NHTSA Complaint #10984898 — 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRUSHING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD CORRODED THROUGH THE ENTIRE CHASSIS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE CHASSIS DROPPED BELOW THE REAR PART APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AND A QUARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. ..UPDATED 06/27/17 *BF UPDATED 08/22/2017*JS