2004 Toyota Tundra complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON MAY 21, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL # 07V013000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTS IN THE UNITED STATES TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,800.

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED RECALL NOTICE SSC 70B FOR THE TUNDRA. I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT TOYOTA HAD LARGE BACK LOG AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE RESPONSE WAS THE SAME FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE. IT WILL BE WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS UNTIL THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEAN TIME I MUST DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE PARTS.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 05V225000 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. ON APRIL 20, 2007 THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART SHOULD ARRIVE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. A WEEK LATER THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE ,AND THE WAIT TIME WAS TOO LONG. NO FAILURES OCCURRED AT THIS PRESENT TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND SUSPECTED FAILURE WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TIRES, BATTERY, AND POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSH. HE STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE EXPENSES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RCALL AND WOULD MAIL HIM THE NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.*AK LEFT MESSAGE 10/16/2007 . *LJ

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS BEING RECALLED. THE NOTICED STATED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE TO REPLACE THIS PART. WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE OUT OF THE PARTS AND WOULD NOT GET MORE UNTIL ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER. AFTER WAITING 10 DAYS, I THEN EMAILED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE REQUESTING THAT THEY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM TWO WEEKS LATER DESPITE THEIR CLAIM THAT THEY WILL TRY TO RESPOND TO EACH INQUIRY WITHIN 24 HOURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 07V013000 REGARDING SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERS, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NECESSARY PARTS ARRIVED. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED AND THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE, AND HE WAS WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER. HE STATED THAT HE WILL FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WILL CONTACT HIS STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. HE WILL SUBMIT PICTURES, THE POLICE REPORT, AND OTHER INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE HARD COPY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 7V013000 ON MARCH 15, 2007 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY COULD NOT ESTIMATE WHEN THEY COULD PERFORM THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY ADDED HIS NAME TO THE WAITING LIST. THIS WAS THE ONLY DEALER IN THE AREA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 51,140. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS LATER HE WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, WHEN SOMETHING CAME LOOSE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN THE CONTACT HAD PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON JULY 31, 2006 THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHILE PARKING. A MONTH LATER IN SEPTEMBER 2006THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE TIRE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED, AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE SAFETY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT MAILED ALL OF THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO BE REIMBURSED IN OCTOBER 2006 TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO DATE. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT VIEWED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THEY WERE WAITING ON A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND REPLACED IT AT COST TO THE CONTACT. TWO TO THREE WEEKS AGO THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. ON 2/19/07, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, HITTING A WOODEN POST. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, THE HOOD AND THE TIRE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ,AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS THE INVOICE FROM THE POWER STEERING REPLACEMENT. *AK

I DROVE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS STEERING ITSELF. I HAD THIS STEERING PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NEW- DEALER SAID IT WAS TIRE BALANCE AND LATER SHOCKS- BUT " WE WON'T THROW PARTS AT IT"- A INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND THE STEERING VEERING OFF STOPPED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICEABLE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND GOING AROUND CURVES- THE TRUCK WAS HARD TO CONTROL- SHOOK AND NEEDED STEERING HELP. *NM

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2004 (NEW). UP TO DATE I HAVE 31,000 (THOUSAND) MILES ON IT AND HAVE BEEN FORCED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCK THREE TIMES. I HAVE CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING SO FAR. *NM

REAR BEARING FAILURE IN 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA, RELATED PARTS ABS GEAR BROKE. NOT ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK AT A REGULAR STOP FEELS LIKE TRUCK WANTS TO KEEP GOING. ALSO FEELS LIKE THE REAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTS. NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM ARE UNKNOWN. BUT IS A ORDINARY THING ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALERS!!!!!!!!! *JB

THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THIS WAS TOTALLY UNSUSPECTED. THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCE IN MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA OCCURRED AS I WAS TURNING FROM A SMALL STREET TO A MAJOR STREET. AS I WAS MAKING THIS TURN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELED SEPARATED FROM THE BALL JOINT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE TIRE BECAME LODGED IN THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO BECOME JAMMED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THIS DOOR. AS OF NOW, THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE DEALER BEING HELD UP BY A WOOD BLOCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT THAT THE PARTS WILL NOT BE IN FOR A FEW WEEKS. TOYOTA CORP HAS NOT YET CONFIRMED OR DENIED RESPONSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY CLAIM. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A LOANER VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST TO ME (YET), BUT IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH!!! *NM

JAN 6 2007 WHILE DRIVING ON PAVED CITY STREET, I HEARD A LOAD BANG AND THE DRIVERS FRONT END DROPPED TO GROUND, STEERING FAILED AND TIRE SLID UNDER TRUCK AND EXPLODE AFTER GRINDING ALONG ASPHALT ON TOURQOUISE ST PACIFIC BEACH SAN DIEGO CA 92109,4;30PM DRY CONDITIONS. NO INJURIES, I STOMPED ON BRAKES AND STOPPED IN STREET. ASKED TOYOTA DEALER IF ANY RECALLS ON FOLLOWING MON ANSWER NO!, CAR REPAIRED AT $3700.00 COSTS WITH RENTAL COST PLUS LOSS OF USE. *NM

FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINT ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER WHEEL FELL UNDER VEHICLE, 4 WEEKS LATER LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER WHEEL FELL UNDER VEHICLE. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND HAS NO PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON SR 73 IN CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO FOLD UNDER THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY, BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE BALL JOINT FAILURE ALSO SEVERED THE BRAKE LINES, LEAVING ME WITH NO STOPPING ABILITY. I RESORTED TO THE MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE TO STOP MY TRUCK. MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS TOWED TO LONGO TOYOTA IN EL MONTE CALIFORNIA WHERE IT SITS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE HQ, BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY TUNDRA WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE 775,000 OTHER TUNDRAS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR FAULTY LOWER BALL JOINTS. AS OF THIS TIME, THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE AT LONGO. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 45000 MILES WITH A FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN DRY WEATHER WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, AND HE SLID ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WILL HAVE THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT ON HIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK BUT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT HIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED.

TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK SHAKES UNDER BRAKING. DURING BRAKE SERVICE REAR BRAKE DRUMS FOUND TO BE WARPED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRIOR TO MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, AFTER MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN THE RETURN MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS DEFECT WAS OF A PERMANENT NATURE. DURING ALL TURNS, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE MEDIAN OR TO THE DIRECTION OF HOW IT WAS BEING TURNED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL #05V225000 REGARDING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

LOWER CONTROL BALL JOINT ON BOTH SIDES BUT ON DIFFERENT DATES OF ACCIDENT AND THERE IS A RECALL 05V-225 AND EA04-024 POLICE REPORT DATES 19 OCT 2006 # 2006-11-038-04829 RIGHT SIDE ON LEFT SIDE POLICE REPORT 3 NOV 2006 #2006-11-038-05061*JB

WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT END BRAKE SHIMMY THEY STATED THERE IS A TSB ON THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN I ASKED IF DANGEROUS UNTIL I GET FIXED I WAS TOLD NO. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THE DAY BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT TO GET THE TSB REPAIRED. NOW MY BRAKES ARE AT 50% 8 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *JB

FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINT LEFT FRONT WHEEL. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BOTH FAILED AND SEPARATED RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF AD LODGING UNDER FRAME OF TRUCK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR, ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDENLY CAME OFF. THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. VEHICLE HAS 27,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA COMPANY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2005 RECALL SINCE ITS SERIAL NUMBER WAS "OUTSIDE THE SERIES OF NUMBERS RECALLED.". *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT HAD TIGHTENED, AND LOCKED, CAUSING WELTS ACROSS THE PASSENGER'S STOMACH. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. AS THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, THE SEATBELT WAS CUT, TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE SERVICE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN THE CITY, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/20/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE DISLOCATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB

THIS IS A SECOND COMPLIANT. THE FIRST COMPLIANT DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT HOME ADDRESS. THE P.O. BOX IS MY MAILING ADDRESS. ON 2/24/06 ANTIOCH TOYOTA DELIVERED A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO MY HOME. THE FIRST COMPLIANT NUMBER IS #10169458 MOST OF THE INFO IS THE SAME ACCEPT THE ADDRESS TO WHERE THE CAR IS LOCATED. THE SUSPENSION:FRONT CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE AXLE ON MY TRUCK SNAPPED AND BROKE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO ALMADEN TOYOTA IN SAN JOSE CA AND THAT IS WHERE IT IS NOW. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TODAY THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS RECALLED ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, BUT THEY WILL HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT AND INSPECT THE TRUCK. HOW DID IT BREAK IF THE PART WAS NOT BAD? THE RECALL DOES NOT LIST VIN NUMBERS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, ONLY MODEL NAMES: 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND MY TRUCK IS A 4DR DOUBLE CAB LIMITED RWD SB (4.7L 8 CYL 4A). IT SEEMS TO ME THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING/REPLACING MY TRUCK WHEN THE AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING IT TO WORK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE AXEL ON MY TOYOTA TUNDRA BROKE AND THE ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT END FELL OFF AND I HAD TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY, THIS TRUCK WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND CALLED THE HOTLINE AND NOW THEY WANT TO DRAG THEIR FEET IN GETTING THIS TRUCK REPAIRED. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE AND NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH A SLOW RESOLUTION TO A PROBLEM CAUSED BY TOYOTA. WHAT CAN I DO? *NM

BALL JOINT RECALL FOR 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRAS 4X4. MY TRUCK HAS BAD BALL JOINTS TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AFTER I GOT RECALL NOTICE. HELP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL (05V225000) REGARDING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON NORMAL CITY ROAD THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT FRACTURED CAUSING THE RIGHT WHEEL TO SEPARATE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS A NOISE WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. TWO MONTH LATER THE LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED WITH THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATION. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL # 05V225000 REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT WITH EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE ON 7 OCCASIONS. THE ROTORS ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO PREMATURE FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

I AM A TOYOTA FANATIC BUT I AM CONCERN ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT OF MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON 9/6/2006 WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE BALL JOINT OF MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA COLLAPSE CAUSING MY VEHICLE'S FRONT END TO DRAG ON THE ROADWAY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE THREE WEEKS PRIOR FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I FELT A DIFFERENCE IN THE FRONT END, ON CHECKING MY TIRE PRESSURE I FOUND IT TO BE AT 35 PSI. THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM I REDUCED IT TO 32 PSI. CONTINUING MY DRIVE FOR AN ADDITIONAL HOUR OR SO I REALIZED THAT THE REDUCTION IN PRESSURE WHILE IT MADE A DIFFERENCE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. I RETURNED TO MY DEALERSHIP AFTER MY WEEKEND TRIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL AND SOUND OF MY TUNDRA. THEY INSPECTED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE TECHNICIAN DID TO THE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL AND SOUND OF MY VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA AMERICA AND THE DEALERSHIP HOPING TO BRING ABOUT AN AMICABLE RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, THEY INDICATED THAT MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS NOT PART OF THE BALL JOINT RECALL CAMPAIGN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH., IN DRY, CLEAR CONDITIONS ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED TO 15 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF DISLOCATING THE AXLE. WHEN TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT HAD FRACTURED AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT IN THE STEERING AND MY TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE. THE TIRES HAVE NO THREAD ON THE OUTSIDE. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 18,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT ALIGNED AND IT HASN'T DONE ANY GOOD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS WRITTEN TOYOTA THEMSELVES. THE TOYOTA CORPORATION SAID THAT THERE IS A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP ITSELF SAID THAT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS AND LOWER SUSPENSION. THEY WANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

WE RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL FOR ALL TOYOTA TUNDRAS BETWEEN THE YEAR 2002 TO 2004 BECAUSE OF FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT (SSC50J). BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT TO THE SERVICE LOCATION GIVEN IN THE NOTICE. THE APPOINTMENTS FOR BOTH WERE MADE AND USING OUR VIN NUMBER TOLD US THAT BOTH OUR TRUCKS DON'T NEED SERVICING AND SO DISMISSED BOTH, IN FLORIDA AND NEW YORK. ON FRIDAY, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN NEW YORK AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIRE FELL OUT. WE ARE INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE PART PUT IN BY THE MANUFACTURER. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STEER AWAY FROM A MAJOR COLLISION. BASICALLY WE WERE VERY LUCKY THIS TIME. IMAGINE IF IT WERE SOMEONE, MYSELF INCLUDED, WITH LESS EXPERIENCE WHO HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING, OR IF MY HUSBAND HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. ANYWAY WE TOWED THE TRUCK TO OUR PERSONAL SERVICE MECHANIC, WHO CHARGED US $70 FOR THE TOW. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE FRONT BALL JOINT CAME OUT AND SO THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE TIRE WING AND THE LINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, THAT WAS ALL. THE NOTICE GAVE A PHONE NUMBER, 888.270.9371, WHICH WE CALLED. WHEN WE GAVE THEM OUR VIN NUMBER, THEY TOLD US THAT OUR TRUCKS WERE NOT INCLUDED FOR SERVICE PER THE RECALL, SO THEY WILL NOT SERVICE OUR TRUCKS. SO FAR, OUR TRUCK IN FLORIDA DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ACCIDENT, BUT I AM VERY UNEASY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM THE ONE THAT USES THE TRUCK IN FLORIDA

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PRIOR TO BOTH FAILURES THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SIX MONTHS AGO UNDER A GOOD WILL CAMPAIGN. THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT ALSO FRACTURED HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR IT AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED WHO EXPLAINED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL.

MY ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON UNDER CONDITIONS OF COLD (AROUND FREEZING) AND DAMP WEATHER. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP THE LIGHT GOES OFF, BUT THE ATS DOESN'T WORK UNTIL THAT HAPPENS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM NO ONE HAS FILED A COMPLAINT. THE TRUCK IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODY AS A RESULT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6/12/2006 -*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 15 MPH THE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND BENT THE DRIVESHAFT AND FRONT FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE INSURANCE AGENCY NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL. NHTSA RECALL # 05V225000 REGARDING THE SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED ON 05/30/2006. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

WE HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA A 2004, MY HUSBAND SAID IT WAS STEERING LIKE SOMETHING WAS CATCHING HE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO WE PICKED IT UP THAT SAME DAY, TOOK IT ON A TRIP, ON OUR WAY BACK GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF OUR TRUCK FELL OFF, IT WAS A TERRIBLE TERRIFYING JOLT MY HUSBAND KNEW THAT WE HAD LOST THE TIRE AND RIM SPARKS WERE FLYING EVERYWHERE AS WE WERE SLIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE AXEL, LUCKILY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT AWAY WITH NO TRAFFIC BUT ONE VEHICLE BEHIND US. THE FRICTION SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN, WE PULLED IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, WE WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE AND WHEEL WERE FOLDED UNDER THE TRUCK SO THAT THE TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY SLIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THIS TIRE AND WHEEL, THE SHERIFF SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE IT. WE CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL THAT WE HAD MISSED THEY SAID NO RECALL ON THAT VIN NUMBER. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2004 TUNDRA'S BUT OURS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. TOYOTA IS SAYING THAT IT IS NOT THERE FAULT OR PROBLEM. OUR TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, WITH 52,000 MILES. BEFORE THE BALL JOINT COLLAPSED WE WERE COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS WITH A LOT OF CURVES IF IT HAD OF HAPPENED THEN OUR OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. WE WERE LUCKY TO COME AWAY WITH ONLY SORE MUSCLES. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS GOING TO BE OVER $6,000 DOLLARS. I DON'T

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V225000 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALTHOUGH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATE 2/21/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V225000 CONCERNING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JUNE 30, 2004. AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES, THE FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE, AND THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND ALIGNED THE END AT AROUND 4K MILES. THE WEAR CONTINUED, AND NOW AT 18K, THE TIRES ARE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND THE DEALER STATES THAT NO ADDITIONAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS OR TIRES WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

DT: 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEPARATED AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. THE CONSUMER FOUND RECALL, 05V225000, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 31, 2005. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING FELT FUNNY, LIKE THERE WAS LOW AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED; IT PULLED OUT OF THE AXLE FROM THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT BENT THE UNDER CARRIAGE, THE FENDER, TIE ROD ENDS AND STEERING. ALSO, IT RUINED THE TIRE. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AND HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO CRASH.*AK *JB

ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED, THEN FINALLY WOULD NOT START WHEN SHUT OFF, DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP, SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES, DIFFERENT DEALER REPLACED PUMP AGAIN, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 1000 MILES, ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS TO PUMP, IN LESS THAN 20 MILES SAME THING AGAIN, THIS TIME THE SAME DEALER REPLACED WIRING HARNESS TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, TRUCK MADE IT BACK TO OFFICE, UNKNOWN IF THIS FIX WILL WORK