2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAKE COUNTRY TOYOTA (7036 LAKE FOREST RD, BAXTER, MN) WHO INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION TO THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED 3/4'S OF THE RIGHT FRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRAME WAS WELDED FOR $250.00 CONSUMER LOST RECEIPT WAITING FOR RECALL PARTS TO ARRIVE.*JB

DRIVING CITY STREETS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT AN TRUCK WILL NOT EXCERLATE UNTIL THROTTLE IS PRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE STOP TURN OFF THE ENGINE LET SET FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS START THE ENGINE AIR WILL RESPOND BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON VERY DANGEROUS CALLED TOYOTA AN GOT NO HELP HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON AN IT WILL DO O.K FOR A WHILE BUT BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM BAD PROBLEM FOR SAFETY

MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME ON LAST VISIT TO SHOP, W/ MY 2000 TUNDRA, THAT THE FRAME WAS SERIOUSLY RUSTED. BUT, I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW SERIOUS IT WAS UNTIL...DUE TO BLACK ICE....MY TRUCK ENDED UP IN THE DITCH (12/4) AND HAD TO HAVE A THE LOCAL TOWING COMPANY TOW IT HOME. JEFF HILL, THE OWNER-WHO ALSO RUNS A BODY SHOP-INFORMED ME, AFTER LOOKING AT UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK....NOT TO DRIVE IT AND THAT DUE TO DAMAGE OF FRAME----RUSTED OUT----HE ADVISED THAT I NOT PUT ANY MORE $$$ INTO IT. AFTER GETTING IT HOME WE LOOKED UP UNDER TRUCK AND COULD VISIBLY SEE HOW SERIOUSLY RUSTED IT WAS. AND, DUE TO THE RUST, THE IMPACT OF MY ACCIDENT ACTUALLY BROKE THE FRAME....SO NOW IT IS COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE AND BASICALLY TOTALED. I HAD A MAN, DON YATES, WHO OWNS/OPERATES A LOCAL WELDING SHOP, STOP BY AND INSPECT IT. HE GAVE ME A QUOTE OF AT LEAST $1400 TO HAVE FRAME REPAIRED. MY INTENTION WAS TO REPLACE THE BROKEN WINDOW AND MIRROR-DAMAGE FROM HITTING THE DITCH-AND KEEP ON DRIVING IT TILL SHE WOULDN'T GO ANYMORE. THE MOTOR AND TRANEY ARE STILL GOOD...ALTHOUGH THEY DO HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON THEM. THE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT STATES OVER $1,500 WORTH OF DAMAGE AND I HAVE TAKEN PICS OF THE RUST. I HAD JUST PURCHASED NEW TIRES FOR IT...THEY ARE STILL SITTING AT TIRE SHOP WAITING ON ME. I AM WONDERING IF I CAN STILL GET IN ON THE CLASS ACTION SUIT OR IF THERE IS ANY WAY OF GETTING ANY HELP W MY PROBLEM??? PLEASE. ANY RECOURSE?? DUE TO MY TRUCK FRAME BEING BROKEN... I WAS FORCED TO TRADE IN MY CAR TO ENABLE ME

I HAS A LOT CORROSION IN THE CHASIS HOLES I CAN'T PLACE THE SPARE TIRE BECAUSE THE CORROSION IT'S EVERYWHERE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF BRAINTREE (781-848-9300, LOCATED AT 210 UNION ST, BRAINTREE, MA 02184) AND THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2012. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN EXHAUST SERVICE IN OCTOBER OF 2018 AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,957.

PREVIOUSLY RECALLED RUSTED CROSS MEMBER DROPPED SPARE TIRE ON MASSACHUSETTS 495 HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. 8/18 TOYOTA INSPECTED CROSS MEMBERS AND FRAME AND TOLD ME THEY ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE THEY ALREADY DID IT ONCE DURING RECALL THEY HAVE FULFILLED OBLIGATION. TRUCK RECIEVED VEHICLE UNDERCOATING PER CAMPAIGN HAS HAD ONE CROSSEMBER REPLACED AND FUEL STRAPS. TRUCK IS ONE OWNER WITH 74K MILES AND GARAGED. TRUCK INSPECTED IN 2014 AND IN 2017 NOTED NO CORROSION AT MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS FROM TOYOTA. 8/14/18 DEALERSHIP NOTED CROSSMEMBERS HAD ROT THAT MUST BE WELDED AT AN OUTSIDE SHOP. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT QUOTE REPAIR AND NOT WORK ON TRUCK. HAVE 2 CHILDREN 3 AND 5, WIFE AND I NEED A SAFE RESOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. THE RECOMMENDATION IS REPAIR AT AN OUTSIDE SHOP FOR SAFETY REASON AND I UNABLE TO FIND A SHOP TO PREFORM TOYOTA'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEY WILL NOT WORK ON VEHICLE.

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND MUST BE MANUALLY RETRACTED. AT TIMES SEAT BELT JAMS AND IS DIFFICULT TO REPLACE,

MY 2000 TOYOTA 4X4 FRAME HAS RUST HOLES IN IT. IT WAS SPRAY COATED IN 2011 BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE RUST. TOYOTA CO. TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS CLOSED IN 2012. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2013. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AND WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE TOYOTA CO. SAID IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED. I HAVE PHOTOS TO SHOW THE HOLES.

I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN INVOLVING EXCESSIVE RUST. HOWEVER, THE REQUIRED WORK TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND CRC COATING WAS NOT DONE. NOW, DEALER RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, AND I CAN'T HAVE THE WORK DONE. WHILE MY TRUCK IS NOT NOW IN A COLD CLIMATE STATE, IT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD AND OWNED IN ONE.

THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL FOR CORROSION OF THE FRAME AND COMPONENT PARTS. TOYOTA REPLACED THE FRAME ALONG WITH A CORRODED LEAKING GAS TANK. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO WE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM OUR REAR DIFFERENTIAL. UPON INSPECTION BY OUR LOCAL MECHANIC HE DETERMINED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING IS CORRODED THIS CAUSING A LEAK. THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN FOR ITS SEVERE CORROSION OF FRAME AND COMPONENT PARTS. WE DISCUSSED OUT CONCERNES OVER THE WIDE SPREAD CORROSION WITH CORPORATE TOYOTA WHEN THE FRAME WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED CORPORATE TOYOTA YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY CONSIDER OUR CLAIM AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALER AT OUR COST. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WAS VERY UNLIKELY THAT TOYOTA WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE AGE. THIS VEHICLE IS MECHANICALLY SOUND AND WE INTEND TO KEEP IT, HOWEVER THE CORROSION ISSUE IS PREMATURELY ENDING THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE AND ADDRESS IT WITH SPRAY ON EPOXY TO STOP THE OIL LEAK. THEY COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT WOULD WORK ON OUR VEHICLE UNTIL THEY INSPECT IT. WE BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD INSPECT THE DAMAGE FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE KNOWN ISSUE THEY HAVE WITH CORROSION. THE BRAKE COMPONENT ATTACHED TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ARE ALSO SHOWING EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND WE ARE CONCERNED THESE COMPONENTS WILL FAIL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, RUST WAS NOTICED ON THE FRAME, CROSS MEMBER, AND THE FUEL STRAPS, WHICH WERE EXTENDING TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPONENTS COULD FRACTURE. THE DEALER (CUMBERLAND TOYOTA, 1540 INTERSTATE DR, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501, (931) 520-4149) INDICATED THAT THE STATUTE EXPIRED TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REMEDY AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (CARTER TOYOTA, 160 W 3RD AVE, COLVILLE, WA 99114) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DURING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

BALL JOINT ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME IT HAS BROKE. REPLACED IT EVERY TIME. ONCE TURNING IN A BUSINESS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, DAMAGING VEHICLE, ONCE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND ONCE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT.

THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK IS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. IT HAS A CRACK AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY TRIED TO ROTATE MY TIRES AND THE MECHANIC FOUND A GREAT DEAL OF RUST AND DEBRIS IN THE WHEEL HUBS. HE BROKE LUGNUTS AND STUDS TRYING TO REMOVE THE REAR TIRES. HE REFUSED TO TOUCH THE FRONT TIRES. TOYOTA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS UNDER COATED IN 2012 AS PER RECALL. TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE THE TRUCK IN AS A TRADE BECAUSE OF THE RUST. CURRENTLY THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE DRIVE AND EVEN IF I COULD DRIVE IT I AM AFRAID TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I GOT A FLAT AND HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 56,000 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR.

MY 2000 TUNDRA FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT DOES NOT PASS THE VA STATE INSPECTION. THERE IS A FRAME RECALL FOR TUNDRAS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. TOYOTA SAYS THAT NHTSA DETERMINES WHAT VINS ARE INCLUDED. I HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUST INCLUDING HOLES IN THE FRAME AS WELL AS A SWAY BAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THAT HAS TOTALLY BROKEN AWAY DUE TO RUST. HOW CAN I GET MY TRUCK INCLUDED IN THE FRAME RECALL ACTION AS THE CURRENT RECALLS FOR MY VIN ONLY APPLY TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK (NOT MY FAILURES) AND ONLY ADDRESSES PUTTING A COATING ON THE FRAME WHICH WILL NOT ADDRESS MY ISSUE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN VA THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE. I HAVE RECENTLY (~1 YEAR AGO) ALSO TOTALLY REPLACED ALL OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AT MY OWN EXPENSE DUE TO RUST (NEARLY $4,000 WORTH OF WORK). NO FRAME SHOULD HAVE THIS MUCH RUST ISSUES UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. MY FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO ALLOW THE TRUCK TO PASS THE VA STATE INSPECTION.

"EXTERIOR LIGHTS TAIL LIGHTS RECALL" SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE 2000, I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS SOCKET BULB COMING LOOSE AFTER AWHILE DRIVING. AND MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERD IN THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. DONT KNOW THE REASON WHY.

DRIVING AT 50 MPH, ENGINE LOSSES POWER LIKE FUEL IS CUT OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THROTTLE PEDAL HAS NO RESPONSE UNTIL 3/4 DOWN . VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. CLEARED CODE & HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER, THIS TIME AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE STALLED & WOULD NOT RESTART - SAME CODE - P1121

RECALL FOR UNDERCARRIAGE, ACCORDING TO SERVICE PERSONAL MY TRUCK DID NOT MEET CRITERIA TO BE REPLACED SO ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS SAND OFF RUST AND REPAINT. SO NOW WENT FOR INSPECTION AND IT WILL NOT PASS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SO THIS WAS PURE NEGLIGENCE ON YOUR PART TO NOT FIX IT PROPERLY SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE THE BACKING OF MY MECHANIC TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE TO SEE THAT MY TRUCK GET A NEW UNDERCARRIAGE WHICH IT SHOULD HAD FROM THE START.

THE FRAME HAS DEVELOPED RUST HOLES LARGER THAN QUARTER SIZED IN MULTIPLE PLACES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-331-4331 AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. CASE NUMBER: 1709200106 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 247,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE SPARE TIRE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE TIRE AND REALIZED THAT THE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF AND THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MENDENHALL AUTO CENTER (8725 MALLARD STREET, JUNEAU, AK 99801) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND NO LONGER STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING REGISTERED IN ALASKA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LYNCH TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER, CT WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED IN 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE), BUT NO SERVICE WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF RUST AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. *JS

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAM RUSTED THROUGH IN 3 AREAS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HELP WITH THIS

I HAVE TRIED TO GET TOYOTA TO REPLACE MY FRAME FOR ABOUT MAYBE SIX YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN AND HAD THE TREATMENT AROUND THE SPARE TIRE ON THE FRAME TREATED, AND OVER A COUPLE OF YEAR ALL OF THE BLACK COLORED TREATMENT JUST FEEL OFF ON MY DRIVEWAY IN CHARLESTON WV WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME. I WENT BACK TO LOVE LEXUS AND TOYOTA TO HAVE MY FRAME CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPLACE IT ACCORDING TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE 2000-2003 TUNDRA TRUCKS.LOVES SAID MY FRAME LOOKED OK TO THEM AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOW MY LEFT FRONT SIDE OF MY FRAME HAS A HOLE IN THE UNDER NEATH SIDE OF THE FRAME AND THE STRUT BAR IS RIPPING AWAY FROM THE FRAME...I CALLED AND TALKED TO ALEXUS, AND AL , AND A HIGHER UP MAN IN THE COMPANY NAMED ROB, THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME BETTER I.D. THAN THAT, I TOLD HIM THIS STORY AS I'M SURE HIS UNDERLING AL DID, THAT IS WHY ROB CALLED ME ON AUG 22ND AND TOLD ME THERE WERE NO AVENUES THAT HE (ROB) COULD SEE TO HELP ME.THEN I SAID WOULD HE HELP ME TRADE FOR A NEWER TRUCK AND HE (ROB) SAID THAT WOULD BE UP TO ME TO DO. MY TUNDRA IS UNDRIVEABLE AND I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT IN THE DEAL THAT WAS MADE FOR THE 2000 TO 2003 TOYOYA TUNDRA TRUCKS. WHAT DO I DO TO GET SOME HELP. WALK TO WHRE I WANT TO GO? I AM ON DISABILITY AND I HAVE VERY BAD CONDITIONS, AND I DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO GO BUY A VEHICLE. I THINK IF MY VEHICLE MEETS THEIR SPECS FOR REPAIR MY TRUCK SHOULD BE FIXED!!!! I TRIED TO FIND OUT THE LAWYERS WHO WON OR

FRAME RECALL - THE FRAME ORIGINALLY RECEIVED THE CRC COATING FROM KERRY TOYOTA DURING THE FRAME RECALL (UNKNOWN RECALL NUMBER AND TIME OF APPLICATION). THE COATING HAS FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE STEERING RACK MOUNTS HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. THE BOLT AND MOUNTING POINT ARE STILL TOGETHER, BUT BROKEN FROM THE CROSSMEMBER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE IN HOW THE STEERING WAS OPERATING. IT WAS CAUSING ME TO WONDER AROUND IN MY LINE. I FELT I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL ON THE STEERING. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK, IT WAS APPARENT AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT RUST DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT FRAME ASSEMBLY WHERE THE MAIN CROSS MEMBER IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. THIS IS ALSO WHERE MAIN SUSPENSION COMPONENTS MOUNT TO THE FRAME. I BELIEVE THE CRC COATING HAS DONE NOTHING TO PREVENT THE RUST FROM DESTROYING THE FRAME AS IT WAS DESTROYED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THERE ARE OTHER SUB CROSS MEMBERS SUFFERING THE SAME RUST DAMAGE ALONG THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. THERE ARE TWO MOUNTS WHERE THERE IS COMPLETE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE FRAME AND CROSSMEMBER.

I HAVE RUST HOLES IN THE FRONT SECTION OF MY TRUCK FRAME. TOYOTA REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ONLY APPEAR TO COVER THE REAR PART OF THE FRAME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD CAUSE A LIFE SAFETY CONDITION WHEN THE FRAME FAILS.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LESS THEN 2 YEARS AGO UNAWARE OF THE RECALL FROM A SMALL DEALER. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE THE SHOCKS WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE THEM AND NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE TRUCK. IT'S IN GREAT SHAPE OTHER THEN THIS. CAN YOU HELP?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY BOTH SHOULD BE REPLACED OR THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL AN INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE STATUTE EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE RECALL REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01E041000 (TRAILER HITCHES/TRAILER WIRE HARNESS CONVERTER). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPORT BEAMS CONNECTED TO THE CHASSIS, WHICH HELD THE BED, PLATES, SPRING SEAT, AND REAR BACK END PLATES WERE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED. WHEN THESE AREAS WERE TOUCHED, THEY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AND REAPIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NOT RUSTED TO THAT EXTENT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ *CN

PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPING CAUSING LEAK WHICH IN TURN CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN IMPROPERLY AND EFFECTING PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY ISSUE. ENGAGING ACCELERATOR WITH THE LEAK CAUSES VEHICLE TO SPUTTER AND LOSES POWER MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED DUE TO HOLES IN THE FRAME. AT 139080 MILES TOYOTA JUNCTIONS INSPECTED IT AND PLUGGED HOLE AND ALSO SPRAYED THE FRAME AS A COVER UP, INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. AFTER 1000S OF DOLLARS OF WORK DONE TO ALOT OF RUST. WE ARE NOW AT 152000 MILES AND IT IS A TOTAL RUST AND HOLES THRU OUT.

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD. IT WAS A VEHICLE THAT WAS SOLD AND SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN PA. IN 2010 MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN PA TO HAVE A FRAME RUST INSPECTION PERFORMED DUE TO A TOYOTA RECALL RELATED TO RUST. AT THE TIME THEY REPLACE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND FOUND NO OTHER RUST PERFORATION ON THE FRAME.IN 2014 THERE WAS STILL A GROWING AMOUNT OF RUST SPREADING IN OTHER AREAS OF THE FRAME. IT WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC. SERVICE MANAGER THERE AT THE TIME RECOMMENDED A FRAME REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. NO FRAME WAS EVER ORDERED. NOW OVER TWO YEARS LATER MY TRUCK STILL HAVE THE RUST AND THEN SOME ON THE FRAME. I CANNOT HANG A SPARE TIRE IN THE REAR DUE TO THE RUST. THE FRAME HAVE 2 HOLES IN IT AND IS UNSAFE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE FRAME EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECOMMENDED IN 2014 AND WAS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE CALLED AND CALLED AND HAVE OPENED UP A CASE WITH TOYOTA FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY STILL REFUSE TO REPLACE IT NO MATTER WHAT I SAY AND THE PROOF OF THE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY ON THEIR PART. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND IT SHOULD HAVE A NEW FRAME UNDER IT. I WAS TOLD BY MY CASE MANAGER THAT SINCE IT HAD BEEN INSPECTED PREVIOUSLY IN 2010 THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE RUST THAT APPEARED IN 2014. RIDICULOUS!!!! THE RUST APPEARED. UNDER WARRANTY. NEEDED A FRAME IN 2014. UNSAFE. PERIOD!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PULLED THE BED OFF AND COATED THE BACK. THE FRONT WAS NOT TREATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS FELL OUT OF THE SOCKET WITHOUT WARNING. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V347003 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

SEVERE FRAME RUST, PURCHASE TRUCK FROM TOYOTA DEALER IN 2015. TOYOTA RECALL IN NOV. 2009 THAT ENDED 2012. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TRUCK WAS INSPECTED IN 2012 AND PASS. I HAVE PLENTY OF PICTURE'S BUT CAN'T UPLOAD HERE.

MY MECHANIC TOLD ME MY FRAME IS RUSTING HORRIBLY. THERE IS A HOLE 6INCH BY 6 INCH NEAR THE REAR TIRE. HE THOUGHT HE HEARD OF A RECALL ABOUT THIS. I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. PURCHASED NEW, ONLY HAD 1 MILE ON ODOMETER. 12NO MAJOR HIGHWAY MILES. I LIVE 6 MILES FROM WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE, IT MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O2 SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, STATED THAT THE U-BOLT DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,604.

I WAS RECENTLY DOING SOME ROUTINE REPAIRS ON MY 2000 TUNDRA AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL & SPARE TIRE CROSSOVER HAS VERY SEVERE RUST DAMAGE. ON 9/21/2011 THIS 2000 TUNDRA WAS INSPECTED FOR FRAME RUST BY A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I ASKED THE TECH WHAT WAS THE METHOD FOR INSPECTION, HE REPLIED THEY WOULD HIT THE FRAME WITH A HAMMER IN THREE TO FOUR AREAS, IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO PUNCH A HOLE IN THE FRAME IT PASSED INSPECTION. THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT REMOVED TO INSPECT THE SPARE TIRE CROSSOVER. THE LEFT REAR FRAME AREA (WHERE THE WORST DAMAGE IS ON MY FRAME) IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO HIT WITH A HAMMER WITH THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE. TOYOTA & THE DEALERSHIP IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS FRAME WAS IN GOOD SHAPE IN 2011 IT SHOULD STILL BE ROAD WORTHY TODAY (IT IS NOT) I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA OWNER THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY KNEW THAT THESE FRAMES WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FAIL, I NOW HAVE A TRUCK WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE BODY PERFECT INTERIOR AND A WELL MAINTAINED DRIVE TRAIN THAT IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO REPLACE THESE FRAMES WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM INJURY OR WORSE DEATH? I HAVE BEEN DRIVING TOYOTA'S SINCE 1984, THIS IS FIRST TIME THE FRAME FAILED BEFORE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. AND NOW I HEAR THE ARE HAVING FRAME RUST PROBLEMS WITH LATER MODEL TUNDRA'S & TACOMA'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE SERVICE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,315.

TENSIONER EXTREMELY SLOW TO RETRACT ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR FIVE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE. CONTACTED 1-800 TOYOTA NUMBER AND TOLD IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ALTHOUGH I HAD HAD IT FIXED TWO TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND TO GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY IS THIS NOT A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE LIKE ON MY 2007 PRIUS. WHY HASN'T THE VERY KNOWN TOYOTA SEAT BELT TENSIONER ISSUE ON ALL TOYOTA, ALEXIS, SCION VEHICLES BETWEEN 2000 AND NOW BEEN RECALLED. I DON'T LIKE TAKING MY LIFE IN MY HANDS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

REAR BRAKE LINE AND PROPORTIONING VALVE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL INTERSTATE ROADWAY. THE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS A KNOWN RECALL (SEE ATTACHED) NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V444000 RECALL DATE: 2009-11-18 WHICH I JUST FOUND TODAY WHILE SEARCHING FOR A PROPORTIONAL VALVE REPLACEMENT PART! OUR VIN IS SHOWING 0 RECALLS, BUT THIS CANNOT BE IGNORED DUE TO A VIN! DUE TO THE CORROSION, SPECIAL STEPS WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO EVEN FIX THIS PROBLEM. LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA, DRIVING ON WINDING, STEEP HILLS IS EVEN MORE OF A REASON THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD NOT BE VIN SPECIFIC. I AM ASKING THAT THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO MY VEHICLE (BRAKE LININGS AND PROPORTIONAL VALVE MUST BE REPLACED!) BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER RECALL THAT IS STILL IN PLACE UNTIL 2019. COMPONENT AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL: STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS HOW CAN A SPECIFIC VIN BE EXCLUDED WHEN IT POSES A RISK FACTOR AND POSSIBILITY OF A FATAL CRASH! PLEASE HELP US REACH OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER TO INCLUDE THIS VIN IN THE RECALL. *TR

I HAD JUST TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS PULLING AWAY WHEN MY RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITHOUT WARNING CAME APART FROM THE SUSPENSION AND WEDGED SIDEWAYS IN THE WHEEL WELL. SHORTLY BEFORE THIS I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH OR FASTER AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEVASTATING EVENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT RETURN THE CONTACT'S CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND 01E041000 (TRAILER HITCHES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,481.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER SPARE TIRE HOLDER WAS CORRODED THROUGH THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE SPRING FRACTURED THE FRAME AND CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO MOVE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 288,437. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ UPDATED 08/08/16.*JB

MY WIFE AND I SEEN THIS TRUCK FOR SALE AT DEL TOYOTA THORNDALE PA. THE INSPECTION WOULD EXPIRE SOON. WE TOOK IT TO GET INSPECTED , THE MAN SAID IT HAS RUST HOLES IN FRAME AND NOT SAFE APRIL 18 2016 . WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT A RECALL , I AM PRETTY SURE DEL TOYOTA OF THORNDALE PA DIDAND DOES. I WAS WONDERING HOW THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE'S.

THE TOTAL FRAME IS RUSTED WITH HOLES, WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP DUE TO RECALL OF FRAME, AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE TOYOTA DOES NOT SUPPLY THEM WITH THE CHEMICALS NOR THE EQUIPMENT TO FIX THE ISSUE, IF I WANTED IT FIXED TO TAKE IT BACK TO NEW JERSEY WERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. THIS IS A HAZARD TO MY TEENAGE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHERS DUE TO AT ANY POINT THE VEHICLE MAY BREAK APART CAUSING A CRASH/COLLISION INJURING SOMEONE POTENTIALLY DEATH. TOYOTA HAS COMPLETELY IGNORED ALL MY CONCERNS STATING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REINFORCE THE FUEL TANK WITH A TEMPORARY STRAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FUEL STRAP WAS NOT REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

TOYOTA HAS 3 RECALLS ON MY TACOMA. ONE OF THEM INCLUDE CORROSION ON THE FRAME. HOWEVER IT IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE CORROSION IS NOT AT THE RIGHT SPOT. THE ORIGINAL REPORT HAS THE CORROSION AT THE FRONT WITH AN OPENING IN THE FRAME. NOW THE CORROSION HAS SPREAD TO THE REAR WHERE THE RECALL SHOULD COVER. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS STUCK WITH THEIR DECISION TO NOT COMPLETE A RECALL. THE FRAME IS NOW VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL NOT EVEN PASS AN INSPECTION. I HAVE NOT TAKEN PICTURES YET BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS PARKED 2 COUNTY'S AWAY. I PLAN TO GO N SUNDAY WITH OTHERS TO TAKE THESE PICTURES SO I CAN SUBMIT HERE AGAIN, TO THE US DOT, AND TO TOYOTA AGAIN. IN THE MEANTIME, ANYONE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE REPORTING IT. THE INSPECTORS TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. I HAVE HAD MY KIDS WITH ME IN THIS TRUCK AS WELL. NOT SURE WHEN IT STARTED, BUT IN 2 YEARS, THE CORROSION HAS SPREAD FAST AND THIS IS IN NORTH CAROLINA. I PUT THE INSPECTION DATE AS THE DATE IT WAS FOUND BELOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THEN AN EMBANKMENT. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BROKEN BONES TO THE NOSE, CHEEK, AND BODY BRUISES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,000.