NHTSA Complaint #10193116 — 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH SHE FELT A BUMP THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE DISENGAGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL WAS WEAKENED AND WORN. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT, THE AXLE AND THE TIE ROD END. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND HALF LATER THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM; HOWEVER, IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT, AXLE AND TIE ROD END. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT (RECALL #05V225000). THE CONTACT FELT HER VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.