2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A SET OF WEATHERTECK FRONT FLOOR MATS PART # W40 FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I ORDERED THESE MATS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY WERE A CUSTOM FIT MAT FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY INCLUDE THE NECESSARY HOOKS TO ATTACH THE MAT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR. BUT THIS IS CONSIDERED A "GENERIC" MAT AND SOLD FOR ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES. WITH THE PURCHASER RESPONSIBLE FOR MODIFYING THEM IF NECESSARY. THE DESIGN OF THE MAT POSITIONS THE RIGHT EDGE DIRECTLY UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR IT WILL HANG ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE MAT. ON THE WEATHERTECH WEB SITE IT SHOWS 2 PICTURES OF THE W40 MAT. ONE OF WHICH HAS THE CORRECT SHAPE FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR. THE OTHER IS THE WRONG DESIGN AND THE ONE YOU RECEIVE. THESE MATS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD AS A "GENERIC" FOR VEHICLES THEY DO NOT FIT. *TR

SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW. I GOT IRRITATED, CHANGED LANES AND PUNCHED MY GAS PEDAL. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL MY TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND IT STILL DIDN'T STOP ACCELERATING, ONLY WHEN I TRIED AGAIN AND PUT THE BRAKE ON AS HARD AS I COULD, I HEARD A "POP" NOISE AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I DIDN'T TAKE MY TRUCK IN TO BE REPAIRED RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I HAD IT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND IT NEVER DID THAT BEFORE AND IT ONLY DID IT WHEN I PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL. I ALSO HAD NO EYE WITNESSES AND DIDN'T TRUST THE DEALER. SO I TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE ACCELERATION 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES SUCCESSFULLY DURING LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WITH WITNESSES, EACH TIME WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD I HEARD A "POP" AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. BEFORE I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER I WENT ON THE FREEWAY DURING LIGHT TRAFFIC TO SEE HOW FAST THE TUNDRA WOULD GO AND IF IT WOULD STOP BY ITSELF. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 75 MPH AND MADE THE "POP" SOUND AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL WITHOUT PUTTING ON THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT I HAD WITNESSES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT AND SEEMED LIKE THEY ALREADY KNEW ABOUT IT. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP MY TRUCK I BROUGHT MY WIFE. THE SERVICE REP. TOOK ME ASIDE SO MY WIFE COULDN'T HEAR AND TOLD ME "OFFICIALLY WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, UNOFFICIALLY IT DID WHAT YOU SAID". THEN HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE OLD ACCELERATORS USED TO USE CABLES TO GIVE THE ENGINE MORE GAS, BUT THE NEW ACCELERATORS LIKE MINE USE A VACUUM SYSTEM TO GIVE THE ENGINE MORE GAS. HE SAID THAT MY VACUUM SYSTEM HAD GOTTEN DIRTY INSIDE, THEY CLEANED IT OUT AND THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I RECENTLY READ ABOUT A WOMAN IN THE NEWSPAPER WHO WAS BEING PROSECUTED FOR CRASHING IN HER LEXUS. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED MAXIMUM ACCELERATION ON SEVEN (7) OCCASIONS WHEN I MADE HARD ACCELERATIONS IN ORDER TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES WHILE ALSO ENGAGING THE RESUME MODE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ON THE FIRST TWO (2) OCCASIONS I APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY WITH NO RESULTS AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS FORCED TO KNOCK THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN A MAX RPMS AND I KEEP PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE ENGINE FINALLY SLOWED. THE LAST TIME A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED I HAD A OPEN HIGHWAY AFTER PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE SO I CUT THE IGNITION OFF AND MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND MY TRUCK WENT TO MAX ACCELERATION AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I CUT THE IGNITION OFF I HEARD A THUMP IN THE FLOOR BOARD CLOSE THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON. I WAS TRAVELING ON A INTERSTATE THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AND JUST AVOIDED HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. ON THE LAST OCCASION I HAD TIME TO TRY A DIFFERENT SOLUTION. IN EACH EVENT THE BREAKS WERE NOT EFFECTIVE AT ALL. ON 12/2/10 MY TOYOTA DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. CHECKED MY TRUCK AFTER I MADE THE ABOVE COMPLAINT AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. IN THE PAST I HAD RAISED THE ISSUE WITH THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT AND REGIONAL TOYOTA REP. AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT THE 06 TUNDRA DID NOT HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *TR UPDATED 01/17/12 UPDATED IVOQ 03/30/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION NOT TO SHIFT CORRECTLY. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE TACHOMETER INCREASED TO 2 AND WOULD NOT DECLINE. IN ADDITION, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE REAR TIRES BEGAN TO SPIN AND SHE CRASHED REAR-END INTO A BOULDER. THE REAR BUMPER WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOT TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 11/9/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. SHE ALSO STATED THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST TAKE OFF AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TAPPED LIGHTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE EXTREMELY HIGH. THE HIGH IDLE WOULD ALSO EFFECT THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. UPDATED 11/12/10 THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS A GROMMET AND THE FLOOR BOARD HAS A GROMMET, BUT THERE IS NO HOOK TO HOLD THE FLOOR MAT IN PLACE. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 11/1/610

WHEEL CORROSION ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4D V8. DEALER HAD THE WHEELS REPLACED ABOUT 2 YRS. AGO (STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME). NOW HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OR BUBBLING/CORROSION UNDER THE SEALANT/PAINT WITH THE NEW WHEELS AND BEING TOLD, "SORRY, THEY'RE OUT OF WARRANTY". WOULD APPEAR TO BE AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING PROCESS DEFECT TO ME THAT WOULD LEAD TO EVENTUAL LACK OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL AND WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE AN OVERLOAD IN THE VEHICLE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. HE REFERENCE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V223000, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,153.

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 BACK IN 2007. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED EVERY SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT. MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS SMELLED LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AND I HAVE HAD THE INJECTORS CLEANED 4 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL...PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING.PEOPLE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY ON THESE VEHICLES AND LAST THING WE ALL NEED IS TO FORK OUT MORE MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT IS MORE LESS IN A NUT SHELL A LEMON. EVERYTIME I TURN AROUND IT'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW CAB. THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE AND FELL OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RPMS INCREASED OCCASIONALLY AND HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM LUNGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS REFUSED REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HE WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND REPEATEDLY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET, ENGAGING THE BRAKES RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT A VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ENGINE BRAKE SHUT OFF SWITCH WAS UNSAFE IN THE WINTER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE BRAKE OR SUPPLY A SHUT OFF SWITCH DUE TO THE LABOR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I AM A ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECH AND MECHANIC OF 15 YEARS. I OWNED A AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE SINCE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA LEASE. MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT TIMES. TO STOP IT I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE KEY, PULL OVER AND THEN RESTART IT. BEING A MASTER TECHNICIAN I ASSURE YOU IT WAS ELECTRONIC IN NATURE. IN NO WAY WAS IT A FLOOR MAT OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. I DID TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. IT DID HAPPEN IN THE SAME LOCATION 3 TIMES AND COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY EMI. AGAIN IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE, THERE IS NO DOUBT OF THIS. I DO NOT OWN IT ANY LONGER AND HOLD NO NEGATIVE FEELINGS TOWARDS TOYOTA. *TR