Two problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2002 Toyota Tundra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Toyota Tundra based on all problems reported for the 2002 Tundra.
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depressing the brakes, the brakes exhibited an abnormal increase in stopping time. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that the cable for the emergency brake was severely rusted, causing the rear brakes to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 135,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2002 Toyotas Tundra sr5 extended cab: on Sunday 8/15/09 brakes failed and I evacuated vehicle because of smoke coming out of engine compartment. Vehicle towed to repair shop, mechanic discovered that rack and pinion had rusted through and brake fluid caused the smoke as it burned on the engine block. The break lines did not fail it was a hole in the assembly through which the brake fluid escaped. Very serious incident that could have resulted in an accident has it occurred while driving at speed, incident occurred while I was leaving my driveway. I called Toyota on 8/21/09 to report failure and find out if there was recall, number called, 800-331-4331 ext 5, ref number for call 0908132654. Toyota informed me that there was no recall. I am reporting this incident now, 11/25/09, in light of the recent recall for rusting frame member. My loss a brakes resulted from the corrosion of a component that my mechanic was surprised to see fail. This was a first during his 15 years working as a mechanic.