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Wow, thought I was the only one. My problems started with the truck pulling to the left (which the dealership was unable to correct). After about 12k miles I started to get the violent shaking during high speed braking. I replaced my front pads myself and discovered that the left side had been dragging. This caused the pull to the left. I believe the root cause was corrosion on the cross pins in the caliper assembly. I cleaned them and greased them with high temp grease. The pull to the left went away and my brakes lasted much longer. I've replace them once since then and now have 90K on my 2000 tundra.
Now, how about an occasional stalling at idle...
I know what the problem is guys, the rotors weren't cleaned before they were put on the truck. do any of you know if they shaved the rotors when they put the new pads on? if they didn't, that's the problem, my dad had the same problem with his 1993 Toyota Camry. everywhere we took it, they thought it was warped rotors, but they weren't...bad pads? nope... need the wheels balanced? just had it done... bad tires? they're new... need the rotors cleaned? that did the trick. hope this helps somebody.
I have a 2001 Tundra with 24k miles on it. Since day one the truck vibrates when I accelerate between 50 to 60mph. I have had the tires "road forced" balanced several times by the dealer. Also, the truck has had the break TSB up-grade. Has anyone else had this problem?
We bought our 2000 Tundra under the Lemon Law Buy-Back almost a year ago and although the truck was refurbished with supposedly new brake pads, rotors, etc directly from the Toyota manufacturer, we've started to notice a slight vibration from braking and accelerating from a stop as well as this grinding noise like metal rubbing together. The noise and vibration have increased these last couple of weeks and then the worst happened the other day, the transmission died while driving 70mph on I-80. The truck only has 26k miles on it and when we purchased it from the dealer, we only put about 3k this year. We even had the transmission flushed, new oil and filter, new tires, and had the vehicle completely checked and serviced in June to make sure everything was in working order. Obviously, from the comments I've read so far, this truck has problems. We've already called Toyota to file two complaints, but I expect we won't get any service unless someone gets hurt from driving this malfunctioning truck.
Wow! I talked to a guy who said toyota was making cars just like american cars now, but I didn't believe it. Can it be true? I'm asian, and I can't imagine driving anything else besides the best. I was going to buy a Toyota Tundra from a guy who's lease is expiring, but I'm going to have to reconsider. A new 2004 tundra? Hum, definitely going to put some thought to it. Changing brakes every 4k, that's just insanely ridiculous!
I have a 2000 Tundra I just bought used with 30k miles. I have a slight vibration from the brakes aswell. I though I just needed to Change or resurface the rotors. I'm glade I stumbled onto this page. I'm not sure how to do it, but maybe everyone should call or e-mail different news groups on this problem.
I have a 2002 tundra. Problems I've had include a humming noise coming from the rear end at about 70 mph and up, the brake pads have been replaced three times, I had the rotors pads and calipers replaced at 17000 (under recall).
Ever since then the brake pedal is mushy and stopping power has been significantly decreased. Sometimes when I'm at a stop light the truck thumps and surges forward.
Toyota is playing dumb about the braking problem trying to blame me. Apparently they think replacing front brake pads every 8000-10000 miles is normal, although they haven't been able to explain the mushy pedal except to say my back brakes must need to be adjusted. They've already been adjusted 5 times. Disgusted and don't know what to do.
I have a 2001 Tundra with 62000 miles.
I have two 2000 tundras both with 4 wheel drive and they are the worst trucks I have ever owned. the brake problems existed from day one and the servise dept of two dealers tried to cover it up by saying clean the brakes for 39.00 and the problem will disappear. several new rotors new rear brake drums and repeated pads lead me to conclude they are junk. the warranty is not worth the paper it is written on and the bunch in calif. are the same as the dealers.
I just purchased a 2000 Tundra with 4WD. I now find it somewhat amusing that they had to delay delivery to replace a caliper.
Here's hoping Toyota does the right thing.
I have a 2001 Tundra with 25000 miles. The brakes seem okay, but the check eng light came on and I took it to the dealer. Bad O2 sensor, however they could not unscrew the unit. Had to buy a new manifold and have it installed. Out of warranty by 1 month Toyota paid the parts I paid the $600.labor fee. Now one month later another check eng light and the other sensor (v8) is gone. I don't want to bring it back.$80 to diagnos and $220 to buy and have the sensor installed if it can be. Is this another Toyota nightmare?
Hi all, I'm not trying to portray myself as a supporter of Toyota products, but owning a 2000 Tundra 4X4 SR5 TRD model with 91,000 plus miles on it, I honestly do not have anything bad to say about my truck. About the only thing that I've replaced on my truck is the Timing Belt (Did it myself), Radiator Fluid (did it myself), and other small maintenance. That's it. I'm sorry about your trucks.
I am the proud owner of a 2002 SR5 V-8 with 30K miles that has nothing but praise for this product. I simply cannot believe that the lady who needed new brakes at 3000 and 8000 miles has anything but a problem with driving habits. Too many people will wait until the last possible moment before braking, causing rapid wear of the components (brakes, tires, suspension, nerves)
If everyone took a course in limo-driver training and then would drive their vehicles that way, I suspect the majority of these brake problems would no longer exist.
I have a 2000 Tundra and will NEVER buy a Toyota again. I am at 55,000 miles and have dealt with brake work about every 5,000. I have had everything done, but the expensive new larger rotors and calipers. It is time again. This was not my first Toyota truck, but will be my last. I believe we have no choice, but get together for a Class Action. I had to pay about $500.00 out of pocket for the last service. Please email hankhatch@hotmail.com if you are interested in Class Action against Toyota.
I have a 2000 Tundra 4X4 and have had some brake problems. The truck's been to my local dealer 4 times all for brake related problems. Trip one, front vibration at 20K, solution new pads no charge. Trip two brake vibration again at 30K, solution all new front brake system the bill read $1700 but no charge. Trip three 32K rear brake vibration, they said it was out of round, solution turned drums no charge. Trip four 36K rear vibration again, solution cleaned brakes. But during all of this time there was varying degrees of vibration especially during hard braking. So I took the truck to my mechanic who I've gone to for all of my cars when not under warranty and told him to look at the brake system and figure out a solution. He found that the right rear drum was larger size than they should have been, solution put on the right size. That was 2K ago and the brakes feel solid and more responsive than they've ever been.