2002 Toyota Tundra: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Body · 240,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota tundra. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle a clunking noise was present coming from under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer sansone toyota (90 us-1, avenal, nj) who examined the vehicle and discovered that the subframe was severely damaged due to rust and corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 240,000. *tt *tr consumer stated recall expired and was not properly notified of the recall.

Filed Aug 18, 2010 · Transmission · 89,000 miles · DC

I own a 2002 toyota tundra and I have had approximately five occasions where I heard a clunk while driving the toyota tundra as if the transmission was slipping during the month of july 2010. On august 13, 2010, I was driving approximately 75 MPH when I had driven the tundra approximately 200 miles, I pulled off of the highway to refill with gasoline and as I slowed down to the pump, the tundra began to excessively shake and stalled. I then started the vehicle up which started well and I cut it off to refill with gasoline. Once I began to take off, the tundra began to shake again and stalled, not more than 1/10th of a mile from the pump. I started the vehicle again and when I put the tundra in gear, the tundra continuously stalled no matter whether in drive, neutral or reverse. Every time I started the vehicle and put it in a gear, it would stall. The vehicle was towed to my residence which was approximately 100 miles. My failure mileage was approximately 89,000 miles.

Filed May 5, 2010 · Body · 87,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota tundra. The contact referenced recall 09v444000 (structure: frame and members: under body shields) for which he received a recall notice. He took the vehicle to an authorized dealership where the vehicle was inspected and he was informed that the vehicle was fine. The contact stated that the vehicle was rusting and flaking in the rear cross member but the dealer did nothing. While driving at approximately 50-60 MPH, the vehicle made a clunking noise and shook from the front end. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer for the failure at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000. The current mileage was approximately 89,000.

Filed Apr 20, 2010 · Transmission · 111,000 miles · TX

I encountered the same transmission failure that's similar to other the federal safety agency odi reports. The problem - which I understand is fairly common with this 2002 toyota tundra - started with rough shifting and clunking noises in the power train at around 60,000 miles. The odd sounds started intermittently at highway speeds and then became more frequent and then finally resulted in failure at around 111,000. The transmission quit at a highway intersection stop 140 miles from home in january, 2010. It would not go into proper gear after stopping on the highway. The vehicle was towed to the nearest toyota dealer in victoria, texas on saturday evening for repair work that was eventually done four days later at a total out-of-pocket cost of nearly $4,000 (parts, labor, rental car, towing; does not include missed work)...this vehicle has been maintained properly by my toyota dealer. So the transmission should not have failed so soon, as my other trucks (ford, dodge, and even nissan) never required transmission replacements, leaving me stranded in harm's way along a rural highway. So my next pickup truck will most likely not be a toyota.

Filed Nov 23, 2009 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · CA

While driving on the highway I would occasionally hear a slight "clunk". Sounded like it might be the transmission. This first occurred around 85k miles. Then again about a year later. After the second or third time, I took the car a transmission specialist. They reported that the overdrive gear bearing was failing and this was common on the early tundras. Apparently the needle bearing begins to fall apart and eventually the whole transmission goes out. Rebuilding the transmission costs just about as much as replacing it and there was already damage to the gears. End result -- I had to replace the entire transmission at 100k miles. If this is truly a common failure, it seems that toyota put these trucks on the road with a transmission that wasn't up to the task. I rarely haul heavy loads or trailers and consider my use of the truck to be very gentle. Hardly anything that would cause the early demise of a transmission.

Filed May 2, 2009 · Transmission · 34,500 miles · AR · 1 injury

While driving on the freeway my truck made a bad sound from the transmission a gear grind clunk noise. I pulled off the freeway asap and put it in park. There was no fluid draining or any thing. When I went to put it in drive it was hard to go into gear. But it drove ok so I went to my appointment less than a mile away. From there my wife picked me up and we did some christmas stuff and got back to the car later than expected and I had to drive it home (aprox 5-7 miles). At first it was ok then clunk grind jump neutral in a bad spot on the freeway. I was able to get it about another mile to safety it jumped again and no gears. I had to push it out of harms way and jacked up my back. I was trying to stay off the operating table for my back now if im on my feet more than couple of hours I am bed ridden from days to weeks. At the beginning of the day perfect vehicle with 34000 miles now needing a $4500 transmission. I checked with some shops and a couple of dealers and they all said the same thing broken main shaft, factory defect weak main shaft. Toyota would not pay for it. 2002 vehicle. I notified toyota the vehicle was in storage in california and would be started from time to time to keep my warranty as I am handicapped and could not get back to it. Now they had no info on this and I had to pay to fix a 34k mile toyota for a defect and now get a back operation.