2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

I READ TODAY THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRAS FOR SEVERE FRAME CORROSION. I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA THAT HAS SEVERE FRAME CORROSION. THE TRUCK HAS 215,000 MILES (ALL OF IT IN WISCONSIN). I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST. *TR DOUG SABATKE MONTICELLO WISCONSIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH HE STRUCK A POTHOLE, AND THEN THE SHOCK PUNCTURED THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE SHOCK MOUNT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED CORROSION ON THE VEHICLES FRAME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,244. UPDATED 10/19/09 *CN THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER. UPDATED 10/19/09. *JB CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. 10/20/09. *NJ ADDED SERVICE DEALER INFO. UPDATED 10/20/09

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED WITH AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FRAME RAIL RUST ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HANGARS THAT ATTACH TO THE AXLES. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY ST CLOUD MN TOYOTA THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICK-UP THAT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED CORRECTLY BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. IT HAS A SEVERE RUST PROBLEM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK ON THE FRAME AND SUPPORTING PARTS. THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAVE 89,000 MILES ON IT AND WANTED TO KEEP IT FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I AM AFRAID I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE AND AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE TRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. I JUST RECENTLY PUT $2,000 INTO THIS AT THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS SAID ABUT THE RUST. I CANNOT GET TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THIS. I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED...I NEED A VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK AND CANT AFFORD A NEW ONE WITHOUT SOME HELP. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED. *TR

I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH EARLY MODEL TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST PROBLEMS AND HAVE FOLLOWED WITH INTEREST TOYOTA'S RESPONSE [NONE]HOWEVER, I FEEL OBLIGED TO INFORM YOU THAT ON FRIDAY 25TH THE GAS TANK STRAPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE GAS TANK FELL OF THE VEHICLE AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN SO THE CONSEQUENCES WERE LIMITED. BUT, 30 SECONDS EARLIER AT 55 MPH THIS MOST LIKELY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A LIMITED CONSEQUENCE SITUATION. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 06/30/10.*JB

I HAD THE ACCELERATOR STICK WHILE PARALLEL PARKING MY 2000 TOYOTA TRUCK ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. I TRIED TO BRAKE, THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, ENDED UP DAMAGING BOTH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT AND BEHIND MY VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD OCCURRED. NOW I SEE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I RECENTLY NOTICED EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST ON MY TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2009, I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR A FRAME INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION FOUND SIGNIFICANT RUST AND AS A RESULT OF THE INSPECTION, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT SINCE THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALL PROGRAM OR OTHER ACTION BY TOYOTA. THE DEALER DID TELL ME THAT TOYOTA DID ESTABLISH A PROGRAM FOR THE TACOMA. IN FACT, THE DEALER USED A WORKSHEET FORM THE TACOMA PROGRAM TO NOTE THE LOCATION AND EXTENT OF CORROSION. ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2009, I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY RELIEF OR REMEDY. I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER OF 0909141286 AND TOLD THAT A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL ME. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, A TOYOTA CASE MANAGER CALLED ME BUT SAID AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA HAD RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND WAS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN PLACE TO ASSIST ME WITH MY PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH A DEALER HAD ALREADY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND DECLARED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE RUST PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO DATE BY WHICH THE TOYOTA INVESTIGATION WILL BE COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME IN THE MEANTIME. I NEED MY TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTATION NOW. I AM REQUESTING THE ASSISTANCE OF THE NHTSA TO COMPEL TOYOTA TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO ME FOR THIS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TOYOTA 2000 TUNDRA--EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE ENTIRE FRAME. LARGE THICK FLAKES OF RUST HAVE BEEN FALLING OFF FOR TWO YEARS. SIGNIFICANT RUST-THROUGH PERFORATION IN FRAME. CLEARLY UNDERMINES STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. IT HAS HAD THE UNDERBODY WASHED WEEKLY SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT HAS 72000 ORIGINAL ONE-OWNER MILES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT THE FRAME WOULD CRUMBLE. CURRENTLY THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRAME THAT YOU COULD STICK SEVERAL FINGERS THROUGH. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTING DOWN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES AT THE REAR BRAKE VALVE BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS MAJOR RUST AND TO SEE THE DEALER. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE AND TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT THE RUST CONDITION. THEY SAID THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THEY WOULD CONSIDER A TRADE IN BUT THE TRUCK WOULD THEN BE SOLD FOR SALVAGE. THEY GAVE ME $4,000 FOR THE TRUCK AND I PURCHASED A USED TACOMA.UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON THE SUB-FRAME. HE IS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSE TO OFFER THE CONSUMERS ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,539.

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 ACCESS CAB 4WD PICK UP THAT HAS 131,000 MILES. FAILED THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED OUT CROSSMEMBER IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS ALSO POINTED OUT TO ME THE POOR CONDITION OF THE FRAME IN MANY OTHER AREAS. IT IS OBVIOUS TOYOTA HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON THEIR HANDS WITH FRAME ROT. THE TACOMA'S PROVED THAT. WHY AREN'T THEY INCLUDING THESE TUNDRA'S WITH THE SAME ISSUES? I DO HAVE A SMALL CHILD THAT RIDES IN THE VEHICLE SO I'M VERY CONCERNED. *TR

SEVERE FRAME RUST. BROKEN LEAF SPRING, POWERE STEERING LINE LEAKING DUE TO RUST. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING IT A FEW MONTHS AGO. AFTER RECENT STATE INSPECTION, THE ENTIRE TRUCK FRAME IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS SEVERELY RUSTED. SO FAR BOTH FRONT END SWAY BARS HAVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OTHER PARTS (SUCH AS THE LEAF SPRINGS) LOOK CLOSE TO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DID PASS THIS YEARS STATE INSPECTION BUT I WAS WARNED THAT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO PASS NEXT YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE UNTIL THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FRAME COULD FALL APART AT ANY TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN CHANGING MY OIL THAT I HAD SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TUNDRA. I HAVE BEEN FINDING RUST FLAKES ON MY GARAGE FLOOR AND AFTER READING ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING FRAME FAILURES I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CENTER TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF RECALL. THEY TOOK MY INFORMATION AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF I HAD HOLES IN THE FRAME? TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE WAS MOST CORDIAL BUT EXPLAINED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT YET TAKEN ACTION TO ADDRESS HOW THEY MIGHT ASSIST TUNDRA OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN INSPECTION FOR MY TUNDRA'S FRAME WITH A TOYOTA DEALER FOR NEXT WEEK. THERE IS RUST ON ENTIRE FRAME AND IT IS VERY RUSTED ON THE SPRINGS AND HOLDERS. EVERY WELDED JOINT HAS FLAKING AND SHOWING SEPARATING LAYERS. I DON'T BELIEVE I WILL BE TOWING OR CARRYING HEAVY WEIGHT TILL I'M ASSURED THE RUST ED PARTS HAVE PROPER INTEGRITY TO SUPPORT WEIGHT AND SPEEDS. TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW TO WITH A 2000-2001 TUNDRA WITH RUST TO CALL TOYOTA!!!!!! AND FILE A COMPLAINT HERE. TOYOTA WANTS TO KNOW, AND WE NEED SOME ANSWERS AND ASSISTANCE IN MAKING SURE FRAMES ARE SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FRAME. IF THE FRAME SHOULD FRACTURE WHILE DRIVING THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPON CONTACT A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE TACOMA WAS RECALLED, BUT THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE TUNDRA. HE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. AN ADJUSTER FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY RENDERED THE VEHICLE AS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF UPDATED 01/22/10.*JB

FAILURE OF FRAME IN 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. FIRST NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL FLAKING OFF IN EARLY 2007. NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND THEY DID NOTHING. SPARE TIRE FELL OFF BOTTOM OF TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY. NOTICED A CRACK IN THE FRAME AND TOOK IT TO BE WELDED, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY SPARE TIRE CROSSMEMBER COULD COME OFF IN ITS ENTIRETY, THAT TWO OF MY CAB MOUNTS WERE NO LONGER INTACT AND THAT THE OTHERS WERE HANGING BY A THREAD, AND THAT THE FRAME COULD NOT BE WELDED IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE SAFE FOR USE, AS THERE WERE PORTIONS WITHOUT ENOUGH METAL REMAINING TO WELD TO. NOTIFIED TOYOTA AGAIN (FEB 2009) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR THE TUNDRA. PROBLEMS BEGAN IN 2007. ROT ONGOING. TRUCK IS A TOTAL HAZARD BECAUSE OF THE FRAME, AND (USELESSLY ENOUGH) UTTERLY FUNCTIONAL IN EVERY OTHER WAY. PICTURES AND THE WHOLE STORY AT WWW.MY2000TUNDRA.COM - I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, SO I MADE A WEBSITE TO SHARE THE INFORMATION & PICTURES. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO FRAME RUST. THE STEERING RACK RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE FRAME HAS MANY AREAS THAT ARE IN SIMILAR CONDITION. *TR

AFTER MY RECENT ANNUAL NH VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA'S FRAME HAD RUSTED TO A POINT THAT THEY COULD PUT THEIR FINGERS THROUGH THE FRAME AT SEVERAL POINTS AND THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER PASS INSPECTION RENDERING THE VEHICLE USELESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COVERED WITH RUST FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE RUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SHOCKS COULD SNAP AND COME THROUGH THE BED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RUST IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH TOYOTA TUNDRAS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 THE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47000.

AT 78,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT UPON FIRST IMPRESSION SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE RUNNING INTO A POTHOLE. THE TRUCK WOULD ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. AFTER DROPPING THE TRANSMISSION PAN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PAN HAD SEVERAL CLUMPS OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EGREGIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE ON A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

FRAME RUST ROTTING ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. LIVE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY NEW YORK WHERE SALT IS USED TO DICE SNOW ON ROADWAYS. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TRUCK IS OFF WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS IDENTIFIED WITH TACOMAS. *TR

ON AUGUST 24,2009 I ASKED MY TOYOTA DEALER TO INSPECT THE FRAME OF MY TUNDRA AS I FELT IT WAS TOO RUSTY AND I WAS CONCERNED. THEY TOLD ME IT LOOKED FINE BUT THEY REALLY DID NOT CHECK IT WELL. ON SATURDAY THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER 2009 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF FROM THE RUST. THE SPARE TIRE WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE CRANK THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ALSO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE LINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS A VEHICLE BEHIND ME COULD HAVE STRUCK THE TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE AT BEST, OR A TIRE GOING THROUGH A WINDSHIELD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOYOTA CORPORATE SAYS THEY ARE CHECKING INTO IT BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE IT IS A 2000 TUNDRA THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. SAFETY ISSUES DO NOT EXPIRE! THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND TOYOTA IS NOT HELPING. *TR

EXTREME RUST ON THE FRAME AND BRAKE LINES OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND AT MY COST HAD THE BRAKE LINE REPLACED THE VERY NEXT DAY. THIS COST ME AROUND 120.00. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE WHOLE FRAME OF MY 2000 TUNDRA IS BADLY DAMAGED BY RUST AND COULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE AS THERE ARE PARTS NEAR TO THE POINT OF RUSTING THROUGH AND FALLING OFF. THE BODY AND INTERIOR OF THIS TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND ITS MECHANICALLY SOUND AT JUST OVER 82,000 MILES. HOWEVER I'M AFRAID AT THIS POINT THAT MORE COSTLY REPAIRS COULD FOLLOW IF MY VEHICLE DOES NOT BECOME COMPLETELY UNWORTHY TO BE ON THE ROAD DUE TO FRAME DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE RUST. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE HELPLINE AND SPOKE TO A CASE MANAGER AND WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA IS ALREADY "LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE" BUT THERE IS NO ACTION ON TOYOTAS PART TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AS OF YET. UNTIL THEN I HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT I AM PAYING FOR WHILE IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS TO PAY FOR AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THIS HAS FRAME RUST THROUGH ISSUES. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE TACOMA FRAMES I HAVE SEEN, AND I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I AM POSITIVE I AM NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA OWNER WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS AMOUNT OF RUST. THE TRUCK INTERIOR AND BODY IS IN MINT CONDITION, WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS A LOT OF LIFE LEFT, ONLY THE FRAME IS NOT GOING TO LAST LONG AND IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE TO BOTH ME, AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAS ALREADY BROKEN AWAY ON ONE SIDE OF ONE CROSS MEMBER. HAD I NOT NOTICED, AND REWELDED THE RACK ONTO THE FRAME THE OTHER SIDE WOULD HAVE BROKEN AND I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF ALL STEERING. THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WILL GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED 4X4. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND CONTINUES TO BE MY PRIMARY MODE OF WINTER TRANSPORTATION. IT JUST PASSED INSPECTION, BUT I WAS WARNED BY THE INSPECTING SHOP THAT THE UNDER BODY RUST IS PROGRESSING AND SHOULD BE WATCHED CLOSELY. THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FRAME AND ASSOCIATED UNDERCARRIAGE RUST, INCLUDING PIECES/CHUNKS COMING OFF, IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND LEADS ME TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FAILURE. A TOYOTA DEALER INVESTIGATION/EVALUATION (INCLUDING PHOTOS) WAS PERFORMED AND RESULTS FORWARDED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA -- AGGRESSIVE RUST ALL OVER FRAME AND OTHER UNDER-TRUCK COMPONENTS. *TR

SEVER RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA INCLUDING BUMPER MOUNTS, LEAF SPRING MOUNTS, SPARE TIRE RACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT HORN ON THE SUSPENSION WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RUST PRESENT ON THE VEHICLE OR THE SUSPENSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,293.

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 EXTENDED CAB. THE FRAME IS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION DUE TO LARGE CHUNKS OF RUST FALLING OFF IT AND SPRINGS ARE RUSTING IN THE SAME MANNER WHICH LEAVES ME FEARFUL FOR MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGERS SAFETY. EVERY TIME I GO FAR AN INSPECTION I HOLD MY BREATH FOR PASSING. I NOTICED THE EXCESSIVE RUSTING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. I HAVE ROUGHLY 73,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND IT'S BEEN GARAGE KEPT HERE IN HATFIELD MA SINCE OWNERSHIP. *TR

TOOK 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO HOWE MOTORS IN CLAREMONT, NH FOR EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE FRAME. HOWE MOTORS TOOK PICTURES, WROTE A FAILURE REPORT, AND SENT INFORMATION TO TOYOTA. *TR

3.ON AUGUST 20TH, 2009 WHILE DRIVING OVER A RAILROAD TRACK ON NORTH FERRY STREET IN ALBANY, NEW YORK, AT SLOW SPEED, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BOTTOM BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BUCKLE WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE TIRE PROTRUDING OUTWARD. THE CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT THEN BROKE AT THE JOINT NEAR THE TRANSMISSION AND PULLED OUT. 4.THE TRUCK STOPPED IMMEDIATELY ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THESE ARE ACTIVE RAILROAD TRACKS. TWO PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. 5.MY WIFE ENLISTED THE AID OF A REPAIR SHOP RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRACKS. ALL OF THEIR TOW TRUCKS WERE OUT ON CALLS, BUT THERE WAS A TRACTOR WITH A BUCKET AT THE SHOP. THEY LIFTED THE TUNDRA WITH THE BUCKET AND PULLED IT OFF THE TRACKS, DENTING THE FRONT HOOD IN THE PROCESS. ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER A TRAIN WENT BY ON THE TRACKS. 6.THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO NORTHWAY TOYOTA DEALER IN LATHAM AND INSPECTED. THERE WERE MULTIPLE AND EXTENSIVE RUST CAUSED PERFORATIONS ON THE FRAME. THE STABILIZER MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RIPPED OFF THE FRAME DUE TO FAILURE CAUSED BY RUST. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE MOUNT WAS OFF BEFORE THE BALL JOINT BROKE AND MAY HAVE BEEN THE ULTIMATE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH SEVERE RUST THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FRAME, SEVERE FLAKING OF FRAME CAUSING NUMEROUS THIN SPOTS THROUGHOUT, HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES A NUMBER OF TIMES, HAS ROTTED HOLE IN FRAME NEAR THE REAR TIRE AS WELL AS IN THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT, WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

SEVERE RUST ON FRAME. PASSENGER SIDE REAR ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. SPARE TIRE CARRIER RUSTED OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I WAS RECENTLY STOPPED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST WHO STATED THAT MY SPARE TIRE WAS HANGING DOWN UNDER THE TRUCK. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO FIND THIS WAS TRUE. I JIGGLED THE TIRE AND IT FELL COMPLETELY OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE WINCH ASSEMBLY WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL, BUT I CAN SEE THAT THE CROSSMEMBER THAT THE WINCH WOULD BE ATTACHED TO IS COMPLETELY ROTTED AWAY. MY TRUCK IS MAINTAINED AT A TOYOTA DEALER AND IS CURRENT ON ITS ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. I HAD NEVER USED THE SPARE TIRE BEFORE, SO I HAD NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT THE CROSSMEMBER LOOKED LIKE BEHIND THE TIRE. I HAVE CLOSELY CHECKED THE REST OF THE FRAME ON THE TRUCK AND IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE RIM ON THE SPARE TIRE IS PAINTED STEEL AND WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE CROSSMEMBER SINCE THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED, YET THE RIM IS IN NEW CONDITION WITH NO RUST. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE CROSSMEMBERS ON THESE TRUCK FRAMES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIALY VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AND TUNDRA TRUCK OWNERS WHO ARE UNAWARE OF THE RUST HIDDEN BEHIND THEIR SPARE TIRE. IF THEY HAVE NEVER USED THEIR SPARE TIRE, THEN THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THIS CONDITION DEVELOPING. JUST PRIOR TO BEING STOPPED BY THE MOTORIST WHO ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEM, I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH! IMAGINE IF THE SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN OUT AT THAT SPEED AND WAS TUMBLING OR BOUNCING INTO THE PATH OF OTHER MOTORISTS! SOMEON

RUSTING AND ROTTING FRAME ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR UPDATED 12/30/09 *BF THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME BY THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. WHEN THE DEALER TAPPED/TOUCHED THE FRAME, IT FELL INTO PIECES. UPDATED 12/31/09 *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS WORN AND REFUSED TO CHANGE THE OIL SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER OFFERED HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CASH FOR CARS PROGRAM; HOWEVER, HE REFUSED DUE TO THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE BEING UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WITH TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCKS. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 35097.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 XCAB 4X4 HAS EXTREME FLAKING RUST ALL OVER FRAME, FRONT BUMPER TO REAR. BODY METAL IS FINE. PART OF FRAME IS BUCKLING/FLEXING, FRONT RIGHT STABILIZER MOUNT HAS SNAPPED OFF WITH NOTHING TO WELD TO. SEVERAL WELD AREAS HAVE WEAKENED OR LET GO. PROBLEM BECAME NOTICEABLE IN 2005 (AT 60,000 ODOMETER MILES). SLOWLY GOT WORSE. LOGGED CASE WITH TOYOTA IN 2008 WHEN FRAME BEGAN TO FLEX. NO PROGRAM TO HELP. SEVERELY WORSE IN 2009. UPDATED CASE WITH TOYOTA. STILL NO OFFER OF HELP OR REMEDY, JUST "WE ARE LOOKING INTO IT". NO LONGER ABLE TO SAFELY TOW, WILL SOON BE UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE. BODY LOOKS GREAT, BUT CHASSIS FRAME IS FLAKING TO NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN WITH CAUTION. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4. THERE WAS CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FRAMES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE MAKING ANY REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE OWN A 2000 TOYOTA, IN GREAT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE EXCESSIVE RUST/ROT OF THE FRAME. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO OUR TRUSTED AUTO MECHANIC WHO HAS ADVISED US THAT THE TRUCK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED "TOTALED" AND TWO SEPARATE AUTO BODY SHOPS WOULD NOT EVEN TOUCH IT. THE FRAME IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES, HAS HOLES ALL THROUGH IT. WE HAVE TRIED TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND THEY ARE SIMPLY TELLING US THAT THE SITUATION IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THAT WE SHOULD HOLD TIGHT. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, SO WE PRETTY MUCH HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BLACK LAWN ORNAMENT. THIS TRUCK IS SHOWING WEAR ON THE FRAME THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON A VEHICLE 3 TIMES IT'S AGE. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL TOYOTA OWNERS FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS ONE. IT IS PUTTING A BAD TASTE IN OUR MOUTHS FOR SURE. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA: MECHANICALLY SOUND, BODY LOOKS GOOD, FRAME IS FALLING APART! THESE FRAMES ARE FAILING WAY TOO FAST JUST LIKE THE TACOMAS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. WE ALL KNOW THE FRAMES CAME FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER SO ITS TIME TO DO SOMETHING FOR US 1ST GENERATION TUNDRA OWNERS. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 WAS PURCHASED IN AUG 2000. IN JUNE 2005, THE DEALER NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNDERBODY. MY CAR IS ONLY USED A FEW TIMES PER MONTH ON THE WEEKEND AND ONLY HAS 16,000 MILES. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN 2006, THE DEALER NOTED EXCESSIVE RUST AGAIN ON THE CALIPERS. *TR THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RUST CONDITION WAS DUE TO IMPROPER METAL PREPARATION DURING FACTORY BUILD. UPDATED 11/16/09

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE FRAME COULD SPLIT IN HALF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/21/09. *JB

1) POWER STEERING RACK & PINION METAL HOUSING RUST THROUGH CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING FLUID AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE OCCURRED AUG 4 09. THE REPAIRS OF THE RACK PINION ARE $1000 2) DURING INSPECTION MECHANIC SAYS RUST OF FRAME ELEMENTS AND SUSPENSION INDICATES UNSAFE DRIVING EVEN AFTER REPAIRS OF STEERING GEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED IN 2007, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 08/31/09 *BF UPDATED 09/09/09*JB

TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK IN TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER (BAYSIDE TOYOTA) FOR SERVICE AND TO FIX POWER STEERING LEAK. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA TECHNICIAN THE LEAK COULD NOT BE FIX BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME, REAR, AND UNDER BODY OF THE TRUCK. THE REAR PARKING BRAKES COMPONENTS SEIZED AND RUSTED ; ADVISED NOT TO USE REAR PARKING BRAKES. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2000 AND HAS 69,250 MILES ON IT. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE SAID THEY WERE LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE REGARDING WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE TUNDRA REPORTED PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE EXCESSIVE RUST DAMAGE. DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS. MY TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND IS NOW PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR A DECISION FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE PURCHASED NEW 5 TOYOTAS SINCE 1974 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I AM SURPRISED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. MY TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS ANY INSPECTIONS IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR AND THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE MAIN FRAME. THE FRAME WAS PERFORATED DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,200. UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN UPDATED 10/16/09.*JB

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST. I NOTICED IT AND BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP - TARBOX TOYOTA IN NORTH KINGSTOWN RI. THEY REFUSED TO LET ME DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT WITHOUT SIGNING A WAIVER THE DAMAGE IS SO EXTENSIVE. THAT IS WHY I AM UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE VIN - I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MY TRUCK. I FILED A CLAIM WITH THE TOYOTA MOTOR CO AND THE ONLY RESULT I'VE SEEN IN 7 WEEKS IS THAT THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION. MEANWHILE I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. *TR