2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Structurebody Problems

2000 toyota tundra SR5 4door 4.7 liter V8. Sunroof glass blew off on freeway at 65mph almost hit car behind me. No police report, no person injured. November 3, 2025.

Excessive frame rust that is quickly progressing despite efforts to remedy. There was a recall due to this issue but I was told a few years ago by Toyota that my VIN was not covered. All the 2000 Tundra's have this issue with the frame rust but I was told I am not in the north east and would not be covered.

This complaint is to document severe frame damage due to corrosion my 2000 Toyota Tundra. The rusted frames of the 2000-2003 Tundra’s are a well-documented problem that the Toyota Corporation has tried, unsuccessfully, to remedy in the past but continues to be a safety hazard to passengers and other innocent people when the frame finally fails. Some owners have been fortunate enough to have their frame replaced while others, like myself, have been told there is nothing available to remedy the problem. As seen in the attached pictures, I have significant corrosion along the frame walls where two pieces of steel were sandwiched together to reinforce the frame from where the gas tank is located to the rise where the bed attaches. These areas are crucial as the cross members of the frame attach to one another to form a solid body. Failure of this area would cause the truck...

Frame of truck rusting apart Rust problem identified by independent dealer. I was told by repair shop that the frame could twist apart at any moment.

Frame of the vehicle is starting to rust, clear coat paint is wearing off and is starting to chip with small spots of rust on the roof and hood, lower ball joint failure due to corrosion and degraded components. Unknown why the lower ball joint failed. Vehicle is not in the rust belt but definitely experiences corrosion and suspension issues.

When I drive my vehicle it is difficult to apply the brakes on it and I feel like if I press too hard (which might be necessary if I need to suddenly stop) that the brakes might break or fail somehow. I have also noticed that underneath my truck, the frame is rotting out in certain areas and the leafs (steel long plates near the rear of the vehicle) is bending out of shape. There is a clanking noise near the front of the vehicle that concerns me as well when I pass through a small bump.

Frame rust really bad

MY FRAME IS RUSTED ON MOST IN TO AN I NO YALL HAD A RECALL BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ITS STALL GOOD FOR THIS TRUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE FRAME SUPPORTING THE ENGINE WAS CORRODED THROUGH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN NUMEROUS TIMES FOR AN OIL CHANGE TO PARKWAY TOYOTA (50 SYLVAN AVE, ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ 07632) AND IT WAS NEVER DISCLOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AND STATED AT ANY TIME THE ENGINE MAY DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

THE FRAME IS DAMAGED AND WAS TOLD MY MANUFACTURE WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE WITH A NEW ONE. THE TRUCK LOOKS TO BE BENT IN BETWEEN THE MIDDLE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ARE HAVING ME PAY FOR OTHER AREAS AND NOT REPLACING THE FRAME EVEN THOUGH IT'S UNDER RECALL.

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXTREME RUST AND CORROSION ON THE REAR FRAME OF THE TRUCK, BUMPER AND TAILGATE CONNECTIONS ARE CORRODED EXCESSIVE RUST. TROUBLE WITH THE TRAILER WIRING HARNESS. SOMETHING HAS BURNED UP A BOX ON THE WIRING HARNESS. PARKING BREAK CABLE CAN NOT BE FIXED. THEREFORE THERE ISN'T A WORKING PARKING BREAK.

REAR FRAME RUSTED OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARE TIME COMPARTMENT WAS ALSO EXTREMELY CORRODED. (YOUNG TOYOTA (1945 MAIN ST, LOGAN, UT 84341) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RAILS THAT GO FROM FRONT TO BACK, BACK TO FRONT RUSTED NEARLY IN HALF MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE RUST IS NOT JUST THE ISSUE WITH THE CROSSMEMBER. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN, IT IT NOT SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO BE STOPPED. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE DESIRED GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE RUST, AND THAT THE BRAKE LINE AND SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GRAHAM TOYOTA (1515 W 4TH ST, MANSFIELD, OH 44906, (419) 529-1800) WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTICE REGARDING FRAME CORROSION. THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL STATED THAT FOR FRAMES THAT WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, THEY WOULD BE REPLACED. IN CASES WHERE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT NEEDED, THE FRAMES WOULD BE UNDERCOATED IN ORDER TO PREVENT CORROSION. SHOTTENKIRK TOYOTA QUINCY (LOCATED AT 5333 BROADWAY ST, QUINCY, IL 62305, 217-929-9852) DID NOT PERFORM EITHER REMEDY REFERENCED IN THE RECALL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT CALLED SHOTTENKIRK TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE FRAME BECAUSE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS DEEMED COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE TIME LIMITATION. THE...

THE TRUCK IS IN AWESOME CONDITION EXCEPT THE FRAME. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE FRAMES IN OTHER TRUCKS IN THE PAST BUT ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ONE I OWN. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT, AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE OF ITS ONE NEGATIVE THING . I'M GOING TO INCLUDE SOME PHOTOS SO YOU CAN JUDGE IF YOU WISH. IF THEIR IS ANYTHING YOUR COMPANY DO TO HELP ME, IT'LL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I HAVE REACH OUT TO TOYOTA IN THE PAST AND ALL THEY'VE SAID WAS THAT THEIR IS NO RECALL ON THE TRUCK ANYMORE. ITS VERY SAD BECAUSE THEIR IS PLENTY OF THESE TRUCKS OUT THERE, AND ARE VERY UNSAFE TO THE OWNER AND PEDESTRIANS AROUND US. THEY SHOULD RECALL CERTAIN ONES LIKE THE ONE I OWN ON ACCOUNT OF ITS CONDITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

FRAME RUST SO BAD TRUCK WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. THIS CONDITION FOUND ON ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. FROM PICS MECHANIC TOOK, I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. SOME ATTACHMENT BRACKETS/BARS NOT EVEN CONNECTED AND RUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE NOR ANY TYPE OF BUY BACK PROGRAM FOR IT. SAD THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT REPAIRED AS THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2000-2003 TUNDRAS AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR DUE TO AGE. SEEMS THIS REPAIR WORK SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ANY CONSUMER WHO OWNS THE VEHICLE IF THE RECALL WORK HAS NEVER BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE? I AM JUST SECOND OWNER OF VEHICLE AND HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE JUST OVER A YEAR. ALTHOUGH HIGH MILEAGE, THIS TRUCK RUNS AND LOOKS GREAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY RELIABLE TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 3521 E SUNSHINE ST, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65809, (417) 459-4400), RUST WAS DISCOVERED ALL OVER THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE RUST WAS STARTING TO FALL OFF ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS WORRIED ABOUT CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. LARRY H. MILLER TOYOTA MURRAY (5650 STATE ST, MURRAY, UT 84107, (801) 590-0640) STATED TEN YEARS AGO THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL AND DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT THE CONTACT A LETTER STATING THERE WAS A RUST ISSUE WITH THE FRAME AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS TWO SAFETY RECALLS BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY SAY ITS TOO OLD OF A RECALL. AND IT NOT A NEW VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAKE COUNTRY TOYOTA (7036 LAKE FOREST RD, BAXTER, MN) WHO INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION TO THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED 3/4'S OF THE RIGHT FRAME WAS RUSTED AND FRAME WAS WELDED FOR $250.00 CONSUMER LOST RECEIPT WAITING FOR RECALL PARTS TO ARRIVE.*JB

I HAS A LOT CORROSION IN THE CHASIS HOLES I CAN'T PLACE THE SPARE TIRE BECAUSE THE CORROSION IT'S EVERYWHERE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF BRAINTREE (781-848-9300, LOCATED AT 210 UNION ST, BRAINTREE, MA 02184) AND THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED IN FEBRUARY OF 2012. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN EXHAUST SERVICE IN OCTOBER OF 2018 AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED; THEREFORE, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,957.

PREVIOUSLY RECALLED RUSTED CROSS MEMBER DROPPED SPARE TIRE ON MASSACHUSETTS 495 HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. 8/18 TOYOTA INSPECTED CROSS MEMBERS AND FRAME AND TOLD ME THEY ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND SINCE THEY ALREADY DID IT ONCE DURING RECALL THEY HAVE FULFILLED OBLIGATION. TRUCK RECIEVED VEHICLE UNDERCOATING PER CAMPAIGN HAS HAD ONE CROSSEMBER REPLACED AND FUEL STRAPS. TRUCK IS ONE OWNER WITH 74K MILES AND GARAGED. TRUCK INSPECTED IN 2014 AND IN 2017 NOTED NO CORROSION AT MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS FROM TOYOTA. 8/14/18 DEALERSHIP NOTED CROSSMEMBERS HAD ROT THAT MUST BE WELDED AT AN OUTSIDE SHOP. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT QUOTE REPAIR AND NOT WORK ON TRUCK. HAVE 2 CHILDREN 3 AND 5, WIFE AND I NEED A SAFE RESOLUTION FROM TOYOTA. THE RECOMMENDATION IS REPAIR AT AN OUTSIDE SHOP FOR SAFETY REASON AND I UNABLE TO FIND A SHOP TO PREFORM TOYOTA'S RECOMMENDATION AND THEY WILL NOT...

I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AS PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN INVOLVING EXCESSIVE RUST. HOWEVER, THE REQUIRED WORK TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND CRC COATING WAS NOT DONE. NOW, DEALER RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL, AND I CAN'T HAVE THE WORK DONE. WHILE MY TRUCK IS NOT NOW IN A COLD CLIMATE STATE, IT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD AND OWNED IN ONE.

THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL FOR CORROSION OF THE FRAME AND COMPONENT PARTS. TOYOTA REPLACED THE FRAME ALONG WITH A CORRODED LEAKING GAS TANK. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AGO WE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM OUR REAR DIFFERENTIAL. UPON INSPECTION BY OUR LOCAL MECHANIC HE DETERMINED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING IS CORRODED THIS CAUSING A LEAK. THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN FOR ITS SEVERE CORROSION OF FRAME AND COMPONENT PARTS. WE DISCUSSED OUT CONCERNES OVER THE WIDE SPREAD CORROSION WITH CORPORATE TOYOTA WHEN THE FRAME WAS REPLACED. I CONTACTED CORPORATE TOYOTA YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS THE CURRENT ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY CONSIDER OUR CLAIM AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALER AT OUR COST. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WAS VERY UNLIKELY THAT TOYOTA WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE AGE. THIS VEHICLE IS MECHANICALLY SOUND AND WE INTEND TO KEEP IT, HOWEVER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, RUST WAS NOTICED ON THE FRAME, CROSS MEMBER, AND THE FUEL STRAPS, WHICH WERE EXTENDING TO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPONENTS COULD FRACTURE. THE DEALER (CUMBERLAND TOYOTA, 1540 INTERSTATE DR, COOKEVILLE, TN 38501, (931) 520-4149) INDICATED THAT THE STATUTE EXPIRED TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REMEDY AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (CARTER TOYOTA, 160 W 3RD AVE, COLVILLE, WA 99114) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE DURING THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY 2000 TUNDRA FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT THAT IT DOES NOT PASS THE VA STATE INSPECTION. THERE IS A FRAME RECALL FOR TUNDRAS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. TOYOTA SAYS THAT NHTSA DETERMINES WHAT VINS ARE INCLUDED. I HAVE SIGNIFICANT RUST INCLUDING HOLES IN THE FRAME AS WELL AS A SWAY BAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THAT HAS TOTALLY BROKEN AWAY DUE TO RUST. HOW CAN I GET MY TRUCK INCLUDED IN THE FRAME RECALL ACTION AS THE CURRENT RECALLS FOR MY VIN ONLY APPLY TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK (NOT MY FAILURES) AND ONLY ADDRESSES PUTTING A COATING ON THE FRAME WHICH WILL NOT ADDRESS MY ISSUE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN VA THROUGHOUT ITS LIFE. I HAVE RECENTLY (~1 YEAR AGO) ALSO TOTALLY REPLACED...

RECALL FOR UNDERCARRIAGE, ACCORDING TO SERVICE PERSONAL MY TRUCK DID NOT MEET CRITERIA TO BE REPLACED SO ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS SAND OFF RUST AND REPAINT. SO NOW WENT FOR INSPECTION AND IT WILL NOT PASS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. SO THIS WAS PURE NEGLIGENCE ON YOUR PART TO NOT FIX IT PROPERLY SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE THE BACKING OF MY MECHANIC TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE TO SEE THAT MY TRUCK GET A NEW UNDERCARRIAGE WHICH IT SHOULD HAD FROM THE START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE SPARE TIRE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE TIRE AND REALIZED THAT THE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF AND THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MENDENHALL AUTO CENTER (8725 MALLARD STREET, JUNEAU, AK 99801) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND NO LONGER STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING REGISTERED IN ALASKA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LYNCH TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER, CT WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED IN 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE), BUT NO SERVICE WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF RUST AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. *JS

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAM RUSTED THROUGH IN 3 AREAS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HELP WITH THIS

I HAVE TRIED TO GET TOYOTA TO REPLACE MY FRAME FOR ABOUT MAYBE SIX YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN AND HAD THE TREATMENT AROUND THE SPARE TIRE ON THE FRAME TREATED, AND OVER A COUPLE OF YEAR ALL OF THE BLACK COLORED TREATMENT JUST FEEL OFF ON MY DRIVEWAY IN CHARLESTON WV WHERE I LIVED AT THE TIME. I WENT BACK TO LOVE LEXUS AND TOYOTA TO HAVE MY FRAME CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY COULD REPLACE IT ACCORDING TO THE SETTLEMENT OF THE 2000-2003 TUNDRA TRUCKS.LOVES SAID MY FRAME LOOKED OK TO THEM AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOW MY LEFT FRONT SIDE OF MY FRAME HAS A HOLE IN THE UNDER NEATH SIDE OF THE FRAME AND THE STRUT BAR IS RIPPING AWAY FROM THE FRAME...I CALLED AND TALKED TO ALEXUS, AND AL , AND A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY BOTH SHOULD BE REPLACED OR THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL AN INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE STATUTE EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE RECALL REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01E041000 (TRAILER HITCHES/TRAILER WIRE HARNESS CONVERTER). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPORT BEAMS CONNECTED TO THE CHASSIS, WHICH HELD THE BED, PLATES, SPRING SEAT, AND REAR BACK END PLATES WERE ALL SEVERELY RUSTED. WHEN THESE AREAS WERE TOUCHED, THEY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AND REAPIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NOT RUSTED TO THAT EXTENT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ *CN

VEHICLE WAS RECALLED DUE TO HOLES IN THE FRAME. AT 139080 MILES TOYOTA JUNCTIONS INSPECTED IT AND PLUGGED HOLE AND ALSO SPRAYED THE FRAME AS A COVER UP, INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT. AFTER 1000S OF DOLLARS OF WORK DONE TO ALOT OF RUST. WE ARE NOW AT 152000 MILES AND IT IS A TOTAL RUST AND HOLES THRU OUT.

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD. IT WAS A VEHICLE THAT WAS SOLD AND SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN PA. IN 2010 MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN PA TO HAVE A FRAME RUST INSPECTION PERFORMED DUE TO A TOYOTA RECALL RELATED TO RUST. AT THE TIME THEY REPLACE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND FOUND NO OTHER RUST PERFORATION ON THE FRAME.IN 2014 THERE WAS STILL A GROWING AMOUNT OF RUST SPREADING IN OTHER AREAS OF THE FRAME. IT WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC. SERVICE MANAGER THERE AT THE TIME RECOMMENDED A FRAME REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. NO FRAME WAS EVER ORDERED. NOW OVER TWO YEARS LATER MY TRUCK STILL HAVE THE RUST AND THEN SOME ON THE FRAME. I CANNOT HANG A SPARE TIRE IN THE REAR DUE TO THE RUST. THE FRAME HAVE 2 HOLES IN IT AND IS UNSAFE. TOYOTA REFUSES...

SEVERE FRAME RUST, PURCHASE TRUCK FROM TOYOTA DEALER IN 2015. TOYOTA RECALL IN NOV. 2009 THAT ENDED 2012. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TRUCK WAS INSPECTED IN 2012 AND PASS. I HAVE PLENTY OF PICTURE'S BUT CAN'T UPLOAD HERE.

MY MECHANIC TOLD ME MY FRAME IS RUSTING HORRIBLY. THERE IS A HOLE 6INCH BY 6 INCH NEAR THE REAR TIRE. HE THOUGHT HE HEARD OF A RECALL ABOUT THIS. I ONLY HAVE 44,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. PURCHASED NEW, ONLY HAD 1 MILE ON ODOMETER. 12NO MAJOR HIGHWAY MILES. I LIVE 6 MILES FROM WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE, IT MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O2 SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, STATED THAT THE U-BOLT DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,604.

REAR BRAKE LINE AND PROPORTIONING VALVE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL INTERSTATE ROADWAY. THE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS A KNOWN RECALL (SEE ATTACHED) NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V444000 RECALL DATE: 2009-11-18 WHICH I JUST FOUND TODAY WHILE SEARCHING FOR A PROPORTIONAL VALVE REPLACEMENT PART! OUR VIN IS SHOWING 0 RECALLS, BUT THIS CANNOT BE IGNORED DUE TO A VIN! DUE TO THE CORROSION, SPECIAL STEPS WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO EVEN FIX THIS PROBLEM. LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA, DRIVING ON WINDING, STEEP HILLS IS EVEN MORE OF A REASON THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD NOT BE VIN SPECIFIC. I AM ASKING THAT THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO MY VEHICLE (BRAKE LININGS AND PROPORTIONAL VALVE MUST BE REPLACED!) BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER RECALL THAT IS STILL IN PLACE UNTIL 2019. COMPONENT AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL: STRUCTURE:...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT RETURN THE CONTACT'S CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND 01E041000 (TRAILER HITCHES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,481.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE TOTAL FRAME IS RUSTED WITH HOLES, WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP DUE TO RECALL OF FRAME, AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE TOYOTA DOES NOT SUPPLY THEM WITH THE CHEMICALS NOR THE EQUIPMENT TO FIX THE ISSUE, IF I WANTED IT FIXED TO TAKE IT BACK TO NEW JERSEY WERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED. THIS IS A HAZARD TO MY TEENAGE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHERS DUE TO AT ANY POINT THE VEHICLE MAY BREAK APART CAUSING A CRASH/COLLISION INJURING SOMEONE POTENTIALLY DEATH. TOYOTA HAS COMPLETELY IGNORED ALL MY CONCERNS STATING THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

I SENT A LETTER (ATTACHED) TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TO TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. THIS IS TOYOTA CORPORATE'S RESPONSE. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A MAJOR CAR COMPANY ABLE TO SELL AND SERVICE CARS IN THE U.S. WOULD RESPOND IN THIS FASHION. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THEY DIDN'T ACCEPT THE REQUIRED RESULTANT ACTION FROM THE CORROSION RECALL AND REMEDY. THEY SIMPLY PASSED BY TREATING THE FRAME (PATH OF LEAST COST AND EFFORT) AND DID NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH NOW THEY HAVE A CALLOUS DISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND SATISFACTION OF THEIR PATRONS. THE CASE MANAGER DID NOT SEE THE VEHICLE HIMSELF OR VIEW THE DAMAGE OR HAVE PICTURES PRIOR TO HIS RESPONSE. BELOW IS THEIR RESPONSE: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING TOYOTA. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF YOUR MOST RECENT EMAIL MESSAGE RECEIVED AND OUR RESPONSE. WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED OPPORTUNITY TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU. SUBJECT 2000...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INSPECTION LOCATION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

HELLO, CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION REGARDING FRAME RUST ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, ( VIN# [XXX]) ? I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (FRIEDRICK'S LOCATED IN LEBANON , PA). THIS DEALER HAS SINCE CHANGED OWNERSHIP AND THUS THEIR STORE NAME. THE NEW DEALER REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH MY RECALL. I CANNOT GET MY TRUCK INSPECTED DUE TO EXTREME FRAME RUST. MY INSPECTION MECHANIC FOUND THIS RUST DAMAGE AND CANNOT BY PENNSYLVANIA REGULATIONS, PASS THIS TRUCK FOR INSPECTION. HE ALERTED ME TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FROM TOYOTA, TO REPAIR SUCH RUST DAMAGED FRAMES. HOWEVER IN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER (FORMALLY FREDERICK'S OF LEBANON, PA), THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME IN THIS MATTER. MY TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 150,000 MILES ON IT, IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE RUST. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE INFO WHERE TO HAVE THIS RECALL WORK COMPLETED. REGARDS....

MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT VEHICLE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, THE TIRE'S REAR WELL WAS CORRODED, AND THE STEEERING COLOMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO BEING NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPIGN: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.KH