2013 Toyota Tundra

ON MARCH 6 OF 2014 I HAD BROUGHT MY 2013 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN FOR A VERY BAD VIBRATION ISSUE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM IT TURNS OUT WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE TRUCK THAT DRIVESHAFT HAD TO BE REPACKED I WAS IN A RENTAL CAR FOR TWO INCONVENIENCE ME FOR THOSE TWO DAYS WITH NO TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT TO HAVE AND USE FINALLY GOT THE TRUCK BACK EVERYTHING SEEMS OKAY AND THEN ON 531 OF 14 WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT MY TRUCK WAS AGAIN BROUGHT IN FOR A ISSUE COMING FROM THE REAR END NOW THEY STATED ME THAT MY WHEEL BEARING HAD WENT WENT BAD WITH PROXIMATELY ONLY 11,256 MILES I'M NO MECHANIC BUT I DO KNOW WHEEL-BEARINGS GO WAY LONGER.. SEVEN MONTHS LATER WHAT DO YOU KNOW 18,000 MILES MY WHOLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS WAY OUT OF WHACK I'M NO MECHANIC BUT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK CAUSING ALL THESE PROBLEMS I HAD CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY PRETTY MUCH GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND THAT MY TRUCK WAS BOUGHT USED AND NOT NEW AT THEIR DEALERSHIP SO BASICALLY LEAVING ME WITH A TRUCK THAT SOMEONE HAD BOTTON WITH ONLY 500 MILES ON IT AND THEY KNEW IT HAD ISSUES AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH IT I RUNI'M RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO CAN YOU PLEASE HELP *JS

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

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

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

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

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

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I CHECKED THE FLUID AND THE FLUID LEVEL WAS LOW. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND DELIVER IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. WHILE LOADING THE TRUCK, A SEAL POPPED ON THE STEERING ARM AND FLUID STARTED LEAKING OUT. SPRINGHILL TOYOTA IS NOT HONORING MY MANUFACTURE OR EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE ADDED HEAVY DUTY COIL SPRINGS TO SUPPORT MY ROAD ARMOR BUMPER I INSTALLED FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 08-13 TUNDRA'S WITH OR WITHOUT MODIFICATIONS. TOYOTA EVEN ISSUED A TECHNICAL NOTICE "T-TT-0183-12" TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS DENYING THIS CLAIM. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR MAKING TURNS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUED OR A NOTICE TO NOTIFY ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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