| Issue ID | 855717 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10398186 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 24/04/11 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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 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 mileage. I bought a toyota when i was going to get another vehicle with a longer bumper to bumper warranty but 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! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 90000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | KILGORE, TX |
| VIN pattern | 5TBEV54197SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | RWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 15 |
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