2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

REFERRING TO THE JANUARY 21, 2010 TOYOTA RECALL OF CERTAIN LATE MODEL VEHICLES DUE TO A ACCELERATOR PEDAL ... I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH APPROXIMATELY 41K MILES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONSISTENT WITH THAT RESULTING FROM A STUCK ACCELERATOR ... BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE ... ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS. AFTER READING OF TOYOTA'S RECALL, I CONTACTED THE PHONE NUMBER ON TOYOTA'S WEB SITE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE DENIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. ANOTHER TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL AND PROVIDED THE NAME OF A LOCAL DEALER ... THEIR SERVICE MANAGER ALSO DENIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL EVEN WHEN I READ THE RECALL NOTICE FROM THE TOYOTA'S WEB SITE! SHE EVEN TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT I HAVE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE FIXED! THIS LACK OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA - 4X4. SEVERAL TIMES I NOTICED THAT IT HAD MOVED FROM WHERE I PARKED IT. IT HAD MOVED FROM THE SPOT THAT I HAD PLACED IT AND ROLLED BACKWARDS, DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP GRADE, A DISTANCE OF AROUND 20 FEET. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPLICATE THE INCIDENT AND DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING: WHEN PARKED ON A HILL WITHOUT THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT "LOCK" IN PARK WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS CONDITION CAN BE REPLICATED ONLY WHEN THE TRUCK IS PLACED INTO PARK IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING THE ANTI SKID (TRACTION CONTROL) RESPOND TO A SLIPPERY CONDITION. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN THE TRUCK IS PLACED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE PROBLEM ALSO DOES NOT OCCUR IF THE AUTOMATED ANTI SKID RESPONSE DOES NOT ACTIVATE ITSELF. THE ROLLING DOES NOT ALWAYS BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE NOT YET TRIED TO GET THE SAME RESPONSES WHILE BACKING THE TRUCK UP THE HILL IN REVERSE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN WARREN, OHIO ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2009. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ANYONE WHO MAY FIND THEMSELVES BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHEN IT BEGINS TO ROLL. *TR

WHEEL NUTS BREAKING. REF RECALL 08V080000. SOUTHEAST TOYOTA ONLY. MINE IS GULF STATE WITH SAME PROBLEM. HAD 8 NUTS FAIL. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SOUTHEAST TRUCK. *TR

BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES HAVE NO OUTER WATER CHANNELS TO DISPLACE WATER. I HAVE THESE TIRES ON MY 07 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HYDROPLANING IS A BIG CONCERN. I'VE SEARCHED FOR CONSUMER REVIEWS AND HAVE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE THE SAME CONCERN. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA V-8, 5.7 L. 4 LO LIGHT BLINKS, VSC LIGHT BLINK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONTINUOUSLY ALL THREE OF THESE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON. I CAN TAKE MY BATTERY OFF AND THEY RESET. PER TOYOTA DISCONNECT BATTERY AND IT WILL RE SET. THE TRUCK WILL KICK YOU DOWN TO 40 MPH OR SLOWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS EVEN IF YOU ARE RUNNING 60 AT THE TIME. WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS MY SECONDARY AIR INTAKE. AND A TIRE SENSOR PROBLEM. BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN SURGES IN MOTOR OR DIEING FOR NO REASON. TALKED WITH TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT. TO DATE NOT DONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS. HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY JUST TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT MORE THAN 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WENT TO PULL OUT TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND IT KICKED DOWN, HAD THE GAS PEDAL FLOORED AND THE TRUCK WOULD BARELY MOVE. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 40,000 MILES AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. MY A/C WENT OUT, SAID IT WAS THE FUSE, WHAT ABOUT THE BLOWER MOTOR THAT HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT, OR THE TRUCK WANTS TO DIE ALL THE TIME, ELECTRONIC START WONT WORK WAS TOLD MY BATTERY WAS NO GOOD YET THEY WON'T HONOR THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT IS NOW OUT OF THEIR WARRANTY DUE TO THEM TAKING SO LONG TO GET IT IN AND HAVING ME TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY ALL THE TIME. TOYOTA CALLED TO DAY AND SAID MY TRUCK WOULD BE DONE IN A COUPLE HOURS, THEN LESS THAN A HOUR LATER THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T BE DONE BECAUSE THEY HAD ORDERED THE WRONG PARTS AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING THEM A BATTERY. *TR

TOYOTA 2007 THRU 2010 I LEASED A 2007 TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB AND GET RECALL ON SAFETY THE MAT MAKING GAS PEDAL TO GET STUCK AND MAKES VEH GO 90MP CANT STOP. FOUND ARTICLE IN LOS ANGELES TIMES SAYING WORRIES MAY NOT COME FROM MATS BUT FROM BRAIN IN VEH. WHICH I BELIEVE USA GOV. IS MAKING THEM CHECK IF THAT WERE THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROMUNDER TOYOTA'S RUNAWAY CAR WORRIES MAY NOT STOP FLOOR MATS. I CALLED TOYOTA SOUTHEAST FINANCE AND TOLD THEM I DID NOT WANT THIS TUNDRA TRUCK ANY LONGER TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK HAS 9K MILES ON IT ALREADY HAD TRANSMISSION LEAK CD PROBLEMS AND SO FORTH I NEED TO KNOW HOW I CAN HAVE THEM TAKE THIS TRUCK BACK. WHO DO I CONTACT IN STATE OF FLORIDA. CAN YOU CONTACT THEM FOR ME TO RECEIVE A COMPLAINT FORM TO BE PUT IN THEIR FILES I DON'T WANT THIS TIME BOMB. *TR

HAVE NOTED INTERMITTENT INSTANCES OF SURGING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNDER LOAD. OCCURS 5-10 TIMES A WEEK. STARTED AT ABOUT 8K MILES. DEALER "SAYS" UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. FREQUENCY INCREASING AS MILEAGE INCREASES. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL LAST WEEK. WENT OVER 36,000 MILES TWO WEEKS AGO. RECALL PLUS SURGING MAKES ONE QUESTION SAFETY OF TUNDRA. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TUNDRA DC TRD TRUCK. I REPLACED THE OEM TIRES AT 19500 MILES (BFG RUGGED TRAILS) WITH MICHELIN LTX AT2'S MARCH 2009. I NOW HAVE 23,800 MILES ON THE TRUCK. NOW ANYTIME I GO OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP REGARDLESS OF SPEED THE BED BOUNCES SO BAD THAT IT VIBRATES UP THROUGH THE CAB. THE BED BOUNCED BEFORE BUT NOT THIS BAD. I FEEL IT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. IF I DRIVE ON A BACK DIRT ROAD THE BACK END BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I REPORTED IT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. NOW THAT THE MECHANIC CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CA, HE SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. DEALER RECOMMENDED I ADD WEIGHT IN THE BED, I ADDED 5 SANDBAGS, 300 LBS (WINTER IS ALMOST HERE) AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE RIDE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. AFTER REPEATED APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SUDDENLY, THE "AIR BAG" WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED THE "OFF" POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE AIR BAG SENSOR DETECTED AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.