2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

TAKATA RECALL , AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AT HARD IMPACT AT 40 MPH.

TAKATA RECALL INQUIRY, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, I HIT A DEER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS DOING BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH WHEN I WENT INTO A DITCH NOSE FIRST AND TOTALED OUT THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, RADIATOR, ETC AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SUFFERED ALOT OF FACIAL DAMAGE AND BROKE BONES IN MY FACE DUE TO HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I SENT A LETTER (ATTACHED) TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TO TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. THIS IS TOYOTA CORPORATE'S RESPONSE. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A MAJOR CAR COMPANY ABLE TO SELL AND SERVICE CARS IN THE U.S. WOULD RESPOND IN THIS FASHION. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY DIDN'T ACCEPT THE REQUIRED RESULTANT ACTION FROM THE CORROSION RECALL AND REMEDY. THEY SIMPLY PASSED BY TREATING THE FRAME (PATH OF LEAST COST AND EFFORT) AND DID NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH NOW THEY HAVE A CALLOUS DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND SATISFACTION OF THEIR PATRONS. THE CASE MANAGER DID NOT SEE THE VEHICLE HIMSELF OR VIEW THE DAMAGE OR HAVE PICTURES PRIOR TO HIS RESPONSE. BELOW IS THEIR RESPONSE: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING TOYOTA. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF YOUR MOST RECENT EMAIL MESSAGE RECEIVED AND OUR RESPONSE. WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITY TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU. SUBJECT 2000 TUNDRA - SEVERE FRAME CONCERN DISCUSSION THREAD RESPONSE VIA EMAIL (TIFFANY H.)02/15/2016 06:21 AM DEAR O'DEA: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. WE ARE SORRY TO LEARN OF YOUR CONCERNS REGARDING THE FRAME ON YOUR 2000 TUNDRA. WE HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR CONCERNS WERE REVIEWED WITH A CASE MANAGER AND YOU WERE PROVIDED WITH TOYOTA'S POSITION ON 02/08/2016. YOUR EMAIL HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AT OUR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER CASE#1602050676. IF WE CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US. SINC

DUE TO RUST, O2 SENSORS ARE BAD, EXUAST SYSTEM BAD, LEFT REAR TIRE BALL JOINT DEFECTIVE, EMERGENCY BRAKES DEFECTIVE, BODY FRAME HAS HOLES AT LEFT SIDE, MAJORITY OF FRAME IS RUSTING. PER MECHANICS ALL THIS IS STEMMING FROM THE RUST. TRUCK HAS LOW MILEAGE, FRAME IS CRUMBLING IN SOME PLACES AND IS A DANGER TO DRIVE SAFELY. JUST WENT THROUGH INSPECTION.EXACT DATE IS UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INSPECTION LOCATION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

HELLO, CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION REGARDING FRAME RUST ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, ( VIN# [XXX]) ? I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (FRIEDRICK'S LOCATED IN LEBANON , PA). THIS DEALER HAS SINCE CHANGED OWNERSHIP AND THUS THEIR STORE NAME. THE NEW DEALER REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH MY RECALL. I CANNOT GET MY TRUCK INSPECTED DUE TO EXTREME FRAME RUST. MY INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND THIS RUST DAMAGE AND CANNOT BY PENNSYLVANIA REGULATIONS, PASS THIS TRUCK FOR INSPECTION. HE ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FROM TOYOTA, TO REPAIR SUCH RUST DAMAGED FRAMES. HOWEVER IN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER (FORMALLY FREDERICK'S OF LEBANON, PA), THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME IN THIS MATTER. MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 150,000 MILES ON IT, IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE RUST. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE INFO WHERE TO HAVE THIS RECALL WORK COMPLETED. REGARDS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT VEHICLE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, THE TIRE'S REAR WELL WAS CORRODED, AND THE STEEERING COLOMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO BEING NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPIGN: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.KH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRAME WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,716. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY TWO TOYOTA DEALERS, THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD REPAIR. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A CALL FROM ANOTHER DEALER, WHO STATED THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FRAME. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY IT COULD TAKE THREE MONTHS OR LONGER. AS OF 1-6-16 THE DEALER STILL HAD THE TRUCK IN THEIR POSSESSION. UPDATED 04/6/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE HOLDER DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND THE SUBFRAME CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SUBFRAME REPAIR WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

SEAT BELT TENSIONERS, ONGOING PROBLEM. ADDRESSED AS SERVICE COMPLAINTS AT 25, 797, 26,266, 40,366, 49,331MILES ON RESORD AND 65K, 80K, 100K AND 125K NOT RECORDED. NOW TOYOTA WONT HONOR THE FACT THAT THESE HAVE BECOME DEFECTIVE YET AGAIN. CALLED THEIR 800 NUMBER AND WAS TOLD 80K WAS THE WARRANTY PERIOD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY RELATED ISSUE...

THE FRAME WAS SERIOUSLY RUSTING. TOYOTA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS WHICH WAS NOT NOTIFIED TO ME VIA MAIL. ONE OF THE ARGUMENT FROM TOYOTA NOT TO DO THIS RECALL IS THAT TIME WINDOW IS OVER (AT THE SAME TIME ONE OF THEIR ASSOCIATE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT FOR A SAFETY RECALL). THE INSPECTION DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT INCLUDING THE DAMAGE ON THE FRAME IN THE INSPECTION. IN THE RECALL FOR FRAME REPLACEMENT, WHAT I GOT REPLACED IS THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE ONLY (SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE TIRE MAY FALL DOWN) IGNORING THE SERIOUS HOLE AND RUST IN THE ACTUAL FRAME. HERE IS THE PICTURE OF MY FRAME WHICH THE CONDITION IS CLEARLY VISIBLE.

PURCHASED 2000 TUNDRA IN 2005. WAS MADE AWARE OF A RECALL BY TOYOTA CORP REGARDING RUST ISSUES WITH VEHICLE FRAME, GAS TANK STRAP, AND SPARE TIRE FASTENER. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER DECEMBER OF 2012 FOR THE FRAME INSPECTION (TANK STRAP AND SPARE TIRE ISSUE REPAIRED ON A SEPARATE DATE). I WAS TOLD THAT A FULL INSPECTION TOOK PLACE TO INCLUDE DISASSEMBLING THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I WAS TOLD THAT NO PERFERATIONS WERE FOUND IN THE FRAME. A SPRAY FOAM KIT WAS USED TO TREAT THE FRAME. ON 8/25/15, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SELL MY TRUCK WHEN A PROSPECTIVE BUYER NOTICED (2) SIGNIFICANT HOLES IN THE FRAME LOCATED JUST IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE ENTIRE FRAME APPEARS TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUST CONSIDERING IT IS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD. NEEDLESS TO SAY, A SALE DID NOT TAKE PLACE. I WAS FORTUNATE TO NOT BE DRIVING THE TRUCK WITH MY FAMILY WHEN A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER (NOT THE ONE THAT TREATED THE FRAME). I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD CONTACT TOYOTA CORP BUT ALSO STATED THAT THEY MAY NOT REPLACE THE FRAME AS IT IS 15 YEARS OLD. HE CONTACTED ME 2 DAYS LATER STATING THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE THE FRAME OR BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. THE FRAME RECALL I REFERRED TO WAS NOT A RECALL ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. RATHER, IT WAS A, "GOOD WILL GESTURE" TO CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THE SITUATION. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID SUGGEST TO LOOK INTO FINDING A WELDER TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPAIR IT. REALLY?? MECHANICALLY, THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AROUND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

S10 DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY RE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH THE RECALL OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CLEARLY EXHIBITED RUST INSIDE THE STEEL WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT REPAIR IT, THEY JUST PAINTED OVER THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO THE RUST, THE WHEELS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. *JB

VEHICLE DRIVEN: 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA: ON JULY 11, 2015 I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND WHEEL BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK IMPACTED THE PAVEMENT, AND THE TRUCK BEGAN SWERVING. I TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK, BUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. CONSEQUENTLY, I THEN HAD TO USE MY STRENGTH TO STEER THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR THE TRUCK TO LOSE MOMENTUM SINCE THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. I MANAGED TO STEER THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER AFTER ABOUT A MILE OF TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND WAITING FOR IT TO SLOW DOWN. I SUSPECT THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THIS VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE AND LED TO THE ACCIDENT. NEWER MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA FOR ISSUES REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS.

WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY HIGHWAY, THE DRIVE POWER OF THE ENGINE STALLED, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED. APPEARS TO BE A REPETATIVE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF TRUCK.

THE OFF-ROAD WIRING HARNESS BOX WAS REPLACED IN 2012 BY RECALL STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT CAN NOT GET IT TO WORK. TOYOTA SAYS ONLY 1 YR WARRANTY. ALSO TAIL LIGHT BULB WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE KEEPS FALLING OUT SO YOU HAVE NO BACK UP LIGHT OR PARKING LIGHT WHEN FALLS OUT. BOTH HAVE HAD RECALLS BUT STILL DO NOT WORK. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO DO. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE AN UNKNOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OUT. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING HOUSING SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN UPDATED 10/16/217*CN

ROHRICH TOYOTA REPLACED THE SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME ON MY 2000 TUNDRA IN 2009, ONLY AFTER NHTSA DIRECTED THEM TO. ROHRICH TOYOTA AFTER TELLING ME THAT PER MY VIN I WASN'T ONE OF AFFECTED OWNERS!? TOYOTA REPLACED FRAME AND BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS CROSS MEMBER IN 2009. TOYOTA THEN REATTACHED RUSTED FUEL LINE TO NEW FRAME AND NOW RUST FROM OLD FRAME HAS CAUSED THE FUEL LINE TO LEAK SEVERELY. I CALLED ROHRICH AND TOYOTA AMERICA AND WAS DENIED REMEDY OF REPLACING FUEL LINE! I AM A SURVIVOR OF OPEN HEART SURGERY AND MY WIFE IS A DISABLED DIABETIC AMPUTEE AND WE NEED OUR VEHICLE FOR DR'S APPOINTMENTS AND SHOPPING ETC... IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP AND SOON? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA TO HAVE MY FRAME REVIEWED FOR RUST DAMAGE. THIS OCCURRED IN 2012, SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD AFTER INSPECTION THAT MY TRUCK SHOWED NO RUST. I RETAINED THE PAPERWORK INDICATING SUCH. ON 12/30/2014 I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WHEN THE TRUCK WENT UP ON THE LIFT IT ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF. THE SHOP HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND WAS AMAZED AT THE VOLUME OF RUST INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD OF THESE TRUCKS BEING RECALLED FOR FRAME PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME? PLEASE HELP ME. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK? *TR

TRUCK IS VERY HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND DOESN'T CORRECT WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. STEERING WANTS TO FREEZE UP WHEN MAKING A U TURN. I'VE HEARD THAT THE BALL JOINTS CAN SNAP AND SEND THE TRUCK CAREENING OUT OF CONTROL. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE SOMETHING SAFE FOR TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES AND CANNOT HAVE A MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA 9SM AND A0F AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO CONKLIN CARS SALINA, LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THESE RECALLS INVOLVE RUST AND CORROSION OF THE FRAME, CROSS MEMBERS, AND FUEL TANK STRAPS. CONKLIN CARS TECH STATED NO DAMAGE, CONKLIN INVOICE #008916 DATED APR 09 2012. JAN 2015 I NOTICED A HOLE IN THE LH FRAME RAIL AND THAT THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. I CONTACTED CONKLIN CARS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT IT AGAIN ON JAN 30TH 2015 AND SAID THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THEIR TOYOTA FACTORY REP. ABOUT THE ISSUES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND TOLD ME THAT THE FACTORY REP. SAID THAT THE CASE WAS CLOSED AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE REPAIR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR TRUCKS THAT RESIDED IN NORTHERN STATES AND THIS TRUCK WAS SOLD IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS. LOOKING AT THE FRAME IT IS EVIDENT TO ME THAT THE FRAME HAS HEAVY CORROSION, FLAKING RUST AND THINNING OF THE FRAME RAILS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE "[XXX]" TOLD ME THAT THE CASE NUMBER WAS #1502062938 AND THAT THE REPAIR WAS TAKEN CARE OF ON APR 23RD 2012 AND WAS CLOSED. I HAD EXPLAINED THAT ALLEGEDLY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APR 2012 AND LESS THAN 3 YEARS LATER THE STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. AT THIS RATE OF DECAY THE

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 1-28-2015 MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA,WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SLAMMED TO THE GROUND SLIDING TO A DEAD STOP THE TIRE JAMMED UNDER THE BODY OF THE TRUCK,VERY FRIGHTENING TO THINK WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING FASTER OR IF ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING TOWARDS YOU OR FROM BEHIND,AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK AND GETTING THE VEHICLE OFF THE GROUND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE BALL JOINT FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS HANGING LOW AND THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXTREME RUST AND HOLES ON THE FRONT AREA OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

NOV 2, 2011 I TOOK MY 2000 TUNDRA TO LARRY H MILLER PEORIA FOR A " ADF INSPECTION FRAME TUNDRA" THEY SAID THE RUST HAS NOT PERFORATED ANY METAL YET , THE INSPECTION PAPER DID NOT GET TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS STATING THE TRUCK HAS RUST BUT JUST NOT ENOUGH YET. I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE LADY I SPOKE TO SAID THE RECALL WAS GOOD FOR 15 YEARS FROM THE TIME OF FIRST USE.(JAN 2001) NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL AND IT ENDED IN APRIL 2012. I WAS GIVEN 2 CASE NUMBERS FROM TOYOTA. ALL THE SERVICE REPS SAID YES MY TRUCK IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FRAME. I WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL CASE MANAGER..HE ALSO ASSURED ME MY TRUCK IS GOOD FOR REPLACEMENT.. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY FROM HIM WITH ALL THE INFORMATION , HE TOLD ME MY TRUCK WAS PART OF THE BUY BACK PROGRAM AT 1.5% OF KELLEY BLUE BOOK. I TOLD HIM I DID NOT WANT A BUYBACK FOR MY TUNDRA I WANTED IT REPAIRED. HE THEN SAID HE WAS SORRY HE THOUGHT MY TRUCK WAS A TACOMA NOT A TUNDRA HE PUT ME ON HOLD TO TALK WITH HIS SUPERVISOR TOLD ME SORRY , TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE FRAME BUT WILL GIVE ME A $ 2500 CREDIT AT A FRANCHISED TOYOTA DEALER FOR PARTS OR SERVICE... MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE I HAVE APPROX 10 MARBLE SIZE HOLES IN THE FRAME. MOTOR AND TRANNY FINE ONLY 136000 MILES . I PAID 12,000.00 CASH FOR MY TRUCK I GOT IT WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA TOOK RESPONSIBILITY STATING YES THE FRAMES ARE BAD...AND THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM.. NOW THEY ARE NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERBODY, SUBFRAME, AND THE TIRE ASSEMBLY WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

THE FRAME ON MY TUNDRA IS EXTREMELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE SAFETY IS BECOMING A CONCERN OF MINE. IT HAS VERY LOW MILES FOR THE YEAR, AND IT IS CONSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN MARCH OF 2013 AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT ONLY NEEDED TO BE "UNDER COATED" WHICH THEY DID. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THIS "UNDERCOATING" STARTED PEELING OFF IN LARGE SHEETS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS PERFORATION OF THE FRAME. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FRAME APPROX. 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TOYOTA CALLED ME BACK AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD DONE WHAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE RECALL AND THEY WOULDN'T BE DOING ANYTHING ELSE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A BIG ENOUGH CONCERN THAT A RECALL WAS DECLARED AND IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT AS LONG AS THEY MAKE A TOKEN EFFORT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I PULL A BOAT WITH THIS TRUCK AND AM NOW CONCERNED THAT IF THE FRAME FAILS IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

ON SATURDAY, 11/1, I STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY, DROVE FORWARD, AND TRIED TO TURN ONTO THE ROAD, BUT I COULDN'T TURN. I BACKED THE TRUCK INTO MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN. I LOOKED IN THE TRUCK'S MANUAL, BOUGHT THE DEXRON FLUID THAT IT RECOMMENDED, AND PUT IT IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, BUT THE TRUCK GROANED WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT. THE NEXT DAY, I PUT MORE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR, BUT I COULD NOT TURN IT. WHEN I CALLED THE MECHANIC ON MONDAY, HE SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. BEFORE IT WAS TOWED, I PUT MORE FLUID IN IT. IT LEAKED ALL OVER THE BED OF THE TRUCK THAT HAULED IT TO THE MECHANIC. AFTER IT WAS AT THE MECHANIC'S SHOP, HE SAID THAT BOTH POWER STEERING LINES WERE BROKEN. HE SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT THEY DIDN'T BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT KNOWN PROBLEMS OUGHT TO BE SUBJECT TO RECALL AND PAID FOR BY TOYOTA. THEY SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO THE OWNER TO FIND OUT BY ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND SPREAD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,800. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE SOCKET AND THE LOWER A FRAME DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINT FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, REPLACED THE BALL JOINT BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 310,000.

FRONT FRAME IS RUSTED IN MULTIPLE AREAS . 3-4 INCH HOLES COMPLETELY THROUGH FRAME . TOYOTA REPLACED BACK GAS TANK STRAPS , SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND SPRAYED FRAME FROM CAB BACK . DIDN'T ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUES ON FRONT OF FRAMEBUT WOULD NOT PASS VEHICLE FOR WV STATE INSPECTION. STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE ! NOTED HOLES IN FRAME BUT SAID THEY WEREN'T REPLACING FRAMES AT THIS TIME . MY RESEARCH SHOWS THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY FRAMES AND MY VEHICLE CERTAINLY IS UNSAFE . ALL I WANT IS FOR MY SONS TRUCK AND MY SON TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. .PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 104,000 MILES. IT WAS PART OF A LIMITED CAMPAIGN RELATED TO FRAME/RELATED COMPONENT CORROSION. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP APPLIED CRC TO CERTAIN PARTS OF THE FRAME BUT DID AN INSUFFICIENT JOB AND THE MATERIAL IS FLAKING OFF IN LARGE PIECES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT ONE OF MY FUEL TANK GAS STRAPS RUSTED OFF AND NOW THE TANK IS HOLDING ON BY ONLY 1 STRAP. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND RETURNED TO DEALER AND NO ONE WILL EVEN CONSIDER HELPING ME REMEDY THE GAS STRAP ISSUE BECAUSE THE RECALL PERIOD IS CLOSED. THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF MY FRAME IS RUSTED AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME ARE COMPROMISED. NO, THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THIS IS MECHANICALLY SOUND BUT ISN'T SAFE ENOUGH TO FILL UP WITH GAS FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE USES VERY DECEPTIVE PRACTICES CONCERNING SAFETY. IT IS SAD THAT LARGE CORPORATIONS VALUE CONSUMER SAFETY SO LITTLE. *TR

7/10/2010 DIEHL TOYOTA FRAME INSPECTION FOR RUST RECALL REPLACEMENT OF REAR CROSS MEMBER, REPLACE FUEL STRAPS -MILEAGE 122, 222 3/31/2012 BODY RECALL CAMPAIGN CROSS MEMBER SUBASSEMBLY CORROSION RES KIT, PLUG HOLE, UNDERCOATED CAR, ADVISED BY DIEHL TOYOTA FRAME GOOD - MILEAGE 141, 952 5/09/2014 INSPECT FRAME DIEHL TOYOTA FRAME HAS RUST ON FRONT CRUMPLE ZONE AREAS AND BEHIND FRONT SWAY BAR MOUNTS (2 HOLES IN FRONT CROSS MEMBER APPROXIMATELY 1 1/4" DIAMETER, APPROXIMATELY 18" CRACK IN PASSENGER SIDE FRAME) - MILEAGE 162, 045 FRAME NOT REPAIRABLE 5/14/2014 DIEHL DENIES ANY CULPABILITY, ADVISES TOYOTA CORPORATE WILL NOT REPAIR, CUSTOMER TO. CONTACT DIRECTLY 5/14/2014 TOYOTA CASE NUMBER 1405141913 OPENED 5/14/2014 TC TOYOTA ANEW CASE NUMBER 1406032195 LOST INITIAL 6/04/2014 TC [XXX] CUSTOMER SERVICE 6/14/2014 ADVISED BY [XXX] TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER, AS ALLEGEDLY ADVISED BY SENIOR CORPORATE VP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND MY 2000 TUNDRA HAS ALWAYS HAD EXTREME VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VIBRATION RETURNS AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE VIBRATION ALWAYS GETS WORSE IF YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY. THE FRONTEND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BEING TORN APART WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BREAKING SYSTEM IS ENGAGED, THERE IS A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WITH WHEEL HOP WITH VIBRATION AT THE TIME. THIS ALSO HAPPENS UNDER WET CONDITIONS WHEN BRAKING.THE ROTORS ARE THEN DAMAGED AND YOU NOTICE A CONSTANT VIBRATION UNDER BREAKING AFTER THAT. THE VIBRATION IS MUCH MORE SEVERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PASSENGERS ALWAYS NOTICE THE VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKING ANYTIME. THE VIBRATION IS ALSO FELT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND BRAKE PEDAL. EVERY OWNER THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAS THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM SHOCKED THAT THE NHTSA HAS NEVER ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTING OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VERY ISSUE. TOYOTA STATED A RECALL NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE CONSUMER. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. APPARENTLY, IT WENT TO A PREVIOUS ADDRESS. UPDATED 01/07/15*JB

THIS VEHICLE AS A LOT OF FRAME RUST WHERE THE FRAME CONNECTS TO THE LEAF SPRINGS. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS WITH TOYOTA AND THEY DO NOT SEE IT AS AN ISSUE SINCE IT WAS NOT IN ONE OF THE 20 STATES THEY CONSIDERED "SALT" STATES. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS WITHIN THIS VINTAGE. IF THERE IS NOT PERFORATION, THEN THEY SEE IT AS NOT A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH LOTS OF SCALING LEADS TO PERFORATIONS AND POSSIBLE WEAKNESS WHERE THE SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO THE FRAME. *TR

THE BED OF MY 2000 TUNDRA IS RUSTING OUT WHERE THE CROSS MEMBERS ARE WELDED TO THE BED AND WHERE THE BOLTS ARE CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. TOYOTA REPLACED THE FRAME IN MAY OF 2011. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AS REQUESTED BY TOYOTA RECALL CENTER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER,HEAD MECHANIC ,AND CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER ALL LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND HAD TO DO WITH INFERIOR METAL,POOR WORKMANSHIP,OR INFERIOR UNDER COATING. LAKEWOOD TOYOTA SAID THEY COULDN'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THE BED. IF THE BED BECOMES UNATTACHED FROM THE FRAME THEN THERE COULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS HOPING YOU COULD NOTIFY TOYOTA OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COMPANY DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR INFERIOR QUALITY AND POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP WANT TO PUT THIS ON RECORD SO YOUR DEPT CAN ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO FURTHER PURSUE THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND UNDERSTANDING. UPDATED 08/18/14

FRAME OF VEHICLE HAS RUST PERFORATION! VEHICLE HAS NO RUST ELSEWHERE, BUT THE FRAME ALONE IS ROTTING AWAY IN CERTAIN PLACES. TOYOTA'S RECALL ONLY COVER THE SPARE TIRE AREA OF THE FRAME, BUT FRAME FRACTURE WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND LACK OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION. *TR

TOYOTA DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT APPLYING THE ANTI-CORROSION COATING WAS THE APPROPRIATE REMEDY. WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THIS BEING DONE, MUCH OF THE COATING FLAKED OFF, LEAVING THE RUSTING FRAME EXPOSED. RETURNED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING RUST ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE MADE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR A FRAME RECALL,INSPECTION TODAY.THEY TELL ME THE FRAME FAILS INSPECTION,AND THEY WOULD GO GOOD FOR FRAME.THEN THEY SAY I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OTHER COST IN ORDER TO REPLACE FRAME(NUTS,BOLTS,BRAKES,CALIPERS,SHOCKS,RUBBERS,ECT...)HE SAYS COULD GO ANY WHERE FROM $2000.TO $4000.DOLLARS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY.WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THERE MISTAKE?THE TRUCK IS 14 YEARS OLD(STILL RUNS WELL.)BUT WHY DO I WANT TO SPEND $4000.DOLLARS ON AN OLD TRUCK THAT ALSO HAS RUST ON FENDERS AND BUMPER.I CAN,T GET ANOTHER INSPECTION STICKER IN STATE OF MAINE BECAUSE OF RUST ISSUES.I THINK TOYOTA TELLS ME $4000 DOLLARS TO DISCOURAGE ME TO DO THE RECALL.TRUCK ONLY HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT WHY DON,T THEY JUST OFFER ME SOME MONEY FOR THE TRUCK,AND PROBABLY SAVE THEM MONEY BY NOT HAVING TO DO THE FRAME+LABOR..CAN YOU HELP ME?[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 7/7/14*CN UPDATED 07/14/2014 *JS UPDATED 07/22/14 MA UPDATED 8/25/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STABILIZER BAR AND THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND RESULTED IN DETERIORATION. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

RAPID PULSATING OF BRAKES UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING AT ALMOST ANY SPEED. SUSPECT A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES, WAS TOLD "NOTHING WRONG", BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED FINALLY AFTER SOME INSISTENCE ON MY PART. PROBLEM SEEMED TO GO AWAY BUT CAME BACK. BRAKES HAVE BEEN DONE AGAIN AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THIS PHENOMENON HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES WE HAVE OWNED, A 1993 CAMRY, A 2001 AVALON AND A 2005 LEXUS ES330. PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND CAN BE BARELY NOTICEABLE WITH A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO AN ALMOST VIOLENT SHAKING THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WORSE DURING WARMER WEATHER. *TR

APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO THERE WAS A SEPARATION OF MY BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILE AN HOUR AND BASICALLY MY FRONT END COLLAPSED AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THEN ON APRIL 13TH 2014 IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY PASSENGER SIDE.THIS TIME I WAS ROLLING TO A STOP SIGN SO THE TIRE DID NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAPPENING TWICE I LOOKED UP RECALL AND DISCOVERED THIS EXACT SCENARIO WAS DESCRIBED FOR MY VEHICLE TYPE DURING THE YEARS OF 2002-2004. I WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :EA04024 IS THE RECALL I AM REFERRING TO. *TT