2001 Toyota Tundra complaints

TOYOTA'S TUNDRA CORROSION RECALL FOCUSES ON THE FRAME, FUEL TANK MOUNTING, AND SPARE TIRE MOUNTING HARDWARE. IF THE FRAME HAS NO PERFORATIONS AND THE FUEL TANK SUSPENSION AND SPARE TIRE MOUNTING ARE SOUND, THE TRUCK IS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE. MY TUNDRA HAS BEEN SO INSPECTED BY A DEALER, PASSED THEIR TEST, AND FOUND TO BE "SAFE.". MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE VEHICLE'S UNDERCARRIAGE SHOWS EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF FRAME, STEERING, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF TOYOTA'S RECALL. THE EXTENT OF THE CORROSION IS SO GREAT THAT IT CALLS INTO QUESTION THE POTENTIAL FOR A SUSPENSION OR STEERING COMPONENT TO FAIL DURING OPERATION, LEADING TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND INJURY TO PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF SEVERAL CORROSION SITES ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY TRUCK THAT ILLUSTRATE MY CONCERN. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO A BODY SHOP FOR EVALUATION AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT SAFE. TOYOTA'S RECALL DOES NOT ADDRESS THE FULL RANGE OF SAFETY ISSUES BROUGHT ON BY THEIR CORROSION PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO INSPECT ALL OF THE CRITICAL COMPONENTS SUBJECT TO THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND EITHER DETERMINE THEY ARE SAFE OR REPAIR THEM. IF MY DIGITAL PHOTOS WOULD ASSIST YOU IN UNDERSTANDING MY CONCERN, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO FORWARD THEM TO YOU. THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER RECALL: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS RUSTED AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE . THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

I HAD A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, GOT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND NOTICED A FUEL MIST AND FUEL STREAMING DOWN THE FUEL TANK TO THE GROUND. WHEN I SHUT OFF THE TRUCK, THE STREAM SLOWED TO A DRIP AND THEN STOPPED. FUEL HAD SPRAYED UNDER THE FRAME AND ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE, LUCKILY IT DID NOT IGNITE. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN THE SAME DAY. TOYOTA FOUND THAT THE MAIN FUEL LINE COMING OUT OF THE FUEL TANK HAD FAILED WITH A PIN HOLE FORMING. P/N 77209-0C010 (TUBE SUB-ASSY, FUEL). IT IS A RUBBER FUEL LINE. TOYOTA DROPPED THE FUEL TANK IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE FUEL LINE. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CORROSION RECALL SINCE IT WAS A RUBBER FUEL LINE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, IT COULD HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE LIFE HAD THE FUEL STREAM IGNITED. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING RUSTED FRAME *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE ONLY DISCOVERED THE FRAME RUST WHEN THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING IN AUGUST 2009. *JB

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH HAD THE FRAME REPLACED FOR A RUST RECALL. THE DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP, EXCEPT THE STEERING RACK WHICH IS COMPLETELY RUSTED IS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE RUST AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN UNLESS I REPLACE IT FOR APPROX $1,300 DOLLARS... TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE RUSTED COMPONENTS AND NOT SEND UNSAFE VEHICLES BACK ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND SENT TO A REPRESENTATIVE; THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE RUST WAS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO ACT UPON. MOST RECENTLY, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. . THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GIVE HIM A CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES RUSTING AND CORROSION OF THE BED TRUCK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSS-MEMBER AND FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE CHECKED OUT FINE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRUCK BED THAT HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK BED WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I-95 SOUTH IN THE DC AREA WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL AND DRIFT DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TUNDRA SR5 ACCESS CAB TRD PICKUP. I PUT 75,000 MILES ON IT IN THROUGH 8 NE IOWA WINTERS BEFORE MOVING TO A WARMER PART OF THE COUNTRY. MY TRUCK NOW HAS 132,000 MILES ON IT. ON AUGUST 17TH, 2010 I DROVE THROUGH A POTHOLE AND HEARD A CRACK FROM THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION. UPON INSPECTION AFTER WORK I FOUND A BUSTED LEFT SWAY ARM LINK. THE LINK HAD RUSTED SEVERELY AND SHEARED AT THE SWAY BAR BUSHING LOCATION. I REPLACED THE LINK MYSELF WITH FACTORY TOYOTA PARTS AND TORQUED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS ON AUGUST 22ND. I FIGURE THE NEW LINK WILL LAST AT LEAST AS LONG AS THE PREVIOUS ONE, BUT I'M GUESSING THE RIGHT LINK IS NOT IN MUCH BETTER CONDITION. PICTURES AND THE WHAT I HAVE LEFT OF THE OLD LINK ARE AVAILABLE. NO INJURIES OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED, BUT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND PROBABLY SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARBURETOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BACKWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

- 1ST 2001 TUNDRA FRAME RUST RECALL. TOOK TO DEALER. SAID MY SPARE TIRE WAS NOT IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. DID NOTHING FURTHER. -2ND RECALL EXPANDED. TOOK TO DEALER, SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE FRAME. WAS TOLD IF THEY BROKE ANYTHING OFF DUE TO RUST, IT WOULD BE MY EXPENSE. I OBJECTED. WAS TOLD FRAME WILL NOT BE REPLACED. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR BRAKES ON FRIDAY. SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE CALIPER PINS, RUSTED IN SOLID. I CANT GET BRAKES REPLACED. SHOCKS ARE RUSTED, LEAKING, AND SHOT, CANNOT REPLACE, NOTHING TO ATTACH THEM TO THE FRAME. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I MUST CONTINUE DRIVING LIKE THIS, NO BRAKES, NO SUSPENSION, COMPLETELY RUSTED FRAME, AS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. THERE IS NOT A SPECK OF RUST ON THE BODY, 2001 TUNDRA SR-5 ACCESS CAB WITH 81,000 MILES. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED V8 4X4, CURRENTLY AT 39,400 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES - 2 YEARS AGO - I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A LOUD KNOCKING AT COLD START-UP. THEY WERE "UNABLE" TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS. THE NEXT VISIT FOR SERVICE, I HAD CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, BUT WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1700 PER MANIFOLD TO REPLACE THESE. I PURCHASED QUALITY AFTERMARKET MANIFOLDS AND HAD THEM INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR LESS THAN $1,200 FOR BOTH SIDES. I NOW SEE WHERE MANY, MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE AND BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL MANIFOLDS TO BE FAULTY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO EITHER MAKE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, OR REIMBURSE THOSE OF US WHO PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR REPLACING DEFECTIVE, POORLY MADE MANIFOLDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDER-BODY SHIELDS) ON APRIL 10, 2010. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME AND ADVISED THAT THE FRAME EXHIBITED SLIGHT CORROSION AND WOULD NOT NEED TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHY RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING HANDLED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,717 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,447.

MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA, TRAVELING APPROX. 30-35 MPH, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN SHE HEARD A TERRIBLE CRASHING SOUND, THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK HIT THE GROUND AND THE TRUCK BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHICH FORCED THE VEHICLE INTO A LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS TRAVELING IN IT AT THE TIME. SHE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE & WHEEL HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TRUCK, AS WELL AS SEVERING THE BRAKE LINE, WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT, I FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD COMPLETELY COME UNATTACHED AT THE KNUCKLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD PIECES OF HIS FRAME FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE, CAMPAIGN ID 09V444000, STRUCTURE FRAME AND MEMBERS, UNDERBODY SHIELDS THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE 2010; HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER A FRAME FOR THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010 FOR SERVICE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE SPECIFIC PART FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE, AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TWO WEEKS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION IN WHICH THE PART REMAINED UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO WAIT FOR THE PART AND IT HAD BEEN OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE REGARDING THE RECALL DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,420. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTING MAINTENANCE WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS OF THE FRAME WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RUST WAS SO SEVER THAT IF HE ATTEMPTED TO SCRAPE THE RUST OFF THE FRAME, THE TOOL WOULD GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

I WAS ACCELERATING AT AROUND 20 MPH AND MY TRUCK (2001 TUNDRA V8) FELT AS IF THE FUEL CUT OUT. I LET OFF THE THROTTLE AND GOT BACK INTO IT AND THE TRUCK LEAPED FORWARD AS IF IT RECEIVED A SHOT OF GAS. IT ACCELERATED, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD STOP ACCELERATING INTERMITTENTLY AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CEL CAME ON AS WELL. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT IS MY WORK TRUCK, SO I DRIVE IT A LOT! IT HAS 184K MILES. I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE CROSS MEMBERS BEING CORRODED, SO I WENT OUT TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. WHAT I FOUND WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! NOT ONLY WERE THE CROSS MEMBERS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY IN TWO, BUT THERE WERE VERY LARGE HOLES RUSTED OUT OF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. I DROVE THE TRUCK AN HOUR AND A HALF TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE SAID THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR. TOYOTA HAS GIVEN US LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW LONG THE REPAIR WILL TAKE OR WHAT ALL THEY WILL BE DOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SAID THE PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND IT WILL TAKE OVER A MONTH TO GET THE NEW FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE RAPIDLY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER AND A RENTAL VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED FOR THE CONTACT UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE REMEDY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,653 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,673. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) FOR WHICH HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HIM A CASE NUMBER AND ADVISED HIM THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH HIM IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

EXCESSIVE RUST PROBLEMS IMPACTED THE GAS TANK AND SECURING STRAPS UNDER MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CORROSION CREATED SMALL PINHOLES IN THE TANKS, RESULTING IN GAS LEAKAGE AND REQUIRED THE TANK AND STRAPS TO BE REPLACED.

WE OWN A 2001 TUNDRA WITH SEVERE RUST PROBLEMS ON THE FRAME, BRAKES, BODY PARTS, SPARE TIRE, SUSPENSION AND NUTS AND BOLTS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK DUE TO RUST AND DAMAGED THE REAR BUMPER. WE HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR RUSTED ITEMS ON THIS TRUCK. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST FRAME - FIRST I DIDN'T GET THE RECALL NOTICE. TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA IN GREENSBURG PA AND THEY REMOVED SPARE TIRE TO BACK OF TRUCK. ALSO NOTICED MORE ISSUES WITH FRAME ITSELF AND SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH INSPECTOR. THEY WANTED THIS DONE BEFORE THEY DID ANY REPAIRS. THE FRAME RUST IS THAT SERIOUS. AFTER THIS INSPECTION, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER TO OPEN A CASE. SO I TRIED, NOT TOO SUCCESSFUL. THEY KEPT INSISTING THAT MY CASE WAS ALREADY CLOSED. THE FIRST PERSON I TALKED TO TOOK ALL MY INFO AND THEN SAID HE HAD TO TRANSFER ME. SO THEY DID. TO ME IT SEEMED TO BE THE SAME PLACE. THE SECOND PERSON THEN AGAIN TOOK ALL THE SAME INFO AND TIRED TO TELL ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED. I KEPT STATING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK AND THE FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THEY KEPT TRYING TO CORRECT ME. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT THE 3 OR 4TH TIME, HE RELENTED AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. IT WAS A VERY DISTURBING CALL, I FELT AS THOUGH THEY JUST WANTED ME TO GO AWAY AND LIVE WITH THE RUST ISSUE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, I GET A CALL BACK FROM TOYOTA. AGAIN THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO CLOSE THE CASE SAYING ALL THEY CAN DO WAS DONE. THAT IS NOT TRUE, MY SPARE TIRE IS STILL IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE RUST PERFORATION OF THE FRAME ITSELF. THE REP EVEN HUNG UP ON ME. EXTREMELY RUDE PERSON. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.

MY 2001 TUNDRA VIBRATED SO BAD WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN FORM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD THE TRUCK STEERING AND DASH SHAKE I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS AND DRUMS I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE REAR DRUMS HAVING TO DO WITH THE BYPASS VALVE SENDING FLUID BACK TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE OR SOME THING BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE 2 DRUMS LOP SO THE AUTO BAKE ADJUST. *TR

2001 TUNDRA BRAKES FAILED TO STOP TRUCK FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT ON A SUDDEN STOP ON THE INTERSTATE. FOUND OUT LATER THAT TOYOTA KNEW OF DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND ISSUED TSB BR004-002 TO REPLACE 191MM FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS WITH LARGER 231 MM CALIPERS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE DEFECT. ONLY OWNERS WHO COMPLAINED OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AND EARLY FAILURE OF FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE OFFERED THE UPGRADED CALIPERS, BUT ONLY AFTER REPEATED COMPLAINTS. THE UPGRADED CALIPERS WERE EVENTUALLY INCORPORATED INTO THE 2004 AND LATER TUNDRAS. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE ISSUE. MY TRUCK BRAKES START TO PULSE AT ALL SPEED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. I HAVE INSIDE THE LAST TWO YEARS REPLACES THREE SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING WHILE APPLY THE BRAKES EXITING THE FREEWAY ON WET ROADS THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO STOP THE TRUCK IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND THE FRONT END HAS A TENDENCY TO JUMP AND DRIFT TO ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MY SELF HAVING THE BRAKES REPAIRED BY QUALIFIED MECHANIC AND EVEN TO BLAME THE BRAKES ON ONE MECHANIC THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT HE DID KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING HE JUST DID KNOT KNOW ABOUT THE TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE ISSUE HISTORY AS I DID NOT KNOW AS WELL TILL NOW. EACH TIME THE MECHANIC BLAMED IT ON THE DRIVING HABITS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE, AS THE LAST TIME I HAD MY BRAKES WORKED ON WAS JUST LAST YEAR IN NOVEMBER AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES HAVE DONE THE SAME THING IN LESS TIME THEN IN THE PAST. IN ADDITION THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE PULSING OF THE FRONT END HAD DAMAGED THE FRONT END WHICH COST OVER $3,000.00 TO FIX. ITS JUST NOW AFTER THE TOYOTA GAS PEDDLE ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT THAT I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 8 YEARS WITH THE TOYOTA TUNDRAS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A REAL ISSUE WITH THE TUNDRA YEAR 2001. *TR

THE REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK BOX HAS SEVERAL LARGE HOLES THAT ARE RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH THE FLOOR. *TR

I HAVE AN 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT WAS PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE NORTHEAST. IT HAS A RUSTED(QUOTED FROM A TOYOTA MECHANIC) EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE. WONDERING IF THIS IS APART OF THE RUST RECALL ALREADY IN PLACE WITH THE TUNDRAS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TUNDRA. I JUST LEARNED OF 4 RECALLS: NHSTA #09E025000, 09V444000, 06E026000, AND 06E065000. WE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM THE COMPANIES REQUIRED TO DO SO. THE TRUCK IS REGISTERED. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS. WE HAVE NOT CHANGED ADDRESS SINCE THE PURCHASE. I BELIEVE THE FAILURE TO BE NOTIFIED WAS DELIBERATE TO AVOID THE COST OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY OF THE 4 COMPANIES INVOLVED TO RESPOND TO PHONE MESSAGES. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME NOVEMBER 24, 2009 FROM COLLEGE IN RHODE ISLAND FOR THANKSGIVING. IT WAS DARK, RAINING & HE WAS ON BUSY RTE 195 HEADING EAST WHEN REAR CROSS-MEMBER BAR W/ SPARE TIRE ATTACHED HINGED DOWN INTO ROAD. THE TIRE DRAGGED BEHIND MY SON'S TUNDRA. EVENTUALLY, MY SON WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY & KICK SPARE OFF, THROWING IT INTO BED OF TRUCK & CAREFULLY PROCEEDING HOME. WE LOOKED UNDER THE TUNDRA & WERE ASTONISHED AT HOW MUCH RUST COVERED THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE. WE TOOK PHOTOS. WE WERE ALSO GREATLY RELIEVED THAT MY SON WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE TIRE FALLING OFF DID NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. MY SON HAD CALLED THE WEEK BEFORE COMING HOME TO ASK TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT MADE TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT BECAUSE THEY SEEMED NOT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STEER ODDLY WHEN APPLIED. IN ADDITION, WE HAD, W/IN 1 1/2 MTH PRIOR, PAID OVER $750 TO HAVE SWAY BAR REPLACED & NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION UNTIL A TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. FIRST THING THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE TOOK THE TUNDRA TO HYANNIS TOYOTA - WHERE IT STILL SITS.AFTER 14 WEEKS, WE HAD GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION. I WAS DRIVING A CAMRY LOANER; MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 4RUNNER. WE WERE STILL PAYING INSURANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS UN-DRIVABLE; WE'VE HAD TO ARRANGE FOR A PLANE TICKET TO GET MY SON TO CALIFORNIA; WE'VE LOST OUT ON END-OF-YEAR CAR SALES AND 2009 TAX CONSIDERATIONS AND OUR 'OWNERSHIP EXP

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILED YEARLY PA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION FOR FRAME RUST. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RELEASE TRUCK BACK TO DRIVE HOME BECAUSE IT WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE", SO PROVIDED A RENTAL TO DRIVE AT THEIR EXPENSE. PER DEALERSHIPS SUGGESTION, CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER WHICH THEN OPENED AND ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. THE TRUCK HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST THREE WEEKS AWAITING DIRECTION FROM A TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE SPARE TIRE WINCH MECHANISM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS VERY RUSTED. TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF A CRASH FROM THE SPARE TIRE FALLING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WHILE MOVING, I TOOK THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE BED. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY AS WELL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FRAME RUST INSPECTION AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS BECAUSE IF THE PROPORTIONING VALVE RUSTS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS OUT THEN I WILL HAVE NO REAR BRAKES ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY TOYOTA. I AM ALSO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE UNDERCOATING THAT I AM ENTITLED TO. IN A LETTER FROM THE NHTSA TO MR. CHRIS SANTUCCI, ASSISTANT MANAGER OF TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009, ON PAGE 2 UNDER THE HEADING 'REMEDY' IT STATES THAT 'DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER AND RELATED COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. IF THE CROSS MEMBER DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, IT WILL BE SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. THESE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE...' TO THIS DATE, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2010, I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THERE IS

2110 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH RUSTED, CORRODED, BROKEN LEAF SPRINGS, REAR CROSS MEMBER, DRIVE SHAFT LOOKS RUSTED AND CORRODED. BRAKES ARE BROKEN, ROTORS BROKEN. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK, 2001. SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON ROAD; DEALER STATED THAT FRAME SHOWS EXTENSIVE RUST. FIRST STATED IT WOULD COST $400.00 TO ATTACH TIRE, THEN STATED THEY MUST WAIT FOR PART TO COME FROM TOYOTA. DEALER STATED TRUCK SHOULD BE CHECKED YEARLY TO CHECK FOR FRAME COMPROMISE. TRUCK PULLS 4000 LB. CAMPER. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ON MY MOTHER'S 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. THE TRUCK HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT. AS A PASSENGER I REACHED OVER TO TRY TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL BUT THAT WASN'T WORKING SO I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WE STOPPED. THE SECOND VEHICLE WE HIT, A FORD EXPEDITION WAS FORCEFULLY MOVED OVER TO THE NEXT PARKING SPOT DUE TO THE CRASH. 911 WAS CALLED, FIRE DEPT AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED BUT POLICE DID NOT SHOW UP DUE TO THEIR LACK OF STAFF AND NO INJURY/DEATH. *CN

RUST ON FRAME AND CROSSMEMBER NEAR SPARE TIRE. I'M SECOND OWNER, REGISTERED IN KY 01 THRU 07. NOW IN GA. CONTACTED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK. ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK, SUPPLIED VIN. SERVICE AGENT SAID NO. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, REAR BRAKE PARTS AND OTHER PARTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE SANDED, SCRAPED, PRIMED AND PAINTED THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK. I WASH THE FRAME AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN THE WINTER TIME. THE FRAME IS STILL RUSTING AWAY. THE REAR OF THE FRAME IS RUSTED AROUND THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT AND REAR FRAME RAILS. THE FRONT OF THE FRAME DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE MUCH RUST LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE, HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK INSIDE THE FRAME THERE IS HEAVY RUST. I HAVE TWO LARGE CHUNKS OF RUST THAT HAVE BEEN RETRIEVED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT FRAME. I HAVE SAVED THESE TWO LARGE CHUNKS NEEDED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MANY TIMES ON THIS MATTER, DATING BACK TO 2008. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A RECALL, YET THIS RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS ONLY A RECALL FOR RUST PERFORATION (HOLE). THIS SEEMS STRANGE TO ME KNOWING THAT AS THE METAL IN THE FRAME DETERIORATES FROM CORROSION IT IS WEAKENED. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE HAS TO BE A HOLE IN THE FRAME TO MAKE IT WEAK. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE MY TRUCK LAST AS LONG AS ADVERTISED IN TOYOTA TV COMMERCIALS. "LEGENDARY RELIABILITY" MY TRUCK IS NOT THAT OLD AND ONLY HAD 80K MILES ON WHEN I FIRST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THE BODY ON MY TRUCK IS ALMOST 100% RUST FREE. IF I HAD NOT CLEANED AND PAINTED MY FRAME THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN JUNK ALONG TIME AGO. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN OCTOBER 2009, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED OF RECALL 09V444000 AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CROSS MEMBER ON MY 2001 TUNDRA. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT SLOW SPEED. I NOW KNOW YOU HAVE OPENED AN INVESTIGATION BUT WANTED TO BE SURE TO LOG THE ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT YET. I THINK IT IS TIME THAT YOU REQUIRE TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE FRAME AND ALL ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. THIS IS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST THE REAR CROSSMEMBER, THERE IS RUST THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON JANUARY 2, 2010 THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE WHEEL HAPPENED TO COME OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA, 8 CYLINDER 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. I DEMAND THAT THE GOVERNMENT TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PREVENT DEATH AND INJURY FROM THIS APPARENT DEFECT. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW WEEKS AGO HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND DISCOVERED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL, HOWEVER THE RECALL DIDN'T COVER TOYOTA TUNDRA'S THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE STATE HE LIVES IN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE REAR BUMPER HAS CORRODED AT THE POINT WHERE THE FRAME IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REFERENCING THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED . THE FAILURE MILEAGE 39,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SURFACE CORROSION THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST: TOYOTA HAS HAD MY TRUCK FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND FINALLY I HEARD FROM SOMEONE ON 12/4/09 SAYING THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY REPORT FROM THE EVALUATION THEY DID AS TO WHY IT'S UNSAFE. I BELIEVE IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FRAME AND NOT THE CROSS MEMBERS AS THEY CURRENTLY SUGGEST ON THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BASED ON THEIR ADS OF VEHICLE LONGEVITY AND RESALE VALUE AND NOW BECAUSE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I AM WITHOUT A TRUCK. TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FRAMES AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

FRAME/CHASSIS IS RUSTING AT WELD JOINTS AND MOUNTS. PAINT IS BUBBLING AND RUST IS VISIBLE BELOW THE CRACKED PAINT AREAS, WHICH CONCERNS ME SINCE I TOW A 6,000 LBS RV TRAILER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT PASS THE VIRGINIA STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK, BOUGHT IN 2003, AND HAVE GARAGED IT FOR 85% OF ITS LIFE, SPRAYED AND CLEANED THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 90K ON IT. THE FRAME DOES HAVE RUST THROUGHOUT. ESPECIALLY WHERE THE SUSPENSION SUPPORTS ARE LOCATED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE HARDWARE THAT HOLDS THE BED TO THE FRAME AND THE WHOLE TRUCK TO THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND SOME OF THE THREADS OF THE FASTENERS ARE GONE. AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND ANYONE PASSING BY THE TRUCK WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. AM WONDERING WHAT THE OUT COME WILL BE. *TR

I TOOK MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OVER. I HEARD A NOISE, AND HE DISCOVERED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE RUST TO THE FRAME. IT HAD JUST ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON IT. HE SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TUNDRA. UPON THERE INSPECTION THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRAME AND EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. I CALLED TOYOTA AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL BUT THEY WERE DOING AN INVESTIGATION. *TR