2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH A RUSTED FRAME RAIL WITH SOON TO BE A BENT FRAME AND UNDRIVABLE .. 1 OWNER SINCE 2000 I BOUGHT STRAIGHT FROM TOYOTA AT GRAPONEE. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE ROUTINELY.. *TR

FRAME RUST 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

1. SLOW LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO LOW BRAKE FLUID LEVELS (OCCURRED OVER A SPAN OF 3-4 HOURS) 2. TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AT THE TIME AND THE TRAILER BRAKES ALLOWED ME TO STOP SAFELY. FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER OCCURRED. FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUSTED LINES. 3. REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD LINES. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, AND HAVE FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WATCHED AS THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK SLOWLY DISENTEGRATES TO WHAT IS NOW VERY THIN METAL, MAINLY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) FROM THE REAR OF THE CAB REARWARD, IT APPEARS TO BE SEVERE FLAKY RUST THAT COMES OFF IN CHUNKS IN SOME SPOTS. I HAVE EVEN GONE SO FAR AS TO INSTALL A SAFETY TETHER FOR MY SPARE TIRE AS THE BRACKET FOR THE SPARE LOOKS AS IF ITS GOING TO BREAK OFF. COMPARING THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER MAKES AND MODELS IN MY GEOGRAPHIC AREA, I BELIEVE THAT THIS RUST / ROT IS ABNORMAL FOR THE AGE OF THE TRUCK. I AM UNEASY USING THIS TRUCK FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED, (I.E. TOWING MY CAMPER, OR BED FULL OF MULCH). THIS ISSUE ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM SELLING THE TRUCK, WHO WANTS A TRUCK WITH A ROTTED FRAME !! I SHUDDER TO THINK HOW THIS TRUCK WERE TO PERFORM IF I WERE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. HELP !! *TR

UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME RUST EXCESSIVE. *TR

SAME PROBLEM AS CURRENT ACTION #PE09049. FRAME MEMBER HOLDING SPARE TIRE IN 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ROTTED AWAY. SPARE TIRE APPEARED TO BE HANGING LOW WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND WHEN I SHOOK TIRE TO ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE CAUSE THE SPARE TIRE CAME CRASHING TO THE GROUND, STILL ATTACHED TO PART OF THE FRAME. BROUGHT TRUCK TO TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE WHOLE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THAT IS DONE. CONTACTED TOYOTA'S NATIONAL OFFICE, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE TUNDRA, BUT ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE, AND FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE SAME ISSUE EXISTED IN EARLIER MODEL YEAR TACOMAS. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER EXECUTIVE REVIEW AND IF ANY FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE FUTURE I WOULD BE NOTIFIED. TRUCK IS IN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD SHAPE, BUT IS NOW UNUSABLE. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 09/02/10*JB

MY REAR LEFT LEAF SPRING SHACKLE RUSTED OUT AND BROKE ON MY 2000 TUNDRA . I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR REPAIR AND AS HE WAS REPLACING THE RIGHT SIDE HE CALLED ME TO SHOW A LARGE 6 IN CRACK IN THE FRAME JUST ABOVE WHERE THE TOW HITCH ATTACHES. HARD TO SEE ONCE THE SHACKLE WAS PUT BACK ON. HE TOLD ME THE TRUCK MAY BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT I CANNOT TOW ANYTHING . HE POINTED OUT, WHERE THE REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME IS FLAKING OFF RUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA/SR5. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008 THE VEHICLE REAR AND FRONT FRAME BEGAN CORRODING, WHICH CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THERE MAY BE A RECALL IN THE FUTURE FOR THE FAILURE. HOWEVER HE MADE SOME REPLACEMENTS UNDER AND AROUND THE VEHICLES BED AREA. RECENTLY HE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHANGE THE OIL BECAUSE THE STEERING RACK BELTS, CROSS MEMBERS AND THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. HE THEN RECOMMENDED THAT HE DISCONTINUE VEHICLE OPERATION AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR LEAF SPRINGS BROKE IN HALF DUE TO CORROSION IN SPRING OF 2009. FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS RUSTING, LARGE FLAKES OF RUST FALLING OFF STARTED A FEW YEARS BACK AROUND BETWEEN 100000-110000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE SUB FRAME OF HIS VEHICLE HAS CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ,AND THEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. AN ENGINEER SENT FROM TOYOTA CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NOT DEFECT PRESENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM, BASED UPON MY MECHANICS IMPRESSION WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH MY REAR LEAF SPRINGS AND ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVE SHAFT BECOMING DETACHED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE FRAME CORRODED. PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION WHILE DRIVING HE HEARD A CLINGING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

THE FRAME OF MY PICKUP TRUCK IS RUSTING AWAY PREMATURELY. SOME OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE FRAME HAVE DETERIORATED SO BADLY THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH ANOTHER NEW ENGLAND WINTER WITHOUT SOME SORT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED NEW IN JAN. 2001. CURRENT MILEAGE 81200. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE LINES AND THE FRAME CORRODED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE BRAKE POWER AND FLUID. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THREE WEEKS AGO THAT THEY HAD TO SUBMIT PICTURES OF THE FRAME FAILURES TO TOYOTA AND WOULD CONTACT HIM WITH A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,120.UPDATED 11/13/09.*LJ UPDATED 11/17/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. RECENTLY HE NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FRAME ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74000. UPDATED 11/04/09. *LJ THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/06/09.*JB

MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED ACCESS CAB. IT HAS SEVERE RUST AND ROT COVER MOST OF THE FRAME MEMBERS AND JOINTS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA LAST YEAR AND WAS TOLD THE WERE INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE AND WHEN IT WAS RESOLVED THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM SINCE. IN THE MEANTIME THE VEHICLE POSES A THREAT TO EVERY OTHER MOTORIST ON THE ROAD NOT TO MENTION MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN WHO HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THE VEHICLE OFTEN. I HOPE A RESOLUTION COMES SOON. TOYOTA HAS HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AT THIS POINT THEY ARE JUST HOPING IT GOES AWAY. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND IT IS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT GET A NEW INSPECTION STICKER. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS SO BADLY RUSTED IT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE MOUNT AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH AS IT JAMMED BENEATH MY VEHICLE. IT THEN BOUNCED BACK AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS WAS A VERY NEAR MISS! I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING. I AM HOPING THAT THEY WILL DO FOR US WHAT THEY DID FOR TACOMA OWNERS. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF RECEIVED PICTURES. UPDATED 09/15/10

I HAVE A 2000/2001 TUNDRA WITH THE VERY PROBLEM YOUR INVESTIGATION STARTED ON 10/6/2009 IS LOOKING INTO. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR FRAME AND PASSENGER TO A LESSER DEGREE IS ROTTED AWAY. TO THE POINT THAT THE SHOCK MOUNTS ARE NO LONGER CONNECTED RENDERING THE TRUCK UN SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF HANDLING ISSUES. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA ON WHICH THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY. CAN YOU HELP BY FORCING A RECALL LIKE THEY DID WITH 95 -01 TACOMAS. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAD IT INSPECTED FOR RUST AND IT IS SAID THAT IT MAY NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, ACCESS CAB, 4WD TRUCK WITH 160,000 +/- MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO LIVED IN THE AKRON, OHIO AREA. I HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT SECTION LOSS TO FRAME MEMBERS, CROSS MEMBERS AND CAB SUPPORTS. PRESENTLY, THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY PERFORATED ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE NEAR THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER MIDDLE CAB SUPPORT HAS CORRODED COMPLETELY OFF, THE FRONT DRIVERS CAB SUPPORT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY AND THE FRONT BUMPER/IMPACT GUARD HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THEY HAVE RESPONDED PROMPTLY ALL THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS STILL BE INVESTIGATED AT THE "EXECUTIVE LEVEL". ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND THE FUEL TANK STRAP DUE TO FAILURE FROM CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL SHAPE AND BODY IS NEARLY FLAWLESS. I HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE FRAME SEEMS TO BE MOST SEVERELY DETERIORATED AT THE BOXED SECTION NEAR THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (I.E. NOT TOWING/NO PAYLOAD) THIS WOULD LIKELY BE THE POINT IN THE STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH MAXIMUM BENDING. DUE TO THE BOX DESIGN- IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSPECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SECTION LOSS; ALTHOUGH, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE RAIL IS COMPLETELY PERFORATED ALONG THE UNDERNEATH SIDE. I CAN ATTEST THAT MY FATHER HAS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH NO DETERIORATION. IT IS UNCLEAR IF

SEVERE STRUCTURAL FRAME CORROSION INCLUDING CROSS-MEMBERS, SUSPENSION FRAME MOUNTS, REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS. *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN TO BE SERVICED AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DETERMINED THEN TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND THE LEAF SPRING HAS PENETRATED THE TRUCK BED. THIS TRUCK HAS REGULARLY BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. ADDITIONAL RUST PROOFING WAS PURCHASED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. OTHER THAN THE RUSTING FRAME, THE VEHICLE WORKS VERY WELL. NOW IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND THERE IS NO SUGGESTION THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. I AM AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA MODEL AND THAT TOYOTA HAS REIMBURSED TACOMA OWNERS ONE AND ONE HALF TIMES THE BLUE BOOK VALUE. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE UNRESPONSIVE TO ME. I AM CURRENTLY RENTING A VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK AS I AWAIT THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PROCESS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM AS IT IS UNSAFE AND UNFIT TO DRIVE. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME INEQUITY IN THIS SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THIS TO YOU. *TR

I OWN AND OPERATE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB TRUCK , IT WAS PURCHASED FOR IT'S HIGH TOWING CAPACITY FOR IT'S SIZE AND BUILD QUALITY. RECENTLY I BECAME AWARE OF RUST ON THE REAR FRAME SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT REMOVING MY SPARE TIRE FOR SAFETY AND ALSO TO CAUSE ME DISCOMFORT WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE FRAME FOR THE TOWING WHICH THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FOR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I HAVE FOUND THE BRAKE TUBING TO BE VERY CORRODED AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. *TR

FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTING OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCCAB. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING OCCURRENCE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2002 FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS. *TR

SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME. TOYOTA & NHTSA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE FRAMES WERE NOT TREATED CORRECTLY IN THE FACTORIES. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR YEARS & HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE. MY FRAME STARTING RUSTING & FLAKING METAL AROUND 4-5 YEARS OF AGE. FRAMES SHOULD NOT RUST LIKE THIS. I'VE TRIED UNDERCOATING THE FRAME TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER RUST BUT NOTHING HELPS IT JUST GETS WORSE & WORSE. MY BRACKETS HOLDING THE FRONT BUMPER ARE SO ROTTED I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE BUMPER TO FALL OFF. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THE TUNDRA OWNERS W/ THIS SEVERE PROBLEM. TACOMA OWNERS 1995-2000 W/ THIS SAME PROBLEM WERE TAKEN CARE OF BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE TUNDRA OWNERS & I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. PLEASE HELP THE TUNDRA OWNERS. *TR

MAJOR RUST IN 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAVE FRAME RUST THAT HAS RUSTED UP THROUGH THE BED OF MY TRUCK. ALSO ALL THE WELDS LOOK TO BE RUSTING AND ESPECIALLY AT REAR WHEEL AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE A TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139234. UPDATED 11/06/09 *BF ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. UPDATED 11/09/09*JB

LET ME ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE PROBLEM OF 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUSTING PROBLEMS/CONCERNS. EVERY TIME I WASH THE TRUCK MORE AND MORE PIECES OF RUST SHOW UP UNDER THE VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC HAS RECOMMENDED GETTING RID OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN PUT ON A LIFT TO DO AN OIL CHANGE YOU CAN HEAR THE FRAME CREAKING. AS THE MECHANIC SAYS..THERE'S NO WAY THAT SHOULD BE LIKE THAT."*TR

HEAVY RUST AND DETERIORATION OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE FRAME OF TUNDRA TRUCK 2000. *TR

THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS BEEN RUSTING AWAY IN LARGE SHEETS/CHUNKS AND I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA AND HAVE YET TO HAVE IT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE FRAME IS ROTTING. THE SPARETIRE FELL OFF DUE TO THE ROTTING. THE SHOCK AND SHACKLE MOUNTS ARE ALSO ROTTING. *TR CONSUMER IS ADDING PICTURES. 10/26/09. *NJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE HAVING BODY REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE FRAME HAD CORROSION. HE HAS YET TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME, SUB FRAME, BRAKE LINES AND THE SPARE TIRE MOUNTING BRACKETS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS GIVEN CASE# 0910113943. HE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

RUSTING FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS. RUST COMING THROUGH THE BED JUST WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE RUSTY FRAME. BEFORE LONG THE BED LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT RUST OFF COMPLETELY. THIS IS A TERRIBLE RUST ISSUE. THIS IS MY SECOND 2000 TUNDRA THAT I HAVE OWNED AND IT ALSO HAD TERRIBLE FRAME RUST. *TR

WHEN GOING TO GET MY 2009 STATE INSPECTION STICKER FROM MA. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WOULD PROBABLY NOT PASS ANY FUTURE INSPECTIONS, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS LED TO ME HAVING TO REPLACE MY CALIPERS ON MY FRONT BRAKES, A CORRODED PARKING BRAKE AND BOTH FRONT TIE RODS. AFTER SEEING THE REPORT ON MY LOCAL NEWS, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *TR

I NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE DANGLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN I LOWERED THE TIRE I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE CROSS BRACE HAD RUSTED OUT AND LEFT THE SPARE TIRE HELD BY A THIN RUSTED PIECE OF METAL. I REMOVED THE TIRE AND KEEP IT IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. IF THAT TIRE BROKE AWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR, IT COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR

FRAME RUST ON A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST AND A RUSTED AND BROKEN LEAF SPRING ON A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA EXTENDED CAB TRUCK. *TR

I JUST RECENTLY TRADED IN MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED AND GOT $8200 TRADE FOR IT. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MINT SHAPE WITH ONLY 74,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE PICTURES ETC...I JUST TRADED IT FOR A 2009 COROLLA S. THE FRAME WAS SO ROTTED I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE IN TRADING IT IN. IT WAS JUST FALLING OFF IN CLUMPS OF RUST. THE BRAKE LINES AND BRAKES WORRIED ME TO MUCH AND WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHEN THE TACOMAS HAD THEIR RECALL. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE RUST ID STILL HAVE THAT TRUCK. JEFF POPP WORCESTER MA NOW I HAVE A 200 DOLLAR MORE CAR PAYMENT I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE. IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET RE EMBURSED FOR THE DIFFERENCE OF THIS REASON OF GETTING RID OF MY TUNDRA. THANK U. *TR

SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME, HAS HOLES THROUGH IT. WHEN I TOUCHED THE FRAME, A BIG PIECE FELL OFF. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST. BOLTS ALL RUSTED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR. HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

FRAME RUST / CROSS MEMBER CORROSION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND ROLLED DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE A NEIGHBOR (WHO IS A SERVICE MANAGER) LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS UNSAFE AND THE WHOLE BOTTOM WAS RUSTED OUT.. TOYOTA CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE THAT IT WAS JUST A RUSTED BOLT. TWO WEEKS LATER THE MUFFLER WAS LOUD SO WE TOOK IT TO A MIDAS DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME IN AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT THE MUFFLER THE BOLTS AND CLAMPS HAD ROTTED OUT AND HE NEEDED TO DRILL HOLES TO ATTACH NEW BOLTS. HE TOLD ME THAT THE BOLTS HOLDING THE JOINTS ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE AND HE FELT THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND DEFINITELY NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. SO NOW I HAVE HAD 2 PEOPLE CLAIM THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THE TOYOTA DEALERS CLAIMS IT IS SAFE. THE WHOLE UNDERNEATH IS A BIG PILE OF RUST. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN THE TIRE FELL OF WHILE I WAS DOING 50 MILES AN HOUR. I WAS ALLOWING MY TEENAGE SON TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, BUT NOW IT SPENDS MOST OF ITS TIME SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID OF A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IN JUNE OF 2004, HE NOTICED CORROSION BUBBLING UNDER THE PAINT ON THE FRAME; THERE WERE QUARTER INCH LUMPS ON THE PAINT. HIS MECHANIC SPECULATED THAT THE CORROSION WAS PREMATURE FOR THE VEHICLE'S AGE IN 2004. HE THEN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE OILED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OILED SINCE 2005. DURING THE LAST OILING HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE CROSS BRACE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE HAD CORROSION , AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. CONSUMER IS ADDING PICTURES. 10/26/09. *NJ UPDATED 10/26/09 *BF THE CONSUMER SENT IN PICTURES OF THE FRAME. UPDATED 10/28/09

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND A FEW YEARS AGO IT BEGAN TO SHED ITS PAINT. IT SPOTS UP LIKE IT IS CORRODED WITH A CHEMICAL THEN BEGINS TO PEEL OFF. BY THIS POINT THE WHOLE TRUCK HAS EITHER PEELED OFF OR IS SPOTTED. THE RUNNING BOARDS ARE ALSO CORRODED AND RUSTING WITH HOLES ALL OVER THEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND A REP LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND PRECEDED TO ACCUSE ME OF EXPOSING MY TRUCK TO A CHEMICAL AND SAYING HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. THEY REFUSED TO MAKE IT RIGHT. I KNOW OF ANOTHER LADY WITH THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND COLOR OF MINE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I DID NOT BUY MY TRUCK NEW, BUT IT WAS ONLY 5 OR 6 YRS. OLD WHEN THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR. I AM THINKING THAT I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE OUT HERE WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH SEVERE FRAME RUSTING. MY LOCAL MECHANIC HAS DISCOVERED A THROUGH HOLE IN THE LEFT FRAME RAIL AND A DANGEROUSLY THIN LEFT REAR SPRING SHACKLE SUPPORT. I AM CONCERNED THE FRAME COULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

I OWN A YEAR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, WHICH I PURCHASED AS A NEW VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS SHOWN EXTREME RUSTING, ESPECIALLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH HAS FAILED TWICE DUE TO CORROSION. DURING THE MOST RECENT BRAKE FAILURE I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE DESCENDING A HILL AND DOWNSHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLOW DOWN. ADDITIONAL RUST PROBLEMS HAVE INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF ALL FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES, INCLUDING THE REAR PROPORTIONING VALVE. THE FRONT ROTOR CALIPER PINS HAVE ALSO SEIZED DUE TO RUST. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SEIZED DUE TO RUST AND WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS AND BUSHINGS FAILED DUE TO RUST. THE HEAT SHIELDS AROUND THE MUFFLER AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER RUSTED OFF THE TUNDRA AND MAY HAVE POSED SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARDS TO DRIVERS TRAVELING BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE CORROSION PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY A DISTRICT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR FRAME RUSTING ONLY (SUMMER 2009). THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, ETC. WERE COMPLETELY IGNORED, EVEN THOUGH I BROUGHT THIS TO THE SERVICE REP'S ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, THE DISTRICT MANAGER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT ADDRESSED MY CONCERNS. ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS ABOVE WERE REPAIRED AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHOSE MECHANICS COMMENTED THAT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. ALSO, THE REPAIRS ARE DOCUMENTED IN MY VEHI