2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

THE CAR IS DEAD. WE CALLED A TECHNICAIN AND HE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION, HE SAID IT WAS A FAILURE. HE ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID SO WE COULD DRIVE THE CAR TO POWER TOYOTA IN IRVINE, CA . THE MECHANIC AT THIS DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY2005, AND ITWAS A TUNDRA 6 CYLINDER 2005.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A RECALL FOR A SAFETY SEAT. THE RECALL STATED THE ONE SHOULD MANUALLY TURN OFF THE AIR BAGS IF THE CHILD SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A MANUAL SWITCH THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL SHOULD STATE IF ONE DID NOT HAVE A SWITCH THEN HE SHOULD HAVE AN ON -OFF AIRBAG SWITCH INSTALLED. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB, V8. WHEN COLD ENGINE IDLES HIGHER THAN WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER NORMAL. WHEN STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS AND THE LIKE IN NORMAL DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP OR KICK SOMETIMES CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD...ESPECIALLY WHEN A/C IS ON. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL ON IT WILL DOWNSHIFT TO PASSING GEAR AND ACCELERATE WAY MORE THAN NORMAL, TACH GOES TO NEAR REDLINE, WHEN ENCOUNTER THE SLIGHTEST OF GRADES...ALSO HAPPENS WHEN CRUISE IS DISENGAGED TO SLOW AND THEN RESUMED. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IMPROPERLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN SUCH AS WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN...WHEN APPLY THE GAS GOING THROUGH THE TURN THE ENGINE WILL REV BEFORE SLIPPING BACK INTO GEAR. I BEGAN NOTICING THESE THINGS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE IN NOV. '05. *JB

MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA, V8, AROUD 30,000 MILES CONTINUES TO HAVE KICKING PROBLEMS FEEL SIMILAR TO MINOR CAR ACCIDENT IMPACTS EVERYTIME I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER EACH STOP. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY EVEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT EITHER. SINCE THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES THE BREAKING SYSTEM, I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM INSTEAD SAYING WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEM ON THE WEB RAGARDING TOYOTA TUNDRAS. *NM

BRAKES FEEL INCONSISTENT. LAST MONTH ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHOLE DAY. NEXT DAY LIGHT WENT OFF. INTERNET SEARCH SAYS MANY 2005 TUNDRA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING REAR BRAKE CALIPER DEFECT. THIS CAUSES FRONT BRAKES TO PREMATURELY WEAR-OUT.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/09/07 THE NEWS REPORTED THAT EVENFLO DISCOVERY SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT SAFE. THE NEWS REPORT STATED THAT THE SEAT DISLODGED FROM THE BASE, TWISTED AND FELL OFF. THE NEWS STATED THAT THE SAFETY SEAT DID'T PASS SAFETY STANDARDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CALLED EVENFLO ,AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SEAT HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE SEAT WAS SAFE, AND THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR THE SEAT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED TO WORK. 6 MONTH OLD TRUCK AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. TOYOTA FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY. HAD TO WAIT 2 DAYS FOR THE PARTS. 10 MONTH LATER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS A TRUCK WITH LESS THEN 20K MILES. IN BOTH CASES I HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RAIN WITHOUT ANY WIPERS. 1ST INCIDENT 2/22/06, 2ND 12/25/06. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 2 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AND AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 1/19/2007 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO ANOTHER. THERE WERE NOT WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TAKEN TO A COLLISION REPAIR SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH ON ROUGH ROADS, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A TECHNICIAN WOULD COME FROM PUERTO RICO TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE SOUND WAS CONTINUOUS ON ROUGH ROADS BUT NOT ON PAVED ROADS. THE KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE SOMEWHERE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION ALL THE TIME AND OCCASIONALLY FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.