2001 Toyota Tundra SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

BRAKES PULSATE AND GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; YOU MUST QUICKLY RELEASE AND RE-APPLY TO STOP VEHICLE THEN YOU GET A BAD VIBRATION AND HORRIBLE NOISES BEFORE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPS. MY SERVICE MECHANIC CANNOT GET TOYOTA TO FAX HIM THE DIAGRAMS HE NEEDS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR ISSUE. I HAVE READ OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIGOROUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ROTORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC THEN STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE OCCURRING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S WEIGHT WAS TOO EXCESSIVE FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA COMPLAINT: WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST 90% OF MY BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE AND INSPECTING MY FRONT BRAKES I NOTICE MY LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE HAD FLUID ON THE ROAD AND TIRE. LIMPING IT HOME AND ON FARTHER INSPECTION THE BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE FLEX LINE FROM THE FRAME TO BRACKET AND THE RIDGED LINE FROM THE BRACKET TO THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS RUSTED OFF, THIS CAUSED THE RIDGED LINE TO FRACTURE. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW BRACKET I THAN NEEDED TO LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SEE EXACTLY HOW TO MOUNT THE NEW BRACKET, TO MY SURPRISE THE PASSENGER SIDE BRACKET WAS ALSO RUSTED OFF. I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE I LOSS MY BRAKES AGAIN HAD I NOT INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN NOTIFYING THE DEALER ABOUT IT I WAS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN OFF AS THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE FOR I PROBABLY JUST IMAGINED IT. SO I GUESS MY COMPLAINT IS RECALLING THESE TRUCKS FOR AN INSPECTION OF SINGULAR RUST PROBLEM SUCH AS THE SPIRE TIRE BRACKET IS A JOKE. THESE TRUCKS ARE JUST SIMPLY ROAD HAZARDS AND ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE KILLED IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN TO GET THESE RUST BUCKETS OFF THE ROAD. *TR

IM ON THE THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKES FOR MY TRUCK WHICH JUST TURNED 60000 MILES AND IT IS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE RAPIDLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

MY 2001 TUNDRA VIBRATED SO BAD WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN FORM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD THE TRUCK STEERING AND DASH SHAKE I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE REAR DRUMS HAVING TO DO WITH THE BYPASS VALVE SENDING FLUID BACK TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE OR SOME THING BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE 2 DRUMS LOP SO THE AUTO BAKE ADJUST. *TR

2001 TUNDRA BRAKES FAILED TO STOP TRUCK FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT ON A SUDDEN STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. FOUND OUT LATER THAT TOYOTA KNEW OF DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND ISSUED TSB BR004-002 TO REPLACE 191MM FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WITH LARGER 231 MM CALIPERS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE DEFECT. ONLY OWNERS WHO COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AND EARLY FAILURE OF FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE OFFERED THE UPGRADED CALIPERS, BUT ONLY AFTER REPEATED COMPLAINTS. THE UPGRADED CALIPERS WERE EVENTUALLY INCORPORATED INTO THE 2004 AND LATER TUNDRAS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT PRESENTLY HAS ~80K MILES ON IT. SINCE I'VE OWNED IT WHICH WAS ~40K MILES, IT HAS REQUIRED SEVERAL BRAKE REPLACEMENTS AND TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE OF EACH ONE THE TRUCK VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN I BRAKE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE FELT SPORADIC PULSATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTOR AND RELATED COMPONENTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

BRAKES ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BEGAN TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THIS BRAKE PROBLEM (BR004-02), BUT WITH 78,000 ON VEHICLE, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA NEEDS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED 2001. REPLACED ROTORS ON (2) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, DUE TO VIBRATION WHEN STOPPING. WARPED ROTORS WERE TO BLAME. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REPAIR DEFECTIVE ITEMS. *TR

BRAKES ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GOING DOWN A HILL, IT IS HARD TO CONTROL THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF HE VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I HAVE DISCOVERED RECENTLY THEIR HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKES ON 2000-2001 TUNDRAS. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 45K MILES, NEEDED FRONT ROTORS TURNED AT 60K MILES, PERFORMED BY TOYOTA. NOW 6K MILES LATER, IT NEEDS ROTORS TURNED AGAIN DUE TO REPEAT WARPAGE. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. ANOTHER BULLETIN WAS IN PLACE FOR THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, WHICH WILL NOT KEEP REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED OVER TIME, CAUSING ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE UNDERSIZED FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THE NATIONAL CONSUMER HOTLINE AT TOYOTA. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNSAFE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE PREMATURELY WARPED. THREE SETS OF BRAKES IN LESS THE 75,000 MILES. TRUCK HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, IS DRIVEN BY 45 YEAR-OLD. VIOLENT VIBRATION OCCURED EVERY TIME PEDAL WAS DPRESSED. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN MARCH OF 2007. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES WARPING THE ROTORS. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE BRAKE PROBLEMS IN 2002 ON THIS MODEL. THE BULLETIN REQUIRED A LARGER BRAKE CALIPER AND PADS BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS TO SMALL TO HANDLE THE TRUCK WEIGHT. THE FACTORY INSTALLED SYSTEM WAS HEATING UP AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. MY CONTENTION IS THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE FACTORY INSTALLED BRAKES ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TRUCK. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO MECHANICS ON THREE OCCASIONS. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MECHANICS FROM THESE LOCATIONS AND FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISE ME THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE BULLETIN CALLED FOR CALIPERS ARE INSTALLED. WITH THE PROBLEM AS IT IS, THE TRUCK IS HARD TO STOP WHEN BREAKING FROM 50 MPH AND UP. *TR

BRAKES VIBRATING; WARPED ROTORS. *TR

WHEN BRAKING A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATES TO THE POINT OF DIMINISHED CONTROL. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALTHOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, AND THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

BRAKE ROTORS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE LARGE ENOUGH FOR THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TROUBLE STOPPING VEHICLE ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN GRADES. I HAVE TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE ROTORS WERE MACHINED THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER ONLY TWO MONTHS. WHEN THE BRAKE WERE APPLIED, THE WHOLE FRONT END WOBBLED AND SHOOK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2001 BRAKE DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE DESIGN. BRAKES FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO INADEQUATE BRAKE DESIGN. ONLY A FEW HARD BRAKE INCIDENTS CAUSE FRONT DISC ROTOR WARPAGE. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE AND INSTEAD BLAMES CUSTOMER. EVEN IF CUSTOMER FOLLOWS TOYOTA RECOMMENDED DRIVING PRACTICES ("BRAKE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE") FAILURE STILL OCCURS DUE TO IMPOSSIBILITY OF FOLLOWING THESE DIRECTIONS. PLEASE FORCE TOYOTA TO REPLACE ALL TUNDRA 2001 BRAKE SYSTEMS WITH REDESIGNED SYSTEM TO PREVENT FAILURE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THAN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES AND BOUNCES IN AN UP AND DOWN MOTION UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHEN PROBLEMS FIRST OCCURRED WHERE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS GRADUALLY WORSENED OVER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE VIBRATION PROLBEMS FOR YEARS. TOYOTA HAS RECENTLY BEEN GRIEVOUSLY IRRESPONSIBLE ABOUT ISSUING WARNINGS AND RECALL NOTICES ON ITS TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCKS. THERE IS LITTLE QUESTION THAT A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TUNDRA CAUSES FRONT ROTORS TO WARP VERY QUICKLY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHUDDER DURING BRAKING. TOYOTA EVEN ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE NOT ALERTED CONSUMERS TO THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM OR BLAMED FOR BRAKING TOO HARD, THAT IS, UNTIL THEIR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AT THIS POINT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE AT FULL PRICE....ABOUT $2000. THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS ARE BREAKING DOWN BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES DO NOT SELF-ADJUST PROPERLY. THIS TRANSFERS THE ENTIRE BRAKING LOAD TO THE FRONT WHEELS. THE FRONT ROTORS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THAT MUCH PRESSURE AND HEAT, AND SO THEY END UP WARPING. THIS IS WHAT CAUSES THE SEVERE SHIMMY AND VIBRATION AT ALL SPEEDS, BUT ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 40-50 MPH. BECAUSE THIS IS A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES, ROTORS THAT ARE REPAIRED ARE COMPLETELY WARPED AGAIN WITHIN 5,000 MILES. TOYOTA HAS HAD DOZENS OF OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE TUNDRA MODEL, BUT THEY ONLY ISSUE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ONLINE AND MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFORM CUSTOMERS. EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, BUT SINCE MY TRUCK HAS OVER 36,000 MILES WE HAVE TO BASICALLY PAY FOR A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL USE AND WEAR, IT IA A DESIGN PROBLEM, AND ONE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN JULY OF 2004. THE TRUCK HAD 64,000 MILES. I HAVE REPLACE MY BRAKES AND HAD MY ROTORS TURNED MANY TIME. THE TRUCK CONTINUALLY WARPS THE ROTORS AND HAS SEVERE SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE. TOYOTA SENT OUT A TSB ONLY TO COVER THE WARRANTY VEHICLES. THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO FIX THEM. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY FIX IS TO INSTALL OVERSIZED ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND NEW BRAKE LINES AT THE COST OF $2,000.00 PLUS. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP! *NM