2006 Toyota Tundra Complaint Log

VEHICLE ACCELERATION - HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 AND IT HAD ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I PRESSED BOTH FEET DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE WHICH MADE ME GO UP ON A SIDEWALK. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT A WALL BUT IT DID NOT. I THEN CAME HOME AND CALLED THE PLACE THAT WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR ANOTHER RECALL AND THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. UPON PICKING UP THE TRUCK WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ACCELERATION. I NOW SEE THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING SUCH A PROBLEM SO I WANTED TO REPORT THIS. I AM JUST SO HAPPY THAT I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM NOW SO WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THIS TRUCK. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 V8 4X4 SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WELDS ARE SHOWING EXCESSIVE RUST, AS IS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT AND I EMAILED PHOTOS TO 3 FRIENDS WHO ARE MECHANICS AND MUCH MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN I AM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS TO INCLUDE ODI #'S 10183308,10288886, AND 10293097. THE ODI #'S ARE ALL FOR THE SAME VEHICLE BUT ARE FOR DIFFERENT DATES IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE HAD SOMETHING TO REPORT THAT WAS DIFFERENT BUT WERE ASSOCIATED. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON NOV. 27TH 2009. I WAS PARKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY OUT OF MY GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. FORTUNATELY I WAS SITTING BEHIND THE WHEEL AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE IGNITION OFF. I DO NOT KNOW THE RPM'S. MY WIFE WAS GETTING INTO THE TRUCK ON THE PASSENGERS FRONT. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE RACED AS IT WOULD HAVE AS DESCRIBED AS "UNINTENTIONAL SUDDEN ACCELERATION". THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE TRUCK DID THIS EXCEPT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. BEING OUT IN THE DESERT AND THIS HAPPENING AND BEING IN THE GARAGE IN PARK SENDS OUT TO ME A MESSAGE THAT THIS TRUCK HAS A GLITCH IN IT THAT NOW HAS HAPPENED TWICE. IF I WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK, GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE REPORTED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO TOYOTA ALREADY. TOYOTA HAS LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AT MY DEALERS AND HAS SENT THE INFORMATION TO THEIR LEGAL DEPT. TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WILL DO. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THE LATEST INCIDENT. THE TOYOTA PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL ME MONDAY THE 30TH. I SHALL TELL THEM ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AT THAT TIME. I HAVE ALREADY TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE IMPOUNDED THE VEHICLE BUT INSTEAD THEY LET ME DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS TOYOTA NEEDS TO BUY THE TRUCK BACK AND MAKE ME WHOLE ON THE COMPLETE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE TRUCK. ONCE THAT IS DONE THEY CAN USE MY VEHICLE AS A TEST TRUCK.THE FLOOR MATS ARE THE CORRECT TOYOTA ISSUED WITH ONE KEEPER. MY GAS PEDAL DOESN'T HANG UP, SO POSSIBLY THEY WILL ACTUALLY HAVE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I REALLY HOPE THEY FIND WHAT THE ISSUE IS. BUT ONCE THEY SAY THAT "IT IS FIXED". I'LL WAIT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE I AMUSE MYSELF TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRUCK. I ALWAYS TRUSTED TOYOTA BUT NO MORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE AND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SUDDENLY, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW RELEASED IN A DOWNWARD POSITION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAIEDL WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES FAILED A COUPLE TIMES. THE LAST TIME HE HIT A DEER AND DAMAGED HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE FINALLY CONTACTED THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT IS THE WAY THE BRAKES SHOULD BE OPERATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS, THIS LOOKS SIMILAR TO ODI ID NUMBER : 10222095 DATE OF FAILURE: MARCH 21, 2008. I WAS AT A DEAD STOP. I TURNED MY STEERING TO THE LEFT AS POSSIBLE. AS I WAS ROUNDING THE TURN SLOWLY, THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE U-TURN COMPLETELY. I HAD TO RUN OFF OF THE ROAD. AFTER DRIVING STRAIGHT TO REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC SAID THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE RODS WERE BENT TO WHAT LOOKED LIKE COULD HAVE BEEN SERVICE WORK RELATED TO THE BALL JOINT RECALL. I'VE ONLY GOT 19800 MILES ON A 2006 TUNDRA CREW CAB. NO WAY THIS SHOULD OCCUR WITH THIS FEW MANY MILES. I'M JUST GLAD I WASN'T AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRYING TO ROUND A CURVE. I DON'T DRIVE IT MUCH AND NOT USED ON A FARM. IT'S BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR SO IT SHOULDN'T HAVE CAUSED THAT MUCH STRAIN ON THE RACK. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 DOUBLE CAB 4WD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I WAS 4 WHEELING AND STOPPED BEHIND A POLARIS, BY APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET. I WAS IN DRIVE AND 4WD AND BRAKES APPLIED. I STOPPED BECAUSE THE POLARIS HAD STOPPED. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED MY TUNDRA LUNGED FORWARD AT A VERY HIGH RPM CRASHING INTO THE POLARIS. AT THAT POINT I PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. HAD I NOT RESPONDED WITH THE ACTION I TOOK I WOULD HAVE SHOVED THE POLARIS WITH 2 PEOPLE INTO A VERY DEEP WASH. NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE DONE TO MY TOYOTA. THE TOYOTA HAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. HAD I NOT TAKEN THE ACTION THAT I DID, WE ALL WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE DEEP WASH WITH MAJOR INJURIES. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TIM'S TOYOTA IN PRESCOTT ARIZONA WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE 2 PEOPLE THAT COULD HELP ME WITH THE SITUATION WERE NOT AVAILABLE SO A CALL TO THEM TOMORROW WILL BE IN ORDER. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AS YET AS I FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY FOR THE ACCIDENT. I HAD WRITTEN TO YOU QUITE A LONG TIME AGO REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL SURGING TO 5000 RPM'S WHEN APPROACHING EVEN A MINOR INCLINE. SO I DON'T USE IT ANYMORE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK INTO MY GARAGE FOR FEAR THAT THE TRUCK WILL LUNGE FORWARD, ONLY THIS TIME IT WILL CRASH INTO MY HVAC AND WATER HEATER, BOTH ARE ON PROPANE. *TR

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH REFERENCE TO ODI #' S 10183308 AND 10288886. THESE ODI'S WERE PUT IN BY ME. THESE ARE LEAD UP'S TO THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE POLARIS I DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO TIM'S TOYOTA IN PRESCOTT AZ. WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL FOR A FACTORY REP. TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. THIS WAS TO BE ON NOV. 9, 2009. I DID DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO YARNELL AZ FOR DEER SEASON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO PRESCOTT TO MEET WITH THE FACTORY REP. HE DID WHATEVER THEY DO AND SAID HE HAD ALL THE INFORMATION HE NEEDED. HE ALSO TOLD ME TO GO AHEAD AND GET AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIRS BUT NOT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED UNTIL I HEARD FROM TOYOTA. THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE IS JUST SHY OF $2000.00. THIS ESTIMATE WAS GIVEN TO JEFF LOCKE TO BE SENT TO TOYOTA. MY QUESTION TO ALL OF THIS IS, WHY DID TOYOTA ALLOW ME TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AFTER THE MEETING, WHEN THEY KNOW THAT I AM DRIVING A TIME BOMB. ALSO WHY HASN'T NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY INVOLVED ITSELF INTO AN INVESTIGATION OF ITS OWN? I NOW KNOW THE VERBIAGE FOR THE INCIDENT. IT IS CALLED " SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" WHICH IS TIED TOGETHER WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, THROTTLE BODY AND OTHER ELECTRICAL, VACUUM CONTROLLED , MECHANICAL UNITS. LOOK IT UP FOR YOURSELVES. IT WILL OPEN YOUR EYES TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS CONDITION. MY VEHICLE SITS IN MY GARAGE SO ANYTIME NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY WANTS TO DO AN INVESTIGATION IS FINE WITH ME. TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE A PROPER EVALUATION OF THE ISSUE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS BEHIND ME 100% AND IS NOW GOING TO CONTACT TOYOTA TO TRY TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" AND CRUISE CONTROL UNITS TO BEHAVE THE WAY THAT THEY ARE. RACING TO OVER 5000 RPM'S AND HUNTING GEARS THE WAY THEY DO IS JUST NOT THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. TOYOTA WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE THAT A FLOOR MAT IS AT FAULT AND NOW THE WHOLE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. OR IS IT THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE GAS FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL? *TR

WHY HAVE MY ODI'S NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ? 10183308, 10288886, 10293097, 10293888, 10314732. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE NOV. 2006. THAT IS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I DIDN'T HAVE REPAIR ORDERS WRITTEN UP. I AM NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT'S FINE. BUT REGARDLESS I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN OCT. 2009 DUE TO SUA. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND MY INSURANCE CARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A FACTORY REP. IT WAS DECIDED BY TOYOTA THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIRS. THAT WAS A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF JUST UNDER $2000.00. I WAS TOLD NOT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL I HEARD FROM TOYOTA. TO THIS DAY OF MARCH 5, 2010 THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED BECAUSE I WAS HOPING TOYOTA WOULD, AS MR. BURTON FROM TEXAS TOLD JIM LENTZ, "IF YOU KNOW WHERE A VEHICLE IS THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED GO GET THAT VEHICLE, I DON'T CARE IF IT COST ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, GO GET THAT VEHICLE. I MUST SAY MR. LAHOOD YOU HAVE DONE THAT. THIS IS THE REASON MINE IS NOT REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN WRITING EMAILS TO ANYONE THAT CARED. THE TRUCK IS STILL HERE? I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE PURCHASED BACK AND THEN THEY CAN TEST IT. I'M REMINDED ALL THE TIME THAT MINE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I SAY SO WHAT! IT IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE, MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK AND DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO BE A PASSENGER. IT IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO GO OFF. LIKENED TO RUSSIAN ROULETTE WHENEVER YOU TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE GONE OUT AND "GOT THAT VEHICLE". WHEN SIR, WILL YOU GET MINE? I HATE WASTING MONEY TO FIX SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DISMANTLED AND GONE TROUGH WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB. I ALSO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ANY PERSON THAT MAY BUY THE VEHICLE TO DISCLOSE THE IMPERFECTIONS ABOUT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA., LOW SPEED ,NO CRUISE CONTROL ON ,WEATHER DRIZZLE. GOING UP A HILL ACCLERATED SUDDENLY . SPUN OUT CROSSED A MEDIAN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC HIT A GUARDRAIL AND ANOTHER CAR.

THE RIGHT FRONT STEERING TIE ROD ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUSTED AND TOTALLY DISCONNECT. I HAVE 48000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA COMPANY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS CONNECT TO THE BALL JOINT RECALL PROBLEM ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS FRAME RUST ISSUES. TRUCK IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. TOOK DELIVERY OF BRAND NEW TRUCK ON JANUARY 27, 2007. NOW WHERE MY TRUCK IS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY THERE ARE MAJOR RUST STAINS ON THE DRIVEWAY. AGAIN, TRUCK IS DRIVEN IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA, IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD, HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES AND IS SHOWING SIGNS OF RUST ON FRAME THAT ARE SO BAD THAT IT IS STAINING THE DRIVEWAY. NOTIFIED TOYOTA TODAY, AND WILL GET THE TRUCK INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HE WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL, REACH DOWN AND PULL THE PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND TESTED; YET, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ALSO TESTED THE MICRO CHIP IN THE ENGINE AND IT REGISTERED THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,828.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE SLIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLES SPEED INCREASED AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE SPECIALIST WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,107. UPDATED 04/22/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATED IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. UPDATED 06/14/10. *JB

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA NEED A COPY OF COMPLAINT. SEE ODI# 10293568 3/12/2010 UPDATE*CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND HE HAD TO HIT A POLE TO AVOID GOING OVER AN 8 FOOT EMBANKMENT. UPDATED 03/26/10

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR-5 46K MILES TODATE. RAIN, EVERYTIME PRECIPITATION IS EXPERIENCED, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. RAIN LEAKS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AROUND WINDSHIELD. COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR TUNDRA'S TACOMA'S AND RAV4'S. MY PROBLEM BEGAN APROX 7/09 40,K MILES. WINDOWS FOG, INSTRUMENTS POSSIBLY RUSTING, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN PASSENGER CONSOLE/COMPARTMENT SUBJECTED TO H-2-0. POTENTIAL RUST AND MILDEW PROBLEM ON FLOOR AND CARPET RESPECTIVELY. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5...I HAVE NOTICED A MAJOR WEAR IN THE TIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I JUST TODAY NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LOWER ARM AND BALL JOINT. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAD A CRASH ON 06/26/2009 ON HIS TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 IN CONCORD, CALIFORNIA (HIGHWAY 242). HE SAID HE WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRAFFIC STOPPED SUDDENLY. HE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE TRUCK KEPT RUNNING AT THE SPEED THAT IT WAS WITHOUT STOPPING. HE CRASHED 3 CARS, AND THE TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006 WAS A TOTAL LOST. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS HURT IN THAT ACCIDENT. BUT IT TOOK US SO LONG FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO REIMBURSED US THE COST OF THE TRUCK. ALSO, I THINK IT WASN'T FAIR, BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS IN SUCH GOOD CONDITION, HE WAS TAKING CARE OF THAT TRUCK LIKE IT WAS HIS BABY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK WITH AN UNINTENDED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESUME TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE WAS A ONE TIME OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 55000. UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB

I PURCHASED AN 06 TUNDRA IN APRIL OF 09. I HAVE NOTICED FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT THE ENGINE WILL SURGE AND IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE BRAKE HARD THE TRUCK WILL JOLT FORWARD QUICKLY. IS THIS PART OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS RECALLING SO MANY VEHICLES? *TR

06 TUNDRA SEEN VERY LITTLE MUD, MUD NEVER SAT ON FOR OVER 24 HRS. ONLY 21K MILES ON IT N RUSTING GREATLY... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW CAB. THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE AND FELL OFF WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RPMS INCREASED OCCASIONALLY AND HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM LUNGING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS REFUSED REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HE WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED MAXIMUM ACCELERATION ON SEVEN (7) OCCASIONS WHEN I MADE HARD ACCELERATIONS IN ORDER TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES WHILE ALSO ENGAGING THE RESUME MODE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ON THE FIRST TWO (2) OCCASIONS I APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY WITH NO RESULTS AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS FORCED TO KNOCK THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN A MAX RPMS AND I KEEP PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE ENGINE FINALLY SLOWED. THE LAST TIME A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED I HAD A OPEN HIGHWAY AFTER PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE SO I CUT THE IGNITION OFF AND MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND MY TRUCK WENT TO MAX ACCELERATION AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I CUT THE IGNITION OFF I HEARD A THUMP IN THE FLOOR BOARD CLOSE THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON. I WAS TRAVELING ON A INTERSTATE THE FIRST TWO TIMES THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AND JUST AVOIDED HITTING OTHER VEHICLES. ON THE LAST OCCASION I HAD TIME TO TRY A DIFFERENT SOLUTION. IN EACH EVENT THE BREAKS WERE NOT EFFECTIVE AT ALL. ON 12/2/10 MY TOYOTA DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. CHECKED MY TRUCK AFTER I MADE THE ABOVE COMPLAINT AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. IN THE PAST I HAD RAISED THE ISSUE WITH THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT AND REGIONAL TOYOTA REP. AND WAS TOLD BY BOTH THAT THE 06 TUNDRA DID NOT HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *TR UPDATED 01/17/12 UPDATED IVOQ 03/30/12

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RPMS INCREASED FOR A FEW SECONDS WITHOUT THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO GET IT INSPECTED BY A AUTHORIZED DEALER AND PAY THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY ONLY GO BACK AS FAR AS THE 2007 MODEL AND THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN RECALLS ON THE 2006 MODELS. THE FAILURE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND REPEATEDLY ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE WAS COLD AND THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET, ENGAGING THE BRAKES RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT A VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ENGINE BRAKE SHUT OFF SWITCH WAS UNSAFE IN THE WINTER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE ENGINE BRAKE OR SUPPLY A SHUT OFF SWITCH DUE TO THE LABOR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I HAD BORROWED MY IN-LAWS TOYOTA TUNDRA WHILE ON VACATION. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TRAVELED DOWN A STREET TO AN INTERSECTION TO GO TO A BANK WHILE MY WIFE WAS VISITING FRIEND WITH NO ISSUES. CAME BACK 1/2 HOUR LATER THROUGH SAME INTERSECTION, AND THE I HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP FOR THE STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE KEPT PROPELLING FORWARD. WHILE I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT BEING PROPELLED INTO THE INTERSECTION, WHERE I RAN INTO AN ARMORED VAN. I WAS TICKETED FOR FAILURE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE, MY WIFE, SON, AND MYSELF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BE TRADED OFF FOR A NEW ONE. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRONT END RUSTING OUT. 20,000. MILES ON IT. NO SALTING ON ROADS DURING WINTER IN OUR AREA. *TR

SOMETIME IN AUGUST OF 2008 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW. I GOT IRRITATED, CHANGED LANES AND PUNCHED MY GAS PEDAL. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL MY TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING. I PUT ON THE BRAKE AND IT STILL DIDN'T STOP ACCELERATING, ONLY WHEN I TRIED AGAIN AND PUT THE BRAKE ON AS HARD AS I COULD, I HEARD A "POP" NOISE AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I DIDN'T TAKE MY TRUCK IN TO BE REPAIRED RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE I HAD IT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS AND IT NEVER DID THAT BEFORE AND IT ONLY DID IT WHEN I PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL. I ALSO HAD NO EYE WITNESSES AND DIDN'T TRUST THE DEALER. SO I TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE ACCELERATION 3 OR 4 MORE TIMES SUCCESSFULLY DURING LIGHT TRAFFIC AND WITH WITNESSES, EACH TIME WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD I HEARD A "POP" AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. BEFORE I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER I WENT ON THE FREEWAY DURING LIGHT TRAFFIC TO SEE HOW FAST THE TUNDRA WOULD GO AND IF IT WOULD STOP BY ITSELF. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 75 MPH AND MADE THE "POP" SOUND AND WENT BACK TO NORMAL WITHOUT PUTTING ON THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT I HAD WITNESSES. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT AND SEEMED LIKE THEY ALREADY KNEW ABOUT IT. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO PICK UP MY TRUCK I BROUGHT MY WIFE. THE SERVICE REP. TOOK ME ASIDE SO MY WIFE COULDN'T HEAR AND TOLD ME "OFFICIALLY WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, UNOFFICIALLY IT DID WHAT YOU SAID". THEN HE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE OLD ACCELERATORS USED TO USE CABLES TO GIVE THE ENGINE MORE GAS, BUT THE NEW ACCELERATORS LIKE MINE USE A VACUUM SYSTEM TO GIVE THE ENGINE MORE GAS. HE SAID THAT MY VACUUM SYSTEM HAD GOTTEN DIRTY INSIDE, THEY CLEANED IT OUT AND THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I RECENTLY READ ABOUT A WOMAN IN THE NEWSPAPER WHO WAS BEING PROSECUTED FOR CRASHING IN HER LEXUS. *TR

I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE TRUCKED ROLLED OVER FROM FRONT TO BACK AND COMING TO A REST ON ALL 4 WHEELS. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT THE FRONTS DID NOT. THE VEHICLES DASHBOARD WAS BLOW APART UPON IMPACT AND THE FRONT END IS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALLOY WHEELS BEGAN TO BUBBLE, CAUSING LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND THE TIRES TO DEFLATE. THE RIMS WERE CLEANED BUT ALL FOUR WHEELS CONTINUED TO LEAK AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

I FEEL THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE AND CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ALLOY WHEELS ON TOYOTA TRUCKS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY AND POSSIBLE DEATH TO DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS. ALLOY WHEELS ARE CORRODING WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES AND TOYOTA WON'T EVEN CALL ME BACK. SERVICE MANAGER AT NORTHSHORE TOYOTA IN LOUISIANA SAID IT WAS DUE TO EXTREME USE. THIS WAS AFTER A 30 SECOND INSPECTION. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A FACTORY REP. I WAS TOLD THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND BY TOYOTA. I HAVE OWNED AND RECOMMENDED TOYOTA'S SINCE 1974 AND WILL NOW SERIOUSLY RECONSIDER MY POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP BRAND TRACK AT20, SIZE 25565R17 TIRES (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED SPECIAL VALVES FOR HIS TIRES FROM TOYOTA, ALONG WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE RECENTLY FOUND EXTREME CORROSION ON THE VALVES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER CORROSION AND THE CONTACT PAID $220 FOR EACH VALVE. HE WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT HE WAS NOT REPORTING A FAILURE WITH HIS TIRES. HIS ISSUE WAS WITH THE DEFECTED VALVES ON THE TIRES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

JUST AFTER I DID MY 30K MILE SERVICE ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA MY STEERING RACK FAILED AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE LOOK AT MY PROBLEMS AND HE SAID THAT THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY STEERING AND HE COULD HEAR NO LOUD GROWLING NOISE. WELL 3 DAYS LATER I CARRY IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DECIDE THE STEERING RACK HAS NOW FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT. NOW ONLY 14 HOURS AFTER THEY REPLACED IT IS LEAKING VERY BADLY AGAIN AND IS MAKING A GROWLING NOISE ONCE AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN MONDAY MORNING 24 MARCH FOR THE TO LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH IT. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA 24,00 MILES A MONTH A GO THE TRUCK WOULD NOT COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SING. THE ENGINE REVVED, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE TRUCK STARTED HOPPING I HAD THE BRAKE PUSHED SO HARD. IT WAS VERY BRIEF. 3/18/08 I WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I LET OFF OF THE THROTTLE THE TRUCK KEPT ACCELERATING ROAD THE BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN FOR 20 MILES BEFORE IT STOPPED 3/19/08 IT DID THE SAME THING WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR ABOUT 6 MILES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA UPPER SEALED FOR LIFE BALL JOINTS BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT STARTED LEAKING FROM SHAFT WHERE SEAL HAS ALLOWED LUBE TO ESCAPE THEREFORE A FAILED BALL JOINT. TOYOTA SAYS BALL JOINTS ARE A NORMAL WEAR ITEMS AND REFUSED WARRANTY REPAIR ON BOTH ITEMS AND SAID IT WAS OK FOR A SEALED FOR LIFE BALL JOINT TO LEAK AT THE SMALL TAPERED END OF THE SEAL WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE SHAFT. THE BOOTS WERE NOT CRACKED OR TORN. *TR

PLASTIC COVER ON RADIO SHATTERED AND I AM TOLD I TRY TO PRY IT OFF ANYONE CAN LOOK AT IT AND SEE THAT NO MARKS TO INDICATE IT BEING PRIED IT HAS SHATTERED AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS TIGHTEN TO TIGHT AND VIBRATION CAUSED IT AFTER LEARNING HOW IT IS INSTALLED IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL USED. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO, I COULD NOT OPEN THE TAILGATE OF MY TOYOTA TUNDRA. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE CLIP. TWO MONTHS AGO, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $179 TO FIX IT. I ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PLASTIC CLIP THAT KEEPS BREAKING. I TOLD THEM THAT THE TRUCK HAD BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST THE PLASTIC BREAKING. I SAID THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. THEY DIDN'T AGREE. SO I AM NOW HAVING TO PAY FOR IT. THIS CLIP IS ONLY WARRANTEED FOR 1 YEAR. SO THAT MEANS I WILL BE REPLACING IT AGAIN IN A YEAR (ANOTHER $179). THAT SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW TO ME. THE COMPANY SENT OUT A MEMO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON 2007 MODELS, BUT NOT 2006. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

I AM A ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECH AND MECHANIC OF 15 YEARS. I OWNED A AUTO REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 YEARS AND HAVE SINCE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA LEASE. MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AT TIMES. TO STOP IT I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE KEY, PULL OVER AND THEN RESTART IT. BEING A MASTER TECHNICIAN I ASSURE YOU IT WAS ELECTRONIC IN NATURE. IN NO WAY WAS IT A FLOOR MAT OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. I DID TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. IT DID HAPPEN IN THE SAME LOCATION 3 TIMES AND COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY EMI. AGAIN IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE, THERE IS NO DOUBT OF THIS. I DO NOT OWN IT ANY LONGER AND HOLD NO NEGATIVE FEELINGS TOWARDS TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE DROVE OVER THE EMBANKMENT AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TWENTY FEET DOWNHILL. THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO IMPROPER FINISHING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,500.

WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE WILL ON OCCASION EJECT ITSELF FROM THE FILLER NECK ON THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE PUMP SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AT FULL TANK, AND FALL TO THE GROUND, SPILLING GASOLINE. THE SAME PUMPS DO NOT EJECT THEIR NOZZLES ON MY TWO OTHER CARS. *TR

2006 TUNDRA CREW CAB WINDOW DEFECT IN THE MECHANISM MADE WINDOW FALL OUT. WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY AS COMMON PROBLEM BUT WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT. IF A COMMON PROBLEM SEEMS IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 BACK IN 2007. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED EVERY SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT IT. MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS SMELLED LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AND I HAVE HAD THE INJECTORS CLEANED 4 TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED IT. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL...PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING.PEOPLE SPEND TOO MUCH MONEY ON THESE VEHICLES AND LAST THING WE ALL NEED IS TO FORK OUT MORE MONEY ON A VEHICLE THAT IS MORE LESS IN A NUT SHELL A LEMON. EVERYTIME I TURN AROUND IT'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS TOYOTA BRAND NEW. I HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THE HORN ON MY TOYOTA NOT BEING VERY LOUD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TAKEN THE HORNS OFF AND BOUGHT ANOTHER SET OF HORNS THAT ARE 2 WIRE FOR CONNECTION. YOUR HORN IS ONE WIRE AND THE FRAME OF THE HORN IS THE GROUND. FINALLY I FIGURED OUT, AFTER THE SWITCH, WHY YOUR TOYOTA HORN IS NOT WORKING OR IS WORKING POORLY. YOUR DESIGN RELIES ON THE CASE OF THE HORN GROUNDING TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE FOR THE NEGATIVE POLE. THE WHOLE HORN IS PAINTED SO THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE OF GROUNDING TO NEGATIVE POLE. THE MOUNTING BRACKET IS PAINTED, FURTHER HAMPERING THE NEGATIVE CONNECTION. THE MOUNTING BOLT AND FRAME ARE PAINTED MAKING A NEGATIVE CONNECTION ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THE HORN IS REQUIRED AND SHOULD BE WORKING VERY WELL AND NOT MARGINALLY. THE HORN ON THE TOYOTA IS MARGINALLY SAFE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WEARING FASTER THAN THE REAR BREAKS. THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ACTIVATING AUTOMATICALLY TO TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF OF THE FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD ONLY ADJUST THE REAR BRAKING SYSTEM MANUALLY. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR ADJUSTING THE REAR BRAKES WAS $70.00. HE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, HOWEVER; THE BRAKES FAILED AFTER IMPACTING THE CONCRETE WALL. THE VEHICLE WENT ACROSS 3 LANES AND CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGIZE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN BUT WILL BE ADDED WHEN THE HARDCOPY IS RECEIVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE INSURANCE INFORMATION FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/30/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT END COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND AND CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, WHERE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND WAS REPAIRED. IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I RECEIVED A SSC 70B - FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AGO. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO), THEY SAID THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX IT. *TR

RECALL FOR 2004 THROUGH EARLY 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. TOYOTA SAID I HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS AND HAVE TO WAIT 4 TO 6 WEEKS BEFORE I CAN HAVE IT FIXED. TOTOTA HAD HAD THIS RECALL FOR THE TUNDRA FOR SOME YEARS NOW AND THEY SHOULD HAVE THE PARTS KNOWING . *TR