NHTSA Complaint #10211587 — 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA

MY HUSBAND FIRST NOTICED A VIBRATION AND SAID THAT THE STEERING FELT ODD IN OUR 2001 TUNDRA. HE WAS THEN SUDDENLY SURPRISED WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL DETACHED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END SLAMMED TO THE GROUND. HE WAS LUCKY BECAUSE HE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND NO COLLISION OR INJURIES OCCURRED. JUST MINUTES BEFORE HE WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN CONGESTED ROAD AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AND THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR COLLISION AND SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES. THE TUNDRA WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TOYATO DEALER IN OUR TOWN OF BOONE, NC. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING TOYOTA TO SEE WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PLACED AND IF THEY ARE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING FOR US. IT SEEMS AS IF THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THESE TRUCKS WHEN PEOPLES LIVES ARE AT RISK. *TR