2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

TL- THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL: I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH SEVERE FRAME ROT. I CAN NOT GET TOYOTA TO REPLACE MY FRAME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A REBUILT VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS IS THAT MY TRUCK IS EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRAME. I BOUGHT IT WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NOW HAS 189,000 MILES ON IT. A LOCAL MAN HAD HIS REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WILL PASS AN INSPECTION. IT IS FRUSTRATING I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA A YEAR AGO AND TO NO RESPONSE. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ARE THEY PULLING THE WOOL OVER MY EYES AND TO DOING THE REPLACEMENT OR AM I JUST SCREWED. ASSIGNEES AND NOTIFICATIONS* *TR UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF UPDATED 05/04/12

IT HAS LONG BEEN A KNOWN FACT THAT THE OLDER TUNDRAS HAVE HAD SEVERE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH WARPING ROTORS CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATIONS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY EITHER TOYOTA, OR THE NHTSA. WHY? EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, I HAVE TO EITHER REPLACE OR HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED. THE TRUCK GETS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END. EVERYONE KNOWS WHY THIS HAPPENS- HEAT BUILDUP BECAUSE OF TO SMALL FRONT END BRAKES. POOR DESIGN. IT CAN BE FIXED, BUT WILL COST THE CONSUMER OVER $2500. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE, AND FIX THIS ISSUE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR END SHOOK AND BOUNCED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE REAR FRAME AND SUSPENSION WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE SHOCK ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WAS ALSO DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE SAME FAILURE BEING ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

THE THREADED CABLE WHICH CONNECTS THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO THE LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE. A REVIEW OF ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRA REVEALS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. DOOR HANDLE FAILURE AS A RESULT OF REGULAR USE OR TRAUMA RESULTING FROM COLLISION COULD RENDER THE VEHICLE INESCAPABLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THE CABLE CONNECTING THE INTERIOR LOCK TO THE LATCH ASSEMBLY IS SOLID, UNLIKE THE DOOR HANDLE CABLE WHICH IS THREADED. I BELIEVE THE DESIGN FLAW IS USES OF THREADED CABLE FOR THE DOOR HANDLE. *KB

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED ACCESS CAB 4WD TRD. FUEL LINE LINK DETECTED AFTER SHORT TRIP. EXCESSIVE FUEL POURING FROM DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR OF EXTENDED CAB. LEAKED WAS SLOWED WHEN GAS CAP WAS REMOVED. LEAKED CONTINUED AT A MUCH SLOWER PACE AS DUE TO LOWER PRESSURE IN PRESSURIZED FUEL LINE. LEAK WAS LIMITED TO THE CAB AREA ONLY. FRAME WAS RECENTLY REPLACED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN. MUCH OF THE UNDERBODY COMPONENTS - LEAF SPRING, AXLE, SPRINGS, BRAKE COVERS, ETC. - ARE DETERIORATING DUE TO RUST. THESE COMPONENTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE FRAME RECALL. FUEL LINE APPEARED TO HAVE RUST BUT COULD NOT DETECT PERFORATION AND COULD NOT DETERMINE ACTUAL LOCATION OF LEAK. CAR BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR WITH AN ESTIMATE OF $850 TO REPLACE FUEL LINES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OVER A ROAD HUMP WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FUEL TANK STRAP WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK STRAP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REIMBURSED THE CONTACT FOR THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 02/22/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE FRAME RUST, INCLUDING THE CROSS MEMBER, GAS STRAPS, BRAKE LINES, PROPORTIONAL VALVE ETC. UPDATED 03/01/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,487.

SUNROOF ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA MANUFACTURED BY HOLLANDIA TYPE: TVS NR.: 426089 SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80. GLASS GOT RIPPED-OFF AND ALMOST HIT CARS DRIVING BEHIND ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED RUST ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS AN ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE BRAKE FAILURE AND THE FRAME RUST AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS INADEQUATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS RELATED TO RUST *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD HIS VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. WHEN HE FINALLY WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER HANDED HIM AN INVOICE FOR WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ONLY WENT IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH HAVING A RUSTED FRAME REPAIRED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS AND FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK FROM HIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEAK SPRINGS WERE RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED AN INCIDENT REPORT, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I PURCHASED THE 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN JULY OF 2010, ABOUT A YEAR LATER ON JULY 4TH 2011, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE OFF AT THE BALL JOINTS LODGING THE WHEEL UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING ABOUT 65MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON THE FRONT OF BOTH SIDES TO BE SAFE ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER PARTS THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN ON THE SAME SIDE. THE PARTS USED TO FIX IT THE FIRST TIME WERE FACTORY TOYOTA PARTS. IVE READ WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OUT OF THEY'RE 2000 TUNDRA BUT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH THE SAME PARTS ARE USED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST - RECALL ID 64780. ANALYZED BY MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THERE ARE ISSUES. KNOWN PROBLEM. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (A1- TOYOTA, NEW HAVEN, CT) SAYS IT NEEDS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO FIX PROBLEM AND IS WAITING FOR EQUIPMENT - I NOTIFIED THEM ON AUG 8, 2011 AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND. I AM REPORTING THIS TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER INJURY TO MYSELF AND OR OTHERS. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331, SINCE THE LOCAL DEALER IS FAILING TO RESPOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CORROSION FOUND ON THE CROSS MEMBER. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE REAR FRAME AND COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A METALLIC GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAF SUSPENSION BRACKET RUSTED AND DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, PENETRATING THE CARGO BOX. THERE WAS DAMAGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,929.

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000 FRAME SEVERELY RUSTED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, MAYBE A RISK TO ME AND OTHERS. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE 1984, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED AND APPALLED. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING OR IS THIS A WASTE OF MY TIME? WHAT DO I DO? *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT GREENSBURG TOYOTA, GREENSBURG, PA. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKE LINES REPLACED, FUEL LINES REPLACED, THE FRAME CORRODED AND RUSTED OUT, FUEL LINES RUSTED OUT, THE TIE RODS RUSTED OUT, THE TAILGATE RUSTED OUT, THE ELECTRICAL OUTLETS FOR THE BACKUP AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE SHORTING OUT, THE ENTIRE BODY ON THIS VEHICLE IS RUSTING. THIS VEHICLE IS A COMPLETE MENACE TO THE TOYOTA COMPANY. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE FRONT AXLES RUSTED OUT AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING IT.

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE ! CRUISING AT 30 MPH I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY LEFT FRONT TIRE HITS THE INNER FENDER AND WEDGES AGAINST THE GROUND AND BODY OF MY TRUCK ! LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND OR BESIDE ME. I WAS ABLE TO GET 1/4 OF THE WAY OFF THE ROAD ONLY BLOCKING THE FAR RIGHT LANE ON A 3 LANE ROAD AND A SCHOOL DRIVEWAY ! AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT STOPPED AS THEY WERE ENTERING THE SCHOOL TOLD ME THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO THEM AND THAT I SHOULD CALL TOYOTA. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL FOR MY TRUCKS VIN. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME YEAR AND VEHICLE AS MINE BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT SAFETY RECALL YEARS ! I AM VERY GLAD THAT I DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE HIGHWAY 1/2 MILE AWAY THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TRAVELING ON, AS I MIGHT NOT BE TUCKING MY SON INTO BED TONIGHT ! CALLED A FRIEND AND GOT IT OUT OF THE ROAD AND REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS IN THE SCHOOLS DRIVEWAY TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. AND NOW NEEDS A NEW SPINDLE, TIE ROD, AND BRAKE LINE NOT TO MENTION ANOTHER SET OF BALL JOINTS. THE SPINDLE WAS BENT AND WAS FORCED BACK INTO SHAPE TO LIMP IT HOME. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS FOR INSPECTION AND RESEARCH. IT IS A REAL SHAME THAT A COMPANY WITH SO MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE AND TROUBLE FREE VEHICLES HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND RECALLS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. GUESS THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE INFERIOR PARTS THAT YOUR REPUTATION WAS NOT BUILT ON ! *TR

THE STEEL FITTING IN THE RADIATORS TO TRANSMISSION COOLER RUSTED OFF, DUMPING ANTIFREEZE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE ROAD, IN DOING SO ANTIFREEZE GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID GOT INTO THE ENGINE. COST OF REPAIRS $1150. NEXT THE REAR AXLE HOUSING RUSTED A HOLE IN. COST OF REPAIRS $1900. NEXT FRONT EXHAUST PIPES WITH CONVERTERS ARE RUSTED OUT A LEAKING EXHAUST.TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR RUST ON THIS TRUCK BUT DOESN'T COVER THESE PROBLEMS THAT ARE DANGEROUS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN YOU START TO SLOW DOWN THE FRONT ENDS START TO SHAKE AND MAKE THE VEHICLE HARDER TO STOP AND CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY WITH THE ROTORS, CALIPER AND DISC. ONCE THEY WERE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY SAID THEY UPGRADED THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS TO A LARGER SIZE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 214,000. UPDATED 04/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED WHICH CAUSED A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT TIRES WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. UPDATED 05/23/11

SEVERE FRAME RUST ON 20000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAD THIS INSPECTED LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID TOYOTA DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE TO PREVENT THE FRAME FROM RUSTING. THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND NOW I AM TOLD THEY CAN NO LONGER ALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RUST AND STRUCTURAL DEFECT FROM THE RUST. THE DEALER SAYS TOYOTA DOES NOT PAY TO "DERUST" THE FRAME BUT WILL INSPECT UNTIL THE RUST RECALL ENDS IN 3/2012. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS SENT A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE SPARE TIRE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT BEFORE THE TIRE RACK REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED, THE FRAME, REAR SHOCKS, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES AND LINKAGE, EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL FILTER BRACKET, FRONT SWAY BAR, TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND BOLTS, FRONT BRAKE HOSES, STEERING SHAFT KNUCKLE, FUEL TANK SYSTEM AND BODY MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01/04/12*LJ

I BOUGHT MY 2000 TUNDRA NEW IN 1999. THE FRAME IS RUSTING BEYOND NORMAL LIMITS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THEY HIT THE FRAME WITH A HAMMER AND THE HAMMER DOES NOT GO THROUGH THE FRAME THEN IT'S OK. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. *TR

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT CONNECTING RODS WHICH CONNECT THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS TO THE FRONT TORSION BAR ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 HAVE BROKEN OFF WHERE THE ROD EXTENDS THROUGH THE TORSION BAR. THIS VEHICLE IS USED PRIMARILY FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AND HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR DRIVEN ABUSIVELY IN ROUGH TERRAIN. *TR

THE PROBLEM IS EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT,I WAS TOLD NO RECALL . I CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND A LOCAL DEALER IRA TOYOTA LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS SAFE. THEIR CASE # 1002142135. THE RUST IS NOW TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE HOLES IN THE BED SUPPORTS. THE SCALE FALLS OFF IN PIECES AS BIG AS 4 INCHES BY 4 INCHES.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRACKETS AND FRAME HAVE BEEN CORRODING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIRE BRACKET. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED THE METAL WAS BREAKING OFF IN LAYERS AND WOULD CAUSE A FAILURE ON THE PART IT WAS CONNECTED TOO. *JB

1. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DOWN A FREEWAY (AROUND 60-70 MPH) 2. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER AND JUST IDLES, AT THIS POINT SPEED REDUCES BY ITSELF DOWN TO ABOUT 5-10 MPH. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING. AT THIS POINT, I AM FORCED TO THE SHOULDER AS TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. 3. ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEM BY CHANGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA AS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

GUIDANCE IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO RECEIVE HELP FROM TOYOTA WITH HONORING THEIR RECALLS FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND OMISSIONS ON MY 200 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARYLAND AND IS NOW IN SPAIN. YET, IT WAS PURCHASED AFTER THE RECALLS WERE INITIATED AND TOYOTA NEVER ADVISED ME OF THE THEN AND CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. MY PURCHASE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN MADE HAD I KNOWN OF THESE DEFECTS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE, ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT I HAD TO PULL OVER IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. AUTOPART STORE CHECKED ENGINE CODE "P1121" AS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERS TO GET MORE INFO... THEY WANTED OVER $100 JUST TO DO THE SAME THING THAT PARTS STORE DID FOR FREE. THEY SAID IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, IT MAY HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY, OR IT MAY FAIL. THE FIX MIGHT COST $1,000 OR MORE. I BOUGHT TOYOTA BECAUSE THEY HAD A GOOD REPUTATION, THIS SOUNDS MORE LIKE A DODGE DEALER ANSWERS... *TR

FUEL TANK OR SYSTEM FAILURE.*TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR A RUSTED FRAME CROSS MEMBER IN 04/22/10. WENT TO THE DEALER,THEY LOOKED AT IT & SAID THE WHOLE FRAME WAS JUNK,INCLUDING THE CROSS MEMBER. THE SPARE TIRE ALREADY FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON TO THE HIGHWAY,NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BY LUCK.I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT TOYOTA WAS BUYING THESE VEHICLES BACK,BUT AFTER (7) CALLS TO TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR THEM (REPLACE THE FRAME) AS OF TODAY NOTHING WAS FIXED YET & PIECES OF THE FRAME KEEPS FALLING OFF EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT.THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY GET OK FROM TOYOTA. EVERYTIME I CALL TOYOTA THEY TELL ME I'M ON A LIST (#8) I HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE APRIL, BUT THE LIST SEEMS TO NEVER GO DOWN. TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE, 11//16/2009 I THINK ITS TIME TOYOTA FIXES THE PROBLEM OR BUY THE TRUCKS BACK. I WANT TO LIST, THIS TRUCK HAS NO RUST ON THE BODY AT ALL JUST NOTHING UNDER IT TO HOLD THE GOOD BODY. SO MUCH FOR THEIR "TRUCK OF THE YEAR" WITH THE "EXTRA HEAVY DUTY FRAME". *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING VEHICLE RUST *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE PASSED THE INSPECTION RUST RECALL. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE STRAPS THAT HELD THE GAS TANK RUSTED THROUGH AND FAILED AFTER THE INSPECTION. ALSO, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAT $800 FOR A NEW STEERING RACK. *JB

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 LIMITED ACCESS CAB. I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 4/26/2010 FOR UNRELATED SERVICING AND BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE REAR FRAME COMPONENTS. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL AND ASSUMED THAT THEY WOULD TELL ME SOMETHING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS OK, AND THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY HAVE THE ANTI-CORROSIVE TREATMENT READY. TODAY IS 11/24/2010 AND I HAVE STILL HEARD NOTHING. PIECES OF THE FRAME RAILS CONTINUE TO FLAKE AND FALL OFF IN SHEETS (SOME APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG AND 1/16TH OF AN INCH THICK OR GREATER). I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THIS VEHICLE. I'M ESPECIALLY WORRIED THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WILL GIVE OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE INJURY OR WORSE. NHTSA AND USDOT SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO COMPENSATE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AS WAS DONE FOR THE TACOMAS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE RUSTING PROBLEM IS MUCH GREATER THAN JUST THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND DECELERATING THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT ALSO ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FRACTURED IN HIS HAND. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD NOT FULLY SHIFT INTO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHIFTER WAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TWO COMPONENTS THAT WOULD NEED REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL THE NAME OF THE COMPONENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

ON 24 NOV 09 TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2000 TUNDRA PICKUPS, REGARDING FRAME CORROSION AND PARTICULARLY CORROSION ON THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE. ALTHOUGH I READ ABOUT THIS ONLINE, TOYOTA HAS YET TO INFORM ME BY MAIL. ON 24 MARCH 2010 I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO BERLIN CITY MOTORS IN PORTLAND ME FOR AN INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CORROSION WAS NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT FRAME REPLACEMENT, BUT THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED OF WHEN TO RETURN FOR APPLICATION OF SOME SORT OF CORROSION INHIBITING GUNK. SEVEN MONTHS LATER I HEARD NOTHING. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICES AND BEGAN A COMPLAINT PROCESS. THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE STILL SENDING OUT RECALLS ..ALMOST A YEAR LATER!!! THEY CLAIM THAT THEY NEED INFO FROM THE STATE OF MAINE REGARDING LEGALITY OF APPLYING CORROSION INHIBITING GUNK ON SAFELY, AND THEY NEED "OTHER" PERMISSIONS. IT IS MY OPINION THAT TOYOTA IS STALLING ON THIS FAIRLY SIMPLE RECALL, HOPING TO REDUCE THE PROBLEM BY ATTRITION OF OLDER VEHICLES. I WOULD APPRECIATE INFO FROM NHTSA AS TO WHY TOYOTA IS BEING ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS LONG ON A PROJECT THAT ISN'T EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR POTENTIAL FRAME CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE DEALER WOULD MAKE REPAIRS TO THE CONTROL ARM, STRUTS, AND SPRING PERCH IN ADDITION TO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE BUT NOT THE OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE REIMBURSED HIM FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM WITH A DECISION BUT HE HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,368.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HEARD ANOTHER LOUD NOISE AND COASTED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT IT WOULD BE 3 MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD REPAIR HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BACK LOG OF RECALLS. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK ON HIS VEHICLE ON AUGUST 23, 2010; RECALL 09V444000, STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. AS HE WAS DRIVING FROM THE DEALERSHIP HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR; HE INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THE TECHNICIANS TO CLEAN, ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES AND RELIEVE SOME TENSION ON THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,168 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,192.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FRAME RUST *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL AT NO COST TO HIM. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS THEN TOLD THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD COST HIM $1,200.00. THE DEALER STATED THAT PRICE INCLUDED ADDITIONAL PARTS THAT WERE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRAME AS THEY WOULD MOST LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO BE REUSED, AS PARTS WOULD BE DAMAGED AS THE TRUCK WAS DISASSEMBLED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HE WAS TOLD TOYOTA PAID FOR THE FRAME REPLACEMENT, AND THAT ANYTHING ADDITIONAL REQUIRED BY THE DEALER WAS BETWEEN THE CONSUMER AND THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT WHEN THE CAR GETS HOT THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. IT CREATES NO OMD II ERRORS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER APPEARS. THE ECM FUSE BLOWS ON OCCASION BUT REPLACING IT DOES NOT LEAD TO A RUNNING VEHICLE. IT FAILS TO START UNTIL THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS DOWN. THERE IS FIRE FROM THE SPARK PLUGS AND THERE IS FUEL PRESSURE IN THE FUEL RAIL. WE HAVE REPLACED ALL THE RELAYS AND FUSES IN THE ECM AND EFI CIRCUITS AND ALL FINGERS ARE NOW POINTING TO THE ECM CONTROLLER ITSELF. WE JUST CHANGED OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND ARE LOOKING AT REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE IGNITION COILS (8) AND ALL THE FUEL INJECTORS (8). BUT SINCE ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS SEAM TO BE WORKING THAT WOULD MAKE LITTLE SINCE. THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE ECM ON THE MATRIX & COROLLA INDICATE THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF ECM UNITS FOR A MUCH LONGER PERIOD OF TIME SINCE MY TUNDRA IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW AND THE TOYOTA DEALERS AND OTHER TOYOTA SPECIALTY SHOPS CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM SINCE THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES AND THE FACT THAT IT WILL START AND RUN FINE AFTER IT COOLS DOWN. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT TO DIE AND NOT START AT ALL TO HOPE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

1. NOTICED SEVERE UNDER BODY RUST AND FRAME RUST ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHEN WASHING TRUCK. 2. RUST GETTING WORSE, MAKING THE VEHICLE LESS SAFE TO DRIVE AND USE AS INTENDED. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE YET, BUT DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING THE ISSUE WITH UNDER BODY RUST AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS DEVELOPED FRAME RUST. IN 2005 WE NOTICED THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME DETERIORATING, SO WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THEY EXPLAINED IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX, MORE THAN WE COULD AFFORD. TOYOTA ISSUED A "VOLUNTARY RECALL" LAST YEAR THAT COVERS MY MAKE AND MODEL TRUCK, WHICH A COUPLE OF INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS (INCLUDING ONE PARTNERED WITH TOYOTA) SAYS IS NOW UNSAFE TO OPERATE. UNFORTUNATELY ON PAGE 73 OF THE RECALL DOCUMENTATION SENT TO THE DEALERS, TOYOTA DICTATES THAT THE FRAME NEEDS TO HAVE A 10MM HOLE/PERFORATION. PALM BEACH TOYOTA (THE DEALER I WENT TO) AGREES THAT MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED BUT BECAUSE TOYOTA (CORPORATE) DICTATES THAT I SHOULD HAVE A THROUGH AND THROUGH 10 MM SIZE HOLE, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. PLEASE NOTE, I HAVE SOME PORTIONS OF THE FRAME THAT HAVE FALLEN/FLAKED OFF (MISSING), BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER ON THE FRAME, THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED HOLES. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE "REPAIRED" WITHIN THE FIRST 4,000 MILES OF DRIVING BUT THE FRONT DISC ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP WITHIN 10-15,000 MILES OF ADDITIONAL "REPAIRS". THE REAR BRAKES ARE FREQUENTLY BATHED IN OIL FROM LEAKING REAR-ED SEALS CAUSED, I'M TOLD, BY PLUGGED REAR-END VENTS. THE VENT HAS BEEN CLEANED OR REPLACED AND THE REAR SEALS REPLACED FIVE TIMES IN THE HISTORY OF THE CAR (NOW 109,000 MILES). THE BIAS BETWEEN THE BRAKES IS EXTREMELY FAVORING THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE ABS HAS NOT WORKED FOR SOME TIME. PANIC BRAKING, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN-SOAKED OR SNOW-COVERED SURFACES ENTIRELY IS ENTIRELY INSUFFICIENT AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED BY TOYOTA'S RESPONSIVENESS TO THESE PROBLEMS AND SEEMING INABILITY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I'VE READ NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS. THIS IS A PERVASIVE, PERSISTENT AND LIFE-THREATENING DESIGN FLAW THAT IS, APPARENTLY, UNFIXABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT ENOUGH RUST FOR THEM TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE HAD RUSTED MORE EXTENSIVELY, THEY WOULD THEN MAKE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND REFILLED THE FLUID. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL AND BELIEVED THE RECALL WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE HE HAD EXPERIENCED IN THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE POSSIBLY WAS AFFECTED BY A DEFECTIVE FRAME (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000: STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY AT THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FRAME FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANG FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE REAR AXLE WAS FRACTURED AND THE AXLE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN UNKNOWN LEAK COMING FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SEALS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN EIGHT MONTHS. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE BRAKE SEALS AND SHOES. WITHIN ONE YEAR, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE HIMSELF TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, IT BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE BEFORE STALLING A SECOND TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST. *TR