2001 Toyota Tundra Exterior Lighting Problems

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

Band	Records
1–30k mi	1
100–150k mi	1

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

January 26, 2015 · 146,232 miles
Exterior Lighting
Both low beam headlights went out simultaneously. Safety driving lights also did not work. High beam headlights did work. Troubleshooting revealed that both sylvania silverstar 9033/hb2 h4 light bulbs burned out simultaneously. The headlight bulbs are dangerous and should be recalled asap. Having both headlights burn out at the same time in inexcusable! It nearly caused me to crash at high speed. Had to drive home…
ODI 10679069
February 26, 2010
Exterior Lighting · Headlights · Underbody Shields
I own a 2001 tundra. I just learned of 4 recalls: nhsta #09e025000, 09v444000, 06e026000, and 06e065000. We received no notification from the companies required to do so. The truck is registered. We purchased the truck new and have been the only owners. We have not changed address since the purchase. I believe the failure to be notified was deliberate to avoid the cost of compliance with the recall. I have been…
ODI 10314529
June 13, 2003 · 1,000 miles
Exterior Lighting
Taillight bulbs fall out of the socket. We returned the vehicle to the dealer a couple of times and they put the bulbs back in but didn't fix the problem that the sockets don't have enough spring tension to secure them in place. I've since blocked them in place with toothpicks to increase the tension of the sockets. Cheap fix but they should replace the sockets. *tr
ODI 10376804