2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP, EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, I HEARD A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT. I AM ALSO LOSING POWER STEERING FLUID, AND MY RIGHT SIDE RACK & PINION BOOT APPEARS TO BE FILLING WITH FLUID. IT APPEARS THAT MY POWER RACK & PINION SYSTEM IS FAILING, AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 55,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO HARD USE (JUST TRANSPORT, MOSTLY LOCAL.) I AM WORRIED THAT MY STEERING SYSTEM MAY FAIL WHILE DRIVING. NOTE: I AM SCHEDULING AN INSPECTION OF THE STEERING ISSUE WITH A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. FRAME RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL TOYOTA TUNDRAS. ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS HAVE RUSTED INCLUDING LINKAGE ARMS. BODY LOOKS GREAT. TOYOTA HAS NO COMMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING BUT MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 266,019. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS 2 PARTS THAT HAVE GONE BAD, THE AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND AIR SWITCHING VALVES. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN REGARDING THESE PARTS ON TUNDRA MODELS 2007-2010 AND 2008-2010 SEQUOIA MODELS. MY 2005 TUNDRA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. HOWEVER, MY TRUCK HAS THE SAME PART THAT IS ON THE 2007-2010 TUNDRAS AND HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THESE PARTS ON THE 2007-2010 TUNDRAS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO INCLUDE THE 2005 MODELS IN THE SAME CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS, THEY HAVE SAID THEY WOULD PAY ONLY HALF OF THE COSTS TO REPLACE THEM. IF ITS THE SAME PART AS THE 2007-2010 THAT TOYOTA KNOWS WERE DEFECTIVE, THEN WHY NOT INCLUDE ALL MODEL TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS THAT HAVE THESE PARTS? THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT WAS EXTENDED TO 10 YEARS/150,000 MILES. MY 2005 HAS APPROXIMATELY 121,000 MILES AND WAS CHECKED BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHOM REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO ME AND STATED WHAT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE AND THEY ALSO GAVE ME THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM(ZTQ). PLEASE GIVE FEEDBACK TO WHATEVER YOU MAY FIND OUT. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BROUGHT TOYOTA TUNDRA 2005 TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT FRAME FOR RUST. RUST HOLE IN FRAME UNDER DRIVER SIDE, AND ALONG SEAM OF FRAME. DEALER DECLARED VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND TOOK PICTURES OF FRAME. INSTRUCTED TO CALL TOYOTA AND CREATED CASE. BUT TOYOTA SAID VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. *TR

LOSS OF POWER DEALER SAID I NEED A SECONDARY SMOG PUMP AND CHECK VALVES AT A COST OF 2158.90 TRUCK HAS ONLY 38000 MILES FIND OUT IF MY INFO IS CORRECT SAME PROBLEM ON 2007 THRU 2010 AND TOYOTA DID EXTEND THERE WARRANTY. LOSS OF POWER A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TUNDRA 2WD TRD. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING RACK AND RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE BOTH REAR BEARINGS. WHEN LOOKING THE PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THESE ISSUES ARE VERY COMMON FOR THE TUNDRA IN EARLIER PRODUCTION. THE STEERING RACK WAS MANUFACTURED WITH INFERIOR MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO WHERE OUT. THE SAME WITH THE REAR BEARINGS. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHY HASN'T A FORMAL INVESTIGATION EVER BEEN PERFORMED ON THESE TWO ELEMENTS OF THE TUNDRA. *TR

SECONDARY AIR SWITCH STUCK OPEN... LOSS OF POWER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLECAB, PAINT ON WHEELS STARTED BUBBLING,CAUSING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES, HAD RIMS CLEANED OF PEELING PAINT, ALL 4 WHEELS CONTINUE TO LEAK AIR. CAUSING DIFFERENT AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES AND CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT. *TR

DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM BULBS OR MATERIAL TOO CLOSE TO HEAT SOURCE, HOLES WERE BURNED INTO A LENS CASING LOCATED ABOVE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW TO REAR OF DRIVER. *TR