2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

REAR LEFT FUEL TANK BRACKET BROKE OFF FROM TRUCK FRAME. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN AT WELD. SEE PHOTO. NOTICED PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING DUE TO BRACKET RUBBING AGAINST DRIVESHAFT AND SCRAPING ON ROAD. PREVIOUSLY, FUEL TANK BRACKET ON SAME VEHICLE SNAPPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP FOR REPAIR. I WILL KEEP BROKEN PART ONCE REMOVED FROM TRUCK. *TR

ON 6/09/2020 THIS OWNER'S 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4.7L DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP INCLUDING THE VSC, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND 4 LO. THE 4 LO LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER GO PAST 3000 RPM. WRITER DROVE THE TRUCK HOME. IT WAS THEN TAKEN TO TARBOX TOYOTA FOR EVALUATION. THEY NOTIFIED WRITER THAT THE VEHICLE'S SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM REQUIRED REPAIR AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH TOYOTA TUNDRAS. TOYOTA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER VEHICLES IMPACTED BY THIS DEFECT. COST TO REPAIR IS $2300. TOYOTA WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE BUT ADVISED ME TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SO THEY ARE AWARE THAT THIS DEFECT IS DANGEROUS YET WILL NOT REPAIR IT UNDER SAID WARRANTY. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY WERE OF NO HELP. I AM A NURSE WHO WORKS IN A HOSPITAL DURING THIS PANDEMIC AND I NO LONGER HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WHERE TOYOTA EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTIES TO COVER THIS. HOWEVER THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST ME. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT CANNOT GO PAST 30MPH AND ITS EMISSION SYSTEM IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. *TR

I HAD MY TRUCK BED RHINO LINED WHEN NEW. I NOW HAVE ONLY 95,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BED IS RUSTING FROM UNDERNEATH. I LOWERED THE SPARE TIRE AND COULD SEE THE CORROSION MORE CLEARLY. THE RUST IS ACTUALLY BUBBLING UP THE RHINO LINER.TOYOTA DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER MINE WAS NOT SHOWING THESE ISSUES AT THE TIME, NOW THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE RECALL SO THAT VEHICLES CAN BE REPAIRED SAFELY AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD WITHOUT THE BED FALLING OFF. *TR

BED BOLTS BEGAN RUSTING SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING. WAITED A YEAR AND IT GOT WORSE, RUSTING THE BED, SO I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER #2 WHO SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO - NO RECALL OR TSBS. MY FRAME WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO AT ORIGINAL DEALER AND I ASKED ABOUT THE BED AGAIN BUT WAS TOLD NO WARRANTY, RECALL OR TSB. I JUST LEARNED THAT THERE IS A TSB ON THE BOLTS AND CORROSION OF THE BED. OTHER THAN A RUSTED OUT BED, MY TRUCK LOOKS AND RUNS GREAT BUT I'M AFRAID THAT MY BED IT GOING TO FALL OFF EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP. I FEEL LIKE I WAS MISLED - LIED TO - BY BOTH DEALERSHIPS. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THIS ISSUE 10 YEARS AGO. I AM NOT IN THE POSITION TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE OR PURCHASE A NEW TRUCK. TOYOTA SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR NOT MAKING THE CORRECTIONS AS SOON AS THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED. THE DESIGN IS FLAWED AS THE BED IS DOUBLE WALLED WITH SOME SORT OF INSULATION BETWEEN THE LAYERS. AS IT RUSTS FROM UNDERNEATH, WATER ENTERS BETWEEN THE WALLS AND THE INSULATION HOLDS THE MOISTURE. BY THE TIME THE RUST BEGINS TO SHOW ON TOP THE BOTTOM IS SO FAR GONE. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO SCRAP A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF TOYOTA'S NEGLECT. *TR

I HAD REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA REGARDING THE PREMATURE CHASSIS RUST ISSUE ON THEIR TRUCKS. I HAD INADVERTENTLY MISSED THE CUT OFF DATE FOR THE COATING WHICH WAS IN MAY OF 2018 DUE TO AN UNAVOIDABLE PERSONAL EVENT. WHAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE WAS THAT THEY EXTENDED THE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE CHASSIS IF THE PERFORATION WAS DEEMED SEVERE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2020. I HAD THE CHASSIS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALER BEFORE THIS JANUARY CUTOFF DATE. WHILE THERE ISN'T SUFFICIENT PERFORATION TO WARRANT A REPLACEMENT BUT IT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT THE CHASSIS WAS NEVER PAINTED AND THE RUSTING ON THE CHASSIS IS CLEARLY PROMINENT FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. WHAT IS MOST DISCONCERTING IS THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE FRAMES BUT THEY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE CUTOFF TO COAT THE CHASSIS. SHOULDN'T THIS COATING BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER WITHOUT A CUTOFF DATE? MY TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, NEVER ABUSED AND ALWAYS WASHED AFTER SNOW STORMS BUT DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN WHEREAS THE INITIAL CHASSIS COATING WAS FAULTY I AM NOW FACED WITH A TRUCK THAT LOOKS ALMOST MINT BUT THE CHASSIS WILL BE FAILING PREMATURELY. I HAD REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA BUT THEY FLAT OUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE COATING AS I MISSED THE CUTOFF DATE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL SOON BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRUCK WILL LOSE IT'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY WITHOUT THE CRUCIAL COATING TO INHIBIT THE RUSTING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THE NHTSA CAN DO TO HELP, THANK YOU.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON A CONGESTED HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MADE LOUD NOISE THEN STALLED. NO ENGINE OR MAINTENANCE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY NARROWLY ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED TO A STOP. BRAKING WAS DIMINISHED DUE TO ENGINE STALL AND STEERING WAS ALSO COMPROMISED. ONCE REMOVED TO A SAFE LOCATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT INTAKE SPRING BROKE IN HALF ALLOWING THE VALVE TO DESCEND INTO THE CYLINDER, STRUCK THE PISTON, REBOUNDED, STRUCKTHE CAM SHAFT AND BENT. THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED AT 9K. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS INDICATED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF IDENTICAL FAILURES.

A REPORT WAS FILED ON THIS INCIDENT UNDER COMPLAINT NUMBER11171605. I'M LOOKING FOR A FOLLOW UP. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THESE AIRBAGS? I AM OF THE OPINION THAT MY AIRBAG WAS OVER PRESSURIZED THEREBY KNOCKING ME OUT FOR ABOUT 10 TO 12 MINUTES AND CAUSING ME SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES, I.E. SEVERAL BULGING AND HERNIATED DISC, A FRACTURE L5, AND HAIR LINE FRACTURE OF RIBS. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 YRS. AND I'M STILL SUFFERING FROM NECK AND BACK PAIN AND I HAVE HAD A BACK OPERATION TO REPAIR MY L5.

WHEN YOU GET READY TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCH I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL BUT IT'S STILL THE SAME VERY DANGEROUS, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WHILE THE TRUCK IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE SEAT BELT WILL TIGHTEN UP SO TIGHT ITS CHOCKING YOU AND IT WANT LOOSEN UP UNLESS YOU UHOOK IT

BOUGHT 2008 TUNDRA IN 2015. BODY EXCELLENT SHAPE. HAD 46000 MILES ON IT. BLOWED A BRAKE LINE AND PUT ON RACK TO MAKE REPAIRS THIS PAST MONTH. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND FRAME IS ROTTEN. I CAN RUN MY FINGER THROUGH THE FRAME. I PAID 25.000.00 FOR THIS TRUCK. WAS TOWING A CAMPER WHEN BRAKE LINE BLEW. WAS HARDLY ABLE TO GET CAMPER HOME. WILL YOU FOLKS REPLACE THIS FRAME? OR WILL YOU STAND GOOD FOR IT. I STILL OWE ON IT. IT IS PARKED FOR THE TIME BEING AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

BOTH HEADLAMPS HAVE BEEN MELTED BY THE TURN SIGNAL/DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP. IVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LAMPS WITH LED BULBS BUT THE LAMP IS STILL BURNED/MELTED. ALSO THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HAS DEVELOPED SPACE THAT IS UNSECURE . IT WIGGLES BACK AND FORTH UNSURE IF THIS IS STRESS OR WEAR.