2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

HELLO, TWO DAY AGO I WAS PULLING PUT OF MY CONDO COMPLEX WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS SMOKE AND VERY SMALL FLAMES STARTED TO POUR OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL WHERE THE SWITCHES ARE LOCATED. THERE WAS NO MAJOR FIRE DAMAGE BUT THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE SWITCH THAT OPERATES THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW MELTED DOWN. I FORTUNATELY HAD SOME TOOLS NEARBY SO I QUICKLY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLES AS IT WAS STILL ARCING AND SPARKING. THE ONLY SWITCH THAT WORKS PROPERLY IS THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOLD MY CO WORKER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. TODAY HE SHOWED ME THE AUTOBLOG.COM ARTICLE REGARDING THE STORY ABOUT TOYOTAS WINDOW SWITCHES CATCHING FIRE. HOW DO I GO ABOUT REPORTING THIS TO YOU GUYS OR SOMEONE ELSE. MY TRUCK IS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 4.7 V8 2WD TRD. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE A FULL SIZE DODGE RAM PICK UP HIT ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY TOYOTA. IT HIT ME ON THE FRONT FENDER AND SLIGHTLY ON THE FRONT OF THE DOOR. WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE SIDE MY SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I WAS HIT MY HEAD IT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND KNOCKED ME OUT. WHICH IN TURN MY TRUCK WAS STILL IN MOTION WHILE I WAS KNOCKED OUT AND I PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH A LADIES YARD AND CAME TO A STOP ONCE IT HIT HER SHED HEAD ON, WHICH THOSE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. I HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL HAVE A CT SCAN DONE. I SUFFER FROM HEAD ACHES, NECK PAIN AND SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS. I ALSO HAD TO MISS TWO DAYS OF WORK. THE WRECK WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH IT TOTALED BOTH FULL SIZE PICK UPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS EXHIBITED FROM THE ENGINE AREA AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ATTACHED TO A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR ON AND THEN FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF FOURTH GEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

#25701-38060 EMISSION VALVE SET & CLIP FAILED. VEHICLE STARTED HAVING HESITATION (LIMP MODE) ISSUES....BECOMING NOT DRIVABLE. IT COST OUR COMPANY TIME AND MONEY. IT HAD TO BE REPAIRED A SECOND TIME THE NEXT YEAR....JUNE 29, 2010. TOYOTA IS LETTING CUSTOMERS PICK UP THE REPAIR COSTS FOR THEIR MIS-DESIGN. SERVICE DEPTS., BOTH AT SIOUX CITY IA & LINCOLN NE, STATED THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER CUSTOMERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON THE 2007 TUNDRA. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD DID NOT APPEAR/ OR NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL THAT BRAKES IS NOT TOTALLY WORKING AND WE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER THE DEALER COMPLETED THE ACCELERATOR RECALL, MY TRUCK NOW HAS A SLIGHT STALL WHEN TAKING OFF AND IF THERE IS ANY ROUGHNESS IN DRIVING SURFACE, THE TRUCK DOES THIS LURCHING/ACCELERATION AT EACH BUMP. IT'S ALMOST LIKE WHEN THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ACCELERATOR, THEY MADE IT TOO SENSITIVE. I WASN'T HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE PEDAL PRIOR TO THEIR "FIX" BUT THEY FORCED ME TO HAVE THE "REPAIR" DONE. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, I FEEL A CLUNK AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, IT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE BUMPS THE REAR BUMPER. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BUT TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THAT'S NORMAL, NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

MY VEHICLE SET A DTC P2440 FOR THE SECONDARY AIR INDUCTION VALVE STUCK OPEN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN UNDER WATER OR OFF ROAD. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW/ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA CREATED AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS A RECALL FOR ALL AFFECTED MODELS FOR REPLACEMENT FOR A BETTER OR REDESIGNED PART. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT FOR THE AFFECTED PARTS IS BEYOND REASONABLE FOR ALL TOYOTA OWNERS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THERE FLAW. I PULLED OUT ONTO A PUBLIC ROAD AND HAD NO POWER AND WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. ITS NOT SAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR INJECTION PUMP WAS SUFFERING FROM WATER INTRUSION. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY AND THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE BLACK BOX IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE RECORDED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION UNLESS A CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT PERFORMED AT THE CONTACTS REQUEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,921.