2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS), 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND 05V225000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FOR THE RECALL PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) AND 05V254000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS AND OFFERED TO PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR BY DISCONNECTING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG UNTIL THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DELAY WAS UNREASONABLE AND WANTED A PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED A TOYOTA RECALL LETTER ON 11/24/2014 THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND TO GET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED ON 11/24/2014 THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND CANNOT FIX. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2015 AT THE EARLIEST. THE RECALL LETTER STATES THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND I SHOULD PARK IT. AS MY ONLY VEHICLE HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE TO HAVE NO CAR FOR 3 MONTHS. *TR

ON OCTOBER 17, 2014 WHILE DRIVING ON OKLA HWY 33 AT OR ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR, THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEPLOYMENT SET OFF THE HORN AND IMMEDIATELY THE CABIN FILLED WITH A FOG LIKE RESIDUE WHICH IN ITSELF CAN BE VERY STARTLING. THE AIR BAG SLAPPED BOTH FOREARMS BUT LUCKILY I WAS BACK FAR ENOUGH IT DID NOT REACH MY FACE AND THERE WAS NO PASSENGER PRESENT. THE ONLY PHYSICAL DAMAGE WAS TEMPORARY REDNESS OF THE FOREARMS AND A CHRONIC COUGH DEVELOPED LATER THE NEXT DAY REQUIRING A DOCTOR VISIT ON THE 20TH OF OCT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE JIM NORTON TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN OKLA. CITY SINCE THE 18TH OF OCT. WITH NO DETERMINATION FROM GST OR TMS LEGAL TO DATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED, AN ABNORMAL WINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TRAVELING ON HWY 11. 4 CARS AHEAD SUDDENLY STOP. I HAD 3 CHOICES: HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. GO INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, OR HEAD OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE BAYOU. MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY OF THE BAYOU, HIT A PARKED SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE TRACTOR TRAILOR. MY TOYOTA GOT SEVERELY CRUNCHED ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. MY AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. I WAS GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR, AND NOTHING DEPLOYED. NOW I UNDERSTAND IT IS A GOOD THING THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. *TR

NO INCIDENT HAS YET HAPPENED. WE IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO GET THE AIRBAG CORRECTED AFTER RECEIVING WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE RECALL. WE ARE A MILITARY FAMILY AND WE ARE MOVING FROM HAWAII TO VIRGINIA ON NOVEMBER 19TH. WE ALREADY SOLD OUR SECOND CAR IN PREPARATION FOR THE MOVE A FEW WEEKS AGO SO THE TRUCK IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE FOR OUR FAMILY OF 5 UNTIL WE SHIP IT ON NOVEMBER 17TH. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER TWICE AND THE NATIONAL TOYOTA NUMBER ONCE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST 6 WEEKS. WE ARE HAVING THE AIRBAG DISABLED BY THE DEALER ON THE 12TH. WE WERE TOLD NOT TO HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT (EVEN AFTER THEY DISABLE THE AIRBAG) BUT SINCE OUR FAMILY HAS 5 PEOPLE AND THERE ARE 5 SEATS IN OUR ONLY VEHICLE, WE WILL HAVE TO PUT SOMEONE THERE AT SOME POINT. WE WERE NOT OFFERED A RENTAL CAR TO MITIGATE THE RISK NOR ANY OTHER FEASIBLE SOLUTION. *TR