NHTSA Complaint #10311794 — 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA

----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE ----- TO: BILL WISE ; [email protected] SENT: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010 8:53 AM SUBJECT: FW: WEBSITE INQUIRY IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAVE TO REPLACED ANOTHER "LEFT FRONT AXLE, FRONT AXLE SEALS, BEARINGS, PLUS LOWER BALL JOINT\SEALS", AGAIN, BECAUSE THE BEARING AND THE BOOTH (SEALS) LEAKS WHICH MAKES THE BEARINGS TO DRY OUT AND BROKE LOOSE AND LANDED RIGHT ON TOP OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT WHICH CAUSES THE DAMAGED TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT, TOO. ACCORDING TO MY MEMORY, I HAD REPLACED "THE WHOLE ENTIRE FRONT END "DRIVE AXLE", AND BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT IN 2006 AND THEY WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY, SO I DID TOOK IT TO YOUR TOYOTA'S SHOP IN ORDER TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AND. WITH PARTS AND LABORS, I'VE PAID YOU GUYS ALMOST $2,000.00, WHICH ONLY LAST ME LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS AND THEN IT'S START OVER AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, THAT THE "LEFT FRONT DRIVER AXLE" AND IT'S BEARING GAVE OUT ON ME, AND LUCKILY, BOTH TIMES, I HAVE NOTICED THE NOISE AND PULLED OVER IN TO THE PARKING LOT IN TIME, OTHER WISE, MY TRUCK CAUSES THE ACCIDENT AND\OR SOME ONE COULD HAVE GOT HURT OR KILL. THIS MEANT, I HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER $2,000.00 MORE DOLLARS JUST TO HAVE THE SAME THING DONE TO MY TRUCK AGAIN. I KNOW I CAN SAVE MONEY BY HAVING MY FRIENDS TO HELP ME FIX, BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT CHANCE BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND TIMES THE "LEFT DRIVER SIDE (FRONT AXLE) WENT OUT ON ME AND I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HURTING ANYONE OR MIGHT BE WORST. PLEASE ADVISE. ACCORDING TO BILLS OF SERVICE FROM TOYOTA DEALER SHOP: C: PERFORM 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT ALN HAD TO READJUST ENTIRE FRONT END (FRONT AXLE) D: REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING, PRICE REPAIR AXLE REPLACED BOTH REAR AXLE SEALS/BEARINGS. REPLACED LEFT FRONT AXLE BEARING.RESURFACED *TR