2000 Toyota Tundra engine problems

ENGINE

Perforated exhaust manifolds

NHTSA complaint #11421489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPING CAUSING LEAK WHICH IN TURN CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN IMPROPERLY AND EFFECTING PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY ISSUE. ENGAGING ACCELERATOR WITH THE LEAK CAUSES VEHICLE TO SPUTTER AND LOSES POWER MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint #10978722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY HIGHWAY, THE DRIVE POWER OF THE ENGINE STALLED, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED. APPEARS TO BE A REPETATIVE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK.

NHTSA complaint #10747147 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE AN UNKNOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OUT. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10721996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

ROHRICH TOYOTA REPLACED THE SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME ON MY 2000 TUNDRA IN 2009, ONLY AFTER NHTSA DIRECTED THEM TO. ROHRICH TOYOTA AFTER TELLING ME THAT PER MY VIN I WASN'T ONE OF AFFECTED OWNERS!? TOYOTA REPLACED FRAME AND BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS CROSS MEMBER IN 2009. TOYOTA THEN REATTACHED RUSTED FUEL LINE TO NEW FRAME AND NOW RUST FROM OLD FRAME HAS CAUSED THE FUEL LINE TO LEAK SEVERELY. I CALLED ROHRICH AND TOYOTA AMERICA AND WAS DENIED REMEDY OF REPLACING FUEL LINE! I AM A SURVIVOR OF OPEN HEART SURGERY AND MY WIFE IS A DISABLED DIABETIC AMPUTEE AND WE NEED OUR VEHICLE FOR DR'S APPOINTMENTS AND SHOPPING ETC... IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP AND SOON? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10714253 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

I KNOW ABOUT RECALL ON RUST CORROSION. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FRONT PORT ON BOTH MANIFOLDS ARE LEAKING. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BOTH CAT. CONVERTERS AND THE RESONATOR.

NHTSA complaint #10514644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE CHASSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER THE RECALL HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS LATER HE STARTED TO NOTICE OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT FROM HIS TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND EVAPORATION SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

NHTSA complaint #10500734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

I HAD A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING FRAME RUST. IT WAS TO BE DONE AT NO CHARGE. WHEN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME, THEY SAID THE TRUCK QUALIFIED FOR FRAME REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE. WHEN THE WORK WAS BEGINNING, HOWEVER, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING NUMEROUS PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE DESTROYED DURING THE FRAME REPLACEMENT PROCESS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT NEGOTIABLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. THESE INCLUDED ALL SHOCKS, TIE RODS AND ENDS FOR $350. ALSO, THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING RACK AND RADIATOR CAP FOR AN ADDITIONAL $650. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATION TO TRY TO GET THE REAL STORY OF WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT MAY NOT BE COVERED.

NHTSA complaint #10467925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. IT CREATES NO OMD II ERRORS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER APPEARS. THE ECM FUSE BLOWS ON OCCASION BUT REPLACING IT DOES NOT LEAD TO A RUNNING VEHICLE. IT FAILS TO START UNTIL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS DOWN. THERE IS FIRE FROM THE SPARK PLUGS AND THERE IS FUEL PRESSURE IN THE FUEL RAIL. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSES IN THE ECM AND EFI CIRCUITS AND ALL FINGERS ARE NOW POINTING TO THE ECM CONTROLLER ITSELF. WE JUST CHANGED OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND ARE LOOKING AT REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE IGNITION COILS (8) AND ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS (8). BUT SINCE ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS SEAM TO BE WORKING THAT WOULD MAKE LITTLE SINCE. THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE ECM ON THE MATRIX & COROLLA INDICATE THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF ECM UNITS FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME SINCE MY TUNDRA IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW AND THE TOYOTA DEALERS AND OTHER TOYOTA SPECIALTY SHOPS CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES AND THE FACT THAT IT WILL START AND RUN FINE AFTER IT COOLS DOWN. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT TO DIE AND NOT START AT ALL TO HOPE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10352245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA ACCESS CAB TRUCK WITH 62,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I HAD IT DIAGNOSED. THE FRONT O2 SENSOR BEFORE THE CAT HAS FAILED. I WROTE TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YRS OR 90,000 MILES. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ALSO UP TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO DECIDE IF THE FAULT WOULD BE COVERED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A RELATIVE, WHO IS NOW DECEASED, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL INFO. I WROTE TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TO TALK TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHP. I TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE OR CALL THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT, OR WHAT EVER IT IS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING RIPPED OFF FOR A DEFECT IN FACTORY PROVIDED PARTS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS. I DEFINATELY THINK THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. I FOR ONE CAN NOT AFFORD TO OWN A VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO COST $200.00 TO $800.00 EVERY 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS TO BE SMOGGED EVERY 2 YEARS.

NHTSA complaint #10322414 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE A TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139234. UPDATED 11/06/09 *BF ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. UPDATED 11/09/09

NHTSA complaint #10286862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

AT 80,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THIS VEHICLE IN ANY FORM AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD REIMBURSE THE MANY THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THESE VEHICLES COST IT ONLY SEEMS FAIR THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS.

NHTSA complaint #10261894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED AND LEAK EXHAUST GASES INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS BEEN REPLACED. BECAUSE OF COST, LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS YET TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10257029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

3 PAIRS OF CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS IN LESS THAN 100K MILES. HAD I BEEN MORE VIGILANT ABOUT REPAIRING THEM AS SOON AS THEY OCCURRED, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN ANOTHER COUPLE OF PAIRS. DEALER REPLACED THEM UP TO 100K, AND ALTHOUGH I PRESSED THEM FOR A SOLUTION, THEY WOULD NOT HONOR PROBLEM AFTER 100K MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10231185 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED V8...O2 SENSORS NEED REPLACED (ALL 4 OF THEM)...THIS IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A $850 DOLLAR JOB...RIDICULOUS! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND CODES OUT AS OXYGEN SENSORS.

NHTSA complaint #10231221 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, HAVE HEARD THE NOISE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE BUT GOES AWAY WHEN THE TRUCK WARMS UP.

NHTSA complaint #10230571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

I HAVE AN OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ONE OR BOTH ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WILL COST WELL OVER $400 TO FIX. HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL OTHER HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #10230464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

I HAVE HAD ONE OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AT AN EXPENSE OF OVER $400. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE AND NOTE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES BUT IT IS BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD GRANTED BY TOYOTA. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL 2000 TUNDRAS AND FIX THEM RATHER THAN EXTEND A WARRANTY.

NHTSA complaint #10210363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE; CRACKS IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FORCED EXHAUST EMISSIONS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE CARBON EMISSIONS COATING THE INTERIOR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THUS CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH CAN RESULT IN DEATH; ALSO EXHAUST FUMES CAN MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND THUS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS AND RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND POTENTIAL DEATH. THIS IS THE 3RD FAILURE SO FAR.

NHTSA complaint #10203474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

MY 2000 TUNDRA TRD 4X4 V-8, AUTO TRANS DEVELOPED AN ENGINE NOISE WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES AND FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, GODFREY TOYOTA OF CADILLAC, MI AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AT APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES, THE O2 SENSOR FAILED, AS IDENTIFIED TO ME BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED MY SENSOR, AND INITIALLY BILLED ME FOR THE WORK. WHEN I ASKED THE MECHANIC, HE IDENTIFIED THE OCCURRENCE OF AN EXTENDED SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE O2 SENSOR. HE FURTHER IDENTIFIED THE REASON FOR THE NOISE WAS THE CRACKED MANIFOLD, THAT HAD APPARENTLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 10,000 MILES OF DRIVING. HE INDICATED THE NOISE WAS WORSE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND THAT AFTER DRIVING AWHILE, THE CRACKED TENDED TO CLOSE UP AND REDUCE THE NOISE. HE FURTHER INDICATED THAT IF THE O2 SENSOR HAD NOT COME OUT, THAT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND SENSOR AT THE SAME TIME, AT NO CHARGE. MY CHIEF CONCERN WITH THE CRACKED MANIFOLD IS THE POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN LIFE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO EXHAUST LEAKAGE, SECONDARILY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DURING ANY EXTENDED IDLING, SOMETHING I PERSONALLY DO NOT OFTEN DO.

NHTSA complaint #10178897 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK, DRIVERS SIDE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE. CONTINUAL PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. DEALER CLAIMS IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $1,800 AND $2,000 FOR MANIFOLD REPAIRS. PRIVATE SHOP WANTS $650 JUST FOR ONE MANIFOLD.

NHTSA complaint #10168078 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

EXHAUST MANIFOLD ARE CRACKED. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW ISSUE WITH THESE MANIFOLDS AND TOYOTA HAS NOT STEPPED UP AND TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM. EXHAUST GASES LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CREATE A SERIOUS RISK TO HEALTH.

NHTSA complaint #10164227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT 20,000 MILES WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A SPEWING NOISE AND THE ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH DETERMINED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SENSORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED. THE ODOR BECAME WORSE AND NOW IS CAUSING DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES TO THE OCCUPANTS. UPDATED 7/3/2006 -

NHTSA complaint #10158862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

THE HEADERS NEAR THE ENGINE HAVE LITTLE HOLES IN THEM ALLOWING THERE TO BE AN EXHAUST LEAK AND A LOUD NOISE.

NHTSA complaint #10153500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

"TICKING" SOUND FROM LEFT REAR OF ENGINE BLOCK. I KNOW IT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID MY EXHAUST HEADER WAS CRACKED AND RUSTED. THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT NEW IN TEXAS. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER NAMED GABE AT CAMELBACK TOYOTA IN PHOENIX, AZ, "THE HUMIDITY IN DALLAS MUST HAVE CAUSED THE RUSTING." THE TRUCK HAS 79,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I INQUIRED TO THE PRICE OF REPAIRS, HE SAID $1800. HOWEVER, HE ADDED, I COULD GET THE "IMPROVED" MANIFOLD, "WHICH HAS THICKER WELDS, FOR ONLY TEN DOLLARS MORE." THIS SEEMED EVERY ODD TO ME THAT TOYOTA ALREADY HAS AN IMPROVED DESIGN FOR THE HEADER THAT RUSTS FROM THE "HIGH HUMIDITY" OF TEXAS.

NHTSA complaint #10112383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL 4 OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WASN'T BAD ENOUGH FOR A TOTAL RECALL. *SC RECALL CAMPAIGN: RECALL NUMBER: 99V347003. THE TOWING PACKET LIGHT KIT HAD BLOWN OUT AND WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN BY THE CONSUMER. WHEN STARTED AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED AGAIN IT REGISTERED A CODE OF P0505/POSSIBLE IDLE CONTROL SYSTEM.

NHTSA complaint #10108854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

OXYGEN SENSORS CONSTANTLY FAIL. I HAVE REPLACED TWICE AND ANOTHER IS CURRENTLY OUT. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY INSTEAD OF RECALLING AND FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND O2 SENSOR WAS OUT WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD BUT I DIDN'T FIX B/C I ALREADY HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE. OF 3, I WAS REIMBURSED FOR 1.

NHTSA complaint #10104397 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL DEFECT SO I DID SOME RESEARCH. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A TSB FOR THE O2 SENSORS AND THEN SOMETIMES IN CHANGING THESE THE DEALERSHIP ALSO HAS TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD BECAUSE THE THREADS STRIP. MAYBE TOYOTA IS JUST TRYING TO HIDE THE PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TUNDRA'S AND I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD ALSO BE A TSB ON THE MANIFOLD. THIS TYPE OF DEFECT IS NOT NORMAL ON VEHICLES OF ANY AGE AND IT IS VERY WIDESPREAD AMONG THE TUNDRAS.

NHTSA complaint #10095629 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.