2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ALL THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TRUCK SKID FORWARD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FEET AS A RESULT. THE TOWING CAPACITY OF THE TRUCK WAS 10,300 LBS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER WAS 7,000 LB. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,625 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL. DUE TO THE PLASTIC MATERIAL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME VERY SLIPPERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,600.

FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR IN 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA CAUSES MULTIPLE SAFETY HAZARDS IN VEHICLE INCLUDING CATASTROPHIC ABS BRAKE FAILURE, DISABLED SPEEDOMETER, INOPERABLE 4WD, ETC.. WIDE-SPREAD TBS PROBLEM WITH VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD THAT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO CORRECT OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. FOLLOWING REPAIRS, ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP WITH A SUDDEN, ABNORMAL JOLT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,432.

THIS IS A 2008 TUNDRA V8, 4.7L. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2009 BRAND NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 17,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY SEPT 11, 2010 THE DASH LIGHT WARNING FOR BRAKES STARTED BLINKING. I STOPPED TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I PUSHED IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEN RELEASED. STILL BRAKE LIGHT ON. I DROVE FOR COUPLE OF HOURS WITH LIGHT ON. BRAKES DID SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY. I HAD AN OIL AND SERVICE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED IN JULY 2010, AND NOTHING WAS NOTED. ON SEPT 20, 2010 THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL SOLID RED, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. SERVICE REP FIRST CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. A FEW MORE DAYS AND PROBABLY NO BRAKES AT ALL ACCORDING TO SERVICE REP. I GET A CALL LATER IN DAY AND TOLD "MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEED REPLACING, UNDER WARRANTY". *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008, AFTER THE DEALER CHANGE THE A/C CABIN FILTER START A WET RAG SMELL INSIDE THE CAR( MOLD SMELL) , THIS PROBLEM STARTED A YEAR BEFORE, WHEN YOU USED THE A/C ON MAX OR RECIRCULATE THE SMELL IS LESS BUT WHEN YOU USE ON VENT ONLY OR AIR FROM OUTSIDE SMELLS A LOT, HAS BEEN PAST ALREADY A YEAR AND THE DEALER DONT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THAT I HAVE A PLATINUM TOYOTA CARE SERVICE PLAN. NOW ALL MY FAMILY ARE EXPERIEMENTING ALL KIND OF ALLERGIES INCLUDE HAY FEVER_TYPE SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS SNEEZING, RUNNY NOSE, RED EYES AND SKIN RASH. THE DEALER HAD CHANGE THE A/C CABIN FILTER TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL THERE. WE THINK THAT THERES MOLD ON THE A/C SYSTEM. THEY SAID THAT PROBABLY IS NOT CONDENSATING THE WATER SO WELL OR IS LETTING THE OUTSIDE WATER COMES IN TO THE A/C SYSTEM WHICH PROBABLY IS A A/C DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER RECEIVED REGARDING THE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY REDUCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REDUCTION LOAD CAPACITY NO LONGER MEETS HIS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS SAFELY AND IS REQUESTING A REMEDY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 10V017000; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEPTEMBER 8, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THE ORIGINAL ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS MODIFIED BUT THE DEALERSHIP CUT TOO MUCH OFF AND THE PEDAL WAS TOO SHORT AND HIGH. SHE WASN'T ABLE TO REACH OR MAINTAIN HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. SHE WAS AFRAID OF CRASHING. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY COULD REPLACE THE GAS PEDAL WITH THE MODIFIED PEDAL BUT IT WILL BE SMALLER AND SHORT THAN THE ORIGINAL MODIFICATION. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND ADVISED HER THAT SHE COULD HAVE THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 46,000.

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008 TRD REAR SWAY BAR FAILURE - REAR TRD SWAY BAR ASSEMBLY HARDWARE ON 2008 TUNDRA IS ACTUALLY CRACKING AND CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND BENDING THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO THE POINT THAT IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT THE PROBLEM MY REAR BRAKES WOULD HAVE FAILED. I WAS UNDER MY TRUCK DOING A GENERAL INSPECTION AND NOTICED THAT MY LEFT REAR TRD BILSTIEN SHOCK WAS LEAKING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WITHOUT HESITATION THEY ORDERED THE PART WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE TRUCK. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TOYOTA HAD ORDERED A STANDARD SHOCK AND NOT A BILSTIEN SHOCK, SO I PICKED MY TRUCK BACK UP FROM THEM UNTIL THEY GOT THE CORRECT PART. A FEW DAYS LATTER I NOTICED A KNOCK COMING FROM MY TRUCK AND WHEN I HAD ISOLATED THE KNOCK I IDENTIFIED IT AS THE LEFT STRAP ON MY TRD SWAY BAR KIT. WHAT I CONCLUDED IS THAT THE LEFT REAR SHOCK LEAKING CAUSED TOO MUCH TRAVEL. THE EXTENSIVE TRAVEL OF THE SHOCK CAUSED TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE STRAP OF THE SWAY BAR KIT AND IN-TURN THE STRAP FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF EXPOSING THE RUBBER BUSHING (I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS). I CALLED TOYOTA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND TALKED TO WALTER YAMAMOTO THE SERVICE WRITTER AT PIERCY TOYOTA OF MILPITAS CALIFORNIA. I TOLD WALTER THAT THE SWAY BAR WAS PRESSING ON THE REAR BREAK LINE AND HAD BENT IT UPWARDS AND WAS NOW LEANING AGAINST THE REAR BREAK LINE. AT NO TIME DID WALTER ADVISE ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I FINALLY GOT TO SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND TOOK IT TOO TOYOTA AND ADVISED THEM THAT IT WAS TO MUCH OF A SAFETY ISSUED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. I ASKED WALTER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SWAY BAR AND HE SAW THE ISSUE. I HAD CONTACTED A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT CONFIRMED THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO THEIR TRUCKS, BUT WHEN I ASKED WALTER IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE HE REPLIED "NO". THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOLD MANY OF THESE SWAY BAR KITS TO TUNDRA OWNERS FORM 2007 TO PRESENT. *TR

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, THE ACCELERATOR FLUCTUATED WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP. THIS WAS MOST EVIDENT WHEN I STARTED FROM A STOP AND HIT A BUMP. I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL THE FLUCTUATION BECAME SO BAD I THOUGHT I WOULD AT SOME POINT, LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN IN 2010, MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. TOYOTA REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR. I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR UNTIL A DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER NOTIFIED ME THAT MY VEHICLE'S ACCELERATOR WAS NORMAL. HE FURTHER INDICATED THAT NEW TUNDRA'S HAD THE SAME ACCELERATOR FEEL AS MINE. THE DISTRICT MANAGER STATED THAT HE HAD PARKED MY VEHICLE NEXT TO A NEW VEHICLE IN CASE I WANTED TO COMPARE THE NEW VEHICLE TO MINE. I DID NOT COMPARE THE TWO VEHICLES. HOWEVER, I FEEL THE ACCELERATOR IN MY VEHICLE IS A HAZARD AND SHOULD BE EXAMINED FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO OWN TOYOTA TUNDRA'S. *TR