2010 Toyota TUNDRA

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2010 Toyota TUNDRA has 216 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 2.7x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is suspension problems (14% of all complaints), specifically: driving on i-80 the front end and steering wheel shook hard, took it to toyota to look at it could find nothing wrong. it is shaking less but still shaking. had to get out of truck to see if i had a flat or wheel was falling off that's how hard it shook. *tr.

13 crash reports 8 injuries

216

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

2.7x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

SUSPENSION

30 complaints

14%

• DRIVING ON I-80 THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD, TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO LOOK AT IT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT IS SHAKING LESS BUT STILL SHAKING. HAD TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT OR WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF THAT'S HOW HARD IT SHOOK. *TR
• THE TRUCK BOUNCES REAL BAD ON SOME CONCRETE ROADS AT ABOUT 65 MPH TO THE POINT I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR CHANGE LANES TO GET IT TO STOP. ON THE SAME ROADS I CAN NOT HOLD THE GAS PEDAL STEADY ITS REVVING THE ENGINE UP ON EVERY BOUNCE I THINK THE RECALL MADE THE PEDDLE TO SENSITIVE ON ROUGH ROADS. *TR
• I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREDIBLE BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND LOCAL WAY. IT HAS ONLY 1,500 MILES AND THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL AND CONCERNS ME. THE TIRES DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THE BOUNCE EFFECT. I CAN'T EVEN PUT MY FAMILY IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE THEY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AND START BOUNCING EV

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“DRIVING ON I-80 THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD, TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO LOOK AT IT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT IS SHAKING LESS BUT STILL SHAKING. HAD TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT OR WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF THAT'S HOW HARD IT SHOOK. *TR”

— NHTSA complaint filing

SPEED CONTROL

25 complaints

12%

• PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE MUST BE PRESSED TO THE POINT OF ACTUAL BRAKING FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN WHILE TRYING TO DISENGAGE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AS IF I WAS ALSO
• HI, I'M NOT SURE HOW TO ADDRESS THIS BUT I THINK SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW. THIS COMPLAINT IS SOMEWHAT ON BEHALF OF A CHP OFFICER AND FAMILY THAT DIED AND THE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE LIKE MYSELF, FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT HAVE TOYOTAS. I TEST CARS FOR THE CALIFORNIA SMOG CHECK PROGRAM. I HAVE TESTED THOUS
• 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCELERATION WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. THE TUNDRA COULD NOT STOP AND HIT A 2000 BUICK WHICH HAD STRUCK A PARKED CAR AND CATAPULTED ACROSS THE LANE IN FRONT OF TUNDRA (BUICK AND TUNDRA GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS). *TR

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 5 crashes

“PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE MUST BE PRESSED TO THE POINT OF ACTUAL BRAKING FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN WHILE TRYING TO DISENGAGE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AS IF I WAS ALSO”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BODY/STRUCTURE

24 complaints

11%

• THE TRUCK BOUNCES REAL BAD ON SOME CONCRETE ROADS AT ABOUT 65 MPH TO THE POINT I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR CHANGE LANES TO GET IT TO STOP. ON THE SAME ROADS I CAN NOT HOLD THE GAS PEDAL STEADY ITS REVVING THE ENGINE UP ON EVERY BOUNCE I THINK THE RECALL MADE THE PEDDLE TO SENSITIVE ON ROUGH ROADS. *TR
• I JUST PURCHASED A 2010 TUNDRA TWO WEEKS AGO. WHILE ON HIGHWAY THIS TRUCK SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS BENDING IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN A CABIN AND A BED. WHILE DRIVING EVERYONE IN THE TRUCK KEEPS BOUNCING OFF THE SEAT AT TIMES. IF THIS WAS DISCLOSED AS "NORMAL" AS DEALER SAYS I WOULD
• DRIVING ON THE EAST 118 GOING ON THE 3RD LANE JUST BEFORE DESOTO AVE. THE TRUCK STARTS TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND MOVED TO THE NUMBER 4 LANE, SAME THING--BED BOUNCE WAS VIOLENT FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE I HAD VERY LIMITED CONTROL O

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 2 crashes

“THE TRUCK BOUNCES REAL BAD ON SOME CONCRETE ROADS AT ABOUT 65 MPH TO THE POINT I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR CHANGE LANES TO GET IT TO STOP. ON THE SAME ROADS I CAN NOT HOLD THE GAS PEDAL STEADY ITS REVVING THE ENGINE UP ON EVERY BOUNCE I THINK THE RECALL MADE THE PEDDLE TO SENSITIVE ON ROUGH ROADS. *TR”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BRAKES

20 complaints

• THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WENT ON ONE MORN. LATER THAT EVENING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT DISENGAGE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, AND COULD NOT STOP MY 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA! WHEN I EVENTUALLY LOST CONTROL TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I CRASHED MY TRUCK INTO A TREE
• BRAKE PEDAL FADES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR PARKED. CAN BE REPEATED EVERY TIME. DEALER CHECKED SYSTEM AND SAID THERE WAS NO DEFECT. "NORMAL OPERATION" TALKED WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED SAME ANSWER. *TR
• THE 2000-2003 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRAS HAVE A KNOWN BRAKE ENGINEERING DEFECT. THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ARE TOO SMALL CAUSING ROUTINE OVERHEATING OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS CONDITION WARPS THE BRAKE ROTORS AND CAUSES AN UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE BRAKE RESPONSE. REPEATED RE-SURFACING OR REPLACEM

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 4 crashes

“THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WENT ON ONE MORN. LATER THAT EVENING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT DISENGAGE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, AND COULD NOT STOP MY 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA! WHEN I EVENTUALLY LOST CONTROL TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I CRASHED MY TRUCK INTO A TREE ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

19 complaints

• ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW MAX TRUCK, I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE. I WAS THE SECOND CAR IN LINE. SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY, MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL TO BOTH CARS BUT THERE WAS NO REASON FO
• TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AS LOW AS 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON ITS ON AND THEN PROCEED TO MOVE FORWARD, THROWING HER VIOL
• I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY HAVE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING ALL DAY. IT'S KIND OF SCARY BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR MAKING A LEFT HAND T

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREW MAX TRUCK, I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE. I WAS THE SECOND CAR IN LINE. SUDDENLY, UNEXPECTEDLY, MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL TO BOTH CARS BUT THERE WAS NO REASON FO”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

SUSPENSION(~50K mi)

$500

SPEED CONTROL(~50K mi)

$500

BODY/STRUCTURE(~50K mi)

$500

BRAKES(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 216 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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SUSPENSION: DRIVING ON I-80 THE FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK HARD, TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO LOOK AT IT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT IS SHAKING LESS BUT STILL SHAKING. HAD TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT OR WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF THAT'S HOW HARD IT SHOOK. *TR
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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SPEED CONTROL: PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE MUST BE PRESSED TO THE POINT OF ACTUAL BRAKING FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHEN WHILE TRYING TO DISENGAGE BY PRESSING THE BRAKE THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP AS IF I WAS ALSO
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BODY/STRUCTURE: THE TRUCK BOUNCES REAL BAD ON SOME CONCRETE ROADS AT ABOUT 65 MPH TO THE POINT I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN OR CHANGE LANES TO GET IT TO STOP. ON THE SAME ROADS I CAN NOT HOLD THE GAS PEDAL STEADY ITS REVVING THE ENGINE UP ON EVERY BOUNCE I THINK THE RECALL MADE THE PEDDLE TO SENSITIVE ON ROUGH ROADS. *TR
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BRAKES: THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WENT ON ONE MORN. LATER THAT EVENING THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT DISENGAGE. I APPLIED MY BRAKES, AND COULD NOT STOP MY 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA! WHEN I EVENTUALLY LOST CONTROL TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I CRASHED MY TRUCK INTO A TREE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)