2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG AND THE HORN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HORN, ABS AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 09/09/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE AIR SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,844.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX II TIRES, SIZE: 275-55 R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE, VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

GOING UP RAMP ONTO HWY 90 AS I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND AIR SWITCHING VALVES FAILED AND TRUCK POWER DECREASED TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE HAPPENING AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME.TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER REPAIR AS THEY SAID DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE OF SYSTEM NOT COVERED AFTER 150,000 MILES. DEFECT IS THEIR ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY THEM AT NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER AS THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD THEY HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED TO THE FIRST TIME AT 49,000 MILES. *JS

THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FAN PULLEY CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT TO GIVE, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND CRASH INTO A ROAD SIDE DITCH. THIS TRUCK HAD PARTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE FAILURE, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO OWNER. *TR

MY VEHICLE NOW HAS A LITTLE LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS A FEATURE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS AT 15 MPH, THEN UNLOCKS THEM WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN PARK. HOWEVER, THE DOORS WILL NO LONGER LOCK UNLESS I DO SO MANUALLY WITH EACH DOOR; THE POWER MECHANISM HAS FAILED. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE CENTRAL RELAY AND CONTROLLER OF THE POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS OK; BUT THE POWER LOCK ACTUATOR (SMALL MOTOR) ON EACH DOOR HAS FAILED INDIVIDUALLY. I FIND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT EACH ONE OF THESE PARTS HAS FAILED IN THE SAME VEHICLE RELATIVELY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS THERE IS EITHER A FAULTY DESIGN OR EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY OF THE PARTS INVOLVED. IN EITHER CASE, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR, WHICH THE DEALER ESTIMATES AT $1,746.00! PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. *TR

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT AND THE 4-HI AND 4-LO LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AS WELL. THE PARKING LOT I WAS IN WAS MOSTLY EMPTY AND SLICK, SO I TRIED A HARD BREAKING AND SURE ENOUGH THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VSC FAILED TO WORK AS WELL. I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND THAT FAILED AS WELL. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A NUMBER OF FORUMS WHERE OTHERS TALKED ABOUT HAVING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. SOME STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED, OTHERS THAT IT WAS A BAD CONNECTION. I FEEL THAT A FAILURE LIKE THIS WITHOUT WARNING CAN PUT DRIVERS AT RISK. WE HAVE COME TO RELY ON THESE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES MAKING OUR VEHICLES SAFER TO DRIVE, AND IF THEY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF A HARD BRAKING SITUATION, THIS COULD LEAD TO DISASTROUS SITUATION AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BED HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,228. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND VERY VIOLENTLY AND THEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE VALVE SPRING ON THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR

SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-0151-10 BULLETIN DATE6/11/2010 NHTSA NUMBER - 10034128 MY 2008 TRUCK HAS THIS PROBLEM WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA FIXED THIS ON NEWER TRUCKS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ON THE OLDER TRUCKS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR