2001 Toyota Tundra Complaint Log

UNDER CARRIAGE RUSTING ON 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

I TOOK MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS GETTING NOISY. WHEN THE MECHANIC HAD THE CAR JACKED UP, HE NOTED THAT THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT OF THE BACK TIRE. IT WAS ACTUALLY ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT COULD BREAK AT ANY MINUTE AND GOT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK WHO SAID I SHOULD DRIVE IT DOWN FOR THEM TO INSPECT IT. I REFUSED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS POINT AND THE TRUCK IS STILL AT THE MECHANICS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDAR TRUCK THAT HAS VERY SERIOUS RUST ON THE REAR FRAME THAT IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FRAME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE BUY BACK PROGRAM THAT WAS OFFERED ON PRIOR YEAR TRUCKS. *TR

RUST AND EXCESSIVE CORROSION 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RESULTING IN FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENT WEAKNESS AND BROKEN LEAF SPRING. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA, 73000 MILES. SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME, WAS HAVING BODY WORK DONE IN SEPTEMBER 2009, AND WAS ADVISED BY THE SHOP TO "IN MY BEST INTEREST, START LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE" THE RUST IS SO SEVERE ON THE FRAME, WORKING ON THE TRUCK, THEY HAD TO MAKE SHIFT ATTACH MY FENDER, THE FRAME IS RUSTING, THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE READY TO BREAK THROUGH, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL THE OTHER PARTS ARE CALLED, BUT THEY HAVE HOLES IN THEM. I CANNOT TOW WITH MY HITCH, IT WILL PULL OFF, IT'S BARELY ATTACHED. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN MASSACHUSETTS IN SEPTEMBER 2006 AND HAD IT TRANSPORTED TO FLORIDA. I SAW SOME RUST, BUT NEVER IMAGINED THIS WAS SO DANGEROUS. THE BODY IS MINT...NOT A SPEC OF RUST OR SCRATCHES. I'M AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS RIDING IN IT. I SAW THE STORY ON THIS RUST PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS TRUCK FOR 2 MORE YEARS..PLEASE HELP US! *TR

GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED. *TR

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.

TOOK TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 89,000 MILES TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION 9/28/09 AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO GET THE FRAME EVALUATED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER FOR THE MAJOR RUST OF THE FRAME. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND NOTICE LOTS OF RUST ON THE GARAGE FLOOR FROM THE TRUCK. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP TO CALL BACK ON A MONTHLY BASIS, WAS TOLD NOT SURE WHAT TOYOTA IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST, CAUSING HOLES IN FRAME, SPARE TIRE MOUNT, AND SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT BRACKETS. SPARE TIRE MOUNT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT THE SPARE TIRE. IF NOT FOUND SPARE TIRE COULD FALL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, DAMAGE AND ACCIDENTS. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CURRENTLY HAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. *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

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK. ON 9/5/09 I LOST MY POWER STEERING, AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE, GIL'S GARAGE IN BURNT HILLS, NY. GIL'S GARAGE FOUND THAT MY STEERING RACK HAD RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE AT THE LEFT REAR SPRING SHACKLE AND ONE IN THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKET AREA. THE TRUCK, THEREFORE, COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA'S NATIONAL HOTLINE (CASE REFERENCE # 0909115275). I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER, NEW COUNTRY TOYOTA, IN SARATOGA, NY AND TOYOTA'S HOTLINE REPRESENTATIVE, THAT THERE WERE NO CORRECTIVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE FOR THE TUNDRA. SUBSEQUENTLY, TWO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES VISITED GIL'S GARAGE AND INSPECTED MY TUNDRA. THEY WERE ISAO FURUKAWA, CORPORATE MANAGER, PRODUCT QUALITY AND SUPPORT AND JIM ROSASCO, FIELD PRODUCT ENGINEER. THEIR PHONE #'S ARE 973-882-2026 AND 973-493-2518 RESPECTIVELY. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE RESTITUTION SIMILAR TO THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY TOYOTA FOR THE TACOMAS WHICH HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2001. RUST AND CORROSION WERE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ON THE FRAME NEAR THE AXLE. RECENTLY, THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE IN HALF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE ARE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO PROGRAMS IN PLACE AUTHORIZING THE DEALER TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,200. UPDATED 09/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/23/09*JB

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST ISSUE 1. BRAKE LINING RUSTED THROUGH, LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY, I HAD TO STEER INTO BUSHES TO STOP, COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED SPENT $645 ON BRAKE REPAIR , NEEDS MORE BRAKE WORK DO TO RUST ISSUES. 2. FRAME IS NOW SO RUSTED IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION @ 86,000 MILES ON TRUCK...NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. *TR

FRAME RUST/ROT. EVEN WITH WASHING UNDER CARRIAGE REGULARLY DURING WINTER. *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

MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXCESSIVE FRAME & BED RUST/ ROT. I NOTICED SOME RUST BUBBLES FORMING ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE BED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY HAVE INCREASINGLY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW THEY ARE ALMOST ROTTED THROUGH IN MULTIPLY LOCATIONS. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE VERY WELL. I WASH BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVEN DURING THE NEW ENGLAND WINTERS. THE BED RUST/ ROT IS WERE THE CROSS-MEMBER UNDER THE BED IS SPOT WELDED. THE FRAMES COATING/ PAINT IS ALL FLAKING OFF AND STARTING TO RUST/ ROT EXCESSIVELY. *TR

VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, FELT FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. MADE LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM REAREND OF VEHICLE WHEN ARTICULATING A TURN ON A HILL, OR ROAD BUMP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAREND U-BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE REAREND TO THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE REAR DRIVE AXLE WAS LITERALLY FALLING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NO WORK DONE PERTAINING TO THE U BOLTS, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE CAME LOOSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTAINED RUST. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,363. UPDATED 09/11/09 *BF THE DEALER DIDN'T SAY THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE STEERING WOULD ALSO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP ON THE HIGHWAY. MOREOVER, THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS UNSAFE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 173,744. UPDATED 08/19/09 *BF THE REAR CROSS MEMBERS WERE RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH ENDS. THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED OIL. UPDATED 08/20/09.*JB

EXCESSIVE FRAME ROT. *TR

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

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. SEVERE AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST. LOCAL OIL CHANGE SHOPS REFUSE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE OF FEAR OF GETTING VEHICLE ON LIFT AND HAVING IT FALL DUE TO FRAME BEING SO RUSTED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS ON ALL OF THEIR TRUCKS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 EXTRA CAB. THE FRAME HAS HEAVY RUST IN THE REAR ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE AND MANY OTHER SPOTS ON THE FRAME. I WASH THE TRUCK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN THE WINTER TIME, RINSING THE FRAME CLEAN EVERY TIME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. MY TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WILL LAST TO LONG. I HATE TO SEE A TRUCK THAT COST 20+ THOUSAND DOLLARS EIGHT YEARS AGO JUNK IN A YEAR. I DON'T WANT A NEW TRUCK, I JUST WANT TOYOTA TO FIX THE FRAME. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4X4 TRUCK. THERE IS A SEVERE RUST PROBLEM WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK . THE MAIN FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE METAL FROM THE FRAME IS COMING OFF IN HUGE CHUNKS . ALSO THE REAR BUMPER IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES AND CANNOT BARE ANY WEIGHT . THE FRAME HAS VERY BAD RUST AT ALL THE WELDED POINTS . MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 123,000 MILES ON IT . BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE RUST PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME MY TRUCK NOW MAKES ALOT OF NOISE UNDER ROUTINE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I PLAN TO HAVE MY TRUCK LOOKED AT BY A TOYOTA DEALER TO DETERMINE IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WORRY THAT THE FRAME IS GOING TO CRACK AND CAUSE A FAILURE OF MY SUSPENSION SYSTEM OR WORSE!! *TR THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

TRUCK FRAME RUST THROUGH. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL CRACKED DUE TO EXTREME RUST CORROSION, FRAME CROSS MEMBER EXTREMELY CORRODED. TRUCK SHAKES BADLY WHEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS OVER 30MPH. BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN MARCH 2001. BROUGHT TRUCK TO SERVCO TOYOTA IN KANEOHE JUNE 1, 2009. NO HELP. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TO OPEN A CLAIM AND TO SEE IF THEY WOULD INSPECT IT. THEY STATED BECAUSE THERE IS NO FORMAL RECALL, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

AIR BAGS FAILED DURING CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRAME WAS PEELING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK AND RELATED COMPLAINTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSUME THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD. ACCESS CAB PICK-UP TRUCK HAS A RUSTED OUT FRAME. MY TRUCK BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY(MAY 1ST) I TOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC SHOP. MY MECHANIC REPLACED AN OXYGEN SENSOR THAT HAD RUSTED AWAY ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT HAD EXTREME CORROSION (RUST) ON THE FRAME, BRAKE LINE CONNECTIONS, SUSPENSION MOUNTS, EXHAUST SYSTEM...."RUST EVERYWHERE". HE SUGGESTED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE CONNECTION POINTS WERE SO CORRODED (RUSTED AWAY) THAT THEY COULD FAIL WHILE IN OPERATION.*TR

I HAVE A 2001 TUNDRA THAT IS EXPERIENCES SEVERE RUSTING OF THE CHASIS. THE FRAME, CROSSMEMBERS, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE RUSTING AT A RATE THAT IS ABNORMAL. NO PARTS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH OR FAILED YET. *TR

I HAVE NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY APPEAR TO BE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ON THIS. I DID TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAS NOTED THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED AND CRACKED; DESPITE THE FACT THAT I STILL OWE 2 YEARS ON THE LOAN. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE A 2001 TUNDRA ACCESS CAB WITH ONLY 61K. THE FRAME IS RUSTING OFF THE TRUCK AND IS GOING TO BE WORTHLESS IN A YEARS TIME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT THE TRUCK UP ON THE LIFT. THE GUY LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS LEFT BEFORE IT WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION AND IT WOULD BE UNSAFE. THIS IS A PROBLEM SINCE I WON'T HAVE MANY MORE THAN 75K ON THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR THE LONG HAUL NOT JUST 75K. THEY DID REGISTER MY COMPLAINT BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE STARTING TO SEE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

PREMATURE FRAME RUST-OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT PRESENTLY HAS ~80K MILES ON IT. SINCE I'VE OWNED IT WHICH WAS ~40K MILES, IT HAS REQUIRED SEVERAL BRAKE REPLACEMENTS AND TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE OF EACH ONE THE TRUCK VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN I BRAKE. *TR

THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2001TOYOTA TUNDRA IS AN ELECTRO CHROMIC SELF-DIMMING MIRROR THAT HAS NO MANUAL BACKUP. THE MIRROR CONTAINED A FLUID WHICH LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE SELF-DIMMING MIRROR TO FAIL TO PROVIDE DIMMING AGAINST REAR APPROACHING HEADLIGHTS RESULTING IN THE DRIVER TO EITHER BE BLINDED OR TO HAVE TO TURN THE MIRROR AWAY WHICH GREATLY ELIMINATES REAR VIEW CAPABILITY IN THE INTERIOR. THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF THESE MIRRORS FAILING IN VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS AS A RESULT OF USUALLY FROM THE INTERNAL FLUID LEAKING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE OEM MIRROR MAKER, STEVE CHENLO, FROM MAGNA DONNELLY (HIS DIRECT LINE IS 616-786-7495), NOW REFUSES TO SUPPLY REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. A FEW YEARS AGO, I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT MAGNA DONNELLY WAS REPLACING THESE MIRRORS FOR FREE BUT STOPPED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. *TR

2001 TUNDRA MY BRAKES LET GO DUE TO RUSTY LINE. WHEN REPLACING THE LINE THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT EXCESSIVE RUST TO CROSS MEMBERS OF FRAME. WHEN THE BODY WAS LIFTED OFF TO REPLACE THESE CROSS MEMBERS A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FRAME. THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS A VALUE OF $0 COMPARED TO THE $9000 VALUE BEFORE THE DISCOVERY. TOYOTA WILL NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCT. *TR UPDATE: SPARE TIRE FELL BUT DID NOT SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK.

SEVERE RUST ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. REAR CROSS MEMBER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH WHILE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RUST ANYWHERE ON THE BODY METAL. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST AND METAL CORROSION ON FRAME, WHEELS, BRAKES, AND STEERING COMPONENTS. *TR

I SENT VEHICLE IN FOR FRONT BRAKES SERVICE AGAIN! AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF SEVERE RUST TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE FRAME ALL THE WAY TO THE BED. HE DID NOT WANT ME TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. *TR

BRAKES ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BEGAN TO PULSATE VIOLENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THIS BRAKE PROBLEM (BR004-02), BUT WITH 78,000 ON VEHICLE, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA NEEDS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

AT FIRST SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AND IMPOSSIBLE A FEW TIMES. I HAD THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE LINKAGE THAT WAS DRIED OUT AND STICKING. TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING 3RD GEAR SHIFT AND SLAMMING INTO OVERDRIVE WITH A NERVE RACKING BANG, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *TR

SEVERE FRAME RUST. WHILE REPAIRING A TRAILER WIRING HARNESS I NOTICED MY FRAME IS RUSTED VERY BADLY. *TR

ON THE DAY OF THE MALFUNCTION, I HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. IN MY HOME TOWN, AFTER A 60 MILE TRIP TO RI. THE ENGINE DIED. REPEATEDLY 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH THE LEVER IN PARK, I WOULD START MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ENGAGING THE LEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS NO GOOD. 72,110 REGISTERED ON ODOMETER. 4 WEEKS PREVIOUS TO THAT DATE, I HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE LEVER. DEALER INSPECTED SAID LEVER, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THEY ADJUSTED LINKAGE AND LUBRICATED. NOW THEY TELL ME I NEED AN ENTIRELY NEW FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND THEY CHARGED ME 2/3 OF COST (I PAID APPROXIMATELY $2,000) BECAUSE THEY SAID I WAS A "GOOD CUSTOMER" AND IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY ACCORDING TO THEM. HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS MALFUNCTIONS WITH TRANSMISSIONS FOR NO REASON IN TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS USING THE SAME TRANS. AN OUTSIDE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST (NOT TOYOTA) WHEN CONTACTED, TOLD ME THAT WHEN I HAD THE PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY WITH MY SHIFTING LEVER, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, B/C IT WAS NOT A LINKAGE PROBLEM BUT A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION (PROBLEM FOR A FACT). I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PART, THE TOYOTA DEALER KEPT IT. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR LEVER ARM ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FELL OFF WHEN I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I FOUND THAT THE METAL CONNECTION OF THE LEVER ARM HAD SHEARED OFF THE ASSEMBLY ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN (I.E. WHEN SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR ON A HILL) IT COULD HAVE HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME OF HIS VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 86,000. UPDATED 09/11/09 *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE ROT FROM FRONT TO BACK. UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS RUST SCALING OFF OF THE FRAME. THE RUST IS SCALING OFF UP TO 1/8" THICK. HEAVY RUST COVERS MUCH OF THE FRAME AND CONTINUES TO GROW DEEPER. REMOVAL OF THE SCALE DURING THE SUMMER OF 2008 AND USE OF RUST CONVERTER AND PAINT SLOWED CONTINUED RUST UNTIL THIS PAST WINTER. THE FRAME IS NOW MOSTLY COVERED IN RUST AND CONTINUING TO SCALE. THE FRAME HAS BEEN WASHED IN THE WINTER TO AVOID CORROSION BUT PREVENTATIVE MEASURE HAVE NOT HELPED AS RUST CONTINUES TO SPREAD. *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

ORIGINAL OWNER OF 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS AT 45K MILES, NEEDED FRONT ROTORS TURNED AT 60K MILES, PERFORMED BY TOYOTA. NOW 6K MILES LATER, IT NEEDS ROTORS TURNED AGAIN DUE TO REPEAT WARPAGE. TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED, YET NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. ANOTHER BULLETIN WAS IN PLACE FOR THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, WHICH WILL NOT KEEP REAR BRAKES ADJUSTED OVER TIME, CAUSING ADDITIONAL STRESS ON THE UNDERSIZED FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THE NATIONAL CONSUMER HOTLINE AT TOYOTA. THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNSAFE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR