NHTSA Complaint #11156122 — 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA

VEHICLE FRAME HAS SUFFICIENT RUST INCLUDING HOLES IN THE FRAME. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS DEALING WITH THIS RUST ISSUE, NEITHER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR TOYOTA INCLUDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS - BUT THOSE DIDN'T INCLUDE 2001 TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED NEW, THE DEALERSHIP THAT UNDERCOATED OVER TOP OF THE RUST (SECOND RECALL - HAD THERE BEEN HOLES IN THE FRAME 10MM OR LARGE, THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FRAME AT THAT TIME. BUT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BEAD BLAST OR WIRE BRUSH WHICH MOST LIKELY WERE HAVE PRODUCTS SEVERAL HOLE GREATER THEN 10MM), AND TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS. BECAUSE THE RECALLS WERE CLOSED, THEY ALL SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY ARE WILLING TO DO. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND FRAME REPLACEMENT IS ESTIMATED TO BE $15,000 WHICH IS MORE THEN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. I ALSO DON'T WANT TO SELL A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE.