There are 5 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2001 Toyota Tundrain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Driving straight at 30mph and wheel came off causing near deadly collision. Upon inspection it is evident that the wheel separated from its ball joints. Further research strongly suggests that this is a known defect of this year/make/model, even though the recall was issued only for the subsequent years vehicle. This is a potentially deadly design flaw and not an isolated manufacturing defect as Toyota claims.
LOW MILEAGE, TWO YEAR OLD FRONT TIRES BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AT INNER SIDEWALLS, MAKING VIBRATIONS ABOVE 50+ MPH AND SHAKING VEHICLE SO BAD ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALIGNMENT SHOP SAID GET THEM CHECKED. RE-BALANCING TIRES HAD NO EFFECT, MOVED FRONT TIRES TO REAR THEN BED OF TRUCK WOULD VIBRATE AT SPEED. REPLACE THE 2 TIRES IN QUESTION AND PROBLEM RESOLVED. HAD TIRE SHOP LOOK AT THE TIRES AND THEY FOUND TREAD SEPARATION AT INNER SIDEWALLS OF BOTH SUSPECT TIRES. CALLED MANUFACTURED FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AND THEY NEEDED A RMA FORM FILLED OUT BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO SELLS THIS BRAND OF TIRE BEFORE A RETURN COULD BE ACCEPTED. ORIGINAL PURCHASE WAS ONLINE FROM WALMART FOR PICKUP AT LOCAL STORE. WALMART HAD NO RECORD OF THE TIRE SELLER WHO SUPPLIED ONLINE WALMART SALES. MANUFACTURER REFERRED ME TO A 'DISCOUNT TIRE' STORE LOCALLY THAT MANUFACTURER HAD PREVIOUS CONTACT WITH AND DEALT IN THIS BRAND OF TIRE. CONTACTED THE SUGGESTED STORE AND SALESMAN NEEDED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER FIRST TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED. AFTER A CALLBACK FROM STORE, SALESMAN TRIED TO DIAGNOSIS THE TIRE PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE WITHOUT ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE TIRES AND SAID TIRES WERE PROBABLY OUT OF ROUND. I HAVE THE TWO TIRES AND STILL PONDERING FOR A SOLUTION.
I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY TO DO SOME ERRANDS AND WHEN I RETURNED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD THROWN AN OLD TIRE ON MY PROPERTY. TO MY DISMAY I QUICKLY REALIZED IT WAS MY SPARE TIRE WITH THE ROTTED HOIST STILL FROZEN TO THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. I HAD ALREADY TAKEN MY TRUCK TO A DEALER FOR UNDER CARRIAGE ROTTING RECALL. THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AT ANY OTHER TIME, IT COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING.
THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. SCC *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT ALL 4 TIRES WORE DOWN IN 20,000 MILES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. P245/70R16, PLEASE PROVIDE DOT#.AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026