2000 Toyota Tundra review from North America

6 times to fix rear end leak.

Speed sensor gave out at 120,000kms.

Seats have worn very badly.

Ticking in engine told to be valves at 125,000kms.

Rack and pinion slop at 127000kms.

Paint on fenders and rocker panels gone at 70,000kms.

On 6 different occasions the rear end had to be rebuilt. The side axle seals were leaking which caused gear oil to leak over the rear drum brakes. This caused the brakes not to work and stained my front driveway. Toyota did not know how to fix the problem so I took it upon myself to fix it. The problem with the rear end was a spacer needed to be inserted into the axle. Toyota didn't know about this so I made one on my lathe. The axle hasn't leaked since.

At 120,000km the speed sensor gave out. This was a $400.00 part.

There was a ticking coming from the engine at approximately 125000 km. We put the truck in the shop and were told that a valve adjustment was needed. This was impossible because the valves were not adjustable, but they could be shimmed. The price for the shim kit was $13 per shim and there were 20 shims per valve and 32 valves per engine... Do the math and you can tell it's more than the truck is worth.

While having a tire change over in the fall a service technician checked the rack and pinion. He was quick to say the steering was sloppy and worn out.

Since the purchase of this truck the paint has been terrible. Even after being waxed on several occasions the paint has flaked off. Toyota has replaced the paint bumper to bumper. But before they did the truck looked 20 years old. People looking at the truck would never tell that it was a 2000 model.

The leather seats in the truck have worn very badly. There are cracks in the drivers seat and the rear bench seat is a different color than the front buckets.

Overall I would not recommend this truck to anyone. I think it's a total piece of junk. There are more body squeaks than a old Jeep.