2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AREA OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR A REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS), THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT NECESSARY. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS EXHIBITED RUST CORROSION AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FRAME DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE PREPARED TO PULL AWAY FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD AT WHAT HE CONSIDERED IDLE SPEED, BUT DID NOT RESPOND TO HIM PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR REPEATEDLY, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. HE THEN OBSERVED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM, THE ACCELERATOR ELECTRONIC RELAY SWITCH WAS BAD. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SWITCH WAS $500.00. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, MONTHS LATER AS THE CONSUMER PREPARED TO EXIT A SIDE STREET TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY, HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE SAME RELAY SWITCH WAS BAD. THE DEALER WOULD ONLY WARRANT THE PART IF THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY COULD CAUSE THE RELAY SWITCH TO BURN OUT. THE RELAY SWITCH AND THROTTLE BODY WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1000.00. *JB

NO MAJOR EVENTS BUT THE PAINT BEGAN FALLING OFF MY 2002 TUNDRA IN 2009. I WAS JUST TOLD THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK IS NOW RUSTED OUT AS WELL. $900 TO REPLACE. I HAVE KEPT THIS TRUCK UP WELL. NEVER HAD A GAS TANK RUST OUT IN ANY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV LOUDLY MOMENTARILY BEFORE STOPPING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES WHILE SHIFTED INTO PARK OR STOPPED WITH A FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 3/22/11 *CN UPDATED 05/05/11

TOOK MY 2002 TUNDRA TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME TO INSPECT FRAME AFTER BEING TOLD BY AN INDEPENDENT LICENSED MECHANIC THAT MY FRAME WAS PERFORATED/ROTTED, THE REAR END HOUSING WAS LEAKING, THE SPARE TIRE HANGER WAS BROKEN,(TIRE MISSING), ALL HEAT SHIELDS WERE EITHER BROKEN,LOOSE OR MISSING AND FRONT BRAKES WERE IN NEED OF BEING REPLACED AGAIN. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED 11/09/07. ALL OF THIS HAD OCCURRED SINCE 05/06/2010 WHEN THE TRUCK WAS LAST ON HIS LIFT. HARR TOYOTA PERFORMED A FRAME INSPECTION AND VERIFIED ALL OF THE ABOVE FAILURES. THEY ALSO DID THE FRAME CROSSMEMBER INSPECTION IN 01/10 AND THE TRUCK PASSED. THEY SPECIFIED THAT THE FRAME FAILURE WAS @LT RAIL/TRANS MT. THEY ALSO SAID THE RT FT SWAY BAR LINK WAS BROKEN, AND NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK. THEY DECLARED THAT IN SPITE OF THE FRAME FAILURE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE JUST DON'T DO ANY OFFROADING! SO I GUESS THAT HITTING A POTHOLE WOULD NOT BE ADVISED.! THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE UNSAFE, AND NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. I AM VERY UPSET AT THE CONDITION/VALUE OF MY TRUCK. I AM ALSO VERY UPSET THAT NHTSA IS LETTING TOYOTA GET AWAY WITH THE "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" OF REPLACING THE FRAME ONLY OF THESE TRUCKS. TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS DENIED THE RUST PROBLEM FOR YEARS. MY PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND I WAS BLAMED FOR THE FAILURE. IN THE YEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS DENIED A PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA, THE FRAME RUST HAS INFECTED, MOST IF NOT ALL, OF THE TRUCK. BOTH BUMPERS ARE ROTTING OFF. THE GAS TANK HAD TO BE PATCHED (05/2010) BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM A RUST SPOT UNDER ONE OF THE SUPPORT STRAPS. TOYOTA WILL REPLACE OTHER COMPROMISED PARTS AT THE OWNERS FULL EXPENSE. IN MY OPINION THEY ARE USING THE FRAME REPLACEMENT TO GENERATE PART SALES AND REPAIR BUSINESS TO HELP DEFER COSTS. NHTSA- PLEASE FORCE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE RECALL! !

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND WHEEL FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE FRONT END TO COLLAPSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FRACTURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH WHEN HE BEGAN TO SMELL GASOLINE FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS DRY ROTTEN. THE LEAK HAD CAUSED GASOLINE TO LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND ALL OVER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END HOUSING WAS LEAKING WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE GEAR OIL WAS ADDED TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,900.

2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING SUPPORT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE , THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BROKE FREE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. DESPITE THE FAILURE THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HE WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE, BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED THE CAST ALUMINUM COMPONENTS SUPPORTING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER APPEARED TO BE FLAWED. *JB

2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALLED FOR FRAME RUST ISSUES. TOOK NEARLY 5 MONTHS FOR REPAIRS, EVEN WITH MULTIPLE CALLS TO DEALER AND CORPORATE. VEHICLE NEEDED FURTHER REPAIRS WHEN RETURNED FOR BROKEN RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER BAR. THEN FAILED STICKER INSPECTION BECAUSE OF DRY ROT IN TIRES PRESUMABLY FROM SITTING SO LONG? 1) NHTSA NEEDS TO SET A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR VEHICLES TO BE REPAIRED ONCE RECALLED. FIVE MONTHS IS UNACCEPTABLE. (2) NHTSA SHOULD REVIEW WHETHER COMMINGLED OLD RUSTY 'RE-USABLE' PARTS WITH A NEW SOLID FRAME ISN'T IN FACT CREATING ANOTHER ISSUE CAUSING THE OLDER PARTS TO FAIL (THERE ARE MANY REPORTS BY BLOGGERS OF OTHER THINGS BREAKING OR NEEDING REPAIR POST THE FRAME REPLACEMENT . I PERSONALLY FEEL LESS SAFE POST RECALL THAN BEFORE (3) NHTSA SHOULD BE DOING POST RECALL FOLLOW UPS TO ENSURE THAT TOYOTA IS PROPERLY REPAIRING RECALLED VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY TOYOTA'S GIVEN THEIR RECENT HISTORY. THERE ARE REPORTS OUT THERE THAT THINGS LIKE TOW HITCHES ARE NOT BEING REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE 'AFTER MARKET' AND IN MY CASE, THE SIDE STEPS WERE SIMPLY THROWN IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO RUSTY TO RE-INSTALL. THEY ALSO DID NOT REPLACE FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS AND STRUTS WHICH HAVE TO HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED BY THE OTHER RUST ISSUE? AND (4) TOYOTA HAS SOME SEVERE CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES THAT IT NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR