2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

I HAD JUST PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND COME TO A STOP WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK DROPPED AND LANDED ON THE TIRE. THE LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED. THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM...MY QUESTION IS DID THEY REALLY IMPROVE THIS PART ENOUGH TO MAKE IT ROAD WORTHY...THE PARTS ARE STILL BREAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 166,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP IS MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE AT A COLD START UP. I PULLED THE ERROR CODES. P2441, P1445 AND P1442. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE COST FOR THE NEW PUMP IS $2300. THAT IS SUCH A BIG EXPENSE FOR A 7 OLD TRUCK AND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED WILL BE MORE THAN $3200. I BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PART ARE FLAWED AND REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKES HAD WORKED FINE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASH, NO INDICATION THAT BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY (TOYOTA PART NUMBER 470500C03) HAD FAILED OR WAS FAILING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED DIAGNOSTIC CODES C0200,215 AND 1223. DEALER CONFIRMED NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE THIS CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. UNDER DIFFERENT TRAFFIC OR DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS OR FATAL EVENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ONLY BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW, AT EVERY RECOMMENDED INTERVAL, AND NEVER MISSED ANY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY AT 800-331-4331 (REF #[XXX])AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECORD OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. MY TRUCK LIGHT CAME ON AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I LOST POWER. I TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND GOT THE CODE OF 2445. WHEN I TALKED TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A FAULTY AIR PUMP AND 3 VALVES FOR THE AIR OPERATED INJECTOR SYSTEM A $3500 DOLLAR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT MOISTURE GETS INTO THE PUMP WHICH CAUSES THE PUMP TO SEND INSULATION INTO THE VALVES. THIS SENDS THE VEHICLE INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR IT MAY HAVE KILLED ME. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE WAY IT IS CONFIGURED IN THE NEWER MODELS AND ISSUED A RECALL FOR THOSE BUT REFUSE TO FIX THE OLDER MODELS. THIS IS A CLEAR LACK OF SAFETY ON THEIR PART. IF THIS WAS TO OCCUR ON THE INTERSTATE THEN PEOPLE WILL GET HURT. I ASK YOU TO SEEK OUT TOYOTA FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS AND MAKE THEM RECALL THESE PARTS. *TR

VEHICLE STARTUP STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISE AT STARTUP. SOUNDS LIKE ELECTRIC VACUUM. SECONDARY AIR VALVE . BANK 1 OBDII CODE P1441. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE LOUD NOISE AT STARTUP. SOUNDS LIKE ELECTRIC VACUUM. SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND ASSOCIATED VALVES DEFECTIVE. $2777.00 COST TO REPAIR NOT COVERED BY GOLD EXTENDED WARRANTY. NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP OR TOYOTA. 2007-2011 TUNDRAS HAVE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 150,00 MILES. WON'T AGREE TO EXTEND TO 2006 OR LATER MODELS. *TR

THE FRONT STRUTS RUSTED AND SNAPPED, ON BOTH MY 2002 TUNDRA AND MY 2006 TUNDRA, IN THE SAME PLACE ON ALL 4 STRUTS, WHERE THE TUBE MOUNTS TO THE BOTTOM BOLT FLANGE. IN BOTH CASES, THERE WAS NOT ANY EXCESSIVE OR OFF ROAD DRIVING, JUST NORMAL HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING. THE LAST TIME, I WAS DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 75 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 100 MPH WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURY TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED OF 65 MPH; SUDDENLY I NOTICED AN INCREASE IN RPM'S AND A PULL OF THE TRUCK, KIND OF PULLING BACK AND FORTH. I THEN NOTICED THE O/D LIGHT ON, I WIGGLED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER WHILE DRIVING AND THE O/D LIGHT WENT AWAY; THE TRUCK RPM'S RETURNED TO NORMAL FOR THE SPEED I WAS DRIVING. SINCE THEN, IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY AT ANY GIVEN TIME; WHAT I AM DOING IS THE SAME OR JUST PRESSING THE PUSH BUTTON UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. I TRIED TAKING MY TRUCK TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A CHARGE FOR INSPECTION PLUS REPAIRS. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER ONLINE POSTS WHERE TUNDRA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE THE TRUCK MAY PULL OR HESITATE AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING CONTROL AND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY EXISTS. I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT THIS ISSUE TO TOYOTA AND HAVE THEM FIX THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *JS