to me because they had to make one. I called several times for the key and was told it was in the mail. I finally called due to I have had the truck for 22 days and noticed the tires were bailed and showing wire. I took to a local tire warehouse and had to pay almost $900.00 for new tires. Toyota Marin states the tires 5/32 tread dept. The tire warehouse states there is only 10% tread left and they sold me unsafe tires. I have requested Toyota Marin to pick up the cost and no one is getting back to me.

I am lost for words. I am writing this report due to the dangerous tires I was sold and my family's life could have been in danger. I put $4000.00 down and should have been told that the tires were not safe. All they told me is that they met the standards of Toyota.

I have a 2008 Toyota Tundra truck with 56,000 miles on it. I have just noticed the 3rd brake light is leaking water and Toyota refuses to fix the problem. I have purchased the extended warranty thru CNA. They also refused to fix the leak. To me, it seems like the truck only being two years old, they should fix it. I was told if it was still in the factory warranty they would, which is 3 year, 36000 mile.

I have a 2004 Toyota Tundra Double Cab. Since I first owned the truck it had a obvious and uncomfortable shimmy in the steering wheel at highway speeds over 55 mph. Toyota blamed me for switching to non-factory wheels and tires, when I switched to TRD wheels and BF Goodrich All Terrain TA/KO tires (a tire which they stock sometimes from the factory). Whatever, I internalized the frustration and just tried to re-balance my tires every 5K miles.

At approx. 45,000 miles my rotors were severely warped, so that they could not be turned. The Toyota Dealer said I had to replace them. I said okay, then when I went to pay, they said my extended warranty wasn't discussed upfront so I'd have to pay out of pocket and if I didn't like it, they gave me a customer service number. Whatever, I don't have time in my life for this crap. At the time, I had a 3 year old and an infant and both of us parents were in two demanding careers - so I paid.

I got swindled by the dealer. The front rotors warping definitely caused premature wear on my tires, which I'm told were out of round and can't be fixed. Personally, after reading all that I have on the internet, I don't think that the warping rotor problem is the only issue with my bad tire wear, but I don't know what else is wrong. No matter how hard I tried to re-balance the tires every 5K, it never helped. Every time the tires came off the front of the truck, they were severely cupped on the outside edges of the tires. I had a definite pulsation in braking, but who knows what else is wrong.

I am a professional engineer who commutes to work on the freeway and have never trailed anything with the truck. As far as I'm concerned, Toyota has a faulty product, and not it's eaten up a set of tires, probably prematurely weakened my shocks, and done untold other damage to the suspension. Not to mention my cost for replacing breaks that shouldn't have been my cost. And it's been replaced with the original stuff from the factory, which will undoubtedly fail again. I feel only frustration towards Toyota.

I have a 2007 Toyota Tundra crew max SR5. I have experienced braking problems with the truck literally since the first day, especially when braking going downhill. The brakes pulse and vibrate, including severe vibration to the truck cab, dash and steering wheel. Several times I have felt endangered when needing to stop quickly, as the braking action is erratic. I was told by a mechanic at my local tire store that the Tundras had a braking problem that was known to Toyota. I called my local dealer and they denied knowing about any problem. Presently, I am informed that there was a "service bulletin" issued for extensive repair of the front brakes including new calipers, backing plates, lines, bearings and other parts to the tune of $2,000+ which Toyota will not cover because my truck is out of warranty due to mileage. Today my brakes are being repaired at my expense and today begins my fight with Toyota to get reimbursed. Toyota is dealing in extremely bad faith on this issue as the braking problems were known to them and the resolution hidden from their customers.

I purchased a new Toyota Tundra in 2001. Within two years, the transmission had to be replaced and then within 4 weeks after, that it had to be replaced again. That is three transmissions in a new truck. Now, it is starting to not go in drive again. It takes a few minutes before it takes off. I do not feel that the transmission should have gone out within 3 years of buying it and then a second and now the catalytic converter again also the second time. I feel like the truck was faulty when I bought it. I should not have to pay for these repairs again. I only drive around town, I am disabled. I hope someone from Toyota gets back to me on this matter, thank you.

The Lexington Toyota Dealership checked my 2001 Toyota Tundra after I received a recall notice from Toyota concerning rust to the undercarriage. Significant rust is documented by Toyota to the cross member and frame and the resolution promised was removal of rust and rust preventive compound application. I was told to call and make an appointment in June. I did and I am refused of service until the corrective process is approved by Toyota Customer Service.

It seems that the letter sent promising this as a resolution if rust was found is not to be honored. After numerous calls to their national customer service department, they refused to fix my vehicle until further notice, citing that the state of Massachusetts would not give them permission to apply the compound because of environmental laws, so therefore are allowing unsafe, recalled vehicle owners no recourse and no protection.

Toyota has been allowed by the state of Massachusetts to repair Toyota Tacomas with a similar problems but not Toyota Tundras. This vehicle has numerous problems and Toyota has paid for nothing so far; this has been a big expense for me. Why are we, as consumers, left with no recourse and this company can continue to shirk their obligations.

Defective brakes and engine light and o2 sensor were recalled. Left and right sway bars broke loose, loss of power steering, front end problem, rust problems to undercarriage front and rear, cross member and frame plus spare tire holder rusting through; all are Toyota recalls that have not been honored and dealt at present at owner's expense and detriment.

I own a 2000 Toyota Tundra. I have to take it in for brake/rotor warping every 3 months. My mechanic has told me that this is a common problem with Toyota and they refuse to do a recall. They know this is a potential life-threatening problem but refuse to address the issue. I know of 3 other co-workers who have the same issues with their Tundra's as well. I was told by two mechanics that Toyota designed the truck with inadequate sized rotors for a truck of this size which is why they warp constantly with brake usage. I have done extensive research on the web and have found that this is a very common and reoccurring problem, yet Toyota refuses to do anything for a potentially very dangerous scenario.

I have just recently gone into my local Toyota Dealership to have my 2001 Toyota Tundra inspected for "severe frame perforation" caused by rust. This premature rust is in direct relation to the lack of, or incorrect amount of, rust proofing process done during the manufacturing of the vehicle. Now, it is obvious that my vehicle is a victim to this severe rust, but it is stated by Toyota that it is not until there is a 10mm hole in the frame that they will proceed with the next step, which is either installing a new frame or a buy-back of the vehicle (on a case by case basis).

I was told by the dealership to continue to bring the truck in every 3 to 6 months until there is a hole present. The dealership also said my frame definitely needs to be replaced, but not until there is a hole. So, if it's obvious that my truck needs a frame, is this a safe procedure? Just put the truck back on the road until a hole forms and hope that I make it back to inspect it before the frame collapses onto itself.

I understand that my truck is nearly 10-years-old and is past any factory warranty. I also understand that Toyota recognizes this issue and is performing a set of steps along with the inspection process. What I do not understand is why if the frame suffers from a lack of rust proofing, which maps backed to the day of my vehicle's production, then why can't this truck qualify, right now, for the buy back or repair? I think this whole process is inefficient and really unsafe for the drivers of the 2000 thru 2003 Tundra.

new 2010 toyota tundra with 5.7 engine. engine siezed with 750 miles on truck, (with oil) truck is 10 days old. dealer has had for a week waiting for toyota ewngineer to decide what problem is.

I own a Toyota Tundra 2001 sr5 4x4 pickup truck and I have a very bad problem with the brakes on it. I have contacted everyone that I can about the problem but can't get anyone to help me with this problem. Please help me. I do not know what else to do. Please contact me regarding this matter asap. Thank you very much.

2002 Toyota Tundra rust through on steering rack at 69980 miles resulting in loss of power steering and estimate of $1400 repair bill. Frame rust through is now suspect with loss of use and value. Value and use of car is in question

I've been waiting for a couple months to see what Toyota is going to do about our 2000 Tundra with badly rusted cross members and frame with hole because of rust. They had rep come to take pictures. I'm still waiting for someone to get a spine and make a decision on how to take care of this problem. The vehicle will not pass inspection at end of month. We cannot afford a new vehicle nor can we afford to have this fixed ourselves. This is a corporate negligence as far as we and many others are concerned.

Toyota need to man up and fix these problems as they did with the Tacoma's. I can't understand why it is such a hard thing to correct. The companies that do such things need to put out a recall, yesterday, before someone gets killed because a frame broke on the highway at 60 miles an hour, something Toyota can easily take care of but apparently refuse to fix in a timely manner. I will need a loaner at end of month, which I am told Toyota will take care of, so they say. Any expenses because of this failure to provide for their customers will result in me sending them any bills that may accrue because of this known problem that they just don't seem to care about!

My son purchased a used 2000 Toyota Tundra last May, 2009 from a Toyota dealer, Ira Toyota in Tewksbury MA. He brought the truck in to Copeland in January, for service and when they put it on the lift, told him he couldn't leave with it because the undercarriage was so rotted. They gave him a rental Highlander and cannot give him a date as to when a Toyota Rep. will be able to look at it. They are also telling him that they may want to fix it! My son is a part-time landscaper and Toyota refuses to replace the truck they confiscated with another truck. He cannot perform his job and haul his equipment in an SUV. To date, he has lost over $2,000 in jobs that he could not complete.

My 2002 Toyota Tacoma was identified as a vehicle without adequate corrosion protection and I was instructed to bring it to the dealer for a frame replacement, which I did. After being told it would take 1 1/2-2 weeks to replace, I got a call two weeks later informing me they had not yet started. Another week after that, I got a call from Bill in the service dept that there were a number of other repairs needed and the total approached $2,000.00.

These items included the shocks which are connected to the frame, E-brake cable and pivot, rear axle seal and he informed me that front calipers and rotors were badly damaged from corrosion. I bought this vehicle new in December of 2002 and have only driven it for 7 years while the frame has corroded out from under me. What about all the components connected to this mass of rusting metal? Toyota does not want to discuss the fact that galvanic corrosion and electrolysis may also lead to premature failure of the components connected to the frame, i.e. the whole rest of the truck.

Now at the time, they were buying back the earlier models. They must have known that these trucks were also failing. This means that they waited until replacement parts came available so they could install new frames and not deal with buying back faulty vehicles. This is not acceptable, now not only are safety issues a concern but financially. Customers will be taken to the cleaners if we allow the dealerships to perform "up sell" work at inflated dealer prices and large markup on parts. Again, due to the fact that premature frame corrosion, it affects the whole system adversely.

Toyota should, at a minimum, be discounting parts and labor for recommended repairs of components that fail prematurely due to corrosion and are accessible while the vehicle is apart and repairs can be done easily. When I attempted to resolve this with Toyota Dealer, they said to call Toyota and when I spoke with Nicole at Toyota, she said she would call the dealer but could make no guarantees because the dealer is independently owned. At this point, Toyota is giving me the runaround and I am faced with having them reinstall the old rusty parts on the new frame. Toyota knew several years ago that these inferior frames were going to fail and said nothing.

Now due to premature failure of my Tacoma frame and associated components, I am facing a significant repair bill if I do as the dealer suggests, or I have to tell them to put all the components damaged from contact with the corroded frame back on the new frame because they are saying that anything other than the frame is my responsibility. Either way, I look at this as a significant safety issue as well as a major financial loss due to Toyota's poor workmanship and faulty product.

I bought a 2007 Toyota Tundra from this company and the paint has been peeling off the front bumper since I bought it. I have taken it to the company twice about this and they refused to fix it contending that it is rock chips. The rest of the front of the truck does not have rock chips. It is peeling paint. What do I do now? This is a nice high-end truck and the front bumper looks real bad and needs to be fixed. I could not sell or trade this truck in without fixing this. It detracts from the look of the truck and makes it look like I am not taking care of the truck.

On 1/2/10, I hit my wife with a 2003 Tundra Truck. The truck leaped forward and my wife was smashed between her car and the truck. My wife suffered a broken Femur and had to have surgery on 1/2/10. Released from the hospital on 1/8/10 and taking pain medication and having follow-up appointments to rectify the problem.

While driving my Toyota Tundra, my driver side tire detached from the car, making me skid across two lanes in the road. I had my car towed to Sears for repairs. I find out from the mechanic there is a recall for the lower ball joint due to breaking. He only found out due to not being able to get the part. I called the corporate headquarters of Toyota and get told you should have taken it to the dealer. The truck is not under warranty. Why would I take it there? They tell me I have to pay the bill and then submit it to them after taking it to Toyota for inspection.Then they decide what they will pay 8-12 weeks later. I work a $10/hour job. I can not afford this. The corporate people tell me I did not register my new address with them. That is why I did not know about recall. This is a lie. In 2007 when the recall supposedly happened, we lived at the same address as when I bought the truck new. It is a 2004 Toyota Tundra.

I have just recently learned of the problems with the Toyota Tundra and it's inherent brake rotor problem. I purchased a new 2007 Toyota Tundra after being bombarded with advertisements stating how much more heavier duty they were than the all the other trucks in their class with oversize brake rotors as well as a much larger drive shaft. I have recently spoke with a local brake specialist regarding the problem (after having the rotors turned at 30,000 miles and now needing them turned again less than a year later with only 10,000 miles since the last time), he advised me that he could fix the problem but would only last another 9-10 thousand miles.

With my last trip to Show low AZ from Gilbert AZ, through the mountains being one of the scariest rides I have ever had. It would seem that someone could address this serious safety issue. I have owned many trucks and cars and never had brake issues like this before. It would only seem reasonable that they would be able to or be made able to fix a problem that is so well documented. It would also seem that the dealer and it's factory reps would acknowledge the problem and work toward correcting it.

I have owned 3 Toyota trucks. The last is a 2004 Tundra, and it is not near the quality as previous models. This thing is rusting all over. Any paint ding rusts. I bought this truck based on my experience of Toyota quality. I won't buy Toyota next time.

I have a 2007 Toyota Tundra 4x4. The check engine light, skid, VSC and low 4x4 light was flashing. The truck ran alright but wouldn't kick into overdrive. So running on the freeway at 3000 RPM was not great for the truck. I took the truck in for a diagnosis which was just under $100 to find out that mice had chewed the wire harness, $1000.

Three weeks later, the same thing happened again. They opened the hood to find that the mice were back again and another $1000. Then to find out that they are insulating the vehicles with soy material. So I'm buying these rats dinner at the tune of over $2000? I can't afford to own this kind of lunch wagon! They want me to go through my auto insurance company. I have a $1000 deductible.

I had a check engine light. I took the vehicle in to find out what was wrong. I paid $95.00 for them to test the vehicle and find out what was wrong. They say the code is "P2441" which is the "secondary air injection switching valve, bank 1." Also, the ASV Valve and is going to cost me $765.00 for part and installation. The service guy said it was the first time his dealership had a malfunction on Tundra, like mine. I find it odd that the performance of my vehicle has been a little sluggish every time I took it in for a check engine light. I believe they knew it was bad the first time I had a check engine light but waited until I was outside the warranty to tell me. I believe it is a defective part and the dealership should replace it for free.

I had also recently changed the oil in my 2006 Tundra pickup, and left the old oil seal in place by mistake (clearly my fault). I made it about 10 miles, when the engine power suddenly dropped off, along with oil pressure, with almost no warning! I pulled over, shut it down, and called my dealer. They added 4 quarts of oil, and said everything appeared okay. Within about 3,000 miles, the engine knocked, started, and the check engine light came on. I had it towed to the dealership, and they said they would have to pull the engine, and tear it down to find out the problem for only $1,300. Before they started I asked them what my worst case scenario was. They said probably 4 to 5 thousand, which is about the going rate to replace an engine. I agreed to the tear down and they came back a few days later, and said the engine was gone, the cranks were damaged, the main bearing was spun, etc. They contacted Toyota, and came back with a repair price of $11,600.

I immediately balked and found a local shop, who would install for $1,100 and found a similar used engine (only 30,000 miles on it) for $2,200. I tried to negotiate the $1,300 fee down, but only managed a 10% discount (quoted price to pull this engine was $800). Of course they wouldn't release the truck without payment, and I had to get all of the parts from them to go on the other engine. So, about $4,500 later, I have another engine in my truck and it runs great. Clearly, installing two seals was my fault.

The first thing the dealer asked at the time of the first service was, who changed my oil last. It was me. The fact that they checked out the truck, and I ran with no problems (or oil usage) for over 3 months, and 3,000 miles before the engine failed, also amazes me. I asked after the engine was pulled, if this was covered by warranty, and they said no. The person who changes the oil is responsible (although technically, they were the last ones to add oil to the engine). Random engine or oil pump failure apparently is virtually impossible in a Toyota.

So, if you change your oil, which I have always done, do you automatically void your warranty? If you have your oil changed by someone other than the dealer, should you keep good records? I would strongly encourage you. The fact that I had no warning, really disappoints me. My previous vehicle was a '89 Ford Aeorostar, which I drove for 17 years, and had 180,000 miles, with multiple minor problems as it aged, primarily small oil leaks, and radiator leaks. With each of these problems, I had about 3 or 4 instances where I was a quart low on oil, or low on water. In each case, the dashboard sensor went off (a sound that once you hear, you never forget), but all I did was stop and add oil or water, never any permanent engine damage as a result.

My biggest question is, why isn't a 2006 Toyota able to provide the same level of engine protection as a 1989 Ford? I don't think there is any warning bell or buzzer of any kind that I have ever heard. I do get a friendly check engine light about every 4,500 miles, reminding me to change my oil. Too bad they use the same light for any engine condition. If it resets, it was probably just for the oil, but you never know. I can't recommend my local Toyota dealer for service either. They hooked me with the 4-5 thousand dollar worst case price, and then hit me with an $11,600 repair estimate. Surely a dealer can come up with a reasonably accurate estimate for a repair!

If I had known this up front, I would have towed it to my local mechanic, and saved at least several hundred dollars on my repair bills. This is the second Toyota that I have owned, and the only one that I have ever had any problems with. I lost about $4,700 to have this repaired.

I have a 2000 Tundra that had to have a new transmission at 75,000 miles because the planetary gear blew apart. I was in the middle of traffic when it failed and there could have been an accident. Thankfully, there was not. When I contacted Toyota about this, I was told it was not a safety issue (my car stopped in the middle of an intersection on a busy road, how is that not a safety issue?) and that I was going to have to eat the cost since the warranty had recently expired. I did have the transmission replaced at Toyota of Redlands, CA to the tune of $3,000. Afterwards, I looked online and discovered this is a very common problem with the Tundras and other Toyota products because of the inferior alloy metals used in the transmissions.

I have 2004 Toyota Tundra. I had it parked on a slight incline, emergency brake on and in parking gear. I got out to get mail and truck backed and went over a hill. When it was checked and pulled up by tow truck, the engine was running, still with emergency brake on and still in park. I was told by local Toyota dealer that there is no problem with gear shift mechanism or with emergency brake.

I own 2000 Toyota Tundra. The brakes have been a real problem over the 2 years I've had it. I have replaced the rotors 4 times, pads 4 times, and rear drums 3 times along with rear shoes. And now it's pulsating really bad again! It's all over the Internet that these trucks have brake issues and none of the dealers care or will act like it is even a problem. They want to replace lots of parts for lots of money! I usually do all my own work as I am certified to do so. This does save some money, but doesn't do anything to ease my mind!

This is my last Toyota ever. I was a Chevy man all my life and bought this just to try. Wrong move. And since all my friends and neighbors see me working on this Tundra all the time, replacing brake parts, they want nothing to do with buying another Toyota themselves! So since no one at Toyota thinks there is a problem, regardless of the many thousands of complaints, then I'm done with them. This, along with all the issues they were hiding on the recalls they are having now, will put a dent in their company and will lose a lot of customers! Thanks for nothing Toyota!

My 2000 Toyota Tundra was recalled for "rust perforation inspection on the rear cross-member". They found on their inspection "rust perforation". They have had the vehicle for two months and I received a call that they can't fix the problem. I was told to return the loaner to my dealer and pick up my Truck. The dealer called 2 days later and when I explained what had happened said he would call Toyota and get an explanation. He just called back and told me that even though he doesn't understand why, he can do nothing for me. I asked if it has the rust problem, is it safe to drive. He said yes but since the truck has been on their lot for 2 months "the shift linkage has fallen apart". In an article written by James Limbach on your web site on the Tundra recall he wrote, "In the event that the rear cross -member cannot be replaced, Toyota will develop a remedy for those vehicles". They recalled my vehicle and it looks like I will have to pay someone to remove a pile of junk! What do I drive now?

I had my Toyota Tacoma 1997 looked at for the frame rust. It was not one of the ones that needed attention. However, I have had issues with the pedal many times. I, like many that I have read about have had this sticky issues with pedals. I believe you may find that the faulty pedal goes back further than is being reported. I, like most owner love my truck and feel very insecure about driving my vehicle now since the recent recalls. Please check this out before some people get hurt or worst. I will be staying in touch with this issue.

I own a 2007 Toyota Tundra (purchased new on March '07). I noticed that at a speed of 40 to 50 miles per hour, the vehicle vibrates when braking. I took the truck to the dealer where I purchased it, and the service manager said that he need to resurface the front disks and rear drums (he said it is not covered by warranty ). The truck had only 15,576 miles then. I paid $418.12 for the repair.

Now, I am hearing all kind of issues with Toyota products. I then contacted the Consumer Experience Center in CA, on February 2, 2010, and they would not acknowledge that there is an issue. She gave me a case number (**) and said, I should talk to the service manager of the dealership. I know I will not get any satisfaction from him. My question is, has there been any reports about similar issues with the Tundra brakes, especially after such a short period/mileage (15,576)? What made me more suspicious is that the dealer did not list this services as a part of the record on my truck. I am very concerned about brake failure and wearing prematurely.

My 2000 Tundra is a money pit. I bought it three years ago with 89,000 on it. Since then, I had two O2 sensors fall out. The starter and water pump each were replaced by the dealer, since they were major jobs beyond my skills ($700 each time). The front rotors were replaced again, along with caliper pins and pads. And the underside is extremely rusted. Once I broke the temperature control knob, and that cost $700 as well, since the entire assembly needed to be replaced, not just the knob and it's connection to the interior vent system. The worst thing is, I'm still making payments on it. No more Toyotas for this sucker.

My 2001 Toyota Tundra engine failed recently. I was told that the right camshaft had broken, freezing up the engine. A reconditioned engine was recommended at a cost of $5500. The engine only had 92,000 miles on it. I fully expected 300,000 as I always got it serviced when needed. I feel the shop mechanics should have noticed any problem or potential problem with the engine. It had begun to make a different noise, but I figured it was in good hands and that, if anything were wrong, I would have been told the last time I got the oil changed. I was never told anything.

First, let me say that my problem is not aimed at the local dealer, but rather Toyota and their regional and national offices/personnel. I own a 2007 Toyota Tundra. It has a tapping lifter that will vary in volume from almost imperceptible to loud enough for someone to ask me if the truck was a diesel. It is a slow tap at idle which makes me believe it is coming from one bad or preiodicalled oil-starved lifter. The problem has been ongoing since the truck was new. When I initially complained about it, the dealer told me it was "normal" and would soften over time, and to be patient.

It does not seem to affect performance or get worse or better. It is just not a sound that should emanate from a quality product produced by a manufacturer that touts its "craftsmanship". I had the truck in for one more try at resolving this problem over the last month. The dealer had a FTS and a DSOM come in to inspect. Guess what? They admitted the noise was there but it was "within acceptable tolerance"!

My truck sounds like it has a serious engine problem. I would never be able to sell it to anyone in this condition. I have listened to many other 2007 Tundras and they all sound smooth and quiet. I want mine fixed and would prefer that Toyota do the right thing and fix it before I have to escalate to another process for resolution that will cost everybody more money than the repair. The truck is still under original warranty. I have all sorts of TAC and case numbers.

I have a 2000 Toyota Tundra and so far, I am not happy. The frame is bad, it has stopped shifting, the internal tranny cooler blew up costing me $450.00, the manifold is cracked, rear cross member is so bad the spare tire no longer comes down, the brakes pulsate when new ones were put on 5000 miles ago. Toyota needs to do something and quick. These are all problems that most everyone is having so why in the ** won't they do something about it? I have been a longtime Toyota consumer but after this, I probably won't be and it makes me sad.

I own a 2000 Toyota Tundra with only 94,000 miles. Its frame is rusting extremely bad, the transmission is shifting extremely hard too soon and clunks when shifting into overdrive. The brakes were completely replaced, new calipers, new rotors, new pads at 85,000 miles and need them again. I am so disappointed in my Tundra now as soon as I can get rid of it won't be soon enough. I will not own another Toyota Tundra until TMM can do better!

We too have a problem with bad vibrations, caused by applying the brakes on our Toyota Tundra. We were told by our local mechanic that it would cost about $3,000 to replace and repair the defective Toyota braking system. This is too pricey for us. It has depreciated the value of our truck as well, so if we did want to sell or trade it in, Toyota's defect would cost us dearly. There has to be a class action suit brought against Toyota for these kinds of losses, to the defenseless consumer.

The 2007 model of Toyota Tundra has poor design for air conditioning and heating. In addition, it has several electrical problems as well. It appears that once the warranty is over, the cost of maintenance on this vehicle will skyrocket. It is poorly designed, and I have suffered from owning this vehicle.

I had to have various repairs(almost $1,000 worth) done to the drivers rear side to fix this problem. And I still am fearfull the vehicle is not road worthy. Toyota needs to step up and admit that the 'rust conditions' exist on the complete frame work, not just on the cross members.

My 2006, toyota tundra with 41k miles, switches gears at times with a sudden burst of acceleration in the middle of a drive.

I own a 2000 toyota tundra that has a big problem with frame rust.

I have been told by independent garages that the frame has "soft spots"and could be unsafe to drive.

I looked under the truck and could break off large pieces of metal I took it to the dealer and they said they took pictures but it was'nt that bad

I am not driving the truck and will never buy another one.

I was the last car in a line of cars stopped at a red light. I was hit from behind from a car going at least 50mph which caused a chain reaction that involved 5 cars. Not ONE airbag went off. I sustained whiplash as did the passenger who also hit his face on the dashboard because the bags didn't deployand his seatbelt didn't lock either. I thought these safety measures were suppost to work in these situations, I guess not. Thank god I was in a bigger truck if not I would have been badly injured or it could have been fatal.

On 10/23/2009 I went to Mac's Auto repair after breaking down on the highway, and having AAA tow me to the garage.Their inspection showed that the steering assembly had rotted off the frame. They did the repairs totaling $1512.17. While the truck was on the lift, they asked me to come down and look at it. The entire frame is rotted. They told me that I should file a complaint with Toyota because a 2000 Tundra should last at least 20 years. I only have 70k miles on this vehicle and truly thought this would be my final purchase before retirement. I took the truck to Tri State Toyota in Dudley their telephone. They told me the have not been advised of the recall by Toyota and the media jumped the gun on the recall. Toyota has not approved repairs yet. How do I let Toyota know of this problem? Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Original owner of a 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 Ext Cab 4x4. This vehicle has had several unusal problems that was not expected from a Toyota product. After reading other complaints I see that it follows in line with many others with the same problems. 125000 miles with problems such as brake, rear differencial, O2 sensor, cracked exhaust manifolds, starter, and plenty of under carriage rust. Just now discovered there was a recall back in 2004 for rust but I wasn't one of the states listed in the recall. Although I was never notified by Toyota of the rust issue as the artical states. This most likely will be my last Toyota product simply because of the problems that have occurred but also the extreme high cost of repairs. Example, $360 to change one O2 sensor and $600 for a starter replacement simply because of the placement which takes extra labor time to remove and replace.

I bought a new tundra in 2000. it was a good truck for two years. and nothing but problems sins, where do i start. replaced the trany at 90000 went through 6 sets of brakes and disks in 140000. replaced 4 o2 censors, heating system,replaced surpanteen belt due to nois but no changes,front control arms, and now the rust on the frame.I took my truck two years ago to the dealer and had a toyota rep look at the tuck and said it was normal ware.and that there was nothing they could do about it.

since we got the truck on 2005 we been having problems with the brakes the peddle goes all the way down and it feels like it wont stop and it vibrates and we called the company but they told us we had no longer coverege we havent fixed itbecause since we got it had thta problem first we thought it was normal but its geting worse it vibrates more and more so now we found out that it was really from the manufacture i have no problem fixing it if it was something normal from the truck but its not its from you guys...

Brakes went bad at 12k again at 30k o2 sensors went out at 35k I believe they were the cuase of exhaust manifold s going bad.... both. Toyota replaced the first set of brakes.. wouldn't touch the second so I did them myself. Replaced before cat o2 sensors but wpouldn't touch after cat sensors. Why? they are identical. Toy wanted 240 to replace one.. did it myself in 10 min for 70. I have owned a 93 truck 95 t-100 97 4-runner all good rigs. will never buy another. quality and cutomer service stinks... ford, here I come

This time I was on a busy street and backed out my truck from the parking spot and tried to just keep driving it, knowing I had no control over the truck, until I saw smoke coming out of the hood.

I am sweating just thinking of it and will sign off except to say the Starter had been on fire and had to be replaced for over $500 (including labor). Does some lawyer think this is similar to the problem the poor family had who while going faster than I did, lost their lives over their same Tacoma not shutting off? Please advise. More people's lives may still be at stake here! Also, embarrased to ask, but I would appreciate a reimbursement of the starter from Toyota, as I received a gift for the repair. The other peculiarity of this truck is the engine which was tested to have the 4th cylinder out - and no mechanic would just replace that, nomatter how far I called; I would need a full engine. Is there some part responsible for both problems?

I bought my 04 Tundra used in 2006. It had 111k on the engine and I knew to expect some wear and tear.But I figured with Toyotas reputation for quality it was a safe bet.Recently I went to pick my kids up from school and had the front right tire fall off and go under my truck.Upon inspection I saw that the the lower ball joint had broke completely off from the steering knuckle where the to join together.

It got fused into the manafold so they had to put a new manafold in. I would have caused me thousands of dollars if it had not been on warranty at the time. These people are IDIOTS!

MY WIFE'S TOYTA COROLLA -
She had some wacko girl pull infront of her broadside and ran into her causing the air bag to go off on BOTH SIDES. This in itself is a stupid when there's only one person (driver) in the car. Now it costs the price of TWO airbags to replace for no reason.
POINT #2:

The little fly-out door covering the rider's side air bag flyes up and BREAKS THE WINDSHIELD. Now this is really stupid!! Now we gotta get a new windshield...for no reason!!! $250 right off the bat!!!

The truck is being eaten away by rust, causing parts to break and even fall off. Now the extensive frame rust has caused parts to fall off, and break. The latest is the passenger side spring shackle mount that was cracked and flexing, and now has completely broken off allowing the spring to rest along the underside of the body. We are very disappointed because this truck has been completely unreliable; it will not pass inspection and is now completely unsafe to drive.

We know that this is not an isolated case. We have read about many other Tundra owners, in the northeast, who are plagued with the same problems with their first generation Tundras. It is quite frustrating looking out in the driveway seeing this expensive pile of metal. This is the truck that was supposed to last forever; after all it is a ToyotaYeah right!

1973 FJ-40... NEVER A PROBLEM 180+k miles. 1983 fj-40... same thing, a wonderful experience. 1993 No more fj-40s, got a T-100 and drove the daylights out of it, predictable things wearing out,broke springs from weight, etc. 2002 Tundra Transmission went at 30K, warranty but it took months to get one, but ok. Went again at 112k, this one on me! O2 sensors one after the other, and a converter when an O2 sensor was misdiagnosed. Broke more springs, pulled trailers, boats etc. Sold it to a friend cheap at 200k. He had bought my T-100 and had it up over 250K.

Now I bought a used 2006 Tundra with only 26K on it, kids getting too big for the extra cab seats. The brakes started heating up almost right away, front end locking up in the morning until I stop and let them cool down. Dealer changed calipers, resurfaced rotors, still happening. 8 miles to the gallon at times when they drag. Now thy are trying to replace everything again, calipers, rotors, booster and the master cylinder, with a loaner truck for two weeks while they try to figure the problem out to boot.

This is great service from a dealer, Lee Toyota are great people to deal with. I have always had a great fondness for Toyota since a FJ-40 farm truck with corrugated doors, but their reputation will not outlast this recent decline. If I wanted a cheap truck that shed paint or transmissions or rear ends, there are plenty competitors in that field.

i check the oil befor they do and its low some times in the morning. the trans will not shift. then after it gets hot it bangs into gear on the highway. they will not even writ it down. the last time i was ther they told me not to come back and the service manager told about other trucks with the same problems

I purchased my 2001 toyota tundra used with 14,000 miles in 2004. At around 50,000 miles I started noticing a slight shimmying in the steering wheel when I applied the brakes. The shimmying became more noticeable to the point that my hand would shake back and forth enough that I would grab the steering wheel with both hands,I guess I was just trying to hang on until the vehicle stopped or I let off the brake. I took the truck to a local auto repair shop where they turned the front rotors and replaced the pads. I drove off, no problems, brakes good.

I now have 95,000 miles and the same problem is back again. That's where I am right now.

I bought a 2007 Tundra. Loaded. Nice truck. At 10K miles the front end would shake your teeth out when braking. I had Bill P look at it and they turned the rotors. Seemed like no big deal. Now at 20K miles it is SHAKING AGAIN. I take it back. They tell me that "it is the way I'm driving and that I don't know how to drive and brake a truck and it needs NEW front and possibly rear rotors". They said since it was the way I was driving that I would have to pay for this. It was right at $1000.00 I was not very nice and I informed them that a $42K truck should not be wearing out brake equipment that fast. I do not pull anything, I don't race it, it has never been off road.

After I spent 30 minutes on the phone with Bill P telling me that I can't drive. I asked for the main Toyota number. They said they would give it to me but they never called back. I looked it up on the web and called. I complained and they assigned a "case manager". I called Bill P back and told them this and they said that they would replace the front rotors and turn the back but I would have to pay for the pads. I paid $150.00 to put new pads on a truck with 20K miles on it.

There is a PROBLEM with the brakes on the Toyota Tundra. When my truck was in the shop I had a rental Tundra and guess what...it would shake you to death. I hope Toyota will fix this before someone gets hurt. This is really ridiculous. What about those Toyota commercials bragging on the brakes? Oh, they broke one of my calipers when they were working on it...at least they paid for this.

2002 Toyota Tundra front brakes cause a serious viberation when applied. I service the vehicle, most everything including brake work. I find out after the milage stipulation has been passed that Toyota has issued a technical service bulletin recommending that if a customer comes in before the milage cutoff that the brakes (rotors, calipers, etc) should be upgraded due to excessive warping caused by under-engineering. The Toyota Customer Assistance Center stated that they do not send out the notices to owners or those who have purchased factory service manuals. Only dealers get the notices. How is an independent shop or owner to know if there is a problem with an important part of the vehicle?

About 6 months ago I had Lake Charles Toyota install a new engine in my Toyota Tundra. After the engine was installed I started having transmission problems. My overdrive quit working and then finally it quit shifting gears. I never had it worked on when the overdrive went out because it wasn't that serious and I priced the new transmissions and could not afford one (new or used). I figured the transmission might be going out because of having a new engine with an old transmission. That was not the case.

When the transmission stopped shifting gears I had to bring the truck to a mechanic. Instead of Toyota I brought it to a local mechanic to save money. I explained to the mechanic what the truck was doing and how I just had a new engine put in. The Mechanic informed me that the symptons sounded like it was a bad torque convertor.

The mechanic later informed me that the Torque convertor was bad. He also informed me that the torque convertor was not the original torque convertor that was on the truck before Toyota replaced the engine. He explained to me how the Original would have a barcode and how it would look. In Conclusion, the Mechanic and I believe that Lake charles Toyota either made a mistake or replaced the torque convertor with a bad one on purpose.

I lost gas milage while I drove without an overdrive, I will lose about $600 for parts and labor. I have lost work time because I have to bring my wife to work and then go to my job because we only have one other vehicle. It has been stressful and very disappointing.

I called Lake Charles Toyota and talked to the Maintenance Manager and explained to them what had happeded and then asked them to pay for the cost of the parts and labor to replace the Torque Convertor. He just laughed. I told him I would call the better business bureau and he just laughed more and told me he would give me the number. I know I may never get reimburst for the money and time and emotional stress but writing you guys makes me feel better.

The seat belts in my 2005 Toyota Tundra won't retract when not in use. The vehicle only has 38,000 miles on it. I took it to the dealer for inspection and they called the Toyota District FPM to request coverage by toyota. The DFPM offered to pay for one if I paid for one. I feel that a seat belt should retract for more than 3 years or 36,000 miles. I would like to see Toyota offer to replace both seat belt retractors free of charge.

I Have a 2000 Toyota Tundra ext cab,my o2 sendors went bad after my ext warranty end by two months,I had to pay to have them replace,The brake rotors then had to be raplaced becaused they warped.The heating /cooling controls don't work,Now have 76000 miles on the truck and the transmission is shifting hard into 3rd,the dealer wants $115 to lood at,so i took it to a tran shop,to find that my tierod end broke off.The whole under side of the truck is rusting.I owned a 1968 chevy that had less rust then this truck has.Still waiting for the price to fix the tran,Dropped it of on 6/5/09. With all the problems that people are having,there should be a class suit against Toyota!

I have a 2000 Toyota Tundra truck with only 22,000 miles on it. Two years ago, when I went for my annual state inspection here in Maine, I was told that I had a very serious problem with rust and corrosion on the undercarriage of my vehicle and that my vehicle could not pass inspection. I then addressed the situation to my local Toyota dealer, who agreed there was a serious problem. They had their local body shop look at my vehicle, who determined the whole frame really should be replaced at a cost of at least $9000.

I went all the way up the corporate ladder seeking assistance from Toyota, but got nowhere. I was told that the vehicle was out of warranty and there was nothing they could do for me (despite the fact that they have recalled thousands of Tacomas out of warranty for the same problem). I needed my vehicle to pass inspection, so I paid a repair facility $1,600 to remove the rust from the frame, break lines, suspension system, etc. and treat the metal. The vehicle was in the shop for over two weeks.

Now, two years later (6/3/09), I went for my annual inspection again, aware that rust and corrosion had again become apparent. (Note: by this time, the auto repair facility that did the work had sold their business.) I brought this to the attention of the manager. He said the rust and corrosion on the frame, particularly on the frame rail on the driver's side were very serious. He said he could probably break the frame rail if he hit it with a hammer. The manager said he could not pass the vehicle due to this problem (and wrote this on my inspection report). he recommended I "hit Toyota again" with this issue and demand they take responsibility. I intend to go back to them, but thought I could get your advice or assistance first.

I should also note that I have never towed a boat, kept it near the water, or subjected the vehicle to unusual environmental conditions, etc. In fact, the past three years, my truck has been stored in a garage every day. I sure hope you can help me. If I do not get assistance (or a whole new vehicle) from Toyota by the end of this month, I will not be able to pass the state inspection and my truck will be worthless.) Thank you so much for any help you can provide.

Toyota are you listening there are a lot of very dissatisfied customers here and the market is now opening up for better deals.

Was notified by Toyota that my 2001 Tacoma with rust perforated frame would not be eligible for buyback at 150% of KBB, but would be eligible for frame replacement. I am less than thrilled about a local dealership performing a structural retrofit on a SUV as any dealer is not equipped for this degree of activity. Also, my understanding is that Toyota is warranting the frame itself for 15 years, but I have seen no guarantee covering the reassembly process.

Frame replacement is ok with me, but I want to know what my exposure is to assembly issues that could include intermittent wiring issues, DTC's, body shakes/rattles/rolls, uneven tire wire etc etc. From what I get, Toyota will give you the frame and thats it..no warranty, which should also kill the resale value as well.

My opinion on this whole fiasco is that Toyota should warrant the frame rework for 1 or 2 years to shoulder any exposure from the customer side OR buyback any Tacoma with frame rust, rework the frames themselves, and see how much they can get for a retrofitted vehicle on their used truck sales lots..seems like Toyota is leaving their customer base from 2001 on hanging out to dry with the old take it or leave it philosophy. There's a lot of Tacoma owners like me that enjoy their products and don't really want to turn them in...but also don't want to screwed for the committment...Toyota quality has been on the downward spiral for the last several years and this bone-head response to quality issues will leave them with the proverbial black eye for years to come...

Toyota may lose yet another customer due to their poor response to market conditions regarding their admitted poor quality..

2007 toyota tundra 4.7 auto ,brakes first issue@10,500 miles,couldnt stop,hadto pump,went to sun ,they replied best brakes ever,after 3 times @16,000 miles power brake booster was leaking,fixed,2nd trans problem,if you take off banging sound as soon as you let off the brake and when you come to a stop 3 seconds later it bangs,now im getting the banging sound in the frontend of the truck, now the truck is surging forward,when im stopped,and im fighting the brake petal,sun toyota service mgr ,i cant make this truck do what you want,that was on my last visit,and test ride,hes wasting my time,and dening the problem excist,it feels like your getting rearended when you stop,about 90% of the time ,it was once in a while,it has increased ,im at 22,000 miles --

My husband and I purchased our 2002 Toyota Tundra in February 2003 with appx. 10,000 miles on it from Centennial Toyota in Las Vegas. About a year ago (at 60,000ish miles) when we started to experience the same shaking that everyone else has who apparently owns a Toyota Tundra from this year. We have taken it to the local dealer who looked perplexed at my request for a brake check, and quoted me an insane amount of money to even pull my truck into the garage.

As of to date we have replaced the brakes/rotors twice ($500.00+), the shocks ($155.00), the tires twice($1700.00+), and just took it into a mechanic today to rotate and balance the tires because we now feel shaking/shimming when we reach freeway speeds between 50-62 mph. Of course our Extended Warranty expired in March of this year, and from reading previous posts it seems it isn't worth the ink it is printed on in this instance. So now the concern is with the brake issue what damage has it caused to warrant shaking in our truck at freeway speeds. I saw other people commenting on a class action lawsuit, and would be interested if there is any legitimate information on this.

I purchased my 2001 Tundra from Toyota Center, W. Columbia, SC and couldn't be more satisfied with it. It has 88,000 miles on it and the only problem I've had was heat sensors on the manifold, which were replaced under Warranty. It averages 18 mpg and runs like a top. I change the oil around 7,500 miles and use Synthetic oil. It's the best truck on the market as far as I'm concerned.

This is NOT a Complaint.

I have a 2002 Tundra 4x4 At about 60,000 miles front brakes started to pulse. Replaced pads and refinished rotors twice. I still have issues with my brakes not working as before the pulsing

Bought this 2000 Tundra used, with 82k miles on it. Ok first problem, O2 sensors failed after the first year. A part that looks like a sparkplug, but cost $150 and another $300 to install. And of course they come in pairs so that's X2! Next major thing to go is the fuel gauge which stuck on half a tank. They drop the tank fix the sending unit or float and send me on my merry way after about $600 bucks. This truck i really wanted to have faith in, and have been taking it to toyota for it's regular scheduled maintenence for the past few yrs since i bouth it.

Just last month i had to replace the front pads and rotors and two tie-rods! Now just the otherday, guess what happens? Fuel gauge again!!..stuck on half a tank..I am not paying another $600 for the same proble, as the warranty to this vehicle is long expired. Me and my wife are debating right this minute as i type this wether to get a Dodge Ram, which seems to be the truck everybody and their grandmother are driving! I really wanted to have faith in toyota since US made vehicles were getting a bad rap for quality, but i think in this case you should definetely buy american, or do better research when buying another truck.

Physical damage to my wallet and unessacary aggravation, isn't that enough?

2007 Toyota Tundra, Rear window slider leaks badly going thru car washes. Told by Dealership that this is common and the way Toyota designed the window.

Unfortunately for my husband and me, we bought a 2005 Tacoma based on Toyotas reputation for durability, longevity, reliability and high resale value. The resale value of our truck is plummeting by the day as its frame corrodes. I expected a certain amount of rust given our Canadian winters, but the rust on this frame is excessive. Even the service manager at the dealership was shocked by it. (Along with every other person who has looked at it.) In February of 2008 (just before the 3 year rust warranty expired), the dealership striped the frame down, re-painted and rust-proofed it. I was told that rust would not be a problem again.

We bought this truck in good faith that it was well built and would last at least 10 years, but that definitely wont be the case. We also foolishly thought that Toyota Canada would stand behind its products. Were worried that it will soon be unsafe. We cant afford to replace the truck and we wont sell this problem to another person. We just want Toyota Canada to do the right thing and buy it back.

The end of my 2001 Toyota Tundra. To finsh my posting of 9-6-08. Driving down the highway with the cruise control on, horn starts blowing by itself, then smoke starts coming out of dashboard by the steering column. Pulled off the road (of course brakes shaking), disconnect battery (In retrospect I should have let it be) reconnect the battery. Now have no dash lights or parking lights.The solution? I traded it in on a 2009 Dodge Ram.TOYOTA NEVER AGAIN! Good luck to all you Tundra owners.

My dad bought our Tundra new in 2000. He had the same brake vibration the whole time he drove it. He took it to the dealer ship many times and they told him that it wasn't anything. He drove that truck for 8years with it doing that and the dealer ship never did anything except for one time and it still did it after we got it back.

Im a senior in high school now and he gave me the truck as a graduation present because my old truck wouldn't have been able to make it to houston and back for college next year. We did all the mantinence on it and it still did it. Now it seems like when i get up past 65 or 70mph the steering wheel shakes like none other and it feels like the whole truck is vibrating apart. My truck now has 148,000 miles on it and still runs like a top. the dealer ship told us mabey we should just buy a new car. We didn't pay $30,000 to have to get rid of my truck

Bought a 2000 Toyota Tundra, new and have had nothing but brake vibration fron 15,000 mile until now ~100,000 miles. New pads and rotors did not solve any problem. It just jumps along while stopping. No help from the dealer.

Truck shakes and rattles when stopping, feels like it will shake apart. Not safe to drive.

I have a 2001 tundra and have had brake problems since day one the dealership tried to fix this problem several times and service bulletins shame shame toyota hopfully the public will catch wind and they will loose some reputation PS after 7 brake jobs aftermaket rotors and pads still having major brake issues toyota trucks are junk!

I have missed many days of work I am a contractor and no truck means no work 400 to 500 dollars per day

Bought 03 SR5 with 22K in 04. Bought best Toyota extended warrentee $1200+ Truck. Electrical problem. Would go 'dead' anytime for no reason. Toyota HQ did NOTHING to help. Lee replaced EVERYTHING. after 4 YEARS! problem was found in the trailer package shorting out. At least 2 others had the same problem so Toyota knew. Mean time using the truck was a gamble might start...might not. Not good for huntuing in a remote area or a Maine winter in the woods at -20. Local use only. As I told Toyota, we drive the truck as far as an extention cord would reach!

Breaks were ALWAYS spongy & VERY low and we felt not safe. was told 'it was normal. Went to another garage and found pads gone & rotors too far shot to turn. replaced both. $300 After the starting problem was finally fixed--- in Jan.08!~ it ran okay however by then we had lost ALL faith in it. Happily swapped even for a 04 Trail Blazer in Sept. We would not trade or sell the Tundra until the problem was found. Would not 'stick' someone with a lemon.

Toyota should have given us another truck after our third towing to the dealer. They lost a LOT of sales not doing that. I can understand why Toyota sales are now flat.They don't stand behind their product. Our friend bought new Tundra in 04. To date: one recall, new tires, hood latch $50. and a gas door-- THAT WAS covered. Truck has 42K. Quite noisy when first starting.

I would not suggest buying a Tundra and think long and hard about any Toyota product.

I own a 2000 xcab toyota tundra 90+ mls I noticed recently that the 4wd has locked up. I have gone thru all the instructions in the book any suggestions b4 i take it to the shop?

not a problem with my 02 tundra SR5

well, i'm shocked at all the problems people are facing with all yrs of tundras.. from the 1st yr,to current.. i have an 02 Tundra,that i bought new on 12/01/01!!! right now.. the truck has 99649miles on it.. NOT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM WITH IT!!!!!!!!!! this is my daily driver... oil change every 3k miles!! all DEALER MAINTAIN!!!! i haven't even done the 100k service on it.. i drive the truck every month from phx to Orange County,Ca!! im thinking of getting a 09Ivan St. Tundra.. but, i think i'm going to wait.. to see if toyota does anything... but, no problems with my truck..

On 09/05/2008 I took my 2002 Toyota Tundra to Elk Grove Toyota on Florin Road complaining of a "spring like" squeak coming from the front end. I explained that it was not the sound of brakes and that I believed it had to do with the suspension. It was diagnosed as needing front brakes. I had it done. The noise remained present and when I called to let the service tech know he stated that new brakes sometimes squeak.

On 10/01/2008 I was driving and the front end of the truck slammed into the ground. The drivers side tire disconnected and flipped up and outward. I had AAA tow my truck to the AAA repair shop. The lower ball joint had failed and broken completely. They completed the repairs and then my service tech researched and discovered that there was a recall on the lower ball joints (SSC 50J.) I then contacted Toyota Corp on 10/02/2008.

I explained my situation and was instructed to take the truck to Maita Toyota to complete the remaining repairs. I was told that they would reimburse me for the repairs completed by the AAA repair shop ($598.18) within 4-6 weeks after I submitted the proof of payment. Maita Toyota completed the repairs and fixed the body damage incurred during the ball joint failure. Maita was friendly, helpful, and the ONLY positive experience that I have had with Toyota thus far. My truck is now up and running.

On 11/24/2008 I called Toyota Corp to check the status of my reimbursement. I was told to check back on Monday. I did. I was told that they still needed a copy of my current registration. I had not been notified that this document was missing. I immediately faxed it to the reimbursement department on 11/25/2008. On 12/02/2008 I called Toyota Corp again to find out when I would receive the reimbursement. The representative told me 4-6 weeks from Wednesday 11/26/2008. I asked to speak to a supervisor and the rep (Darrien) refused to transfer me. I continued to ask to transfer and he repeatedly said no. He asked if he should spell his name out for me so that I could file a complaint. He was rude, unprofessional and demeaning. I felt as though he were a bill collector. I have yet to hear from a Toyota Corp supervisor as promised.

I am having the same violent Vibration in the front braking system. Three sets of rotors and unknown turnings and pad changes later, the truck is getting dangerous to drive at speeds! My dealer assures me that the problems are all solved on the new 40,000 dollar model, yea right! This is my third toyota and probably my last. Bye Bye Toyota!

Until December 2007 I have had no problems with my 2004- Tundra. It had 160,000 miles when the front ball joint broke and Toyota fixed it completely under a recall. It was scary since I was going 70 on a freeway near Santa Barbara on Christmas night. I have the TRD and always run the bigger tires because of any off road. Also it has a extra super leaf spring in the rear for towing. This is a heavy truck and I love it. I hear people say it bounces in the rear. I have a shell and bars on top. It bounces if you have nothing in the bed like most work trucks. I have pulled 9,000 lb trailers with no problems. But I wish they had Diesel, convert the fork lifts you have here in America. They have the same engine as the cars in Europe. It now has 180,000 and the rear left axel blew a seal and no bark. Never heard of any truck doing that but very few 2004 Tundra (which was a re-design year) have that many miles.

If you have not had your 2003-2006 Sequoia or Tundra looked at for the Ball Joint do it. The Patrolman that saw my truck said why didn't you roll 5-6 times.

have a 2007 toyota tundra that bounces violently at certain parts of freeway (cant have a conversation, upsets stomach) all i get from the dealer or toyota customer service is that ill get a notice if it gets recalled, this is a known problem in this model and is supposedly due to concrete freeways and the way theyre made- but the shaking is rediculously uncomfortable and possibly unsafe

uncomfortable and bad ride upsets stomach and kidneys just driving down the freeway

2006 totota tundra. Steering wheel shakes. Had front end checked out tires rotated and balanced. No change.

Very annoying, and problem will probably get worse. I would think this to be a safety issue. Any Suggestions?

I have a 02 tundra 41,000 and trasm. problems, cost me $ 3,500 to fix it. I did a major service 2 months ago and everything was fine. now I need a new trasm.

I have to fix my car, but not with toyota dealer

bought brand new 2005 tundra.GOT home and hub cap was gone.BACk to dealer which is 50km. away. 20.000 km. later took truck back to dealer for hundreds of paint chips.told they had to paint whole truck because of bad paint.THEY painted WHOLE truck except bumpers. Now they are rusting.PAINT is better but you can tell it was painted by a body shop. CAN see over spray and dirt in paint.40.000km.got recall notice for ball joints.BY the time I got around to getting them done the drive shaft universal started to make bad noise and shake truck.When I looked under truck to see what was wrong I seen one back shock was leaking. took back to dealer and they fixed universal and shock.Almost 3 weeks in total time this piece of junk has been at the dealer for repair.

NOW rear end making grinding noise and shaking truck. Took back again told they had to replace bearings and said they would call me in 1 week to repair it.Almost 3 weeks later no one called and truck was scary to drive.THey told me when they said bearings were bad it was still safe to drive.IT sure didn't feel like it.I ended up calling the dealer and was told parts were there but they forgot to call me.AS I write this the rear end bearing job has yet to be done.I hope this is the last time this truck has to be taken back for major repair but I bet not because it has only 60.000km.And has 40.000km to go.

THE truck has only been used to pull a 18 foot boat about 30 times for a distance of 25km.IT has even put away for winter but not this year because time will run out on warranty.Iam 55 years old with a clean drivers licence.I do not drive my truck had at all.THIS truck is not anything I expect from toyota. I own THREE of there cars and are the best cars I ever had.They should stick to what they do best and leave the real truck makers to do there thing. Wish I BOUGHT DOMESTIC.TAKE YOUR TRUCK AND SHOVE IT TOYOTA.

2001 Toyota Tundra SR5. The ball joint on the front passenger side failed.

The wheel came off, but fortunately I was going slow enough to be able to get off the road without major damage. The bill was ~$600 and AAA towed it. I know there was a recall for 2004-2006 Tundra ball joints, but that should be expanded...they are obviously faulty back to 2001 from the other posts read on consumeraffairs.com.

truck knocking cold and warm took it in twice toyota said. started vechile cold and test drove to fully warmed up under normal driving conditions. also let idle with slight load verry light knocking heard.using tecstream tester check health no codes or ecu upgrades avalible. contacted tech line with toyota explained concern and was told that loose tolerances have to be maintained to meet emission standards and friction control under heavy load. this is a normal condition with this engine design. ther very light knocking noise can be heard by outher people in cars at a stop lights nomatter cold or warm. so they said nothing is wrong at 8,848 miles. now at 13,176 miles engine is leaking antifreze and oil. took it in again they say parts on order: gasket timing ch, 2 ring o, new seal type, gasket oil pump, ring o, 2 gasket cylinder, gasket cylinder, pump assy water, ring o. all done under warranty. I asked what caused all that they said maybe friday after noon at the plant and tech had poker on his mind or somthing.

time out of my schedual to take new truck in somany times and the mess all over the truck days i dont have the truck the inconvence. dont know about any water in the oil or not. this is a 07 tundra 5.7 i know im not the only one having problems with this so called truck of the year. i know of more problems i am having and outher people are have tis one i am most concerned with. any information or advise would be greatly apreaciated thanks

WoW lots of hate for Toyota. I have always driven toyota and love them. I have a 1990 4x4 truck and recieved a recall notice on some suspension parts last year(2007) Very impressed with there service. I also just sold a 2001 Tundra 117k miles. The truck had been severely wrecked and repaired before I got it. No rust problems. I had the break problems and just spent the $30 for pads every so often. It had developed worn inner tie rod ends and worn out struts and ball joints, but I have been pulling a 5k pound trailer 5-6 days a week for the last 50k miles so not so sure its a defect cause I worked this truck extremely hard on and off road. This kind of wear is expected with the abuse I give. And I have never been gentle with my Toyotas, never. I figure if it can't take my abuse then I don't need the vehicle, so far Toyota has not failed me. Just got a brand new 2008 Tundra very very happy.

wanted to give you a detailed description of the incidents with Toyota. I have a 2000 Toyota Tundra, with 130000 miles on it. The truck is in great shape and garage kept. I had taken it to a mechanic to look at it for inspection, when we found rotted holes in the frame; the vehicle cannot be inspected, and would be impossible to repair. I contacted Toyota and they assigned a case number (200809060174) and the girl I spoke with (Debra) told me the frames were guaranteed for unlimited miles and unlimited years. She asked me which Toyota dealer I wanted to take it to so they could inspect it. I choose Kenny Ross in Moon Twp., and on Monday, September 8, I took the truck there. They concurred with my Mechanic and took pictures to send too Toyota. In the interim, I found out that Toyota as a program in place to buy back Tacomas (a smaller version of the Tundra) for full retail value of the vehicle. Tundras and Tacomas have the same frames and thickness of metal, but Toyota only has that program in place for Tacomas. I really dont see the difference if it is the same material. Yesterday I spoke with a Toyota representative who said since there isnt a program in place for Tundras, they will not do anything for me. Even though she agreed that the frames are the same. I cannot stress that not only am I looking at a safety issue, but the truck is now worthless as a trade-in. I should add that the retail value of this vehicle is $10415.00, and the trade in value is: $4000.00 and the private party value is: $6745.00. Which now even if I wanted to get rid of it, I cant.

Per management service reps my Toyota Tundra has concerns related to the braking system. Because they have not herd of any negative outcomes related to this issues they will not replace the components. In addition the fix for this issue and others is that I drive under 20 miles per hour for 200 yards until the brake system has done a self check. Problem the Truck on more than one occasion has locked up and have not been able to move it forward or back.-

2007 toyota tundra,been in shop 3 times ,no confidence i can stop.3rd time i had to complain,i pointed it out ,the brake booster was leaking,only 15,000 miles at the time of repair,bought w 10,500miles and was certified,my ebrake wasnt holding they had to adjust it,i would roll down my driveway,after the repair the sound the booster made is gone but the brakes are to me still terrible,they can and do go to the floor ,very spongy pedal feel,

I own a 2001 Toyota Tundra.Here's it's saga - 3-03 @ 24,777 miles needs front pads & rotors cut.Dealer says brake work not covered under warranty. Did work myself. 11-03 @ 30,497 miles - took truck in for service work {oil change etc.]Tell them rotors are wrapped again,basically told me tough.So I replaced rotors.6-04 @ 38,212 miles-R/R leaf spring is broke told not covered.[truck had never towed or had more than 10 sheets of sheetrock in the bed.]Toyota agrees to pay for parts &I paid $475.00 for labor.2-06 @ 64,300 miles -parking lights came on by themselves killing battery.Not covered by X-tend warranty.Intergation relay replaced at $541.00.1-07head lights came on by themselves had head light switch replaced at $ 120.00. 11-07 @ 79,297 miles -would not pass emision state inspection - engine control module was replaced was covered!!! also replaced 2 02 sensors a one time good will!!! I forgot to mention 02 sensors and a exhaust manifold replaced before I forgot how many times.5-08 @ 84,090 miles - head lights came on again replaced head light relay at$28.00.7-08 @ 85,000 miles - head lights on again - yet to be fixed ,for now just pull relay out.Also rear cargo lamp came by itselve & killed battery,just pulled fuse for now.Rotors & pads again Ijust can't keep count of how many times they've been done & now frame is looking kind of rusty.Whats next? I read about tranmissions blowing up,balljoints,etc.Toyota Quality !!!

I purchased a 2001 Toyota Tundra with 42000 miles with extended warranty. During the warranty period I had the truck regularly serviced at a Toyota Dealership. During this time, aproximately 60,000 miles I had both exhaust manifolds, and all O2 sensors replaced. I also had tie rod ends and ball joints replaced; all under warranty. At 78,000 miles, less than two thousand miles out of warranty my automatic transmission failed to a cost of 4,000 dollars. Toyota would not help me out with this whatsoever even after admitting to me that it was caused by a factory defective planetary and overdrive. They told me that this was a good example of Toyota Quality because a defective part lasted this long, no consolation. Since the transmission I have also experienced the front brake problems and live with it daily because I can't seem to get more than 10,000 miles out of a set of rotors. At about 100,000 miles I was driving at 15 mph when the two ball joints on the passenger side collapsed causing the tie rod end to fail and the half shaft on that side to pull out of the differential and fail as well. When I inquired to Toyota about a recall on ball joints I was very abruptly told that the 2001 Tundra would not fall under the recall, even though I know two other 2001's with the same problem. At 105,000 miles I replaced the ball joints and tie rod ends on the drivers side once again. Currently at 122,000 miles I am replacing the passenger side tie rod ends, and the neutral safety switch. All of this and most of my driving is on the highway and I don't abuse my vehicle. This is definately my last Toyota and I always try to convince people not to buy from them.

I have a 2001 Tundra SR5 access cab 4x4. I purchased the vehicle used, it now has 135,000 miles. Since I have purchased it I have replaced both the lower ball joints, tie rod ends, 02, sensors, a fuel injector, 2 sets of brakes pads and rotors, water pump, 4 sets of tires. Frame is nice and rusty but it took a sticker this year. I have always had Toyota's but this is the last one for me.

I had a Tundra 2001, after a while a had experience the brake problem vibration, shaking of the truck, etc. Took the truck to Carson City Toyota and after couple times in they informe that there was a recall for the whole front brake system, they replace the rotors for a bigger ones(I belive), calipers and pads' I am sorry for the people who had to deal with really bad car dealers, My experience with Carson Toyota has always been great they are relly good. Now days I own a Tundra 2003 with 60k miles and have no problems with the brakes so far(knock on wood), I hope that Toyota really han fix the ongoing problem with the early tundras brake system

I have a 2001 Toyota tundra pickup and found out iI have a big problem with the engine. When I start the truck I got a large amount of blue oil smoke from the exaust pipe. I never had this problem before I have been driving the truck since I baught it in 2004. The truck had 12,000 miles on it then and has 64,000 miles on it now. I checked my oil and to my suprise it didn't register. I take good care of my cars and motorcycles and do the proper maintainence in some cases before they reccomend it.Itook off the oil filler cap and to my suprise it was packed solid with oil sludge. I immediately went accross the street to my mechanic and was totally shocked when he asked me when I changed the oil. I told him it was the end of January this year . I only put about 8,500 miles a year on my truck. He told me he would pull the rockerarm cover off and see what is going on. Well he came back and took me over to see the inside of the engine which was completly covered in sludge. I was upset with this news because I take care of my veichles and don't abuse them, I went online to see if anyone else had this problem and was shocked to find all the info about Toyoto and this problem, turns out Toyoto has had a sludge problem since 1991 to present. Toyoto has a design problem with this engine and untill recently agnowledged they have a problem and helped many consumerswithout a recall on this. I contacted Toyota in California and was told because my truck was not involved in there campaign . I stated my truck has the same motor as some of the other vecheles wy can,t they help me as this is a design flaw not any fault of mine . They said the Tundra was not inclded in this campaign as well as my truck is now out of warranty. I am very angry with Toyoto and have found numerous camplaints about this problem only to have my problem ignored. There are mumerous websites out there with complaints about Toyoto and They , Toyoto does not care and could care less about problems like this , maybe if they ignored these problems they will go away. I can see now why so many complaints are logged in the quality of Toyoto has gone down the tubes . We need to by American

Were original owners of a 2000 Toyota Tundra (1st year of manufacturing) with only 55,000 miles. Only serviced by Toyota Dealer it was purchased from. Brought in for routine service 6/9/08 and was concerned the gas tank might be leaking. We were told nothing was done to truck it's not worth fixing. Called Toyota and dealer until finally got a rep to come out and look. They took pictures and we were told by dealer the rep said Toyota was going to buy it back but while we waited to hear from Toyota if we needed a rental Toyota would pay for it since it wasnt safe to drive because the frame was so badly rusted through and pitted. Upon our own inspection after that we found there is a part of the frame that measured only 65/1000? thick. After some research we found that this is the same safety issue that caused Toyota to buyback 813,000 1995 through 2000 Tacoma pickups and extend the rust guaranty from 5 years to 15 years for those not showing signs of rust yet. Based on this we had no reason to think this wouldnt go through as stated. After nearly 7 weeks of waiting and checking periodically, we finally did hear from Toyota and were flatly told that the Tundra is not part of program for the Tacoma. They will give us $2,000 toward a new or certified Toyota purchase and that was there final word. I have since entered into some internet sites and found that we are definitely not an isolated case with the unsafe rusting condition of the 2000 Tundra. Instead in a very short time found quite a number of 2000 Tundra owners with the same problem. Here are some of the posts and/or responses as they relate to this same issue. - Last weekend, my father was driving his 2000 Tundra when all of the sudden the back end jumped off the road and almost crashed the truck. Come to find out, the spare tire FELL OFF and hit the truck. The tire rolled down the road and almost took out a bunch of cars. We looked under the truck and the whole frame looks like it's about to crumble away. After a long story with the dealer, they told him there's nothing they can do since they believe he put it in the ocean. The truck's never been near salt water. It looks like the Tacoma problem isn't just a Tacoma problem anymore! It really a shame since there is nothing else at all wrong with the truck, not even a spot of rust anywhere else. Now the truck is worthless. Has anybody had any luck with their dealer regarding this? *sigh* How aggravating. - My Tundra also a 2000 rusted out pretty good around the frame and in between the bed and frame. I had to have the entire truck repainted after my accident in Oct 07. So far, I had to replace both front and rear bumpers and had to have the rocker panels sprayed with tough stuff, My body man installed it. Yes its crappy but its too late to have LineX instead. Anyways, I don't think Toyota stand behind their product to well. - Likely I have the same problem, but I take a look a couple times each season, hit any scale with a wire wheel, and shoot Rust Reformer at it. The worst places seem to be around factory welds, seams, and sandwich construction. POR-15 doesn't necessarily require a huge amount of prep, I've used it very successfully inside the frame rails and on the crossmembers under the cab, just be aware if it gets up against a threaded hole or a fastener, it will penetrate and essentially glue the threads together, as it's a chemical, not a paint. That also means it'll penetrate a lot of the sandwich construction very successfully. There's no easy way to get inside the front frame rails, shoot them with Rust Reformer and that's about all you can really do. I've also noticed the forward bed mount brackets were a complete mess on my 00. That was only obvious since the bed's off right now, but if you want to do the same thing, all you need is four guys and a couple stacks of bricks and 2x4s to keep the lower bedsides off the ground while you restore everything. Keep an eye on the forward crossmember, under the front of the engine and where it mates to the IFS crossmember. I removed the paint from just about every seam there, and sprayed with Rust Reformer, everything was flaking off really bad. - My father in law has a 2000 Tundra also that the frame is rusted out very bad. His truck has less than 60,000 miles. He lives upstate N.Y. and the reason he bought the Tundra was he liked mine.... When he 1st drove to Connecticut with his truck to shows us it looked like he got a decent deal, then when I looked underneath I couldn't believe how much rust it had on the frame. I wish I saw it before he bought it because I would have stopped him from buying it.... I know he should have looked at it better but he's getting older and I'm sure lying on the ground to check it out was not on his mind.... - Just curious if anyone has any insight on frame integrity of Toyota Tundras. I have about 93k miles on my tundra live in New England, and was told that my frame is rusting so bad that i should consider trading it in or selling within the next year or so. It's a 2000. I have taken really good care of my truck, and figured the frame (behind the rear axle) would be the last thing to go. Anyone have any experiences or advice? - I am also from New England (Southern New Hampshire) and have serious frame rot. It has rotted through and has been confirmed by the dealer, a body shop, and a frame welding firm. I have a 2000 with 83,000 miles. It has always been serviced by the dealer. They did not alert me to the problem even though it was just in for an oil change. A body shop pointed it out to me while doing a repair for a minor fender bender. I've lived in the area for 40+ years driving all makes of cars and trucks and have never had a problem like this before. This is unacceptable. Has anyone gotten Toyota to help in any way with repairs or replacements. - I have more rust than I would like on my 2000 with 56K miles now. Looks like I'm going to have to do this now since it's just starting to get bad. So the POR-15 is the best stuff huh. And I was just going to get a few cans of undercoat from the parts store - I have a 2000 as well, it has 44000 miles and has just failed state insp. I was told that there is no campaign by Toyota and now my tundra is worthless to me unless I pay $638 to repair the frame. The tech. said I will have to fix it every year. Contacted Toyota and work at a dealership they dont have a answer at this time but my wifes 2000 tundra w/44,000 is totally rusted from stem to stern and will have to be welded yearly This is just a sampling of comments and complaints found on blogs and in response to questions and concerns about the 2000 Tundra. We have since picked up our truck and driven it home. We think youll agree that this could potentially be a very serious safety concern for allot of people.

When we buy a vehicle, we buy it to last and we were expecting this one to last at least to over to 200 thousand miles. Even now when we go in to speak to Toyota and a salesperson catches us they tell us how Toyotas hold their values and thats why their certified vehicles arent less expensive. To be told that a truck with only 55,000 miles on it is garbage, when it was maintained by Muller Toyota for all of the services required and recommended by Toyota is completely unacceptable. We take good care of our vehicles and keep them maintained. There is no way that this amount of rot and rust only showed up since the last service, this had to be there for some time. Needless to say with the economy as it is right now and with the tight budget that we are on to start with. We cannot afford to purchase a new or used vehicle, but we are in a real bind and no one can tell me Toyota doesnt know that this is the same problem as the Tacoma. In the 7 weeks it took them to decide that they werent going to stand behind this vehicle, the blue book value according to the dealer has dropped to about of what it was when since June 9th because the gas prices just keep going up and this is a larger pick up so not so in demand. Our dealer offered to give us the blue book $4700, which is insane since it would have been more like $9,000 or higher back in June, not to mention what the retail price would be if the vehicle frame wasnt so badly rusted through. And Toyota purchased the Tacomas back at 1-1/2 times the blue book regardless of the miles or the condition. There has to be something that can be done here and Toyota doesnt want to hear it. The following is a copy of a letter dated March 2008 from Mr. Mike Michels, Corporate Communications of Toyota: March 07, 2008 Living Up to Our Commitment Rust, as they say, never sleeps. It certainly never sleeps in the states where road salt is in heavy use, and weve recently become aware of additional evidence of that fact. Weve received reports that on a small number of model-year 1995 to 2000 Tacomas, excessive corrosion of the frame has caused perforation of the metal. The reason for this, it appears, is that the frames of some of the 813,000 vehicles built during this time-frame may not have adequate corrosion protection. As a result, when theyre exposed to severe environmental conditions, especially in states where salt is used for the de-icing of roads, these frames may develop corrosion that goes beyond the normal surface rust thats commonly found on metal after years of exposure and in this case, these trucks are from eight to 13 years old. Because of our oft-stated commitment to standing behind our products, were extending the rust-perforation warranty covering these trucks for a period of 15 years from each vehicles original date of purchase, with no mileage limitation, for corrosion damage that results in perforation of the vehicles frame material. Owners of these Tacomas need not be the original owners. Even if you bought your Tacoma second- or third-hand, its covered by this extended warranty. Heres how this will work: Starting in the middle of March and continuing over a period of time, owners of 1995-2000 Tacomas will be sent letters informing them about this issue. If you find rust perforation on your vehicle's frame, have your truck inspected by a Toyota dealer. If frame corrosion damage is confirmed by an inspection at a Toyota dealership, at Toyota's option, we will either repair the vehicle or repurchase it. No matter the vehicles actual condition, it will be valued as a vehicle in excellent condition. If the inspection reveals no rust perforation, the 15-year warranty will remain in force. This is worth underscoring: This is not a recall. Rather, its an example of our commitment to the durability of our products and to our owners. These are older trucks and rust is a fact of life, especially where road salt is used, but thats not whats important. Whats important is that we take care of our owners. We just thought you should know that.

I have a 2000 Toyota Tundra truck that has the same frame rust problems that owners of Toyota Tacoma's have. Is there a good way to get the manufacture to cover this also? I have been a great supporter of Toyota from 1975, and would like them to consider the buyback for my Toyota. Any direction you can offer would be helpful.

I purchased a used 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 and have loved it. Except for the front brake issue that everyone else is talking about. After paying a dealer $800 to fix the problem, it's now starting up again. I haven't looked up the mileage since the repair, but suffice it to say, it shouldn't be shaking again. It only seems to happen when I go downhill. I don't notice it at any other time, but it was aggravating enough to google it. I'm not surprised that it was a design defect.

I have a 2000 Tundra that I purchased from the Toyota dealer in Waycross.Truck had 85k miles. The day I bought it had to have a complete brake job,turn rotors and new pads. Within 5k miles shaking was back. I lived with it until it got real bad. Turned rotors again, lasted 3 k this time. I then went to a private garage and had high performance rotors,calpers, and pads put on at a cost of 1000 bucks. At 102k was going on a long trip and the steering became very difficult and wobbly. Took it to the dealer when I got home and it needed new ball joints. I had the job done at a private garage for around 600 bucks (dealer wanted much more). The brakes made it 12k this time and rotors are warped again and I said the heck with it. The tranny now has the famous clunk in it. I feel like Toyota is totally ignoring us folks with these known defects. The bad thing is I had a 05 Tundra before this one that was a horrible piece of junk and I was stupid enough to buy another one after getting rid of the 05! Oh what I feeling, Toyota, NEVER again!!

I have a 98 4wd Toyota Tacoma that has the rust recall. My truck was so bad that the frame nearly broke into three places. I was able to find a used frame after my truck had to be parked for over two months because it literaly was no safe to drive. The used frame costed me $1700 and took me a month to switch out. Now I get a letter from Toyota that says there's a recall. Toyota told me that they were only going to give me the money back for my frame, they are not going to give me anything for the labor which would have costed about $2000. They told me since I had already replaced the frame they could not buy my truck back. What Toyota doesn't understand is I now have a truck that has no value because I can not rightfully sell or trade the truck because the frame has been replaced and still has an unusual amount of rust. My truck is not even worth $2000. I am all for a class action. I know of several people that have took their pickups and been given $12K. Toyota is in no way being fair about the whole situation. I have always bought Toyota but I'm not sure I will ever buy Toyota again. Neither will my family. This is crap!!

I recently bought a new 2008 Toyota Tundra,this may of this year at Boch Toyota.My wife and I were driving two weeks ago on a Sunday afternoon on a major highway heading to my parents for dinner,when we started to past a car in our truck with only 2000m on it, in the pasting lane, when all of a sudden there was violent shaking and noise,my truck felt like all my tires blew up,or my transmission went! we almost hit another car. my truck was shaking so bad I almost lost control, fortunately we were able to dodge cars a make it in the break down lane,we looked at the truck and there was no visible damage that I could see from the outside,but we couldn't drive it, something was definitely wrong,we waited for a tow truck to pick up the truck, had it tow right to the dealership. luckily they still were open. they gave me Kia Sportage loaner car.Such a great trade off after spending 35,000 on a highly marketed truck huh.. what a nightmare..

my toyota tundra was losing oil,it wasent leaking,it wasent smoking, but the oil was going somewhere.my service center couldent find the problem.so the conducted an oil consumption test where they topped off the oil and had me drive it a thousand miles.after the thousand miles i would bring it back they would check the oil ,top it off and i drove it another thousand miles. i did this three times the third time i broughtit back early,they kept the truck and finally diagnosed it as being a bad cylinder.warranty or not i had to provide them with service records for at least two years service,oil changesof which that has nothing to do with the problem according to mechanics i have talked to.

Here's another 2005 Toyota Tundra with uneven tire wear after the ball joint recall, and absolutely no help from Toyota Corp. or the dealerships. The truck pulls to the right, also, after the ball joint recall. Three different shops checked the alignment, said it was perfect. Tailgate problem -- less than three years after I bought it brand new, the tailgate wouldn't unlatch on the left side. Took the cover off, and whadya know -- the rods that pull the latches open are held on by little brittle pieces of plastic. I haven't been able to figure out yet what I can put on there to keep the rods from pulling out, and I know from experience (and all these other people's stories) that Toyota will again be no help at all. I bought a Toyota because of their reputation. Well... they have completely ruined their reputation now. I will never buy another new vehicle again. Looks like all the manufacturers are going the way of Toyota. American brand cars get away with it; people keep buying these crap cars that explode or fall apart, so obviously Toyota decided they might as well make crap cars (still charging more for them) and make that same easy unethical money.

hopefully somebody will listin to me.i bought a 2007 toyota tundra crewmax pickup in june 07 three weeks later small paint chips started comeing off the pasanger side toyota said they would paint both doors .i said i didnt think the paint would match.so they told me to deal with who i got it from nither toyota or danville toyota.realey helped at all they got there money thats all there worried about.

I thought toyoto was a top of the line viecle, I thought wrong. They use to be good viecles. There are alot of corrupt people and companies out there and I guess toyota is one of them now. Thats my opinion, but i know alot of people will probly agree with me. People will do anything to make money. What is this world comming to. Obviously toyota is up to something to give up there reputation like this. I am also having tranny problems and my fan runs hard when my engine is hot. It only does it when im idling or when I shut my truck off for a few min and start it back up and right when i start moving. Then it goes away when I pick up speed.

I purchased a 2004 Toyota Tundra V8 SR5 new. This was my first new car that I had purchased on my own and am still paying for. When it reached 80k the check engine light came on so I took it to aamco. They told me there was an issue with the 02 sensors. I had to replace them, and it would be best to replace all of them. I didn't replace because it doesn't need to be smoged yet and I don't want to spend on money that I shouldn't have to. Of course the aamco guy said it was important to change them and by not changing them I could affect the performance of the vehicle.

Recently I noticed the transmission leaking and, from what the mechanice told me, the yoke is damaged and seals need to be replaced. I have found by searching on the intenet that these problems are very common for the tundra. I will never by a Toyota truck or SUV again. PERIOD! I have to 1300 to fix the transmission and another 250 to fix the O2 censor.

i bought a used 2004 tundra with 38000 miles. in 6 months it was in the shop 8 times from ac to brakes locking up in the front when ever they loose traction, after 100,000 mils the problem still exist, and it also makes deafening noise when the back windows are rolled down individually and it has to be a pressure related problem

2001 Toyota Tundra. I have a brake problem that causes the truck to shake and jerk. I think this is a safety problem that Toyota needs to fix.

My 2002 Toyota Tundra has had multiple problems with the front brake rotors warping. Also, the O2 sensors needed to be replaced after the inital warranty expiration. After I replaced them myself, I found out that they were an extended warranty item and the Dealer should have replaced them. My local dealer (Petaluma, Ca.)never informed me of this even though I told them how many miles I had 77,000 when I bought the sensors ($275.00)and explained the error code an all to multiple employees. They refused to refund my money on the warranty fix. My suspension has had multiple problems (struts/shocks and mounts). I again have a rattle coming from the front. Seems the same problem has returned. Now I have found out about the recall on the ball joint..amazing..My 5th and last Toyota I'll purchase.

I purchased a 2000 toyota tundra extra cab, limited edition new from southern MD toyota. At 36,000 miles the started went out and it took 5 weeks to replace it. I have been through 3 sets of 02 sensors and an exhaust manafold because the dealer drilled out the manifold and it cracked a month later. I have 112,000 miles on the truck and I am on my 6th set of brakes and 3rd set of rotors because of the shimmy and vibration when trying to stop. My ford never did this ...

2001 Toyota Tundra brakes. Front brakes can't be fixed. Design flaw.

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2005 Toyota Tundra white paint is fading. vehicle has 28,500 miles. Dealership tells me that they have problems with the white paint on toyotas fading?????? There solution high speed buff, are you kidding me..... you would think that a new vehicle paint job would last longer than the time it takes to pay for the vehicle. Very disappointing.

I purchased a 2001 Toyota Tundra brand new and this is the biggest mistake I have ever made for it is a piece of ####. I have driven toyota trucks for years and have never seen the quality as bad as this. The truck has never pulled anything never had anything in the bed heavier than a bag of dog food and the transmission just exploded which also ment replaceing the radiator. I have had to replace the brakes and rotors. The security went out. The radio is messed up. The power windows quit working because they fell apart inside the door. And now this morning went to back out of my driveway and the automatic shifter lever broke off in my hand. Needless to say I have bought my last toyota and would suggest anyone thinking of buying one do some research because there are major problems with this truck from the year2000 to 2008. Lets face it when toyota turned these trucks over to the americans the quality went out the window. These trucks are built in Indiana and I know several people who worked in that factory and I can see whats happened to the quality. Now they have sent a lot of these Indiana people to Texas to start up the new Tundra plant. Guess what if you have purchased a new tundra prepare for recalls. Oh by the way when we were haveing a new transmission installed there were two other tundras haveing transmissions installed at the same time. The government really needs to look at recalling these trucks.

Wow there is a lot of venom on this website. My 2001 Tundra has for the most part been very reliable. I had the brakes and rotors replaced while still under warranty and only recently had the pads and rotors turned. However, I did recently (at 97,000) have the automatic transmission shifter linkage in the steering column fail while putting my truck into reverse. Turns out these parts are all cheap aluminum cast parts that are being used in a high wear moving part design. To me this is a safety issue that Toyota should own up to and warrants a recall.

I'd like to add to this chain of complaints! I own a 2000 Toyota Tundra, bought it brand new off the lot. Since I have owned it, I had work done on the brakes 3 times, the starter went, had to replace it., my transmission went just past 1500 miles of the warranty (which by the way Toyota refused to help me with the expense, all they would do is offer me $750 dollars towards a new Toyota.) - why would I want another Toyota? In addition I had to replace my door handles on the inside because they just snapped right off in my hand when opening the door. $100 a pc. to replace! Now the passenger door doesn't unlock with the button, just another thing to go wrong. This is my 3rd Toyota. I had a camery, a 4-runner, and currently my truck. But I can tell everyone here that I will NEVER buy Toyota again. They DO NOT stand by their name! After everything I had to fix, they could have offered to help me with the expense of my transmission, I paid 3K to get a refurbished transmission. Toyotas are NOT built the way they use to be!

I own an '06 Toyota Tundra 4.7 L Automatic Transmission. I bought the truck on September 30, 2006. One week after I bought the truck, the transmission began slipping. I know that this is not normal for a brand new vehicle! It only had 114 miles on it. I took it into the shop and they said that it was growing pains. I couldn't believe this so I started keeping track of these so called growing pains. Once a week or more, it would slip. It was very intermitant and I could not replicate the issue for the mechanics. Once, I was driving the truck and the transmission wouldn't shift when it needed to and I drove it straight to the shop, down hill, on the freeway, 45 MPH, at 4200 RPMs. Again, they could not find where the problem was. I've taken my truck in approximately 6-7 times, each time they tell me it's growing pains and they can't fix an issue they can't find. Blegh! Finally, with 14,000 miles on it, just before Thanksgiving, the truck wouldn't reverse, I missed my class at school because of this - that's approximately $500 for one night missed...I had it towed to the dealership and they said they would take care of it. They put me in a Toyota Yaris for the time being (I'm 280 lbs - I didn't fit and my leg was stiff for a week after driving it one night)...Ugh! They called me the next day and said, Well, you can have your truck back, it seems to be reversing fine! I told them I will not drive the truck until the transmission was replaced. I know a thing or two about cars, I've been under the hoods since I could walk and I KNOW that this is not normal. They finally replaced the transmission after I talked to the mechanic and explained every teeny tiny detail about what it was doing, and I got my truck back. Everything seemed to be going just fine until about 2 weeks of getting it back. The transmission is slipping even harder now and not just when I'm driving city streets - this is happening on the freeway now! It'll downshift and swing up to 4500 RPM then shift back to normal...and it'll do this about 6-7 times. My husband is scared to ride in my truck with me. The only reason why I'm still driving the god-forsaken piece of crud is because I have no other car. I HAVE to deal with it - I've been researching the Lemon Law in CA but I'm not sure what I can do at this point. I called the dealership today and I get to take it in on Wednesday so they can tell me it's growing pains...I've told them over and over, I CAN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE! Just fix my dang truck or give me a new one. I don't pay an arm and a leg for a broken truck!

My 2004 Toyota Tundra front left ball joint failed while I was driving approx 45-50 mph on the road. I was with my son and my grandson. We all suffered some sort of injury stemming from shoulder bruises to head bumps on windows. Upon further investigation, I had learned that there was a recall for this defect, which I had I known, I would have gotten it repaired earlier. We are in disgust with Toyota and are seeking to pursue a class action lawsuit. Our vehicle had about 100k miles, which in the Toyota world, is merely a teenager about to hit adulthood! This is a calling to any attorneys out there that feel we as consumers have been violated and would like to assist us in our battle, please contact me. Thank you!

2006 Tundra 4X4 SR5 Dbl-Cab TRD with ONLY 20,000 miles. BF Goddrich tire wearing on the outsides. Toyota will do nothing about it. This ends my business with this Toyota I see a few of you with the same problem. Hope my brakes don't go next. I'll have BF Goodrich take a look and see what they say.

I own a 2002 Toyota Tundra (original Owner). The truck has 77,000 miles, while performing oil change last week ( I am very restrict about changing the oil per Toyota recommended miles/time)it looks like the engine is having a sludge / Gel problem. I took the truck to Toyota dealership and told me the problem is because I don't change my oil frequently enough ..And after I told him about the settled law suit with Toyota.. He tells me that my truck is not included in the settlement therefore; he can do anything unless I have to pay for changing the engine. First I can't offered to pay for a new engine or offered to buy a new car. I am not sure what venue owners like me can take to make Toyota hold accountable for their lack of support for their product which clearly has a problem.

I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra and am just learning what a nightmare the brakes are. I bought the truck in 7/2002 and rarely drove it. My daughter turned 16 and started driving the truck to school and back. She wanted a mild lift on the truck,of which I hesitated. With only spacers on the front coils and a set of 1 lift blocks on the rear,the truck had a mild lift.

After awhile the brakes started shuddering and vibrating when slowing down,especially when going downhill at freeway speeds! I decided that because the truck had the lift,its just the way it braked.I also didn't want to go to the dealer thinking they would say I modified the truck and void any warranty. Eventually I put the truck back to original specs after five years and went to the dealer for the ball joint recall after receiving four letters on the recall. By the way the truck has 44000 miles on it in five years. So thats an average of 9000 miles a year and never even hauling a load.I get to the dealer and tell them I just replaced the rotors and brake pads 500 hundred earlier. I told them to check the brakes because they were still pulsing and vibrating when stopping. They called and said the rotors were already warped and that the brake pads were cheap,$65.00 cheap!

They convinced me that stock rotors and pads if they replaced them it would really help. $475 dollars later I am not convinced and the dealer said quote,replaced to original equipment rotors and pads,vibration may return, but not as frequent. I called and asked if they checked the rear brakes and they said yes,but that I should check them every 5000 miles. That is flat ridiculous! Toyota knows that any Tundra owner from 2000 on has crummy brakes!!! My 1994 Chevy Silverado 1500 which hauls weight all the time has 50,000 miles on the brakes and they finally need pads and the rotors turned! I have had 3 small toyota trucks 1984,1985,2001 and they never had these kind of brake problems.

Toyota knows the only fix is to replace everything to bigger brakes, but never gave anyone notice except the dealer with TSB bulletins. Thanks Toyota for a recall on your brakes.Well I guess I either live with crummy brakes or spend a fortune on the brakes. Toyota your doing a good job on your 2007 Tundra commercials with the big brakes and all, but losing customers that have your older Tundras. I'll look at GM next time.

I bought an 01 toyota tundra 4x4 sr5 access cab,42,000miles on it. The truck had a small exhaust leak,I changed the gasket but still leaked,I changed the whole exhaust manifold,fixed the problem, rear brakes wore out changed out at 52,000,changed out,front end warped real bad on brakes,I changed the pads problem persisted,I then changed the rotors,and another set of new pads,but the thing is I'm hard on my truck and expect all these problems,most trucks would lay down and die but the tundra keeps giving back to me,the four wheel drive works excellent,everybody needs to buy a different truck,and then see how happy they are.

I brought a 2006 Tundra in Dec. 2005 and took it to Los Angeles. On the way back home, the CD player froze. Will not eject or play. I had less than 2k miles. The dealer replaced but took 6 weeks. A month later in Feb. 2006, the new CD player had other problems like after loading the CD, it shows load CD (stuck) for 30 to 40 seconds. Sometimes it plays and other times it stalls. I took it in. It took the dealer 4 months to get a replacement. I had the Cd player for about a month and other problems came up. They replace it in Nov. 2006. Didnt know there were so much problems with Toyota till it was printed in the local paper.

i own a 2004 toyota tundra which the lower left ball joint failed,. The truck only has 115 KM.

bought new 2007 toyota tundra crew max truck on june 15.three weeks later i noticed paint chips comeing off on pasanger door toyota said they would paint them i said that i didnt think the paint would match.so while thirty days went by from july 11 toyota told me to bad they cant do any thing for me.

I own a 200 Toyota Tundra with 108,000 miles on it. I started having transmission problems last week and was told that my entire transmission was failing at a cost of at least $3000.00 to repair. I've contacted Toyota and received no help. Considering the prevalence of the transmission problems with this model year I cannot understand why there has not been a recall. Toyota wants to ignore this problem but they are losing loyal customers.

We were having problems with transmission which is a problem I hear lots of people are having with 2000-2002 Toyota Tundra's. Mechanic found metal shavings in transmission pan truck had about a little over 70,000 miles. Since at the time it was covered under warranty they replace it. Now at 95,000 miles I am having the same problem but since warranty expired 2 month ago they are saying nothing could be done. My questions are doesn't a transmission have to last more than 20,000 miles? And why the same problems as before? Why am I the only one not having this problem with year/make? They offered me a discount which still will put me $2500 or more in the hole. And what happens next when it happens again? Toyota says it is working to maintain vehicle quality, even as it increases production to meet worldwide demand for its vehicles. That is BS. I was true to them now I am better off with a Ford.

I have a 2000 Tundra, had a transmission go out a 40k miles, Grapevine Toyota replaced it under warranty, but called me before I was to pick it up the next day and said the one they replaced the first one with was no better than the original. Well, number 3 transmission lasted 30k miles and I am having problem with it now, looking at #4. I sent e-mail to Toyota and was told in so many words, tuff! They quoted the warranty, 12k miles or 12 months, really trust the product! Well now I am being told by Toyota of Grapevine that $4,500. will get me a rebuilt transmission and another 12 months or 12k miles. I have 3 Toyotas at this time and like so many others thought I was getting the best, BS! I have bought my last Toyota, American cars are probably not the same quality but, do the math. If I have to pay this kind of money to repair an already very expensive truck, why wouldn't I get an F-100 or a Chevy with life time warranty? I will, and Toyota just may find out that they are as big as they think!!!

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I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra. I had the lower ball joints replaced for a recall at 60,000 miles by Toyota. I just found out that at 80,000 miles they now need to be replaced and that the left ball joint is dangerously in need of replacement. I called Toyota and was told that there was nothing that they could do, that they had a 12 month or 12,000 mile parts and labor warranty,

I purchased this '05 Tundra SR5 from a reputable dealer in Bossier City, La. The truck had 29K miles on it. While driving from DeQueen, Ark. to Hope, Ark. somewhere in Hope the transmission drain plug fell out of the transmission. Immediately when the truck shifted funny I stopped, evaluated the problem and called Harvey Toyota in Bossier City (the nearest dealer) following several telephone calls as to parts and proper oil replacement given the conditions, my wife purchased another drain plug, the required amount of the proper oil and drove to Hope, Ark. The truck ran as well as ever coming home (87 miles). The next morning there was a large puddle of oil under my truck and again no drain plug. Harvey Toyota (and in no way am I impugning their service)towed the truck to their dealership for evaluation. Upon consultation with the service tech, the service writer, the service manager, a reason for two plugs falling out could not be ascertained. The recommendation made by the dealer was to drain and flush the transmission, refill, drive the truck for several miles. I have driven the truck approx 80 miles since.

I have 112,000 miles on my 2002 toyota tundra, which i bought new.. It started making a noise when moving. I was told the differential bearings are going out and it would be $1200 to fix. I take care of my vehicles (put over 300,000 on 2 hondas)and have never had anything like this happen to one of my vehicles. It has to be a manufacturing defect. Have you heard about this problem with tundras?

Received a recall for my 2005 Tundra4X4. Took my truck in on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 to have the recall work done. Waited while the work was done (approximately 45 minutes).

On Friday, September 7, 2007 on my way home from work as I was traveling down a city street (Minnis) at approximatly 30-35 as I was slowing down for a stop sign - all of a sudden the front right side of the truck drops to the ground, dragging parts, tire, oil, bolts, along the road causing sparks which ignited the dry grass (we have extreme drought conditions in this area) in the field next to the road.

I had to call the police to help get the traffic around the truck. Had to call the fire department to stop the fire which was burning a dry field next to a housing development. Burned my shoes trying to put out the fire which overtook the field before the firemen got to the sceen. Called Toyota of Cleveland they sent Moe's towing out to pick up the truck and transfer it to their place.

Everyone who stopped by to see if they could help including the police and firemen ask me what I hit! The damage was that severe and with parts all over the place. Toyota of Cleveland immediately put the truck inside their garage and said they would fix it up like new - bull!

Who would want to drive that thing again not me! I am 65 years old and this truck was to be my final major purchase for a vehicle - it only has 37k miles on it. Add this to your list of complaints about Toyota's recall. If I had been on the Interstate traveling at 70-75 miles an hour - I would most likely not be here to tell anyone about this.

This ball joint recall - is a major problem especially if the people correcting the recall don't do it correctly or know what they are doing. It happened so suddenly I was just lucky I did not cause serious injuries to either myself or others. Any questions, please feel free to contact me.

I own a 2006 Toyota Tundra - it has about 12,000 miles on it. I have rotated the tires already and whichever tires get placed on the front experience tremendous wear. They are nearly bald on both sides of the front. When I talked to a service tech they simply said that Toyota puts soft tires on that won't last as long as they could so that the truck rides smoother and quieter. Now I need to replace tires on a truck that is a year and a half old - that seems ridiculous. From what I've read online Toyota Tundras have issues with front suspension and brakes. Uneven tire wear seems to be part of the problem as well.

I had the ball joint replacement performed on my 2005 Toyota Tundra nearly a month ago. I expressed concern about the excessive tire wear that has occurred on the two front tires. I was told that the ball joint has nothing to do with tire wear and that Toyota would not be replacing any tires with this recall. I must have had stupid printed on my forehead that day because that is a flat out lie. I was told that I would have to contact Bridgestone/Firestone about the tires since the warranty is covered by them. I did this and was told that the warranty does not cover wear and tear caused by faulty suspension. So I am stuck with two tires that are still under warranty that are worn. Toyota won't acknowledge that their product did the damage and Bridgestone/Firestone won't replace them cause they say it's Toyotas responsibility. I also have problems with the front brakes now. But only the front drivers side is worn out. Toyota wants to charge me for that also. I feel this is another defect they should have to fix. My truck has less than 45,000 miles on it and I can't get even the service I feel I deserve, from a company I use to respect. I would love to get on a class action lawsuit with everyone else who has the same break problems and make Toyota finally pay for their mistreatment of good customers.

I have two tires needing to be replaced. Valued at 149.00 a piece. The front brakes need replacing and the whole system needs to be checked. It is suppose to distribute the braking evenly through out.

I have experenced the Front Disc Brake problems that I hve read many others have had, I own a 2005 Tundra Double Cab Limited, I thought like many others that I was purchasing a great product like I had with my 1988 Toyota Truck. Wrong answer, I had read about the Toyota Tundra having brake problems, people experencing a shimmy in the front end along with feedback in the brake pedal when the brakes are applied, I was experencing the same with my truck. At my first oppurtunity I went to my local Toyota dealer to have the brakes checked, I waited while they checked them.

Not long after the Mechanic looked at it he told the Service Dept Rep that the Brake Rotors need to be turned, this was at 26,000 miles, they turned the rotors for me, and asked if I wanted the Brake Pads changed, to which I asked Q: How much do you want for Front Brake Pads? A: $60.00, No thanks, I'll go to my local auto parts store and purchase the bet ones they have and pay less tan $60.00. Went to the parts store the next day purchased the Brake Pads, the best ones they had, less than $60.00. About a month ago I took my truck in for the Lower Ball Joint recall, they asked me if there was anything else that they could look at while they had the truck, again experencing the shimmy and feedback in the brakes, I asked them to check the front brakes, in which when I picked up the truck they told me that the rotors needed to be turned again, I said, that's funny, I have already had my Front Brake Rotors turned by you guys.

Theylooked it up on there computer, that is correct Sir, you had your truck in here when it had 26,000 miles on it and had the Front Brake Rotors turned. To which the Lady behind the Service counter said that is not out of the ordinary, I have had m cars Brake Rotors turned two times already and it only has I think she said somewhere around 50,000 miles I knew better than to belive her, unless she also is driving a Toyota Tundra. In any case it would appear to me that the Front Brake Rotors on the Toyota Tundra's besides the 2007, which you notice how they Toyota brag about there brakes on the 2007 Tundra in the television commericals are less than addiquit for in the Tundra's prior to the 2007 Model Year.

I remember when the Tundra was first intoduced in about 2000, they had some kind of problem with the brakes then which I thought had been fixed by design in the years after this, guess I should have done my homework prior to purchasing my Tundra. I belive that a solution to this problem would be for Toyota to put the Toyota Racing Development (TRD) brake package on all of the Tundras that have this problem, check out there web site, these TRD Brakes are much better than what is on your stock Toyota, unless you have theTRD Package, but I don't know if the TRD brakes come on vehicles with the TRD Package.

My 2000 Toyota tundra has a brake problem in the deseign of the system.Many others have the same problem, the brakes shake and vibrate under braking. Toyota will do nothing about this problem except sell you an upgrade that cost between 1300. and 2000. dollars. Thanks for your help

Ball joint recall repairs to truck resulted in truck not able to have the front drivers side wheel to be aligned properly. It appears the lower A-arm has a defect in manufacture. Wheel is about a half inch forward of the passenger front causing excessive caster. The truck always veers to the right!

Lost three days work on problem already.

I purchased my 2001 Tundra SR5 with 101,000 miles from a Toyota Dealership in AZ. After driving it for about 2 weeks off the lot, I experienced rapid vibration at high speeds, in excess of 60MPH, when having to break on the freeway. I knew that this year of Tundra was notorious for rotor warpage, so instead of dealing with the dealership hoopla, I ordered drilled and slotted rotors and baer performance brake pads and did the replacement myself. Since then, which was about 3 months ago, knock on wood, I have not had any problems, and my braking performance was better then off the car lot. My advice to others who are in this situation, is to buy the aftermarket rotor kit and pads and do the repairs yourself, if you are mechanic savy. The kit was about $350 with pads on E-Bay and I feel was well worth the money.

I have owned a 2000 Toyota Trundra since new. It continues to have a front brake warping problem. Brakes last about 10,000 miles before a new set of rotors are required. This is uunacceptable in this type of vehicle.

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My 2002 Toyota Tundra had the engine light come on at 70000 miles.The dealer replaced the o2 sensors under the recall. This was great until 110000 miles when the light came on again for the same problem.Now it is out of warranty. My truck has the same brake vibration problem that everyone else is complaining about. I have gotten tired of replacing parts and just grit my teeth and drive it.

2000 toy.tundra faulty brakes & trans toyota needs to be sued!!!!

As I write this my 2000 Tundra V8 2x2 pickup truck is at the garage to have the front brake rotors replaced due to vibrations when I apply the brakes at speeds above 40 miles per hour. The truck has done about 58,000 miles. This problem also ocurred when the truck was about 2 years old and was fixed by the dealer. Of course, I now have to pay for the replacement of the rotors. I notice that many other owners of the 2000 Tundra are complaining of this vibration problem.

In 2000 I ordereed a new Tundra to be built to specifications. It took 4 months, hence a 2001 Tundra. Fitted with the smallest engine (V-6, overpowered if you ask me), 5 sp manual and no life threatening ABS to prevent sure stops. Naturally I wanted the com fort features. At 87,000 miles it is on its third set of tires, the brake pads have been changed once. As soon as it was available, I had a limited slip diff installed. So the repair record is not bad, and yet FROM DAY 1 the fuel economy has been garbage. It gets 15-16 mpg regardless of load (empty or overloaded) speed on the highway or around town. Same lousy mileage. Until Toyota remembers how to build cars, this is my last one. If I wanted and American truck, i would have bought one!

this is the third time i am bringing it back for a clunking noise when i release the brake pedal or come to a complete stop.the dealer says they are unable to reproduce the noise,i am going to take the tech for a ride tomorrow 03/27/07.and there is a squeaking noise coming from under the hood,dealer replaced belt but truck still squeaks.

All I can say is that I agree with all of the complaints. I started having vibration and shaking problems immediately with my NEW 2000 Tundra. The dealer changed the rotors, pads, and turned the drums. The vibration was less but never gone. Our person mechanics (business) have almost continuely worked on the brakes - turning rotors and drums, replacing pads and shoes, and replacing rotors and drums. Never really being able to stop the vibration and pulsing completely. The Toyota Dealers simply stopped even talking to me about the problem.

I gtuess since toyota sells are booming, toyota is not really concerned about a few bad trucks in 2000. We have used toyota cars and trucks for years dating back to 1988 with excellent results until the 2000 Tundra. The most disturbing thing is that TOYOTA really didn't solve the problem, or even cared about the problem. If toyota would tell us that wee should by a different drums and rotors with a thicker wall, or different shoes or pads; we would replace the parts at our own cost.

The vibration and pulsing is every upseting let alone very dangerous to the passengers. I feel that a class action LAW SUIT should be file against Toyota, because of their TOTAL neglect of the problem. TOYOTA SIMPLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE FEELINGS OF A FEW TRUCK BUYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

unfortunately it's 2007 and i'm just being made aware of the brake issue on 2000 toy tundra. All this time i thought they (tundras) were just front heavy. I can't count the countless times i have alomst hit someone because i thought i was not going to stop. I just found out by a friend of a technican that used to work for toyota. This is bad.I have been a TOYOTA supporter since 1987 and even taken my family to the same dealership to by there cars (LONGO TOYOTA). I hope someone can help or suggest what i can do.

I purchased a 2001 Tundra truck with 35,000 miles. At 55,000 miles I had the transmission serviced at a Toyota dealer. At 80,000 miles the transmission failed. my argument is that the dealer( if he actually serviced the transmission) should have noticed metal in the fluid if the transmission was about to fail. either way the transmission should have lasted past 100,000 plus miles.

I don't agree with the statement that Toyota has fixed the problem. The engine slap problem was supposedly not in the 2004 model of the Tundra. We own a 2004 bought new, and it currently has 32,000 miles and has what the mechanic reffers to as PISTON SLAP It wasn't until we purchased a 2006 Tundra that we noticed such a significant sound differance.

The People at Bitteroot Motors a, Toyota dealer have refused to do anything to assist us in this matter while their own mechanics recognize the problem and state they would not own this Tundra. The company tells us there is nothing they can do. I thought Toyota was the number one car, which is why we own not one but 3. I am starting to think Toyota has fallen by the way of the American manufacturers.

We are unsure how to proceed with this matter. I have invested a great deal of money into this truck such as extras. I want it fixed but, no one wants to take accountability.

I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra(unfortunately)and as with most of them,my transmission has failed.My 1st experience was well within the facory warranty period at 52,000.At that time service techs drove the truck and said that the problem was only the throttle body.

They also fixed the many other recalls on the vehicle thinking I would be happy.I'm not.Since then I have had my truck in to be checked out because of lack of shifting into overdrive.Service personnel,again,drove the car and said,all is normal.Now,at 72,000 miles my trans is failed completely and out of warranty.Is that their policy to weisel out of paying for the needed repairs?

I'm now having to pay for repairs myself after paying over 30,000 dollars for the worst Toyota I have ever owned.And,because of the sevice policies I have encountered during this hidious business ethic,I will never again,buy another Toyota.As a business owner myself,I cannot see how that would help Toyota Corp keep happy customers or return customers.

All they had to do was honor their product that is historicly having a major amount of defects with the same drivetrain parts on the same vehicles.They obviously need to recall the weak transmission that all their loyal custmers gladly bought.Again,I will never purchase another Toyota because of this treatment.I would understand and gladly pay for repairs myself if this was a random,bad luck incident but it's not.

Most of the trucks 2000-2002 have had the same problem.Just look into customer complaints and you will see thousand of disgruntled customers that have been stuck with inferior products and sevice from Toyota dealers throughout the country.I am not alone.These trucks have a horrible history.DON'T BUY TOYOTA is what I will say to every potential buyer that I come across.That will be far more costly than the honorable repair that Toyota declined.

Service advisor at time of vehicle drop off made his own corparate decision/advice and said that Toyota would not warranty their horrible product.I was then told that I would be contacted within 3 days for evaluation of my case(stbrt34152s265010).After 8 days of no return call I called Toyota only to be denied any warranty service or any service for that matter.

Same problem with brakes. June 2002-1st time round with brakes, it was the caliper seals which Toyota on Nicholasville FINALLY admitted was technical bulletin and repaired at no cost to me other than 2 weeks loss of use.

October 2003-same problem but I had to pay this time. cost-$480 2005-ball joint recall. My recall replacements were performed 11/2006. Truthfully had no problems with steering and wheel vibration til Toyota mechanics replaced under the recall.

Now it TERRIBLE. Had it checked and they see no problems. Pulls to right fiercly! Have replaced both o2 sensors on right bank in last 4 months and now check engine light again. This time it is left bank.

I got the 2006 Tundra, double cab V8 automatic transmission. From day three the transmission has slipped. also the engine races way to hi on start up. Everytime I take it into the shop for this problem they drive it and say they see nothing wrong.

I get back in it and one or two weeks later it does it again. Now this week I was almost in a wreck over this problem. I pulled out into traffic and it sliiped again. Thanks to a good eye in the other car, she missed hitting me by two feet. I called corp.

Toyota and they said they will take care of this problem for me, I would be getting a call in three days from them and the dealer. 8 days later and I still havent had a call from corp or the dealer. All I've gotten is a bunch of lies.

Bought Tundra new 2000, 2 weeks old engine wouldnt start, Valves ticking exessively (like a diesel).Took to dealer they said it was normal.Barely touch the brakes it wants to put you thru the windshield. Again dealership says its normal.

Screws falling out on door hinges,door latch and seat.Changed my own brake pads to a higher grade than dealerships use.They work a lot better.120000 miles and my ball joints are still connected although I'am getting quotes to replace them.I have owned 4 toyotas over the years and have been happy with all.Overall my experience with buying from toyota is as soon as I bought the truck they didnt care what the problem was .

Its evident that unless they are forced to fix a defective part ,,,they will ignore it and you and your family that rides in your car or truck.It seems amricas corporate arrogance and disassociation with the public is now a japanese trait..SAYONARA toyota,,I'll be buying a GOOD OL AMERICAN MADE CHEVROLET!!

I sent an email earlier today with a complaint regarding my Toyota Tundra Transmission failure. Please disregard my complaint. Toyota called and they are taking care of the problem.

There will be no cost to me.

My 2001 V8 Toyota Tundra 4X4 had transmission failure after only 88,000 miles. It was always maintained at the local dealership in Oregon, and I had the 90,000 mile maintenance done early because I was taking a trip to Texas and wanted everything in perfect running order for the trip. The report shows that there were no metal shavings in the fluid at the time of the service.

However, after the serice was done and we were on our trip I noticed that the truck started to lurch like it was trying to shift gears. After getting to Texas the check engine light came on so I took the truck to the nearest Toyota Dealship and gave them the paperwork to show them what all had just been done. I left the truck and they called and told me that I needed a new transmission. They found a half of a handful of metal shavings in the pan. They also said that they had never seen anything like that in a truck with so few miles.

By the end of the day, yesterday, I was told that they would reimburse me for $1500.00, leaving me with a $2400.00 repair bill to pay. My son got on the internet and found that this is actually a common problem with the 2000 -2002 Toyota Tundra V8 truck, and it is due to a defective overdrive / planetary gear set which causes the transmission to fail.

Toyota is aware of the defect, and upgraded the transmission in 2003. I think that there should be a recall on all of these trucks, or the very least, Toyota should pay in full to replace the transmissions that do fail since they know that it is due to a defective part.

Note: Janice wrote again to say Toyota would cover the full cost of the transmission failure.

My Toyota 04 4x4 Tundra was just recently involved in an accident. It appears that while driving to work on Tuesday the four bolts connecting my right front ball joint sheared off causing my front right tire to seperate from the truck. Upon further observation not only did the front right ball joint shear off it caused the front axle to be ripped in half while also pushing my right quater panel up about 1.5. As my truck is still in the shop I have no way of knowing what else has been damaged.

Recently I heard of the Toyota Tundra recall for the ball joints, so I looked into it on the web. Not sure if my 2004 Tundra was an issue, on Jan. 22, 2007 at 3:48 pm I called the dealership to ask if mine was recalled. The sevice guy was kinda quick and smug to reply yep. So I asked if I can bring it in for repair. He answer was that the recall wasn't official and just to wait til I get a notice in the mail in mid to late Feb.

That they (Toyota) is not doing the recall yet and can not fix it. Meanwhile, after a week I begin to notice my steering is a little weird, it did't correct to center after a turn and was a rough. On Jan. 30, 2007, early in the morning I heard several popping , cracking sounds from the front left wheel well of the truck when I turned. Later in the day, after several trips acroos town on the highway with my wife and 8 month old daughter, to my new house from my old one I am moving from. The front left side of the truck collapsed and the truck came to stop after skidding on the pavement.

Luckily at this time I was not on the freeway and my family was not in the truck with me. After calling toyota and having a wrecker come get it. I was told the upper and lower ball joints had collapsed and front axles were ripped out of the front transmission. First, the service center questioned whether it was abuse by me, but later at the dealership service center a Toyota manager looked over the problem and said he doesn't see why Toyota shouldn't pay for it. But it will take several days to fix all the damage done, and they don't have the parts at all. but will try to get it soon.

I was releaved to hear that there are so many other people that have brake problems the the Tundra. My 2000 Limited 4x4 has over 100K miles and has had at least 8 brake jobs on the from the 4 on the rear. The rear seals have leaked and destroyed the rear brakes twice. Toyota refused to help with any of the repairs. Newbold Toyota in O'fallon, IL replaced the seals and braked 9/06 and after less thatn 1000 miles they leaked enought again causing the braked to be ruined again. Newbold said it was my fault and Toyota did not care. This time the lack of oil also ruined the read differential. We have had Toyota for 12 years, but no more ever again! GM American made products from now on.

i purchased a 2000 toyota tundra in 2000 and 2 months later had it back up there because when i applied the brakes in the morning i almost went through the windshield.not only that but the oxygen sensor light came on and even though i have taken it to a cert. mechanic to be fixed twice ,he said it would come back on and it did. this truck has always pulled to the left and i have had wheel aliegnments and new brake work done there is only 70000+ miles on this vehicle so the problems with tundras started before 2005

I own a 2000 Tundra with 90 K on it. 2002 - 2006 Tundras with the same lower ball joint design have had recalls on their Tundras because of bad lower ball joints. My truck has loose steering, is difficult to steer, wobbles on the road and feels dangerous. Toyota needs to address 2000 and 2001 owners Tundras as well regarding the bad lower ball joints.

I was making a left turn at about 10 mph when the driver side front tire spindle assembly came completely off its ball joints. Toyota never notified me of the ball joint recall therefore I suffered a catastrophic failure. All repairs where done at no cost.

Toyota dealership took 3 weeks to fix the problem due to spacers for ball joints not being in stock. Front fender was pushed in and damaged driver side door which was only touched up and not completely repainted. I submitted my towing bill of $105.00 for reimbursement and to date have not received payment. This is my primary work vehicle. Losing its use for 3 weeks over the holidays severly hurt my ability to earn. I am still recovering financially from the loss of my work truck.

Same as everybody else.Brakes shake the fillings out of your head!! Also anyone have the problem of the idle reving @stop?Also have the clunking of the tranny.2000 limted owner.

ouch.

This is reporting the second failure of a clutch mounting bracket for Toyota picups and T100's from about 1990 to 1994. This is a problem that i believe Toyota is aware of given that their service centers stock the part (which would not seam common). The bracket which is located up under the dash, breaks in the upper left corner resulting in an inability to engage the clutch. In some cases this defect can actually damage the fire wall as well.

For myself, this is the second time that the part has been replaced. I had to do the same repair 2 years ago on my 1991 toyota pickup. However, this time damage has in fact impacted the firewall as well. The cost is looking to be about 600 dollars for replacement of the part + welding on the firewall itself. As a student this imparts a significant burden given this is a part that should have never broken, let alone twice.

I know of people with older and newer toyota trucks (one an 86 4Runner with 300,000+ miles) and this has never been a problem. I am asking for help, so that Toyota will acknowledge this as a defect and begin repairing / compensating people on a financial level epically considering failure of this part could potentially result in damage to the transmission, clutch, and power train.

I have an 02 Tundra bought brand new, right now I only have 37,000 miles and the brakes are starting to vibrate. I had the problem about 4 months ago and just had the rear drums turned. Everything was good until just recently the vibration is back and seems to be getting worse. Seems I have come to the right place to complain. I see many people with more servere problems than myself, but it only looks like my problems are just beginning compared to everyone else.

I am not looking forward to solving this problem. I realize this must be something that toyota must ultimately fix since the problem initially stems from lack of proper adjustment from the rear brakes which puts overload on front brakes and then eventually warps them. I would be willing to buy a better component if there was one to buy but I dont think there is one available.

I Love Toyota but this issue could have me turning to other options. I have submitted an inquiry to a lawfirm about this issue, well see what happens.

I own a 2001 Toyota Tundra with 114,000 miles on it. At 112,000 miles the front rotors warped. I had them machined, but they will need to be replaced very soon...sounds like a common problem.

The second major problem is my transmission just went out at 113,000 for $3000! Seems like this is a common problem as well. I have filed a complaint with Toyota, but they say that they cannot recall anything without word from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. I would urge others to file a formal complaint with these guys as well!

I have a 2002 Tundra. I have not contacted the dealer yet regarding this brake issue in with respect to TSB #BR004-02. However, given the many responses, I don't expect to get much satisfaction from Toyota. I did file a complain with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/. I suggest everyone else who stumbles on the blog should do the same thing.

I own a 2000 Toyota Tundra 4WD. Currently the truck has 140,000 miles on it. Evidently I am not the only owner with some serious front brake problems. The front shimmy/vibration began just after the warranty expired. We took it in repeatedly to the local dealership which HAD always serviced our vehicle. Eventually we took it to a brake place. Each time the vibrations would abate, but it was only temporary. The original brakes were not like this. We do not know what to do to fix the problem. Now we have a new problem. Yesterday, while driving 30 mph the truck shifted violently and loudly into gear. After reading the posts listed above regarding transmission problems and planetary whatevers, I am not optimistic. I would like to add one more complaint. The leather on these seats is already wearing thin. If I didn't know better I would swear it was sprayed on.

Purchased a new 2000 Toyota Tundra, 3years and 43K miles later the brakes started vibrating. The dealer performed warranty work upgrading the calipers and machined the rotors and drums. The problem has returned at 81K miles. The obvious problem was the rotors were warped again. My mechanic stated I have 75% left on the front and 80% left on the rear. The issues is a warped disc. Problem is, each time you have the warp removed it weakens the disc and they will warp even sooner. What is an owner to do. Toyota needs to redesign the truck and admit their mistake.. Furthermore, How can this be called the Motor Trend Truck of the Year? I think they lost a loyal customer.

Bought a '03 Tundra new from the dealership, at about 25k the truck would shake out of control when braking. I had the front end recall done and had new front brake pads and rotors installed($700), two days later I still felt the shaking and at higher speeds on the highway my front end was bouncing like I was driving on a washboard road. I'm only at 50k and I'm looking to sell it.

The vehicle is still drivable, however for how much longer remains to be seen. Nothing worse than having to check the fluid level every time you get gas.

I am experiencing the same vibration and premature failure of the front breaking system that everyone else on this site described in detail. If there are any class actions in process or being considered, please contact me.

I wasn't keeping track but I will now. I know that I've spent well over $2,000 in break repairs and the problem persists.

when trying to change over from the factory steel wheel that came with the toyota tacoma truck to a toyota tundra aluminum mag wheel. Both trucks are 2007 models. At discount wheel they said the tire monitor system from the tacoma wouldn't fit the tundra wheel. Called toyota dealership and they said to come in and buy new monitors for each wheel at about 150.00 each.

Does the general public know on all new cars with the tire monitor system it is going to cost so much to change tires, or rotate them. Each monitor has it's own radio frequency for each tire, for instance left front reads different than left rear or right front and so on. If the monitors would have swapped discount tire said they would charge 20.00 each to change the old monitor to the new tire.

That's 80.00 for that fee if it works, if not you are stuck buying a new monitor from the factory dealer at 150.00 each and then have them programed to the computer in your car at who knows how much.Go to your tire dealer whether Discount Tire or Les Schawb try any tire company for the bad news. People are not going to be able to pay this crazy charge.

Why didn't the automotive industry make a generic tire monitor for all makes and models with the same radio frequency at an affordable price? All the previous valve stems in your tires could be inter-changed with any make and model, until you check this out or have 2007 car be ready for a crazy charge on your tire changes or rotation, forget free tire rotation on newer cars.

I own a 2000 Toyota Tundra 2wd V8. At approxiamtely 81K miles the automatic transmission went out, and by out I mean catastophically out. The truck wouldn't even move while the transmission sounded like it was self-destructing. I had just had it into the Toyota dealer for a transmission service roughly 6K miles ago.The dealer told me that the unit failed because I missed getting it serviced every 30K miles. OK, so I missed one service, is the transmission, the most worked component besides the engine that delicate? After going round and round with the dealer I was out $3217.00 for a remanufactured transmission. I have purchased four Toyotas from the same dealer in the last eight years, but still no help. The factory tires have outlasted the transmission, stick coils, and two o2 sensors.See ya at the Chevy dealer!

$3217.00 for parts and labor $150.00 towing (after hours) 3 days without the use of vehicle

I have allways been happy with toyota products but this 2000 tundra has had continual front brake problems. The disks warp even though I've had them looked at by the dealer. I had the new and improved calipers installed (I paid for parts and they supplied labor) and it still warps. I recently Nov. 2006 took a drive from California to New Orleans and before leaving had new pads put on and rotors turned to true them up and get rid of the warping, and before I arrived they had a warp in the discs. This occured in two days of highway driving and only 2150 miles. Any solutions?

I bought a 2000 Toyota Tundra same brake issue's as everyone else is having, THE FRONT ROTORS WARP. I called the Toyota Motors coporation and complained about the problem they told me that my truck has had extensive brake work completed and there was nothing further they could do, (or willing to do).That was last year and this year strangely enough, Toyota will not disclose any maintenance history of my truck... mmm.

The reason I called Toyota this year is because I wanted to find out if the TSB work had been done on my Tundra. Upgrading to the new larger calipers 13WL and Yes, indeed I do have the larger calipers and yes sorry the ROTORS STILL WARP. The Tundra has 70,000 miles on it other that the brakes and set belt everything works so far. In my opinion Toyota has failed its customers on fixing brake the issue on the Tundra, they could have upgraded the Rotors and solved the back brake adjusting issue.

After 14 months and 23,700 miles my 2005 Tundra failed with no oil pressure. I changed the oil every 5000 miles, etc. Toyota response is to re-build the engine--not replace it. I am un-happy with the answer. I did not buy a Toyota to have a re-built engine. They should completely replace the engine with a new one. The engine ran with no oil pressure--the pump failed with no warning.

The engine is shot..and the dealer is re-using some of the engine parts i.e. replace the short block but re-using valves for example. The entire engine is at risk..it ran with no oil until failure.

Knock in engine, started at 20K took to dealership Laramie WY. They infomed me it was nothing to be concerned over.The problem has only got worse.I Have taken to several dealerships since then.The final say by a regional Toyota service Rep. out of Denver is the condition is normal and has no effect on resale value. This diagnois is so far from the truth this Rep is either completly ignorant or he does not want to except resposibility for the problem. I have done profesional engine building balancing and dyno tunning of world class race engines. To me it sounds like a collasped piston , which gives you excesive clearance and creates a knock. And will continue to get worse and do cylinder wall damage. The vehicle is a 03 Tundra with 60K miles. This vehicle is currently at Ft Collins and has been since Oct. 31, 06 I couldn't even dump this vehicle if I wanted. No one in thier right mind would purchase a truck that sounded like mine. I also have a 06 Tacoma with problems and the dealer ignores the issues. What is going on at Toyota?

I own a 2001 Toyota Tundra wich I purchased used. I purchased it with 70k miles on it. It has the usual brake problems and then some. since I purchased it the brakes have been worked on and the squeling and ratling came bake a few days after. My rear shocks were greased and started barking a few days later. After I brake, a few seconds later I feel a forcefull jump forward from my truck. Last but not least, when I take of my seat bealt it does not return back to is place. I can not afford to leave my truck collecting dust on my drive way. Can someone out there help me?

I just turn the radio up as loud as I can to tune out the vibrations or squaling of the brakes.

I own a 2002 SR-5 V-8 2wh Toyota Tundra which I bought brand new back in 2002. As everyone else has described with the front brake problems. I had to replace my front brake pads and turned my rotors and around 23k. I replaced my fronts pads since then. Now I'm at 73k and my problems have returned with the front vibrations and pads worn down already. I did have my lower ball-joints replaced under the re-call. I have also had to replace my 02 sensors three times. The first was under warranty the 35k warranty, the 2nd under the extended warranty (100K by Toyota because they no of the problem) but the 3rd time it cost me Approx $200.00 out of pocket because the 2 failed behind my cat-converter. I file a complaint with them and they still wouldn't give me a refund or even a discount.

I bought a new 06 Toyota Tundra 4X4 Double Cab because of the quality and reliabilty I'd heard of. The first time I needed the 4X4 it wouldn't work. I took it back to the dealer and they said the front wheel drive actuator was installed improperly at the factory making it defective and it also burned out the electronic control unit. Don't know how this problem could have gotten by the factory and the dealer. After one week in the shop I'm back on the road. I hope the next 200 miles are less eventful. I've dealt with 14 new vehicles over the years and never had these kind of serious problems.

No problems other than I worry what other devices were not installed properly... like air bags!!

Very bad vibration in the front of my 2002 Toyota Tundra.

I recently purchased a used 2000 Toyota Tundra from a private owner with 130,000 miles. The one owner said it needed new tires and that it vibrated a little and even took $500 dollars off the asking price. Needless to say new tires have went on and balanced. The vibration problems continued. To list I have had the tires rechecked over and over, replaced the rotors and front brakes, alignment, replaced the carrier bearing, had the u-joints checked. I don't know what to replace next or check! The vibration continues at speeds between 50-65 mph and sometimes, not often, it doesn't occur. I've read forums till I'm sick of reading about them. My brakes after one week of replacing the rotors are already hopping when applying the brakes softly. To include the vibration problems, the automatic gear shifting doesn't seem to be smooth or acting right. I did read one forum where somebody did a tranny flush and cured the problem. Mine seems to shift hard and hang in high gear when decelarating and kicking back out.

I just drove home from the shop with my 2000 Tundra. Second brake job in 4 months. $1,200. The vibration was so bad it shook my fillings loose, who do I send the dentist bill to? It brakes smooth tonight, but for how long. I just heard about all of the brake problems when I visited this site tonight. Misery loves company. Anybody want to buy a truck?

Just Purchased 2003 Tundra about 1 year ago and I am having same break problems that everyone is describing, I don't even know how to see if my ball bearing was replaced after the recall on them...

2000 Toyota Tundra 4x4 After less than 100,000 miles transmission started slipping and engine light came on. Brought to a Toyota dealer only to be told that they wanted 300 to check it out. Took to a very reputable transmission specialist and after an inspection and disassembly was told planetery gears were gone and needed a whole new trans. Cost me $3,200. One month later 4 wheel drive stopped engaging and had to replace electric motor at a cost of $500. Also have same brake problems as others have reported. Toyota response to me was we warranty to 60,000 that is it.

We have a 2000 Toyota Tundra. We had front brake/rotor problems in October 2004, and they were again replaced in June 06. Also, after our 70,000 mile ($1,400) service, the mechanic failed to connect the radiator hose, resulting in a tow (after driving only 21 miles). Then 2 weeks later, the engine light came on again (300 miles), and we needed a coil replacement, $200. Now, 4 weeks later (300 miles) the engine light on again, and the truck rattles. The dealership is very unresponsive.

We purchased a new 2000 Toyota Tundra and have been in the shop so many times with our brakes. When our warranty ran out, they quit paying for the worn rotors. I have always purchase Toyota and Lexus vehicles and now I am really discouraged from purchasing another. I cannot believe that the Toyota Company would turn their backs on us faithful buyers. Thousands of dollars will now be spent every three or more thousand miles. So unhappy.

I purchased a 2002 Toyota Tundra from the above dealerhip in January of 2005. The odometer reading at the time of purchase was 38,000 miles. Right away I noticed a vibration when applying the brakes, but the condition worsened severely over the next two months. When I took the truck to my mechanic to be diagnosed for the problem, he said the front brakes had already been resurfaced three times at 38,000 miles, which I thought was very odd. I then had all four brakes re-surfaced at one time, only to have the problem reappear only months later, only worse.

Currently the truck is shaking badly upon brake application after the breaks were all turned a second time since my purchase of the truck. It's obvious that resurfacing the brakes is not going to solve the problem. I opened a ticket number with the Toyota complaint line and they set me a consultation with a Toyota mechanic at the dealership I purchased the truck from. All he told me was he could fix it, but it would cost me a lot of money. I even purchased the extended warranty (100,000 mile bumper to bumper) upon purchase, and this was not even taken into consideration by the dealership.

Why would the $2000.00 to fix the brake problem not be covered under my extended warranty? Toyota didn't have an answer to this question when I asked about it. I do not feel the brakes will ever be correct on my truck unless drastic measures are taken. I am currently seeking an attorney to represent me as I have decided to take legal action against Toyota because of the Tundra brake problem that Toyota refuses to acknowledge.

Toyota Tundra Year 2000 model brake problem like everybody else - dealer did not reveal the warranty issue and now I am out of warranty and dealer will not cover defect and Toyota says work it out with the dealer which is catch 22. Toyota clearly hedged their bets and is trying to avoid a factory recall on this issue due to expensives involved (most expensive in automotive history according to the Toyota factory customer support rep I talked to).

This brake defect is a safety hazard and serious functional defect. Can anyone imagine trying to see a car that bucks and shakes when you brake, especially to slightly slow the vehicle while going down a grade. It is terrifying to passengers

I have a 2005 Toyota Tundra. At times, it doesn’t shift up properly and the engine revs up very high, but the truck doesnt accelerate. At times, when I am coasting down a hill, it will shift down, causing the truck to slow down. I took it to the dealer and was told that the transmission is completely electronic and that happens sometimes. I feel that this is a factory defect. Last week, I was trying to make a left turn at an intersection. I pressed the pedal but the truck didnt accelerate. I could have been hit by an oncoming car. I’ve come to realize the this is a dangerous defect, as well.

While driving my 2003 Toyota Tundra on the interstate, the front ball joint failed. The wheel and front fender demolished. It's a miracle I'm still alive! The vehicle was towed, and I had to unload my construction tools. I contacted the Toyota dealer. They called the manufacturer. They said they'll send a rep to inspect it, whenever they can get to it. The garage told me there was a recall notice on the ball joint, but I never was notified.

It's been almost two weeks, no word from Toyota. Since I have no other transportation to the job site, my employer includes me in a carpool. It's 3hrs/day to&from the job site. There is no way to transport or store my tools needed for my construction job. Can't move forward with insurance until Toyota shows up.

I own a 2001 Toyota Tundra that is nothing more than a piece of Junk. Toyota has really gone down in their service and quality. The trunk isn't even 4 years old and only has 66000 miles on it yet. Take a look at the laundry list of items that have gone bad: Starter Wheel bearings Brakes 3 times Gas Gauge Sending unit in the gas tank 2 o2 sensors 2 tail light harnesses temp know on the AC battery and terminals and of course my seat belts. The brakes will vibrate your teeth loose and I have had them redone twice. Apparently the extended warranty does not cover the brakes, wheel bearings or battery terminal. I will never buy one of these pieces of junk again.

Toyota had a recall on their 2003 Tundra; a ball joint. The dealer replaced both ball joints, ground rotors, aligned the front end but did not replace the tires. My truck has 28,000 miles on it and the tires have been rotated as directed by Toyota. They show Extremely uneven wear and are near bald on the outer edge. Since the ball joint caused the damage I believe the tires should be replaced as part of the recall - not at my expense. The installed tires (if bought from a distributor) are rated for 50,000 miles. I'd like Toyota to put new tires on my truck. Bill Penney is the local dealer: and I have no complaint against them. My problem is with the services they were authorized to perform under the Toyota recall. They should be allowed to replace the tires.

New tires are $125 each (x4 = $500) on a truck with 28,000 this is excessive.

I have been a loyal Toyota customer for over 30 years. I own a 2000 Toyota Tundra Limited which at the end of the warranty developed what I just found out is a wide spread problem for Tundras, the transmission will cause the engine to stall, shut off and live the driver with no way to control the vehicle because the power steering and power brakes would become useless. As I have researched, this is frequently experienced by other Tundra owners. I am just glad no one have lost their lives, as far as I know. I encourage all Tundra owners to contact Toyota Motors 1 800 331-4331 and complain about this unsafe maulfaunction.

I will be paying over $3,000 dollars and be without transportation, simply because Toyota did not live up to their resposabilities and fail to do a recall on these faulty trucks. I intend to post a complaint in every web site that provides me with opportunity.

There is a very serious problem with the front brakes on the Toyota Tundra. I have a 2001 Limited 4x4 and paid for it thinking it would be the last truck I would ever buy. I drove and could not help noticing how much the front brakes vibrated. Let me clarify this, it was jumping so violently that I was scared to drive the truck on long trips. Well I do all my on automotive work so I knew right off what needed to be done. I toke off and had the front rotor's ground and replaced the brake pads. Also did the same for the rear drums. Well that worked for about 6,000 miles and the problem started again.

I repeated the process again with the same results after about 6 to 8,000 miles. I bought new front rotors and replaced the old ones that didn't help either. Well I talked to my local dealership and they were no help. They even admitted they didn't know anything about a TBS. So know since I have two sets of rotors I have one set ground and keep swapping them out about every 8,000 miles, it's a very smooth ride for a few weeks, what a huge hassle this is just to get a comfortable ride out of a truck that was so rated to be the best of the year. Who are they trying to fool. Toyota needs to be reprimanded for this serious problem.

Economically this is very expensive and should not have to be done with a truck so new. Just think what the cost of a brake job at a dealership would be, time off work, the job itself, gas and anything else. You get the idea.

I live in San Diego, CA, and I bought a used 2001 Toyota Tundra back in August of 2003, from a Ford Dealership. I was very happy with it at first, But a soon started having the vibrations in the front end when I applied the brakes.I took it to my own machanic to be checked out, and he said that something was wrong with the brakes for sure and that it was not normal. It was still under warranty, so I took it back to Ford and they resurfaced the rotors, and temporarily fixed the problem. Not more than 2 to 3 days later it started again, so I took it back and they reglazed them, and rotated them. Then after the third trip back within 1 month, I decided to look online for any known problems. I found out that they had a known problem about the brakes. So I printed the report out and took it with me to a Toyota Service Department in Santee, CA. I had it checked out and they told me they needed replaced.

The GM was there and I told him that I should not and would not pay for a repair that Toyota knew was needed. I told him I had the report with me and I would show him that there are reports of it happening. He told me that they would fix it at no cost to me. I asked him what if it happens again? and he said that they would replace it everytime it happens.It is very expensive to have to have it replaced once a week or 2-3 times a month. I believe that Toyota Manufacturers have an obligation to recall this truck and put heavy duty rotors on them, before it gets to the point where someone is seriously hurt or to the point of someone being, God forbid killed from the defect.

I would like to add my name to the list of Toyota brake complaints. I too have a 2000 Tundra whose brakes started to vibrate at 50,000 miles (14,000 miles past the warranty). I went to Tempe (AZ) Toyota last year and was told of the TSB that would cost in excess of $1,600 to get larger calipers, pads, backing plate, etc. Needless to say I bulked at the price and instead purchased a new set of front rotors at about $250 and installed them myself. The rotors were warranted for a year. As a result of the design flaw, the new rotors lasted about 8 months. I brought the truck back to Tempe Toyota and they did give me a new set of rotors WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE ONES I PURCHASED, took down my VIN number, and told me NOT to come back.

I'm now past the second resurfacing on both sets of rotors and now need another set. As with some of the other respondents, I also feel that I should not have to pay full price for a design flaw. I don’t mind footing for half the bill, but getting hit with something that is totally the fault of Toyota engineering is unfair. Please add my name and e-mail for any petitions to get Toyota to fess up to this problem and at least foot half the bill on their products that are past warranty.

Purchased a 2001 Toyota Tundra. Had tire vibration problems and was told by the dealership that it may be a tire out of balance. Later I was told that I needed new brakes because they were worn out. The dealership couldn't seem to fix the problem so I took it to a local tire/brake company. They replaced the brakes and turned the rotors. 10,000 miles later I was having the same problem. Terrible vibration and the whole front of the vehicle would shake when I was braking. A different Toyota dealership told me that there had been a service recall for the brakes and that I should take it back to the original dealership to have it corrected.

The original dealership said it was out of warrenty and it would cost me $1800 to have them brake system replaced. I see that I am not the only one having the same type of problems with my brakes. I have emailed the General Mgr. of the dealership where I purchased my Tundra Limited and have never heard anything back. Where do we go for help? Toyota just ignores this problem.

This has cost me several brake repair expenses and the truck currently just sits in my driveway because I'm afraid I won't be able to stop if I had to in an emergency situation.

Own a 2000 Tundra. Have had vibration problems repeatedly w/ front rotors. Rotors have been replaced twice and turned multiple times. Vibration has begun in as little as 3000 miles since last brake job. This is my 3rd set of pads and 2nd set of Rotors. Truck only has 80k miles. I'm tired of Toyota not admitting this is a serious problem and there should be a recall. I would like to be reimbursed for my out of pocket expenses.

Toyota won't admit fault and I'm stuck w/ the expense of repairs.

Purchased 2000 Tundra with ABS light on and rear noise. Toyota agreed to fix any problems. Toyota stated the noise was a parking break cable and said to be careful with the antilock break to not hit it too hard. Day after picking it up from service a major accident occured -- at 45 mph the brakes locked up. Severe damage to 3 vehicles - 2 totaled out. Injuries to 6 people. The truck shakes violently when braking. I have made repairs at my expense.

I am stuck with a $24,000.00 paper weight that I can only drive when I feel suicidal!

I own a 2001 Toyota Tundra. The front brakes are of sub standard quality. The rotors warp from overheating due to the system being too small to handle the trucks weight. Front end vibrates at a hazardous amount when stopping at highway speeds. Never used the truck for hauling because the brakes can't handle it. Dangerous stopping conditions are present at all times.

Toyota will encounter a law suit from me if there is an accident caused by their lack of responding to this problem in a timely fashion. This has been documented since the year 2000 by numerous people. I think there is enough to run with. If truck inspections were put back into effect, the truck would fail and the government would pull it off the street until the problem was fixed. Wake Up Toyota!

I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra 4x4. At 107,000 highway miles the front wheel on the driver's side collasped under the vehicle. Sending the vehicle on to the pavement and damaging the front spindle. I had just gotten off the interstate where I was traveling at 70 miles an hour and was traveling only 10 miles an hour when this occurred. Otherwise, I would have lost control causing a major traffic accident and injuries.The dealership repaired the vehicle at my cost. I was not told there is a problem with the ball joints on the 2002 Tundra. I did not expect this from a Toyota vehicle.

Repairs & Towing $1,057.47

I have brake problems with my 2001 Toyota Tundra Truck. I've already spent $780 on the brakes without a solution

I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra. Since I bought it the truck has a vibration but not related to tires. The whole truck shakes. I have brought it to tire companies and they say it is in the truck. Toyota says it's the tires and balancing. It has been in the shop six times, to no avail. I was told all trucks vibrate.