2000 Toyota Tundra Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ALSO ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FRACTURED IN HIS HAND. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT FULLY SHIFT INTO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER WAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TWO COMPONENTS THAT WOULD NEED REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL THE NAME OF THE COMPONENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

AT 78,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT UPON FIRST IMPRESSION SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE RUNNING INTO A POTHOLE. THE TRUCK WOULD ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. AFTER DROPPING THE TRANSMISSION PAN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PAN HAD SEVERAL CLUMPS OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EGREGIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE ON A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD STUTTER OR JERK OCCASIONALLY OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD OF TIME/APPROX 500 MILES OF DRIVING. WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS LOCKED UP REQUIRING A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND FELT LIKE THE TIRE HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD WHEN SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS STARTED AROUND 80,000 MILES. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AND THE TRANSMISSION PAN DROPPED. THE PAN MAGNETS HAD MOSTLY SMALL METAL SHAVINGS BUT ALSO A FEW LARGER PIECES AROUND 1/4" LONG. NOW AT 85,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A VERY LOUD THUD NOISE AND SHAKES THE TRUCK VIOLENTLY EVERY TIME IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE. I AM FORCED TO KEEP THE TRUCK IN 3RD GEAR UNTIL I REACH THE FREEWAY AND THEN MUST PRESS THE O/D SWITCH TO SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR/OVERDRIVE. MY MECHANIC WILL BE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION NEXT WEEK AS HE HAS BEEN ON VACATION. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AT ONLY 85,000 MILES! I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER AND CONSCIENTIOUS ABOUT MAINTENANCE. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 2WD 4.7L V8 AUTOMATIC SR5 EXTENDED CAB 1. TRANSMISSION NOISE AND TRANSMISSION "BUMP" WHEN STARTING OUT FROM STOP. IT OCCURRED FROM APPROX 10,000MI (CURRENTLY 93,000 MI) 2. EVENTUAL COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE GEAR AND TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, LEADING TO SKID AND NEAR CRASH. 3. TOYOTA SERVICE PACKED GREASE IN U JOINT. ONLY SOFTENS BUMP AND NOISE FOR 100MI THEN BACK TO SAME PROBLEMS. REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $5000.00+. *TR

MY TOYOTA TUNDRA'S PLANETARY GEAR EXPLODED WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND DISABLE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT CONDITION. IT LEFT ME STRAND ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT ANY PRE-NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING ANY ISSUES. *TR

2000 TOYTA TUNDRA AUTOMTIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

CHRONIC REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKAGE (LEAKS GEAR LUBE). DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR MY PROBLEM 3 TIMES SINCE 2005. DEALER CANNOT REPAIR PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA TRUCKS AND SUVS USING A SIMILAR REAR AXLE DESIGN. IT IS A FIRE HAZARD SINCE GEAR LUBE LEAKS ONTO HOT EXHAUST PIPING. IT IS A BRAKING HAZARD SINCE GEAR LUBE CONTAMINATES REAR BRAKES AND REDUCES BRAKING POWER. SEALS BEGIN TO LEAK EARLY IN LIFE OF VEHICLE BUT ARE NOT DEALT WITH UNTIL LEAK IS NOTED (AFTER SEALS HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME) AND PROBLEM IS SEVERE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 10/24/07.*JB

I BROUGHT MY TUNDRA IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ONLY TO DISCOVER ALL THE GREASE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE RUBBER BOOTS COVERING THE AXLES ENDS HAS COMES OUT. THE RUBBER BOOTS HAD NOT FAILED AND THE CLAMPS WERE STILL INTACT. THE GREASE HAD MADE IT WAY PAST THE CLAMP. I HAD TO HAVE BOTH FRONT AXLES REPLACED AT 73,000 MILES. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN IT DIED. ANYTIME I CAME TO A FULL STOP IT DIED. TURNS OUT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR PLANETARY GEAR EVEN THOUGH IT MALFUNCTIONS. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY TRUCK TO STOP IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST KILLED ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID COULD BE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE OVERDRIVE GEAR CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AS OF JUNE 27, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SHIFT ASSEMBLY FAILURE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SHIFT LEVER BROKE. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION ON THE TUNDRA TRUCK IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, EXPERIENCED BY THOUSANDS OF TUNDRA OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND YET TOYOTA FAILS TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND HELP OWNERS WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 TUNDRA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ABRUPT GEAR SHIFTING WHICH CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD. I'VE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND THEIR ANSWER WAS " YOUR TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY". I'VE BEEN A TOYOTA OWNER FOR 15 YEARS, BUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *NM

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 65,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ORBITAL GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. THIS GEAR HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY TOYOTA ,AND REPLACED WITH A MORE HEAVY DUTY GEAR. THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MANY TUNDRA OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS TURNED THEIR BACKS TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A $3000.00 REPAIR JOB. *AK

TRUCK LURCHES AT TIMES WHEN STOPPING, DOWNSHIFTS ARE SOMETIMES HARD. I'VE HAD SEVERAL DEALERS LOOK AT IT, AND THEY HAVE SAID IT'S "FINE". THERE IS NO TRANSMITTION FILTER (STANDARD) SO I PAYED TO HAVE IT FLUSHED. IT WORKED GREAT FOR A COUPLE DAYS. I THINK THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR RE-TORQUING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE TO IT ACCORDING TO THE USER MANUAL. I HAVE KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE ON IT, BUT I THINK ITS SOME FLAW IN THE LINKAGE OR A CONTROL PROBLEM. TIRES ARE NOW NEW, BUT HAS HAD NO EFFECT. BASICALLY, IT SOMETIMES SHIFTS/JERKS LIKE IT HAS A BELT DRIVE, NOT A GEARED ONE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 15 MILES AN HOUR DRIVETRAIN LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS TO A STOP. DEALER SAYS IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE. THEY HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR TWO WEEKS. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE 19 OF SEPTEMBER AND THE 19TH OF OCTOBER. FROM AROUND 5:30 TO 6:00 PM. I WILL DROVE IT ON THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER HOPING IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. COMPUTER AND BACKUP COMPUTER CHECKS OKAY, NO METAL IN ANY OF THE DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS. THIS IS A 4X4 SR5 2000 TUNDRA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, HIT ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE STALLED. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*AK

INITIAL SYMPTOM BEFORE FAILURE - DIFFICULTY PUTTING STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER INTO FORWARD GEARS AND "CLUNKY" ROUGH SHIFTING FROM DRIVE GEAR (3RD) INTO AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE. OCCURRED PERIODICALLY FOR 1 WEEK PRIOR TO TOTAL FAILURE OF OD. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM ON 2 OCCASIONS IN THIS PERIOD. ONLY AFTER TOTAL FAILURE AND "IDIOT" LIGHT (CHECK ENGINE) CAME ON WAS TOYOTA SERVICE WILLING TO LOOK INTERNALLY, ONLY TO FIND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN.*AK

REAR SEALS REPEATEDLY LEAK, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID ON REAR BRAKE DRUMS, RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKES. FIRST FAILURE REPORTED ABOVE. ADDITIONAL FAILURES AS FOLLOWS: 6/12/2001, 21961 MILES; 8/03/2001, 30046 MILES; 11/02/01, 40300 MILES; 9/21/02, 91056 MILES; AND NOW AGAIN 10/23/02, 96473 MILES. SEALS ON BOTH REAR WHEELS LEAK, NOT JUST ONE SIDE. I NOW HAVE PUDDLES OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER MY WHEELS IN THE GARAGE. DT

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AN APPLIED BRAKES, TRANSMISSION MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FOWARD, JUST ENOUGH TO HIT SOMEONE IF FOLLOWING A VEHICLE.*JB

ACTUATOR PRONG BROKE, CAUSED WHEELS TO LOCK UP, SENT VEHICLE INTO UNCONTROLLABLE SKID; VEHCILE HAD TO BE MOVED ON FLATBED TRUCK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. *AK

4X4 SYSTEM WILL GRIND GEARS AND POP OUT OF 4-LO BACK TO 4-HI. *AK

TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT BINDS AFTER THE INITIAL STOP. THE TRUCK WILL JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. *MR *NLM DIMSSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS ---731059

CONSTANT BINDING OF THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD AS THOUGH IT HAS BEN HIT IN THE REAR-END. THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND AFTER BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, VEHICLE WILL JERK. AT TIMES, AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES, VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD AS THOUGH IT HAS BEEN HIT IN THE REAR-END. VEHICLE FEELS AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION IS BINDING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ONCE BRAKES ARE RELEASED, BINDING IS RELEASED, AND JERKING BEGINS. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHIN A FEW WEKS OF PURCHASE TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED, ONLY TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO FIX. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND HAVE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS EXPERINCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA FAILS TO RECONIZE THE PROBLEM.