2006 Toyota TUNDRA: complaints, problems and recalls

2006 TUNDRA 4 DOOR OVERSPEED WHEN DRIVING IN CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND APPROACHING A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE WILL DROP INTO PASSING GEAR AND THE THROTTLE WILL GO TO FULL THROTTLE. THIS WILL CAUSE THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON A RAIN SLICK ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE THAT IT COULD HAPPEN, IT STILL STARTLES ME WHEN IT OCCURS. IF CLOSE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THIS COULD LEAD TO AN REAR END ACCIDENT. THE NORMAL PROGRESSION SHOULD BE …

Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10140820 at NHTSA ↗

2006 TUNDRA - HAVE HAD TRUCK ONLY 2 WEEKS AND TOOK ROAD TRIP. WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTING UP A MODEST HILL VEHICLE WILL KICK DOWN FROM OVERDRIVE INTO DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH W/O CRUISE VEHICLE CAN HANDLE HILL FINE IN OVERDRIVE. THIS WILL BRING RPMS FROM 2000 TO 3000. THIS IS MERELY ANNOYING. SOMETIMES WILL KICK DOWN PAST DRIVE AND INTO 3RD GEAR, BRINGING RPMS TO 5000 AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY ON HILL. THIS SEEMS UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IN CROWDED OR WET CONDITIONS. HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS…

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10155701 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 ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗

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 ↗

MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST THE RULING. "THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAS RULED THAT TOYOTA MUST RECALL NEARLY 160,000 TUNDRA PICKUPS BUILT BETWEEN 2003 AND 2005 IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE THE FRONT-SEAT PASSENGER AIR BAG CUT-OFF SWITCH IN EACH TRUCK. THE TUNDRA'S FAIL TO MEET ANY NHTSA REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIR BAG CUT-OFF SWITCHES TO ALSO HAVE LATCH (LOWER ANCHORAGES AND TETHERS FOR CHILDREN) SYSTEMS. DEACTIVATING THE CUT-OFF SWITCHES WAS DEEMED LESS EXPENSIVE THAN RETROFITTING THE TUNDRA'S WITH THE LA…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10162005 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH; WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE DROVE UP OVER THE TOP OF A ROCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SKID PLATE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT TAKEN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED.

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169330 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2007-01-19 (January 19, 2007)

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MINI VANS, DUE TO POSSIBLE IMPROPER FINISHING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, SOME BALL JOINTS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENTAL DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL LUBRICATION. THIS MAY CAUSE THE BALL JOINT TO WEAR AND LOOSEN PREMATURELY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, REDUCED VEHICLE SELF-CENTERING, AND NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.

Consequence: IN EXTREME CASES, IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

Reported: 2009-06-15 (June 15, 2009)

TOYOTA IS RECALLING 27,080 MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2010 PASSENGER CARS BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO MAY 4, 2009. THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."

Consequence: INCORRECT LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE BEING OVERLOADED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A NEW, ACCURATE LABEL TO BE INSTALLED OVER THE INACCURATE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-888-270-9371.

Reported: 2010-02-03 (February 3, 2010)

GULF STATES TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2010 VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 AND JUNE 2, 2008 WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.

Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 713-580-3300.

Reported: 2010-02-03 (February 3, 2010)

SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.

Consequence: A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.

Reported: 2014-11-19 (November 19, 2014)

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.

Consequence: Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.

Remedy: SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.

Reported: 2015-05-13 (May 13, 2015)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.

Reported: 2015-05-13 (May 13, 2015)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V-655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V-285 which covers all other U.S. states.

Reported: 2016-02-05 (February 5, 2016)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.

Consequence: If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

Reported: 2016-06-02 (June 2, 2016)

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.

Consequence: If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy: SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.

Reported: 2019-10-17 (October 17, 2019)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.