2013 Toyota Tundra Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3 AND 7 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE RPMS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY INCREASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

12/2/2014

I WOULD LIKE YOUR HELP IN ASSESSING THE POSSIBLE DANGER FROM AN ACTIVE EXCESSIVE OIL LEAK FROM THE CAM TOWER ON THE 2013 TUNDRA. THIS RELATIVELY NEW TRUCK LEAKED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE UNTIL I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO AN AUTO FIRE AND SINCE I AM A DISABLED SENIOR THIS IS TERRIFYING. A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE INTERNET LITERATURE SHOWS THAT THIS LEAKING CAM TOWER SEAL IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CAN HAPPEN REPETITIVELY BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE CAM TOWER COVER AND SEALS. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS THERE REALLY A DANGER OF FIRE? IN SHORT SHOULD I THINK ABOUT BUYING A NEW TRUCK AND IS THERE ANY INVESTIGATION TAKING PLACE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME. *TR

1/19/2015

INCREDIBLY POOR MILEAGE DUE TO DEFECTIVE FLEX FUEL ENGINE. I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX 4X4 FLEX FUEL THAT IS EPA RATE FOR 13/17. I HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY AVERAGING 7.4 MPG CITY UNDER VERY LIGHT THROTTLE. FOLLOWING A TOYOTA CORPORATE ESB I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE DEALER REFLASH THE ECU IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE POOR MILEAGE REMAINS. *TR

5/29/2013

WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS IT HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE KNOCKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT NEVER GOES AWAY. YOU PUT IT IN GEAR AND YOU CAN REALLY HEAR THE ENGINE KNOCKING, AND THE KNOCKING SPEEDS UP AS YOU ACCELERATE. EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP COMPLETELY YOU CAN STILL HEAR IT KNOCKING(STATIONARY, OR IN MOTION) . ALSO MY GAS MILEAGE IS HORRIBLE! I AVERAGE ABOUT 12.3MPG EVERY TANK. THE BEST MPG I HAVE EVER SEEN IS 13.4 MPG AVERAGE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS EVEN FOR A FULL SIZE TRUCK. I ALWAYS LOVED TOYOTA VEHICLES AND EVER SINCE I WAS YOUNG I ALWAYS WANTED A TOYOTA TRUCK BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE THE TOUGHEST OUT THERE, BUT AFTER OWNING THIS 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA I'M DISGUSTED.

11/27/2016

WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE 40 STEERING COLUMN COMPLETELY FELL ON TO LAP, HAD TO PICK UP STEERING COLUMN AND TRY TO KEEP TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AT WHICH TIME ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON . AFTER GETTING TRUCK STOPPED NOTICED THAT BOLTS USED TO HOLD STEERING COLUMN WHERE NOT ATTACHED TO COLUMN. TOOK PICTURES OF STEERING COLUMN AS PROOF , AT THIS TIME PUT BOLTS INTO COLUMN AND TIGHTEN BOLTS. CONTINUED TRIP CRUISE CONTROL ALSO INOPERATIVE NOW. *TR

8/8/2013

BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL AT 1600-1900 RPM RANGE. DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED. VIBRATION IS WORSE WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER LOAD OR TOWING . BOTH HANDS AND RIGHT FOOT FALL ASLEEP FROM VIBRATION ON LONG CONTINUOUS TRIPS , I'VE CONTACTED TOYOTA TWICE AND HAD TO DEALER TWICE . DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF TRUCK . TOYOTA DENIES ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS . THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT THIS VIBRATION AS HANDS AND FOOT ARE AFFECTED BY THE VIBRATION TO THE POINT OF GOING NUMB , THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON MANY TOYOTA FORUMS. *TR

11/7/2013

THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW RODENTS/MICE INTO THE CAB WHERE THEY CAN CHEW THE WIRING WHICH WILL LEAD TO A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 3300 MILES ON IT. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY SAID YEAH ALL THESE TRUCKS HAVE THIS, WHAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED SO WE CAN GET IT IN FOR REPAIR. I ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NO. COATING THE WIRING WITH A SOY (MOUSE FOOD) BASED PRODUCT IS INSANITY UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING TO INCREASE YOUR REPAIR BUSINESS. THERE ARE 16 COMPUTERS IN THIS TRUCK THAT CONTROL EVERYTHING. WHEN THE WIRING IS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW ALL SORTS OF MALFUNCTIONS WILL OCCUR THAT INCLUDE STEERING, ENGINE QUITTING, BRAKES FAILING, THROTTLE, LIGHTS, ETC. THE DEALER IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SPECIALIZES IN FIXING IT TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $200 SO FAR. I HAVEN'T HAD A WIRING PROBLEM BECAUSE OF MICE BUT OTHERS HAVE. THIS VERY FUNNY (TO THE DEALER0 PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY KILL PEOPLE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

5/9/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE FUEL LINES, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE REAR WINDOWS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

1/20/2015

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM JOE PECHELES TOYOTA IN WASHINGTON, NC. I DISCOVERED DENTS IN THE ROOF 5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. THE ROOF SOMETIMES VIBRATES AND MAKES NOISE WHEN DRIVEN. YOU CAN PLACE YOUR HAND ALMOST ANYWHERE ON THE ROOF AND IT CAVITATES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER CARE. I WAS TOLD IN AN EMAIL BY THEIR CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR [XXX] THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD A MEETING WITH DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] AND JOE PECHELES GENERAL MANAGER [XXX] ON FEB. 17, 2014. I WAS SHOWN A DIAGRAM OF THE ROOF AND THE SUPPORT BRACES. THE INTERIOR LINER WAS REMOVED AND [XXX] LOOKED AT THE SUPPORT BRACES AND TOLD ME THE ROOF MET MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT THEY COULD NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE DENTS AND THE CAVITATING. HE SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE SOMETHING HEAVY WAS PLACED ON THE ROOF TO CAUSE THE DENTS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO MATCH HIS CLAIM, NO SCRATCHES, SCRAPES, THE PAINT IS PERFECT, THE INDENTS ARE NOT LOCATED IN A SPECIFIC AREA. HE STATED ALL TOYOTA TUNDRA'S WITH A SUN ROOF ARE MANUFACTURED THE SAME. WHEN THE INTERIOR LINER WAS REMOVED I PLACED MY HAND ON THE ROOF JUST ABOVE THE SUPPORT BRACES AND THE ROOF FLEXES WHERE IT'?S SUPPOSED TO BE SUPPORTED MOST, THE METAL IS VERY THIN. THERE WAS NO AUTO BODY MECHANIC TO ANSWER ANY OF MY CONCERNS DURING THIS MEETING AND THEY CONVENIENTLY HAD NO OTHER TUNDRA WITH A SUNROOF TO COMPARE WITH MINE. EARLIER WHEN I WAS COMMUNICATING WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. I WAS TOLD THE ROOF WAS NOT STRUCTURALLY SUPPORTED PROPERLY AND THEY GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE TO PROPERLY FIX IT. I EMAILED THIS INFORMATION TO THEIR CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT AND NO MENTION HAS BEEN MADE BY TOYOTA ABOUT THE FINDINGS. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF THIS TRUCK FLIPS OVER THE ROOF WILL OFFER NO PROTECTION TO THE OCCUPANTS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2/19/2014

THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW RODENTS/MICE INTO THE CAB WHERE THEY CAN CHEW THE WIRING WHICH WILL LEAD TO A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 3300 MILES ON IT. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEY SAID YEAH ALL THESE TRUCKS HAVE THIS, WHAT HAS BEEN DAMAGED SO WE CAN GET IT IN FOR REPAIR. I ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NO. COATING THE WIRING WITH A SOY (MOUSE FOOD) BASED PRODUCT IS INSANITY UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING TO INCREASE YOUR REPAIR BUSINESS. THERE ARE 16 COMPUTERS IN THIS TRUCK THAT CONTROL EVERYTHING. WHEN THE WIRING IS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW ALL SORTS OF MALFUNCTIONS WILL OCCUR THAT INCLUDE STEERING, ENGINE QUITTING, BRAKES FAILING, THROTTLE, LIGHTS, ETC. THE DEALER IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SPECIALIZES IN FIXING IT TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT $200 SO FAR. I HAVEN'T HAD A WIRING PROBLEM BECAUSE OF MICE BUT OTHERS HAVE. THIS VERY FUNNY (TO THE DEALER0 PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY KILL PEOPLE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

5/9/2014

MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT CONNECT AND UPON INSPECTION 2 PIECES INCLUDING A SPRING FELL OUT OF IT.

10/1/2015

I HAVE ONLY 34,800 MILES ON MY 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS ALREADY SHOWING SEVERE WEAR (WITH FRAYING) ON THE BELT, AND THE SEAT BELT LATCH IS ALSO LOSE AT IT'S MOUNTING POINT ON THE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME. THE WHOLE LATCH ASSEMBLY "CLUNKS" WHEN I PULL ON IT, OR EVERY TIME I STOP THE CAR.

5/23/2016

TOOK TRUCK IN AT 14,000 MILES WITH A DISTINCT VIBRATION TO DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS LEASED. TRUCK WAS RETURNED WITH TIRES ROTATED AND TIRES REBALANCED. THIS PROBLEM RESURFACED AGAIN AT 24,000 MILES AND TRUCK AGAIN WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. I WAS NOTIFIED BY DEALERS REP. THAT I NEEDED TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES TO WHICH I TOLD DEALER REP THAT THIS TRUCK WAS A LEASED VEHICLE WHICH I DID NOT OWN AND IT WAS UP TO DEALER TO FIX TRUCK. I ALSO GOT IN TUCH WITH THE MAKER OF THE TIRE WHICH WAS MICHILIN TIRE WHO STATED TO ME THAT THE TIRE IN QUESTION SIZE P255/70R 18 HAD A 5 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRENTY. MICHILIN ASKED ME FOR THE NUMBER TO THE DEALER AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH DEALER TO TRY TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WORK WITH DEALER TO FIX THE SITUATION. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH DEALER ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT HE HAD CONSULTED MICHILIN AND TOYOTA AND THEY HAD WORKED IT OUT BUT ALSO REQUESTED FROM ME TO GIVE THE TRUCK A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, WHICH I AGREED TO. WHENI WENT TO THE DEALER LATER THAT AFTERNOON TO PICK UP THE TRUCK I PAID FOR THE ALIGNMENT ON TRUCK AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ELUDED TO ME THAT HE WAS TELLING ME SOMTHING THAT TOYOTA DID NOT WANT THE CUSTERER TO KNOW AND THAT WAS THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING TRUBLE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THAT THEY WERE TO HEAVY IN THE FRONT END FOR THE TIRES TO SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT BUT THAT MY TRUCK WAS READY AND I ASSUMED THAT 4 NEW TIRES HAD BEEN PUT ON THE TRUCK SO I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE OPFF. NOW APPOXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO AS I HAD JUST REACHED 34,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE VIBRATION STARTED UP AGAIN AND AGAIN I CONSULTED MICHILIN AND THEY ASKED ME TO GO TO AN AUTHERIZED MICHILIN DEALER TO INSPECT THE TIRE AND TRUCK SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS WAS DONE AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND OUT THAT THE TOYOTA DEALEE HAD NOT REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AS INDICATED AT 14,000 MILLES BUT ONLY PUT ON 2 TIRES.

6/12/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIME TOYOTA IN LANCASTER, MA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TWO FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A DAY LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,500.

5/31/2017

VEHICLE SURGES/JUMPS FORWARD WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS BARELY TOUCHED FROM THE STATIONARY/STOP POSITION WHILE IN DRIVE. I WAS MOVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2FT.THIS PROBLEM CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE THIS MORNING. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA IN 2013. (2ND PROBLEM,) THIS VEHICLE GOES UP TO 2500 RPMS WHEN I TURN DOWN THE NEXT STREET WHICH HAS A SLIGHT DECLINE BUT THE SPEED DOESN'T INCREASE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS FIRST USED. I THINK THIS COULD BE A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER MODULE FOR BOTH PROBLEMS. (3RD) PROBLEM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN NOT BE READ ON A SUNNY DAY, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE, ETC. THE WHOLE PANEL COULD BE DEFECTIVE. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA IN 2013, THEY DID NOT SHOW ANY INTEREST IN THESE PROBLEM

10/31/2017

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN A ROAD HAZARD WAS PRESENTED ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE HORN NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK TO TOYOTA THEY SAID IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE AIRBAG AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS NOT A RECALL BUT WHEN I LOOK UP ONLINE MANY PEOPLE FOR YEARS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS SENT AWAY DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE UNSAFE AS IF I DON'T HAVE AIRBAGS OR A HORN NOT SURE THAT MY VEHICLE IS LEGAL TO BE DRIVEN AT THIS POINT I FEEL THAT SINCE THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THEY SHOULD BE RECALLS AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE I HAVE ONLY OWNED MY TRUCK SINCE DECEMBER I PICKED IT UP AT THE VERY END OF DECEMBER 2019. *TR

5/6/2020

BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGY AND PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE TRUCK. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPT TO STOP THE TRUCK UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A REST IN THE STREET. IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS NO POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS OFF, DESPITE THE ENGINE HAVING WARMED UP FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. *TR

1/9/2013

BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY NOR CONSISTENTLY. I AM HONESTLY CONCERNED (IF NOT AFRAID) ABOUT A SPORADIC NOISE I AM HEARING AND HAVE CONTINUED TO HEAR AND EXPERIENCE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK. THE NOISE IS A THUD AND A FEELING AT THE BRAKE PEDAL ALONG WITH A GREATLY INCREASED AMOUNT OF STOPPING DISTANCE NECESSARY TO SUCCESSFULLY BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE MADE THIS CONDITION KNOWN SINCE MY PURCHASE AND SERVICE DONE WITHIN FLORIDA, AS DURING BREAK IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS WERE APPLICABLE DISGUISING THE CONDITION BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS A SURE AND CERTAIN SAFETY CONCERN & CONDITION AS I CANNOT ADEQUATELY DETERMINE WHEN THE CONDITION WILL ARISE THUS I CANNOT ADEQUATELY JUDGE THE NECESSARY DISTANCE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CONDITION MAKES IT FEEL AS THOUGH JUST THE REAR BRAKES ARE ENGAGED, NO "PULLING" IS FELT IN THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE BUT CERTAINLY I AM BEING STOPPED COMPLETELY FROM "BEHIND". CRAMER TEST DROVE THE TRUCK BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT I CONTEND THE PROBLEM IS SO INFREQUENT AND SPORADIC A TEST DRIVE OR TWO MAY NOT [OR MAY] EVER DISCOVER THE ISSUE I AM SURE EXISTS WITHIN THIS BRAKING SYSTEM NEVERTHELESS THE CONDITION IS PREVENTING ME FROM DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR I OR SOME OTHER INNOCENT PEDESTRIAN OR MOTORIST WILL BE INJURED AS A DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PROXIMAL RESULT OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM'S FAILURE(S). WE NEED TO GET THE CONDITION FIXED WITHOUT ADDING HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF MILES TO MY VEHICLE WITHOUT JUST COMPENSATION. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS EMAIL AND MY SAFETY CONCERNS/ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY A MATTER OF FACTS SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. *JS

4/11/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE A TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDERS. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S BODY SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 8/29/13 *CN UPDATED 09/11/2013 *JS

7/30/2013

ON 08/22/14, I HAD BEEN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED. I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE BRAKES BECAUSE THERE WAS A TERRIBLE VIBRATION AND THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED WELL SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THEY SAID THE TRUCK NEEDED NEW BRAKES, ROTORS AND PADS ALL THE WAY AROUND. I WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT BACK ON 08/29/14. ON 08/28/14 WHILE DRIVING ON A CLEAR ROAD WITH NO RAIN OR CLOUDS I WENT TO STOP AND I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR WITH BOTH FEET AND THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND THEY FINALLY ORDERED AN INSPECTOR TO GET THE BLACK BOX FROM MY TRUCK. HE HAS NOT CALLED TO SCHEDULE THIS AND IT IS 3 WEEKS LATER. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGE AFTER MESSAGE. I BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE FAULTY WITH THE TRUCK. THERE IS NO REASON AT 9000 MILES ON A NEW TRUCK THAT IT SHOULD NEED NEW BRAKES, ROTORS AND PAD ALL THE WAY AROUND. NOW I AM WAITING ON ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ASSOCIATION TO CONTACT ME TO SET UP AN INSPECTION OF MY TRUCK. NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP ME GET INFORMATION, NOT TOYOTA AND NOT EAA. *TR

9/16/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE A TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDERS. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S BODY SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 8/29/13 *CN UPDATED 09/11/2013 *JS

7/30/2013

VIBRATION IN GAS PEDAL,STEERING WHEEL AND FLOOR BOARD EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED. HAVE CARRIED TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. WAS TOLD TODAY 11/26/2014 THAT IT IS HARMONIC VIBRATIONS.I ASKED WHERE WAS IT COMING FROM BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ANSWERS.I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE GAS PEDAL AND THE FACT THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT TELL ME THE SOURCE OF THE VIBRATIONS ,IF THEY KNOW.I ALSO CALLED TOYOTA CORP.AND FILED A CLAIM BUT WAS TOLD IF DEALER AND ENGINEERS SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM,MY ONLY RECOURSE WOULD BE A CLAIM WITH NHTSA. *TR

11/26/2014

I WAS DRIVING WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS ON I HAD FOG LIGHTS ON FIRST TIME I HAD EVER USED THEM HAD A LEFT TURN TO MAKE TURNED TURN SIGNAL ON ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT I WAS IN TOTAL DARKNESS I TURNED SIGNAL OFF AND LIGHTS CAME BACK ON I PULLED OFF THE ROAD I HIT THE SIGNAL AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUR AGAIN AND THE GPS UNIT WE NOTICED CHANGED FROM NIGHT MODE TO DAY MODE. I TURNED SIGNAL OFF AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON I PLAYED AROUND MAKING IT DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN SO I THOUGHT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE WHAT CAUSED THIS ? SINCE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EVER DRIVING USING FOG LIGHTS I TURNED THEM OFF THEN THE TURN SIGNAL HAD NO EFFECT SO I ASSUMED IT HAD TO BE IN FOG LIGHTS I LEFT THEM ON AND IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. LATTER IN SAFER SETTING LIKE IN MY DRIVE WAY I FOUND OUT IT WOULD HAPPEN WITH FOG LIGHT OFF IT SEEMED TO BE DEPENDENT ON LIGHTS BEING ON BRIGHT WHEN I USED EITHER TURN SIGNAL. IT THEN STOPPED AND I COULDN'T MAKE IT DO IT ANY MORE SO I NEVER MADE A APPOINTMENT ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IT DONE IT AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS DOING IT A LOT SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED ON MY EXTENDED WARRANTY 100 DEDUCTIBLE TOOK IT TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND IT WOULDN'T DO IT FOR THEM OR ME. SO I PAID THEM THE 100.$ CAME HOME IT HASN'T DONE IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS SO FAR WAITING FOR A COLD SPELL IN MID 20 DEG TO SEE IF THAT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE. BUT I DID GO ON LINE AND FOUND FORUMS FOR TUNDRA PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SAME THING THE TUNDRAS HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING THIS IS DANGEROUS I HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR AND HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK I CANT BELIEVE TOYOTA DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CARS LIGHTS GOING OUT AND LOST A CLASS ACTION SUIT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND COULD NEVER GET IT TO THE DEALER AND MAKE IT DO THIS. MY BOTHER IN LAW WAS WITH ME THE FIRST TIME THEY WENT OUT THE TECH GOT THEM TO FLICKER 1 TIME NO FIX THOU. *TR

1/3/2017

VEHICLE SURGES/JUMPS FORWARD WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS BARELY TOUCHED FROM THE STATIONARY/STOP POSITION WHILE IN DRIVE. I WAS MOVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2FT.THIS PROBLEM CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE THIS MORNING. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA IN 2013. (2ND PROBLEM,) THIS VEHICLE GOES UP TO 2500 RPMS WHEN I TURN DOWN THE NEXT STREET WHICH HAS A SLIGHT DECLINE BUT THE SPEED DOESN'T INCREASE. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN THE MORNING WHEN IT IS FIRST USED. I THINK THIS COULD BE A DEFECTIVE COMPUTER MODULE FOR BOTH PROBLEMS. (3RD) PROBLEM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAN NOT BE READ ON A SUNNY DAY, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE, ETC. THE WHOLE PANEL COULD BE DEFECTIVE. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA IN 2013, THEY DID NOT SHOW ANY INTEREST IN THESE PROBLEM

10/31/2017

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

3/8/2013

TOOK TRUCK IN AT 14,000 MILES WITH A DISTINCT VIBRATION TO DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS LEASED. TRUCK WAS RETURNED WITH TIRES ROTATED AND TIRES REBALANCED. THIS PROBLEM RESURFACED AGAIN AT 24,000 MILES AND TRUCK AGAIN WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. I WAS NOTIFIED BY DEALERS REP. THAT I NEEDED TO BUY 4 NEW TIRES TO WHICH I TOLD DEALER REP THAT THIS TRUCK WAS A LEASED VEHICLE WHICH I DID NOT OWN AND IT WAS UP TO DEALER TO FIX TRUCK. I ALSO GOT IN TUCH WITH THE MAKER OF THE TIRE WHICH WAS MICHILIN TIRE WHO STATED TO ME THAT THE TIRE IN QUESTION SIZE P255/70R 18 HAD A 5 YEAR 50,000 MILE WARRENTY. MICHILIN ASKED ME FOR THE NUMBER TO THE DEALER AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH DEALER TO TRY TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WORK WITH DEALER TO FIX THE SITUATION. I GOT IN TOUCH WITH DEALER ON THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT HE HAD CONSULTED MICHILIN AND TOYOTA AND THEY HAD WORKED IT OUT BUT ALSO REQUESTED FROM ME TO GIVE THE TRUCK A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, WHICH I AGREED TO. WHENI WENT TO THE DEALER LATER THAT AFTERNOON TO PICK UP THE TRUCK I PAID FOR THE ALIGNMENT ON TRUCK AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ELUDED TO ME THAT HE WAS TELLING ME SOMTHING THAT TOYOTA DID NOT WANT THE CUSTERER TO KNOW AND THAT WAS THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING TRUBLE WITH THESE TRUCKS AND THAT THEY WERE TO HEAVY IN THE FRONT END FOR THE TIRES TO SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT BUT THAT MY TRUCK WAS READY AND I ASSUMED THAT 4 NEW TIRES HAD BEEN PUT ON THE TRUCK SO I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE OPFF. NOW APPOXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO AS I HAD JUST REACHED 34,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE VIBRATION STARTED UP AGAIN AND AGAIN I CONSULTED MICHILIN AND THEY ASKED ME TO GO TO AN AUTHERIZED MICHILIN DEALER TO INSPECT THE TIRE AND TRUCK SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS WAS DONE AND TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND OUT THAT THE TOYOTA DEALEE HAD NOT REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES AS INDICATED AT 14,000 MILLES BUT ONLY PUT ON 2 TIRES.

6/12/2016

SEAT RAIL LOOSE ON DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. SEAT IS BOLTED FIRMLY TO FLOOR BUT THE RAIL THAT IT SLIDES ON IS LOOSE. PROBLEM STARTED AT 30,000 MILES AND TRUCK HAS 40,000. TOYOTA WANT 1100.00 TO FIX THE SEAT BECAUSE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE RAIL AT 700.00 AND I PAY 300.00 FOR INSTALL. AS I RESEARCH THIS MODEL OF TUNDRA ON THE INTERNET, THIS ISSUE IS COMMON. THIS TRUCK IS UNSAFE WITH A LOOSE SEAT RAIL AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY 30K MILES. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!

12/12/2016

BOUGHT THIS TRUCK USED WITH 8,000 MILES ON IT. IT CAME WITH A PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY TRANSFERRED FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. AT 18,000 MILES THE SEAT WAS MOVING, POPPING AND FELT LIKE SPRINGS WERE POKING ME. SURE ENOUGH, THE SEAT FRAME HAD "WORN OUT". WAS REPLACED BY DEALER WITH FACTORY WARRANTY. 42,000 MILES THE SEAT ISSUE IS BACK, BUT DIFFERENT THIS TIME. THE SEAT ACTUALLY MOVES SIDE TO SIDE AND "CLUNKS" WHEN STOPPING AND GOING OR TURNING. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE PLATINUM WARRANTY. I WILL UPDATE THIS AFTER I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK. IF I HAD WANTED A HUNK OF JUNK, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A DODGE! MY 2000 TUNDRA WAS BULLET PROOF. THIS ONE.. NOT SO MUCH. WE'LL FIND OUT HOW WELL TOYOTA WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

7/16/2018

TURNED HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO "ON" POSITION BUT LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON. TURNED SWITCH "OFF" AND BACK "ON" AND LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. WIGGLED THE SWITCH AROUND SOME AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON. TRUCK WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING ONE NIGHT AND TURNED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO WIGGLE THE SWITCH AROUND AND GET THEM TO COME BACK ON TO MAKE THE TURN. WHEN I PARKED I TURNED THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. IT SEEMS THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE SWITCH.

12/4/2020

Backup camera cuts in and out. When put in reverse only shows a blue screen. checked connections and seems to happen mostly when it rains.

6/27/2023

VIBRATION IN GAS PEDAL,STEERING WHEEL AND FLOOR BOARD EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR IS ENGAGED. HAVE CARRIED TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. WAS TOLD TODAY 11/26/2014 THAT IT IS HARMONIC VIBRATIONS.I ASKED WHERE WAS IT COMING FROM BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ANSWERS.I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT INVOLVES THE GAS PEDAL AND THE FACT THAT THE DEALER WILL NOT TELL ME THE SOURCE OF THE VIBRATIONS ,IF THEY KNOW.I ALSO CALLED TOYOTA CORP.AND FILED A CLAIM BUT WAS TOLD IF DEALER AND ENGINEERS SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM,MY ONLY RECOURSE WOULD BE A CLAIM WITH NHTSA. *TR

11/26/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 684 II TIRES, SIZE: P255/70/R18 (NA). WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR ON THE TREADS OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRES AND THE VEHICLE WAS 20,000.

10/7/2015

2013 TUNDRA WITH MICHELIN LT285/65R (DOT B713) WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM HAD INNER SIDE WALL SPLIT AND TIRE BLOW OUT AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. ALMOST CAUSED VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. EVENT OCCURRED 2/16/16. TIRES PURCHASED 6/20/15.

2/27/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT ASHLAND HONDA TOYOTA (2301 LAKE SHORE DR E, ASHLAND, WI 54806, (715) 682-5252), THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

9/14/2018

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN A ROAD HAZARD WAS PRESENTED ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE HORN NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TOOK TO TOYOTA THEY SAID IT IS THE WIRING HARNESS FROM THE AIRBAG AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS NOT A RECALL BUT WHEN I LOOK UP ONLINE MANY PEOPLE FOR YEARS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS SENT AWAY DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE UNSAFE AS IF I DON'T HAVE AIRBAGS OR A HORN NOT SURE THAT MY VEHICLE IS LEGAL TO BE DRIVEN AT THIS POINT I FEEL THAT SINCE THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THEY SHOULD BE RECALLS AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE I HAVE ONLY OWNED MY TRUCK SINCE DECEMBER I PICKED IT UP AT THE VERY END OF DECEMBER 2019. *TR

5/6/2020

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle in for inspection, the vehicle failed the inspection. The contact was informed that a failure with the air injection pump had been detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.

2/16/2024

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was taken to a local dealer for repairs, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was an independent dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 84,00 and upon inspection at a local dealer, it was discovered that the mileage was 175,000.

4/16/2025

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the horn failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the VIN related to the failure. The contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was provided the same information as provided by the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

10/7/2025