2008 Toyota Tundra Brakes Problems

RE 2008 TUNDRA, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FEELS "SQUISHY" . WILDE TOYOTA IN WESTALLIS,WISCONSIN INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND PURPORTEDLY INSTALLED ALL NEW BRAKE FLUID AND SAID THEY DID A SCANNING TOOL COMPUTERIZED BLEED OF THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ABS PUMP SYSTEM BLEED. THEY CAHRGED ME APROX $113.00 FOR THAT SERVICE AND THE ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED...THE BRAKE PEDAL STILL EASILY GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. WILDE TOYOTA STATES THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR THIS 2008 TUNDRA AS THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE OTHER 2008 TUNDRA'S THAT DO THE SAME. THEY STATE THEIR IS NO FIXING OF THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY ALLEGE MY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS GUIDELINES SET BY THE NHTS.. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WHOM HAS THE SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR BRAKES. WHEN THE TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS HARD AND DOESN'T GO TO THE FLOOR AND THAT IT WHAT WILDE TOYOTA SAYS IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. BUT THAT INFORMATION OR SPECIFICATION ISN'T RELEVANT WHEN IT COME TO SAFETY, AS WHAT IS IMPORTANT, IS HOW THE BRAKES WORK AND OPERATE AND FEEL WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND CONSIDER MODIFYING YOUR SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIRMENTS ETC OF THIS ISSUE TO HAVE THE SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDE THE DISTANCE THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN TRAVEL WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR THIS SERVICE YOU OFFER. I HAVE A VIDEO OF ME USING MY WEAKER LEFT HAND TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING,, BUT IT APPEARS MPG4 VIDEOS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE UPLOADED WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THEREFORE I TOOK TWO SCREEN SHOTS OF THE VIDEO WHICH I AM SEND. ONE PICTURE SHOWS THE TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RESTING AT APPROX 4" OFF THE FLOOR, AND THE SECOND PICTURE SHOWS THE TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS 1/2" OFF THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED BY MY LEFT HAND AND THE ENGINE RUNNING.

THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS "SOFT" WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. PEDAL TRAVELS FARTHER THAN USUAL, MUST STEP DOWN HARD FOR BRAKES TO FULLY ENGAGE - NO AIR IN BRAKE LINES - BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR IS FULL - ALL BRAKE PADS/SHOES W/90% LIFE REMAINING. C1336 CODE KEEPS COMING UP REFERRING TO "ZERO POINT" CALIBRATION, AND ABS PUMP. CONDITION IS PRESENT DURING ALL TYPES OF DRIVING - CITY - HIGHWAY - TURNING - BACKING. SYMPTOMS STARTED IN EARLY SEPTEMBER 2017.

UPON ROUTINE BRAKE CHANGE/INSPECTION UNCOVERED THAT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLT WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED (TOYOTA PART NUMBER TO47814-0C010) PERMITTING THE ENTIRE BRAKE CALIPER TO MOVE FREELY AROUND ROTOR. DEALERSHIP NOTED VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN CONDITION UNTIL REPAIR COULD BE MADE. REPORTING THIS AS SIGNIFICANT ISSUE GIVEN THAT IT IS DETERMINED UNSAFE BY TOYOTA DEALER, DIRECTLY EFFECTS ABILITY TO STOP, AND IS HAPPENED TO A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN HARD. HALF INCH CALIPER PINS SHOULD NOT DETERIORATE.....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE, THE BEARING, AND THE BRAKE BACKING PLATE FAILED. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

STARTED VEHICLE. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. RELEASED LOCK MANUALLY AND DROVE TO DEALER (6 MILES). THEY REPLACED FUSIBLE LINK AND FOUND ABS CONTROLLER NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE HOME AND THEY WOULD CALL 4 DAYS LATER ON AVAILABILITY OF USED CONTROLLER ($300 VS $1953). BRAKES OK BUT NO ABS. HAD SAME THING HAPPEN AUGUST 31, 2014. HAD THE TUNDRA HAULED TO DEALERSHIP. TUNDRA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT FUSIBLE LINK. BACKORDERED - OUT OF STOCK ALL THE WAY TO JAPAN. TOYOTA HAD TO MANUFACTURE MORE. MORE THAN EXPECTED DEMAND? BOTH TIMES WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AIR BAG WERE ON. TURN SIGNALS AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THE CAUSE. TOLD THEM LOW VOLTAGE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE I HAVE. MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE ARE BEING TRUTHFUL WITH ME AND IF OTHER SAFETY SYSTEMS MAY BE COMPROMISED. *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHAKES. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT DISKS AND BRAKE PADS ALL AROUND AND THE VEHICLE STILL DOES THIS. *TR

THE 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT 40 PLUS MILES AN HOUR CAUSING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVING AND A MAJOR DISTRACTION. TSB 0131-12 FOR THIS ISSUE WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST 2012. HOWEVER, TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA USA HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECT UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE, MY VEHICLE IS A 2008, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2011 BUT FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER CURRENT VEHICLE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,331.

THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHICH CAUSES ALL MY DASH FUNCTION TO FAIL, NO ANTILOCK BRAKES, NO 4X4, SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE. COST FOR REPAIRS. $2500. TRUCKS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 5.7 4X4. VSC/4HI/4LO/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ALL START FLASHING. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALER 3 TIMES. HAVE 88,500 MILES ON TRUCK. WARRENTY RUNS OUT AT 100,000. DEALER STATES THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. SHOWED THEM ONLINE ARTICLES OF SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME ISSUES AND HOW IT WAS RESOLVED. THEY REFUSE BECUASE THERE IS NO CODE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR BACK TO PARK AND STOP APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ALL THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER AND THE TRUCK SKID FORWARD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FEET AS A RESULT. THE TOWING CAPACITY OF THE TRUCK WAS 10,300 LBS AND THE WEIGHT OF THE TRAILER WAS 7,000 LB. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,625 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. FOLLOWING REPAIRS, ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP WITH A SUDDEN, ABNORMAL JOLT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,432.

THIS IS A 2008 TUNDRA V8, 4.7L. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2009 BRAND NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS 17,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY SEPT 11, 2010 THE DASH LIGHT WARNING FOR BRAKES STARTED BLINKING. I STOPPED TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I PUSHED IN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THEN RELEASED. STILL BRAKE LIGHT ON. I DROVE FOR COUPLE OF HOURS WITH LIGHT ON. BRAKES DID SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY. I HAD AN OIL AND SERVICE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED IN JULY 2010, AND NOTHING WAS NOTED. ON SEPT 20, 2010 THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL SOLID RED, SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO. SERVICE REP FIRST CHECKED BRAKE FLUID AND IT WAS NEAR EMPTY. A FEW MORE DAYS AND PROBABLY NO BRAKES AT ALL ACCORDING TO SERVICE REP. I GET A CALL LATER IN DAY AND TOLD "MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEED REPLACING, UNDER WARRANTY". *TR

7/29/09 DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING GEAR AND MPH WAS MOVING FROM 60 TO 80 UP AND BACK DOWN. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE , SHIFTED GEAR TO NEUTRAL BUT NO ACTIONS COULD STOP THE TOYOTA TRUCK. MY NEPHEW AND I JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK WHEN I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SLOWING DOWN AND NO CARS WERE PASSING ON THE FREEWAY. IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM WERE WE JUMPED. THE ENGINE HAD SMOKE COMING OUT AND IT REVVING UP AND DOWN. TOWED IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND AND ACCUSED IT WAS THE FLOORMATS AFTER THEIR MASTER TECH LOOKED AT IT. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE US FOR WORN BRAKES AND BENT ROTORS WHICH WERE CAUSE BY THIS EVENT. IN-DISAGREEMENT WE TOWED TO ANOTHER TOYOTA AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WORN BRAKE PADS, AND BENT ROTORS CANNOT BE FOUND. WE TOOK BACK THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND A SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN 1/15/10. I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK WAS ACCELERATED FROM 25 MPH TO 60 MPH. I PERFORMED ALL WAYS TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. TO AVOID HITTING A BIG-RIG I HAD TO VERGE INTO AN EMBANKMENT. AGAIN POLICE AND FIRE DEPT WERE CALLED BUT NO ONE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SO NO REPORTS WERE TAKEN. AGAIN WE TOWED IT TO THE DEALER STATING THE SAME SITUATION AND AGAIN NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. THEY STILL HAVE THE TRUCK UNTIL TODAY 3/9/10 AND HAVE NOT GAVE ANY ANSWER ON WHAT IS HAD OCCURRED AND NO ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN. I HAVE SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY. FEAR HAUNTS ME AT NIGHT AND I AM AFRAID TO EVEN STEP FOOT INTO THE TRUCK. I AM EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED ON THE ORDEAL AND HOW TOYOTA PERSISTED THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. MY 15 YEAR OLD NEPHEW WHO JUMPED OUT WHILE WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY HAS BEEN TRAUMATIZED AND YET I CANNOT GET ANSWER. *TR

WHILE PRESSING ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MY BRAKES JUST WOULD RELEASED FAST ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL JUST STAYS DOWN & RELEASES BACK UP SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW & IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I'VE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. SO THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT & SENT ME HOME. I JUST UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF HAVING WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

WHILE PRESSING ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, MY BRAKES JUST WOULD RELEASED FAST ENOUGH TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL JUST STAYS DOWN & RELEASES BACK UP SLOWLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW & IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. I'VE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH ME. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER 3 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. SO THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT & SENT ME HOME. I JUST UNDERSTAND THE POINT OF HAVING WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FOR WHEN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM TO SEE WHAT MAY BE CAUSING IT. *TR

TRUCK WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL. ACCELERATED TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC. LET OFF THROTTLE. TRUCK WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. COULD NOT GET TRUCK TO DECELERATE. HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO BRING TO A STOP. TRUCK NEEDS NEW ROTORS AND PADS TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP. OCCURRED ONCE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT AND GAS PEDAL CAN INTERACT. WHEN THE ALL WEATHR MAT IS NOT CLIPPED IN PLACE, AND IS MOVED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BECOME FULLY DEPRESSED. THE MAT CAN TRAP THE PEDAL. UPDATED 11/13/09 UPDATED 03/29/10 *BF

PURCHASES 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4X4 5.7 V8 4/30. ON 5/1 BEGAN HEARING LOUD BANG AS CAR CHANGED GEARS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THE BANG NOISE WAS OFTEN SO LOUD IT SOUNDED LIKE I HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING METAL IN THE ROAD. HAPPENED MOST TIMES I ENTERED CAR AND IT CHANGED FROM 2ND TO 3RD. TOOK TO DEALER TO ADDRESS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. ACTUALLY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE, BUT THAT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AS THE ADVISOR IS NOT QUALIFIED ACCESS AN ISSUE. YET, EACH TIME I DROVE THE CAR IT HAPPENED. FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR. THE BANG WAS LOUD, AND THE MANAGER DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. AFTER SEVERAL MORE DAYS THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. MANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE TRUCK YET THERE WERE NO "CODES" SHOWING. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THAT ANSWER AND WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP OWNER. AFTER A FEW DAYS WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH HIM IN THE CAR. THEN WE HAD THE SERVICE DIRECTOR IN CAR AND DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAD NO LESS THAN 4 EMPLOYEES OF THE DEALER DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. FINALLY, AFTER 25 DAYS IN THE SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE ABS SYSTEM. APPARENTLY WHEN THE TUNDRAS START UP THEY WILL DO A ABS SELF TEST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10-20 MPH. MINE WAS APPARENTLY OVERTESTING. A PART WAS REPLACED IN MY CAR, AROUND A $3000 PART, AND AWAY I WENT. IT SEEMS TO BE LESS OF A BANG NOISE, BUT IT IS STILL THERE. TO SHOW THAT IT WAS "NORMAL," THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AND I TOOK RIDE IN A NEW TUNDRA OFF OF THE LOT. IT MADE THE SAME NOISE. I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT A TRUCK THAT I KNEW MADE A NOISE LIKE THAT, NEVER. BUT IT APPEARS THEY ALL DO. WHY DI IT TAKE THE DEALER 25 DAYS TO FIGURE THIS OUT? DO THE 2008 TUNDRAS HAVE AN ABS PROBLEM? *TR