2001 Toyota Tundra brakes problems
134 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2001 Toyota Tundra, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 134 25% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 82 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 17 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 82 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 4 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Brakes and ball joint failure of toyota tundra lim. 4door 4.7l 8 cylinder 4x4 right side wheel came off and hit two persons on the shoulder of the highway in which one was killed.
2001 toyota tundra brakes shake excessively even after replacing them with new ones. Transmission makes a loud thump when going into overdrive.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Tundra
- Body & structure 174 complaints
- Suspension 89 complaints
- Steering 23 complaints
- Transmission 20 complaints