2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE MAIN FRAME CONTAINED HOLES AND RUST CORROSION. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WOULD NOT PASS PA STATE INSPECTION NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUSTING OF THE FRAME. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA TUNDRA DOWN HIGHWAY TRUCK STARTED TO DRIVE ERRATICALLY. I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT RUST ON ENTIRE FRAME. STEERING RACK HAD SEPARATED FROM FRAME AND STRUTS WERE RUSTED OUT. SAME FRAME AS TACOMA WHY HAS TOYOTA NOT RESPONDED TO PROBLEM. I CALLED DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA. THE CALL TO TOYOTA WAS USELESS. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I WISH THAT SOMEBODY WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND TAKE CARE OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS TO SERIOUSLY HURT SOMEBODY TOYOTA WILL DESERVE ALL THE SUITS THAT WILL COME THERE WAY. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE. EMERGENCY BRAKE ROCKER PIVOTS LOCK UP. *TR

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED W/ TRD PACKAGE. EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT FRAME RUST ON REAR FRAME RAILS AND OTHER UNDER BODY AREAS OF THE VEHICLE LEADING TO CONCERNS OF SAFETY. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2008 I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD ABOUT UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST. THEY GAVE ME A STICKER BUT SAID IT MIGHT NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT TIME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE RUST ON THE FRAME. THEY SAID IT WAS JUST SURFACE RUST. JULY 22, 2009 I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALER AND THEY SAID I HAVE " SOME BUCKLING IN THE FRAME FROM EXCESSIVE RUSTING." THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT TOYOTA. I WILL DO THAT TOMORROW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IN EARLY JULY OF 2009, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH A TRAILER HITCH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE RUSTING OF THE ENTIRE FRAME. SHE WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE RUST. SHE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FRAME AND SPARE TIRE COULD FALL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE RUST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP SO THAT THE FRAME COULD BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER. THEY ALSO FOUND OTHER SPOTS THAT WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT BE WELDED DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 07/23/09 *BF UPDATED 07/27/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTING. THE DEALER FOUND LARGE HOLES IN THE FRAME AND WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000. UPDATED 08/04/09 *BF UPDATED 08/05/09.*JB

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK MY FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY, IT IS RUSTED AT ALL THE MOUNTING POINTS AND IS FLAKING AWAY. *TR

REAR END FAILED DUE TO RUST OUT PARTS OF PICKUP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT I BROUGHT IN 2005 WHEN I WAS IN NY. I HAVE MOVED TO CT SINCE. I WAS HAVING MY REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED 2 YEARS AGO WHEN MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY REAR END HOUSING WAS LEAKING GEAR OIL. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE REAR END HOUSING COSTING ME $1,500. LAST WEEK I WAS HAVING THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND SAME MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS RUSTED THROUGH. I KNOW THAT THE 2000 TACOMAS WERE INVOLVED IN A RECALL ABOUT RUSTED FRAMES. I ALSO KNOW THAT THE 2000 TUNDRA AND 2000 TACOMA HAVE THE SAME FRAME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TOYOTA CAN HAVE A RECALL FOR ONE MODEL AND NO RECALL FOR ANOTHER MODEL EITHER THOUGH BOTH MODELS HAVE THE SAME FAULTY PART????????? *TR

EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST ON THE WELL MAINTAINED TRUCK. IT IS MECHANICALLY EXCELLENT. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS RIDDLED WITH PERFORATIONS END-TO-END. THE SPARE TIRE SUPPORT RUSTED THROUGH AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY SOMEWHERE (I HOPE IT DIDN'T CAUSE DAMAGE). I HOPE NHTSA WILL ASK TOYOTA TO STEP UP ON THIS. MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOOK A LOOK AT THE FRAME ON THE LIFT AND ESSENTIALLY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BECAUSE THE FRAME IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE. IT WILL NOT PASS ANOTHER INSPECTION WITHOUT A FRAME REBUILD. THE BODY IS FINE. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND IT HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF VEHICLE. BODY OF THE VEHICLE HAS NO RUST. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED, IN OTHERWISE GREAT SHAPE. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND TO CONTACT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS. CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM (4/08) AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE THAT MY CORROSION WARRANTY RAN OUT 9/05 AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THEY INDICATED THEY LOGGED THE INCIDENT AND THAT WAS IT. CONCERN IS THAT VARIOUS IMPORTANT POINTS OF FRAME STRUCTURE ARE RUSTING VERY BAD. I.E. LEAF SPRING SUPPORTS, BODY MOUNTS. THIS IS MY NEWEST VEHICLE AND BY FAR HAS THE WORST RUST. AFTER TOYOTA INDICATED THEY COULD NOT HELP ME I DID TRY TO PAINT AND COAT THE FRAME FOR PROTECTION. THIS DID NOT HELP AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AT THE SAME RATE WITH LITTLE EVIDENCE ANYTHING HAS EVER BEEN DONE TO STOP THE ISSUE. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 11/03/1

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH I JUST TOOK FOR MY ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS VEHICLE SAFETY AND EMISSIONS INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE INSPECTION STATION THAT MY VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND THAT IT MARGINALLY PASSES THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. ALSO THEY INDICATED THAT IT WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL THE INSPECTION IN 2010. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4. I LIVE IN N.H PLUS I'M THE ONLY OWNER ON THIS TRUCK PLUS I HAVE IT SERVICE WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. MY PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE THAT HAS ONE OF THIS TRUCK OF THAT YEAR. IT'S FRAME IS ALL RUSTED OUT ON ME THE FRAME IS GOING TO RUST OUT BEFORE THE BODY PARTS ARE THAT IS PRETTY DAME BAD FOR EXPENSIVE TRUCK WHICH SHOULD LAST LOT LONGER AND THIS. THE MOTOR STILL HAVE A LOT OF LIFE TO IT AND ONLY HAS 115000 MILES ON IT. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS LIKE A RECALL WHICH THEY SHOULD IF THEY WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE COME BACK TO BUY AND THEY WILL SEE HOW TOYOTA KEEPS THERE PEOPLE HAPPY. I NOW IT COST THEM A LOT FROM THE LAST RECALL ON THERE TRUCK.BUT A RECALL IS A RECALL PLUS SAFELY FIRST AND HOW GOOD THEY STAND BEHIND THERE WORDS ON THEIR CARS AND TRUCK. AS FOR ME THAT ALL I BROUGHT WAS TOYOTA AND I LOVE THERE ITEMS. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AS FOR THE TRUCK I HAVE THAT IT RUSTED OUT ON THE FRAME WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AT ALL WE PAY LOT OF MONEY AND WE SHOULD GET MANY YEARS AND LIFE OUT OF THE TRUCK OWNERS. SO I'M SAYING THIS AND SUPPORTING ALL OTHER TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT FRAMES IS RUSTING OUT BEFORE THERE TIME SHOULD BE.PLEASE HELP US OWNERS TOYOTA STAND BEHIND YOUR WORDS. *TR

I DROPPED OFF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DOES NOT WORK FOR TOYOTA BUT AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE. I ASKED HIM TO REPLACE MY DAMAGED REAR BUMPER WITH ONE I PURCHASED THROUGH THE INTERNET AND ALSO INSTALL A TOW HITCH. INTO THE JOB HE REALIZED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS ROTTED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND THAT THE BUMPER AND HITCH COULD NOT BE SECURED SAFELY WITHOUT REPLACING THE ROTTED SUPPORT SYSTEM. THESE PARTS WILL COST ME A HUGE AMOUNT AND I FEEL THIS IS ALL DUE TO TOYOTA'S SUB-STANDARD STEEL TREATMENT. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA EXT. CAB SR5 4X4 WITH 105,000K ON IT. EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD INSIDE AND OUT AND RUNS FLAWLESSLY. THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT HOWEVER, I NOTICED SOME MINOR RUST ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS, WHICH LED ME TO LOOK AT THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I FOUND SEVERAL PARTS OF THE FRAME TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED WITH 1-2 INCH LONG AND 1/8 INCH THICK PIECES CRACKING OFF THE FRAME SURFACE. THE FRAME IS VERY THIN IN MANY AREAS AND I'M NOT SURE HOW TO REPAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND WILL HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

I'VE OWNED MY 2000 TUNDRA SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE MANIFOLD. I HAVE 172K ON THE VEHICLE, AND WAS GETTING THE EXHAUST REPAIRED, WHEN THE MECHANIC TOOK OFF THE FRONT TIRE AND TOLD ME I HAD A BIG RUST HOLE IN THE FRONT SECTION OF THE FRAME . WE THEN INSPECTED THE FRAME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THRU IN SPOTS WHEN TAPPED WITH A HAMMER. SINCE I USE THIS VEHICLE FOR A BUSINESS I STARTED LAST YEAR, AND TOW EQUIPMENT FOR WORK, I MUST PURCHASE A VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THIS VEHICLE RAN FINE AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRAME WOULD HAVE LASTED AT LEAST 5 MORE YEARS. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE TACOMAS. *TR

MY 2000 TUNDRA FRAME HAS SUBSTANTIAL RUST ON IT. TODAY I FOUND MY SPARE TIRE HANGING. THE A ARM THAT HOLDS THE SPARE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES AND NO LONGER HAD ANY SUPPORT FOR THE BED. I LOOKED OVER THE TRUCK AND ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SUPPORT BRACKETS FOR THE LEAF SPRINGS IN THE REAR ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH MAKING THE VEHICLE A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. THE REST OF THE FRAME APPEARS TO BE COMPLETELY RUSTING OUT AS WELL. I DELIVERED IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TODAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FRAME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 06/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/17/09.*JB

LATE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER OF LAST YEAR I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY FAMILY HOME FROM THE GRANDPARENTS. WE FELT A SOUND LOUDER AND PROBLEM WORSE THAN A POT HOLE. IT WAS A NORMAL ROAD PAVED. IT WAS IN WEBSTER, MA. THE TRUCK SEEMED TO BE FINE UNTIL LATE JUNE THE TRUCK STARTED TO LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (TRI-STATE TOYOTA SCION AND DODGE). I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LADY. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH BOTH THE TACOMA'S AND TUNDRA'S AND SAID THE WOULD CHECK MY TRUCK OUT FOR FRAME CORROSION. WITHOUT SHOWING ME THEY SAID THERE WAS NONE. THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THE COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WAS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT. IT THEN GOT INSPECTED BY AN AUTOBODY SPECIALIST. PRECISION AUTO REPAIR LOOK AT IT AND SAID THE FRAME IS JUNK JUST LIKE THE TACOMA'S. I ASK JIM AUDETT THE OWNER FOR A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE SO I COULD SEND TO TOYOTA. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND CHUNK'S OF THE FRAME (METAL ARE FALLING OFF THIS TRUCK). THE INTEGRITY OF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY THE CORROSION AND IS NOT A ROAD WORTHY VEHICLE. I SPENT $19,000 FOR THIS TRUCK IN EARLY JANUARY 2007 ABOUT 14 MOTHS BEFORE TOYOTA DID THE RECALL ON THE TACOMA'S. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND BY THE DEALER AND TOYOTA FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN AND SENT TO ATTORNEY GENERALS OF BOTH MASSACHUSETTS AND CONNECTICUT TO INFORM THEM OF THIS POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARD TO ALL. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IF YOUR AGENCY COUL

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 HAS HUGE AMOUNTS OF FRAME RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE, INCLUDING HOLES IN THE FRAME. THIS WAS FOUND WHEN I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED WHEN THEY TRIED TO ELEVATE THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT, THE LIFT ALMOST WENT THROUGH THE FRAME. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, THE AUTO MECHANIC FOUND MOST OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND LARGE CHUNKS OF RUST WERE FALLING OFF THE FRAME, AS HE WAS INSPECTING IT. THE AUTO MECHANIC INFORMED ME THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TOLD ME TO NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I'VE CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, BUT WAS INFORMED CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO COVER THE RUSTED FRAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD WITH 113K MILES. OTHER THAN THE RUSTED FRAME SAFETY ISSUE, THE TRUCK LOOKS AND RUNS GREAT. EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER STATED THE FRAME SHOULD NOT BE RUSTED AFTER 9 YEARS, EVEN IF I DO LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND. MY TRUCK IS NOW PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I CAN'T DRIVE IT, I CAN'T TRADE IT IN, AND I CAN'T SELL IT. PER YOUR SITE AND OTHER TRUCK FORUMS, THERE ARE MULTIPLE (HUNDREDS?) TOYOTA TUNDRA COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT ADDRESSING. I WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY FROM ANY AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY, BUT I'M VERY UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT TOYOTA IS NOT BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MANUFACTURING QUALITY ISSUE. I NOW HAVE BEEN INFORMED THIS FRAME ISSUE MAY BE SIMILAR TO THE TACOMA FRAME ISSUE THAT TOYOTA PROVIDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR. EVIDENTLY THE FRAMES OF TH

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK RUSTED OUT FRAME WITH ONLY 136,000MILES. *TR

FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING FRAME ROT ISSUES WITH YEAR 2000 TUNDRAS, MUCH LIKE TACOMAS OF THE SAME YEAR. FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA WAS ASKING OWNERS TO TAKE THEIR TUNDRAS TO LOCAL DEALERS AND HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED. TANSKY TOYOTA HERE IN COLUMBUS, OH INSPECTED THE FRAME ON MY TRUCK AND FOUND HIGHER THAN USUAL FRAME ROT. THEY ALSO FOUND A HOLE THAT HAS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK. TANSKY'S INVOICE NUMBER FOR THE INSPECTION IS TOCS247283. I ALSO NOTIFIED TOYOTA OF AMERICA TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS AND GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER THROUGH THEM WHICH IS 0905115613. WAITING TO SEE WHAT TOYOTA DOES FOR TUNDRA OWNERS SINCE THEY BOUGHT BACK THE TACOMAS THAT WERE RUSTING. *TR

TO MUCH FRAME RUST ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 75000 MILE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. *TR

* 2000 * TOYOTA * TUNDRA * FRAME FRAME ROT/RUST AROUND CROSS MEMBERS/SHOCK TOWERS/FRAME. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A FLAT PARKING LOT AND THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE FIRST TIME, THE PARKED CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT A SIGN. NO PERSON WAS INJURED. I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE PEDAL WAS NOT FULLY DEPRESSED. THE SECOND TIME, ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FILE A CLAIM. I INTEND ON BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO REPORT IT, BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE FATAL. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND WAS DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN MAINE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LIFTED UP OFF THE PAVEMENT WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I LOOKED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE A TIRE BOUNCING ERRATICALLY ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC. CARS WERE BRAKING AND SWERVING TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE TIRE AND FORTUNATELY IT CAME TO A REST AGAINST THE MEDIAN GUARDRAIL WITHOUT CROSSING INTO SOUTHBOUND LANES AND WITHOUT DAMAGE TO VEHICLES OR INJURY TO DRIVERS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO THE EMERGENCY BREAKDOWN LANE AND INSPECTED THE TRUCK TO FIND THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING AND A LARGE CORRODED HOLE EXISTED IN THE FRAME FROM WHICH THE TIRE HAD BEEN MOUNTED. I RETRIEVED THE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE BED. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO RECEIVED AN EVALUATION FROM A MECHANIC OF WHAT WENT WRONG AND IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED. THE TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING SIGNIFICANT FRAME CORROSION OF TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL YEAR, SIMILAR TO THAT OF TACOMA'S WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED. THEY WERE UNSURE THAT THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE COULD BE SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND PERFORATION. THEY DID SAY THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION REGARDLESS. IT IS CLEAR THAT CORROSION TO THIS EXTREME EXTENT ON TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAMES WARRANT ATTENTION FROM THE NHTSA, DUE TO THE CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE, ONLY 65K ON THE TRUCK. LARGE PIECES OF FRAME FLAKING AND FALLING OFF MY 2000 TUNDRA. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND AM NOTICING EXCESSIVE FRAME RUSTING. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD STUTTER OR JERK OCCASIONALLY OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD OF TIME/APPROX 500 MILES OF DRIVING. WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS LOCKED UP REQUIRING A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA YEAR 2000 ORIGINAL OWNER 129,000 MILES FRAME UNDER MOTOR THAT STEERING RACK ATTACHES TO RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE TOYOTA SAYS ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND SENT PICTURES TO TOYOTA TO OPEN A CASE. NO PROGRAM YET TO FIX OR COMPENSATE OWNERS AT THIS TIME. MAYBE IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE NOT NOW WHEN WHAT DO I DO? NEED YOUR HELP!

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK. HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED IN APRIL OF 2009 AND FOUND THAT THE STEEL FRAME UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK IS ROTTING OUT THE MECHANIC THAT WE USE SAID THE FRAME MAY LAST ANOTHER YEAR. *TR

EXTREME RUST ON FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA AND THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY ROTTED AS CHUNKS OF IT ARE FLAKING OFF. IT HAS ABOUT 85000 MILES AND THIS IS NOW BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF THE ROAD. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 AND THE METAL USED IS NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. I HAVE REPAIRED THE LEAF SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES THREE TIMES DUE TO THE LEAFS BREAKING AND I HAVE NEVER LOADED THE BED. ALSO, THE FRAME IS EXTREMELY ROTTED WITH LARGE CHUNKS FALLING OFF. ADDITIONALLY THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS DUE TO THE METAL RUSTING AROUND THE FRAME. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS AND HAVE NOW HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD IT SERVICED BY A CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC AND FULLY EXPECTED IT TO LAST MUCH LONGER AS MY PREVIOUS TOYOTA PRODUCT HAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,600.

I BOUGHT A 2000 TUNDRA FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER IN SOUTHERN N.H. IN 2005 RECENTLY THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF TAKING WITH IT THE LSP&BV BRACKET,REAR SHOCK AND 2 BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST TO THE WHOLE FRAME GOT CASE # TODAY FROM TOYOTA NOT SURE YET WHAT WILL BE DONE BUT READING ALL OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING I DON'T EXPECT MUCH. *TR

FRAME HAS SEVERE RUSTING AND WAS TOLD IT WILL NOT PASS THE NEXT INSPECTION. RUSTING COMING THROUGH THE BED WHERE ATTACHED TO FRAME. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUSTING ISSUE. MY FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE MOUNTING BRACKETS SEEM LIKE THEY COULD LET GO AT ANY TIME. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT I CAN PARTICIPATE IN ANY REMEDY THAT TOYOTA OFFERS. *TR

VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RUST UNDER MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT WAS INSPECTED FOR THE INITIAL BED RUST IN JAN 08 BY MY LOCAL DEALER AFTER A LOCAL REPUTABLE BODY SHOP AGREED WITH ME THAT THINGS WERE NOT RIGHT UNDERNEATH. DEALER REP DISMISSED MY CONCERNS AND DID NOTHING. NOW I'M READING ABOUT THESE THINGS FALLING APART. THE BELOW INCIDENT DATE IS THE DATE OF THE INSPECTION. I INTEND TO HAVE ANOTHER INSPECTION BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTING AGGRESSIVELY AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT YET HAD ANY PROBLEMS OR RELATED FAILURES, THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHASSIS IS QUESTIONABLE. THE CONNECTION POINTS FOR THE LEAFSPRING AND BODY MOUNTS HAVE LAYERS OF METAL PEELING OFF AND ITS UNDETERMINED HOW MUCH STRENGTH HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I HAVE SENT A LETTER AND PHOTOS TO TOYOTA REGARDING THE MATTER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE LETTER BUT REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO DEFINITION FOR WHAT IS NORMAL WHEN IT COMES TO RUST BUT THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLES, THE AGGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE OXIDATION ON MY TUNDRA FRAME IS OCCURRING AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN WHAT IS NORMALLY EXPECTED FOR VEHICLES IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. I AM HOPEFUL THAT ENOUGH OWNERS WILL STEP FORWARD AND A OBVIOUS PATTERN WILL EMERGE INDICATING SOME NEGLIGENCE ON TOYOTAS PART AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE INITIATED. *TR

WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5-V8, WE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, WE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, WE STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, FOUND WE HAD POWER, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WAS STILL ON. WE DROVE ANOTHER 100 MILES TO OUT DESTINATION. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, WE STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON ANYMORE. WE HAD A COMPUTER CHECK RAN AND THE CODE P1121 CAME UP AND WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR 58 DAYS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BUT WENT OFF AGAIN. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 HAS HUGE AMOUNTS OF FRAME RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I LIVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WE DO GET A LOT OF SNOW UP HERE AND ROAD SALT IS USED. I GET MY TRUCK SERVICED AT A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RELIGIOUSLY (I HAD EVERY PIECE OF PAPERWORK TO PROVE THIS) AND A YEAR AGO I MENTIONED THIS TO MY TOYOTA DEALER MANAGER AND HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP. I HAVE TRIED TO GET ANSWERS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES JUST TO GET SHUT OUT. MY FAMILY OWNS FOUR TOYOTA TRUCKS AND SUVS AND WE HAVE BOUGHT SEVERAL CARS PERVIOUS TO THAT. AT BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR THE RUST IS SO BAD THAT I'M AFRAID TO TOW MY SNOWMOBILE TRAILER. I'M CERTAIN THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY GONE, SO BAD THAT IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE FRAME IN THE REAR MIGHT CRUMBLE AND PUNCTURE THE GAS TANK OR IF I WAS TO GET IN A HEAD - ON COLLISION THE FRAME WOULD JUST GIVE LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. MY TUNDRA HAS BEEN MATICLOUSLY CARED FOR, SERVICED AND CLEANED FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED KEPT. ONE OWNER, CERTIFIRED 20- YEAR MECHANIC OWNED, NON SMOKER AND PEOPLE SAY FREQUENTLY HOW IT LOOKS BETTER THAN THEIR NEWER TUNDRA. BUT THE ONLY DEFECT IS THE HOLES/FRAME RUST UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK. IT HAS FINNALY COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MEDIA LOCALLY AND THEY SOON LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THROUGH PHONE CALLS, COUNTLESS EMAILS, AND FORUMS. AS IT IS TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT "ACCORDING TO LYONS, 199

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 V8 EXTENDED CAB 4WD HAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THERE ARE SPOTS WHERE SMALL CHUNKS OF THE FRAME OR CROSS MEMBERS ARE MISSING AS WELL AS PLACES WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD POKE YOUR FINGER THROUGH. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN SALT WATER, IT IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND DETAILED, AND ALL WINTER LONG IT IS THOROUGHLY WASHED WEEKLY, INCLUDING THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE TRUCK HAS CHROME WHEELS ON IT THAT HAVE NOT PITTED OR PEELED AND TYPICALLY CHROME SHOULD CORRODE BEFORE HEAVY STEEL. *TR

I HAVE EXTREME RUSTING PROBLEMS ON FRAME RAILS AND SPRING SHACKLES OVER REAR AXLE ON MY 2000 TUNDRA. I HAVE LARGE CHUNKS 2"' X 3" FLAKING OFF THE RAILS AND THE SHACKLES ARE NOW VERY THIN. I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT MUCH LONGER. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE WHOLE FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT. IT FAILED INSPECTION AND NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER..THEY CHARGED ME $45.00, TO TELL ME IT COULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD, AND IT WOULD COST ME $12,500.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I CALLED TOYOTA IN CA, GOT A CASE #..BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I STILL OWE $5000.00 ON A TRUCK I CAN NOT DRIVE. I DID BUY THIS AS A USED TRUCK IN 2004, AND IT WAS FINE AT THAT TIME. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SALT USED IN NE...HOWEVER..I SEE THE SAME PROBLEM IN TEXAS AND OTHER WARM STATES. THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA...I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH..ALL THE STEEL FOR THE FRAMES CAME FROM THE SAME COMPANY...DANA CORP..IN OHIO. THEY JUST CAME OUT OF CHAPTER 11 AND HAVE A NEW CEO....WHO WORKED FOR TOYOTA. HOW MANY MORE TRUCKS ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE BAD FRAMES??? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING WILL BE DONE?? I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S SINCE 1977 AND THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. I ALSO HAVE A 2007 CAMRY...NO PROBLEM. WHEN IS TOYOTA GOING TO OWN UP TO THE FACT..IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH THE TACOMA??? IT ALL GOES BACK TO DANE CORP. I WANT SOMETHING DONE AND I WANT IT DONE NOW!!!!!! I AM WRITING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN NH AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND WILL GO TO THE MEDIA IF I HAVE TO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!! SINCE WHEN DOES A COMPANY NOT BACK IT'S PRODUCT??? I URGE YOU TO HAVE TOYOTA ISSUE A RECALL AND HELP US AS THEY DID FOR OW

THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LARGE, SOLID CHUNKS OF RUSTED STEEL COME OFF BY HAND. OTHERS PIECES FALL OFF ONTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR TOO HARD. IT'S A SHAME, TOO BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE RUNS GREAT AND I WANTED TO KEEP THE TRUCK TO GIVE TO MY SON WHEN HE GETS HIS LICENSE, BUT IT IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD, UNFIT TO DRIVE. *TR