Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 7, 2013
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 415 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Toyota Tundra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 7, 2013
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND CRASHED INTO THE READ OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR
NHTSA ID
10515649
Incident
Apr 7, 2013
Driver assistance
Filed May 15, 2013
VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80MPH HAD TO PULL OFF ROADWAY AND SHUTDOWN IGNITION. *TR
NHTSA ID
10512266
Incident
May 15, 2013
Mileage
170,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 20, 2010
Crash reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
NHTSA ID
10350769
Incident
Aug 9, 2010
Mileage
140,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 6, 2010
Crash reported
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ON MY MOTHER'S 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. THE TRUCK HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT. AS A PASSENGER I REACHED OVER TO TRY TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL BUT THAT WASN'T WORKING SO I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WE STOPPED. THE SECOND VEHICLE WE HIT, A FORD EXPEDITION WAS FORCEFULLY MOVED OVER TO THE NEXT PARKING SPOT DUE TO THE CRASH. 911 WAS CALLED, FIRE DEPT AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED BUT POLICE DID NOT SHOW UP DUE TO THEIR LACK OF STAFF AND NO INJURY/DEATH. *CN
NHTSA ID
10307005
Incident
Nov 21, 2009
Mileage
30,300 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 5, 2006
FAULTY APPS (ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR). VEHICLE IS DESIGNED WITH A COMBINATION OF MECHANICAL AND DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WITH STEADY ACCELERATOR PRESSURE, THE TRUCK FELT AS IF THE FUEL CUTS OFF AND INSTANTLY STARTED TO COAST. NO INPUT FROM GAS PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED. TRUCK JUST IDLES. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS THERE IS NO INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. *NM
NHTSA ID
10154572
Incident
Apr 2, 2006
Mileage
79,184 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 30, 2005
I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT HAS JUST ABOUT 59,000 MILES. WHEN I USE THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, THE TRUCK WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC. I WILL HAVE TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND IT WILL STALL. I WILL TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND I HAVE TO GUN THE ENGINE AND HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL SO AS NOT TO CRASH INTO SOMETHING, AND HOPE THE TRUCK WILL MOVE. IF I GO ABOUT 300 FEET AND APPLY THE BRAKE AGAIN, IT MAY STALL. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3 SEPARATE TIMES FOR THIS AND EACH TIME THEY TELL ME IT IS 'GUNK' THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED, OR A STICKY THROTTLE. PROBLEM STARTED IN MARCH 2005, AGAIN IN JULY 2005 AND NOW IN NOV. THE SERVICE PERFORMED IS CLEAN CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE BODY. PERFORM FUEL INDUCTION. I AM FEARFUL THAT THE TRUCK WILL STALL AND I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM
NHTSA ID
10144102
Incident
Oct 29, 2005
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 10, 2003
WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE, TRUCK BEGAN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY GOING FROM 65 MPH TO 95 MPH IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS. HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO BRAKES TO STOP TRUCK. IT TOOK A HALF MILE TO STOP AND RPMS WERE AT 6000, PUT TRUCK INTO PARK -RPMS REMAINED, STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL- RPMS DROPPED ENOUGH (3500) TO GET OFF THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN ACCELERATOR CABLE AND A FACTORY DEFECT. *AK
NHTSA ID
10038673
Incident
Apr 11, 2003
Mileage
24,772 mi
AirbagsDriver assistanceTires & wheels
Filed Jan 14, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A FLOODED AREA, WHEN THE CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, UPON IMPACT OF HITTING AN END POST, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER STATED WHEN TRYING TO GET OVER TO AVOID THE FLOOD, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE CAUSE OF FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN THE 2 TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MAY HAVE COME OFF THE RIMS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *JG TIRE INFORMATION (B.F. GOODRICH P265/70R16)
NHTSA ID
8002119
Incident
Dec 30, 2001
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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