2006 Toyota TUNDRA problems and owner complaints

THURSDAY 5/11/06 IDLE UPON START UP GOES TO 2000 RPM, AND STAYS THERE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-1 1/2 MINUTES, BEFORE SLOWING DROPPING DOWN TO AROUND 1500 RPM. IT SEEMED TO REALLY BE STRAINING AGAINST THE BRAKE, WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, AGAIN, NOT THE FEEL IT HAD WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. FRIDAY 5/12/06 IT NOT ONLY HAD THE HIGH IDLE, BUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SEEMED TO HAVE A RANDOM SURGE WHILE DRIVING. COULDN'T DETECT A PATTERN TO IT, WHETHER ON INCLINE, DECLINE, OR FLAT ROADWAY. UPON ARRIVING AT WORK, I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10157402 at NHTSA ↗

LTR FROM (TX) REPORTING PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2006 TUNDRA MOTOR VEHICLE. *TS THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A PROBLEM DOWN SHIFTING 2 GEARS ON MINOR GRADE FOR NO REASON, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV TO OVER 4000 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE BRAKE WILL FADE WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE STOPPING DISTANCE ON THE VEHICLE WAS MUCH LONGER THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE. THERE WAS AN ODOR FROM THE AIR CONDITION. THE TIRE S…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10160533 at NHTSA ↗

05/20/06 DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. SUDDENLY TRUCK SIMPLY SHUTS OFF. IT WAS AS IF KEY HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. ALL SYSTEMS WERE DEAD. DRIFTED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF CONTINUED ATTEMPTS WAS ABLE TO START TRUCK AND RETURNED HOME. DEALER CAME WITH REPLACEMENT SUV AND TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. SUGGESTED THEY REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE, AS REPLACING FUEL PUMP DID NOT ELIMINATE PROBLEM. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 9,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10158986 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON REFUELING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A MINOR FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PLASTIC WELD ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WAS DISCONNECTED, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10427558 at NHTSA ↗

2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA - BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSING BALL JOINT TO BREAK AND WHEEL TO COME OFF. THIS ALSO DAMAGES THE FENDER ON WHICH EVER SIDE THE BALL JOINT BREAKS. TOYOTA ADDED MORE BOLTS AND PIECES TO THE BALL JOINT BUT IT DIDN'T MAKE THE JOINT STRONGER AND COULD HAPPEN QUIET FREQUENTLY UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED BY TOYOTA. IT STARTS WITH THE STEERING BECOMING HARD TO HANDLE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR WHEEL FALLS OFF. THANKFULLY WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND NOT GOING VERY FAST. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 29,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173496 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2006 TUNDRA TRUCK LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 9/11/2006. IT HAPPENED VERY SUDDENLY. MY TRUCK ROLLED OVER A COUPLE TIMES AND STOPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE HIGHWAY. MY TRUCK WAS ALL DAMAGED DUE TO THE STEERING PROBLEM. NOW I CAN'T USE IT ANYMORE. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10179138 at NHTSA ↗

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH REFERENCE TO ODI #' S 10183308 AND 10288886. THESE ODI'S WERE PUT IN BY ME. THESE ARE LEAD UP'S TO THIS COMPLAINT. AFTER THE COLLISION WITH THE POLARIS I DROVE MY VEHICLE HOME. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO TIM'S TOYOTA IN PRESCOTT AZ. WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL FOR A FACTORY REP. TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. THIS WAS TO BE ON NOV. 9, 2009. I DID DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO YARNELL AZ FOR DEER SEASON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO PRESCOTT TO MEET WITH THE FACT…

Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10293097 at NHTSA ↗

ODI NUMBERS, 10183308, 10288886, 10293097, 10293888. THESE ARE ODI'S THAT ARE IN REGARDS TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SAID ALL ALONG THAT THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. I STILL MAINTAIN THAT. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SEEN BY THE FACTORY REP AND RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TMS SAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THEY EVEN LOOKED AT MY THROTTLE LINKAGE. I DON'T HAVE LINKAGE. SO WHAT ELSE HAVE THEY LOOKED AT. IF IT WORKED AS DESIGNED, WHY DOES IT WORK DIFFERENTLY THAN IT DID WHEN NEW? I HAVE SUGGESTED MANY TIMES OVER THAT TMS TAKE MY TRUCK BACK AND USE I…

Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10314732 at NHTSA ↗

2006 TUNDRA PROBLEM ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AWAY FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN ORDER TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC, REACHING A SPEED OF 65 TO 70 MPH AT THAT TIME. DROVE FOR ABOUT TWO MILES, TURNED INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND UP MY STREET. PARKED TRUCK IN DRIVEWAY, NO IDIOT LIGHTS AT THAT TIME, GAUGES WERE NORMAL. AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES ATTEMPTED TO RESTART TRUCK. IT WOULD CRANK STRONGLY, BEGIN TO START, SPUTTER AND DIE. ATTEMPTED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, WITH SAME RESULT. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF COOL DOWN, IT STILL REFUSE…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10156126 at NHTSA ↗

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. MY TRUCK LIGHT CAME ON AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I LOST POWER. I TOOK IT TO REPAIR SHOP AND GOT THE CODE OF 2445. WHEN I TALKED TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A FAULTY AIR PUMP AND 3 VALVES FOR THE AIR OPERATED INJECTOR SYSTEM A $3500 DOLLAR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT MOISTURE GETS INTO THE PUMP WHICH CAUSES THE PUMP TO SEND INSULATION INTO THE VALVES. THIS SENDS THE VEHICLE INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE OR IT MAY HAVE KILLED M…

Owner-reported narrative. 94,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10482240 at NHTSA ↗