2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, 2LO, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER FOUND RODENT DAMAGE TO WIRING HARNESS. REPLACED WIRING HARNESS AND CLEANED OUT MOUSE NEST. RODENTS WERE ATTRACTED TO SOY BASED WIRING USED IN TUNDRA TRUCKS. OVER $600 IN DAMAGE, NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA, BUT SHOULD BE!

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY TUNDRA WOULD NOT GO PAST 20 MPH. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO PULL OFF/EXIT. I BROUGHT IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR AN AUTHORIZE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. MY SECONDARY INJECTION VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE BACK IN JANUARY 2016 AND THE QUOTE PRICE WAS $2860 FROM MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. TOYOTA DID NOT COVER THE FAULTY INJECTION UNTIL A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT LETTER CAME OUT IN AUGUST 2017 FOR OWNER'S TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK. THIS MAY AFFECT OTHER TOYOTA TUNDRA AND SEQUOIA MODEL AS WELL.

THE BED OF MY 2011 TUNDRA IS RUSTING THROUGH FROM THE BOTTOM UP. THE TRUCK HAS HAD A TOPPER OVER THE BED SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW AND HAS NEVER SPENT A NIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE. THE RUST ISSUE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE FRAME OR OTHER COMPONENTS COULD BE COMPROMISED IN A CRASH IF THEY ARE NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WITH ALMOST NO STOPPING CAPABILITY. AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THE PEDAL FELT NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY A SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED. SINCE THE OCCURRENCES WERE INCONSISTENT IN TIMING, SITUATION AND DRIVING CONDITIONS, IT WAS NOT EASY TO REPLICATE. UPON TAKING IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD THE SAME DIFFICULTY CAUSING IT TO HAPPEN. ALTHOUGH, ON THEIR "LAST" TRY, IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOCAL DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE SPECIFIC ISSUE AND CALLED IN AN ENGINEER FROM TOYOTA. ULTIMATELY, SINCE THEY COULD NOT ISOLATE ONE SPECIFIC FAILURE, THEY DECIDED THAT THE *MAIN COMPONENTS OF BRAKE SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPLACED. *MAIN COMPONENTS INCLUDE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS ACTUATOR. AS THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE, I BEGAN A CASE WITH TOYOTA MOTORS USA TO TRY AND GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING WHETHER THEY THOUGHT THIS TO BE AN ISSUE. AFTER ALL, THIS VEHICLE IS MARKETED AS HAVING ONE OF THE MOST ROBUST BRAKE SYSTEMS IN ITS CLASS. TOYOTA MOTORS USA INDICATED IN EMAILS THAT THEY HAD NO INTEREST IN REVIEWING AND TOLD ME THAT AS THE CUSTOMER, I HAD EVERY RIGHT TO CHOOSE ANOTHER BRAND IF I DISAGREED WITH THEIR POSITION. SINCE BRAKES ARE AN ESSENTIAL SAFETY SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE, IT SHOULD BE A PRIMARY CONCERN TO THEM IN ORDER TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL FAILURES WHERE THE OUTCOME COULD BE FAR WORSE.

ENGINE OIL LEAKED FROM VALVE COVER AREA ONTO EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD WITHIN 17K MILES OF OWNER SHIP. THIS OIL LEAK IS KNOWN AS THE TUNDRA CAM TOWER LEAK AND SPANNED MODEL YEARS 2010 TO ABOUT 2015. HERE'S A LINK TO A FORUM DISCUSSING IT: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRATALK.NET/FORUMS/TUNDRA-PROBLEMS-MAINTENANCE-REPAIR-DEALER-WARRANTY-ISSUES/140601-CAM-TOWER-OIL-LEAK.HTML ALSO A GOOGLE SEARCH WILL LIST MANY MORE COMPLAINTS. THE DEGREE OF THE PROBLEM VARIES, FROM SEEPING TO A LEAK WHERE OIL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD AS WAS THE CASE FOR ME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND TOYOTA DID PROVIDE ME WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT VEHICLE RELIABILITY. ATTACHED IS A PHOTO, AND PHOTOS OF THE REPAIR RECEIPT WITH PRIVACY INFORMATION REMOVED. THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF THE VIN ARE VISIBLE ON THE RECEIPT SO IT CAN BE MATCHED TO THE VIN OF VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST PROPULSION POWER RESULTING IN VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN AND ALMOST CREATING AN ACCIDENT FROM BEHIND. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED VIA A OBD2 CODE CHECKER WHICH RESULTED IN CODE P2442. AFTER VERIFYING CODE, IT LOOKS AS IF IT IS A FAULTY AIR INTAKE. LOOKING THROUGH SEVERAL SOURCES ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REPAIR. PLEASE TAKE THIS ISSUE INTO CONSIDERATION AND HELP THE CONSUMER. FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM I PURCHASED MY 2011 TUNDRA QUARTER END 2011. IT HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER. LATE MAY 2017 E LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THIS CHECKED. I LEARNED THAT I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $3,000

THE HORN ON MY 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AT A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT ACTUALLY WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS INTERMITTENTLY THEN QUIT AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CANNOT GET A PASSED INSPECTION WITHOUT THE HORN WORKING. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA A YEAR AGO AND THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I AM RETIRED, CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP WITHOUT FEARING IT WILL COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO? ALL TOYOTA WANTS TO DO IS SELL ME A NEW VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS PAID OFF. THE DATE I HAVE SUBMITTED IS AN APPROXIMATE DATE WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT. THANK YOU.

RECALL SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM - TOYOTA RECALLED THIS PART UP TO 2010 AND HAS EXCLUDED THE 2011. EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THIS PART BECAUSE TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS A BULLETIN INCLUDING THE 2011.TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THIS PART BECAUSE TOYOTA EXCLUDES THE 2011. THIS IS A $2,500 REPAIR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, POOR ACCELERATION THEN OCCURRED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WE WERE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN TOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE RESPONDING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PROVIDE A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *AS

SEVERE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FROM RODENTS CHEWING THE WIRING.