2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

IN A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE, MULTIPLE DASH MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED THE MOTOR WOULD VERY SLOWLY REV. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA ON THE EVENING OF 1/24/2010. I APPROACHED A TURN, AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE ACCELERATOR REMAIN STUCK DOWN, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED EXPONENTIALLY INCREASED AND AS A DIRECT RESULT I LOSS CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND SLAMMED INTO A TREE GOING 65 MILES + PER HOUR. THE RESULT IS THAT THE TRUCK IS TOTALED, I WILL LIVE WITH PERMANENT INJURIES, INCLUDING BROKEN NECK, RIBS, HIP AND PARTIAL PARALYSIS. *TR

MY RADIO AND CD PLAYER DO NOT WORK OFTEN ON MY 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA - DIDN'T WORK THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT BRAND NEW. *TR

WHILE IN PARK AND WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED, AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN AN APPROXIMATE 10 DEGREE SLOPE AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE (FORTUNATELY ALL WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS) AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 30 MPH WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN HIS FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. TWO SEPARATE TOYOTA DEALERS DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE SIX TIMES AND ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO FILED CLAIM NUMBER 0904137238 WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO FOLLOWED UP WITH HIM TO FIND OUT IF THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,699 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,850. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS AT LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4WD, LARGE V8 .WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE I HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES WERE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED[2-6MPH].] FURTHER PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WAY BOTH PEDALS WERE PRESSED. I FIND THE ACCELERATOR TO BE VERY TOUCHY. I FIND MYSELF HAVING TO ENGAGE THE AUTO DIFFERENTIAL LOCK TO CONTROL MY ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IF I DON'T THE ACCELERATOR CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SPIN THE TIRES. I CAN'T HELP FEELING THIS IS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

I HAVE HAD AN ACCELERATOR PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. LAST SUMMER MY ACCELERATOR STUCK IN FULL THROTTLE POSITION AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE OVER-REVVED, AND THE PEDAL FINALLY RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT MUST HAVE STUCK ON THE FLOORMAT, BUT THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE FLOORMAT WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE PEDAL. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AND THE FACT THE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT HAD PULLED ITSELF DOWN MORE THAN WHAT I WAS PUSHING ON IT. I ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE PEDAL BEING HARD TO PUSH AT TAKE OFF AND ALWAYS JOLTING FORWARD AT TAKE OFF DUE TO THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER AGAIN STATED IT HAD TO BE THE FLOORMAT AND ONLY DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM OF THE PEDAL BEING HARD TO PUSH. WHEN THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THE PEDAL WAS FINE AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL TO HAVE TO PUSH HARD ON IT DUE TO THE FACT IT DID NOT OPERATE WITH A CABLE ANYMORE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES VIA EMAIL SINCE THE LATEST RECALL AND FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM THEM. THE WOMAN WHO CALLED SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. WHEN I ASKED HER IF THE INCIDENT WITH THE STUCK ACCELERATOR WOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY TOYOTA , SHE STATED THAT THERE ONLY ACTION WOULD BE THE RECALL FIX AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER.I FEEL TOYOTA OR AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY SHOULD CHECK THE VEHICLE BEFORE TOYOTA IS ALLOWED TO TOUCH IT, BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL THAT THERE SHIM WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE PEDAL JUST BEING STUCK. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD APPROX. 8,000 MILES AT THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHIN SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 60 MPH TO 110 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE CODE; THEREFORE, STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT. REPORT 1001152167 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

AS I WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE PARKING MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN A PARKING SPACE AT NORTHAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE, WENT OVER A CURB AND INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE DOING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FENCE AND TRUCK. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE TRUCK AND HITTING THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO STOP THE HIGH ACCELERATION. I FINALLY MADE THE TRUCK STOP BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN HURT. IF THIS HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER I WOULD HAVE HIT A GROUP OF STUDENTS WALKING IN THE PARKING LOT.THE STUDENTS WERE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE BEFORE I MADE THE RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. IT WAS VERY SCARY, I AM VERY NERVOUS NOW DRIVING THE TRUCK. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH. NOT RETURNING PHONE CALLS AND NOT MEETING DATES FOR WHAT THEY WILL DO. WHEN I FIRST CONTACTED TOYOTA, THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID TO ME "SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TOYOTA TO DO" AFTER I DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED AND HOW LUCKY I WAS NOT TO BE HURT OR HURTING STUDENTS IN A HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES SINCE 1970 - THEY SEEM TO HAVE LITTLE CONCERN FOR MY LOYALTY OR THE STRESS THIS INCIDENT HAS CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR