Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/04/2011 | 41000 | ||
| Driving on the highway at normal speed of 65 mph; suddenly i noticed an increase in rpm's and a pull of the truck, kind of pulling back and forth. i then noticed the o/d light on, i wiggled the transmission shifter while driving and the o/d light went away; the truck rpm's returned to normal for the speed i was driving. since then, it has happened every day at any given time; what i am doing is the same or just pressing the push button until the light goes away. i tried taking my truck to my local dealer where i bought my truck and they told me there was a charge for inspection plus repairs. i have seen many other online posts where tundra owners have the same problem, i believe this is a safety problem since the truck may pull or hesitate at any given time and the possibility of losing control and causing serious injury exists. i would like to direct this issue to toyota and have them fix this issue as soon as possible. | |||
| 03/12/2009 | 23550 | ||
| My 2006 toyota tundra pickup truck has developed maximum acceleration on five (5) occasions when i made hard accelerations in order to pass other vehicles while also engaging the resume mode of the curise control. on the first two (2) occasions i applied the brakes heavily with no results and my vehicle continued to accelerate and i was forced to knock the truck out of gear and the engine continued to run a max rpms and i keep pumpling the gas pedal until the engine finally slowed. the last time a similar event occured i had a open highway after passing a slower vehicle so i cut the ignition off and my vehicle slowed down, i turned the ignition back on and my truck went to max acceleration again. the third time i cut the ignition off i heard a thump in the floor board close the gas pedal and the vehicle slowed and operated normally when i turned the ignation back on. i was traveling on a interstate the first two times this problem happened and just avoided hitting other vehicles. on the last occasion i had time to try a different solution. in each event the breaks were not effective at all. on 12/2/10 my toyota dealers service dept. checked my truck after i made the above complaint and found no problems. in the past i had raised the issue with the dealers service dept and regional toyota rep. and was told by both that the 06 tundra did not have acceleration problems. | |||
| 12/24/2007 | 18000 | ||
| I am a ase ceritified master tech and mechanic of 15 years. i owned a auto repair shop for 5 years and have since returned the vehicle to toyota lease. my 2006 toyota tundra would accelerate on its own at times. to stop it i would have to turn off the key, pull over and then restart it. being a master technician i assure you it was electronic in nature. in no way was it a floor mat or accelerator pedal stuck. i did take it in for repair and was told there was no problem found. it did happen in the same location 3 times and could have been caused by emi. again it was electrical in nature, there is no doubt of this. i do not own it any longer and hold no negative feelings towards toyota. | |||
| 10/18/2009 | 39000 | 1 | |
| Why have my odi's not been addressed ? 10183308, 10288886, 10293097, 10293888, 10314732. i have a 2006 toyota tundra that has problems with it since nov. 2006. that is when i purchased it. unfortunately for me i didn't have repair orders written up. i am not on the recall list and that's fine. but regardless i want my vehicle fixed. i was in an accident in oct. 2009 due to sua. i reported it to my dealer and my insurance carrier. the vehicle was looked at by a factory rep. it was decided by toyota that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. i was told by toyota to get an estimate on repairs. that was a preliminary estimate of just under $2000.00. i was told not to have the repairs done until i heard from toyota. to this day of march 5, 2010 the vehicle has not been repaired. i chose not to have the truck fixed because i was hoping toyota would, as mr. burton from texas told jim lentz, if you know where a vehicle is that needs to be investigated go get that vehicle, i don't care if it cost one hundred thousand dollars, go get that vehicle. i must say mr. lahood you have done that. this is the reason mine is not repaired. i have been writing emails to anyone that cared. the truck is still here? i have been in contact with people from toyota about getting my vehicle purchased back and then they can test it. i'm reminded all the time that mine is not on the recall list. i say so what! it is not a safe vehicle to drive, my wife will not drive the truck and doesn't even want to be a passenger. it is a time bomb waiting to go off. likened to russian roulette whenever you turn the ignition switch. i know that you have gone out and got that vehicle. when sir, will you get mine? i hate wasting money to fix something that needs to be dismantled and gone trough with a fine tooth comb. i also share the responsibility to any person that may buy the vehicle to disclose the imperfections about the vehicle. please help!!!! *tr | |||
| 05/07/2007 | 9100 | 08/01/2006 | |
| My young son (7) was attemping to play the video station that is part of my new toyota tundra's video system. the unit started to catch fire. within a minute of being plugged in into the behind the headrest video, it started to smoke, black smoke. i quickly pulled over the truck, ran to the back and took the unit out of my son's hands before he was injured. the unit was extremely hot. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 05/20/2006 | 9750 | 1 | 12/24/2005 |
| 05/20/06 driving at approximately 62 mph with cruise control on. suddenly truck simply shuts off. it was as if key had been turned off. all systems were dead. drifted over to side of road and came to a stop. after about 20 minutes of continued attempts was able to start truck and returned home. dealer came with replacement suv and took truck back to dealership. have heard nothing since. suggested they replace computer module, as replacing fuel pump did not eliminate problem. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 05/12/2006 | 1 | 12/24/2005 | |
| Thursday 5/11/06 idle upon start up goes to 2000 rpm, and stays there for approximately 1-1 1/2 minutes, before slowing dropping down to around 1500 rpm. it seemed to really be straining against the brake, when i put it into drive, again, not the feel it had when it was brand new. friday 5/12/06 it not only had the high idle, but while driving at highway speeds seemed to have a random surge while driving. couldn't detect a pattern to it, whether on incline, decline, or flat roadway. upon arriving at work, i placed the transmission into park, and idle was approximately 750 rpm (by dash tach) when suddenly it raced up to 1500 rpm, stay there for about 30 - 45 seconds, then returned to 750 rpm. this surge situation certainly presents a possible safety problem, if the surge was to override the brake pressure and lurch forward at stop, or in bumper to bumper traffic. *jb | |||
| 04/14/2006 | 4 | 12/24/2005 | |
| 2006 tundra problem accelerated rapidly away from a traffic light in order to merge with traffic, reaching a speed of 65 to 70 mph at that time. drove for about two miles, turned into my neighborhood and up my street. parked truck in driveway, no idiot lights at that time, gauges were normal. after about 20-30 minutes attempted to restart truck. it would crank strongly, begin to start, sputter and die. attempted several more times, with same result. it acted like it was not getting fuel. after 10-15 minutes of cool down, it still refused to start. finally managed to get it started by pumping gas pedal and repeatedly cranking. finally it caught, but required revving to stay running. at last it settled down to an idle. tundra problems continued: friday 4/14/06 accelerated gradually away from a stop light down an exit ramp and onto the highway. truck began hesitating or stumbling for about 30 sec., then smoothed out. saturday 4/15 /06 turned right and began accelerating up an incline with full load of passengers. truck began stumbling; acting like it was not getting fuel, upon coming to a traffic light, it stalled when i came to a stop. no check engine light came on, it was like i had turned off the key. managed to get it started, and it ran the rest of that evening without further incident. this occurred about 6:00 p.m. and the air temperature was in the low 80s. tuesday 4/18/06 was driving around the baltimore beltway at speed, when the engine began missing at a speed of approximately 65 mph. this continued for at least two, and possibly three minutes. traffic suddenly came to a complete stop. at this point, the engine died, and again there was no check engine light, the engine just turned off. 4/19/06 on the drive from owings mills to waldorf, i needed to pass a truck towing a boat. as i pressed on the gas, the engine began to stumble again and would not accelerate. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 08/11/2007 | 8 | 1 | 09/21/2006 |
| I bought this toyota brand new. i have been worried about the horn on my toyota not being very loud. this is a safety issue. i have taken the horns off and bought another set of horns that are 2 wire for connection. your horn is one wire and the frame of the horn is the ground. finally i figured out, after the switch, why your toyota horn is not working or is working poorly. your design relies on the case of the horn grounding to the frame of the vehicle for the negative pole. the whole horn is painted so there is little chance of grounding to negative pole. the mounting bracket is painted, further hampering the negative connection. the mounting bolt and frame are painted making a negative connection almost impossible. i believe this is a serious design flaw. the horn is required and should be working very well and not marginally. the horn on the toyota is marginally safe. *jb | |||