2001 Toyota Tundra Complaint Log

WAS DRIVING HOME ON A 2-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG AND FOUND MY VEHICLE SCRAPING AND SKIDDING DOWN THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. WOUND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. MANAGED TO FORCE THE TRUCK ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. AFTER GETTING OUT, FOUND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FLAT ON THE ROAD AND JAMMED UP INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BOLT HOLDING IT ONTO THE A-FRAME. OUT OF WARRANTY. TOYOTA SAYS THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY, MANY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WITH 2001 TUNDRAS. HAVE SCRUPULOUSLY MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2001. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND I COULD HAVE KILLED OTHERS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED RE. THIS PROBLEM AS HAS OCCURRED WITH LATER YEAR TUNDRAS AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR REPAIRING MY TRUCK. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN CROSS MEMBER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT FELL OFF,THE REAR SHOCK TOP FAILED AND THE CROSSMEMBER FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO FAIL. UPDATED 11/08/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT BECAME RUSTED AND SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TNC TOYOTA OF MARIETTA, OHIO WHERE IT WAS TREATED FOR RUST AND CORROSION WITH A SPRAY COATING PER A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CORROSION WORSENED. THE DEALER STATED SINCE THE CONSUMER SIGNED THE COMPLETED REPAIR ORDER THE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. UPDATED 08/28/2017*JS

ON APRIL 11 2013 I PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. MONTHS LATER WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURES AT A GAS STATION, I WAS SHOCKED TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME ABOUT TWO INCHES ACROSS. I CALLED MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER, WOBURN FOREIGN MOTORS, AND SPOKE WITH NICOLE WHO RAN THE VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT JAFFARIAN TOYOTA IN HAVERHILL HAD INSPECTED THE TRUCK ON 20 APRIL 2012. THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY TRUCK. NEXT, I CALLED JAFFARIAN AND EXPLAINED THAT THE FRAME LOOKED TO ME AS IF IT COULD SNAP IN HALF, AND THAT I COULD NOT SEE HOW THAT MUCH RUST COULD OCCUR FROM WHEN THEY INSPECTED IT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THEN SAID THAT IF THEY HAD INSPECTED AND PASSED THE TRUCK THEN THEY WOULD HAVE APPLIED A PRESERVATIVE UNDERCOATING TO THE FRAME. I POINTED OUT THERE WAS NO SUCH PAINT OR UNDERCOATING ANYWHERE TO BE SEEN ON THE FRAME. HE TRIED TO GET ME BACK ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT FOUND OUT THAT HE COULD NOT. BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE FOR USE TO MAKE A LIVING, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL 11 APRIL 2015, WHEN THE FRAME SNAPPED IN HALF AS I WAS ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD BEEN ON INTERSTATE 95 AT 65 MPH ONLY MINUTES EARLIER, WHEN I EXPECT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND PROBABLY ROLLED OVER HAD THE FRAME SNAPPED THEN. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED INSPECTED, THEN IT SEEMS EVIDENT THAT THE INSPECTOR WAS NEGLIGENT IN HIS DUTIES AND PASSED THE VEHICLE KNOWING THAT IT HAD SEVERE AND DANGEROUS CORROSION TO ITS CHASSIS. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AND HAVE ASKED THEM TO COVER THE COST OF TOWING MY TRUCK TO A DEALER, AND REPAIRING IT TO A SAFE, ROADWORTHY CONDITION UNDER THE TERMS OF THEIR ORIGINAL RECALL AND THEY HAVE REFUSED. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80MPH HAD TO PULL OFF ROADWAY AND SHUTDOWN IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY AND CRASHED INTO THE READ OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *TR

TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR A FRONT END INSPECTION DUE TO A STEERING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY STIFF DURING TURNING AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER. ASKED FOR A THOROUGH FRONT END INSPECTION OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED STEERING LINKAGES, ETC. DEALER ADVISED THAT ALL WAS OK BUT THAT FRONT END WOULD NEED TO BE ALIGNED. PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE UPON RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE. DROVE ANOTHER 600 + MILES AND WHILE DRIVING TO A LOCAL BUSINESS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND WEDGED UNDER THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HOUSING. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED AND THE WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRAME. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP FOR REPAIR. AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA CORPORATE AS A COMPLAINT THAT THE DEALER DID NOT DISCOVER THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS IN THEIR CARE FOR A STEERING/FRONT END DISCREPANCY. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH TODAY, DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 - 2004 TUNDRA FRONT END. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED ON BLACK ICE, CRASHING ON THE CENTER MEDIUM AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

THE 1ST GENERATION TOYOTA TUNDRA'S ARE RUST BUCKETS. I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA W/ APPROX 101,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER RECALL: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED (FRAME IS BEING REPLACED). BUT THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING RACK AND HOSE CONNECTIONS ARE ROTTED OUT AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT -> $1300. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR E-BRAKE PIVOTS ARE RUSTED/FROZEN AND WILL ALSO NEED REPLACING ->> $450. IN A NUTSHELL, THE FRAME, THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES ARE ALL RUSTED OUT - IT APPEARS THAT SAFETY WAS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA CORPORATION IS NEGLIGENT AND THAT CONSUMERS ARE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG FOR POORLY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS THAT ARE PRONE TO EARLY RUST-OUT. ON-LINE FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH THREADS FROM OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

ON 11//18/0/01IRC'D A RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. IN 10/2012,I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK FRAME PASSED INSPECTION AND WAS GOOD.THEY DID REPLACE TWO GAS TANK STRAPS AND TOLD ME THE UNDERCOATING THAT SHOULD BE SPRAYED ON IT AS PART OF THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE.I NEVER RECEIVED ANY ADDITION CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE UNDERCOATING.ON 12/23,14 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO TJ TOYOTA FOR A TRAILER LIGHT WHIP REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, THE MECHANIC HAD ME LOOK AT THE FRAME RAIL.IT IS RUSTED SO BAD I COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH THE RAIL.THE CONNECTION OF THIS RAIL TO THE FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE SCALING.THE TRUCK WAS DUE FOR AN INSPECTION AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO AN INSPECTION.THE MECHANIC CONTINUED TO TELL ME HE FELT THE TRUCK WAS "JUNK" UNSUITABLE FOR TOWING ANYTHING.I CALLED 1-800-331-4331 AT TOYOTA AND SPOKE WITH [XXX], [XXX] AND [XXX]. [XXX] PROCESSED A CONFERENCE CALL WITH HERSELF, [XXX] AT TJ TOYOTA AND ME. [XXX] TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO TJ TOYOTA TO REDO THE FRAME INSPECTION AND IF IT FAILED, TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME. HOWEVER, [XXX], FROM TJ TOYOTA STATED IT IS NOT CORRODED ON THE FRAME BUT IT IS ON THE RAIL CONNECTING TO THE FRAME. I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD FOR ME AND HE STATED, SPRAY IT WITH UNDERCOATING. I ASKED WHAT THAT WOULD DO FOR THE TRUCK AND [XXX] STATED NOTHING?. NNYROADS ARE SALTED HEAVILY.IF THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER UNDERCOATED OR PROTECTED FOR RUST, THE FACT THAT THE RAILS ARE RUSTED IS DUE TO NOT BEING PREPARED FOR DRIVING IN NNYWINTER.I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT IN 2012 MY TRUCK FRAME AND UNDER CARRIAGE WAS IN AS GOOD A CONDITION AS THE INSPECTION DICTATED.IF IN TWO YEARS A TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME GOES FROM GOOD TO JUNK, THERE IS A PROBLEM SOME PLACE. I BELIEVE NOT UNDERCOATING THE VEHICLE LED TO THE RUST PROBLEMS AND THE RESULT OF THE INSPECTION IN 2012 WAS INCORRECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP WITH REGARDS TO REFERENCE NUMBER 10479431. I INSPECTED THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE ON AUG. 15 AND DISCOVERED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND (CRC) HAD BEEN REMOVED, I SPOKE TO TOYOTA CORPORATE ON AUGUST 19 AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT AND ITS APPLICATION AND THAT I SHOULD EXPECT THE CRC TO FALL OFF THE FRAME. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY FOR THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED WOULD BE APPLICABLE FOR 12 MONTHS. IN ADDITION, I RAISED MY CONCERNS IN OCT. 2012 REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THE FRAME RUST AND I WAS ASSURED THE CRC APPLICATION WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITH FRAME RUST. UNFORTUNATELY THE CRC HAS FAILED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER TWO APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO FRAME FAILURE WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF REMEDIATION. TO CLARIFY, WHEN I ORIGINALLY RAISED MY CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED SOLUTION OF THE CRC APPLICATION TOYOTA ASSURED ME THE SOLUTION WOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE PROCESS. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS NOW STATED THE APPLICATION WILL FALL OFF THE FRAME AND THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE WORK PERFORMED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION STATING OTHERWISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDER BODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A COMPOUND PLACED ON THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WOULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS VISIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REMOVED THE CAB AND SPRAYED A COMPOUND SOLUTION ON THE POINTS OF THE FRAME THAT THEY COULD REACH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPOUND WAS WASHED AWAY ONCE IT RAINED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/16/2012*JS

ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THE 2001 TUNDRA IN FOR FRAME RECALL, SUSPECTING IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE TOYOTA RECALL COVERAGE TO TOYOTA OF SCRANTON. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSISTED THE FRAME HAD PASSED INSPECTION AND WAS SAFE, AND SPRAYED A CORROSIVE RESISTANT COMPOUND ON THE FRAME. I TOOK THEIR WORD THAT THE COMPOUND WOULD PREVENT/RESIST AGAINST FURTHER CORROSION AND THAT THE TRUCK WAS SAFE. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR (AND LESS THAN 3000 MILES) LATER I COULD SEE THE FRAME HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO GET LOOSE ON THE CROSS MEMBER. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO TOYOTA OF SCRANTON WHERE THEY DID ANOTHER INSPECTION. THIS TIME, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS PERFERATED AND THEREFORE FAILED THEIR FRAME INSPECTION. WE TOOK OUR TRUCK BACK AND THEY PUT IN THE ORDER FOR A NEW FRAME WHICH THEY WOULD INSTALL IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, ONCE IT ARRIVED. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP, TELLING US THAT TOYOTA HAD DENIED THE DEALERSHIP'S CLAIM TO PROVIDE US A NEW FRAME, BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK HAD ALREADY COME IN TO BE INSPECTED THE FIRST TIME, WHEN THEY SPRAYED THE COMPOUND. THIS LEADS ME TO ONE OF TWO CONCLUSIONS: EITHER A) THE SPRAY-ON COMPOUND IS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE AND DID NOTHING TO PROTECT MY TRUCK'S DEFECTIVE FRAME AGAINST CORROSION, OR B) THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON MY TRUCK WHICH FOUND IT TO BE ACCEPTABLE WAS IN ERROR, MISSING THE PERFORATION SPOTS THAT WERE CAUGHT THE SECOND TIME AROUND. IN EITHER CASE, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY TRUCK'S SAFETY AND THAT IT HAS PASSED THROUGH TOYOTA'S INSPECTION WITHOUT CORRECTION TO THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO A TECHNICALITY BASED ON A FAULTY POLICY. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR CORROSION ,FRAME .CROSS MEMBER AND GAS TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED IN AUGUST 2012 03/16/2014 THE GAS TANK LEAKED APPROX. 15 GALLONS OF GAS IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE THE GAS TANK WAS PERFORATED IN THREE SPOT UNDERNEATH THE NEW TANK STRAPS THIS VEHICLE HAS 85000 MILES ON IT AND I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED WITHOUT ENDANGERING PEOPLE IN THIS MANNER. ALSO NOW THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING IS CORRODED SO BAD IT IS LEAKING GEAR OIL IN SEVERAL PLACES AND I AM AFRAID OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL SERVICE. MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUSTING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,968.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, SINCE THE REPAIR THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED PARTS OF THE FRAME LAYING IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH RUST AND THE RECALL REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,470. *TR UDPATED 05/01/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FRAME, REAR AXLE AND BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFOMRED DUE TO THE STATE IN WHICH THE VHEICLE WAS HOUSED. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO HOLES IN THE FRAME THAT WOULD REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THE BUMPER, GRILL, HOOD AND FENDER WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO STRESS ON THE BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED AT 276,343 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLIANT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 286,911.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE OR APPROVE THE FRAME REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER (4/19/12) UPDATED 05/18/18*JB

I SENT IN MY TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR A SAFETY RECALL THE SSC 90-M RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING BUT SPRAY CRC OVER THE RUST WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THERE ATTENTION THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE NOT CHANGED OR THE SPARE TIRE THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK THEY SAID IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM . WHAT ACTION CAN I TAKE ON THIS? *JS

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN APPROX. 35 MPH WHEN BALL JOINT FAILURE OCCURRED. LOWER PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT WAS AT FAULT. BALL UNDER SOCKET SEPARATED ALLOWING TIRE TO SWING 90 DEGREES AND JAM UNDER FRAME. CV AXLE WAS TORN FROM FRONT DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING UPON FAILURE. DIFFERENTIAL OIL LOSS OCCURRED. TIE ROD, UPPER BALL JOINT AND BRAKE LINE REMAINED INTACT. BODY DAMAGE RESULTED ON FRONT PASSENGER FENDER. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES CRC APPLICATION HAS PROVEN TO BE A COMPLETELY INADEQUATE SOLUTION TO THE LONG-STANDING FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER RUST PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY ONE OF THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED, CONTRARY TO THE PROMISED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE COMPOUND WAS APPLIED OVER THE EXISTING RUSTY SURFACE, ALTHOUGH HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE AREAS TO BE TREATED WOULD BE CLEANED OF RUST BEFORE APPLYING THE COMPOUND. A TOYOTA REP ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WOULD BE REPLACED, BUT NOT ONLY WASN'T IT REPLACED, BUT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE ASSEMBLY, WAS A SMALL RUSTED, BROKEN FRAGMENT AND NO SPARE TIRE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FRAME WAS UNSOUND AND ADVISED AGAINST USING THE HITCH FOR ANY KIND OF TOWING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDER BODY SHIELDS) RECALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A VOICE MAIL MESSAGE FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THE APPOINTMENT WAS CANCELLED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM AT THIS TIME, WITHOUT GIVING AN EXPLANATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT, HOWEVER, I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS/IS A RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINTS FOR 4BY2, 4.7 LITRE TOYOTA TUNDRAS, MODEL YEAR 2001. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA A LEAK DEVELOPED FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SPRAYING GEAR OIL ONTO THE ROAD AND VEHICLE BEHIND ME .I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC FOR REPAIR .I BELIEVED THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A 2 YRS 3 HUNDRED DOLLAR REPAIR FOR A SEAL OR GASKET BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR HOUSING COVER HAD RUSTED THRU AND THAT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE HOUSING AT A COST OF A LITTLE OVER $ 2,000 . THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND THERE IS NOT EVEN RUST ON ANY OF THE FENDERS . I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE HOTLINE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO BOTH THE FIRST PERSON I SPOKE WITH AND THEN THE FOLLOW UP WITH A CASE MANAGER . THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THE ONLY RUST ISSUES THEY WOULD DEAL WITH ARE WITH THE REAR FRAME .MY EXPERIENCE WITH OLDER VEHICLES THAT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED BODIES AND FRAMES NEVER HAD DIFFERENTIALS RUST THRU . I AM BEING FORCED TO GET RID OF A VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN 2001 DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED PART .NOT ONLY IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW WITH AN UNSERVICABLE PART BUT ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE WITH FLUID SPEWING FROM THE REAR END ONTO THE ROADWAY AND VEHICLES TRAVELING FROM BEHIND. ALSO AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE FIRST GENERATION TUNDRAS THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS . *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA COMPLAINT: WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST 90% OF MY BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE AND INSPECTING MY FRONT BRAKES I NOTICE MY LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE HAD FLUID ON THE ROAD AND TIRE. LIMPING IT HOME AND ON FARTHER INSPECTION THE BRACKET THAT SUPPORTS THE FLEX LINE FROM THE FRAME TO BRACKET AND THE RIDGED LINE FROM THE BRACKET TO THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS RUSTED OFF, THIS CAUSED THE RIDGED LINE TO FRACTURE. AFTER PURCHASING A NEW BRACKET I THAN NEEDED TO LOOK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE TO SEE EXACTLY HOW TO MOUNT THE NEW BRACKET, TO MY SURPRISE THE PASSENGER SIDE BRACKET WAS ALSO RUSTED OFF. I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE I LOSS MY BRAKES AGAIN HAD I NOT INSPECTED THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN NOTIFYING THE DEALER ABOUT IT I WAS PRETTY MUCH BLOWN OFF AS THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM THERE FOR I PROBABLY JUST IMAGINED IT. SO I GUESS MY COMPLAINT IS RECALLING THESE TRUCKS FOR AN INSPECTION OF SINGULAR RUST PROBLEM SUCH AS THE SPIRE TIRE BRACKET IS A JOKE. THESE TRUCKS ARE JUST SIMPLY ROAD HAZARDS AND ARE GOING TO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE KILLED IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN TO GET THESE RUST BUCKETS OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000.

BRAKES PULSATE AND GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; YOU MUST QUICKLY RELEASE AND RE-APPLY TO STOP VEHICLE THEN YOU GET A BAD VIBRATION AND HORRIBLE NOISES BEFORE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPS. MY SERVICE MECHANIC CANNOT GET TOYOTA TO FAX HIM THE DIAGRAMS HE NEEDS TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR ISSUE. I HAVE READ OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE FROM OTHER 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BROUGHT TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR CONCERNS WITH ROT HOLES THROUGH CROSS MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT GAS TANK. RECEIVED TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE REGARDING CROSS MEMBER AT REAR OF VEHICLE SUPPORTING SPARE TIRE. DEALER STATES THAT RECALL DOES NOT COVER FAILING CROSS MEMBERS OTHER THAN ONE SUPPORTING SPARE TIRE. DEALER RECOMMENDS CONTACTING TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND FILING COMPLAINT. CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECT AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE FAILING COMPONENT IF NTSB FORCED THEM TO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE SAME PART, INSTALLED AT THE SAME FACTORY AT THE SAME TIME AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! THIS FAILING CROSS MEMBER IS JUST AS IMPORTANT IF NOT MORE THAN THE ONE TOYOTA IS RECALLING. ISN'T A FALLING FUEL TANK MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN THAN A FALLING SPARE TIRE?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES AGGRESSIVELY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD HIM TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THERE WAS NO WARNING OF AN IMPENDING FAILURE. WHILE TRAVELING ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONTROL WAS REGAINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEGOTIATED TO THE SHOULDER. SINCE THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS RECENTLY SERVICED, I SUSPECTED AN INSTALLATION ERROR. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED. HAVING NOT BEEN INFORMED OF A MULTI-YEAR RECALL, I WAS UNAWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED FOR UNDER $300 DURING THE LAST SERVICING. CURRENT REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE AT A COST OF OVER $3000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A BANGING FROM THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT PIECES OF METAL HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A PART OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE STEEL WAS CHIPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRAME WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND WAS NOT IN NEED OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN

TL* THE OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND PULSATED ABNORMALLY AS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL IN COMBINATION TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I HAD JUST PICKED UP THE TRUCK FROM KINGS TOYOTA, AFTER THEY HAD PUT A NEW FRAME ON THE TUNDRA; WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES WHEN I HAD TO USE FORCE TO STEER VEHICLE. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK. MY RACK WAS SO CORRODED. THERE WERE HOLES WITH LEAKS THROUGHOUT, BUT ONE HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER (VERY ANGRY), WHERE THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW RACK. IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO IMMEDIATE HALT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TILTED AND AS HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE, FENDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT ALL THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALL REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF PARTS TO HAVE THE BODY DAMAGE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

IM ON THE THIRD SET OF FRONT BRAKES FOR MY TRUCK WHICH JUST TURNED 60000 MILES AND IT IS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS MILEAGE. *TR

RUSTY FRAME ON A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

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

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

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 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. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO FROM BEHIND. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD REST. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NOTICED OIL IN DRIVE WAY LOOKED UNDER TRUCK AND NOTICE MY STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND STABILIZER LINKS WERE RUSTED OFF. TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS AND HE INFORMED ME MY WHOLE EXHAUST WAS RUSTED AS WELL AS THE BODY. TOOK TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BACK IN 2009 FOR BODY RUST RECALL AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OK. I NOW NO THAT WAS NOT TRUE. *TR

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

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