2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE AND FOUR WHEELING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING UP THE MOUNTAIN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE MOUNTAIN ALMOST KILLING HIM. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN BECAUSE THEY UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE MOUNTAIN. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAS TO GET A CRANE AND A HELICOPTER TO GET THE VEHICLE FROM WHERE IT HAS BEEN STUCK SINCE JULY 2009. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN UPON ASCENDING A HILL IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE CONSUMER FLT THE VEHICLE SPEED UP AS HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE HILL. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO OVER THE SIDE OF THE CLIFF. UPDATED 06/30/10. *JB

WHILE PRESSING ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MY BRAKES JUST WOULD RELEASED FAST ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL JUST STAYS DOWN & RELEASES BACK UP SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW & IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I'VE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. SO THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT & SENT ME HOME. I JUST UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF HAVING WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

WHILE PRESSING ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MY BRAKES JUST WOULD RELEASED FAST ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL JUST STAYS DOWN & RELEASES BACK UP SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW & IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I'VE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. SO THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT & SENT ME HOME. I JUST UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF HAVING WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK BOUNCES ON CERTAIN CONCRETE HIGHWAYS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. YOU CAN'T EVEN TALK BECAUSE OF IT. I AM NOT EXAGGERATING AT ALL, I HAD A HEADACHE BECAUSE OF ALL THE BOUNCING AROUND AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY CHILDREN SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT WHERE IT'S MOST PRONE. THE BOUNCE GETS SO BAD AT TIMES IT SEEMS THE TRUCK COULD LOSE CONTROL. *TR

1. TURNING RIGHT IN 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA OUT OF PARKING LOT AT WORK OR INTO TRAFFIC, I DECELERATE PREPARING TO TURN RIGHT AND REMOVE PRESSURE FROM GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE DURING THE TURN. WHEN I REAPPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL DURING THE TURN THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE ONLY THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. ADDING ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL ONLY CAUSES THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE MORE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES THE TRUCK SURGES FORWARD SUDDENLY. 2. THIS SLIPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION HAPPENS EVERY DAY. THE CONSEQUENCE OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS WHEN WILL THE TRANSMISSION SLIP AND WHEN WILL THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGE. 3. HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALER (2) TWO TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE TO REACT IN THIS MANNER. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 60MPH AND CHANGING LANES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE GAS PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV PRIOR TO SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATED, YET SHE DOESN'T AGREE THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,032 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

AS I ARRIVED AT MY HOME AND DROVE UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT MADE ME REACT TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND CAUSE THE TRUCK TO SLIDE ON AN UNPAVED (DIRT) SURFACE IN MY YARD AND SLIDE INTO THE TRUNK OF A PINE TREE AND DAMAGING THE FRONT BUMPER TO MY TRUCK. I HEARD ON THE NEWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FLOOR MATS ON THIS VEHICLE TO BE REMOVED IF IT DID NOT HAVE CLIPS TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE. MY TRUCK DOES HAVE THE CLIPS TO HOLD THE MAT IN PLACE AND PREVENTS THE ACCELERATION PEDAL FROM GETTING LODGED WITH THE MAT. I DO BELIEVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN DEFECT AND NOT THE FLOOR MAT. CURRENTLY, THE FLOOR MAT REMAINS IN PLACE ON ITS CLIPS WITHOUT INTERFERENCE TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. TODAY, I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT, THEREFORE, I WILL. AGAIN I DON'T BELIEVE THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I JUST WANT THIS COMPLAINT DOCUMENTED BECAUSE IT CAUSED AROUND $500 WORTH OF DAMAGED TO MY TRUCK. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH MY TUNDRA CONCERNS THE ENGINE. THREE TIMES SINCE MARCH 2009 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IS A STICKING VALVE IN THE ENGINE COMPONENT. THE ONE TIME I DID GET IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN SOUTH DAKOTA, WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING, I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS, THE ENGINE ON OCCASION HAS HESITATED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS EXPLAINED BOTH TO THE DEALER AND THE 'CONSUMER REP.' (COMPLIANT 0911112241). I WAS TOLD BY THE CONSUMER REP. NOT TO WORRY, IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEIR TECH REP WAS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND WOULD CALL ME BACK. THAT WAS SEVEN DAYS AGO AND COUNTING. IN SUMMARY, THE TOYOTA WARRANTY APPEARS TO HAVE VERY LIMITED VALVE, THE CONSUMER REP. IS WINDOW DRESSING, AND YOUR SAFETY IS OPTIONAL. *TR

WAS RETURNING HOME VIA THE INTERSTATE FROM FL; WE EXITED TO REFUEL. I FILLED THE TRUCK UP AT A SHELL STATION AS WE WERE LEAVING THE PUMPS I STARTED MY TUNDRA PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PLACE IT INTO GEAR AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT TOOK OFF JUST LIKE I HAD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT ALTHOUGH I HAD NOT EVEN PLACED MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I IMMEDIATELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AS FORCEFULLY AS I COULD THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING; I PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE ENGINE STILL REVVING LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL BEING DEPRESSED. I THEN TURNED OFF THE KEY. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I HAD EXPERIENCED ANY SUCH PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE IN RELATION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB WITH 14,000 MILES ON IT. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65+MPH) THERE IS A TERRIBLE BOUNCE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. AT TIMES, IT IS SO BAD THAT I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MUST SLOW DOWN WELL BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD MY TIRES BALANCED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I CANNOT TAKE PASSENGERS ON LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS BECAUSE THEY GET NAUSEOUS. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL CAUSE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WITH A TUNDRA TO BECOME INJURED OR DIE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SIX MONTHS AGO WHEN IT HAD 8,000 MILES ON IT. *TR