2000 Toyota Tundra complaints

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT ABOUT TREATMENT AT A TOYOTA DEALER IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT REAR SHACKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING LIFTED, THE FRAME BROKE BECAUSE IT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONSUMER THEN LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR FRAME CORROSION. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS, THE FRONT LOWER ARMS, REAR SHOCKS AND STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS RELATED TO THE BROKEN FRAME. BUT, TOYOTA REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY OF ANY OTHER REPAIRS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRAME CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED LESS THEN 30 MPH IT ONLY HAS 69,000. MILES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF WE WHERE ON A MAIN ROAD, OR EVEN GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED...... *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS RECALLED FOR FRAME CORROSION AND THE TRUCK SAT IN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT FOR 4 MONTHS UNTIL TOYOTA JUST DECIDED THIS WEEK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE RUSTED FRAME BUT THEY WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THIS FOR FREE - THEY SAID THEY IF ANYTHING ELSE GOES WRONG WHILE THEY ARE REPLACING THE FRAME, THAT THEY MAY NOT PAY FOR IT AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS A RECALL - WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING OUT OF MY POCKET? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RUST AND CORROSION VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEALERS ADVISED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CARELESS IN HANDLING THE RECALL AND THAT HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECT THAT EXISTED IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/10*JB

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN FAILURE IN STEERING DUE TO LINK FAILURE *TGW THE POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKED FLUID OUT OF A HOLE THAT RUSTED IN THE CASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED RECALL THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED HER FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. TOYOTA REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE STATING THE ODOMETER WAS BRANDED. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT BRANDED AND HE HAD DOCUMENTATION THAT STATED OTHERWISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,853 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,873. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/25/10*JB

WHOLE BOTTOM FRAME OF TRUCK IS ROTTED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT FOR RECALL. THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC & HE SAID VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE WAS ABLE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST, DESTROYING THE BRAKE LINES. THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION COVERING THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED HE WOULD NOT DRIVE DUE TO A POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, RUSTED FRAME, THAT CAUSED SUSPENSION REAR LEAF SUPPORT TO SNAP AND BRAKE OFF. *TR

I HAVE A TUNDRA 2000. MOST OF THE FRAME ARE CORRODED DUE TO RUST. WHILE DRIVING, HIT A POT HOLE AND THE GAS TANK STRAPS LET GO DUE TO CORROSION. GAS TANK DROP TO THE GROUND, LUCKILY I PULL TO THE SIDE AND NO ACCIDENT HAPPEN. THANKS GOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE SHAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT CENTER BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST. THE FUEL TANK WAS BARELY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DRIVESHAFT CENTER BEARING WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER WHO ALSO CLASSIFIED THE VEHICLE AS CONDEMNED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ON OR ABOUT APRIL 24TH, 20010 MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICK UP TRUCK WHEN THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE MOUNT UNDER THE TRUCK. I HAD BEEN AWARE OF SOME RUST PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT DOING MUCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT THIS TIME, DUE TO ALL THE GAS PEDAL PROBLEMS THEY ARE CURRENTLY HAVING AT TOYOTA. AFTER BRINGING MY TRUCK HOME I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RUST. EVEN THE CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE GAS TANK APPEARS VERY RUSTY AND IS OF CONCERN TO ME NOW. I WON'T FILL MY GAS TANK BEYOND HALF A TANK ANYMORE. I INTEND TO GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND DEMAND THAT THEY INSPECT MY TRUCK FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. NEVER PLOWED. NEVER TOWED. NO HITCH. 2. LOST MY BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL ON A BACK ROAD. LUCKY! 3. GOT TOWED TO MECHANIC. BRAKE REGULATOR FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION NEAR THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT. REPLACED PART ALONG W/ ALL NEW BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALONG THE FRAME. WAS ADVISED TO HAVE TOYOTA INSPECT THE FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAVY CORROSION. CALLED TOYOTA CORP AND GOT A CLAIM # TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED. WAS TOLD THE ONLY PART OF THE FRAME TO BE LOOKED AT WAS THE "REAR CROSS MEMBER' DROPPED OF THE TRUCK. CALLED TO SEE IF IT WAS READY. WAS TOLD BUY THE DEALERSHIP "YOU ARE ALL SET. THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS FINE AND THE TRUCK WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. I ASKED IF THEY LOOKED AT THE FRAME UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THEY DID AND NOTED THERE WAS HEAVY RUST AND CORROSION. I ASKED IF ANY HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE FRAME DURING THE INSPECTION. THEY STATED THE NOTICED PERFORATION ON SOME AREAS OF THE FRAME. I THEN ASKED THEM IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A SILENT PAUSE AND THEN "LET ME CALL YOU BACK" THEY CALLED BACK AND STATED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WERE NOT FIXING ANYTHING. I CALLED CORPORATE AND ASKED THEM IF I WAS ABLE TO HAVE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED. I WAS TOLD NO. I HAD TO GO TAKE MY UNSAFE TRUCK BACK. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED FOR ANY FOLLOW UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR THE CORP OFFICE. THE FRAME HAS HOLES IN IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. IT HAS NEVER HAD A HITCH ATTACHED TO IT. IT HAS NEVER HAD A PLOW ATTAC

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST - LARGE HOLES IN FRAME AND WHEN YOU BANG ON THE FRAME RAILS THE GARAGE FLOOR LOOKS LIKE THE RUSTEZE TENT FROM THE MOVIE CARS. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. DEALER SAYS THEY WILL BE REPLACING THE FRAME. NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH SUGGESTED SOLUTION AND POSSIBLE COSTS. *TR

I HAD A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SHIPPED FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO WHERE I LIVE IN MONTANA. I BOUGHT IT FROM A AUTO SALES THERE WHEREBY ASKING THEM BEFORE I EVEN CONSIDERED BUYING IT IF IT HAD ANY RUST ISSUES. I WAS TOLD NO AND THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD THROUGHOUT THE DEALING PROCESS I WAS CONFIDENT THAT THEY WERE BEING UPFRONT WITH ME. I HAD IT SHIPPED TO MY SON IN DENVER AND HE SHUTTLED IT TO ME IN SHERIDAN, WYOMING, WHERE I PICKED IT UP AND DROVE IT HOME TO MONTANA. AFTER INSPECTING IT WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS STUNNED TO FIND THE EXTENT OF THE RUST ON THE FRAME AND VARIOUS PARTS. ONE OF THE BRACKETS THAT IS WELDED TO THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE STEERING STABILIZER IS ALMOST GONE. AFTER TALKING TO A FRIEND OF MINE THAT OWNS A BODY SHOP HE INFORMED ME ABOUT FRAME RUST ISSUES ON EARLIER YEAR TUNDRA'S IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, MASSACHUSETTS BEING ONE OF THEM. HE ALSO INFORMED ME ABOUT RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE WHAT THE RECALL INVOLVES I AM VERY SAD TO FIND IT ONLY TALKS ABOUT A REAR CROSSMEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE. THIS DOESN'T COME CLOSE TO THE EXTENT OF THE RUST ON THIS FRAME AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. THIS IS MY HARD EARNED MONEY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE FACT NOT BEING ABLE TO TRUST PEOPLE THAT YOU DEAL WITH HAS MADE THIS EVENT A NIGHTMARE. II HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE STEEL THAT TOYOTA USED IN THESE FRAMES FOR THE RUST TO BE THIS BAD. *TR

SIGNIFICANT RUST ON FRAME MAINLY FROM THE CAB TO THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK PROBABLY WON'T PASS INSPECTION IN 2010. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS IN FOR A STATE INSPECTION AND FAILED DUE TO THE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE TRUCK FRAME. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SEEN THE EXTENT OF THE RUST, ROT AND CRACKS THEY KEPT MY TRUCK AND PROVIDED ME A RENTAL TRUCK FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL THEY COME TO A FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO INSPECT THE STRUCTURE BODY. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE; FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A DEFECT WITHIN THE REAR CROSS MEMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL ; HOWEVER, A HOLE WAS DETECTED IN THE LEFT FRONT FRAME RAIL. THE HOLE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT REGARDING THE RUST ON THE FRAME AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE STANDARDS TO PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,524. UPDATED 11/11/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA HAS SINCE AUTHORIZED AND COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRAME AT NO COST TO HIM. UPDATED 11/18/10*JB UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRAME AT NO CHARGE TO HIM. UPDATED 12/07/10*JB

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. DRIVING ALONG NORMALLY ... SUDDENLY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE .. IT WENT INTO IDLE BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING .. I WAS IN TRAFFIC, CRAWLING ALONG. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT TRUCK OFF, THEN CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL (NOTHING UNUSUAL), CHECKED THE OIL (FINE), CHECKED THE TRANS FLUID (FINE). WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK - IT SEEMED OKAY - EXCEPT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST REPAIR GARAGE. THEY SAID THE CHECK ENGINE CODE WAS P1121 AND WAS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. THEY ALSO SAID THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH THE VEHICLE DUE TO ALL THE RECENT PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA ACCELERATORS. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. IT COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

FRAME ROT ON VEHICLE ADJACENT TO CROSS MEMBER PART THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. *TR

THE UNDER SIDE OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE SPARE TIRE REMOVED AND MY BRAKE LINES AND ALL OF MY FRAME ARE RUSTED. THE RUST CONTINUES TO FLAKE AND FALL FROM THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW CROSS MEMBER PART TO REPLACE WHAT IS THERE HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TOYOTA. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. THERE IS WAY MORE RUST THAN JUST TO THE CROSS MEMBER FRAME. THE ENTIRE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED AND HAS GONE INTO THE BRAKE LINES! *TR

STEERING INSTABILITY WAS NOTED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC, EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRAME WAS FOUND. THE FRONT FRAME CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE STEERING RACK WAS CORRODED TO FAILURE. THE RIGHT BOSS WAS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE STEERING RACK TO PARTIALLY DETACH, LEADING TO PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL. MECHANIC ADVISED THERE IS NO REPAIR PROCEDURE EXCEPT FOR FRAME REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR UNRELATED ISSUES. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FRAME AND STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CORROSION WAS SO SEVERE THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,200.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FROM VA FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS/ORIGINALLY FROM NEW YORK. BIG HOLE IN FRAME BEHIND PASS FRT TIRES/ALOT OF RUST THROUGH ON TOP OF FRAME AT SAME AREA. *TR

I LEARNED ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS RECALLED TO CHECK FOR SEVERE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. MY TRUCK FAILED THE TEST AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR BUT HAS NO PLAN FOR REPAIRING THE TUNDRAS OR FOR COMPENSATING THE OWNERS. I WAS TOLD THE DEALER WOULD HOLD THE TUNDRA UNTIL TOYOTA PROVIDES AN ANSWER. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SEVERE FRAME CORROSION THAT LEAVES RUST STAINS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. WE NEED TO ADMIT THAT THE PLATING PROCESS FOR THESE FRAMES WAS DEFICIENT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED FROM AN OWNER IN BURLINGTON VERMONT ON 10/4/07. THE TRUCK IS GARAGED IN CONCORD NH. I TOOK THE TRUCK FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AS REQUIRED BY NH ON 3/31/10. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNINSPECTABLE NEXT YEAR. THE ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE A FRAME INSPECTION PERFORMED BY TOYOTA DUE TO THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS. I TOOK THE TUNDRA TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TUNDRA HAD FRAME DAMAGE (RUST THROUGH HOLES) AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I WAS SUPPLIED WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE AND THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER REPORTING PHONE NUMBER. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA ON 4/1/10. TOYOTA CALLED ME 4/5/10 AND SAID THAT THEY WILL SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I AM WAITING FOR A DETERMINATION FROM TOYOTA ON WHAT, IF ANY ACTION THEY WILL TAKE. THE BODY, BED AND ENGINE OF THIS VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH 132K MILES. *TR

WHEN I TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR MY ANNUAL NY STATE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS NYS INSPECTION. THE REASON GIVEN WAS DUE TO A RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE, FRONT, NEXT TO THE SWAY BAR. (BY THE WAY, THE SPARE TIRE CROSS MEMBER WAS NOT IN NEED OF REPLACING). I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO CALL ME BACK A SECOND TIME, TO TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO FOR ME ON THIS 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T LEGALLY DRIVE IN NEW YORK STATE. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILED THE ROUTINE STATE INSPECTION. THE SERVICE WRITER EXPLAINED THAT THE TRUCK FRAME HAD SEVERE RUST/ROT PERFORATION DAMAGE THAT RESULTED IN THE FRAME ESSENTIALLY BREAKING IN HALF. *DT THE BREAK IN THE FRAME, ALSO BROKE THE REAR BRAKE AND FUEL LINES IN HALF. *JB

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME IS RUSTING UNDERNEITH THE CAR. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING, BUT WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET BECAUSE TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH FRAME HOLES, IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. AT LEAST 6 HOLES FOUND DURING TOYOTA INSPECTION AND I HAVE FILED CLAIM. THE EXISTING RECALL FOR CROSS MEMBER IS NOT ENOUGH!! THEY WILL NOT TOUCH CROSS MEMBER UNTIL TOYOTA RESPONDS TO THE CLAIM. INSPECTION IS DUE NEXT MONTH???

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA EXCESSIVE FRAME AND COMPONET RUST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,500.

I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA ACCESS CAB TRUCK WITH 62,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I HAD IT DIAGNOSED. THE FRONT O2 SENSOR BEFORE THE CAT HAS FAILED. I WROTE TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YRS OR 90,000 MILES. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ALSO UP TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO DECIDE IF THE FAULT WOULD BE COVERED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A RELATIVE, WHO IS NOW DECEASED, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL INFO. I WROTE TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TO TALK TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHP. I TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE OR CALL THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT, OR WHAT EVER IT IS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING RIPPED OFF FOR A DEFECT IN FACTORY PROVIDED PARTS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS. I DEFINATELY THINK THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. I FOR ONE CAN NOT AFFORD TO OWN A VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO COST $200.00 TO $800.00 EVERY 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS TO BE SMOGGED EVERY 2 YEARS.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS ROTTING AWAY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSS MEMBER WAS SO RUSTED, THAT THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ROAD. *JB

HI - IN 2001 I PURCHASED A 2000 TUNDRA AND HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES SOME TIME LATER. AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK. THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND IN 2003 TOYOTA INCREASED THE CALIPER/PAD SIZE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED TO FIX THE OLDER TRUCKS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE PRE 03 TRUCKS. AT ONE POINT SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE TRUCKS HIT THE ROAD, TOYOTA SAID IF YOUR TRUCK HAD UNDER 30K MILES THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BY THEN ALL TRUCKS HAD MORE MILES THAN 30K AT AVERAGE YEARLY MILEAGE RATES. I BELIEVE PEOPLE LIVES WERE AT RISK, AND TOYOTA FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. I REPAIRED MY TRUCK MYSELF AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE ATTACHED FILE, AND SHARED THE ECONOMICAL FIX WITH MANY WEB USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATION WITH TOYOTA. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA ADMIT THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE BRAKES, AND REPAIR OR REIMBURSE OWNERS. I THINK MY TOYOTA TRUCK IS A VERY GOOD TRUCK BUT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR HANDLING OF MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS THE LINK TO HOW I HELPED OTHERS SINCE TOYOTA WOULDN'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/93481-JUST-DID-TSB-TUNDRA-BRAKES-MYSELF/ THE FOLLOWING LINK IS A GOOD EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/182418-2000-TUNDRA-BRAKES/ HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/ATTACHMENTS/BRAKES/26027D1195738013-HOW-TO-EARLY-TUNDRA-BRAKE-UPGRADE-CALIPER-UPGRADE-FOR-EARLY-TUNDRAS.PDF I THINK IT

I OWN A TOYOTA TUNDRA, MODEL YEAR 2000. THE FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 15, 2009. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. A CASE WAS OPENED WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA ENGINEER INSPECTED THE FRAME JANUARY 21ST, 2010. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND WAS ISSUED A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FEEDBACK ON THE NEXT STEP, HOWEVER, TOYOTA ADVISES THAT THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING ALL COMPLAINTS FOR TUNDRA FRAME RUST AT THIS POINT. *TR

BASED ON A NEWS STORY ON PBS ADVISING TOYOTA OWNERS OF A 2000-2003 TUNDRA SHOULD BE ADVISED TO CHECK FOR EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE REAR CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRAME AND THE ATTACHMENT DETAILS OF THE SPARE TIRE STORED UNDER THE FRAME. I HAD RECEIVED NO RECALL NOTICE OR LETTER OF AN "ADVISORY"THE VEHICLE IS A SR5 (4X4) REGULAR CAB ,8' BED, 114,000 MILES AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED,WITH A LEER HIGH CAP , AND BEDLINER I THIS ONE OWNER. A MECHANIC BRIEFLY LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE WHO TOLD ME HE WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE LIFT TO GET A BETTER LOOK. THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE TO BOTH RAILS OF THE FRAME THAT THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED TO BE TOTALLY UNSAFE AND HE HAD TO TAKE MY KEYS AND IMPOUND THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK ME TO THE LIFT AND SHOWED ME FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE RAIL OF THE FRAME. IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE THERE WAS A FIST SIZED HOLE IN THE FRAME AS WELL AS AN ADJOINING CRACK THAT EXTENDED ENTIRELY THROUGH THE STEEL MEMBER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. IT WAS BASICALLY SPLIT IN 2 PIECES. HE THEN REACHED IN WHERE THE HOLE WAS AND PULLED A 8 TO 12 INCH MULTILAYERED SHEET OF RUST OFF THE FRAME. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS IN VERY SIMILAR CONDITION BUT THE CRACK WAS JUST SHORT OR GOING ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ( DEAN CARNES-BENNETT TOYOTA, ALLENTOWN, PA.-610 437-6711) THIS WAS MY BUSINESS VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT ALL THE DEALER COULD DO WAS PROVIDE ME A RENTAL CAR AS THEY HAD NO RENTAL TRUCKS. I AM NOW DRIVING A TOYOTA COROLLA THAT IS UNSUITED FOR MY NEEDS. HE SAID THAT ANYTHING FURTH

2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA HYDRO-PLANED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL INTO A RAVINE WITH FLOWING WATER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SWIM FROM HIS TRUCK. *KB

I TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO GET NEW TIRES AND THE VEHICLE BROKE IN HALF ON THE LIFT. I HAD BROUGHT A LIVE STOCK TRAILER THAT DAY SO I COULD PICK UP MY 1500POUND GRAIN ORDER SO I CAN FEED MY ANIMALS,I DID NOT GET TO DO THIS. I FREQUENTLY DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AT 50 MPH OR FASTER FOR MY BUSINESS WITH WEIGHT IN THE REAR. THERE HAS BEEN A CLAIM FILED WITH TOYOTA I STILL HAVE NO ANSWERS AS TO WHAT AND WHEN ANYTHING WILL BE DONE. IN THE MEAN TIME IM HAVING DIFFICULTY PERFORMING THE CHORES THAT NEED TO BE DONE WITHOUT A VEHICLE THAT WORKS TO MY NEEDS. TOYOTA DID RENT ME A VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ANYTHING NOW FOR FEAR IT TOO COULD BE FAULTY IM LUCKY I'M NOT DEAD AND MY 9 YEAR OLD CHILD TOO. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS HUGE HOLES IN THE FRAME. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON TOYOTA FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS SINCE I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. I AM TOLD THAT I AM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. MEANWHILE, MY TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE TO POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE A HOLE THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE IN ONE PLACE, AND OTHER HOLE ALL OVER THE FRAME. IT IS NOT JUST THE CROSS MEMBER IN THE REAR AS THEIR RECALL STATED, IT IS THE WHOLE FRAME. THE FRAME IS LITERALLY COMING APART IN LAYERS IN PLACES. I LIVE IN OHIO AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK HAS NO RUST AND HAS BEEN PRIMARILY GARAGE KEPT. THIS TUNDRA IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE 2000 TACOMA OF MY SON'S THAT WAS RECALLED AND PAID 150% OF VALUE, YET THEY ACT LIKE THIS PROBLEM IS NOTHING. THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER SAID IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST HE HAD SEEN AT HIS DEALERSHIP. FIELD TECH TRIED TO PLAY GAMES WITH ME OF JUST WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I AM AN INSURANCE CLAIMS ANALYST AND HAVE INSPECTED CARS FOR OVER 16 YRS, SO I DID NOT APPRECIATE HIS TACTIC. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT RUDE. I TOLD THEM IF MY FRAME BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE OR INJURY TO ANYONE, TOYOTA WOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. NOTHING IS BEING DONE BY TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE. THE TRUCK VALUE IS GREATLY DECREASED AS DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND I COULD NOT SELL THIS TRUCK GIVEN THE FRAME CONDITION. ANY KICK START TO GET TOYOTA TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5. CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCES WITH THE FRAME RUST AND CROSS MEMBER ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SHOCK TO DISCOVER THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT HAD DEVELOPED ON ALMOST ALL OF THE REAR FRAME COMPONENTS.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS IS REGARDING MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, [XXX] . I AM AWARE THAT THE NTSB HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN (#09V444000) CONCERNING RUSTY FRAMES ON MY MODEL AND YEAR, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE. THAT CROSS MEMBER ON MY TRUCK IS SOLID, HOWEVER THE SPRING MOUNT PORTION OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND BROKEN. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE WHILE I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, NOT WHILE I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND AN AREA TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT TOYOTA IS NOT LIABLE. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUST PROBLEMS ON THE 2000 TACOMA FRAMES. I MADE THEM AWARE OF THE RUST ISSUES ON MY TRUCK WHEN THE TACOMA RECALLS WERE FIRST ANNOUNCED, BUT THEY HAVE INSISTED THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION FALLING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

I INITIALLY CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, 800-331-4331, ON OCTOBER 22, 2009 REGARDING THE FRAME RUSTING ON MY 2000 TUNDRA. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND A NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO LOOK UP VIN NUMBER AT THIS TIME. LOOKING BACK, I BELIEVE THAT MY INQUIRY WAS CATEGORIZED WITH THE RECENT TUNDRA REAR FRAME/SPARE TIRE RECALL. ON DECEMBER 10, 2009 I AGAIN CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, TO NOTIFY THEM THAT I HAD DISCOVERED THAT RUST HAD PERFORATED THE FRAME IN THE FRONT LEFT/DRIVER'S SIDE TORQUE BOX AREA. AS IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME, THIS IS THE ENERGY ABSORBING BODY/FRAME STRUCTURE THAT ABSORBS THE IMPACT DURING A CRASH AND IN MY CASE THE FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I NOTED THAT I ASSUMED PERFORATIONS IN THE FRAME ARE NOT SAFE FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I ALSO NOTED THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE FRAME ROT IN THE REAR SPRING AREA. I FURTHER QUESTIONED THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITH PICTURES TAKEN AND PERFORATION CONFIRMED. A TOYOTA TECHNICAL REP HAS ALSO CONFIRMED RUST PERFORATION OF THE FRAME. ANY DECISION BY TOYOTA HAS BEEN PUT ON "HOLD".*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND LOSS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A BROKEN FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURERS ENGINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ENGINEERS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REASSURED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SEVERE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME CORROSION OVER REAR AXLE, ON BRACKET SECURING AXLE TO FRAME. *TR

A CO-WORKER SENT ME A REAR PHOTO OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN THE PARKING LOT SHOWING THE SPARE ON THE GROUND. AFTER REMOVING THE SPARE I NOTICE THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE SPARE WAS BROKEN IN HALF. WHERE THE CROSS MEMBER ATTACHES TO THE FRAME HAS ROTTED AWAY. THE DRIVER SIDE SHOCK IS BROKEN AND DETACHED. THE EXHAUST IS ALSO QUESTIONABLE AS IT IS ATTACHED TO THE BROKEN CROSS MEMBER. REAR BRAKE LINE AND PROPORTIONING VALVE ARE ALSO IN QUESTION AS THEY ALSO ARE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CROSS MEMBER AND ROTTING FRAME. AS OF T HIS WRITING I HAVE A CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED WITH TOYOTA BUT LIKE MANY OTHERS WE ARE GETTING NOTHING BUT LIP SERVICE. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I CAN PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS AND PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND HOLES IN THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE CORROSION OF THE FRAME AND ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE. THEY DID NOT ASSIST. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 74,000. UPDATED 05/07/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ PICTURES RECEIVED 09/21/10. *JB