2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TURN OFF VEHICLE AFTER NORMAL DRIVING WENT TO START AFTER PARKED FOR 15 MINUTES WOULD NOT START 4LO AND SLIP LIGHT ON SAT 20 MINUTES FINALLY STARTED HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE DRIVING 45 MPH SAME LIGHTS CAME ON TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER 35MPH TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND IT RESET IT SELF. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED, AND I BARELY MANAGED TO GET MY TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA OF DALLAS DEALERSHIP, WHERE I HAD BOUGHT MY VEHICLE. THEY FOUND THAT BETWEEN THE VALVE BLOCK AND VALVE THERE WAS A RING THAT HAD COME LOOSE THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL I COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING AND THE BRAKE STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I AM A SAFE DRIVER AND HAD MAINTAINED A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THOSE IN FRONT OF ME AT ALL TIMES, BUT THE SITUATION I WAS IN WAS VERY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL IT MADE IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO MANAGE MY VEHICLE. BECAUSE I FELT THAT THERE WAS NO PARTICULAR REASON FOR THE VALVES TO BE DAMAGED, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE ENGINE MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THE TOYOTA V8 4.6 LITER ENGINE IS ALSO IN THE LEXUS LS460 AND RX460. THE ENGINE HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED BY LEXUS BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH LOOSE SPRINGS, SO I THINK THE SUDDEN DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE SAME REASON. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE? *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA 4 X 4 I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN MY RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINTS BROKE AND I SLID ABOUT 40 YARDS THE FRONT TIRE ENDED UP UNDER THE FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY FENDER AND BUMPER AS WELL. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPEN ON THE FWY I WOULD HAD BEEN DEAD. *TR

BODY COMPUTER FAILED DISABLING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, TURN SIGNALS, TACH, SPEEDOMETER, AIR BAGS, ABS,STABILITY CONTROL, AND RENDERING THE TRUCK'S CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN-BUS) NETWORK UNUSABLE FOR NORMAL AND EMERGENCY NEEDS. ENGINE WOULD RUN, TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT, BUT THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE TUNDRA APPEARED TO BE DISABLED ALONG WITH THE FLASHERS, TURN SIGNALS, TACH, AND SPEEDOMETER WHICH WERE INOPERATIVE. I LIVE NEAR HOUSTON AND TOYOTA HAS THIS PART ON BACKORDER NATIONWIDE INDICATING THIS FAILURE MAY BE COMMON WITH THIS AND MAYBE OTHER TUNDRA TRUCKS. WHEN THE BODY COMPUTER FAILS THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE YET IT CAN BE DRIVEN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,847.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR TIRES BEGAN MAKING A GRUNTING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,858.

DURING STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH LEFT & RIGHT LEAF SPRINGS WERE BROKEN WITH PIECES EASILY REMOVED BY DEALER. DEALER SERVICE PERSON STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A FEW OF THESE COME IN LATELY. I HAVE NOT LOADED THE TRUCK BED AT ALL NOR HAVE I TOWED ANYTHING NEAR CAPACITY. I HAVE A SMALL OUTBOARD BOAT AND HAVE NOT EVEN USED THAT YET THIS YEAR. I DID HAD BANGING NOISE FOR PAST MONTH BUT THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRAILER HITCH. *TR

WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO OF PURCHASING THIS 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA I NOTICED ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION CHARACTERISTICS WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS AND WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED GOING UP HILLS. THE SPEED WOULD INCREASE MORE THAN NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK. I DECIDED THIS BEHAVIOR WAS A PERSONALITY TRAIT OF THE TUNDRA AS IT NEVER CAUSED AN UNSAFE SITUATION TO OCCUR. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE NOTICED A HESITATION OF ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED. I CAN DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO GO BUT ACCELERATION IS VERY LETHARGIC. RESPONSE TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSION IS UNPREDICTABLE IN THAT AT INTERMITTENT TIMES IT JUST DOES NOT CAUSE MUCH ACCELERATION. THE TENDENCY IS TO THEN PRESS FURTHER DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN THE TRUCK WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE OFF RATHER FAST. I HAVE NOT YET VISITED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS BUT I DO INTEND TO. I BELIEVE THAT THE ACCELERATION ISSUE IN THE TOYOTA TUNDRA IS PERPLEXING AND DANGEROUS. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE OF IT. I AM AMAZED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I AM SKEPTICAL ABOUT TOYOTA'S ABILITY OR INTEREST IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK. JUST UNLOCK. EVEN FROM INSIDE OF THE TRUCK YOU CAN NOT LOCK THEM. IT HAS DONE THIS BEFORE. NOW ITS ALL THE TIME. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE A/T OIL TEMP LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STOP RIGHT AWAY. ENGINE AND EVERYTHING STOP WORKING. I THINK THIS IS SERIOUS AND TOO DANGEROUS. HOPE SOMEONE WILL INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. *TR