I bough my 2006 Toyota Tundra new and it has given me very little problems. One Saturday, I drove to a town about 1-1/2 hours away. On my way back, I started hearing a whining noise coming from the back. It got louder as I drove. Within the hour, it was pretty loud. I finally made it back to the city so I pulled over to see what I could find. I thought it might be a wheel bearing going bad. I checked to see if something was getting hot but couldn't find anything out of the ordinary.

I took it to my local mechanics shop on Monday. He kept it for the day and finally quoted me $1,600 to fix the a bearing in the rear end. This is where the story starts. He had it for almost a month. They replace all the bearings and some of the gears in the rear end about four times but was never satisfied with the results. This shop probably spent 100 man-hours or more trying to figure out the issue. Finally, they brought in an engineer from the factory that provided the rebuild parts. I believe he was from out of state. The engineer spent two days helping rebuild the rear end again. He finally suggested getting another used rear end, put it in the truck and, if it ran alright, rebuild that one.

That's what they finally did. It's been about 2,500 miles and everything seems to be solid and quiet. They figured there was something in the axle housing that they couldn't see that went bad. Maybe a bad bearing that heated up and warped the housing.

During this entire ordeal, the shop called me often to apologize. I respect the effort they put into my truck and just didn't give it back hoping it would hold up. They stayed on it until they were satisfied. I can't fault them for that. The only thing I believe they charged extra for was $200 for the used rear end and that was only after I told them that I wouldn't feel right paying only $1,600 after all the effort they put in.

I took my wife's car in a few months ago. I could see there terror on their faces when I walked in. It's all good!!

I have drive off the lot with 5 miles on it in December of 2005, the truck was a 2006 model. I have been the only owner and had followed all the regular maintenance Toyota suggests. Throughout my ownership there has been no major repairs only hard to turn (really bad turning radius), and constant balding on the end of the tires, and brakes. This last oil change I was told I needed to have the master cylinder replaced, bleed system, replace rear brakes, turn drums and a COMPLETE overhaul of the rear end.

I had to have the truck towed back home as I was quoted $4,900 for the repair. Not sure what to do so I am looking online to see if anyone has similar stories. I did receive a recall in the mail that day but it was for the safety belts. I can't take to dealer because I'm afraid the fluid will all leak out and my brakes won't work and I don't want to take a chance and kill myself or anyone else. Will have it towed to a friends lot to look at for now. Any help or suggestions please email me claudiacrown@gmail.com. thank you...