NHTSA Complaint #11090487 β 2017 TOYOTA TUNDRA
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11090487 |
| Vehicle | 2017 TOYOTA TUNDRA |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 4,373 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT THIS 2017 TUNDRA DLB CAB BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD TO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING AND THEN UP- SHIFTING ON SLIGHT INCLINES, NOT ENGAGING WHEN PUT IN DRIVE THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR . 1RST TIME THEY CHECKED FLUID AND SAID ALL OK ,2ND TIME CHECKED FLUID AGAIN AND WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE WARMED UP BEFORE DRIVING , 3RD TIME THEY SAID THEY DID A FACTORY RESET ON TRANSMISSION SAYING SOMEHOW OUT OF SYNC / CHECK FLUID = THIS MADE IT DO IT AT DIFFERENT SPEED . NOW IF STOPPED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHILE TRUCK STILL IN DRIVE IT ROLLS BACKWARDS WHILE IN GEAR UNTIL IT CATCHES AND THIS CAUSES ENGINE STALL !!! I CALLED AND ASKED TOYOTA TO START TECH SUPPORT , AFTER RECEIVING A CALL BACK I WAS TOLD TECH'S WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT INCLINE AND THEY WANTED TRUCK OVERNIGHT . SO , NOT ONLY DID I TAKE PICTURES OF THE INCLINE I ALSO FILMED TRUCK ROLLING BACKWARDS IN DRIVE AND STALLING , I TOOK BACK FOR 4TH TIME SHOWED AND UPLOADED PICTURES AND VIDEO TO SHOP FOREMAN'S COMPUTER ( HE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC LOOKED SHOCKED ) THEY KEPT OVERNIGHT AND NEXT DAY . THEN I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE , THEY COMPARED TO SAME TRUCK ( SALESMAN TOLD ME THEY DIDNT HAVE ONE ) AND THAT TRUCK DID SAME THING ( TRYING TO SAY IT WAS OK BECAUSE IT DID IT TOO) AND THEN BEING TOLD AT PRESENT TIME THEY CANNOT FIX AND OR INSTALL NEW PARTS / TRANSMISSION !!!!!! THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO SERIOUSLY HURT , INJURE OR KILL SOMEONE !! AS I TOLD THEM I HAVE HAD THREE OTHER TOYOTA'S , A CHEVY , FORD AND GRAND MARQUIS AND THEY DON'T DO THIS . TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM THEY SEEM TO WANT TO IGNORE !! PLEASE HELP
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