2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TOOK MY TRUCK TO DEALER ON 7/11/2013 FOR AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DEALER SAID LIGHT RELATED TO PRELIMINARY RECALL. DEALER KEPT MY TRUCK FOR OVER 30 DAYS UNTIL TOYOTA DECIDED WHAT TO DO. FINALLY I PICKED UP MY TRUCK ON 8/12/2013 AIR BAG LIGHT WAS OFF. DEALER INDICATED THE AIRBAG IS OK NOTES FROM DEALER: DIF- SAFETY RECALL DOF (DIF) PRELIMINARY NOTICE 2003-2004 MODEL YEAR TUNDRA VEHICLES FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATER MODULE INSPECTION. DTC B1100 AIR BAG SENSO R ASSEMBLY B0108 SHORT IN SQUIB CIRCUIT. DSM OKED RENTAL CAR. ~|~DOF APPLIES RENTAL PROVIDED W HEN TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP. ~|~AUTH # D899B040 DOES NOT NEED ANY FURTHER ATTENTION LIGHT RESET RESET SYSTEM THE AIR BAG LIGHT BACK ON 9/9/2013 SO I TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER. DEALER ADVISED THE LIGHT IS NOT RELATED TO RECALL AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY COULD NOT SAY WHAT WAS WRONG AND WANTED ME TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSIS. THEY COULD NOT SAY HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE OR WHAT COULD BE WRONG BUT WERE INSISTENT THAT IS WAS NOT RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL. NOW I AM WITHOUT AN AIRBAG AND THEY WON'T FIX IT. THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE!!! HOW COULD IT NOT BE RELATED TO THE RECALL? *TR

2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRAME RUST RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRAME. SHE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRAME. SHORTLY AFTER, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRUCK. AT FIRST, SHE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, BUT AS TIME WENT ON, IT BECAME WORSE. THE CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING WAS BROKE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO SEE THE LEAF SPRING, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED IT TO BREAK. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LEAF SPRING SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE CHECK, WHEN THE FRAME WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER ALSO DISCOVERED THE LEFT REAR LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL.

I AM DRIVING WITHOUT AIRBAG SAFETY BECAUSE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM THEY QUOTED ME $85 TO CHECK IT OUT AND AROUND $1000 TO FIX. ON 09/03/2013, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR URGENT SAFETY RECALL TO CORRECT AIRBAG DEFECT. I MENTIONED THE AIRBAG LIGHT AGAIN. I WAS ADVISED THE AIRBAG RECALL WILL CORRECT MY PROBLEM AND THE LIGHT WILL GO AWAY. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. TOYOTA ADVISED ME THAT THE TROUBLE IS THE CENTER AIRBAG MODULE. I ASKED THEM IF THE AIRBAGS WILL ENGAGE ON IMPACT. TOYOTA SAID THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY WITH THIS LIGHT ON. WHY DID I WASTE MY TIME TAKING MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA TO CORRECT AN AIRBAG DEFECT AND TO LEAVE WITH AN AIRBAG DEFECT? TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS ISSUE A LONG TIME AGO WHEN THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND THEY STATED IT WAS A LEAK IN THE GAS CAP AND THAT I DIDN'T HAVE CAP TIGHT ENOUGH. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT CAME BACK ON, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE SHIFT LEVER FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY, LEVER SUB ASSEMBLY, TILT LEVER AND THE SHIFT LEVER. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,426. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,540. ..UPDATED 08-07-13 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE COLUMN AND REPLACED THE BROKEN SHIFT COMPONENTS. UPDATED 08/13/13

UPON INSPECTION THERE IS TOTAL RUST OF THE FRAME AND BOLTS ON THE SUSPENSION. UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR. I HAVE READ ABOUT SOME RECALLS BUT THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL LOW MILES VEHICLE (LESS THEN 50,000) AND IT IS FOUND TO BE IN UNSOUND CONDITION AND CURRENT VALUE SHOULD BE AT LEAST $18,000. *TR

NOTICED OILY SUBSTANCE ON DRIVEWAY, TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THE REAR AXLE HOUSING HAD RUSTED THROUGH! I WAS SHOCKED AT THE NEWS AND DUMBFOUNDED TO FIND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TUNDRA'S AND TACOMA'S AND THERE IS NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO PAY UPWARDS OF $2000 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY NEWER VEHICLE HAVING THE AXLE RUST THROUGH AT ONLY 104,000 MILES. THIS IS LOW MILES FOR A 2003 AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF TOO. *TR

FRAME HAS SEVERAL RUST PERFORATION HOLES. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPAIR. VEHICLE BOUGHT USED IN MARCH OF 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SKID UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE FAILED BALL JOINT BUT NOT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000. UPDATED 5/17/13 *CN

TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN 250MI FROM DESTINATION A TO B. WHILE ENROUTE, LEAVING THE HIGHWAY FOR A REST STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE FAILURE, UNABLE TO PROPERLY STOP. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED FAILURE IN (2) FRONT STEEL BRAKE LINES. TOTAL $ 428; AND OF COURSE THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED, ALL RECOMMENDED SERVICE INTERVALS, ETC. SERVICE TECH STATED LOOKED TO BE DUE TO RUST - CORROSION. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS OCCUR ON A VEHICLE THIS LITTLE MI. AND YEARS. I AM GOING TO WRITE TOYOTA AS WELL. *TR