2009 Toyota Tundra Owner Complaints

Frame perforation , front passenger side , bottom part of frame in critical point where weld is , in close distance from rack and pinion . At the dealer while servicing have asked to check the frame as there ben lots of concern from Tundra owners. I'm aware that early models have had frames replaced , perforation was found 7'' long by 3'' wide , vehicle was deemed NOT SAFE TO OPERATE . There is no action from Toyota on 2009's . Have called the Toyota brand rep to confirm and found that there is no action taken at this moment .There was no warning signs on dash as this is not part to be electronically monitored .This vehicle is well maintained and in its prime shape .Regularly washed with frame/chassis inhibitors (RASTEX) .Has only 146 K , for this model considering not broken in yet . I'm its original owner. Just spend a significant amount of $$$ on service and additional equipment, was looking for another 5 years +++ of use . Just purchased RAV 4 and COROLLA S hatchback for family members .TOYOTA is not offering to help at no coast . I know that if my track will reach 15 year mark there will be nothing to be concerned by Toyota .Fix is estimated parts and labor over $10 K , I do not have this kind of money at this time as just purchased 2 BN Toyota's . Please help !!!!! , thank You

NHTSA ID

11501414

Incident

Nov 15, 2022

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary, the tailgate door failed to open. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the tailgate latch to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,889.

NHTSA ID

11451223

Incident

Feb 8, 2022

Mileage

120,889 mi

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the TPMS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the TPMS replaced however, the vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V185000 (Tires) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11450249

Incident

Feb 4, 2019

Mileage

100,000 mi

RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR FAULTY SPIRAL CABLES EFFECTING AIRBAG MALFUNCTION ON MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, 2009-2010 MATRIX, 2008-2010 HIGHLANDER, 2009-2010 TACOMA, 2006-2008 RAV4 AND 2006-2010 YARIS VEHICLES. MY 2009 TUNDRA CREWMAX THAT I JUST BOUGHT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND HAS HAD IT FOR TWO YEARS ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WHY IS THE TUNDRA LEFT OUT OF THESE RECALLS WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL TOYOTA AUTOS IN THIS TIME PERIOD

NHTSA ID

11390519

Incident

Jan 1, 2019

Mileage

185,000 mi

MY 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA FREQUENTLY STALLS AFTER SLOWING FROM HIGH WAY SPEED FOR A TURN ONTO A SIDE ROAD OR AFTER BRAKING TO A SLOW SPEED WHILE DRIVING AFTER WHICH I NORMALLY REACCERLATE. THIS IS A 5.7 L I-FORCE V8, 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANS.

NHTSA ID

11360407

Incident

Sep 14, 2020

Mileage

172,500 mi

IT LOSES POWER, MY 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH LESS THAN 90,000 MILES , JUST DECELERATES AND WENT DOWN TO 30 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FREEWAY, I USED A CARMD READING TO GIVE ME A CODE, AND IT SHOWS THAT THE CODE WAS P2442, IT WILL COST ME $2,500 OR MORE TO FIX IT. THE ENGINE RED LIGHT, VSC AND 4LO WILL SHOW IN THE DASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

11330897

Incident

Jun 20, 2020

Mileage

89,735 mi

BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY TURNED SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN BEFORE IT STARTS TO GRAB. PUT IN NEW PADS ALL AROUND, NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD SYSTEM COMPLETELY BLED, PROBLEM STILL THERE. CHECKED OUT TOYOTA TUNDRA FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THESE TRUCKS, ONLY HAS 63,000 MILES. EVERYONE SAYS THAT IT IS AN ABS MODULE PROBLEM COSTING OVER $2000.00 TO FIX.

NHTSA ID

11310804

Incident

Jun 4, 2019

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SWITCHED TO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA TOYOTA OF MISSOULA (LOCATED AT 4001 BROOKS ST, MISSOULA, MT 59804) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY INJECTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

NHTSA ID

11244898

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

Mileage

99,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND TOWING A CAMPER, THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING ABILITY WAS LOST. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO OVERHEATED AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER AND HELENA TOYOTA (3365 US-12, HELENA, MT 59601, (406) 442-6310) OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,544.

NHTSA ID

11232283

Incident

Jul 14, 2019

Mileage

81,544 mi

AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING UP HILL. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DRIVE ON FLAT OR DOWNHILL, NO MORE THAN 35 MPH. TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YRS OR 150K. WHICH OUR VEHICLE IS 103K AND 10 YEARS 1 MONTH. TOYOTA WOULD NOT FIT US INTO THE WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

11206332

Incident

May 8, 2019

Mileage

103,000 mi

REPORTING A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE ECM, WIRE HARNESS, AND A SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION. IN PARTICULAR, A TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED AND ALLOWED A TRANSMISSION FLUID TO WICK ITS WAY THROUGH THE WIRE HARNESS AND INTO THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRUCK. IN THIS CASE, THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK'S STARTER TO ENGAGE WHEN THE LIGHTS FOR THE VEHICLE WERE TURNED ON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE TRUCK WAS ALREADY RUNNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING, EVEN WHEN THE KEY WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE IGNITION. UPON ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE DAYLIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, THE TRUCK DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY STREET, JUST AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD GOTTEN INTO THE COMPUTER AND THAT THIS WAS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THE COMPUTER, TURNED IT UPSIDE DOWN, AND I COULD SEE THE FLUID DRIPPING OUT. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $3,855.95. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, WHICH WAS DENIED CITING THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA DID NOT ISSUE A WRITTEN RESPONSE, AND I SIMPLY RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TO TELL ME THAT THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. I EXPLAINED THAT AN ISSUE SUCH AS THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN OVER NIGHT AND THIS FLUID COULD HAVE BEEN LEAKING INTO THE COMPUTER FOR YEARS. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT CARE ABOUT THIS FACT OR THE POTENTIAL ISSUE WITH FLUID GETTING INTO THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER. A FAULTY COMPUTER, DAMAGED BY TRANSMISSION FLUID COULD CAUSE A NUMBER OF SAFETY ISSUES. IN THE CASE OF MY TRUCK, IT WAS THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF NHTSA COULD LOOK INTO THIS. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

11165972

Incident

Nov 18, 2018

Mileage

145,000 mi

I HAD THE ACCELERATOR STICK TWO TIMES RECENTLY. MY TIRES SPUN VERY FAST AND I ALMOST TOOK OFF INTO A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I DIDN'T QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL UNTIL THE ENGINE REVVED DOWN. THIS IS A HELPLESS FEELING AND SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE TRUCK.

NHTSA ID

11154118

Incident

Nov 25, 2018

Mileage

98,000 mi

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY VEHICLE DURING A FIVE MILE TRIP TO WORK AND IS STILL ON. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE REVEALED A FAULT IN AN AIR VALVE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BECAUSE OF A KNOWN ISSUE AFFECTING THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL AS MY TUNDRA. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT THE REPAIR PROCESS AS I WAS WITHIN THE 10 YEAR/150K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY STATED THE PART WAS REPLACED IN 2014. I WAS THEN DIRECTED TO CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PART WAS ALREADY REPLACED. I DO NOT HAVE FAITH THAT REPLACING THE PART WILL FIX MY TRUCK IN THE LONG RUN. TOYOTA OBVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED A FAULT WITH THEIR TRUCKS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON A KNOWN BAD PART. BUT, THIS DID NOT FIX THE TRUCK. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS COME BACK AGAIN AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ONLY FOUR YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE THAT EVEN IF I HAVE THE TRUCK FIXED, THE PROBLEM WILL PERSIST EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR REPLACING THE PART.

NHTSA ID

11102555

Incident

Jun 12, 2018

Mileage

116,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND HAULING A LOADED TRAILER, ACCORDING TO THE ESTIMATED CAPACITY, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE TRAILER AND THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED AND FAILED TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

NHTSA ID

10993130

Incident

Jun 2, 2017

Mileage

187,000 mi

BED OF TRUCK IS RUSTING FROM BOTTOM UP FIRST NOTIFIED TOYOTA 11/04/2016 HAD A DEALER LOOK AT IT SORRY ABOUT BY LUCK THEY WILL NOT COVER IT ONLY HAD 38,794 MILE ON IT ALWAYS HAD A CAP ON IT AND WAS INSIDE AND RARELY DROVE.

NHTSA ID

10979393

Incident

Nov 4, 2016

Mileage

38,794 mi

PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 67 MILES ON IT, AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES IT STARTED TO MAKE A DRAGGING SOUND FROM THE FRONT DRIVE TRAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT HEAR OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HAD IT BACK ANOTHER TIME FOR INSPECTION AND MENTIONED NOISE AGAIN BUT STILL THEY COULD NOT "HEAR ANYTHING". I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK SINCE THEN WITH THE NOISE COMING AND SUBSIDING, THE TRUCK NOW HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH VIBRATIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I'M SURE THAT IF I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY WILL NOW HEAR THE NOISE. I LOOKED AT ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, TOYOTA HAS TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS.

NHTSA ID

10971525

Incident

Feb 2, 2011

Mileage

12,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL HAVE BEEN GETTING CALLS AND MAILERS FOR A FEW OF YEARS. HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIME,. BUT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED 'ANY' POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE RESPONSE FROM THEM.

NHTSA ID

10967575

Incident

Apr 2, 2003

YOKOHAMA TIRE BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH 5 FEB 2017. YOKOHAMA P275/65R18 GEOLANDER HTS. READ TIRE, SIDEWALL RUPTURE. NO ROAD HAZARD CONTACT. TIRES PURCHASED FROM TREAD QUARTERS IN HAMPTON VA AUG 2016. APPROX. 7000 MILES ON THE TIRES.

NHTSA ID

10950289

Incident

Feb 4, 2017

Mileage

159,331 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

NHTSA ID

10681277

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

Mileage

84,000 mi

I [XXX] WAS RETURNING HOME FROM MY WORK SACRAMENTO INTL AIRPORT ON JUNE 26TH 2014 AT 1030PM HEADING SOUTH ON FREEWAY 5 MY TRUCK ENGINE DIED OR CUTOFF WITHOUT WARNING IN MIDDLE OF FREEWAY ,AS STRANDED IWAS PUSHED ASIDE BY C H P THAN IGOT IT TOWED TO MY HOME AT COST OF $100.00 ON JUNE 27TH 2014 I CALLED ELK GROVE TOYOTA DEALER AND GOT IT TOWED AGAIN TO TOYOTA DEALER .THERE SERVICE ADVISER CHECKED AND NOTIFIED ME THAT ALTERNATOR BATTERY BELT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS EVERY THING WAS DEAD , THEY FIXED AT COST OF $761.00 AND I GOT MY TRUCK ON MONDAY 30TH 2014. I BELIEVE ITS A FACTORY FAULT AJD TOYOTA MANUFACTURE SHOULD BEAR COST. AS I CONSUMER IS THE SUFFERER AS IWAS STRANDED ON FREEWAY COULD HAVE BIG COLLISION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10607605

Incident

Jun 26, 2014

Mileage

57,000 mi

I WAS THE OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE ON MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE ACCELERATOR WAS WIDE OPEN WHILE I WAS HARD ON THE BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK, AND ONCE I DID THE ENGINE STOPPED ITS ACCELERATION. I WAS ON HARD CONCRETE, THUS THE REAR WHEELS SPUN FREELY WITHOUT CATCHING TRACTION. THE VEHICLE LEFT ROUGHLY 30" OF FRONT AND REAR WHEEL MARKS. THE VEHICLE HAS RUN NORMALLY SINCE THE INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472607

Incident

Aug 19, 2012

Mileage

68,990 mi

TRUCK GETS A BUMP AFTER COMING TO A STOP. SOMETIMES IT'S GETS A REALLY HARD BUMP AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUST A LITTLE BUMP. I KEPT THINKING I GOT HIT AS IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY, BUT I DO KNOW THIS, IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING. I BELIEVE IT'S A COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROBLEM. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS BECAUSE I FOUND OUT IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE WEATHER GETS WARM AND I USE THE A/C. SEEMS LIKE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER IS SAYING "I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING" BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER I SEEM TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT ALL THE TIME. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455911

Incident

Apr 16, 2009

Mileage

24,500 mi

1. COLD START PISTON SLAP - EVERYTIME VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. 2. TIRES DO NOT HOLD A BALANCE. 3. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES; ESPECIALLY AT 64-70 MPH 4. DRIVE SHAFT BODY ROLL - FEELS LIKE BEING REAR ENDED - EVERY TIME TRUCK COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP *KB

NHTSA ID

10413611

Incident

May 16, 2009

Mileage

13,000 mi

I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH THE 5.7L ENGINE AND 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENT SHIFTING OCCURS AS SLOW SPEEDS, WITH THE VEHICLE ACTING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAS CAUSED SERIOUS CONCERN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND COULD LEAD TO A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS OCCUR ON SLICK SURFACES, WITH THE ENGINE REVVING UP BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. THIS HAS CAUSED EXTREME TIRE SLIPPAGE AND RISK OF LOSING CONTROL. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND HAVE HAD THEIR QUALITY TEAM LOOK AT IT, WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION. OTHER OWNERS OF TUNDRAS ARE ALSO REPORTING THIS SAME PHENOMENA, AND CONCERNS, WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. WE ALL NEED YOUR HELP TO GET CORRECTIVE ACTION PUT IN PLACE. AN ACCIDENT IS WAITING TO HAPPEN, IF IT ALREADY HASN'T. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397501

Incident

Apr 25, 2011

Mileage

16,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB SR5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THEY ADDED TRANSMISSION FLUID BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,324 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR 6-7 SECONDS AS THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHED FOR THE CORRECT GEAR. UPDATED 10/03/11

NHTSA ID

10397069

Incident

Sep 1, 2010

Mileage

30,000 mi