2011 Toyota Tundra Owner Complaints

HIGH IDLE -COLD START, TRUCK STARTS IN MORNING OR WHEN LEFT FOR A TIME AT 1600-1800 RPM IT SOUNDS LIKE ITS SCREAMING,,STAYS THERE FOR APPOX 3 MINUTES THEN GOES TO 1300 AND 1100 BUT DOES NOT DROP DOWN AFTER 5 MIN ,IF VEHICLES IS DRIVEN OR PUT IN GEAR ,DEPENDING ON HOW LONG UP WAIT THE TRUCK WILL PULL YOU ALONG BY ITSELF,THEN AFTER 1/4 OR HALF MILE IDLE COMES DOWN 750-800 RPM,TOYOTA SAYS ITS NORMAL CAN BE DRIVEN ,I SPECIFICALLY ASKED THE ASST SERVICE MANAGER,TO SHOW ME IN TOYOTA MANUAL WHAT THE COLD START IDLE SPEED IS TOYOTA SPEC ARE,HE WOULD RETRIEVE INFO AND DID NOT, TRUCK DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM FROM THE START JUST ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD ,BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES ,THEY SAY IT FINE AND NORMAL,NO CODES,ACCORDING TO INTERNET AND OTHER COMPLAINTS IT CAUSES PISTON SLAP AND ENGINE SOUNDS ABNORMAL. *TR

3/15/2013

TRUCK'S COMPUTER IS READING AN INCORRECT PERCEIVED ALCOHOL DENSITY. TRUCK HAS A FLEX FUEL ENGINE AND THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THE ENGINE THAT THERE IS ETHANOL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WHILE THERE IS NOT. I HAVE NEVER RUN ETHANOL IN THE TRUCK YET THE COMPUTER IS READING THAT THERE IS A 30-50% ALCOHOL DENSITY IN THE FUEL. THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS ARE MISSING WHILE UNDER POWER AND POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING. HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE DEALERS OVER 5 TIMES NOW. THE DEALERS HAVE CONTINUED TO RE-FLASH MY TRUCK'S ECU ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TO COME BACK BECAUSE THE ECU IS A LEARNING ECU. TOYOTA HAS RELEASED A FIX FOR 2012 AND 2013 MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE 2011 MODELS WHICH IS LEAVING ME STRANDED. I PULL A BOAT FREQUENTLY AND THE LOSS IN POWER HAS SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON TOWING. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN LEAN RESULTING IN POORER FUEL MILEAGE AND INCREASED COSTS FOR ME. I'VE TALKED WITH PEOPLE AT TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO RELEASE A FIX FOR THE 2011'S AND THAT THERE IS BASICALLY NOTHING THAT I CAN DO. SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT IS READING THE FUEL WRONG AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN LEAN WHICH IS SURELY GRADUALLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE WHICH I'M SURE WILL RESULT IN LOTS OF REPAIRS AFTER THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

5/29/2013

I HAVE A 2011 TUNDRA SR5 WITH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE THAT HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE SHIFT LEVER. WHILE IN PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO GEAR. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD CLICK CAN BE HEARD FROM THE COLUMN SHIFTER. THIS IS THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCKOUT SOLENOID AND IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I CAN HEAR THE SOLENOID CLICKING ANYTIME I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I'M IN GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS A CLICK, TWO CLICKS AND SOMETIMES IT IS SERIES OF RAPID CLICKS. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE CLICKING WAS NORMAL WHILE IN PARK AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT WHILE IN GEAR. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY "BLEW OUT THE EXCESS GREASE" FROM THE SHIFT LOCK. THEIR BEST EXPLANATION IS THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID COMES FROM THE FACTORY AS A SEALED UNIT AND IS PACKED WITH GREASE. THE 'EXCESS' GREASE CAN KEEP THE LOCKING ARM FROM FULLY RETRACKING OR ENGAGING AND THE SOLENOID WILL CHATTER BECAUSE IT IS TRYING TO PUT IT INTO POSITION. *TR

12/14/2012

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE RIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR. *TR

2/14/2013

I WAS DRIVING MY TUNDRA WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. I THEN LOST MY STEERING ABILITY. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE ANY TURNS. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO STOP, LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW SOME TYPE OF FLUID LEAKING VERY FAST. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW I HAVE NO POWER STEERING FLUID. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING SEAL BLEW CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY STEERING ABILITY. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AT LEAST 600 OTHER CARS. *KB

3/20/2012

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW WITH 99 MILES SHOWING,TESTDRIVE PULLED HARD TO RIGHT ,EXTREMELY HARD BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS LATER TO PERFORM ITS FIRST ALIGNMENT,THEY DID SEVERAL THAT DAY , MORE THAN 16 ALIGNMENT AT THAT DEALERSHIP TRUCK STILL TRACKS RIGHT,EVERY DIP IN ROAD ,ANY BUMP ,TRUCK VEERS RIGHT, JULY 2012 I HAD LEMON LAW PROCEEDING ,THE MAN CAME OUT AND DIDN'T DRIVE ,JUST SAT IN PASS SEAT, DEALERSHIP HAD THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT ONCE IN JUNE2012 AND ONCE IN JULY 2012 BEFORE TO FIX ISSUE, WHICH DID GET BETTER, THEN WAS DENIED CAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, TRUCK HAD OIL CHANGE AROUND NOV2012 AND I COMPLAINED AGAIN ,ABOUT FRONT END DOG TRACKING ,THEY SAID ITS NORMAL AND NO FIX NEEDED ,BUT THE TRUCK WAS FIXED FROM DOG TRACKING BUT NOT PUT IN WRITING, STILL VEERS RIGHT,NOW THIS TRUCK HAS HAD PROBLEMS LIKE MAJOR VIBRATION, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT AT 2500 MILES,DEALERSHIP REPLACED WHEELS TWICE TRYING TO FIGURE WHERE ITS COMING FROM, WHILE BRAKING IT PULLED HARD TO RIGHT AND HAD TO FIGHT STEERING WHEEL ,NOW THIS IS FROM THE START IT COULD LITERALLY TAKE THE CAR OUT ON THE SIDE OF YOU,WITH A CROWN OR NO CROWN THE PULLING RIGHT IS EXCESSIVE,AND WAS ABOUT 80 % WORST BUT I WANT IT FIXED CORRECTLY,CAN ANYONE HELP ME GET THIS TRUCK TO ROLL STRAIGHT,IM AT 21,900 MILES ,YES I HAVE PAPER WORK . *TR

3/15/2013

I HAVE A 2011 TUNDRA SR5 WITH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE THAT HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE SHIFT LEVER. WHILE IN PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO GEAR. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD CLICK CAN BE HEARD FROM THE COLUMN SHIFTER. THIS IS THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCKOUT SOLENOID AND IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I CAN HEAR THE SOLENOID CLICKING ANYTIME I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I'M IN GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS A CLICK, TWO CLICKS AND SOMETIMES IT IS SERIES OF RAPID CLICKS. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE CLICKING WAS NORMAL WHILE IN PARK AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT WHILE IN GEAR. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY "BLEW OUT THE EXCESS GREASE" FROM THE SHIFT LOCK. THEIR BEST EXPLANATION IS THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID COMES FROM THE FACTORY AS A SEALED UNIT AND IS PACKED WITH GREASE. THE 'EXCESS' GREASE CAN KEEP THE LOCKING ARM FROM FULLY RETRACKING OR ENGAGING AND THE SOLENOID WILL CHATTER BECAUSE IT IS TRYING TO PUT IT INTO POSITION. *TR

12/14/2012

2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAGS AND TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND TURNED DOWN THE WRONG STREET, AND WHEN HE WENT TO TURN AROUND, HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND STEPPED ON THE GAS, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD OVER A FORTY FOOT EMBANKMENT AND RAN INTO A LARGE BOULDER AND A TREE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WAS STILL IN REVERSE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN ISSUE, WAS THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, BUT THE TRUCK WENT FORWARD. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES, IT APPEARED HER HUSBAND WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

2/12/2013

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSS ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW. AFTER I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND IT BECAME UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING AND POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH, I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO LIMP VEHICLE BACK HOME. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX IT SAYING IT ONLY OFFERS REPLACEMENT ON THE 2007-2010 TOYOTA VEHICLES. THE DEFECTIVE PART NUMBER IS THE SAME ON MY 2011 AS ALL THE OTHER TOYOTAS BUT THEY STOPPED COVERING IT IN THE LATER MODELS. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO REPAIR SO MANY THAT AT ONE TIME THERE WAS A 60 DAY BACKLOG ON PARTS. THIS IS RIDICULUS AND TOYOTA IS RISKING THE LIVES OF THOSE THAT DRIVE THEIR PRODUCT. I WILL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS ON TOP OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE VEHICLE. I WILL WARN EVERYONE I CAN REACH TO NEVER BUY A TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS BECOME A COMPANY OF SUBPAR CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND DESERVES EVERY CLASS ACTION SUIT THEY GET FILED AGAINST THEM. WHOEVER BEGINS ONE ON THESE FAILED AIR INJECTION PUMPS COUNT ME IN FOR THE REFUND AND THE MENTAL ANGUISH OF TRYING TO GET TOYOTA TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT!!! THIS COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE!!! UNSAFE!!!

9/30/2015

I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW, THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE NEVER WORKED RIGHT.I HAVE HAD THE RELAY OR MOTORS THAT WORK THE DOOR LOCKS FIXED 6 OR 7 TIMES, AND HAVE ONE GOING BAD NOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME FOR THIS DOOR.THEY SAY THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE BUT WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THEM.THIS IS NOT THE ONLY MODEL HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS.I CANT LOCK MY TRUCK SOME TIMES THIS IS A PROBLEM . WILL ANY THING BE DONE ARE WILL THEY KEEP PUTTING FAULTY PARTS ON MY TRUCK TILL SOMETHING SHORTS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

2/29/2016

TRUCK'S COMPUTER IS READING AN INCORRECT PERCEIVED ALCOHOL DENSITY. TRUCK HAS A FLEX FUEL ENGINE AND THE COMPUTER IS TELLING THE ENGINE THAT THERE IS ETHANOL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM WHILE THERE IS NOT. I HAVE NEVER RUN ETHANOL IN THE TRUCK YET THE COMPUTER IS READING THAT THERE IS A 30-50% ALCOHOL DENSITY IN THE FUEL. THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THIS ARE MISSING WHILE UNDER POWER AND POWER LOSS WHILE DRIVING. HAVE HAD MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE DEALERS OVER 5 TIMES NOW. THE DEALERS HAVE CONTINUED TO RE-FLASH MY TRUCK'S ECU ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM TO COME BACK BECAUSE THE ECU IS A LEARNING ECU. TOYOTA HAS RELEASED A FIX FOR 2012 AND 2013 MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE 2011 MODELS WHICH IS LEAVING ME STRANDED. I PULL A BOAT FREQUENTLY AND THE LOSS IN POWER HAS SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON TOWING. THIS PROBLEM ALSO CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN LEAN RESULTING IN POORER FUEL MILEAGE AND INCREASED COSTS FOR ME. I'VE TALKED WITH PEOPLE AT TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO PLANS TO RELEASE A FIX FOR THE 2011'S AND THAT THERE IS BASICALLY NOTHING THAT I CAN DO. SO NOW I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT IS READING THE FUEL WRONG AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RUN LEAN WHICH IS SURELY GRADUALLY DAMAGING THE ENGINE WHICH I'M SURE WILL RESULT IN LOTS OF REPAIRS AFTER THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

5/29/2013

ON SUN. 10/11/14, I DROVE OUR TUNDRA ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT LOST POWER. THE ENGINE RACED AND RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE SPEED FELL AND NO ACCELERATION WAS POSSIBLE. ON A HILL, SPEED FELL TO ABOUT 15 MPH. I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY HORSE AND TRAILER; IF I HAD BEEN TOWING THEM, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE HIGHWAY SPEED TRAFFIC. IT WAS STILL DANGEROUS EVEN WITHOUT THE TRAILER. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND LIMPED OFF. "CHECK ENGINE" LIT UP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, WHO SAID CHECK ENGINE CODE WAS "P2445" FOR "SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WATER INTRUSION" REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY, AIR PUMP INLET, EMISSION VALVE SET, ETC. FOR $2600 BECAUSE WATER INVADED THE SYSTEM. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT MY INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A 12-PAGE 2011 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, STATING THAT "THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY INLET HAS BEEN UPDATED TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION." TOYOTA HAS NEITHER RECALLED THE DEFECTIVE INLETS NOR NOTIFIED OWNERS. THE TSB SAYS ONLY TRUCKS UNDER THE 36,000/ 3 YEAR WARRANTY ARE COVERED. TUNDRAS ARE TOW VEHICLES AND IT IS FORESEEABLE HOW UNSAFE THIS IS. BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS SOLD JUST OVER 3 YEARS AGO, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AT FIRST COULD NOT COVER IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, WHO REFERRED ME BACK TO THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER, WHO THEN REACHED SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TOYOTA OFFICE, WHICH FINALLY AGREED TO COVER THE REPAIR. WHEN THIS AIR PUMP INLET FAILS, IT ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM TO THEN FAIL IN THE DANGEROUS WAY THAT OCCURRED IN MY CASE, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND THAT THE DEALERS SEEM UNAWARE OF THIS TSB AND THIS "KNOWN ISSUE." TSB LINK IS HERE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOSAFETY.ORG/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/IMCE_STAFF_UPLOADS/T-SB-0160-11.PDF. *TR

11/4/2014

I HAVE A 2011 TUNDRA SR5 WITH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE THAT HAS BEEN COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN NEAR THE SHIFT LEVER. WHILE IN PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED IN ORDER TO SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO GEAR. WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD CLICK CAN BE HEARD FROM THE COLUMN SHIFTER. THIS IS THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCKOUT SOLENOID AND IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I CAN HEAR THE SOLENOID CLICKING ANYTIME I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I'M IN GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS A CLICK, TWO CLICKS AND SOMETIMES IT IS SERIES OF RAPID CLICKS. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE CLICKING WAS NORMAL WHILE IN PARK AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT WHILE IN GEAR. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY "BLEW OUT THE EXCESS GREASE" FROM THE SHIFT LOCK. THEIR BEST EXPLANATION IS THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID COMES FROM THE FACTORY AS A SEALED UNIT AND IS PACKED WITH GREASE. THE 'EXCESS' GREASE CAN KEEP THE LOCKING ARM FROM FULLY RETRACKING OR ENGAGING AND THE SOLENOID WILL CHATTER BECAUSE IT IS TRYING TO PUT IT INTO POSITION. *TR

12/14/2012

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW WITH 99 MILES SHOWING,TESTDRIVE PULLED HARD TO RIGHT ,EXTREMELY HARD BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS LATER TO PERFORM ITS FIRST ALIGNMENT,THEY DID SEVERAL THAT DAY , MORE THAN 16 ALIGNMENT AT THAT DEALERSHIP TRUCK STILL TRACKS RIGHT,EVERY DIP IN ROAD ,ANY BUMP ,TRUCK VEERS RIGHT, JULY 2012 I HAD LEMON LAW PROCEEDING ,THE MAN CAME OUT AND DIDN'T DRIVE ,JUST SAT IN PASS SEAT, DEALERSHIP HAD THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT ONCE IN JUNE2012 AND ONCE IN JULY 2012 BEFORE TO FIX ISSUE, WHICH DID GET BETTER, THEN WAS DENIED CAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, TRUCK HAD OIL CHANGE AROUND NOV2012 AND I COMPLAINED AGAIN ,ABOUT FRONT END DOG TRACKING ,THEY SAID ITS NORMAL AND NO FIX NEEDED ,BUT THE TRUCK WAS FIXED FROM DOG TRACKING BUT NOT PUT IN WRITING, STILL VEERS RIGHT,NOW THIS TRUCK HAS HAD PROBLEMS LIKE MAJOR VIBRATION, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT AT 2500 MILES,DEALERSHIP REPLACED WHEELS TWICE TRYING TO FIGURE WHERE ITS COMING FROM, WHILE BRAKING IT PULLED HARD TO RIGHT AND HAD TO FIGHT STEERING WHEEL ,NOW THIS IS FROM THE START IT COULD LITERALLY TAKE THE CAR OUT ON THE SIDE OF YOU,WITH A CROWN OR NO CROWN THE PULLING RIGHT IS EXCESSIVE,AND WAS ABOUT 80 % WORST BUT I WANT IT FIXED CORRECTLY,CAN ANYONE HELP ME GET THIS TRUCK TO ROLL STRAIGHT,IM AT 21,900 MILES ,YES I HAVE PAPER WORK . *TR

3/15/2013

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.

3/7/2016

PAINT BUBBLING OR RUSTING IN THE FLOOR OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK. NUMEROUS SPOTS. COUPLE MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T COVER IT.

10/13/2016

2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAGS AND TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND TURNED DOWN THE WRONG STREET, AND WHEN HE WENT TO TURN AROUND, HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND STEPPED ON THE GAS, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD OVER A FORTY FOOT EMBANKMENT AND RAN INTO A LARGE BOULDER AND A TREE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WAS STILL IN REVERSE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN ISSUE, WAS THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, BUT THE TRUCK WENT FORWARD. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES, IT APPEARED HER HUSBAND WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

2/12/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,600.

3/20/2013

2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAGS AND TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND TURNED DOWN THE WRONG STREET, AND WHEN HE WENT TO TURN AROUND, HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND STEPPED ON THE GAS, BUT THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD OVER A FORTY FOOT EMBANKMENT AND RAN INTO A LARGE BOULDER AND A TREE. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT WAS STILL IN REVERSE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN ISSUE, WAS THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, BUT THE TRUCK WENT FORWARD. ACCORDING TO EYE WITNESSES, IT APPEARED HER HUSBAND WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

2/12/2013

I BOUGHT MY TUNDRA WITH 7 MILES ON IT SO I KNOW ITS NOT NEGLECT THAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM IT'S POOR QUALITY PART ..THE CLOCK SPRING UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IS MALFUNCTIONING MY HORN DOESN'T WORK IT ONLY HAS 60K ON IT I'VE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA TECHNICIAN AS WELL AS II\ OWNED A FEW I CALLED THE HOTLINE (TOYOTA)THEIRS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME I WILL NOT RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO MY CUSTOMERS ANY LONGER POOR QUALITY PARTS COST THE CONSUMER NOT THE DEALER ITS A SHAME THE ONCE MIGHTY TOYOTA CORP HAS BECOME JUST LIKE THE AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS

12/17/2015

I BOUGHT A 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX, THAT WAS LIFTED AND HAD DIFFERENT WHEELS AND TIRES PUT ON BY THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE TRUCK, AROUND OCTOBER OF 2011. I FOUND IT TO BE SLIGHTLY PULLING LEFT SO I THOUGHT IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT DONE SO CALL RUSSEL TOYOTA IN CATONSVILLE AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE FOR AWHILE TO MAKE SURE AND ITS NOT THE ROADS. AT ABOUT 2000 MILE I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO DROP OFF THE TRUCK. A WEEK LATER I DROPPED OFF THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL AREA AND WAS CALLED BACK LATER THAT DAY TO PICK IT UP AND BRING IT BACK WHEN THE WEATHER WAS NICER SO I PICKED UP THE TRUCK. I GOT BACK FROM VACATION AND DROPPED OFF THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALIGNMENT, NOISE FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL AREA, OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE A DAY OR MORE. I WAS CALL BACK BY THE DEALERSHIP 4 DAYS LATER SAYING THE OIL CHANGE WAS DONE BUT THAT THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE THE COMPANY THAT LIFTED THE TRUCK SAW SCUFF MARKS ON THE TIRES FROM HITTING A CURB. MY SERVICE AGENT GOT THE COMPANY TO SAY THEY WOULD FIX THE ALIGNMENT. 3 DAYS LATER THE SERVICE AGENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP CALL ME AND SAID HE COULDN'T GET IN CONTACT WITH THE OTHER COMPANY BUT HE DID IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE. I DROVE THE TRUCK AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE SO I CALL AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK AND LEAVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE NOISE SO I CHECKED THE FRONT WHEEL AREA OF MY TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THE STRUT WAS BROKEN SO I KIND OF FIGURE OUT IT WAS THE BROKEN STRUT THAT WAS MAKING MY TRUCK PULL THAT DIRECTION AND THE METAL NOISE WAS COMING FROM THERE. RUSSEL TOYOTA AND THE OTHER COMPANY IS TRYING NOT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND PUT THE BLAME ON ME AND I AM THE VICTIM. *KB

12/31/2011

DRIVING AND NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM MY TRUCK. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND WAS TOLD THAT MY LEAF SPRING WAS CRACKED. IT ACTUALLY WAS 2 SPRINGS THAT WERE CRACKED. THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR AT THIS TIME, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO SAY THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL TO HAPPEN AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE COVERING THIS. OF COURSE, WHEN I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT THE CHARGE WITHOUT CHARGING OVER A $100 FEE SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME HELP INTO HOPING HAVING THIS COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO A FACTORY PROBLEM AND NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. *TR

9/10/2014

MY VEHICLE FIRST HAD ITS WIRING HARNESS DESTROYED BY A RODENT OF SOME SORT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. AFTER SENDING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND $7000 DOLLARS LATER, I BROUGHT MY TRUCK HOME AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. I TRIED MANY REMEDIES TO DISCOURAGE THE RODENTS FROM RETURNING BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO DETER THEM FROM THE SOY BASED INSULATION ON MY TRUCKS WIRING HARNESS. I NOW HAVE TO SEND MY TRUCK BACK FOR REPAIRS TO THE SAME WIRING HARNESS ($7000) AS BEFORE, AND ALSO ANOTHER WIRING HARNESS WHICH WILL PROBABLY COST CLOSE TO THE SAME. HOW CAN TOYOTA GET AWAY WITH MAKING INSULATION OUT OF RODENT FOOD WHEN THESE WIRES OPERATE THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM? THIS PRACTICE NOT ONLY PUTS A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE OWNER BUT ALSO COMPROMISES THEIR SAFETY. *TR

3/14/2015

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.

5/11/2017

I GOT STOPPED AND ISSUED A $187.00 VIOLATION BY THE POLICE IN CA AS MY TRUCK PARKING, (AMBER LIGHTS) WERE ON DURING DRIVING IN THE DAYTIME. THIS TRUCK IS WIRED SO THE AMBER (PARKING LIGHT LENS) ARE ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING SO TO THE POLICE IT IS THE SAME AS DRIVING WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON WHICH IS ILLEGAL UNDER CA VC 24800 AND MOST OTHER STATES. THIS MAKES MY VEHICLE ILLEGAL TO OPERATE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR NOT (THE VERY REASON FOR PARKING LIGHTS). NO COUNTRY IN THE WORLD ALLOWS AMBER PARKING LENS TO BE USED AS DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT ALSO MAKES ME LIBEL TO GET STOPPED AND TICKETED EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE DAYTIME. *JB

6/14/2012

MY WIFE AND HER FAMILY AND DAUGHTER ARE HACKING ALL MY VEHICLES DEPROGRAMING THE KEY S LIVE STRANDED AT STORE AND DR OFFICE MY RADIO AND GPS ECT SHE THEY CONTROL ALL ACCESSORIES AND AIR-CONDITION AND LIGHTS ALARM MY VEHICLES WINDOWS GPS THEY ROOTED MY STEREO VOLUME ON RADIO THEY CONTROL I'M SO TIRED AND ALSO MADE NUMERUS POLICE REPORT NEED HELP TO STOP HER FROM CONTROLLING ALL MY VEHICLES GO TO STORE AND FIND MY VEHICLES WINDOWS DOWN OR CARS UNLOCK PLEASE HELP WHEN DRIVING EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON RADIO CHANGES STATION VOLUME LOWERS AND IN DASH LIGHTS BE GOING ON AND OF TEMPERATURE DISPLACE WILL HAVE LETTER APPLIER NEED HELP TO STOP THESE MAD NESS

2/3/2020

DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT OPERATE RIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR. *TR

2/14/2013

DOORS LOCK SPONTANEOUSLY. *TR

1/17/2015

BOUGHT TRUCK NEW WITH 99 MILES SHOWING,TESTDRIVE PULLED HARD TO RIGHT ,EXTREMELY HARD BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS LATER TO PERFORM ITS FIRST ALIGNMENT,THEY DID SEVERAL THAT DAY , MORE THAN 16 ALIGNMENT AT THAT DEALERSHIP TRUCK STILL TRACKS RIGHT,EVERY DIP IN ROAD ,ANY BUMP ,TRUCK VEERS RIGHT, JULY 2012 I HAD LEMON LAW PROCEEDING ,THE MAN CAME OUT AND DIDN'T DRIVE ,JUST SAT IN PASS SEAT, DEALERSHIP HAD THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT ONCE IN JUNE2012 AND ONCE IN JULY 2012 BEFORE TO FIX ISSUE, WHICH DID GET BETTER, THEN WAS DENIED CAUSE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, TRUCK HAD OIL CHANGE AROUND NOV2012 AND I COMPLAINED AGAIN ,ABOUT FRONT END DOG TRACKING ,THEY SAID ITS NORMAL AND NO FIX NEEDED ,BUT THE TRUCK WAS FIXED FROM DOG TRACKING BUT NOT PUT IN WRITING, STILL VEERS RIGHT,NOW THIS TRUCK HAS HAD PROBLEMS LIKE MAJOR VIBRATION, REPLACED DRIVESHAFT AT 2500 MILES,DEALERSHIP REPLACED WHEELS TWICE TRYING TO FIGURE WHERE ITS COMING FROM, WHILE BRAKING IT PULLED HARD TO RIGHT AND HAD TO FIGHT STEERING WHEEL ,NOW THIS IS FROM THE START IT COULD LITERALLY TAKE THE CAR OUT ON THE SIDE OF YOU,WITH A CROWN OR NO CROWN THE PULLING RIGHT IS EXCESSIVE,AND WAS ABOUT 80 % WORST BUT I WANT IT FIXED CORRECTLY,CAN ANYONE HELP ME GET THIS TRUCK TO ROLL STRAIGHT,IM AT 21,900 MILES ,YES I HAVE PAPER WORK . *TR

3/15/2013

THE TUNDRA IS A 2011 AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAS BEEN THE ISSUE. I WAS ON A CITY STREET ABOUT 2AM WHEN A LOUD CRASH AND THUNDERING MADE DRIVING VERY HARD. THE REAR WHEEL HAD SHEARED OFF AND WAS PASSING ME BY AS I SLOWED DOWN SPARKS FLYING LIKE THE FOURTH OF JULY!! I HAD BEEN GOING 25 MILES AN HOUR IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER WHOM AGREED THIS WAS AN OBSCURE OCCURRENCE, TO WHICH THEY WARRANTIED AND FIXED IT. THIS OCCURRED AT 250,000 MILES SO THAT SEEMED LIKE A SATISFACTORY ENDING! HOWEVER, AT 3500 MILES LATER GOING 70MPH DOWN INTERSTATE 20 AT 4 AM A HORRENDOUS CRASH ( NOISE) AND ALMOST FLIPPING THE SAME TIRE SHEARED AGAIN PASSING ME BY!! I WAS LUCKY THAT I DIDNT FLIP! TOYOTAS EXPLANTION... THEY COULDNT/WOULDNT PROVIDE ME ONE BUT DID FIX MY PROBLEM AS THE FRICTION SANDED DOWN INTO THE ROTOR AND SHOCK ABSORBER HANGER!! NOT SURE IF OTHER FOLKS HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE?? I DID ENCOUTER ANOTHER FELLOW (MY SON) WHOM HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE AT 250,000 MILES ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WITH A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2012 HE OWNED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS TO WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE IS!! I FELT LIKE TOYOTA TOOK CARE OF ME REPAIR WISE BUT NEVER GOT A STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM THEM ON THE CAUSE!! I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR AGENCY AND ITS RESOURCES LOOKING INTO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS DANGEROUS CONDTION

8/29/2018

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the truck bed bolts that secured the truck bed to the subframe were rusted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall relating the failure. No additional assistance was provided. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 104,000.

7/7/2022

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that upon loading the bed of the truck, a worker stepped on the bed and his foot went through the bed. There was no injury sustained. The contact then noticed that there were four 3-inch holes located near the bed bolts of the vehicle due to corrosion. Additionally, the contact stated that the frame was corroded. The contact related the failure to TSB Number: [XXX]. The contact stated that he was an independent mechanic and had determined that the failure occurred because there was no underbody coating on the vehicle, which caused water to be trapped on the underbody. The local dealer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. Another dealer, Oakbrook Toyota (550 E Ogden Ave, Westmont, IL 60559), was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist because the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

2/5/2024

A TREE BRANCH STRUCK THE REAR WINDOW OF THE TRUCK, SHATTERING THE TEMPERED GLASS. SHARDS OF GLASS AS LONG AS 6" WERE THROWN THROUGHOUT THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. *KB

8/16/2011

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE COPY OF A LETTER ADDRESSED TO MR. GENACHAOWKI REGARDING HIS NEW 2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICK UP TRUCK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT CAME WITH A TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION TO SIRIUS XM SATELLITE RADIO. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUBSCRIPTION DID NOT END AND THE COMPANY TRIES TO FORCE CONSUMERS INTO PURCHASING THE PACKAGE. *JB

5/4/2012

BOUGHT A CERTIFIED TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH ALL TERRAIN T/A-BAJA CHAMPION TIRES--LT285/55R20-3PLY-RADIAL-HAD TO REPLACE A TIRE DUE TO A CRACK ON THE TREAD WHICH WAS CAUSING VIBRATION-UPON INSPECTION OF OTHER TIRES WE NOTICED CRACKS ON THE TIRES--VERY CONCERNED WITH OUR SAFETY-WE HAVE 1800 MILES ON THE TRUCK WHICH WE HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 8000 MILES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT WITH 10000 MILES WE DON'T ABUSE OUR TRUCK --WE ARE VERY CAREFUL AS WE ARE SENIOR DRIVERS- ARE WE AT RISK OF TIRE FAILURE RISKING OUR LIVES? *JB

9/3/2013

RACK AND PINION FAILED,MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS DRIVING SLOW.

7/14/2018

HORN DOES NOT OPERATE THE ONLY TIME IT WORKS IS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

6/18/2020

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was shaking and vibrating and was making an abnormally loud sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the driveshaft was fractured. The contact was notified of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V254000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer was informed of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

2/22/2022

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving approximately 55-70 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle started losing power. The contact veered to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to continue driving. Additionally, the contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, there was a delay in the vehicle response. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred several times while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle shifted into LIMP mode. The vehicle was taken to a local Pep Boys who provided diagnostic test codes to the contact but did not physically diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact they could not assist as the vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.

7/11/2022