NHTSA Complaint #11000779 — 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA

THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE TRUCK AND EVERY COMPONENT DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH IT INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION IS AND HAS BEEN OXIDIZING/RUSTING/ROTTING OFF IN LAYERS SOME FRAGMENTS OF RUST SCALE FALLING OFF MEASURE 1/8" IN THICKNESS I CONTACTED TOYOTA OF NORTH AMERICA KNOWING ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE TOYOTA TACOMA MODEL TRUCKS WITH ALOT OF DETAILED PHOTOS THEY SAID BASICALLY TOO BAD. IVE KEPT THE UNDERCARRIAGE CLEAN EVEN TRIED USING COATINGS TO SLOW THE DETERIORATION DOWN THE TRUCK HAS 122,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM IS TOYOTAS POOR QUALITY STEEL USED AND IMPROPER FACTORY COATINGS I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2014 AND I GLIMPSED UNDERNEATH THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND THOUGHT THE FRAME LOOKED GOOD THEN A FEW MONTHS GO BY AND I GO TO DO A TUNE UP AND I START SEEING HUGE RUST SCALE FALLING ALL OVER UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND HOW BAD IT WAS AS WELL AS THE REASON I DIDNT NOTICE IT AT THE DEALER WAS THEY SPRAY PAINTED THE UNDERSIDE BLACK TO HIDE THE PROBLEM, I AM A MARINE CORPS VETERAN I SERVED 2007-2011 ACTIVE DUTY EVERY PENNY I HAD SAVED UP I USED TO BUY THIS TRUCK (MY FIRST BIG PURCHASE ALL IN CASH) IVE PUT THOUSANDS INTO THIS TRUCK ALREADY REPLACING SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND MOUNTS AND ITS BECOMING A TOTAL LOSS I CANT SELL IT TO A PRIVATE PARTY KNOWING HOW DANGEROUS IT CAN BE IF THE WRONG PART FINALLY ROTS ALL THE WAY THRU AND I CANT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE I CAN BARELY FIND WORK WITH THE ECONOMY AND PERSONAL STRUGGLES I HAVE RELATED TO MY SERVICE, I AM BEYOND UPSET AND I PRAY SOMEONE SOMEWHERE CAN HELP ME I KNOW MY TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA WITH THIS MAJOR PROBLEM