2000 Toyota Tundra Electrical Problems

My husband and I were waking up to his alarm that went off at 5 am and he hit the snooze, during the snooze time we heard what sounded like a handgun go off so we both jumped up and opened the door leading to the outside of the house and immediately seen my truck engulfed in flames, the headlights were on and my grandson and husband both got Water hose's and proceeded to put the fire out but it was so hot and we were afraid that the truck would explode if we got any closer. My next door neighbor called 911 and firetruck arrived to finish putting out the fire but the entire truck was completely melted, at least the cab. The firefighter helped get the hood open so that my husband could disconnect the battery because the headlights were still on and the battery was throwing sparks.

NHTSA ID

11509036

Incident

Feb 22, 2023

DRIVING CITY STREETS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT AN TRUCK WILL NOT EXCERLATE UNTIL THROTTLE IS PRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE STOP TURN OFF THE ENGINE LET SET FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS START THE ENGINE AIR WILL RESPOND BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON VERY DANGEROUS CALLED TOYOTA AN GOT NO HELP HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON AN IT WILL DO O.K FOR A WHILE BUT BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM BAD PROBLEM FOR SAFETY

NHTSA ID

11164662

Incident

Jan 2, 2019

Mileage

221,000 mi

DUE TO RUST, O2 SENSORS ARE BAD, EXUAST SYSTEM BAD, LEFT REAR TIRE BALL JOINT DEFECTIVE, EMERGENCY BRAKES DEFECTIVE, BODY FRAME HAS HOLES AT LEFT SIDE, MAJORITY OF FRAME IS RUSTING. PER MECHANICS ALL THIS IS STEMMING FROM THE RUST. TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE, FRAME IS CRUMBLING IN SOME PLACES AND IS A DANGER TO DRIVE SAFELY. JUST WENT THROUGH INSPECTION.EXACT DATE IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

NHTSA ID

10823460

Incident

Jan 21, 2016

THE OFF-ROAD WIRING HARNESS BOX WAS REPLACED IN 2012 BY RECALL STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT CAN NOT GET IT TO WORK. TOYOTA SAYS ONLY 1 YR WARRANTY. ALSO TAIL LIGHT BULB WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE KEEPS FALLING OUT SO YOU HAVE NO BACK UP LIGHT OR PARKING LIGHT WHEN FALLS OUT. BOTH HAVE HAD RECALLS BUT STILL DO NOT WORK. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO DO. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10722866

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

16,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED BURNED MARKINGS ON THE INTERIOR HEADLINER WHERE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS MOUNTED. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10545122

Incident

Sep 7, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE, ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT I HAD TO PULL OVER IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. AUTOPART STORE CHECKED ENGINE CODE "P1121" AS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERS TO GET MORE INFO... THEY WANTED OVER $100 JUST TO DO THE SAME THING THAT PARTS STORE DID FOR FREE. THEY SAID IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, IT MAY HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY, OR IT MAY FAIL. THE FIX MIGHT COST $1,000 OR MORE. I BOUGHT TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY HAD A GOOD REPUTATION, THIS SOUNDS MORE LIKE A DODGE DEALER ANSWERS... *TR

NHTSA ID

10372702

Incident

Oct 26, 2010

Mileage

99,000 mi

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. IT CREATES NO OMD II ERRORS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER APPEARS. THE ECM FUSE BLOWS ON OCCASION BUT REPLACING IT DOES NOT LEAD TO A RUNNING VEHICLE. IT FAILS TO START UNTIL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS DOWN. THERE IS FIRE FROM THE SPARK PLUGS AND THERE IS FUEL PRESSURE IN THE FUEL RAIL. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSES IN THE ECM AND EFI CIRCUITS AND ALL FINGERS ARE NOW POINTING TO THE ECM CONTROLLER ITSELF. WE JUST CHANGED OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND ARE LOOKING AT REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE IGNITION COILS (8) AND ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS (8). BUT SINCE ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS SEAM TO BE WORKING THAT WOULD MAKE LITTLE SINCE. THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE ECM ON THE MATRIX & COROLLA INDICATE THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF ECM UNITS FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME SINCE MY TUNDRA IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW AND THE TOYOTA DEALERS AND OTHER TOYOTA SPECIALTY SHOPS CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES AND THE FACT THAT IT WILL START AND RUN FINE AFTER IT COOLS DOWN. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT TO DIE AND NOT START AT ALL TO HOPE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352245

Incident

Aug 26, 2010

Mileage

87,000 mi

DRIVING 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN NORTHERN WYOMING 1 WEEK AGO DURING FREEZING TEMPS. ENGINE SHUT DOWN SHORTLY AFTER STARTING IN THE MORNING LEAVING DRIVER WITH NO POWER TO MANEUVER IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE SITS IN TRAFFIC UNTIL IDLE SPEED WILL MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF WAY OF OTHER CARS. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN VEHICLE SITS OUT ALL NIGHT IN FREEZING COLD WEATHER. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER EACH TIME AND WE ARE TOLD THIS HAPPENS ON THIS V-8 ENGINE FOR TUNDRA AND LAND CRUISER MFG 1999. DEALER HAS OTHER VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME AND SAYS HE REPLACES SEVERAL EACH YEAR. DEALER SAYS INTAKE MANIFOLD MUST BE REPLACED WITH CORRECTED MANIFOLD. DEALER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ATTACHED TO THE MANIFOLD. COST IS TO BE APPROX $1400. DEALER SAYS TO TAKE UP PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA CORP. *NM

NHTSA ID

10175010

Incident

Nov 29, 2006

Mileage

75,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFT LEVER DISINTEGRATED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE A BRACKET TO FIX THE SHIFT LEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER AWAITING THE REPAIR WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFTER SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR BEGAN IN SUMMER OF 2005. HE STARTED THE VEHICLE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD. ONLY BY CAREFULLY PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL UP AND DOWN WAS HE ABLE TO ATTAIN APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. WITHIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, HE FOUND SOMEONE ELSE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS CAUSED BY A LOOSE CONNECTION WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WIRE CONNECTS TO ITS FEMALE CONNECTOR. WHICH WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER LOOKED AT THE CONNECTOR AND IT SEEMED CONNECTED. HE PUSHED THE CONNECTOR DOWN HARD AND TO HIS ASTONISHMENT IT CLICKED INTO PLACE. WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO YEARS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AGAIN. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, HE CLICKED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SECURELY IN PLACE. HE USED SOME COPPER ELECTRICAL WIRE AND WIRED THE CONNECTOR FIRMLY IN PLACE. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS BEST GUESS TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR: WAS THE DESIGN OF THE PLASTIC WAS FAULTY. THE PLASTIC TAB WASN'T LARGE ENOUGH TO HOLD IT SECURELY IN THE SOCKET AND OVER TIME, ROAD VIBRATION CAUSED IT TO COME LOOSE. ALSO, THE STARTER FAILED. UPDATED 03/08/10

NHTSA ID

10174197

Incident

Nov 24, 2006

Mileage

90,000 mi

NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 01E041000 CONCERNING WIRING HARNESS CONVERTER. BERTALLEN TOYOTA 228-864-6622. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105257

Incident

Sep 15, 2004

Mileage

69,000 mi

BRAKE VIBRATION AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. BRAKES WERE SERVICED AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN AT 68,000 MILES AND VIBRATION HAS AGAIN RETURNED. THERE IS A VIBRATION AND ROUGH BRAKING WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030333

Incident

Jul 29, 2003

Mileage

38,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER CAN SMELL EXHAUST FUMES COMING THROUGH CAB OF VEHICLE. HAVE YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT ROAD NOISE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. ALSO THE RADIO WAS OF NO USE BECAUSE HE CAN?T HEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS ABOVE 40 MPH. *YH

NHTSA ID

8003635

Incident

Jul 21, 1999

WHILE DRIVING, HEARD ROAD NOISE LIKE DOORS NOT CLOSING. ALSO, AIR CAME THROUGH THE DOORS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK NEW SEALS WERE INSTALLED AROUND DOOR OPENINGS BY THE DEALER. DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES AND ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS OPEN DUE TO LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILURE. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. ALARM GOES OFF BY ITSELF DUE TO SHOCK SENSOR SHORTING OUT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID

8003633

Incident

Jul 21, 1999