SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN MY FRONT BRAKES WHEN DRIVING WITH MY PICKUP BED LOADED WITH WOOD AND COMING DOWN A HILL. ALSO, HAPPENED TO A LESSER EXTENT WHEN PICKUP BED WAS EMPTY AND COMING OFF THE FREEWAY ON A DOWNSLOPE. HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED, AND WAS ADVISED OF TSB BR004-02. FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS, BACKING PLATES, BRAKE HOSES, WHEEL BEARINGS, OIL SEALS AND FLANGE BOLTS WERE REPLACED. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I HAD TO PAY OVER $2,000 PLUS TAX. I FEEL THIS IS WRONG DUE TO TSB SHOULD BE A RECALL. THERE IS OBVIOUS DESIGN FAULT IN THE SIZING OF THE CALIPERS.*AK
2008
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WOULD NOT PROPERLY OPERATE IN A FLASHING MODE TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF LOW TIRE AIR PRESSURE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT NOT TO BE CONCERNED WITH THE OPERATIONAL ISSUE. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V148000 (TIRES: PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE WHEN THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED THEY WOULD NOT INFORM HIM. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER CONCERNING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000. ..UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF THE TPMS WOULD NOT RESET WHEN THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. UPDATED 09/26/11
