2001 Toyota Tundra SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, AND WHEN CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE EVEN MORE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER NOTED THAT THERE WAS 9 FAULTY CODES THAT HAVE GONE OFF.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THIS IS OUR 3RD TOTOYA TUNDRA IN THE FAMILY. WE HAD A GREEN 2000 V8 SR5 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . WE RECENTLY JUST BOUGHT ALSO A CLOSE OUT MODEL 2000 SR5 LIMITED 4WD AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THEN AGAIN I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW SR5 V8 AND IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE IT LIKE THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BRAKING FROM A HIGH SPEED TO A SLOWER SPEED(EX. 70MPH. TO 50MPH.) ITS LIKE THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA WILL LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER SO THAT THIS BRAKE PROBLEM WILL BE SOLVED.*AK
BOTH FRONT ROTORS WARPED. SERVICE TECH. STATED "THE REAR BRAKES WERE NOT ADJUSTING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE FRONT ROTORS TO OVERHEAT.*AK
FROM CONTACT WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE THERE SEEMS TO BE A FAILURE PATTERN WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKE DRUMS AND ROTORS APPEAR TO BE WARPING AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES OF USE. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED TSB'S TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO WORK FROM WHAT OTHER OWNERS SAY. MY SON HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND IS ON HIS THIRD SET OF ROTORS WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. WHEN I GOT MY TRUCK BACK WITH THE NEW PARTS AND APPLIED THE BRAKES ON A LONG HILL AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A VIOLENT SHAKING MOTION AND I THOUGHT CONTROL WOULD BE LOST. IT HAS NOT REPEATED THIS BEHAVIOR BUT I QUESTION THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE.*AK
VEHICLE STILL SHUTTERS& VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AFTER 2 TIMES INTO DEALER FOR WARRANTY REPAIR WORK. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED ALL BRAKE PADS AND DRUMS THE FIRST TIME AND TURNED THE REAR DRUMS THE SECOND TIME.*AK
FRONT DISC BRAKES HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY FIVE THOUSAND MILES SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
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The 2001 Toyota Tundra has 83 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.