2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

POWER STEERING FLUID DRAINED OUT OF THE RESERVOIR AND INTO THE RACK AND PINION BOOT. THERE WERE NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAKS UNTIL THE RACK AND PINION BOOT EXPLODED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT IS WHEN THE BOOT EXPLODED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

CONSUMING 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1K MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE! MY ENGINE AT THE TIME I DISCOVERED THIS ONLY HAD 50K MILES ON IT. IF I WAIT UNTIL MY NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE (5K-10K) MY ENGINE WILL FAIL DUE TO LOW LEVEL OF OIL LEFT, IF ANY.

MOST DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK/UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. IT'S GETTING WORSE. I FEAR I WILL BE LOCKED IN OR OUT VERY SOON IF NOT FIXED. IF I HAD TO GET IN THE TRUCK QUICKLY FOR SAFETY, I COULDN'T. USUALLY 2 OF THE 4 WILL NOT WORK - BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH ONES. HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK/LOCK OTHER DOORS FROM INSIDE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED SUDDENLY REDUCED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY UNIT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 2. EXPERIENCED P2442 CODE AND VSC ILLUMINATED ON DASH. TRUCK WAS STARTED ON A NORMAL MORNING WHEN PROBLEM AROSE. CURRENT MILEAGE ON TRUCK IS 64,277. WARRANTY FOR AIR INJECTION PUMP SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO NEWER MODEL TUNDRAS. THERE IS A CURRENT WARRANTY ON 2007-2010 MODEL TUNDRAS

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 2. EXPERIENCED P2442 CODE AND ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON DASH. TRUCK WAS STARTED ON A COLD MORNING WHEN PROBLEM AROSE. CURRENT MILEAGE ON TRUCK IS 44,253. WARRANTY FOR AIR INJECTION PUMP SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO NEWER MODEL TUNDRAS. THERE IS A CURRENT WARRANTY ON 2007-2010 MODEL TUNDRAS.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY BECAME SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH ICON SHOWING A CAR AND TRACTION BARS. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. 3 HOURS LATER WAS TOLD ABOUT A CODE 2440 WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE SECONDARY AIR VALVES , PUMPS AND NEW INTAKE TUBE. RESEARCH INDICATES I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BUT APPARENTLY ONLY 2010 MODELS HAVE BEEN COVERED. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS ABOUT $2421.00 SO FAR TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS HAS BEEN AN EXISTING PROBLEM AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. MY TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 90K MILES AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS SORT OF MAJOR REPAIRS AT THIS MILEAGE. THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THAT MY ENTIRE VEHICLE WOUD SHUT DOWN AND I WOULD HAVE EVEN WORSE PROBLEMS WITHOUT AN IMMEDIATE REPAIR. BEING A 65 YEAR OLD FEMALE, I WAS AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP SO WAS BASICALLY SCARED INTO A MAJOR REPAIR HAVING TO PAY A LOT OF MONEY ON A LIMITED INCOME.

MY 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS DRIVEN TO A NEARBY O' REILLY'S FOR A CODE CHECK. THE CODE WAS P0418 WHICH IS THE AIR INDUCTION PUMP WHICH IS AN EMISSION'S CODE. THE TRUCK THEN WENT INTO A LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHICH MEANT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO GO ANY FASTER DUE TO AN EMISSION'S CODE PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO A LIMP MODE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS AIR INJECTION PUMP FOR THE 2007-2010 TUNDRA MODELS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO HELP COVER THE COST FOR THIS REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON TUNDRAS. I READ THAT THE SAME FAULTY AIR PUMP WHICH ALLOWS MOISTURE TO ENTER IS STILL BEING USED IN MY 2011 TUNDRA MODEL. THIS IS A $2,200 REPAIR WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD COVER SINCE IT HAS OCCURRED TO THEIR EARLIER MODELS AND MINE AS WELL. NOT ONLY IS THIS A COSTLY REPAIR, BUT ALSO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN YOUR VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM.

2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA BED COVER MOUNTING HARDWARE FAILED DURING DRIVING CAUSING THE ENTIRE BED COVER TO FLY OFF. THE INSTALLATION HARDWARE APPREAR TO BE TOO SMALL TO KEEP THE HARD COVER FALLING OFF. THE RESULT IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AT SPEED WITH A CAR BEHIND. THE SCREWS ARE SURPRISLY SMALL AND LOOSEN THEMSELVES OVER TIME. THIS COVER CAME AS AN OPTION FROM TOYOTA BUT DOES NOT HAVE A TOYOTA LABEL.