2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

3 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE OFF COMPLETELY STARTING IN 2004 FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, THEN IN 2005 RIGHT REAR PASSENGER, 2006 THE DRIVER HANDLE BROKE. TOYOTA DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR SAID IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. EVERYTHING IS PLASTIC AND CHEAPLY MADE, I HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR, FEARED THAT IN AN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I WOULD BE BE ABLE TO EXIT MY VEHICLE UNLESS I ROLLED WINDOW DOWN AND OPENED DOOR FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH WAS ISSUED IN 2005. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

VEHICLE PURCHASED 5/2002. BRAKES PULSATING & VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING HAVE RESURFACED NUMEROUS TIMES, HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AND THEN RESURFACED AGAIN AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, YET THE PULSATING AND VIBRATIONS CONTINUE TO RECUR APPROX 3-6 MILES AFTER ANY REPAIR WORK. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE REAR DRUM AND FRONT DISCS NOT WORKING COHESIVELY. FRONT DISCS HAVE ALL THE BREAKING BURDEN. NO FAILURES YET OR INJURIES BECAUSE WE ARE SO WORRIED THAT WE BRAKE FAR AHEAD OF TIME TO ENSURE WE STOP ON TIME WITH ALL THE VIBRATION AND SHIMMYING GOING ON. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. SHE STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#05V225000). SHE HAS BEEN ON THE WAITING LIST FOR A YEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE PARTS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES ON 2002 TUNDRAS. FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE TSBS ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT PERFORM THE TSB 092302 WITHOUT MY PAYING $2310, TO FIX THEIR DESIGN PROBLEM!!!!!!!*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEAR ON THE TIRES IS ABNORMAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO REMAIN ALIGNED. THE BRAKES AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE VIBRATION STILL PERSISTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TOYOTA IS NOT PROPERLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS, BUT THE FAILURE ALWAYS RECURS. HE IS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO ROTATE THE TIRES AND ALIGN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE YEAR THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 84,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH A SHAKING OCCURS IN THE FRONT BRAKES, STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED AND CONTROLLABILITY IS HARDER TO MAINTAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALER IN TOWN, AND HE SAID THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED OVERHAULING, AND THAT THERE WERE TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS BR004-02 AND BR003-2 DETAILING THE PROBLEM AND FIX. DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WOULD COST. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH A BRAKING PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD A VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK WHEN BREAKING SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TWO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERS, THEY BOTH SAID THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE BRAKES AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED. THIS DID NOT HELP. IT STILL VIBRATES AND THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY. I AGAIN TALKED TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY FINALLY SAID THAT THEY NEW THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. OF COURSE THEY TOLD ME THIS AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER POSTS ON THIS SAME ISSUE, I BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATION IS IN ORDER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS ROTATING HIS B.F.GOODRICH TIRES AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT RIGHT TIRE HAD A FAULTY VALVE. THE CORRECT TIRE LINE (P265-70R16) WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE DROP DOWN MENU. NO OTHER TIRE OR MILEAGE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. SPOKE WITH CONSUMER 10/16/07 , NEED TO RESEND COMPLAINT FORM. *LJ

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRUCK WAS NOT ABUSED, WELL MAINTAINED, TRANS FLUID WAS CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES AND ALWAYS CLEAN. VERY DISSAPPOINTED IN HAVING TO REPLACE. HAVE DRIVEN 3 TOYOTA'S OVER 200,000 MIILES WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAVE HEARD OF OTHER TRANS FAILURE IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL. ONLY 12 MONTHS WARRANTY ON REPLACEMENT.