2008 Toyota Tundra Brakes Problems

RE 2008 TUNDRA, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FEELS "SQUISHY" . WILDE TOYOTA IN WESTALLIS,WISCONSIN INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND PURPORTEDLY INSTALLED ALL NEW BRAKE FLUID AND SAID THEY DID A SCANNING TOOL COMPUTERIZED BLEED OF THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ABS PUMP SYSTEM BLEED. THEY CAHRGED ME APROX $113.00 FOR THAT SERVICE AND THE ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED...THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL EASILY GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. WILDE TOYOTA STATES THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR THIS 2008 TUNDRA AS THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE OTHER 2008 TUNDRA'S THAT DO THE SAME. THEY STATE THEIR IS NO FIXING OF THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY ALLEGE MY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS GUIDELINES SET BY THE NHTS.. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WHOM HAS THE SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR BRAKES. WHEN THE TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND DOESN'T GO TO THE FLOOR AND THAT IT WHAT WILDE TOYOTA SAYS IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. BUT THAT INFORMATION OR SPECIFICATION ISN'T RELEVANT WHEN IT COME TO SAFETY, AS WHAT IS IMPORTANT, IS HOW THE BRAKES WORK AND OPERATE AND FEEL WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND CONSIDER MODIFYING YOUR SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIRMENTS ETC OF THIS ISSUE TO HAVE THE SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE THE DISTANCE THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN TRAVEL WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THIS SERVICE YOU OFFER. I HAVE A VIDEO OF ME USING MY WEAKER LEFT HAND TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING,, BUT IT APPEARS MPG4 VIDEOS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE UPLOADED WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THEREFORE I TOOK TWO SCREEN SHOTS OF THE VIDEO WHICH I AM SEND. ONE PICTURE SHOWS THE TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RESTING AT APPROX 4" OFF THE FLOOR, AND THE SECOND PICTURE SHOWS THE TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS 1/2" OFF THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED BY MY LEFT HAND AND THE ENGINE RUNNING.

NHTSA ID

11350905

Incident

Aug 22, 2020

Mileage

124,360 mi

ALSO MY 08 TUNDRA JUST LIKE MY 03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS THE PAINT COMING OFF THE HOOD AND VERY TOP OF TRUCK INCLUDING CHIPPING AND PAIN COMING OFF AND CLEAR COAT, HAS TO BE BAD PAINT THERE USING.

NHTSA ID

11057021

Incident

Oct 11, 2017

Mileage

76,000 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS "SOFT" WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. PEDAL TRAVELS FARTHER THAN USUAL, MUST STEP DOWN HARD FOR BRAKES TO FULLY ENGAGE - NO AIR IN BRAKE LINES - BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL - ALL BRAKE PADS/SHOES W/90% LIFE REMAINING. C1336 CODE KEEPS COMING UP REFERRING TO "ZERO POINT" CALIBRATION, AND ABS PUMP. CONDITION IS PRESENT DURING ALL TYPES OF DRIVING - CITY - HIGHWAY - TURNING - BACKING. SYMPTOMS STARTED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2017.

NHTSA ID

11032643

Incident

Sep 4, 2017

Mileage

109,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION AND FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN FOUR MANUFACTURER RECALLS AND THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE RECALLS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO PEDERSEN TOYOTA (4455 S COLLEGE AVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525, (970) 372-4185) TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY), 11V148000 (TIRES), 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), AND 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,900. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11030406

Incident

Sep 13, 2017

Mileage

122,900 mi

TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSPECTION REPORTED ON 10/05/16 THAT ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. MILEAGE 122,482. DISABILING, ABS BRAKE, SPEEDOMETER,ODOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL,AND DISPLAYING ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS FOR ABS. THIS OCCURRED ONE DAY AFTER REPLACING WATER PUMP, WATER HOSES, SERPENTINE BELT, AND FLUIDS ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE. COST ESTIMATE $2642.78. STARTED ENGINE AND ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED ENGINE CHECK AND ABS MALFUNCTION STARTED MOVING AND SPEEDOMETER CRUISE CONTROL INOP ALONG WITH ODOMETER.

NHTSA ID

10981204

Incident

Oct 5, 2016

Mileage

122,482 mi

I HAVE A REMOTE START SYSTEM ON MY TRUCK, I REMOTE START MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE, NOSE POINTING IN TOWARDS HOUSE. THE DRIVEWAY DROPS OFF INTO A SLOPE, BUT THE TRUCK WAS ON THE FLAT SURFACE AREA. WE GO OUTSIDE TO GET IN IT, AND IT'S GONE. IT'S NOT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT'S NO WHERE TO BE SEEN. I LOOK OVER TOWARDS THE CREEK, NOPE NOT THERE. LOOK OUT FRONT, THERE'S MY TRUCK AND IT IS BACKED UP ON HALF IN THE STREET HALF IN THEN THE FRONT YARD. IT'S SITTING WHERE OUR MAILBOX SHOULD BE. IT IS RUNNING AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS ARE LIT. I GO LOOK, OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO SEE IF ANYBODY IS IN IT, NOPE, NOT A SOUL. IT'S IN PARK, THE 4 WD LO ALARM IS BEEPING, THE 4LO LED IS LIT ON THE DASH, HOWEVER, THE SWITCH/KNOB IS STILL ON THE 2WD MODE POSITION. I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE MOTOR CUTS OFF. SO THE REMOTE START SAFETY FEATURES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE PHOTOS AND A VIDEO (DAY AFTER) SHOWING WHERE THE TRUCK LANDED AND THE PATH IT TRAVELED. I DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YET AS THIS OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. DEALERSHIP HAS THE TRUCK AND WILL BE EVALUATING THE REAR END AND DRIVE SHAFT, BUT INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY FOR INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN, BUT SPECULATE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE PARKED.

NHTSA ID

10935160

Incident

Dec 12, 2016

Mileage

120,600 mi

UPON ROUTINE BRAKE CHANGE/INSPECTION UNCOVERED THAT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLT WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED (TOYOTA PART NUMBER TO47814-0C010) PERMITTING THE ENTIRE BRAKE CALIPER TO MOVE FREELY AROUND ROTOR. DEALERSHIP NOTED VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN CONDITION UNTIL REPAIR COULD BE MADE. REPORTING THIS AS SIGNIFICANT ISSUE GIVEN THAT IT IS DETERMINED UNSAFE BY TOYOTA DEALER, DIRECTLY EFFECTS ABILITY TO STOP, AND IS HAPPENED TO A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN HARD. HALF INCH CALIPER PINS SHOULD NOT DETERIORATE.....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF

NHTSA ID

10734239

Incident

May 8, 2015

Mileage

28,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE, THE BEARING, AND THE BRAKE BACKING PLATE FAILED. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10733668

Incident

Jul 3, 2015

Mileage

47,000 mi

STARTED VEHICLE. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. RELEASED LOCK MANUALLY AND DROVE TO DEALER (6 MILES). THEY REPLACED FUSIBLE LINK AND FOUND ABS CONTROLLER NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE HOME AND THEY WOULD CALL 4 DAYS LATER ON AVAILABILITY OF USED CONTROLLER ($300 VS $1953). BRAKES OK BUT NO ABS. HAD SAME THING HAPPEN AUGUST 31, 2014. HAD THE TUNDRA HAULED TO DEALERSHIP. TUNDRA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT FUSIBLE LINK. BACKORDERED - OUT OF STOCK ALL THE WAY TO JAPAN. TOYOTA HAD TO MANUFACTURE MORE. MORE THAN EXPECTED DEMAND? BOTH TIMES WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AIR BAG WERE ON. TURN SIGNALS AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THE CAUSE. TOLD THEM LOW VOLTAGE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE I HAVE. MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE ARE BEING TRUTHFUL WITH ME AND IF OTHER SAFETY SYSTEMS MAY BE COMPROMISED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705225

Incident

Apr 8, 2015

Mileage

39,460 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGR THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP CRASHING INTO A DEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AB,S AND 4WD WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO 4WD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE ABS ACTUATOR PUMP AND A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10681285

Incident

Jan 22, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TUNDRA 5.7 4X4 THE 4X4 HI/L, VSC, ABS ARE BLINKING WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. BROUGHT TRUCK IN RAN TEST AND NOTHING CAME BACK. TRUCK ALSO FEELS LIKE IT BUNNY HOPS WHEN GOING OUT OF FIRST INTO 2ND GEAR. TOYOTA STILL SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676311

Incident

Nov 27, 2014

Mileage

97,000 mi

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 5.7L DOUBLE CAB W/74,500 MILES 4HI, 4LO, ABS, VSC LIGHTS COME ON AND FLASH AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CRUISE WAS SET AT 65 WHEN ALL FOUR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL. THE TRUCK WILL NOT ENGAGE 4HI, 4LO OR VSC UNTIL IT IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE SAME DAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OF DRIVING ALL FOUR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AGAIN, THIS TIME THE CRUISE WAS NOT ENGAGED. SOMETIMES ONE OR TWO DAYS PASS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NO ERROR CODES ARE INDICATED ON THE COMPUTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10661276

Incident

Nov 28, 2014

Mileage

74,500 mi

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHAKES. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT DISKS AND BRAKE PADS ALL AROUND AND THE VEHICLE STILL DOES THIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653990

Incident

Nov 10, 2014

Mileage

104,000 mi

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT AND THE 4-HI AND 4-LO LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AS WELL. THE PARKING LOT I WAS IN WAS MOSTLY EMPTY AND SLICK, SO I TRIED A HARD BREAKING AND SURE ENOUGH THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VSC FAILED TO WORK AS WELL. I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND THAT FAILED AS WELL. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A NUMBER OF FORUMS WHERE OTHERS TALKED ABOUT HAVING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. SOME STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED, OTHERS THAT IT WAS A BAD CONNECTION. I FEEL THAT A FAILURE LIKE THIS WITHOUT WARNING CAN PUT DRIVERS AT RISK. WE HAVE COME TO RELY ON THESE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES MAKING OUR VEHICLES SAFER TO DRIVE, AND IF THEY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF A HARD BRAKING SITUATION, THIS COULD LEAD TO DISASTROUS SITUATION AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568727

Incident

Mar 11, 2014

Mileage

42,700 mi

THE 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT 40 PLUS MILES AN HOUR CAUSING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVING AND A MAJOR DISTRACTION. TSB 0131-12 FOR THIS ISSUE WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST 2012. HOWEVER, TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA USA HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECT UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE, MY VEHICLE IS A 2008, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2011 BUT FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10511818

Incident

May 1, 2013

Mileage

137,014 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER CURRENT VEHICLE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,331.

NHTSA ID

10500667

Incident

Feb 25, 2013

Mileage

43,331 mi

THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHICH CAUSES ALL MY DASH FUNCTION TO FAIL, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, NO 4X4, SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE. COST FOR REPAIRS. $2500. TRUCKS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430255

Incident

Oct 12, 2011

Mileage

49,715 mi

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 5.7 4X4. VSC/4HI/4LO/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ALL START FLASHING. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALER 3 TIMES. HAVE 88,500 MILES ON TRUCK. WARRENTY RUNS OUT AT 100,000. DEALER STATES THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. SHOWED THEM ONLINE ARTICLES OF SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME ISSUES AND HOW IT WAS RESOLVED. THEY REFUSE BECUASE THERE IS NO CODE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395567

Incident

Mar 17, 2011

Mileage

88,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR BACK TO PARK AND STOP APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA ID

10372682

Incident

Dec 27, 2010

Mileage

25,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ALL THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TRUCK SKID FORWARD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FEET AS A RESULT. THE TOWING CAPACITY OF THE TRUCK WAS 10,300 LBS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER WAS 7,000 LB. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,625 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,500.

NHTSA ID

10365114

Incident

Aug 15, 2010

Mileage

21,625 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. FOLLOWING REPAIRS, ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP WITH A SUDDEN, ABNORMAL JOLT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,432.

NHTSA ID

10357930

Incident

Sep 15, 2010

Mileage

30,432 mi

THIS IS A 2008 TUNDRA V8, 4.7L. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2009 BRAND NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 17,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY SEPT 11, 2010 THE DASH LIGHT WARNING FOR BRAKES STARTED BLINKING. I STOPPED TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I PUSHED IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEN RELEASED. STILL BRAKE LIGHT ON. I DROVE FOR COUPLE OF HOURS WITH LIGHT ON. BRAKES DID SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY. I HAD AN OIL AND SERVICE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED IN JULY 2010, AND NOTHING WAS NOTED. ON SEPT 20, 2010 THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL SOLID RED, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. SERVICE REP FIRST CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. A FEW MORE DAYS AND PROBABLY NO BRAKES AT ALL ACCORDING TO SERVICE REP. I GET A CALL LATER IN DAY AND TOLD "MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEED REPLACING, UNDER WARRANTY". *TR

NHTSA ID

10356772

Incident

Sep 11, 2010

Mileage

17,500 mi

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008 TRD REAR SWAY BAR FAILURE - REAR TRD SWAY BAR ASSEMBLY HARDWARE ON 2008 TUNDRA IS ACTUALLY CRACKING AND CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND BENDING THE REAR BRAKE LINE TO THE POINT THAT IF I HAD NOT CAUGHT THE PROBLEM MY REAR BRAKES WOULD HAVE FAILED. I WAS UNDER MY TRUCK DOING A GENERAL INSPECTION AND NOTICED THAT MY LEFT REAR TRD BILSTIEN SHOCK WAS LEAKING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WITHOUT HESITATION THEY ORDERED THE PART WITHOUT EVEN SEEING THE TRUCK. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TOYOTA HAD ORDERED A STANDARD SHOCK AND NOT A BILSTIEN SHOCK, SO I PICKED MY TRUCK BACK UP FROM THEM UNTIL THEY GOT THE CORRECT PART. A FEW DAYS LATTER I NOTICED A KNOCK COMING FROM MY TRUCK AND WHEN I HAD ISOLATED THE KNOCK I IDENTIFIED IT AS THE LEFT STRAP ON MY TRD SWAY BAR KIT. WHAT I CONCLUDED IS THAT THE LEFT REAR SHOCK LEAKING CAUSED TOO MUCH TRAVEL. THE EXTENSIVE TRAVEL OF THE SHOCK CAUSED TOO MUCH STRESS ON THE STRAP OF THE SWAY BAR KIT AND IN-TURN THE STRAP FAILED AND SPLIT IN HALF EXPOSING THE RUBBER BUSHING (I HAVE PICTURES OF THIS). I CALLED TOYOTA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND TALKED TO WALTER YAMAMOTO THE SERVICE WRITTER AT PIERCY TOYOTA OF MILPITAS CALIFORNIA. I TOLD WALTER THAT THE SWAY BAR WAS PRESSING ON THE REAR BREAK LINE AND HAD BENT IT UPWARDS AND WAS NOW LEANING AGAINST THE REAR BREAK LINE. AT NO TIME DID WALTER ADVISE ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I FINALLY GOT TO SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AND TOOK IT TOO TOYOTA AND ADVISED THEM THAT IT WAS TO MUCH OF A SAFETY ISSUED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. I ASKED WALTER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE SWAY BAR AND HE SAW THE ISSUE. I HAD CONTACTED A COUPLE OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT CONFIRMED THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO THEIR TRUCKS, BUT WHEN I ASKED WALTER IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE HE REPLIED "NO". THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOLD MANY OF THESE SWAY BAR KITS TO TUNDRA OWNERS FORM 2007 TO PRESENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349489

Incident

Aug 12, 2010

Mileage

12,979 mi

7/29/09 DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING GEAR AND MPH WAS MOVING FROM 60 TO 80 UP AND BACK DOWN. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE , SHIFTED GEAR TO NEUTRAL BUT NO ACTIONS COULD STOP THE TOYOTA TRUCK. MY NEPHEW AND I JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK WHEN I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SLOWING DOWN AND NO CARS WERE PASSING ON THE FREEWAY. IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM WERE WE JUMPED. THE ENGINE HAD SMOKE COMING OUT AND IT REVVING UP AND DOWN. TOWED IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND AND ACCUSED IT WAS THE FLOORMATS AFTER THEIR MASTER TECH LOOKED AT IT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US FOR WORN BRAKES AND BENT ROTORS WHICH WERE CAUSE BY THIS EVENT. IN-DISAGREEMENT WE TOWED TO ANOTHER TOYOTA AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WORN BRAKE PADS, AND BENT ROTORS CANNOT BE FOUND. WE TOOK BACK THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND A SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN 1/15/10. I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATED FROM 25 MPH TO 60 MPH. I PERFORMED ALL WAYS TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. TO AVOID HITTING A BIG-RIG I HAD TO VERGE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. AGAIN POLICE AND FIRE DEPT WERE CALLED BUT NO ONE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SO NO REPORTS WERE TAKEN. AGAIN WE TOWED IT TO THE DEALER STATING THE SAME SITUATION AND AGAIN NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. THEY STILL HAVE THE TRUCK UNTIL TODAY 3/9/10 AND HAVE NOT GAVE ANY ANSWER ON WHAT IS HAD OCCURRED AND NO ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN. I HAVE SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY. FEAR HAUNTS ME AT NIGHT AND I AM AFRAID TO EVEN STEP FOOT INTO THE TRUCK. I AM EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED ON THE ORDEAL AND HOW TOYOTA PERSISTED THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. MY 15 YEAR OLD NEPHEW WHO JUMPED OUT WHILE WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY HAS BEEN TRAUMATIZED AND YET I CANNOT GET ANSWER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10318367

Incident

Jan 15, 2009

Mileage

9,178 mi

WHILE PRESSING ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MY BRAKES JUST WOULD RELEASED FAST ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL JUST STAYS DOWN & RELEASES BACK UP SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW & IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I'VE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. SO THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT & SENT ME HOME. I JUST UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF HAVING WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10302102

Incident

Jan 23, 2010

Mileage

19,900 mi