Power Train Driveline Problems of Toyota Tundra

I have 2008 Toyota Tundra that has developed a rearend whine/howling noise at highway speeds. I took the vehicle to Toyota and the technician quickly told me that my left rear bearing is bad. I have learned that Toyota has a problem with Tundra rearends and will not act. There are many postings on the internet about this issue. Please help if you can. I am at the point of needing legal assistance as well.

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I have 2008 Toyota Tundra that has developed a rearend whine/howling noise at highway speeds. I have had it to the selling dealership 5 times at which they have ultimately rebuilt the entire rearend. It did not fix the problem and they are say now that I have to live with it. Toyota corp. Will not act. This does have a TSB. Toyota has a problem with Tundra rearends and will not act. There are many postings on the internet about this issue. Please help if you can. I am at the point of needing legal assistance.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated after receiving a recall in regards to NHTSA campaign id number 07v579000(power train:driveline:driveshaft). When he took the vehicle in for the inspection they advised him that his vehicle was not experiencing that failure. In a few months, he noticed that when he drives at various speeds there was a very violent shaking in the drive shaft. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they advised him that they were not going to assist him. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. The VIN was unavailable. Tb.

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My 2002 Toyota Tundra truck is not drivable at this time. The truck was brought to Toyota dealership after a local mechanic found fluid leaking from rear differential due to rust/rot. During the dealers inspection, they also noted a gas smell and suspect that the gas tank or gas lines are leaking also. The dealer did a frame inspection and while the whole frame is excessively rusted, the frame passed the recall test because it had not been perforated yet. The dealer did not want to even remove the differential plug because the whole unit was so rusty. I have been under the truck and personally seen the excessive rust on the frame, fuel system, and suspension components. Amazingly, the body panels have little or no rust and in very good condition. During previous dealer visits we were verbally told that the rust was normal. The repair estimate for gas tank/lines and new differential housing, etc. Was approximately $7000. I purchased this truck new and have always done all required maintenance and was planning on having the truck for a long time. It currently has 89,101 miles on it. The excessive rust is not normal and I feel that the frame and some associated components are defective. I feel that due to the nature of these defects that the vehicle is unsafe to drive and I'm guessing that it would be difficult to sell and if I did, it would be at a greatly reduced value. I purchased a Toyota truck because of their reputation for building long lasting, high quality vehicles. I feel that in light of these defects that they misrepresented their product.

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2005 Toyota Tundra double cab sr5 transmission mount has 4 bolts and a plastic centering piece 3 of the bolts had worked their way out and the 4th was half way out centering piece was loose and floating in the crossbeam tightened the one bolt went to bob tyler Toyota in pensacola, FL. All that was asked of mewas did I have the extended warranty. I said no I thought the Tundra was covered for 100,000 miles. Besides I considered this a safety issue because my transmission could have become disconnected and caused a wreck or worse. I consider this unacceptable and the attitude of the associate was unconcerned. What can be done about this?.

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Rusted out rear differential and axle.

Entire rear end housing rusted away requiring a whole new rear end housing. Frame is rusting out on whole truck.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I got under my 2002 Toyota Tundra trd sr5 extra cab to assess the rust this past weekend. I was dumbfounded! control arms, front wishbone, suspension brackets, and rear differential look like a shipwreck that's been under the sea for 100 years. The rear differential housing has rusted completely through and is leaking through the side of the housing! the spare tire holder is so rusted the wheel is about to fall off. All shields and safety guards have fallen off or will soon. I bought the truck new in Nov of '01. It now has 84,000 miles. I've had all recommended services performed at the dealer. They never mentioned the rust although they do a "safety inspection" at every service. I've always washed off the salt in the winter. The body panels show no rust at all and the outside of the truck looks like new. I have taken excellent care of this vehicle. I had a chevy truck kept under the same conditions that after 15 years and 250,000 miles looked nothing like this. I cannot drive this truck in this condition.

When returning to my2003 Toyota Tundra, from a doctors appt, I noticed a pool of liquid, under the rear axle of the truck. Having wife back truck up, I checked this viscous, clearish fluid, finding it to be a rear end oil/grease, and had been leaking from mid housing of the rearend. Upon further inspection, I found this had been leaking for enough time that oil spots were all over the rear window of and tailgate of truck. I called Toyota to look at it and they wanted ?$120 just to look at it, so I brought to a mechanic down the road form Toyota and he found the rear axle housing had rusted thru. He in 40 years had never heard of this problem, and while searching for a replacement rear end, could only find one "good used" one in new england. He obtained and replaced my damaged one, for a cost of >$1000. He later told me he had another one come in less then a week, same problem. At home, I found oil had been leaking front the back of the truck for some time, evidenced by oil on the ground and wood near where the back of the truck was backed into driveway.

The left front wheel bearings and the right rear wheel bearings failed after 16,800 miles on my 2008 Toyota Tundra. The vehicle was outfitted with a fifth wheel hitch and factory towing package. It was used seven times to tow a heartland RV foe approximately 4k miles. The trailer weight and tongue load complied with the specs. In the owners manual. All repairs were completed under the Toyota warranty. The dealer commented that fifth wheel towing is prohibited on the 2010 model which has the same rear end.

I have a 2000 Toyota Tundra that I brought in 2005 when I was in NY. I have moved to CT since. I was having my rear brakes adjusted 2 years ago when my mechanic told me that my rear end housing was leaking gear oil. I had to replace the whole rear end housing costing me $1,500. Last week I was having the front brakes replaced and same mechanic told me that my frame behind the driver's door was rusted through. I know that the 2000 tacomas were involved in a recall about rusted frames. I also know that the 2000 Tundra and 2000 tacoma have the same frame. I don't understand how Toyota can have a recall for one model and no recall for another model either though both models have the same faulty part?????????.

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I feel a clunk in the transmission or rear end 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. I complained about it at the dealer but they say they do not know how to fix it? now the bump is getting even more pronounced. Also in the mornings the transmission will not change into 5th or 6th gear until I drive app. 1 mile. I am nearing 25,000 miles and would like these issues fixed before the expiration of my warranty.

I have been hearing some clicking noise when my car is moving and it sounded like metal rubbing. I took it to Toyota and they said nothing was wrong. So when I went to get my emissions test done, the mechanic at the auto shop said that he heard the noise too and it sounded like it was coming from underneath the car in the middle. So they lifted the car and saw where the universal joint is worn out and the manufacturer seal is deteriorating causing the joints to rub together. There are no grease fittings on this so I am having to replace the universal joints as the problem is getting louder and the mechanic said that they needed to be fixed so that it does not break while I am going down the road which could cause problems underneath the car. I called Toyota about this today and they said that would only be covered under warranty and that is 60,000 miles or 5 years. I have 70,000 miles on the car. Toyota failed to check all of these items and catch them when I did my yearly service and mileage appointments with them and now they want to charge me. This could have been a very dangerous situation if it failed while I was on the road.

At first shifting transmission into gear was extremely difficult, and impossible a few times. I had thought that it was the linkage that was dried out and sticking. Transmission is skipping 3rd gear shift and slamming into overdrive with a nerve racking bang, especially at highway speeds when accelerating. Transmission has not been repaired at this time.

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2007 Toyota Tundra long bed 1. Driving down a road and rear tire blows out. 2. The yoke of the drive shaft breaks, separates from the transmission, exits the rear of the vehicle cutting up the rear tire. 3. Front and rear portions of the shafts replaced, gas tanks shields, rear bumper, truck bed both sections of the drive shaft were recovered. There are multiple pictures available. There was a recall for the 4x4 driveshafts, but not the 2wd.

I own a 2003 Toyota Tundra. It currently has 101,200 miles on it. I purchased it brand new and when I reached 15,000 miles the shift column to the right of the steering wheel snapped off in my hand. I brought it to the dealer that I bought it and it took them three weeks to fix because they claimed not to have a tool needed to reassemble the various parts of the column. At approximately 39,000 miles the column again snapped off during normal operation. This time I took it to another Toyota dealer because I had no confidence in the original one that fixed it. I had to argue with the new dealer over covering the repair under warranty which they did eventually do. Once again the second dealer had the vehicle nearly 3 weeks and once again they cited the lack of the appropriate tool to reassemble the column. They actually said they had to fabricate a tool to make the repair. And finally yesterday, the column has snapped for a third time. I can assure you that this is not occurring in a fit of rage, nor am I aggressively handling the shift each time I engage the truck into drive. Both dealers claim that this repair is unheard of at their dealerships which is probably true. I wanted to report it to you all in case there were additional reports coming from other areas of the country. Thank you. Marc a. Lapierre.

2004 Toyota Tundra leaks gear oil from rear differential cover plate. Cover plate is so thin a pin hole developed. Cover plate is pressed on so in order to correct problem, a whole new rear axle is needed according to dealer. When I brought truck into dealer, dealer told me he seen 6 of these like this already. Metal plate is too thin and doesn't hold up to winters in new york and is rusting out due to metal being too thin. Cost for repair is $3500 . When I contacted Toyota, they just said there isn't any recalls on this subject yet. They did recall Toyota tacomas due to rust eating out the frames but no recalls on rear differential cover plate. If gear oil for rear differential leaks out, due to metal fatigue, truck is not drivable and heat caused by friction of gears could cause a fire.

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When you come to a stop, the rear axel feels like a lot of torque is released from the rear end, like someone hits you from behind. It will make the truck move forward a foot or two each time. After taking it to the dealer several times, I was told it was because the rear axles are designed with such tight clearance, that the slip yoke needs to be greased every so often to keep the torque from building up, but no fix had been designed from Toyota. It is very scary when it happens. I was also told it only happens with 4 wheel drive Tundra models. Mine is a 2005 4 door, 4 wheel drive model.

Bought my Tundra in 07 . In 09 of Jan. I took it to Toyota stating after braking it felt like being hit from behind. Toyota replaced the driveshaft. In oct. Of 09 it started all over again. Took it back to Toyota they said they replaced it once & would not replace it again & that it would keep having this problem. I've emailed Toyota , called customer care they said its a characteristic of the Tundra. I only have 42000 miles on truck. If I would of known this I wouldn't have bought it. They told me that the lemon law was only 2 years & that wouldnt help. Where do I go from here.

Defective 4 wheel drive from factory. Two days after purchase I had the opportunity to use the 4 wheel drive. I attempted to engage the 4 wheel drive and it was not operating. I took the vehicle back to the dealer and it was repaired after 6 days in the service department. I was told the 4 wheel drive engaging unit was installed improperly at the factory causing it to fail which also caused the electronic control unit to fail. Both units were replaced. I asked the dealer why the 4 wheel drive unit was not tested before leaving the factory or dealer and was told that this system is not tested at the factory or during dealer preparation.

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Truck cab shakes during higher speeds, Toyota dealers reviewing the problem say that's just how it rides.

I bought a 2003 Toyota Tundra 4x4 and since I bought it I felt that when I was at a stop light my truck accelerated by itself making a huge noise at the rear end axel I took my truck to a Toyota dealer and they said it they find nothing wrong but the problem continued for the 2 years I had the truck then I bough a 2005 Tundra also 4x4 and it has the same problem dealer don't do anything to solve my problem sometimes it feels like if someone hits the truck from behind like a sudden jump or push.