2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

MY 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA'S PASSENGER DOOR LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE LOCKS GO OFF AND ON BY THEMSELF.*AK

2003 TUNDRA RPM HANG-UP - SAFETY ISSUE HELLO ALL:I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA 3.4, V6, 4X4, 5 SPEED. WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD THE RPM'S ARE MAINTAINED FOR UP TO 1.5 SECONDS BEFORE THE RPM STARTS TO DROP. THIS OCCURS WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL BEING ON. I'D LIKE TO ALSO NOTE THAT MY LAST TRUCK WAS A T-100 WITH THE 3.4 V6 ENGINE - SO I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH HOW THIS ENGINE SHOULD, IN THEORY, RESPOND. DEALER CLAIMS THIS A COMPUTER ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A TSB. DEALER ALSO CLAIMS THAT THIS FEATURE WAS ADDED TO REDUCE JERKY FEELING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE ISSUE PRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IN AN EMERGENCY, YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO LOOSE 1.5 SECONDS OF BRAKING TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS THE ADDED WEAR ON YOUR FRONT DISK BRAKE PADS DUE TO THE ENGINE TRYING TO MAINTAIN RPM WHILE BRAKES ARE TRYING TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPRODUCED AT THE DEALER. TO CHECK A TRUCK, CRUISE AT 55 OR 65 MPH, NOTE THE RPM - THEN IF YOU HAVE TO BRAKE HARD TRY TO NOTE IF THE RPM DROPS IMMEDIATELY OR, HANGS UP FOR A SECOND OR TWO. ANOTHER WAY TO CHECK THIS IS, WHILE PARKED, RACE ENGINE TO 2500-3000 RPM THEN SWITCH FOOT FROM GAS TO BRAKE PEDAL QUICKLY-SIMULATING AN EMERGENCY STOP. NOTE THE RPM AND ENGINE SOUND. YOU WILL FIND THE ENGINE STILL MAINTAINING THAT 2500-3000 RPM FOR 1-1.5 SECONDS. ALSO, DEALER POINTED OUT THAT UNLESS THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA 'WILL NOT' DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PERSONALLY I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE INCIDENT(S) FORCES US TO LOOK SERIOUSLY AT THIS. THANKS TO ALL MIKE LAUDANO. *LA

2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA, (4WD) VIN 5TBBT44143S36074 THERE IS A VERY OBVIOUS VIBRATION AND HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE / DIFFERENTIAL. THIS CAUSES A SLIGHT REDUCTION INS SPEED AND / OR RESISTANCE TO ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 30 ~ 40 MPH IN COLDER WEATHER, BUT IS PRESENT AT ALL SPEEDS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AS NEW, AND IS BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TOYOTA RECOGNIZES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH SOME OF THE 2003 THUNDERS AND SQUISH (DOCUMENTED IN SERVICE REPORT FOR THIS VEHICLE). IT WAS DESCRIBE TO ME BY TWO TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGERS AND A TOYOTA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE AS RESULTING FROM THE FIT / MESH TOLERANCE OF SOME GEARS IN THE FRONT GEAR CASE BEING TOO TIGHT. TOYOTA HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM (RE-DESIGN) IN CURRENT PRODUCTION VEHICLES (STARTING SOME TIME DURING THE 2003 MODEL YEAR PRODUCTION SCHEDULE), BUT HAS TO DATE REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT FOR ALL OWNERS PRESENTING THIS PROBLEM TO AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERS / SERVICE CENTERS. SOME DEALERS / SERVICE CENTERS HAVE REPAIRED THE DEFECTS AT RANDOM.*AK I SUSPECT AND FEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FAILURE OF SOME KIND THAT MAY PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD, I.E. GEARS WEARING, SLIPPING, OR BINDING) WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND THIS IN TURN MAY CAUSE A LOSS OR REDUCTION OF, OR INTERFERENCE WITH, DRIVER CONTROL.*AK

MY 2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA (2 WHEEL DRIVE/V8) HAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. NEEDS TIRE REPLACEMENT AT 16,000 MILES. MECHANICS TELL ME IT'S A SHOCK OR FRAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA DENIES THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, SAYS IT'S THE TIRES AND/OR I DRIVE TOO HARD. *LA

WHEN HAVING AN OIL CHANGE DEALER NOTICED A SEVERE OIL LEAK. THE HEAD GASKET/ OIL PAN BOLTS, AND UPPER OIL PAN WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES BEFORE OIL LEAK WAS FIXED. *AK

ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAVE TAKEN IN 3 TIMES. UNKNOWN CAUSE/EMISSION SYSTEM OR FUEL SYSTEM. ENGINE HAS 2206 MILES ON IT. *LA

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES PULSATE, AND VEHICLE IS GOING SIDE TO SIDE. IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TUNDRA V6. *AK THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDDING DOORS NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY.*TS

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *AK

TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK FRONT ROTORS I HAD A PROBLEM AS I BOUGHT THE NEW TRUCK . BRAKES WOULD PULSATE WHEN STOPPING. I WAS TOLD FROM TOYOTA THERE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE FACTORY WITH WARPED ROTORS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND ALL THEY DID WAS MACHINE THE ROTORS DOWN. THE INVOICE SAID"OUT OF ROUND ROTORS. IM' CONCERNED THIS COULD REOCCUR AND CAUSE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND A "PLUG" IN MY TIRE. BRAND NEW TRUCK AND THERE WAS A PLUG IN IT. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE TIE ROD BROKE, THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE LEFT ON FLIPPED UNTO ITS SIDE.*AK