2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AXLE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE UPPER ROD BARRING FRACTURED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TIRE WAS LOSING AIR AND WHEN I TRIED TO REPLACE IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE, I NOTICED A LARGE BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL NEXT TO THE WHEEL RIM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE OF THIS MANUFACTURE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. *TT

OUR 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS SUCH EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE THAT THE REAR AXLE HOUSING WHICH HOLDS THE GEARS HAS RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. TOYOTA SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH A WEBASTO HOLLANDIA 600 SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10E038000 (VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN A TWO WEEK TIME PERIOD. THE PARTS HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BROKEN AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINES, ABS LINES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, DRIVE SHAFT AND CONTROL ARM SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

[XXX], THE OWNER OF TOYOTA 2004 TUNDRA VEHICLE ID [XXX] FOR TOYOTA CASE #[XXX]. AS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER (CENTER) ON MARCH 7, 2011, [XXX] AND HIS VEHICLE WERE INVOLVED IN A VERY FRIGHTENING AND TRAUMATIC INCIDENT ON MARCH 3RD. THE FRONT ARM, JOINT, AND WHEEL OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BROKE APART AND FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH OTHER DRIVERS WATCHING, [XXX]WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND MANEUVER THIS CRIPPLED VEHICLE 2,000 FEET - FROM THE INNER MOST LANE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING INJURY TO HIM AND OTHERS, DRIVERS/VEHICLES. AS STATED BY THE POLICE AT THE SCENE AND OTHERS WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, IT WAS SIMPLY A MIRACLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA MUST BE MANUALLY ATTENDED WHEN PUMPING FUEL. IF THE PUMP IS SET TO AUTOMATICALLY PUMP UNTIL THE TANK IS FULL, THE PUMP WILL STOP FUELING BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL AND OCCASIONALLY STOPS WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE PUMP JUMPS OUT OF IT'S POSITION IN THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND SPILLING GAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FIRE AND FILED A CLAIM. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INVESTIGATOR WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER AFTER THE INVESTIGATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.