I have been having this on going problem with my 2008 tundra 5.7 4x4 the 4x4 hi/l, vsc, ABS are blinking while driving at different times. Brought truck in ran test and nothing came back. Truck also feels like it bunny hops when going out of first into 2nd gear. Toyota still said nothing is wrong.
2008 Toyota Tundra brakes complaints
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2008 toyota tundra 5.7l double cab w/74,500 miles 4hi, 4lo, ABS, vsc lights come on and flash at random intervals. The first time this happened, the cruise was set at 65 when all four lights started flashing. All other indications are normal. The truck will not engage 4hi, 4lo or vsc until it is turned off and restarted. The same day after approximately 10 miles of driving all four lights started flashing again, this time the cruise was not engaged. Sometimes one or two days pass before it happens again. No error codes are indicated on the computer.
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.
I started my truck and noticed that the ABS brake light was on and the vehicle stability control (vsc) light and the 4-hi and 4-lo lights were flashing as well. The parking lot I was in was mostly empty and slick, so I tried a hard breaking and sure enough the ABS system fails to operate. I tried to accelerate and the vsc failed to work as well. I tried to shift into 4 wheel drive and that failed as well. I went online and found a number of forums where others talked about having the exact same failure. Some stated that the wiring harness failed, others that it was a bad connection. I feel that a failure like this without warning can put drivers at risk. We have come to rely on these technology advances making our vehicles safer to drive, and if they fail without warning, in the middle of a hard braking situation, this could lead to disastrous situation and possible loss of life.
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.
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.
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.
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 the federal safety agency 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".
Toyota tundra 2008 trd rear sway bar failure - rear trd sway bar assembly hardware on 2008 tundra is actually cracking and causing a dangerous situation and bending the rear brake line to the point that if I had not caught the problem my rear brakes would have failed. I was under my truck doing a general inspection and noticed that my left rear trd bilstien shock was leaking. I contacted toyota and told them about the problem and without hesitation they ordered the part without even seeing the truck. Unfortunately when I took the truck in toyota had ordered a standard shock and not a bilstien shock, so I picked my truck back up from them until they got the correct part. A few days latter I noticed a knock coming from my truck and when I had isolated the knock I identified it as the left strap on my trd sway bar kit. What I concluded is that the left rear shock leaking caused too much travel. The extensive travel of the shock caused too much stress on the strap of the sway bar kit and in-turn the strap failed and split in half exposing the rubber bushing (I have pictures of this). I called toyota and informed them of the problem and talked to walter yamamoto the service writter at piercy toyota of milpitas california. I told walter that the sway bar was pressing on the rear break line and had bent it upwards and was now leaning against the rear break line. At no time did walter advise me to take the truck in to the service department. I finally got to scared to drive the truck and took it too toyota and advised them that it was to much of a safety issued to continue to drive the truck. I asked walter to take a look at the sway bar and he saw the issue. I had contacted a couple of other people that confirmed the same thing had happened to their trucks, but when I asked walter if this had happened to anyone else he replied "no". This is a serious problem for toyota because they have sold many of these sway bar kits to tundra owners form 2007 to present.
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.
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.
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.
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
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?
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