2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 from North America - Comments

I've got 80,000 on my Tacoma brake pads, and the mechanic said they still look almost new when I brought it in for inspection awhile back. At this rate, I'll be running on the original pads at 200,000!

All these brake problems are scary. What's even more scary is the fact that Toyota didn't even issue a recall. The consumer is left to find out himself that there is a TSB regarding the issue and were talking about a component that affects your safety!

But they sure are reliable.

I bought my 2000 Tundra used, and thought I was getting another great Toyota vehicle (I've owned an '01 Avalon with virtually no problems!). Alas, I have gone through several sets of front pads and had the rotors turned multiple times. I contacted the Dealer who said a retrofit with new rotors, calipers and lines would run about $2,000. Yikes! I can't afford this. Does anyone have advice for replacement parts that I can put on by myself? My back can't take this horrible rattling much longer. My faith in Toyota is also being shaken. e-mail me at kelleyolney@msn.com. Thanks for any help/advice.

I own a 2000 Tundra which I purchased in 2007. I have hauled enough pavers to do my driveway 1 skid at a time. (14 skids in all) The loaded skids weighed in at 3100 lbs each. I had to sign papers saying spring replacement (if needed) was to be paid by me. They did not need replaced. As far as the shimmy I purchased the (for lifetime) all wheel alignment from BIG 10 tires and that's all it takes. By the way the same engine and tranny are in all Tundras until 2008. Then they just got better w/more options. Japan had to put out a truck that would break into the truck market and stay there. THEY DID!!

We can send a man to the moon and back again, and yet we can't make a vehicle that outlasts the payment book. Keep giving your money to all the ripoff American car dealers; I work too hard for mine.

Our family has owned over 30 new domestic vehicles and three imports. I will DEFINITELY keep giving my money to the "ripoff American car dealers". Not one of our domestics has EVER required a major engine or transmission repair in several that made 200,000+ miles and one that made 300,000+ miles. These vehicles represent all of the Big Three. Our Buick has 277,000+ miles (no repairs), our Dodge went 240,000+ miles (no repairs), and our Ford made 325,000+ miles (a starter, muffler and catalytic converter). Only one of our imports even made 100,000 miles.

It is ridiculous to see American citizens attacking American industry in these reviews, especially when the American car makers are, and have been, making much more reliable vehicles for half a century. If you are so down on America, why not move to Japan, since you're sending your money there already?

Just hit 100,000 miles in my 2000 Tundra. I only had to feel the brake vibration once to decide to replace the rotors and pads with aftermarket parts. $600 paid once, problem solved. I don't understand why anyone would get the same crappy factory rotors put on over and over.

This truck still drives and looks like new. (DID I MENTION THAT I OWN A TILE BUSINESS) Heavy loads weekly. I've owned a Ford and a Chevy, this is the better truck, hands down. I'll never go back to these "American Trucks" (Most are made in Mexico or Canada now, My Tundra was built in Indiana)

12:59 I don't have to move to Japan, because luckily, they sell Toyota's here in the states. I'd have one sent over from Japan before I'd buy a Ford or Chevy, without a doubt, having already had the miserable experience of owning a couple of each already. Never again.

Your opinion about domestic reliability is incorrect. Toyota or Honda means reliability. Ford and Chevy mean disposable, cheaply made vehicles that see the garage way too often.

I know that there are fluke situations out there when a Ford might actually get over 200,000 without a major repair, but I have yet to see it, and it is a fluke when it happens.

However, EVERY Toyota I ever knew of that was kept long enough got AT LEAST that much mileage (usually a lot more) before needing anything at all outside of fluid/brake pad/belt/hose changes. Usually not even the belts or hoses. Just change the oil, put gas in it, and drive it for 300,000 miles.

27th Aug 2008: Your comment about Ford selling Canadian-built or Mexican-built pickup trucks in the U.S. is incorrect. All the Ford pickups for the U.S. and Canadian markets are assembled in the USA. F-150s come from Dearborn or Kansas City; the larger F-series trucks are built in Kentucky; and the Rangers are assembled in St. Paul, Minnesota.

943... no offense but I paid $60.00 to have my driveway delivered (E.P.Henry Coventry Pavers) 10 skids and got a Piggyback Fork to maneuver my pavers banded and wrapped.

Doing a driveway project is major and it's not even

worth doing this in a pickup. I hope you didn't carry all your base (crusher run and concrete sand) in the truck! Overloading is actually dangerous, and if you could not stop, let alone an overloaded ticket from the police can ruin your day.

I did a small project, a couple skids circle pallets back yard that I brought home one at a time in my new Silverado. Seems senseless to kill a truck when you can have it delivered banded and with a pickback fork to put it right on your lawn though.

I see overload situations all the time, but would not recommend anyone doing so domestic or import especially. Maybe in a trailer would be smarter if you insist.

There is a TSB out for the 2000 Tundra. Find a 2005+ Tundra in the junkyard and get the calipers and pads from it and upgrade your old ones. Search for 2000 tundra brake upgrade and you'll find some step-by step directions. It makes all the difference in the front end shake and braking distance. The original pads and calipers were undersized and caused overheating. I was able to fix mine for $120 and haven't looked back.

This truck is great for cruising and hauling. I have owned 2 other Toyotas (95 Tacoma and 89 Hilux) and a Chevy Silverado. All of these vehicles have had problems ranging from frame rust on Toyotas, and engine problems with Chevy. At least Toyota bought me out on the Tacoma.

I laughed when I read the Tacoma owner comparison brake pads. Try towing, carrying full loads with a heavier truck vs. stopping a lightweight truck likely empty and never towing. Try pulling a heavy trailer without trailer brakes and go 90,000 miles on pads. If anything, the Toyota nameplate is kind of useless on a wear item such as brake pads. How far are you willing to compliment it because it's an import over such generic parts on a vehicle. I buy my brake pads at places like Auto Zone, not car dealers anyway.