Driveshaft problems of the 2007 Toyota Tundra

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated the door locks were inoperative. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the subframe needed to be replaced. Additionally, the contact was informed that the driveshaft was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 167,000.

The frame is completely rusted holes in some spots. Exhaust is rusted. Exhaust hangers have rusted apart. Fuel tank hangers are rusted almost apart. All brake lines are rusted. Transmission is slipping due to mounting brackets being rusted. Driveshaft has fallen apart due to rust. Terrible condition.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tundra. While the contact's vehicle was at a red light, there was a loud noise as if another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. When the brake pedal was released, a banging noise was heard from the drive line of the vehicle. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact took the driveshaft parts to a driveshaft specialist where the u joint and carrier bearing were replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 07v579000 (power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,000.

Powertrain: driveline : driveshaft. VIN check info shows 12 recalls on my vehicle. Nhtsa shows 0 recalls. Had to replace shaft assy due to fluid leaking at 13,000 miles.

Recently while driving my 2007 Toyota Tundra, my driveshaft fell out of the slip yoke at the front of the truck behind the transmission. After a shuttering of the truck I finally stopped. Luckily, I was only going 10 mph and the damage was limited to the requirement for my drive shaft to be replaced. This is an item identified by Toyota as a problem, however, my VIN was not included in the safety recall. It seems with limited mileage on the vehicle, a catastrophic failure of the drive train would not have taken place. Updated 01/23/lj updated 01/23/14.

Drive yolk went out and blew the rear transmission seal. Could have dropped the drive shaft and caused serious injury. Over 2000 dollars to repair. This truck has been maintained to the tee, all maintenance done on the dot! very well taken care of. The truck is with high mileage, 90,000. However, we were told at time sale it had a 100,000 mile power train warranty in which there was no worry there because if maintained it would last for 300,000 plus miles. Now we are told that that is not so it was not 100,000 miles, it was only 60,000. The truck was very well maintained, all highway miles, drive 50 miles one way to work everyday on interstate, never taken off road, never pull anything. Well so much for honesty, because they basically told me to bad, so sad. I see Toyota is recalling all the 2011 models for drive yolk failure, and I have seen quite a few complaints on various places online on the 2007 Tundra’s drive shaft/yolk. They did recall the driveshafts for the 4x4 Tundras in 2007, but not the 4 x 2’s. Can’t they see there is a problem here also? the truck always felt like something was bumping you when you stopped. We were just told it was normal for the Tundra. So watch out folks with lower milage. I bought a Toyota when I was going to get another vehicle with a longer bumper to bumper warranty but the the Toyota salesman talked us out of it with his 100,000 mile (lie) power train warranty and his 300,000 mile comments. Well, what do I do now? this is ridiculous that they will not stand behind there product or even offer a discount, just a sorry about your luck!.

As I slow down I feel a clunk in the transmission. A few seconds after I come to a complete stop, it feels as if someone bumps me in the rear, only there's no car behind me. They replaced the drive shaft and seal, but now the bump is even more pronounced. Also in the mornings the transmission will not change into 6th gear until I drive app. 1 mile at 60 mph. I am nearing the expiration of my warranty and I am concerned about this issue.

Truck has a clunk and bump coming from the drive train. When you let the foot off the brake the drive shaft jerks. Issue is getting worse. Arbitration says that Toyota has fixed the problem. Still has the problem.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tundra. The contact received a notice for recall number ssc70 (power train:driveline:driveshaft) in January of 2008. The dealer was notified three separate times and they stated that the parts for the repair were unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The VIN, purchase date, and engine size were unknown. The current mileage was 137,000.