2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. NOTICED AROUND 23,450 MILES THAT SOMETHING WAS TURNING (SPINNING) AND FELT LIKE IT WAS COMING THROUGH THE DRIVERSIDE FLOOR . RIGHT UNDERNEATH MY FEET. BROUGHT IT IN TOYOTA SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. LATER HEARD NOISES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE NEAR LEFT TIRE. THEN SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS FOLLOWED. AROUND 60,000 MILES TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND CLUNKING NOISES CAME FROM THE ENGINE. 65,000 MILES STARTED LOSING POWER. FUEL PUMP FAILURE. PAID FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP SYSTEM $777.79. TURNS OUT 2007 MODEL HAS TO REPLACE WHOLE SYSTEM. NO OTHER TUNDRA NEEDS TO. AT 68,000 MILES IT GOT WORSE . TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSTIC SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. $4500. AT 96,000 MILES MY TRUCK IN NON OPERATING. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH A TOYOTA OPERATIONS MANAGER STATES IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT THIS SOON AT SO LITTLE MILEAGE. THE AVERAGE TIME IS BETWEEN 15-20 YEARS WITH THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY THAT CARS ARE BUILT WITH NOW A DAYS. IS WHAT HE SAID TO ME. OLDER CARS BUILT YEARS AGO TRANSMISSIONS NORMALLY LAST AROUND 5 YEARS SOMETIMES 10 IF THEY WERE LUCKY. SO SUPPOSEDLY OUR VEHICLES ARE BUILT SMARTER NOW ADAYS. I HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. *JS

WAS ON MY WAY TO A JOB-SITE ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN 9AM-10AM APPOX. GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAST LANE. THERE WAS A CONCRETE WALL ON MY LEFT AND A SUV ON THE RIGHT. THE SUV STARTED COMING INTO MY LANE I PUT MY BRAKES ON SUDDENLY TO HAVE THE IMPACT BE AT A SLOWER SPEED BUT AS I PUSHED DOWN ON THEM THEY FELL TO THE FLOOR SO I WAS TAKEN OUT AT 65 MILES AN HOUR. THE MAN WAS A RN NURSE WHO PULLED A GRAVEYARD SHIFT AND WAS DOSING OFF. HE ADMITTED IT WAS HIS FAULT AND THE COP SAID NO REPORT WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE LAW IS NO AMBULANCES NO REPORT. I DEMANDED A REPORT AND HE SAID THAT IS CALIFORNIA'S NEW LAW. TOLD TOYOTA ABOUT THE BRAKES FALLING TO THE FLOOR. THERE ANSWER IS " THAT IT WAS NORMAL". THEY INSPECTED THE ENGINE FOR DAMAGE. THEY NEVER INSPECTED THE BRAKES.. I AM NOW GOING THROUGH TOYOTA CORPORATION DEMANDING BRAKE INSPECTION! TRUCK WENT TO THE BODY SHOP TO BE REPAIRED.... *JS

WAS TURNING LEFT AT AT AN INTERSECTION HAD A GREEN ARROW WHEN SOMEONE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT . WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE MY BRAKE FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKES AT ALL WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. AFTER THE POLICE CAME AND TALKED WITH BOTH OF US, THE OTHER PARTY ADMITTED GUILT SO SINCE THERE WERE NO AMBULANCES AND THE OTHER PARTY STATED GUILT (NO POLICE REPORT WAS MADE). I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO TOYOTA AND ASKED ABOUT THE BRAKE FALLING TO THE FLOOR THE NEXT DAY . THEIR ANSWER WAS" IT WAS NORMAL!" THEY CHECKED THE ENGINE FOR DAMAGE . THEN IT WENT TO MIKES AUTOBODY FOR BODY DAMAGE. THEY NEVER INSPECTED THE BRAKES, AS THEY FELT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR THROUGH THE POWER SWITCH. THE SMOKE CEASED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDOW SWITCH ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR WAS STUCK AND IT DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN I HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR LUNGES ,RATHER IT FEELS AS IF ANOTHER VEHICLE HAS BUMPED ME FROM BEHIND.FROM DAY 1 ALMOST THEY TOLD ME IT IS "NORMAL" I HAVE BEEN DRIVING 45 YRS. AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS IS A MFG. DEFECT THAT IS PROBABLY SO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THAT THEY ARE LEAVING IT TO THE OWNER TO REPAIR AFTER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT I HAVE 32,000 MI. ON IT AND IT CONTINUOUSLY DOES THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS.HELP!!!!!! *JS

7/2007 PURCHASED 07 TUNDRA W/MAINT PLAN&EXTENDED WARRANTY 9/2010 4342MILES SOUTHCOAST TOYOTA-MAINTENANCE,WE ASKED THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT SURFACE RUST. THEY NOTED IT AND SAID WAS DUE TO SALT AIR 2/2012 6504MILES SOUTHCOAST TOYOTA TO PERFORM BRAKE SERVICE. APPARENTLY BRAKE PAD HAD FALLEN OFF DUE TO CORROSION OF CALIPERS & PINS AND THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH TO REPAIR BUT REFUSE TO EVEN GIVE US ESTIMATE. THEY SAID THE CORROSION HAS COMPROMISED THE SAFETY OF THE TRUCK, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ENOUGH AND THAT'S WHY IT IS RUSTED SO BADLY ALL OVER (TRUCK WAS DRIVEN LOCALLY AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK BY ELDERLY COUPLE). WE REQUESTED A COPY OF FIELD REPS REPORT, BUT THEY SAID IT IS PROPRIETARY INFO WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO. SERVICE MANAGER RUDELY ASKED US TO REMOVE OUR TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP BUT WE CANNOT DRIVE IT OFF BECAUSE BRAKES NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. WERE TOLD TO TAKE THE 5 YR OLD TRUCK WITH 6500 MILES TO THE JUNK YARD. DURING 2010 MAINTENANCE WHEN THEY WERE AWARE OF CORROSION, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF POSSIBLE BRAKE FAILURE OR WEAKENED STRUCTURE DUE TO RUST THAT WOULD OCCUR IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS TIME. INSTEAD ELDERLY COUPLE CONTINUED DRIVING VEHICLE UNTIL UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT BEING ADVISED OF HOW SEVERE OF CONDITION THE TRUCK IS. THEY HAVE LIVED BY THE BEACH (2 MILES FROM DEALERSHIP) FOR 30 YRS & OWNED A FEW TRUCKS, NEVER RUST SO BAD. TOYOTA IS FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE WAS HURT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE & THEY SHOULD DO WHAT THEY CAN TO TAKE THIS UNSAFE TRUCK OFF THE ROADS. INSTEAD THEY DENY ANY POSSIBILITY THAT THE CORROSION MAY BE A DEFECT & IS ALLOWING THIS TRUCK TO POSSIBLY END UP BEING DRIVEN SINCE THEY ARE WILLING TO RELEASE IT. ITS OBVIOUS THIS IS NOT THE 1ST TOYOTA KNOWN TO HAVE CORROSION ISSUE AND THOUGH NOT PERFORATION, THE RUST IS AN OVERSIGHT BY TOYOTA. *TR

TURNED THE TRUCK ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE BOTH ON, 4 LO AND VSC OFF LIGHTS WERE BOTH FLASHING, THE TRUCK SOUNDED NOTICEABLY LOUDER AND NOW HAS A LOSS OF POWER. CODES SHOW P2440. *JS

I TOOK MY TUNDRA IN FOR THE GAS PEDAL RECALL REPAIR, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES PRIOR. EVER SINCE THE "FIX" WAS PERFORMED, I HAVE AN UNCONTROLLED LURCHING WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP. *JS

TRUCK WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. WILL NOT REACH SAFE SPEED FOR FREEWAY COMMUTE. *JS

WHEN STOPPING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT/STOP SIGN FROM 40-50MPH, THE TRUCK STOPS NORMALLY. AFTER ABOUT 1.5 SECONDS WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRUCK GIVES A KICK. IT IS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT IT FEELS AS IF YOU HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. THE WHOLE TRUCK SHUTTERS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO GIVES THE, "I CAN'T DUPLICATE IT" SPIELS. MY TRANNY FLUID WAS LOW DUE TO A LEAKING REAR SEAL SO THEY BLAMED IT ON THAT. THEY CHANGED THE ALUMINUM FRONT DRIVESHAFT AS THEY STATED IT CAUSED THE LEAK. PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY. DOES NOT HAPPEN AT ANY OTHER TIME. SUSPECT THE FIRST GEAR CLUTCH PACKS ARE RELEASING AND RE-ENGAGING. COULD BE MECHANICAL BUT IT IS ALSO A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ECU. SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE 2007-UP CAMRY WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR