general problems of the 2000 Toyota Tundra

Driving on highway 12/24 and 12/27 in medium traffic. Lost gas pedal. Engine still idling but pedal wouldn't work. Turned car off then back on pedal was back.

Driving city streets check engine light comes on when trying to turn left an truck will not excerlate until throttle is pressed almost to the floor have to pull over to the side stop turn off the engine let set for about 10 seconds start the engine air will respond but the check engine light stays on very dangerous called Toyota an got no help have had it worked on an it will do o. K for a while but back to the same problem bad problem for safety.

While driving on a country highway, the drive power of the engine stalled, even though the engine continued. Appears to be a repetative problem with this model of truck.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly acclerated while in reverse. The contact was able to successfully stop the vehicle. The contact then restarted the vehicle three times and depressed the accelerator pedal, but the vehicle did not accelerate. There would not be an increase in the engine rpms unless the vehicle was shifted into reverse. The dealer was notified and stated that there were no recalls addressing the failure. The manufacturer was notified and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 103,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tundra. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. When the vehicle restarted, it began to independently accelerate before stalling a second time. The check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel and shut off immediately after the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure persisted intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by the throttle assembly. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 200,000.

2000 Toyota Tundra. Driving along normally . . . Suddenly the truck would not accelerate . . It went into idle but pressing the gas pedal did nothing . . I was in traffic, crawling along. I put on my flashers, pulled over to the side of road, shut truck off, then checked the accelerator pedal (nothing unusual), checked the oil (fine), checked the trans fluid (fine). When I restarted the truck - it seemed okay - except the check engine light remained on. I drove the truck to the nearest repair garage. They said the check engine code was p1121 and was a throttle position sensor. They also said they wouldn't touch the vehicle due to all the recent problems with Toyota accelerators. This is an unsafe condition. It could easily have resulted in an accident.

While merging into interstate traffic in my 2000 Toyota Tundra v-8, I accelerated to passing gear. The accelerator remained fully engaged. I stomped the brakes hard and fortunately the accelerator disengaged. I had no option because of congested traffic and the median was steep. I have owned this Tundra for several years and experienced this fully engaged accelerator once before. I called jpauley Toyota of fort smith ar and was told I could schedule an appointment and if they could recreate this problem they would pay for it otherwise I would be billed for shop time. I am willing to make a sworn statement as to the truth of this statement.

My 2000 Toyota Tundra, v8 engine, automatic transmission, has a problem with the accelerator pedal not working when the engine is running. This usually happens in cold weather (below freezing) several times a year, and the check engine dash lamp comes on. This requires that I stop the truck, turn off the engine, wait approximately 15-20 seconds, then restart the engine. Only then can I continue to drive. This situation has resulted in the following: 1. Being stalled in a intersection with a red light and cross traffic coming at me and not being able to move. 2. Entering a high speed highway and not being able to accelerate, and having a semi truck almost rear end me. Then having to stop traffic until I could drive off. The Toyota dealer replaced the electronic accelerator mechanism under warranty in 2002, but this did not solve the problem. The dealer said there is no recall for this problem, and they don't know how to fix it. The incidents are recorded on the truck's onboard computer.

2009 Toyota Tundra hydro-planed and went out of control into a ravine with flowing water. The consumer had to swim from his truck.