2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA Electrical System Problems
11 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA
11 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Electrical System Complaints
My ruck was recalledseveral years agofor the frame. To correct this issuea toyota dealer spray the frame.this did not stop the frame from rusting.a lot of other people I talked to said their frames replaced with no questions asked. But not mine.when I talked toyota for the new england territory, I was just given a run around. And nothing was done. There have been other recalls such as the air bag recall Iam not sure that was done correctly. Recently I took my toyota to toyota of Keene NH. I was told that they found other issues like the yransfer case was cracked in half. And there was a priblem with the head lights. Yes I can see there was a problem with the lights, someone at toyota service did not plug them backin after they checked them. I had to move the battery to get at the head light...
ON 10/02/14 THE ORIGNAL BATTERY IN THE TRUCK FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN INTERSTATE BATTERY,#MTP24. THIS BATTERY FAILED AND WAS AGAIN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER INTERSTATE BATTERY ON 10/8/15 AT NO CHARGE. THIS BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN TODAY, 4/18/16. GREG LEBLANC TOYOTA @ 220 S. HOLLYWOOD RD., HOUMA, LA 70360 TESTED THE VECHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING TO BE DRAWING THE BATTERY DOWN. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY BUT WHEN WHEN WE TRIED TO START IT(PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AT OUR HOME) AFTER USING IT ON FRIDAY NIGHT, IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER IN ANY FASHION THE NEXT DAY. MY QUESTION IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE THAT COULD BE WRONG WITH THE VECHICLE THAT MAY SHOW IN THE TESTING THAT IT IS WORKING BUT COULD BE FAULTY. I DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO GO THROUGH 3 BATTERIES IN 18 MONTHS. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WERE AN RECALLS...
POWER WINDOW CONTROLS ARE INTERMITTENT . WINDOW FREEZES IN THE DOWN POSITION AT RANDOM. SO FAR ONLY AFFECTS FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW . TOYOTA SAYS SINCE I DIDN'T BUY IT NEW , TOO BAD FOR ME . I THOUGHT I SAW A POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH RECALL ON THE NEWS ? ALSO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS SHUT OFF . WHICH I GUESS IS A GOOD THING . TOYOTA SAYS JUST DON'T HAVE ANYONE RIDE THERE ! REALLY ? I HAVE NO WORD FROM THEM CONCERNING HOW LONG MUST WE ALL WAIT FOR REPAIRS . MY TRUCK WAS UNDER 90,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED , NOW ITS A YEAR LATER . ALSO THE DRIVERS DOOR RELEASE CABLE BROKE SO YOU CANNOT GET OUT . I FIXED THAT MYSELF , BUT WHAT IF THE WINDOWS AND THE ,DOORS ALL FAILED AND TRAPPED YOU IN THERE ? WINDOW...
WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OVER/DRIVE TURNS OFF. YOU HIT THE BUTTON TO TURN IT BACK ON AND START DRIVING AND IT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF AGAIN, NO MATTER YOUR SPEED. IT HAS TURNED OFF ON ME DOING 70MPH AND REALLY BOGS DOWN THE TRANSMISSION. I FOUND IF YOU WIGGLE THE RUBBER BOOT AT THE CONSUL IT WILL TURN IT BACK ON. READ ON GOOGLE THE WIRE IS STRIPPED FROM ALL THE YEARS OF SHIFTING AND IS SHORTING IT OUT.
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP NEEDS REPLACED. CODE P1441 AND P1444 ERROR CODE. THIS RECALL ONLY EFFECTS 2007-2009 MODELS ALTHOUGH THE SAME PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING IN 2005 AND 2006. MINE BEING A 2006 ISN'T COVERED BY A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A 2K PLUS JOB. THANKS
VEHICLE KICKS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING WOULD SHIFT REAL HARD INTO SECOND GEAR TAKING OFF THEN WHEN UP TO SPEED WOULD KICK OUT OF GEAR AS INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST RANDOMLY. *TR
INFLATED THE TIRES TO ENSURE PROPER PSI'S PRIOR TO OPERATION. TIRE WARNING LIGHT SHUTS ON AND OFF. TIRE WARNING LIGHTS WILL REMAIN ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, IDLING, AND IN OPERATION. THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN FULLY RESOLVED. THE TIRE SENSORS COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WHICH IS NOT BEING REPORTED AS WELL. WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX UNLESS THE RECALL IS UNDER TOYOTA'S WEBSITE AND NOT THE NHTSA. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, INJURY, OR DEATH. *TR
MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA SXP HAS HAD A BATTERY KILLING SYMPTOM SINCE I PURCHASED BACK IN 2006. I DID NOT REALIZED THE "CAUSE" AFTER IT KEPT REPEATING MANY TIMES DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. BATTERY WILL BE EXHAUSTED (DIED) WHEN PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN AND CLOSE WITHOUT OPEN AND CLOSE THE DRIVER DOOR. IN OTHER WORD, IF ONLY THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPEN AND CLOSE AND THE DRIVER DOOR IS UNTOUCHED, THEN THE BATTERY SURELY DIED. QUALITY TOYOTA DEALER HAS BEEN SWAPPING BATTERIES (MAYBE 3 TIMES). MY LAST SERVICE WAS ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH THE SAME SYMPTOM AFTER A NEW ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND WAS PROMISED THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE CAUSE. SAME SYMPTOM HAPPENED A WEEK AFTER THIS LAST SERVICE (11/18/2011). THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] AND HIS SERVICE ASSISTANT [XXX] AT QUALITY IMPORT KEPT TELLING ME THAT THE TRUCK HAVE TO BE TURNED ENGINE ON DAILY FOR ABOUT...
MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED MAXIMUM ACCELERATION ON SEVEN (7) OCCASIONS WHEN I MADE HARD ACCELERATIONS IN ORDER TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES WHILE ALSO ENGAGING THE RESUME MODE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. ON THE FIRST TWO (2) OCCASIONS I APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY WITH NO RESULTS AND MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS FORCED TO KNOCK THE TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN A MAX RPMS AND I KEEP PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL UNTIL THE ENGINE FINALLY SLOWED. THE LAST TIME A SIMILAR EVENT OCCURRED I HAD A OPEN HIGHWAY AFTER PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE SO I CUT THE IGNITION OFF AND MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, I TURNED THE IGNITION BACK ON AND MY TRUCK WENT TO MAX ACCELERATION AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I CUT THE IGNITION OFF I HEARD A THUMP IN THE FLOOR BOARD CLOSE THE GAS PEDAL AND...
WHY HAVE MY ODI'S NOT BEEN ADDRESSED ? 10183308, 10288886, 10293097, 10293888, 10314732. I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE NOV. 2006. THAT IS WHEN I PURCHASED IT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME I DIDN'T HAVE REPAIR ORDERS WRITTEN UP. I AM NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THAT'S FINE. BUT REGARDLESS I WANT MY VEHICLE FIXED. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN OCT. 2009 DUE TO SUA. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER AND MY INSURANCE CARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT BY A FACTORY REP. IT WAS DECIDED BY TOYOTA THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA TO GET AN ESTIMATE ON REPAIRS. THAT WAS A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF JUST UNDER $2000.00. I WAS TOLD NOT TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE UNTIL I HEARD FROM TOYOTA. TO THIS DAY OF MARCH 5, 2010 THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED....
MY YOUNG SON (7) WAS ATTEMPING TO PLAY THE VIDEO STATION THAT IS PART OF MY NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA'S VIDEO SYSTEM. THE UNIT STARTED TO CATCH FIRE. WITHIN A MINUTE OF BEING PLUGGED IN INTO THE BEHIND THE HEADREST VIDEO, IT STARTED TO SMOKE, BLACK SMOKE. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER THE TRUCK, RAN TO THE BACK AND TOOK THE UNIT OUT OF MY SON'S HANDS BEFORE HE WAS INJURED. THE UNIT WAS EXTREMELY HOT.
Other 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA Problem Areas
Air Bags
132 complaints
Structurebody
122 complaints
Suspension
72 complaints
Unknown Or Other
65 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
28 complaints
Steering
24 complaints
Service Brakes
20 complaints
Engine
18 complaints
Structureframe And Members
18 complaints
Power Train
17 complaints
Wheels
17 complaints
Structure
15 complaints
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint
13 complaints
Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields
12 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
10 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
6 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
6 complaints
Tires
6 complaints
Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control
6 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
4 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
3 complaints
Exterior Lighting
3 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip
3 complaints
Suspensionfront
3 complaints
Electrical Systemignitionmodule
2 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System
2 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Equipment Adaptivemobility
2 complaints
Seat Belts
2 complaints
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armupper Ball Joint
2 complaints
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
1 complaint
Air Bagson Off Switch Assembly
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignition
1 complaint
Electrical Systemwiring
1 complaint
Electrical Systemwiringinteriorunder Dash
1 complaint
Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner
1 complaint
Equipmentotherlabels
1 complaint
Equipmentrecreational Vehicletrailer
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinedelivery
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinedeliveryfuel Pump
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinedeliveryhoses Linespiping And Fittings
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinestoragetank Assemblyfiller Pipe And Cap
1 complaint
Power Traindriveline
1 complaint
Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicpower Assisthydraulichoses Linespiping And Fittings
1 complaint
Steeringrack And Pinionrack
1 complaint
Structurebodydoor
1 complaint
Structurebodytailgate
1 complaint
Suspensionfronthub
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Suspensionrearspringsleaf Spring Assembly
1 complaint
Tiresvalve
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint