Major Problems with 2004 Toyota Tundra Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2004 Toyota Tundra

2004 Toyota Tundra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 34000 miles

2004 Toyota Tundra LOWER BALL JOINT Victims: 2

2004 Toyota Tundra AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 187000 miles

Browse 2004 Toyota Tundra complaints by category

Problems with BODY, SUSPENSION and LOWER BALL JOINT are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Tundra owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
BODY > STRUCTURE sun roof exploded and glass fell inside of vehicle. also damaged outside of cab and hard cover on bed of	102 ~ 87624 miles
SUSPENSION toyota has issued recall notice ssc 70b for the tundra. i called several times attempting to schedule to have recall...	73 ~ 89696 miles
LOWER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT dt: 2004 toyota tundra. the consumer stated the lower ball joint on the front passenger's side separated and the tire...	46 ~ 55260 miles
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact was driving approximately 35 mph before approaching a stop sign. there...	44 ~ 39780 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE excessive rust accumulation on frame of truck. recall campaign # 09v444000 states toyota will initiate a field action on 2004...	34 ~ 67486 miles
POWER TRAIN during the course of routine service at independent garage mechanic pointed out three major components with severe corrosion issues that...	32 ~ 397213 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact received a notification for an unknown manufacturer recall. however the...	31 ~ 119869 miles
STEERING event was the gear lever became looser and looser. it resulted in the gear not being able to go into...	16 ~ 94883 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE vehicle frame and undercarriage seems to have an excessive amount of rust and deterioration. as i perform maintenance on the...	13 ~ 89300 miles
SERVICE BRAKES rear end leaking oil. mechanic able to put finger through housing due to severe rusting. entire rear end replaced under...	12 ~ 80418 miles
STRUCTURE [xxx] the owner of toyota 2004 tundra vehicle id [xxx] for toyota case #[xxx]. as reported to the toyota customer...	9 ~ 99620 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that there was a shortage in the electrical system in...	9 ~ 255225 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION dt: the front end shimmied and the outside of the frnt tire began to wear. the dealer did wheel balance...	8 ~ 31515 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i was in line to go through the gate at the lake. i had 6 cars in front of me...	7 ~ 78669 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: consumer needs new brake rotors and pad. they needed to be replaced after 13 000 miles. the rear brakes	7 ~ 25344 miles
WHEELS the vehicle started vibrating uncontrollably without warning and a loud noise followed. afterwards. the driver was able to maintain control...	6 ~ 95917 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING excessive rust throughout underbody and drive train components. porous rusted through differential now leaking oil. rust issues started while vehicle...	5 ~ 47580 miles
SEAT BELTS tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that due to the driver's height she was unable to...	4 ~ 49866 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that he heard a noise while driving 45 mph and suspected...	4 ~ 56500 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that there was a strong fuel odor coming from...	3 ~ 123667 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES while driving the spare tire fell off of the truck due to a badly rusted spare tire wench as i...	3 ~ 113371 miles
ENGINE catalytic converter failed at 55 023 miles and was replaced under warranty. the same catalytic converter failed again at 110...	3 ~ 87461 miles
UPPER BALL JOINT > CONTROL ARM > FRONT dt*: the contact stated the ball joints had been replaced twice. prior to both failures the steering became difficult. the...	3 ~ 70167 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while drivingthe vehicle skidded into the right lane. driver applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. driver...	3 ~ 13333 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN while driving tracking device came on and off on its own. vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. consumer depressed brake pedal in order...	3 ~ 41000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that there was an electrical failure in the vehicle....	2 ~ 150500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL vehicle vsc trac and vsc off light flash at random at any time any speed. appears to effect thousands of	2 ~ 74000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my 2004 toyota tundra must be manually attended when pumping fuel. if the pump is set to automatically pump until...	2 ~ 55140 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY the glass on the sunroof of my 2004 toyota tundra came loose. *tr...	2
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC the brakes failed to disengage the cruise control and the vehicle continued to gain in speed as i was exiting...	2 ~ 35000 miles
EQUIPMENT lower ball joint recall danger. *tr...	2 ~ 25000 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving to work the axel on my toyota tundra broke and the entire right front end fell off and...	2
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE engine would shut off intermittently at any speed then finally would not start when shut off dealer replaced fuel pump...	2 ~ 64000 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING i drove off the highway and it felt like the truck was steering itself. i had this steering problem since...	2 ~ 31000 miles
DIFFERENTIAL UNIT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN 2004 toyota tundra with a limited slip differential. on wet payment if both wheel spin at the same time (...	2 ~ 42583 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC vehicle is experiencing brake failure. while driving down hill in light snow the vehicle was picking up speed as the...	2 ~ 17000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY a week ago rear window of 2004 toyota tundra had popped out of the vehicle while driving on an off...	2 ~ 19000 miles
STABILIZER BAR > FRONT > SUSPENSION front suspension stabilizer bar rusted off of frame resulting in large structurally compromising hole in the welding location on the...	1 ~ 140000 miles
SEATS was driving with 2 family members in truck.had back window down which was a good thing when sunroof exploded it...	1 ~ 105000 miles
CONTROL ARM > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that while driving at 15 mph the front driver...	1 ~ 103000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING heat generated from the cargo lamp bulbs have melted the plastic housing completely through. issue was found after removing the	1 ~ 105200 miles
HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. while hauling a camper the power steering failed when the contact attempted...	1 ~ 62500 miles
LINKAGE AND CABLE > MECHANICAL > CONVENTIONAL had truck in for oil change whole frame drive shaft parking brake cable is rusting through. *tt...	1 ~ 165000 miles
RIM > WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with 17 inch rims...	1 ~ 94000 miles
PARKING BRAKE rear end leaking oil. mechanic able to put finger through housing due to severe rusting. entire rear end replaced under...	1 ~ 109000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tire was losing air and when i tried to replace it with the spare tire i noticed a large bulge...	1 ~ 30000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY my 2004 toyota tundra double cab has an excessive amount of rust on the undercarriage. because of this rust the...	1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM my 2004 toyota tundra double cab has an excessive amount of rust on the undercarriage. because of this rust the...	1
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. while driving approximately 55 mph the contact swerved to avoid an animal in...	1 ~ 92000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY there are two cables that hold the tailgate in place when fully opened(extended). yesterday(7/17/08) while unloading my motorcycle both cables...	1 ~ 65269 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN 2004 toyota tundra leaks gear oil from rear differential cover plate. cover plate is so thin a pin hole developed....	1 ~ 101000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY faulty window regulator design causes windows to rattle violently potentially leading to shattering. *tr...	1 ~ 37000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that he heard a noise while driving 45 mph and suspected...	1 ~ 80000 miles
POWER STEERING FLUID > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING tl*the contact owns 2004 toyota tundra. the contact stated that he heard a noise while driving 45 mph and suspected...	1 ~ 80000 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. the contact viewed a recall notice for the lower ball joints on...	1 ~ 100000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION rear bearing failure in 2004 toyota tundra related parts abs gear broke. not able to control truck at a regular...	1 ~ 40000 miles
SEAL > AXLE SHAFT > AXLE ASSEMBLY rear bearing failure in 2004 toyota tundra related parts abs gear broke. not able to control truck at a regular...	1 ~ 40000 miles
IDLER AND ATTACHMENT > ARM > LINKAGES jan 6 2007 while driving on paved city street i heard a load bang and the drivers front end dropped...	1 ~ 107400 miles
DRUM > DRUM > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS toyota tundra truck shakes under braking. during brake service rear brake drums found to be warped. *jb...	1
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS dt*: the contact stated the lap and shoulder belt in the left rear seat had tightened and locked causing welts...	1 ~ 42830 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS dt*: the contact stated the brake pads wore out with extremely low mileage on 7 occasions. the rotors also required	1 ~ 46000 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS dt*: the contact stated the brake pads wore out with extremely low mileage on 7 occasions. the rotors also required	1 ~ 46000 miles
VISIBILITY unknown what has caused this it seems as if the windows on my 2004 toyota tundra double cab will fall...	1 ~ 30000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM engine would shut off intermittently at any speed then finally would not start when shut off dealer replaced fuel pump...	1 ~ 60000 miles
HYDRAULIC > POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 1) normal everyday driving. 2)front rotars warped and rear drums warped caused erratic stoping ability and vibration. 3)recut rotars and	1 ~ 17300 miles
STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE gas tank defect sometimes it indicates empty tank but it is not empty sometimes it indicate full tank but it...	1
TORQUE CONVERTER > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN purchased a toyota tundra brand new with 16 miles in august 2004. several weeks later i noticed a high-pitched scraping...	1 ~ 1000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY a week ago rear window of 2004 toyota tundra had popped out of the vehicle while driving on an off...	1
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the 2004 tundra is available with a fully extended cab which i own. this model uses a different electronic/mechanical mechanism...	1 ~ 1000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES hi i have (5) original equipment bf goodrich rugged trail (p265/70r16) radial tires on my 2002 toyota tundra pickup truck...	1
LATCH > TAILGATE > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tailgate opens unexpectedly fails to latch properly without slamming it. we have approx. 150 of these trucks several have this	1 ~ 12000 miles
TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) > POWER TRAIN the brakes on my 2004 toyota tundra double-cab do not work properly (and never have). when you press on the...	1
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY the 2004 double cab tundra defroster only works on outside air when in traffic the carbon monoxide comes into the...	1

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