2000 Toyota Tundra SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

THE BRAKING SYSTEMS ON THE 2000 TUNDRA ARE INSUFFICIENT TO STOP THE BIGGER WHEELS. THE CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS ARE TOO SMALL SO WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THE ROTORS WOULD WARPED AND CAUSE A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION.*AK PRIOR TO SEEKING REMEDIES FROM AGENCIES, I TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS NUMEROUS TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. I USED SLOTTED ROTORS, DRILLED ROTORS, AND EXPENSIVE PADS BUT THEY ALL RESULTED IN THE SAME MANNER---VIOLENT VIBRATION. AFTER WHICH I FINALLY SPOKE TO A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN AND HE SAID THE TOYOTA REPLACED THE BRAKING SYSTEMS FROM A 199 MM TO A 241 MM. THE CALIPERS WERE UPDATED FROM A 2-PISTON TO A 4-PISTON. BUT THE UPDATE ONLY TOOK EFFECT FOR TUNDRAS WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THE CONSUMERS DID NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEFECTS UNTIL THEY TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR BREAK SERVICE. THERE WAS ALSO NO RECALLS BECAUSE THE NHTSA DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO UPDATE THE TRUCK WITH THE BIGGER BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM OF HIDING DEFECTS IS BECOMING VERY WORRISOME. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAD IT WITH THE TIRES RESULTING IN NUMEROUS FATALITIES AS WITH MITSUBISHI. WHY DOES IT TAKE A FATALITY FOR MANUFACTURERS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY KNOW FROM THE GET-GO?

BOUGHT TRUCK IN MAY AT 59,000 MILES. SERVICE ON BRAKES AND ROTORS DONE AT 55,000. TRUCK NOW HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP ROTORS SEVERLY WARPED. $534.41 TO REPAIR. 9,000 MILES IS NOT MANY MILES FOR ROTORS TO WARP!*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARPING CAUSING A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON EARLY MODELS OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRA THERE IS A SERVICE BULLENT OUT FOR THE PROBLEM BUT YOU ARE NOT TOLD ABOUT IT UNTIL THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS FOUR TIMES ON THIS TRUCK

REQUEST PROPER REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2000 VEHICLE. *BF NO RECALL FOUND.

WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. *NM THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT ON THE FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *SC *JB

LETTER EXPRESSING DISSATISFACTION WITH TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE POLICIES. (NAR) *PH DEFECTIVE BRAKES ON VEHICLE. *CB

I HAVE MAJOR VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES ON THE 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE HAD 2 BRAKE JOBS DONE, RESURFACING ROTORS, NEW PADS. THE PROBLEM REAPEARED AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS. WENT BACK TO BRAKE SHOP AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OTHER THAN TO CONTINUE TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE ROTORS, CALIPERS, AND PADS. THEY ALSO INFROMED ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETINS BUT, UNLESS YOU ARE WITHIN THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY, THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IF TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES A DEFECT IN PARTS/DESIGN, HOW COME THEY ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE REPAIRS ON VEHICLES THAT WERE MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE BULLETIN RELEASES? PLEASE, HELP US TUNDRA OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT IN THE COLD!*AK

MY BRAKES HAVE A DESIGN FLAW RESULTING IN SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WEAR DOWN VERY QUICKLY AND DO NOT WORK VERY WELL- I HAVE TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO HELP ME STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. TOYOTA PUT OUT 2 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ( BR004-002,BR003-02) . TOYOTA WILL NOT REMEDY THIS VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW- HELP! *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WARP AND CAUSE SEVERE VIBRATIONS. SEEMS THEY WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR A TRUCK THIS HEAVY.*AK

TOYOTA BRAKE SAFETY FOR 2000 TUNDRA, FRONT AND REAR VIBRATION. *BF TOYOTA ISSUED TSB BR 004R-02 AND TSB BR003-02 FOR FRONT AND REAR BRAKE VIBRATIONS, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE VIBRATION IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM. *TC *NM

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE SEVERELY WARPED AFTER JUST MODERATE USE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN STOPPING. WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGH SPEEDS, THIS LEADS TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NEW CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, AND PROBABLY BEARIGS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PULSATED RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE. *AK *NM

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED PEDAL SHIMMIES AND SHAKES SEVERELY. THE PROBLEM IS WORSE WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. TURNED THE ROTORS TWICE IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TSB 10003954 WAS ISSUED. *AK ROTORS WERE TURNED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC NOT BY A DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAVE REFUSED REPAIR ON VEHICLE DUE TO WARRANTY ISSUES. *LA

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS HAD FRONT BRAKE PROBLEMS. AT 19,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE DISCS TURNED AND AGAIN AT 38,000 MILES DISC WARPAGE CAUSED A NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF DISCS. UPON GOING ON INTERNET AND DOING A SEARCH I FOUND MANY OWNERS OF THE TUNDRA HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO GO TO THE DEALER AND INFORM THEM OF THE PROBLEM, WHICH I DID AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND I PAID FOR LABOR. PROBLEM SOLVED FOR ABOUT 8,000-9,000 MILES AND WARPAGE HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL SINCE THE DEALER RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO PAY FOR PARTS, SINCE THERE WAS 6 OR 7 SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE VIBRATION OF THE FRONT BRAKES. I WAS TOLD HAD I GONE TO THE DEALER FIRST THAT THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE THING AS A REPAIR, WHICH UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES BRAKES ARE A MAINTENANCE ISSUE NOT A DESIGN FLAW. *LA

CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION- TOYOTA REFERENCE #200309171158.*MR

VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN FRONT BRAKES ARE ENGAGED. *AK

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. NO GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *MR *NM

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DRUMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO, FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED SEVEN TIME DUE MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN FLAW. *AK

CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION TOYOTA REFERENCE 200309171158. (NAR) *MR THE CONSUMER WAS NOT STISFIED WITH THE MANUFACTURERS CUSTOMER SERVICE OR WARRANTY POLOCIES. THE CONSUMER SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER CARE SEVERAL TIMEWS REGARDING BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE TRUCK. *NM *CB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND FLOOR MANAGER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, ALSO, INDICATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE DEALER REPLACED THE DISC AND PADS AND 22,000 MILES. AT 32,000 MILES THE ROTORS, DISC AND PADS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WILL SEND A LETTER PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *JB THE PROBLEM RECURRED AT 70000, THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. *NM

I OWN A TOYOTA TUNDRA, 2000, V8, EXTENDED CAB. ONE RECURRING PROBLEM IS THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE 72K MILES ON THE TRUCK AND HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 3 TIMES, AVERAGE EVERY 20K MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND DEALER CLAIMS NO EVIDENCE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM. I HAVE VIEWED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SECOND ISSUE, RECENT EVENT. AFTER A 4 HOUR DRIVE THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. RESTARTED TRUCK IN PARK AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE. AS SOON AS THE TRUCK IS IN GEAR, TRUCK SHUTS OFF. REQUIRED TOWING. AFTER SITTING FOR 24HOURS, TRUCK OPERATES FINE. SEVERAL MECHANICS CLAIM TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. TOYOTA DEAL WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING SINCE TRUCK HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. IN ADDITION, INTERMITTENT SLIPPAGE OF TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION BETWEEN 30 AND 40MPH. AGAIN, DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING CAN BE DONE SINCE DEALER CANNOT CONFIRM PROBLEMS. THIS AGAIN INDICATES A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DEALER IS TEAM TOYOTA IN LANGHORNE, PA

SHAKING WHILE BRAKING THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY AFTER CONTINUOUS BRAKE WORK

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKES SHAKE VIOLENTLY. DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING TO FIX IT. FIX FOR ME TO TAKE CARE OF IT IS AROUND 2000.00 AFTER LOOKING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED IDENTICAL ISSUES.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 ACCESS CAB 4X4 WITH 34,700 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, I BEGAN NOTICING MODERATE PULSATION/VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ESPECIALLY FROM SPEEDS OVER 50 MPH. AT 34,000 MILES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MIDAS SHOP IN PHOENIX, AZ, WHO TOLD ME I HAD 60%+ WEAR LEFT ON MY BRAKES BEFORE THEY NEEDED REPLACING, BUT SUGGESTED THAT MACHINING THE BRAKE ROTORS WOULD ELIMINATE SAID VIBRATION. THIS WAS DONE, BUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE VIBRATION RETURNED. AS THIS SEEMED VERY UNUSUAL TO ME, I BEGAN INVESTIGATING AND FOUND THAT THERE SEEM TO BE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. ALSO DISCOVERED WAS THE FACT THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS PROBLEM WHICH INDIRECTLY INDICATE THAT IT PRODUCED THE VEHICLE WITH BRAKES THAT WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD UP TO THE HEAT GENERATED ON THIS VEHICLE. SOME CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THEIR BRAKE COMPONENTS REPLACED WITH BETTER ONES AT NO CHARGE. COMPARATIVELY, TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IN MY AREA HAVE BEEN VERY UNCOOPERATIVE. AT BEST, THEY ARE REPLACING SOME PARTS, BUT REQUIRE THAT I PAY THE LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW AS OPPOSED TO A MINOR INCONVENIENCE, AS BRAKES THAT DO NOT HOLD UP UNDER NORMAL WEAR POSE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO, CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MANUFACTURERS' HAZARDOUS DESIGN DEFECTS FIXED, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY PERIOD. *JB