2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA — Complaint #764622
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NHTSA Complaint about SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM filed February 19, 2010
NHTSA complaint #764622 (ODI reference 10312141) concerns a 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA and was filed on February 19, 2010. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 8, 2001. The vehicle had 7,125 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Colorado based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:drum:drum, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same TOYOTA TUNDRA cohort independently describe similar service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:drum:drum failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
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
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 764622 |
| ODI Number | 10312141 |
| Date Filed | February 19, 2010 |
| Failure Date | June 8, 2001 |
| VIN | 5TBBT4412YS |
Similar SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM Complaints for 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA
VIBRATING BRAKES, DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS AND DRUMS WITH SHOES AND PADS SIX TIMES NOW.*AK
REAR BRAKE DRUMS ARE WARPED, AND THERE IS PULSATION INSIDE OF PEDAL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
REAR DRUMS WARPED...AGAIN. THIS IS THIRD SET REPLACEMENT. NOW THESE ARE WARPED. TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR CONTINUED SUPPORT. LAST SET REPLACED BY NTB.*AK
MY TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED ON THE FRONT DISC BRAKES AND REAR DRUM BRAKES @ 27,000 MILES. NOW AT 40,000 THE VIBRATION PROBLEM HAS COME BACK, SAME AS BEFORE. MY TRUCK IS NOW OUT OF
VEHICLE VIBRATION, FRONT DISC WARPING AND REAR-DRUM FAILURE. *AK
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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