2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE FRAME AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STABILIZER WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, A VIBRATION WAS PRESENT FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEFECT WAS MORE SEVERE AT HIGHER SPEEDS OF 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TRUCK FAILED ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO EXTREME RUST OF FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS TO THE POINT OF FRAME PERFORATION AND IMMINENT FAILURE. FRAME DIRECTLY UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT JOINS THE CROSS MEMBER UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. FRAME IN FRONT OF PASSENGER REAR TIRE EXTREMELY RUSTED WHERE IT JOINS THE CROSS MEMBER. THE INSPECTOR STATED THIS WAS A MORE IMMINENT CONCERN THAN THE RUSTED THROUGH PORTION UNDER THE DRIVER BECAUSE IT HAD A GOOD CHANCE OF BREAKING WITH THE NEXT POTHOLE. LEAF SPRINGS FOR DRIVERS REAR TIRE ALSO EXTREMELY RUSTED. REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING RUSTED THROUGH ON THE TOP WITH OIL LEAKING OUT. EXHAUST HEAT SHIELDS AND HANGERS RUSTED AWAY COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER OVER THE SPARE TIRE OR THE GAS TANK STRAPS BEING AN ISSUE. THEY COULD BE BUT WERE NOT THE IMMINENT CONCERN AT THIS POINT. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER DUE TO RUSTING THROUGH AND ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE APPARENTLY COMMON WITH THE TUNDRA - LEAKING/CRACKED MANIFOLDS, ETC. THE TRUCK IS AT THE LOCAL DEALER PENDING REPAIR. TECHNICIAN STATED IT WAS THE WORST CASE OF UNDERCARRIAGE RUST HE HAD SEEN. *TR

USING THE SPARE TIRE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE DUNLOP TG35 GRANDTREK 265 70 R16 THE TIRE WAS LIKE NEW. TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. GAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO TREAD...BUT REMAINING TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED...WITH STEEL BELT SHOWING. DID DAMAGE TO INSIDE FENDER WELL....FENDER....TORE OFF MUD FLAP AND DAMAGED BLACK PLASTIC FENDER WELL COVER. I CHANGED TIRE. *TR

DRIVER #1 WAS TRAVELING NE AND ROUNDING A BEND. ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAS DRIVING IN CENTER OF ROAD. DRIVER #1 VEERED VEHICLE FURTHER NE TO AVOID A COLLISION. DRIVER #1 LOST TRACTION AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT. THE FRONT END OF DRIVER #1 VEHICLE HIT SNOW BANK AND BOULDER. VEHICLE THEN BECAME STUCK IN A DITCH. DRIVER #1 ATTEMPTED TO ROCK VEHICLE OUT OF DITCH WITHOUT SUCCESS. DRIVER #1 THEN PUT VEHICLE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE FRONT WHEELS OBTAINED TRACTION. THE ENGINE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO THRUST BACKWARDS ACROSS ROAD AND DOWN A 23-25 FOOT EMBANKMENT. DRIVER #1 ATTEMPTED BUT COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE LANDED IN A CANYON ON SOME TREES AND ROCKS SEVERELY DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. DRIVER #1 WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN ACCIDENT WITH HYPOTHERMIA AND A C2 FRACTURED VERTEBRA. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES IS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT!. THERE ARE HOLES IN THE ENTIRETY OF THE FRAME THE WORST OF IF CONCENTRATED UNDER THE BED. MY TRUCK IS VIRTUALLY USELESS AT THIS POINT. IT IS UNABLE TO HOLD ANY WEIGHT AS THE FRAME COULD BREAK DUE TO THE HOLES AND ROT ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO PUT MORE THAN 1/2 TANK OF FUEL AT A TIME AS THE WEIGHT COULD BREAK THE RUSTED OUT STRAPS HOLDING UP MY GAS TANK. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO MANY PROFESSIONALS AND THE ONLY FIX IS THE SWAP OUT THE FRAME WITH A NEW ONE. IF I JUST PATCH WHERE THE HOLES ARE THAN THE REST OF THE FRAME WILL RUST AROUND IT AS IT IS ALL BAD MATERIAL. *TR

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FRAME CORROSION RECALL, I TOOK MY TUNDRA IN FOR A SECOND INSPECTION. IT WAS PERFORATED SO BAD IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHIN A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST INSPECTION WHEN IT PASSED. AFTER MULTIPLE DELAYS AND 12 WEEKS I RECEIVED MY TUNDRA BACK ONLY TO BE PLAGUED WITH MULTIPLE REPAIRS SINCE. TACOMA OWNERS WITH THE SAME RECALL WERE OFFERED A CASH VALUE TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE BUT TUNDRA OWNERS WERE NOT OFFERED THAT DEAL. I WANTED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BY A THIRD PARTY BUT TOYOTA WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE IT. MULTIPLE REPAIRS SINCE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE FRAME REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA TOOK 2 DAYS TO REBUILD MY TRUCK FOR WHAT WAS A 2 WEEK JOB. SINCE THEN MY RESEARCH HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS CONFLICTS WITH WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON MY TRUCK WITH THE RECALL WORK AND WHAT WAS ACTUALLY DONE. IT IS CLEAR THAT TOYOTA RUSHED THROUGH MY REBUILD ONCE THE DELAYED FRAME ARRIVED TO GET MY TRUCK BACK TO ME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHICH CONCERNS ME FOR THE WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY. I CURRENTLY HAVE ONGOING REPAIR PROBLEMS THAT THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIX AND TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT THAT THE FRAME REPLACEMENT ON A 12 YEAR OLD VEHICLE MAY BE THE CAUSE. I HAVE/HAD HARD KNOCKING NOISES IN MY SUSPENSION, STEERING PROBLEMS, BRAKE ISSUES, AXLE SEAL PROBLEMS, PARKING BRAKE ISSUES, DAMAGED RADIATOR ETC. THAT I HAVE PAID FOR AN CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE ASKED FOR A COMPLETE PARTS LIST FROM THE REBUILD WHICH I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED. MY INQUIRIES HAVE GOTTEN ME NOWHERE AND TOYOTA CORP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARGO LAMP/STOP LIGHT BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB AND NOTICED THAT THE HOUSING UNIT WAS MELTED AND HAD DRIPPED ONTO THE LIGHT BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HOUSING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,300. UPDATED 1/6/14*CN UPDATED 01/16/14

MY 2000 TUNDRA TRUCK IS DENIED A SAFETY INSPECTION FOR CORROSION OF THE VEHICLE FRAME. TOYOTA CORP LIMITED RECALL TIME PERIOD 4-2010 TO 2012 RESULTED IN A DELIBERATE FAILURE AND NULLIFY EFFECTIVE REPAIRS TO THE SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS USED ON THE STEERING, SUSPENSION AND VEHICLE FRAME INTEGRITY. I CONTACT TOYOTA CORP 1-800-331-4331, [XXX], SUPERVISOR CASE MANAGEMENT DEPT. FOR HELP TO ADDRESS THE N.H.T.S.A SAFETY CONCERNS AND COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT OF 2010 WITH TOYOTA CORP, 2000 TUNDRA RECALL. THIS LETTER IS AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO N.H.T.S.A REQUESTING A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION BASE ON TOYOTA CORP FAILURE TO COMPLY EARNESTLY AND AN INEFFECTIVE RECALL TIME PERIOD, TO ENSURE PUBLIC HIGHWAY SAFETY CONCERNS OF TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS WITH VEHICLE DEFECTS NEEDING A SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF POTENTIAL HAZARD OF FALLING SPARE TIRE, FUEL TANK, DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS. TOYOTA CORP "SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN" IS INEFFECTIVE AND DISINGENUOUS. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE NUMEROUS ONLINE TESTIMONY DATA AND COMPLAINTS TO THE N.H.T.S.A. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 10/23/13. I HEARD ABOUT TOYOTA RECALL ON FRAME. I CALLED A TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED IF THE ISSUE HA BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY SAY YES IT WAS. THE FRAME RECALL PASSED INSPECTION. I THEN PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BASED ON THE PASS IT RECEIVED. ON 10/24/13 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER TOYOTA GARAGE TO DO AN OVERALL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE SO I KNEW THE BRAKES AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THE FRAME IS ROTTED! I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND HE SAID TOYOTA IS NOT ADDRESSING ISSUE ANY LONGER. I SAID IT PASSED THE FRAME INSPECTION. HE SAID THEY HAD THEM SPRAY SOMETHING OVER THE RUST AND CORROSION, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. HE ADVISED ME TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR A REFUND. THE OWNER DID NOT KNOW BECAUSE SHE WAS SELLING FOR HER FATHER THAT HAS DEMENTIA. HELP!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED BURNED MARKINGS ON THE INTERIOR HEADLINER WHERE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS MOUNTED. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SEAT BELTS DONT RETRACT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A HONDA ACCORD GOING AROUND 65 MPH GIVE OR TAKE 5 MPH, WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE HONDA MADE A LATE SIGNAL AND SLOW DOWN. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO REACT I REAR ENDED THE HONDA AND CRUSHED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF MY TRUCK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY TRUCK WENT ALL THE WAY INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THE HONDA. THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK STARTED AT THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT AND WENT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD OF LOCKED. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE STEERING WHEEL I WOULD OF WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS WERE ON BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER. *JS

PURCHASED USED 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW DAYS DECIDED TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. AT FIRST GLANCE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME APPEARED TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE UNTIL I NOTICED UNDERCOATING THAT HAD LARGE BUBBLES IN IT. POKED AT THE BUBBLES WITH MY FINGER AND LARGE PIECES OF RUST FLAKED AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DISCOVERED MANY OF THESE SPOTS ON THE FRAME AND REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES. ONE AREA OF SPECIAL CONCERN IS REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUBBING ON THE FRAME WHERE THE RUST HAS PUSHED A LEAF SPRING PLATE AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND HAS BEGUN TO SEPERATE. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT HOW COMMON THIS IS ON TUNDRAS AND TACOMAS. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN APPLYING SOME TYPE OF UNDERCOATING TO THESE FRAMES SO THEY ARE AWARE IT IS A PROBLEM. CALLED TOYOTA AND THE AGREED TO INSPECT IT AT NO CHARGE. OF COURSE DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM SO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WAS CONTACTED. GUESS WHAT? THEY SEE NO PROBLEM EITHER! APPARAENTLY TOYOTA IS SPRAYING THIS STUFF OVER THE RUST TO BUY THEM SOME TIME. NOW I FIND OUT THEY HAD BEEN REPLACING THESE FRAMES BUT THAT EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2012? THE TACOMA HAS A 15 YR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRENTY ON THE FRAME? IS IT JUST ME OR DOES THIS SEEM A LITTLE ODD? PARTS OF THE FRAME ARE PAPER THIN AND I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WILL BE STAYING IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND I WILL NOT SETTLE FOR THE ANSWER THEY ARE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE COULD BE CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR DUE TO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I BELIEVED THAT MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO TRI-COUNTY TOYOTA IN LIMERICK PA. THEY CHECKED IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO TEST DRIVE IT DUE TO RUSTED OFF OF FRAME, RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE. TRI-COUNTY TOLD ME TO TAKE VEHICLE TO SANATOGA AUTO BODY IN SANATOGA PA TO HAVE THEM FIX IT, SANTATOGA TOLD ME ABOUT RECALL AND THAT TRI-COUNTY SHOULD HAVE CHECK ON THAT WHEN IT WAS THERE. TRI-COUNTY WROTE ON MY PAPERWORK THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE 90M RECALL. I CALLED CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY STATED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM, SO I GAVE THEM THE VIN NUMBER. THEY STATED TO ME THAT THIS WELDED SHACKLE IS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT. AT TRI-COUNTY TOYOTA TO HAVE THE RECALL CHECK DONE, WHICH IS ON 7/23/2013. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2000 TUNDRA FRAME STATING THE CORROSION PROTECTION WAS INSUFFICIENT FOR THE CLIMATE IN THE NORTHERN REGION CAUSING THE MOUNT FOR THE REAR TIRE TO FALL OFF.THERE FIX WAS TO UNDERCOAT ONLY THE BACK HALF AND NOT ADDRESSING THE FRONT PART OF THE FRAME WHICH IS MADE OUT OF THE SAME METAL, THE FRAME IS RUSTING AWAY AT BOTH THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS AND BEHIND MOTOR MOUNTS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BE VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THERE ATTENTION AFTER WAS THEY SAID WAS THERE CAM PANE WHICH ENDED ON12/31/12 THEY HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO WITH ANYBODY BODY THEY DID THIS TO CAN BE DRIVING SOMETHING THAT WILL FAIL AND SOMEBODYS LIFE WILL BE LOST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000. *TR

I KNOW ABOUT RECALL ON RUST CORROSION. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FRONT PORT ON BOTH MANIFOLDS ARE LEAKING. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BOTH CAT. CONVERTERS AND THE RESONATOR. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO DO SAFETY RECALL INSPECTION ON 21 MAY 2013. ON 22 MAY 2013 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SILVER DOLLAR HOLE IN THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER, AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE FIXED AS THE LIMITED RECALL NOTICE HAS EXPIRED SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA OF USA FOR MORE INFORMATION, THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO THE NOTICE EXPIRING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. I HAVE TOLD TOYOTA THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE ANY MORE AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THEY'VE PROMPTLY APOLOGIZED, WITHOUT OFFERING A FIX TO THE ISSUE THEY'VE IDENTIFIED AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO HAVE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS BECOME A TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE. SAFETY RECALLS DO NOT EXPIRE, BUT A MANUFACTURER AS BIG AS TOYOTA HAS BEEN DEEMED AS TOO BIG TO FAIL. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SEVERE CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD ..THE CONSUMER STATED HE CALLED THREE DEALERS TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE FIRST DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR AN INSPECTION, THE SECOND DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO MORE PARTS AVAILABLE AND THEY COULD NOT ORDER ANY MORE. THE THIRD DEALER STATED THEY COULD HELP AND THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER REQUESTING HE RETURN THE LOANER VEHICLE, OR HE WOULD BE CHARGED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, AND THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THE RECALL WAS REVISED. ON MAY 9, 2012, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING ON THE GROUND. THE REAR SUPPORT STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WHILE MAKING THE REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED RUST FLAKES THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS WERE FALLING OFF THE FRAME. ..UPDATED 08/01/13 *BF

TOYOTA STATES THAT THE FOLLOWING IS A SAFETY ISSUE: CAMPAIGN BXD (SAFETY RECALL 90M CRC APPLICATION PHASE 2) 2000 - 2003 MY TUNDRA FRAME CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND BUT WILL NOT FIX THE RECALL DUE TO IT BEING EXPIRED NOT FULL SIX MONTHS AGO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MAIN FRAME EXHIBITED NUMEROUS HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE MAIN FRAME WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS THE ONLY PART BEING REPLACED AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME PERFORATED THE SIZE OF MY FIST DUE TO RUST NEAR THE REAR SHACKLE MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES THIS IS THE MAIN LOAD SUPPORT AREA. I TOOK THIS TO WILSON TOYOTA OF AMES AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL BUT IT EXPIRED. I HAD IT INSPECTED LAST SUMMER IN 2012 THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. TOYOTA STATED THAT THEY ONLY HAD TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION FOR PERFORATION. NOW 3 MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE CARE WHO DENIED PROGRESSION WITH A CLAIM ON A CASE BASIS STATING THE DATE ENDED. I STATED IF I TRIED TO LOAD MY TRUCK TO THE RECOMMENDED GROSS TOWING CAPACITY I WOULD BE AFRAID THAT I COULD BUCKLE MY FRAME OR COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY. I BELIEVE THE QUOTE WAS "AND" OR SOMETHING NON CONCERNING. I CONFRONTED THE STATEMENT THEN HE PROCEEDED TO STATE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE YOU SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT. I'M WRITING THIS TO MAKE AWARE AS THERE WAS A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE IN AND WHEN MY INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THOUGH I MAY BE ONE I FEAR THIS MAY LEAD OR CONTINUE TO GO ON TO OTHERS AS THE PROGRESSION OF RUST TO PERFORATE A FRAME IN LESS THAN A YEARS TIME FRAME A 3000K MILES DRIVEN IS A CONCERN. I DO RESIDE IN IOWA WHERE WE DO RECEIVE JUST AS MUCH WINTER WEATHER AS IL OR MN WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LIST AS WELL. THANK YOU *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR DROPPED DOWN UPON DRIVING OVER SLIGHT BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY AFFECTING MY VISION OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. DIMINISHED AND UNEXPECTED VISION WHILE DRIVING IS VERY HAZARDOUS. I'VE LOOKED FOR AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE VISOR BUT I FOUND NONE. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS MANY OTHERS HAVE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE CHASSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER THE RECALL HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS LATER HE STARTED TO NOTICE OTHER FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SUSPENSION ON THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT FROM HIS TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND EVAPORATION SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR FRAME RUST. UPON TAKING MY TRUCK TO A DEALER I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PERFORATION AND THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF WHEN A RUST INHIBITOR WAS AVAILABLE. TRUCK HAS AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME FROM BEING IN A NORTHERN STATE FOR THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA NOW SAYS THEY WILL NOT APPLY RUST INHIBITOR BECAUSE TRUCK IS REGISTERED IN A SOUTHERN STATE. ALL TRUCKS IN NORTHERN STATES ARE BEING COATED REGARDLESS OF POINT OF ORIGIN. WHERE A TRUCK IS REGISTERED IS IMMATERIAL IF THE TRUCK DISPLAYS EXTRA ORDINARY AMOUNTS OF RUST. THIS RUST IS CAUSING BRAKE AND FUEL LINES TO PREMATURELY RUST AND WILL SURELY CAUSE EARLY FAILURE. *TR

I RECENTLY TOOK THIS TRUCK IN ON A TRADE AND KNEW NOTHING ABOUT TOYOTA'S FRAME RUST ISSUES. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND EXPLAINED THE RUST PERFORATION ISSUE I NOTICED ON THIS TRUCK. HAS A MARBLE SIZED HOLE BY THE DRIVERS SIDE SPRING PERCH AND THE FRAME IS THIN ON BOTH SIDES IN THAT AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND THE WHEEL HAS A HOLE THE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL ON THE SIDE, A HOLE THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL ON THE BOTTOM(SAME AREA), AND A HOLE AN INCH WIDE BY FOUR INCHES LONG ON THE TOP OF FRAME(SAME AREA). THE REST OF THE FRAME IS HEAVILY RUSTED AND THIN. THE RUST COMES OFF IN BIG FLAKES. I EXPLAINED ALL THIS TO TOYOTA AND RECEIVED A CASE # AND WAS TOLD SOME ONE WOULD CONTACT ME. WELL FINALLY GOT A CALL AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING YEAH THAT IS RIGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEIR GOOD WILL "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN A0F" HAD EXPIRED. SO NOW THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT I HAVE A TRUCK THAT IS A TIME BOMB WAITING TO BREAK APART HOPEFULLY SOME ONE DOESN'T GET KILLED WITH THIS DEATH TRAP. WAY TO MAKE A HAPPY CUSTOMER TOYOTA !!!! WONDER HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE WILL GET DUPED BY TOYOTA. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 13, 2013 I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO SPRINGFIELD TOYOTA IN SPRINGFIELD VIRGINIA FOR SOME REPAIR WORK,BRAKES AND TO HAVE THE COIL PACK REPLACED. I ALSO ASKED THEM TO COMPLETE THE STATE OF VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION, DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION THE DEALER MECHANICS FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER DOOR AND TOLD ME THAT MY TRUCK COULD NOT PASS THE SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THAT,AFTER PAYING THE DEALER OVER $2000 DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIRS THAT THEY COMPLETED, I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE BODYSHOP THAT THEY RECOMMENDED...THIS BODYSHOP TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME AT LEAST $1500 DOLLARS TO HAVE THEM CUT THE HOLE OUT AND WELD A PIECE OF METAL INTO THE FRAME...AFTER LEAVING THE BODYSHOP I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR RUSTY FRAMES AND THE CROSSMEMBER FOR THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS BUT THAT RECALL HAD EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31 2012...LATER TOYOTA CORPORATE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER,CROSSMEMBER AND FUEL TANK STRAPS ON 29 MARCH 2013 AT BILL PAGE TOYOTA IN FALLS CHURCH VIRGINIA AND TO GET BACK WITH THEM ON THE FRAME REPAIRS. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED AT SPRINGFIELD TOYOTA ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS OR TSB'S ON MY TRUCK. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN ILLINIOS AND IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL FOR RUSTY FRAMES, I FEEL THAT THIS CONDITION CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT FOR ALL MOTORIST ON THE ROAD WITH ME...TOYOTA NEE

IN JUNE 2010 MY TUNDRA WAS REPAIRED AFTER BEING RECALLED FOR A SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME AND SPARE TIRE HOUSING. WHAT SIGNALED THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN MY SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM THE MOUNT AND WAS DANGLING ABOVE THE GROUND CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL ON AN OFF RAMP. THE FIRST DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME "THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED I CAN PUT A SCREWDRIVER THRU IT". HE THEN ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE HOME. ON A SECOND OPINION, THE TRUCK WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD . WHEN I PICKED UP THE TRUCK FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS THE SPARE WAS IN TRUCKBED AND I HAD TO ASK FOR IT TO BE INSTALLED. ( HAD THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT?) )N 1/25/13 WHILE PUMPING GAS, I LOOK BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND SEE THE SPARE TIRE ON THE GROUND! THE PLATE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE WAS WORN AWAY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO TOLD ME THAT THESE THINGS CAN HAPPEN IN COLDER CLIMATES BUT WHEN PRESSED SHE SAID THAT I COULD GET IT INSPECTED AND ALSO HAVE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS INSPECTED AS THERE HAD BE RUST ISSUES WITH THESE ON THE 2000 TUNDRA. WHEN I ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE A RECALL OR NOTIFICATION, I WAS TOLD NO. THIS IS APPALLING. THE TIRE EASILY COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND NOW A FUEL TANK HOLDER MAY BE RUSTED. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL? I HAD TALKED TO A NTSB MEMBER BUT WANTED TO UPDATE SINCE I TALKED TO TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) A FEW YEARS AGO AND WHILE ENTERING A SERVICE STATION AT 2 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 157,000.

ON 1/1/2013 WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE IN THE FRAME. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECENT RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD EXPIRED AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE HOLE. THE HOLE IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR AND RIGHT ABOVE THE FRONT WHEEL. THERE IS ALSO SEVERE RUST SCALING AROUND THE AREA AND SEVERAL LARGE PIECES OF FRAME LOOSE INSIDE THE HOLE. MY TUNDRA HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY THIS DEALER WHO ALSO PERFORMED THE RECALL INSPECTION. WHEN INSPECTED INITIALLY THERE WERE NO ISSUED FOUND. WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE UNDERCOATING PROTECTION INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE MATERIAL. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA USA. CASE #1109231360. IN 2011. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE COMPLAINT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD ALL MY SERVICE DONE AT THIS DEALER. HOW DID THEY NOT NOTICE THIS HOLE UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL EXPIRED? MY CONCERN IS THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTING PREMATURELY AND THE DEALER TURNED A BLIND EYE TO IT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THAN AFTER THE RECALL EXPIRED, INFORMED ME OF THE DEFECT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

PREVIOUS COMPLAINT NOT CORRECT. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA NEWBURGH NY FOR SAFETY RECALL REPLACE FRAME WAS TOLD AT TIME HAD TO DO POWER STEERING AS LEAKING AND RUST AND ENTIRE COST I HAD TO PAY THOUGH COMPAIN STATES THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE OR THEY WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION, I SHOWED THEM. NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DO & HOPE TO RECOUPE LATER, YEAH RIGHT. TRUCK WENT IN COMPLETE FRAME WAS DONE REMARKABLE FAST, OBVIOUS WHY, AS I DROVE HOME THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN PUT BACK ON FRAME CORRECT THAT WAS CLEAR TO THE EYE BUT DRIVING IT THE CHALLENGE TO REMAIN ON ROAD SAFE.THE DEALER NYS CERTIFIED INSP. SITE ALSO PASSED THIS VEHICLE. THE TRUCK HAS SO MANY MORE SAFETY ISSUES AFTER COMPLETION ITS A JOKE THANKS NHTSA. NOT TO MENTION THE MALFUNCTION OF MANY COMPONENTS THAT WORKED PRIOR, CALLED DEALER AND COMPLAINED, THEY ALSO INFORMED ME AS REPLACE BEING DONE THAT THE EXHAUST HANGING BY THREAD DUE TO RUST BRACKETS ETC THE COST TO REPAIR $6000.00 IF I BRING IT BACK THEY WILL SURELY VIOLATE ME AGAIN, I CANT AFFORD $/AGGRAV. NHTSA HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ME BUT THEY CONTINUE TO COMPAIN ON THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE WE AS CONSUMERS ARE THESE TRUCKS NEED BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. TOYOTA CORP. N DEALER LAUGHED WHEN I STATED CALLING NHTSA GO AHEAD THEY WONT DO ANYTHING, FILLED W TOYOTA CUSTOMER HOTLINE ANYWAY KNOWING THEY ARE IN BED WITH NHTSA. MY ? WHO & WHERE ARE THESE FINES BILLLIONS OF $ GOING, SURELY NOT TO THE OWNERS OF VEHICLES. MR. STRICKLAND I DARE U TO DO YOUR TAXPAYING JOB & GET ME N OTHERS RESULTS TAKE THESE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE FRAME AND TIRES FELT AT IF THEY WERE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS CORRODED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDER BODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DISASSEMBLED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND INSTALLED A NEW CHASSIS, PER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS HE COULD NO LONGER TOW HIS TRAILER. IN ADDITION, THE EVAP SYSTEM AND THE RACK IN PINION WARNING CODES WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT CAUSE ANY OF THE NEW ISSUES WITH THE CODES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT WHATEVER THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD STAND BY THEIR DECISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT HAD THE RECALL COMPONENT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE CONTACT EXITING AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL HAD SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,075. UPDATED 2/4/13 *CN UPDATED 02/21/13

I HAVE 155,000 MILES ON MY TOYOTA TRUCK AND HAD THE FRONT ROTORS REPLACED 7 TIMES AND THREE OF THOSE SETS I HAD TURNED. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 18,000 MILES I TOOK IT TO DEALER WERE I WAS TOLD THE REAR BRAKES ARE NOT SELF ADJUSTING LIKE ON EVERY OTHER TRUCK MAKERS. THEY TURNED THE ROTORS AND ADJUSTED THE REARS BUT IT ONLY LASTED A FEW THOUSAND MILES BEFORE THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN. I DO NOT PULL A TRAILER OR HAUL HEAVY LOADS SO I AM NOT OVERLOADING THE BRAKES. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE I HAVE HAD OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS TELL ME THE SAME THING AND I'VE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO PREVIOUS E-MAIL SENT 12/6/2010 ODI #10375754 TOYOTA HAS ADDRESSED THE FRAME AND CROSSMEMBER BUT NOT THE BRACKETS HOLDING EVERYTHING TO FRAME.THE PICTURES I SENT SHOW SIGNIFICANT RUST AND NOW TWO YEARS LATER TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED TO THE PROBLEM.THE RUST ON THE LEAF SPRING BRACKET IS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO FAILING.IS THERE ANY COURSE OF ACTION TO GET TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THANKS FOR ANY HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICK UP 4 X 4. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK, THE FRAME BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEELS AND FRONT BUMPER HAS PERFORATION DAMAGE. THE FRONT BUMPER IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK. THE REST OF THE TRUCK FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FRAME AND ALSO DISCOVERED THAT A TEN MILLIMETER HOLE IN THE FRAME, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE RUST, WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY COULD MAKE REPAIRS TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND INSPECTION.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE FRAME UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMEBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS), BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE LINES FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT DIRECT INTO THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COUPLINGS THAT PASS FLUID INTO THE AXLE WERE RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT REPLACE THE RUSTED FUEL LINES EITHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED AND THE FUEL LINES THAT WENT FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE MOTOR WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER DID REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE MANUFACTURER FOR FIVE MONTHS DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

I HAD A RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING FRAME RUST. IT WAS TO BE DONE AT NO CHARGE. WHEN THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME, THEY SAID THE TRUCK QUALIFIED FOR FRAME REPLACEMENT AT NO CHARGE. WHEN THE WORK WAS BEGINNING, HOWEVER, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL STATING NUMEROUS PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE DESTROYED DURING THE FRAME REPLACEMENT PROCESS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT NEGOTIABLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. THESE INCLUDED ALL SHOCKS, TIE RODS AND ENDS FOR $350. ALSO, THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING RACK AND RADIATOR CAP FOR AN ADDITIONAL $650. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATION TO TRY TO GET THE REAL STORY OF WHAT IS COVERED AND WHAT MAY NOT BE COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). WHILE REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND LEAKING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER OFFERED ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RUST. WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME BUT IT WOULD COST ME $8000.00 TO REPLACE ALL BROKEN PARTS AND LABOR. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME DID NOT NEED THE CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

THE FRONT BRAKES CAUSE THE WHOLE TRUCK TO SHAKE WHILE STOPPING. FIRST SET OF ROTORS WERE INSTALLED FEBRUARY 2010, WITHIN 6 MONTHS SAME PROBLEM. SECOND SET INSTALLED AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE EVERY 6 MONTHS AND THE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCLERATED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THERE WOULD NOT BE AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING SEVERE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER *TGW THE CONSUMER COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, A DAY IN A HALF LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN THE LOANER AND TO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE TOYOTA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS ACCORDING TO A CARFAX REPORT. TOYOTA ADVISED THE CONSUMER ONCE HE CONTACTED CARFAX TO HAVE THEM DELETE THE VEHICLE AS BEING A TOTAL LOSS, THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB

REAR DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING BROKE. THE LEAF SPRING WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY. IT WAS A SINGLE SPRING OUT OF THE FOUR. I HAVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR RUST ON THE FRAME AND HAVE HAD THE GAS TANK STRAPS REPLACED. IS THIS A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE STEEL TOYOTA USES FOR THE FRAMES OF THEIR VEHICLES? I THINK IT'S TIME THAT THE NHTSA START FORCING RECALLS BEYOND SPRAYING ON RUST PROOFING. SO FAR THE PEOPLE REPORTING TO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN INJURED, BUT THEN I GUESS THE ONES WHO HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. *TR

STEERING RACK RUSTED, NO POWER STEERING. *JS