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BTW you would do better posting that message in the rate your Tundra forum, not the problem forum (lol).
-Eric
* 3-in-1 in-dash CD (single CD not the changer)
* Fog Lamps
* 5 spoke alloy wheels
* Convenience package/Keyless entry
* floor mats
It's got the white exterior with light charcoal interior. And yes, I love the new car/truck smell! It even gets the garage smelled up with that scent. Kinda like perfume, I guess.
It's fairly basic on the options; I wouln't have minded getting the ABS but none of the trucks the dealer had in stock had the ABS with the color/options I wanted. And he "tried" calling other dealers and looked up on the dealer inventory database for the package I wanted. "closest" one with what I wanted was about 100 miles away in Palm Springs. Well, I didn't want to burn up anymore time shopping, so I took the one without the ABS - that's the only thing lacking in my new truck that I wanted. I don't think it's a very big deal though. Any thoughts? Should I have held out for the ABS?
The oil change package I got was for every 4 months or factory recommended change (5,000 miles) whatever comes first. But I think I'll probably change more often between the freebies (by yours truly) especially during the break-in period.
I know this is the problem forum but I just wanted to reply to the above posts. Hopefully, I won't have a need to ask about problems with my Tundra, but judging on the heated debates above, I guess I'll be at least checking posts frequently for the fun of it.
Later, JD
My truck wil be straight from factory, but I still think I might pass on ABS unless theyre gonna throw it in. I dont have a huge trailer or anything to haul so im not too worried, guess it might be worth it for some. It's not like you can get going fast enough in L.A. to worry about ABS lol. Heck, I could probably get by with just 1st gear most days.
I got the VIP alarm system more for the keyless entry than anything. I had it on my last car and liked it enough to get it on my truck. Dealer gave it to me at cost installed when I bought the truck.
Second, only the tundra offers 60K powertrain warranty. Had this happened to a Chevy/Ford/Dodge truck owner, then they would have been SOL. You did not have to pay a penny out of you own pocket to fix this. You would have been royally pissed had you paid to fix it.
Third, no truck is perfect. But from reading the many posts in Town Hall and the surveys, the Tundra is far and away better in reliability than the other big trucks.
ODI ID: 724076 Make: CHEVROLET TRUCK Model: C1500 Year: 2000
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Date of Failure: 03/17/2000
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: 1. THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. IT HAD PROBLEMS GOING INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD GET STUCK BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR IT WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. 2. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS A O-RING BUSTED LOOSE FROM THE RADIATOR THAT CONNECTED THE TRANSMISSION LINE TO THE RADIATOR AND SPURTED TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND SPARK PLUG WIRES WITH CAUSED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE REPLACED WHAT THEY FELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
ODI ID: 756417 Make: TOYOTA TRUCK Model: TUNDRA Year: 2000
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Date of Failure: 12/13/2001
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: INITIAL SYMPTOM BEFORE FAILURE - DIFFICULTY PUTTING STEERING COLUMN SHIFTER INTO FORWARD GEARS AND "CLUNKY" ROUGH SHIFTING FROM DRIVE GEAR (3RD) INTO AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE. OCCURRED PERIODICALLY FOR 1 WEEK PRIOR TO TOTAL FAILURE OF OD. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM ON 2 OCCASIONS IN THIS PERIOD. ONLY AFTER TOTAL FAILURE AND "IDIOT" LIGHT (CHECK ENGINE) CAME ON WAS TOYOTA SERVICE WILLING TO LOOK INTERNALLY, ONLY TO FIND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN.*AK
ODI ID: 879887 Make: DODGE TRUCK Model: RAM 1500 Year: 2000
Incident: Yes
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Date of Failure: 02/02/2001
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: WHILE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, CONSUMER LEFT IT IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE WITH WIFE IN PASSENGER SEAT, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND VEHICLE JUMPED TO REVERSE AT A FAST SPEED INTO A STORE. *SLC
ODI ID: 561471 Make: FORD TRUCK Model: F150 Year: 2000
Incident: No
Fire: No
Number of Injuries: 0
Date of Failure:
Component: POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC
Summary: THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM
All trucks are prone to tranny failure. So do not go around spreading misinfromation.
Since I've already stated for you elsewhere that Tundra is generating complaints to the NHTSA at a rate of 0.6 complaints per 1000 vehicles, compared to 0.3 complaints per 1000 vehicles for Silverado, and a similar number for Ford, please explain exactly what misinformation you think I'm spreading?
As for Chevy out-accelerating the Tundra, I haven't seen that yet in reports I've read. But anything less than a .3 seconds to 60 difference is considered unnoticable according to Motor Trend editors. What is noticable? The Tundra's much quieter and smoother reving DOHC engine that is simply more sophisticated than the pushrod 5.3L engine in the 1500 Chevy's. It's a nice engine too, but hard to say it's better.
Oh, in case you think I'm biased..... I spent the last two days putting offers in on Silverados LT's. Didn't get a price I liked though, and the rebates are ending before I'll have time to negotiate any more. So I have since decided to get another Tundra. I was mainly going Chevy to avoid the boredom of owning two Tundras and experience a more spacious truck. But when I thought about how easy it is to own a Tundra and how fun it is to drive, I decided to get a Tundra.
You know, Home Depot will rent you a flatbed for about $50 if you need to haul some crossties once every 5 years. You could buy a Tundra, rent a big flatbed twice a month, and still probably come out even in costs vs. a heavy duty truck.
I said a few nice things about them when I wrote this account two years ago. http://members.aol.com/sturbridg1/utahtrek.html
The problem a few seem to have with the one sentence I wrote in #568, is the fact of the matter. No opinion was stated, except in response.
To put 6 feet in perspective. Edmunds says a '98 BMW 540i , widely considered to be the ultimate dream sports sedan, the personal choice of the (former) Editor in chief of Motor Trend magazine, stops in 136 feet from 60mph. A '98 Camry is shown as stopping in 140 feet. If you can't tell the difference in how a 540i stops and how a Camry stops, you obviously haven't driven anything even remotely like one. So yes, 6 feet matters, but what matters more is how it stops in the real world, away from test pads. I've owned them all since '95 (dodge, ford, chevy, toyota), and the Tundra seems to stop the best of them all.
To me, nothing says "redneck" more than unwavering biased cheerleading for domestics, and bashing of imports, regardless of the reality. And I'm a Georgia native.
http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/comparison/articles/43902/page015.html
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http://www.trucktrend.com/editorial/article_popup.jsp?id=30189&sidebar=1
Not meant as a bash on the Tundra! One of GM's selling points for me is the 5.3L engine! The articles have alot of good info worth reading. Catch you later-have a good weekend and good luck with the truck shopping down there in Georgia!!
I like the Rado for everything. But I know the tranny will only last 100K. But I should have a newer truck before that happens so I'll keep it.
The Tundra: In my eyes Toyota, Honda, And Mazda all would get my money again for a car. Not a truck. I know Toyotas are known for 200K or more on the original driveline and I have seen this personally. If I was to go back and make the decision between the Tundra and the Rado again, I would probably still go with the Chevy because where I live the re-sale is higher. But as for a truck I could keep all my life, I would probably take the Tundra.
Maybe if I see a Tundra with 200K and the original driveline, it might persude me in the future to buy one!
Also just on a lighter note: something good about a GM. Just saw a 77 1500 series van(Called the 15) with 775,000 miles on the original engine and tranny. Sad as the guy had gotten T-boned and got nothing for the thing. That in my eyes is a peice of "union pride"!
G- General
M- Maintenance
C- Curse
Have a good weekend guys!
Unless the model year brochure is wrong... But I doubt that. Since I have a 5.3 I can say its true. The 02 models have those specs you say.
And you keep forgetting Cali emmissions lower your Hp figure by 5 and you are right.
And KC:First off that F-150 is a POS. It ain't worth a penny. I would buy a 250 or 350 for that price, that is unless you're a girl...
And if you can drive around the south with the Toyota without getting laughed at by all the Ford and Gm guys more power to ya.. ANd You keep forgetting Chevy and GMC are sold at different lots. GMC sucks, but I love my Chevy... But then again I don't care about options like most people with Tundra's and Fords. Like you need leather and a Cd player in a 4x4 that will be used for that purpose... Pleeze...
5.3 = 285hp and 325 lb-ft torque
" But then again I don't care about options like most people with Tundra's and Fords "
When it seems like only a few short weeks ago you were bashing the Tundra for not having ENOUGH options. You knock the Tundra for not having snow plow option, for lack of 4wd / gearing options as well as other little things. You say you dont like options on a truck, yet knock Tundra for lack of options.
The only thing funny about driving a Toyota in the south is that its probably one of the few trucks actually running. I also think its funny how u claim that Chev is such a big bad truck yet you downplay the fact that the GM 5.3L is rated at 285hp/325lbft and the Toyota 4.7L is rated at 245hp/315lbft. So since you're a big bad rugged guy who doesn't need any stinkin options in a truck, why are you driving a Rado, you should be driving an option lacking Tundra it seems.
Make: CHEVROLET TRUCK
Model: SILVERADO
Year: 2000
ODI ID: 550970
Summary:
THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT INSTALL FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS. YH
Bwaaaaaaahaaaaaaa. No shocks on the truck. ROTFLMAO.
You guys should go read about the 2000 Rado in the complaint section. Some of the funniest stuff you will ever read. What a blast!!!
And ndaihi...lighten up! Your gonna give yourself a stroke my patriotic friend!
#1183 of 1388 People, People. by ak4x4 Jan 03, 2002 (12:53 am)
First off let me say that I paid $22k for my EXT cab LS Silverado 4x4. It has the 4.8 but not the crap Z71 with "Push button" or autotrac system. Also no offense to our Canadian pal,
There was this also:
#1154 of 1388 My input on Tundras! by ak4x4 Jan 02, 2002 (01:06 pm)
Before I bought my Silverado I was looking at the Tundras. The miss really wanted one!. had certain squabbles that might interest other people. First what bothered me was the interior space. I had none compared to the Silverdo. Second, the price. Why would I pay 28K for a base 2wd v8 Tundra when I can get a LT Z71 for that much?? Third safety. This was the clincher after I put a '01 Tundra 4x4 on hold(Sticker was 30K got it down to 24K demo truck) On my way home I actually saw a Tundra and a Silverado get in an accident. The Silverado T-Boned the Tundra. The Silverado was not an EXT cab, the Tundra was! The Toyota was totaled while the Silverado had front end damage. Keep in mind this was a 30-35 mph T-bone crash. No offense to [non-permissible content removed] cars my Miata was great before I sold it(100K with no probs) but the truck in my opinion is a waste!. I mean it's funny all u Tundra owners think u can beat A silverado off the line. Look at the HP ratings! And yes I do have the 4.8.
And today we have:
583 of 591 Nope not the 01 model year by ak4x4 Feb 22, 2002 (09:12 pm)
285 and 300.
Unless the model year brochure is wrong... But I doubt that. Since I have a 5.3 I can say its true. The 02 models have those specs you say.
And you keep forgetting Cali emmissions lower your Hp figure by 5 and you are right.
And KC:First off that F-150 is a POS. It ain't worth a penny. I would buy a 250 or 350 for that price, that is unless you're a girl...
And if you can drive around the south with the Toyota without getting laughed at by all the Ford and Gm guys more power to ya.. ANd You keep forgetting Chevy and GMC are sold at different lots. GMC sucks, but I love my Chevy... But then again I don't care about options like most people with Tundra's and Fords. Like you need leather and a Cd player in a 4x4 that will be used for that purpose... Pleeze...
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First it was the BS about towing, then the idiotic polished piston statements, then we get GM coolant ruins piston ring seals, how can we forget the Cummins block in the Ford Super Duties?
Now the Jon Lovitz wannabe magically has the 5.3 when just last month it was a 4.8!!!!! What UNBELIVEABLE bu!!$h!t is he going to come up with to get out of this one????
Tundra 148/Silverado 528
Units produced 2000-2002:
Tundra 237,000/Silverado 1,665,000
Complaints per 1000 units:
Tundra 0.6/Silverado 0.3
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Tundra generates double the rate of complaints to NTHSA.
Top 25 Best and Worst Vehicles
The Center for Auto Safety analyzed complaints made to the government by Americans having problems with their vehicles. Below are the models that received the fewest complaints, and those that received the most. Models introduced in 2000 and 2001 are not represented due to a lack of data.
Best (Fewest complaints) Worst (Most complaints)
1. Ford F-Series 1. Mazda MPV
2. BMW 3 Series 2. Kia Sportage
3. BMW 5 Series 3. Ford Excursion
4. Volkswagen Golf 4. Ford Windstar
5. Mazda Truck 5. Mercury Cougar
6. Volvo C70 6. Volvo S40
7. Volkswagen Beetle 7. Honda Passport
8. Nissan Sentra 8. Honda S2000
9. Infiniti G20 9. Mitsubishi Eclipse
10. Acura RL 10. Isuzu Rodeo
11. Saab 9-5 11. Ford Explorer
12. Chevrolet Prizm 12. Land Rover Range Rover
13. Toyota Corolla 13. Audi A6
14. Infiniti QX4 14. Hyundai Tiburon
15. Nissan Altima 15. Honda Odyssey
16. Lexus RX300 16. Lincoln LS
17. Nissan Maxima 17. Jeep Grand Cherokee
18. Acura TL 18. Volkswagen Passat
19. Saab 9-3 19. Buick LeSabre
20. Pontiac Bonneville 20. Suzuki Grand Vitara
21. Mazda Millenia 21. Chevrolet Blazer
22. Mazda 626 22. Chevrolet Impala
23. Lincoln Town Car 23. Toyota Tundra
24. Ford Focus 24. Dodge Dakota
25. Honda Accord 25. Dodge Neon
Tell you what, find the 5 most severe complaints you can about the 2000 Tundra and I will find the 5 most severe complaints about the 2000 Rado. Pick one from each area of the truck, ie, suspension, engine, electrical, structure, interior and we will compare. I bet that the problems on the Rado will be more severe compared to those of the Tundra. Are you willing to play the game?
As for that Center For Auto Safety that you keep on pasting, I will believe it when I you post a LINK to it. Until then I am not convinced. I searched the CAS site and did not find it. Post a link or SU.
Seems to me you're in need of an attitude adjustment. For someone who is soooo into links, where are the links for the forged pistons in the Tundra? I'm still waiting on that one. Certainly there should be somewhere in this vast internet that can substantiate what you proclaimed that the Toyota help line told you.
Good luck on this one now!!
Then read the couple hundred posts about Tundra problems and their short dipsticks or tail-lamps.
Enjoy.
But hey, go Chevy - even yours, the lemon-law qualified Shakerado, right?
You and Quad(both lemon Chev owners) routinely follow each other in Tundra topics. Sort of like tweedledumb and tweedledumber. I'm just trying to figure out which is which.