2000 Toyota Tundra SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

IT HAS LONG BEEN A KNOWN FACT THAT THE OLDER TUNDRAS HAVE HAD SEVERE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH WARPING ROTORS CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATIONS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY EITHER TOYOTA, OR THE NHTSA. WHY? EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, I HAVE TO EITHER REPLACE OR HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. THE TRUCK GETS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END. EVERYONE KNOWS WHY THIS HAPPENS- HEAT BUILDUP BECAUSE OF TO SMALL FRONT END BRAKES. POOR DESIGN. IT CAN BE FIXED, BUT WILL COST THE CONSUMER OVER $2500. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, AND FIX THIS ISSUE! *TR

GUIDANCE IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO RECEIVE HELP FROM TOYOTA WITH HONORING THEIR RECALLS FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND OMISSIONS ON MY 200 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARYLAND AND IS NOW IN SPAIN. YET, IT WAS PURCHASED AFTER THE RECALLS WERE INITIATED AND TOYOTA NEVER ADVISED ME OF THE THEN AND CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. MY PURCHASE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN MADE HAD I KNOWN OF THESE DEFECTS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN YOU START TO SLOW DOWN THE FRONT ENDS START TO SHAKE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE HARDER TO STOP AND CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY WITH THE ROTORS, CALIPER AND DISC. ONCE THEY WERE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY SAID THEY UPGRADED THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS TO A LARGER SIZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 214,000. UPDATED 04/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED WHICH CAUSED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 05/23/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE WAS ABLE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST, DESTROYING THE BRAKE LINES. THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION COVERING THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED HE WOULD NOT DRIVE DUE TO A POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN HE PUTS HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES BADLY AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL IN BAD WEATHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CALIBURS ARE TO SMALL FOR THE TRUCK AND CAUSES THE ROTORS TO BECOME HOT, WHICH MAKES IT HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS138000.

TOYOTA VEHICLES HAVE ANOTHER SAFETY FLAW THAT SEEMS TO BE SYSTEMIC ACROSS MANY MODELS. MY 2000 TUNDRA HAS A BRAKING QUIRK WHERE THE BRAKES UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING CAUSE A PULSATING SHUDDER IN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE'S 2001 AVALON DOES THE SAME THING AS DID HER 1993 CAMRY. SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH TOYOTA OR LEXUS VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. THE QUIRK ISN'T CONSISTENT, AT TIMES IT ISN'T NOTICEABLE AND AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE RESPONSE IS THAT IT IS THE TIRES, OR MAYBE THAT THEY TURNED THE ROTORS BUT THE END RESULT AFTER BALANCING TIRES, REPLACING THEM OR TURNING THE ROTORS THE QUIRKS REMAINS. IT MAY APPEAR TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT RETURNS. *TR

HI - IN 2001 I PURCHASED A 2000 TUNDRA AND HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES SOME TIME LATER. AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK. THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND IN 2003 TOYOTA INCREASED THE CALIPER/PAD SIZE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED TO FIX THE OLDER TRUCKS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE PRE 03 TRUCKS. AT ONE POINT SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE TRUCKS HIT THE ROAD, TOYOTA SAID IF YOUR TRUCK HAD UNDER 30K MILES THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BY THEN ALL TRUCKS HAD MORE MILES THAN 30K AT AVERAGE YEARLY MILEAGE RATES. I BELIEVE PEOPLE LIVES WERE AT RISK, AND TOYOTA FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. I REPAIRED MY TRUCK MYSELF AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE ATTACHED FILE, AND SHARED THE ECONOMICAL FIX WITH MANY WEB USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATION WITH TOYOTA. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA ADMIT THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE BRAKES, AND REPAIR OR REIMBURSE OWNERS. I THINK MY TOYOTA TRUCK IS A VERY GOOD TRUCK BUT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR HANDLING OF MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS THE LINK TO HOW I HELPED OTHERS SINCE TOYOTA WOULDN'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/93481-JUST-DID-TSB-TUNDRA-BRAKES-MYSELF/ THE FOLLOWING LINK IS A GOOD EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/182418-2000-TUNDRA-BRAKES/ HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/ATTACHMENTS/BRAKES/26027D1195738013-HOW-TO-EARLY-TUNDRA-BRAKE-UPGRADE-CALIPER-UPGRADE-FOR-EARLY-TUNDRAS.PDF I THINK IT IS PATHETIC THAT TOYOTA COULD NOT FIX A FEW TRUCKS, AND NOW BOAST ON COMMERCIALS THEY HAVE THE BEST BRAKES. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-45 MPH, ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRENCES WERE DURING TRAVEL ON; AN DOWNWARD INCLINE, HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON A HIGHWAY, AND EXITING FROM A RAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO WARPED ROTORS. THE FRONT ROTORS, REAR DRUMS AND SHOES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,125. UPDATED 04-15-10 *BF UPDATED 08/26/10

I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, THE REAR BRAKE LINE RIGHT ABOVE THE CROSS MEMBER BLEW. I TRIED TO BRAKE HARD FOR A PEDESTRIAN AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HIM. I WAS CLOSE TO MY MECHANIC SO I JUST LIMPED IT THERE WITH THE E-BRAKE. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS TREMENDOUSLY WHEN BRAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN MOST BRAKING SITUATIONS. NO FAILURE OCCURS BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND I AM WANTING IT FIXED BEFORE I AM INJURED. MECHANIC TRIED REPLACING PADS, TURNING ROTORS BUT PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK. *TR

1. SLOW LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVELS (OCCURRED OVER A SPAN OF 3-4 HOURS) 2. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME AND THE TRAILER BRAKES ALLOWED ME TO STOP SAFELY. FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER OCCURRED. FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUSTED LINES. 3. REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD LINES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTING DOWN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES AT THE REAR BRAKE VALVE BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS MAJOR RUST AND TO SEE THE DEALER. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE AND TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT THE RUST CONDITION. THEY SAID THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THEY WOULD CONSIDER A TRADE IN BUT THE TRUCK WOULD THEN BE SOLD FOR SALVAGE. THEY GAVE ME $4,000 FOR THE TRUCK AND I PURCHASED A USED TACOMA.UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/09

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED: I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE WHEN IT ONLY HAD 34,000 MILES ON IT. I NOW HAVE 98,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I HAVE ALWAYS HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS, SHAKING, PULSATING. I HAVE REPLACED MY ROTORS BEFORE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE SAME PROBLEM WAS BACK IN NO TIME. I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. IF NOT THERE SHOULD BE. I HAVE BEEN ON NUMEROUS DISCUSSION BOARDS AND PEOPLE STILL WITH FACTORY WARRANTIES AND ALL OR BARELY OVER HAVE HAD THERE BRAKES OVERHAULED AT NO CHARGE. *TR

PREMATURE FRONT ROTOR AND BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. FRONT ROTORS ARE ENGINEERED TO THIN CAUSING SEVERE WARPING WITH STRONG POSSIBILITY FOR COMPLETE FAILURE. STANDARD MANUFACTURER PARS LAST 2,000 TO 6,000 MILES BEFORE FAILURE. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS A INTENSE SHAKE AROUND 40-80MPH. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM, SINCE MY TRUCK HAS OVER 80K MILES THERE IS NO WARRANTY, THIS MAKES ME FEARFUL TO DRIVE WITH MY WIFE AND FOUR YEAR OLD SON. *TR

I DRIVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAVE BEEN RECENTLY APPALLED AT NON ONLY MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE PERFORMANCE BUT THE AMOUNT OF LISTINGS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT! AND YET, NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. MY BRAKE ROTORS NEED REPAIR, BY ABS KICKS IN EVEN ON DRY SURFACES AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE-CALLS. THE FACT THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MANDATED IS INEXCUSABLE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAD NO IDEA OF THE PROBLEMS TO COME. I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THE TUNDRA, WHO'S BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, BUT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I HIT AND DAMAGED MY GARAGE DOOR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BECAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THE TUNDRA. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE TO SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA NOT BEING ABLE TO HELP RESOLVE THIS IMPORTANT PROBLEM. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND MY WIFE WHO'S LIFE IS AT STAKE NOW. WE HAVE BEEN USING THE TRUCK QUITE EXTENSIVELY, BUT FOR NOW, THE TRUCK IS IN PARK UNTIL WE DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I BELIEVED IN TOYOTA LIVING UP TO THEIR NAME, BUT NOW. I LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PRODUCT. TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO TAKE INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT CONTINUALLY GETS WARPED FRONT ROTORS. I HAVE THEM FIXED AND THEY VERY QUICKLY WARP AGAIN AND BEGIN TO SHUDDER BADLY WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AROUND 40-50MPH. *TR

WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON MY TUNDRA, THE ENTIRE TRUCK SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND THE SHAKING CONTINUES. I WAS TOLD BY MY REPAIRMAN THAT TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL HOWEVER, WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS 82,000 MILES NOW AND FAR OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY ARE AWARE OF IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND WOBBLES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FEELS AS IF THE WHEELS ARE COMING OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS THE WARPING OF THE ROTORS WHEN THEY BECOME OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED HIM $200 TOWARD THE BRAKE REPAIR. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, BRAKE LINES, AND CALIBERS IS $2,000. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A MONTH. AT 60,000 MILES, THE MECHANIC TURNED THE ROTORS AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS THE KIT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 09/05/07

2000 TUNDRA BRAKE VIBRATION ISSUE; PURCHASED AS COMPANY TRUCK OCT 1999, TOOK TO DEALER AT 15K FOR BRAKE VIBRATION; STATES ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED BUT IT NEVER REALLY GOT BETTER, I JUST GOT USED TO IT. COULD NOT CONSTANTLY TAKE TRUCK IN TO LOOSE FOR 2-3 DAYS THE DEALER REQUIRED SO I BEGAN USING MY PERSONAL MECHANIC OF YEARS. PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACED PADS AND TURNED ROTORS AT 59K, PERSONAL MECHANIC CHANGED 2 OXYGEN SENSORS AT 67K (I HEARD THOSE WERE RECALLED PRIOR TO 80K), PERSONAL MECHANIC BECAME A NUT CASE OVER THESE BRAKES AT 88K, HE REPLACED ROTORS, DRUMS, PADS AND I STILL BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.... I KNEW MY MECHANIC WAS SINCERE. I HAVE JUST LIVED WITH IT; I AM NOW AT 140K MILES AND A BIT SICK IN STOMACH FROM THE BRAKING ISSUES. I DECIDED TO HAVE ANOTHER AREA MECHANIC GIVE IT A GO; WHILE MY TRUCK IS IN SHOP I SURF WEB AND DISCOVER THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE I DROVE OFF THE FREAKING LOT WITH THAT TRUCK. I'VE GOT RECEIPTS, NOT NECESSARILY IN ORDER BUT I HAVE THEM. THANKS, CARLA. *TR

SERIOUS VIBRATION, SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND LIMITED TRAVEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE NEW. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHICH REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO WHICH THE DEALER INSISTED THE SYMPTOMS WERE NORMAL. LATER, THEY SAID IT NEEDED ANOTHER MASTER CYLINDER BUT I DECLINED BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. VIBRATION WAS ATTRIBUTED TO TIRES. I HAVE BEEN CHASING VIBRATION AND SOFT BRAKES FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

FRONT BRAKES SHAKE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY WHEN APPLIED BETWEEN 50 TO 40 MPH. A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN WAS PUBLISHED FOR THIS PROBLEM INVOLVING REPLACING UPGRADED MAJOR BRAKE COMPONENTS, BUT WILL NOT PAY TO FIX UNDER ENGINEERED ORIGINAL PARTS. THIS NEEDS A RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS METAL TO METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS OCCURRED AT 30 MPH DURING NORMAL BRAKING REGARDLESS OF THE ROADS CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO MECHANICS CONSULTED.

FRONT BRAKE DISC (OR ALSO CALLED ROTORS) WARP APPARENTLY DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL BUT THERE IS A TSB RECOGNIZING PROBLEM. OWNER REPLACED ROTORS AND PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN 10,000 MILES. DEALER NOW RECOMMENDS USING WARRANTY ON ROTORS FROM PARTS HOUSE. THE WIDESPREAD OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM ON TOYOTA TUNDRA INDICATES THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT MANUFACTURER EXPENSE EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *NM