2009 Toyota Tundra problems

“PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 67 MILES ON IT, AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES IT STARTED TO MAKE A DRAGGING SOUND FROM THE FRONT DRIVE TRAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT HEAR OR FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HAD IT BACK ANOTHER TIME FOR INSPECTION AND MENTIONED NOISE AGAIN BUT STILL THEY COULD NOT "HEAR ANYTHING". I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK SINCE THEN WITH THE NOISE COMING AND SUBSIDING, THE TRUCK NOW HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH VIBRATIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SEVEN YEAR WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I'M SURE THAT IF I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY WILL NOW HEAR THE NOISE. I LOOKED AT ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS, TOYOTA HAS TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS.”

“IT LOSES POWER, MY 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH LESS THAN 90,000 MILES , JUST DECELERATES AND WENT DOWN TO 30 MILES PER HOUR IN THE FREEWAY, I USED A CARMD READING TO GIVE ME A CODE, AND IT SHOWS THAT THE CODE WAS P2442, IT WILL COST ME $2,500 OR MORE TO FIX IT. THE ENGINE RED LIGHT, VSC AND 4LO WILL SHOW IN THE DASH. *TR”

“MY 2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA THIS PAST FRIDAY AS A RESULT OF THE THROTTLE BODY STICKING OPEN..IE WOULD STALL. AFTER REPAIRS, THE TRUCK DROVE FINE FOR 2 HRS APPROX. AFTER STOPPING FOR SUPPER (1HR) I STARTED MY TRUCK AGAIN...THIS TIME THE ENGINE ACCELERATED IN PARK UPTO 5,000 + RPMS FOR 10-15SECS AND THEN DOWN TO 500 RMPS...THEN REPEATED THIS OVER AND OVER. I WAITED TIL THE RPMS DROPPED TO 500 AND PLACED TRUCK IN GEAR TO TRY TO GET IT HOME. THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN...ALMOST TAKING ME THROUGH A RED LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO PRESS HARD ENOUGH ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IN TIME....THEN IT TOOK OFF AGAIN FOR ANOTHER BLOCK WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING BUT RIDING THE BRAKES. I TURNED INTO A RANDALLS PARKING LOT WHEN RPMS DROPPED TO 500 AGAIN,...DODGING PEOPLE WHO WERE WALKING INTO THE GROCERY STORE. WHEN IT DROPPED AGAIN, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PUT TRUCK INTO PARK. THIS, ALL WHILE THE ENGINE WAS CONSISTENTLY CHANGING FROM 500RPMS UPTO 5,000+ RPMS WITH NO INTERRUPTION'S CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, STILL SHAKING, BUT ONLY ONE PERSON WAS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP...HE ADVISED SINCE THEY WERE CLOSED THAT ANOTHER DEALER WAS OPEN LATER. SO I HAD…”

“REPORTING A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE ECM, WIRE HARNESS, AND A SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION. IN PARTICULAR, A TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED AND ALLOWED A TRANSMISSION FLUID TO WICK ITS WAY THROUGH THE WIRE HARNESS AND INTO THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRUCK. IN THIS CASE, THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK'S STARTER TO ENGAGE WHEN THE LIGHTS FOR THE VEHICLE WERE TURNED ON, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE TRUCK WAS ALREADY RUNNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP RUNNING, EVEN WHEN THE KEY WAS DISENGAGED FROM THE IGNITION. UPON ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE DAYLIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, THE TRUCK DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF MY STREET, JUST AFTER PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS, THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD GOTTEN INTO THE COMPUTER AND THAT THIS WAS MOST LIKELY THE CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME THE COMPUTER, TURNED IT UPSIDE DOWN, AND I COULD SEE THE FLUID DRIPPING OUT. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $3,855.95. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, WHICH WAS DENIED CITING THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA DID NOT ISSUE A WRITTEN RESPONSE, AND I SIMPLY…”

“The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the TPMS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the TPMS replaced however, the vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V185000 (Tires) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.”

“RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR FAULTY SPIRAL CABLES EFFECTING AIRBAG MALFUNCTION ON MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 COROLLA, 2009-2010 MATRIX, 2008-2010 HIGHLANDER, 2009-2010 TACOMA, 2006-2008 RAV4 AND 2006-2010 YARIS VEHICLES. MY 2009 TUNDRA CREWMAX THAT I JUST BOUGHT HAS THIS PROBLEM AND HAS HAD IT FOR TWO YEARS ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. WHY IS THE TUNDRA LEFT OUT OF THESE RECALLS WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL TOYOTA AUTOS IN THIS TIME PERIOD”