2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

2014 TUNDRA 1794 EDITION PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2014 HAS APPROXIMATELY 9400 MILES. THE DASHBOARD IS WARPED & SINKING ALONG LENGTH OF WINDSHIELD. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME. MANUFACTURER STATES THIS DEFECT IS WITHIN SPECIFICATION WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. THE DASHBOARD HAS SANK SO MUCH THAT THERE IS AN IMPRINT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN DASHBOARD THAT IS VISIBLE DUE TO WARPING & SAGGING OF DASHBOARD. I AM CONCERNED IT MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IF THE SINKING AND WARPING OF THE DASHBOARD WERE TO CONTINUE. TOYOTA HAD PAST ISSUES WITH WARPED DASHBOARDS ON EARLIER MODELS OF TUNDRA AND HAD ISSUED TSB'S (TSB-0391-09-IMPROVED A-PILLAR GARNISH) IN RESPONSE. IT APPEARS THIS DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY ADDRESSED AS THEY STATE OTHER NEW TUNDRA'S THEY INSPECTED ON DEALERSHIP LOT HAVE THE SAME WARPED & SINKING DASHBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, A PLASTIC PART ON STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED AFFECTING STEERING AND OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER (TOYOTA) STATES THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE VEHICLE AND HAS SUGGESTED I PURSUE ARBITRATION UNDER LEMON LAW FOR THE VEHICLE. AT THIS STAGE, ALL I AM ASKING FOR IS FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER (TOYOTA) REFUSES TO DO SO DESPITE KNOWING FULL WELL THERE IS A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL DOOR LOCK SYSTEMS ON TRUCKS. NAMELY DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. I HAD A 2012 TOYOTA 4RUNNER 2 ACTUATORS WENT OUT. NOW A 2014 TUNDRA DRIVERS DOOR ACTUATOR WENT BAD AT 6 MONTHS. SURE TOYOTA WILL FIX THIS IF YOUR IN WARRANTY. AFTER THAT IT'S MY $400-500 BILL. IT'S WIDELY KNOW ON THE INTERNET THESE ACTUATORS A FAULTY BUT TOYOTA JUST KEEPS PUTTING THESE ON NEW TRUCKS. IF THESE ARE NOT WORKING I COULD GET CAR JACKED. CAN I GET OUT IF IN AN ACCIDENT, AS I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO MANUALLY FLIP THE LEVER TO GET OUT. IN A PARKING LOT IS SOMEONE GOING TO HAVE EZ ACCESS TO MY VALUABLES? I AM A LICENSED OHIO CONCEALED CARRY. SOMETIMES I FIREARM IS LOCKED IN THE TRUCK. IS IT REALLY LOCKED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,400.

DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. FELT WOBBLY . THE KIND OF FEELING WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT TIRES. DID NOT STOP EVEN WHEN I SLOWED DOWN HAD TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. WOBBLING INTENSIFIED AS I DROVE. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON JANUARY 1ST (THREE TIMES IN ONE NIGHT) AND ON JANUARY 25TH 2015. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA. CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. THEIR RESPONSE IS THEY HAVE NO WAY OF LETTING ME KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE OR IF THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW REFERENCES TO THAT PROBLEM ONLINE DATING WAY BACK AS 2007. *TR

ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT LET ME STOP WHEN REVERSING DOWN HILL BECAUSE OF LOOSE GRAVEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ONLY 10 MPH, SHE SLIGHTLY CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BARELY CLIPPED THE TAIL LIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRUMBLED ON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE CAUSE FOR THE DRASTIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,689.

THE IS AN A/C AND HEATER ISSUE OR HOW ITS VENTING. I'LL HAVE THE SETTINGS TO POINT THE THE FLOOR YET ITS STILL COMING OUT OF THE FRONT VENTS. ITS JUST ANNOYING. ALSO THE BACK SEAT DOESN'T GET THE CORRECT TEMPERATURES WHILE THE FRONT SEATS ARE EITHER FREEZING OR BURNING UP, DEPENDING ON THE SEASON.

RECEIVED TOYOTA URGENT SAFETY RECALL LETTER FOR DEFECTIVE SIDE CURTAIN-SHIELD-AIRBAGS (CSA) ON 11/7/14. CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TODAY (11/10/14) TO SCHEDULE INSPECTION AND GARNISH REPLACEMENT, AS NECESSARY. HAD TO SPEAK TO FOUR SERVICE REPS BEFORE TALKING TO [XXX], SERVICE DEPT. MGR. HE INFORMED ME THEY DON'T HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS RECALL AND THAT LETTERS HAVE GONE OUT ALREADY SIMPLY TO "BEAT" THE PRESS. NO PARTS AVAILABILITY DATE WAS OFFERED. THEY WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO MAKE A SECOND TRIP TO SHOP WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ACTUALLY AVAILABLE. CLASSIC EXAMPLE, IN OUR OPINION, HOW MUCH THESE RECALLS HAVE BECOME A GAME BETWEEN CAR MANUFACTURERS AND OVERSIGHT AGENCIES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA, AND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A VIEW OF THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND THEREFORE INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACCIDENTS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEIR ACTION IS PUT MY REMARKS ON FILE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FITTED WITH A MIRROR THAT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A VIEW OF THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW. THE MIRROR APPEARS TO BE THE SAME SIZE AS A STANDARD CAR MIRROR. ARE THERE NO STANDARDS THAT REGULATE THE SIZE OF MIRRORS IN RELATION TO THE WIDTH OF THE REAR WINDOW? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V429000 (WHEEL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS SERVICE OXIDATION WHICH WAS NORMAL ON THE LUG NUTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.