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I bought a 2007 Toyota Tundra less than 3 months ago from Toyota of Simi Valley. 2 months ago my check engine light and other warning lights suddenly went on while I was driving and my truck went into -€œlimp mode-€ while merging onto a freeway, causing other drivers to swerve around me to avoid a collision. I took the truck back to Toyota and they advised the Air injection pump and air control valve need to be replaced. Total cost to repair is almost $4,000. I purchased at Bronze level extended warranty which covers up to 24,000 miles but the insurance carrier denied the claim saying these items are excluded, despite these items not being listed on their -€œexcluded items list-€. Toyota then offered to pay 1/2 the total cost of repairs, which in of itself is an admission of guilt. I-€™ve only made 2 payments on the vehicle, I should not be responsible for these repairs. I took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who advised Toyota-€™s assessment is correct, however, it should only cost $2k to fix the vehicle, not $4k. The mechanic also advised of an emission system issue and that this vehicle will not pass smog at this time.
After filling the gas tank and driving home, I happened to notice something hanging down under the driver-€™s side of the truck. The rear of the two fuel tank bands was fractured near the outboard mount and appears to be due to excessive corrosion. I have no idea if it separated that day or how long I may have been driving with just the front fuel tank band (also rusted) holding the fuel tank in the vehicle. If I hadn-€™t had a clear view of the truck from a distance (from sidewalk a few houses away), I-€™m afraid I might never have noticed until the front fuel tank band (now under greater loading condition) also fractured. I-€™m assuming in that scenario, the fuel tank would drag the ground, held only by the fuel lines, with possible deadly consequences depending on vehicle speed and other factors. I can-€™t stop my mind thinking about what might have happened. At higher speed, would the rear axle have catapulted over the fuel tank causing loss of control, even before any fuel leakage?
Suddenly, I discovered that my fuel tank showing as if it's about to drop on the ground. As I inspected, the fuel tank rear strap broke off the frame due to corrosion. the strap itself was not the issue, part of the corroded frame was still attached to the strap. When I took the truck to my local Mechanic, further inspection showed worse signs of corrosion in the entire frame and in every part connected to the frame as well; suspension parts, brake parts, emergency brake parts, spare tire hinge; etc. Against my disagreement with Toyota dealership, I had the truck painted by Toyota as they recommended during the frame recall in February of 2018. I wanted to replace the frame, based on other professionals advice, but Toyota Dealership insisted that my truck frame is in good shape it ONLY needs the paint recommended by Toyota. I come to find out that they have not remove nor clean any rust and they painted on top of it. Additionally, They never painted the cross members above the tank Now, when I looked under the truck, the paint has coming off in greater areas of the frame showing heavy rust under it. Which means the paint job was a joke, and worthless. Now, after seeing this, I am wondering how can I possibly drive this truck. The tank can drop any time or the spare tire latch can break off, causing a disaster on a highways where I drive. My emergency brake not even adjustable any more due to the heavy rust caused by the frame. Toyota failed to engineer the frame, and later on, failed again to correct their own mistake. contacted the dealer and waited for a month, no response. I called Toyota headquarter and filed a complaint. They respond is that because the recall program has expired there is no further assistance from Toyota. My question to Toyota is, are they going to wait to hear a disaster on one of the highways caused by their faulty equipment and workmanship, or will they take action before it happen. Attached are some pictures.
Rear fuel tank strap bracket detached from frame. Bracket appears to have corroded and detached at its frame weld without warning. Tank dropped about 3 inches down at rear and was barely supported by the front tank support strap and the flexible fill hose, which appeared to prevent it from shifting. The fill hose is attached to the tank via a stainless steel clamp. The tank could have dropped from vehicle when I was on the highway, before I was even aware of the issue. I happened to see something sagging when I was walking to my vehicle. It appears that the tank bracket would be very difficult to inspect, and I believe I had the vehicle inspected for a corrosion recall about 2-3 years ago. I was lucky I observed the tank when I did, it may have broken 1 or 2 days before I even noticed it. Attached photo shows the corroded detached bracket assembly. I was able to temporarily resupport the tank under the existing strap.
- Wilmette, IL, USA
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Have had to have fuel pump replaced several times within past few years as it keeps failing. Due to fuel pump failure have had to have car towed home and/or tovar repair shop.this has happened while stationary and also while driving on city street
Mechanics repairing my electrical system said that rats or mice are attrcted to the soy wiring in the engine compartment and said Toyota knows this but provides no help warning or assistance my engine could have failed and did... my truck is a 2007 Toyota Tundra crew cabin, VIN is : 5tfrt541X7X''' the issue came from nowhere almost vausing us to get hit by normal speed traffic and unable to deal with it at all simply driving down the road when the engine first stopped accelerating, then causing us to move only at low speed putting us in serious jeopardy
My gas tank strap rotted off my frame causing my full gas tank to almost fall out. My frame rotted very bad also. I know there were recalls concerning this issue but I'm not sure if they were done to mine. I've only had the truck for three months what do I do?
My traction control light has came on and stays on, my vsc light continuously flashes. The code that it keeps sending is P2440 and P2441 (secondary injection). I had went overseas with the military for two years and came back last year to change the battery and this started. The truck only has 75,000 miles. This is all the time, doesn't matter stopped, going, high speed, low speed.
My 2007 Toyota Tundra fuel tank strap rusted through and the fuel tank came loose and partially fell out but was held in by the fill hose and evap hoses. The skid plate that is mounted to the strap broke completely off and was found on the highway. I find this incredibly dangerous if it had been the front strap it could have been catastrophic. I know rust can be an issue but certainly not something I have been worried about on a 9 year old truck. I am not exactly sure when the strap broke as I saw it hanging after work on my way to the truck.
This is a recurring problem. Initially, my truck was taken to a Toyota dealer service center on 3/15/2012 to an issue with my check engine light, slip indicator light, 4-wheel drive (4lo), vsc off all came on, sluggish acceleration/loss of acceleration occurred when driven & my gas mileage/fuel efficiency decreased (my truck appeared to 'run rich'). initially the warning/indicator lights would occasionally stay on when the truck was started, other times they would not. Eventually, they just stayed on whenever the truck was started. When serviced, I was told that the issue was covered by my warranty & the secondary air switching valve was replaced which should have fixed the issue. Just over a year later, 3/19/2013, the same issue has occurred after being told the problem was fixed! the mileage that this occurred at was around 44,000. The problem was presenting in the same way - loss of acceleration/sluggish acceleration (extremely dangerous not to have acceleration while traveling on a highway/interstate), the same warning/indicator lights came on & the gas mileage/fuel efficiency decreased because the truck is 'running rich' again. Took it to a Honda dealership service center to make sure I would be able to drive home. The service technician gave the error code of P2440 which is an error code for the air intake pump. Honda dealership was unable to fix the problem because of the make of truck. Took the vehicle to the same dealership where this problem was initially diagnosed & 'fixed' the first time. Have been told by the service technician that the issue is the same problem as last time. However, this technician has informed me that the reason this problem has occurred yet again, is because there is a passenger side & a driver side part. The one replaced last year was the passenger side. This time, it's the drivers side that needs to be replaced.
Circulando a una velocidad de 50 mph, de repente SE apaga por completo todo el motor Y la aceleracion SE detiene por completo causando un grave momento de no saber que hacer Y no volvio a encender nunca hasta despues de haber visitado un taller..updated 04-05-13
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder. The contact was informed by a technician that the vehicle had run out of fuel but the fuel gauges indicated that there were sufficient fuel levels. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000. The VIN was not available.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, a shield that covered the fuel tank became rusted and detached from the vehicle. The contact readjusted the shield with a bungee cord. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that he would need to screw the shield back in place. The contact performed the repair himself. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 57,000 and the current mileage was 69,000.
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- Thousand Oaks, CA, USA