2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Structureframe And Members Problems

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS HUGE HOLES IN THE FRAME. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ON TOYOTA FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS SINCE I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. I AM TOLD THAT I AM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. MEANWHILE, MY TRUCK IS GETTING WORSE TO POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE A HOLE THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE IN ONE PLACE, AND OTHER HOLE ALL OVER THE FRAME. IT IS NOT JUST THE CROSS MEMBER IN THE REAR AS THEIR RECALL STATED, IT IS THE WHOLE FRAME. THE FRAME IS LITERALLY COMING APART IN LAYERS IN PLACES. I LIVE IN OHIO AND THE BODY OF THE TRUCK HAS NO RUST AND HAS BEEN PRIMARILY GARAGE KEPT. THIS TUNDRA IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE 2000 TACOMA OF MY SON'S THAT WAS RECALLED AND PAID 150% OF VALUE, YET THEY ACT LIKE THIS PROBLEM IS NOTHING....

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS IS REGARDING MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, [XXX] . I AM AWARE THAT THE NTSB HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN (#09V444000) CONCERNING RUSTY FRAMES ON MY MODEL AND YEAR, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE. THAT CROSS MEMBER ON MY TRUCK IS SOLID, HOWEVER THE SPRING MOUNT PORTION OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND BROKEN. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE WHILE I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, NOT WHILE I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND AN AREA TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT TOYOTA IS NOT LIABLE. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUST PROBLEMS ON THE 2000 TACOMA FRAMES. I MADE THEM AWARE OF THE RUST ISSUES ON MY TRUCK WHEN THE TACOMA RECALLS WERE FIRST ANNOUNCED,...

I INITIALLY CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, 800-331-4331, ON OCTOBER 22, 2009 REGARDING THE FRAME RUSTING ON MY 2000 TUNDRA. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND A NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO LOOK UP VIN NUMBER AT THIS TIME. LOOKING BACK, I BELIEVE THAT MY INQUIRY WAS CATEGORIZED WITH THE RECENT TUNDRA REAR FRAME/SPARE TIRE RECALL. ON DECEMBER 10, 2009 I AGAIN CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, TO NOTIFY THEM THAT I HAD DISCOVERED THAT RUST HAD PERFORATED THE FRAME IN THE FRONT LEFT/DRIVER'S SIDE TORQUE BOX AREA. AS IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME, THIS IS THE ENERGY ABSORBING BODY/FRAME STRUCTURE THAT ABSORBS THE IMPACT DURING A CRASH AND IN MY CASE THE FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I NOTED THAT I ASSUMED PERFORATIONS IN THE FRAME ARE NOT SAFE FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND LOSS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A BROKEN FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURERS ENGINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ENGINEERS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REASSURED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SEVERE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME CORROSION OVER REAR AXLE, ON BRACKET SECURING AXLE TO FRAME. *TR

A CO-WORKER SENT ME A REAR PHOTO OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN THE PARKING LOT SHOWING THE SPARE ON THE GROUND. AFTER REMOVING THE SPARE I NOTICE THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WHICH SUPPORTS THE SPARE WAS BROKEN IN HALF. WHERE THE CROSS MEMBER ATTACHES TO THE FRAME HAS ROTTED AWAY. THE DRIVER SIDE SHOCK IS BROKEN AND DETACHED. THE EXHAUST IS ALSO QUESTIONABLE AS IT IS ATTACHED TO THE BROKEN CROSS MEMBER. REAR BRAKE LINE AND PROPORTIONING VALVE ARE ALSO IN QUESTION AS THEY ALSO ARE PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY THE CROSS MEMBER AND ROTTING FRAME. AS OF T HIS WRITING I HAVE A CASE NUMBER ASSIGNED WITH TOYOTA BUT LIKE MANY OTHERS WE ARE GETTING NOTHING BUT LIP SERVICE. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT MY TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. I CAN PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS AND PHOTOS UPON...

BRAKE FAILURE ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF FRAME, CROSS MEMBER AND PROPORTIONING VALVE MOUNT. LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY WHEN EXITING I89 SOUTHBOUND EXIT 18 IN GEORGIA, VERMONT. NARROWLY AVOIDED A VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND ANOTHER ONCOMING VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF I89 AND US ROUTE 7. I REPORTED THIS EVENT TO TOYOTA THAT SAME MORNING AND WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER. ADVISED TO CONTACT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR IMMEDIATE INSPECTION. INSPECTION REVEALED CONDITIONS LISTED AT BEGINNING OF THIS STATEMENT AND SIGNIFICANT FLAKING/LOSS OF METAL ON MAIN RAILS OF FRAME. TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT TRUCK COULD NOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT INSPECTION OF VEHICLE BY TOYOTA REGIONAL REP. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY (BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PRECEDING FRIDAY), LOCAL DEALER PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE AND ADVISED ME THAT THE END DECISION ON MY VEHICLE WAS TO REPLACE THE CROSS MEMBER AND PROPORTIONING...

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT SUFFERS FROM EXCESSIVE FRAME ROT PRIMARILY IN THE FRONT PORTION OF THE TRUCK. MY FEAR IS AN IMMANENT AND PREMATURE FAILURE OF NEWYORK STATE MANDATED SAFETY INSPECTION, HEAVEN FORBID A FRONTEND COLLISION IN WHICH MY WIFE WHO IS THE PRIMARY OPERATOR OF THIS VEHICLE, COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE READ AND HEARD OF SOME DEALERSHIPS REPLACING WHOLE TUNDRA FRAMES AS WELL AS SIMPLY BUYING BACK THE VEHICLES FROM THE CURRENT OWNERS. I VISITED A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER WHO ANGRILY INFORMED ME THAT " NO SUCH PROBLEM EXISTS" YET WHEN I CONTACT OTHER TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, THEY ADVISE ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I AM LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH CONCERNING THIS MATTER. IT'S BEEN A GOOD TRUCK OTHERWISE, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO POTENTIALLY JEOPARDIZE THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY SIMPLY BECAUSE A MANUFACTURE WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HIS VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE HAD BEGUN TO RUST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 148000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST DECAY ON THE FRAME AND CROSS-MEMBERS WHILE REMOVING MY HITCH BALL LAST FALL. RUST WAS CASCADING OUT FROM ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE AND ALONG THE FRAME AND CROSS-MEMBERS. LATER I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND DETERMINED THERE WAS A RECALL FROM TOYOTA. I HAD CHANGED ADDRESSES SINCE MY ORIGINAL PURCHASE ON JUNE 13, 2000 AND HAD NEVER RECEIVED A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN JANUARY TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED AND THE SPARE TIRE MOVED TO THE TRUCK BED. I WAS TOLD TOYOTA WOULD HAVE THE FIX TO THE DEALERS BY THE END OF JANUARY. I CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD NO FIX YET. END OF FEBRUARY - STILL NO FIX. I INSPECTED THE FRAME TODAY. THERE IS TOTAL LOSS AT THE REAR PASSENGER CORNER OF THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER; OTHER THREE CORNERS APPEAR SIGNIFICANTLY RUSTED. ALL CROSS-MEMBERS AND FRAMES REVEAL SIGNIFICANT LOSS...

SIGNIFICANT RUST ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE FRAME TO THE POINT THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN IT. THE CROSS MEMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED, BUT THE REST OF THE FRAME HAS BEEN. I HAVE EVEN HAD TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE ON THE SAME VEHICLE FOR THE SAME REASON. IT WAS FILED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, BUT I DO NOT KNOW THE DATE OR THE NUMBER THAT I WAS PROVIDED. *TR

I TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO MY MECHANIC IN JANUARY 2010 AND HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS VERY RUSTY IN THE REAR. I LOOKED UP THE TUNDRA IN THE RECALL NOTICE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS OK, BUT THE FRAME WAS PERFORATED BY RUST IN THE LEFT REAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME PROBABLY HAD 1 YEAR LEFT IN IT BUT THAT THEY COULD NOT PASS IT FOR STATE INSPECTION IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. I CALLED TOYOTA AND REQUESTED INFORMATION ON A REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CROSS MEMBER ISSUE WAS THE ONLY ISSUE OUTSTANDING AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AT THIS TIME. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM LEFT WITH A WORTHLESS VEHICLE AND...

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE FRAME ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED SO BAD IT HAS HOLES THROUGHOUT.I OPENED UP A CASE AT TOYOTA EXPERIENCE.(CASE # [XXX] ) IN MAY OF 2009 AFTER MY TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION.THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING IN PLACE TO FIX THESE SO NOTHING WAS DONE. I CALLED BACK REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS BEING DONE AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT IN NOVEMBER 2010 FOR THE RUSTED CROSSMEMBER FOR THE SPARE TIRE I CALLED BACK AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHICH IS GRAPPONE TOYOTA IN CONCORD NH. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF FOR A FRAME INSPECTION ON JANUARY 27 2010. THE TRUCK FAILED THE INSPECTION, THEY SAID IT IS THE WORST RUSTED FRAME THEY HAD EVER...

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THE FRAME ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED SO BAD IT HAS HOLES IN THE THROUGHOUT. I OPENED UP A CASE AT TOYOTA EXPERIENCE.(CASE # [XXX] ) IN MAY OF 2009 AFTER MY TRUCK WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION.THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING IN PLACE TO FIX THESE SO NOTHING WAS DONE. I CALLED BACK REPEATEDLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND THEY KEPT SAYING NOTHING IS BEING DONE AT THIS TIME.WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT IN NOVEMBER 2010 FOR THE RUSTED CROSSMEMBER FOR THE SPARE TIRE I CALLED BACK AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHICH IS GRAPPONE TOYOTA IN CONCORD NH. I DROPPED THE TRUCK OFF FOR A FRAME INSPECTION ON JANUARY 27 2010. THE TRUCK FAILED THE INSPECTION THEY SAID IT IS THE WORST RUSTED FRAME THEY...

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB - I OWN A 2000 TUNDRA WITH 103,000 MILES AND LIVE IN SOUTHERN MAINE. I WAS IN AT THE DEALER (BERLIN CITY - PORTLAND) FOR A 4WD PROBLEM IN JANUARY 2010 AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY FRAME FORWARD OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I CALL TOYOTA AND ESTABLISH A CASE #, WHICH I DID. THE BOSTON REGIONAL OFFICE [XXX] CALLED ME AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHICH WAS DONE ON JANUARY 28TH. I PLACED SEVERAL CALLS TO THE BOSTON OFFICE FOR FEEDBACK ON THE FRAME INSPECTION, BUT NONE WERE RETURNED. YESTERDAY I CALLED TOYOTA (CALIFORNIA?) AND DISCUSSED THE CASE WITH THE CASE MANAGER [XXX]. [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT MY CASE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO A GROUP OF MANAGERS WITHIN TOYOTA WHO ARE EVALUATING THE TUNDRA FRAME RUST ISSUE. I ASKED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE FRONT PART OF THE FUEL TANK WAS ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SENT HIM TO A WELDING SHOP TO WELD A PLATE OVER THE RUST HOLE. HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE WELDING SHOP. HE CALLED THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HIS MODEL VEHICLE. HE FILED CLAIM# 1001135934 WITH THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,937.

BASED ON NEWS ARTICLES IN DECEMBER 2009 REGARDING SEVERE RUSTING AND DETERIORATION OF THE SUPPORT FRAMES OF 2000 AND 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICK-UP TRUCK I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MOTOR WORLD TOYOTA IN WILKES-BARRE, PA IN JANUARY 2010. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND DID, IN FACT FIND SIGNIFICANT RUSTING ON THE FRAME, CROSS MEMBERS AND ATTACHMENT POINTS. I WAS TOLD THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKES MECHANISM WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $150.00 TO REPAIR THE BRAKE. AS I WAS EXPECTING TO BE NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA THAT A RE-CALL WAS TAKING PLACE AND ELECTED TO DELAY THE REPAIR TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL OF THE RUSTED FRAMES. AS OF TODAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2010 I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING REGARDING A RE-CALL OF 2000-2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICK-UP TRUCKS. AS THERE HAVE BEEN VERIFIED INCIDENTS OF...

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5, EXCESSIVE FRAME ROTTING/RUSTING OF ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE,FRAME IS FLAKING AWAY OVER THE REAR WHEELS AND ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE, AS A RESULT OF WHICH MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY FAMILY ARE AT RISK, AND NOW THE MARKET VALUE OF THE TRUCK I BOUGHT NEW IS WORTHLESS. I AM REQUESTING A TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW SOME 10 YEARS AND THE BODY IS IN PERFECT CONDITION, BUT THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTING AWAY. I AM REQUESTING NOTHING SHORT OF A NEW TUNDRA IN ITS PLACE, THERE MUST BE SOME JUSTICE FOR A COMPANY THAT WAS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY SOLD THESES VEHICLE,S, I OWN (2) OTHER TOYOTA, AS WELL, A 2002 THAT I PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER, AND THAT VEHICLE ALSO SUFFERS FROM A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

ON 2-03-10 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SLOWLY THROUGH A PARKING LOT I TRAVERSED A SPEED BUMP AND HEARD ALOUD BANGING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE APPARENTLY DISINTEGRATED FROM RUST AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME[.AS OF THAT DATE I HAD YET TO RECEIVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V444000 FROM THE MFG.].I PROCEEDED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND UPON INSPECTION THEY DEEMED THE TRUCK UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE MAIN FRAME RUSTED AND THERE WERE HOLES THROUGH THE REAR FRAME. DEALERSHIP TOOK PHOTOS AND INDICATED THEY WOULD FORWARDED ALL INFORMATION TO CORPORATE OFFICE. I WAS PROVIDED A VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION UNTIL CORPORATE MAKES A DECISION. ALMOST THREE WKS. AND NO DECISION,AND ACCORDING TO CORP. OFFICE NO TIME TABLE TO RESOLVE.PLEASE NOTE, I ADVISED CORP. OFFICE OF MY SAFETY CONCERNS ON 6-19-2009, REGARDING SEVERE RUSTING CONDITION OF FRAME. THEY ASSIGNED A CASE...

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS 5 RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME, WHICH WERE FOUND BY A MECHANIC WHO WAS FIXING A BROKEN SPRING. I AM UNABLE TO GET THIS TRUCK INSPECTED AND IT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT! I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BRING THE TRUCK IN AND THAT DAY A TOYOTA CORPORATION SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE TRUCK, TOOK PHOTOS, FILED A REPORT AND SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA CORPORATION PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL CAR WHICH THEY WERE PAYING FOR. ONE MONTH LATER THE PERSON FROM TOYOTA CORP. CALLED ME AND TOLD ME I HAD TO RETURN THE RENTAL VEHICLE THAT DAY AND PICK UP MY TRUCK (THAT WAS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD) OR THEY WERE GOING TO BEGIN CHARGING ME FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE AND START CHARGING ME STORAGE ON MY TUNDRA. TOYOTA CORPORATION OFFERED ME $2500 TOWARDS A NEW...

----- 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...

RUST HOLE COMPLETLY THREW FRAME. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LTD PICK-UP I BOUGHT NEW . IT WAS RECALLED 10/2009 FOR RUSTING FRAME WORK, IT IS NOW 2/2010 AND TOYOTA HASN'T SENT ANY RECALL NOTIFICATIONS TO ME. MY FRAME IS CORRODED ON THE HUMP OVER THE REAR TIRES,TO THE POINT OF METAL FLAKING OFF APPROXIMATELY A 1/32 TO 1/16 OF AN INCH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME. MY QUESTION IS WHEN IS TOYOTA GIVING THE RECALL NOTICE TO US OWNERS? I'M AFRAID THE FRAME MIGHT CRACK WHILE I DRIVING IT !!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 TRUCK. THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FRAME ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF HAVING HOLES. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, AS FRAME FAILURE MAY OCCUR AND CAUSE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD BE DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. IN RECENT PAST, TOYOTA RECALLED THE TACOMA FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA AND CORRECTED IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS INSPECTED AT PORTSMOUTH TOYOTA IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND DEEMED UNDRIVEABLE DUE TO A CORRODED/RUSTED/ROTTED OUT FRAME. *TR

THE RUST ON MY 2000 TUNDRA EXTENDS TO MORE THAN JUST THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT MY LOCAL DEALER REPORTED AND TOYOTA IS WILLING TO REPLACE. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TODAY AND A LOT OF THE FRONT END IS RUSTED AWAY. THE STEERING RACK HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF HAVING A HOLE IN IT THAT PUMPS POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THAT HE COULD FEEL A DIFFERENCE IN HOW THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME RAIL COVERED WITH RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 09V444000, STRUCTURE FRAME AND MEMBERS, UNDERBODY SHIELDS PERTAINING TO RUST ON THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER. THE DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO INCLUDE THE ACTUAL FRAME RAIL COMPONENT IN THE RECALL REPAIR AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, DEEMING IT AS "UNSAFE." NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE NUMBERS WERE 160,259.

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. YESTERDAY I WAS CHECKING MY TIRES AND GASPED IN ABSOLUTE DISBELIEF. MY FRAME BEHIND MY AXLE WAS BROKEN IN 2 PLACES. I WAS ABOUT 100 MILES FROM MY HOUSE SO I DROVE TO TOWN CAUTIOUSLY AND WENT TO SEE MY FAMILY MECHANIC. HE COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HE SAW. POINTING OUT THE 2 SPOTS WHERE THE FRAME HAD CORRODED SO BAD THAT IT SNAPPED , HE ALSO NOTICE THAT IT LOOKED CRACKED BEHIND THE SPOT IT WAS BROKEN, AND WAS DEVELOPING A CRACK OVER THE AXLE. I WENT HOME AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOYOTA OF NORTH AMERICA AND MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER AND I AM WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CALL ME BACK. I ALSO WAS RESEARCHING AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRAMES WERE MADE IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE RECALLED TACOMA FRAMES WERE MADE. SO IT IS OBVIOUS JUST BY...

WE BOUGHT NEW REAR TIRES FOR THE TRUCK 12/17/2009 AND WHEN THE TIRE PROVIDER PUT IT UP ON THE RACK TO DO THE TIRES THE RUST FELL OFF THE FRAME IN BIG PIECES. WE THEN LOOKED ON INTERNET TO FIND THEY HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRAS FRAMES. CALLED DEALER AND GOT IT IN 12/21/2009 THEY HAVE YET TO TELL US WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. THEY DID NOT TELL US NOT TO DRIVE IT BUT I AM AFRAID DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES. WE EVEN BOUGHT AN EXTRA CARE TOYOTA CERTIFIED PACKAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH DOWN A SMOOTH STREET IN AUSTIN, TX. IN MY 2000 TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK. THE ENTIRE RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FELL OFF CAUSING $3000 DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK. THE DAY PRIOR, I WAS DRIVING IN THE COUNTRY AT 70 MPH, WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT. I HAD 1000 LBS. OF GRAIN IN MY TRUCK. IF THE WHEEL HAD COME OFF THAT DAY, I WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD: "YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO." THE TRUCK HAD 56 000 MI. ON IT AND WAS TRULY OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS EVENT WAS SO SIGNIFICANT, I FELT THAT SOME ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND REMEDY SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFFERED. IF THERE ARE OTHER TUNDRAS OUT THERE, 1999 ONWARD, THIS REPRESENTS A VERY BIG POTENTIAL HAZARD. I GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER EITHER. WHEN I SUGGESTED TO THE...

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MIDDLETOWN, CT. THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS AN 8 INCH HOLE IN THE FRAME CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RUST, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY RECOMMENDED I CALL TOYOTA TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TO SEE WHAT/IF THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME. I TRIED TO REACH THEM BY PHONE, BUT I WAS ON HOLD FOR 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES AND NEVER MANAGED TO GET THROUGH. WHEN I TRIED TO CALL TODAY, THE CALL WAS NOT ACCEPTED DUE TO HIGH CALL VOLUMES. I SENT AN EMAIL TWO DAYS AGO AND HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE OTHER THAN AN AUTOMATED ONE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 FOR $10, 300 AND IT HAD 133,000 MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS...

DEFECT: 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUSTING FRAME. VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN 2000 AND PURCHASED RUST PROOFING PACKAGE. FRAME RUST WAS NOTICED IN 2004 AND RETURNED TO RUST PROOFING VENDOR FOR WARRANTY. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME AND TO GO BACK TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA AT THE TIME WAS RECALLING TACOMA'S FOR A RUSTING FRAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA TUNDRA'S HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, BUT TOYOTA WILL ARRANGE INSPECTION AND WILL FIX WITH A GEL APPLICATION (WHEN AVAILABLE) IF RUSTING IS PRESENT. WE FEEL THEY SHOULD HANDLE THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL AND OFFER THE CUSTOMER THE SAME OPTIONS AS FOR THE TACOMA RECALL: IF THERE IS NO RUST, AUTOMATICALLY EXTEND WARRANTY TO 15 YEARS, IF THERE IS RUST, THE FRAMES ARE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER OR TOYOTA WOULD BUY BACK THE TRUCK AT 150 PERCENT OF THE HIGH KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE. MY TRUCK HAS UNDER...

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST FOUND IN FRONT FRAME BOX WHILE HAVING TOYOTA DEALER INSPECT FOR CROSS MEMBER RECALLED BY TOYOTA. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IF IN AN ACCIDENT.. MORE SO THAN THE REAR CROSSMEMBER DEALER KEPT MY VEHICLE.*CW

WHILE WASHING THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN A COMMERCIAL SELF-SERVICE CAR WASH NUMEROUS PIECES OF SEVERELY RUSTED FLAKES OF STEEL CAME OFF MY FRAME. THE LARGEST PIECES WERE THE SIZE OF A MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATE. THESE PIECES CAME OFF FROM THE MAIN FORE AND AFT FRAME MEMBERS FORWARD OF THE BACK TIRES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT NOT ONLY THE AFOREMENTIONED MAIN FRAME MEMBERS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED BUT THAT THE CROSS-MEMBER FRAME PIECES WERE ALSO VERY RUSTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME HAS BEEN COMPROMISED BY THIS SEVERE RUSTING. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 2000 4X4 LIMITED TUNDRA WHICH HAS A RUST PROBLEM. MOST OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS HEAVY SURFACE RUST. IT ALSO HAS A FRONT BODY MOUNT THAT IS RUSTED AND CORRODED THE MEDAL IS FLAKING AND PEELING AWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FRAME HAS NO PERFORATION HOLES IN IT. NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE RUST I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE LINES AND REAR PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES DO TO RUST AND CORROSION. I CALLED TOYOTA CORP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS ALL THEY DID WAS GIVE ME A CASE NUMBER. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED DUE TO THE RUST . THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL HOLES ARE FORMED THROUGH THE FRAME. I FEEL...

2000 LIMITED TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. MORE THAN I'VE EVER SEEN ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT IN A JUNKYARD. NO SERIOUS INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED THUS FAR, BUT I AM SURE THAT THIS FRAME WILL FAIL SOON. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN EXPONENTIALLY WORSE IN THAT TIME. *TR

THE FRAME IS ROTTED ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED, WHILE TOWING A TRAILER WITH MY WIFE AND A TWO YEAR OLD. MECHANIC FOUND "SEVERE RUST" AND STATED VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE DRIVE. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. FRAME EXTREMELY RUSTED. I HAVE 3 HOLES IN MY FRAME. THE BIGGEST BEING THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL WITH NO ATTEMPT ON MY PART TO MAKE IT LARGER. THE LOCATION IS APPROX 6-8" FROM FRONT BUMPER (DRIVERS SIDE). 2ND BEING SAME LOCATION ON PASS. SIDE. 3RD HOLE BEING UNDER BACK DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE ENTIRE FRAME IS DELAMINATING. SHOCK BRACKETS ARE TO BAD TO INSTALL NEW SHOCKS. SECTIONS OF FRAME ARE THINNER DUE TO METAL THAT HAS FALLEN OFF. TRUCK HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN FROM TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS GIVEN ME SEVERAL DATES THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE ME THEIR ANSWER TO THE RESOLUTION ONLY TO BE PUSHED BACK. LATEST DATE IS JAN 25. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, SO HE WAS PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT DETECTED THE SIDE RAIL OF THE FRAME AND THE REAR TIRE AREA EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REAR BRAKE SERVICE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE REAR FRAME EXCESSIVE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IN WHICH THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED OF RUST ON THE SURFACE OF THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THE EVALUATION OF THE VEHICLE WAS INACCURATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

ON 12/01/09 I WAS INFORMED BY TOYOTA & SCION OF CLIFTON PARK NY THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD A HOLE/PERFORATION IN THE FRAME & THE DRIVES SIDE CROSS BAR WAS ALL RUSTED OUT. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA'S 1-800 NUMBER WHICH WAS DONE ON 12/8/09. BETWEEN 12/10/09 & 12/11/09 A REGIONAL MANAGER FROM TOYOTA INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND AGAIN I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE 1-800 WHICH WAS DONE ON 12/15/09. A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME SOMEONE WILL CONTACT ME WITHIN 24HRS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO SO. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST. HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. VIBRATION OF FRONT END. UPDATED 12/16/09 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 12/1/6/09 *TR

EXCESSIVE PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAME AND COMPONENTS, SPRING SHACKLES, SPARE TIRE AREA. TRUCKED FAILED MA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION ON 11/24/09 AND IS CONSIDERED UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. I AM AWARE OF A RECALL IN EFFECT ON OR BEFORE 12/15/09 AND ALSO PLAN TO CONTACT TOYOTA FOR AN INSPECTION. *TR

I HAVE NOT YET HAD A FAILURE BUT MY TUNDRA IS HAVING A RUST ISSUE MORE THEN IT SHOULD WANT TO FILE WITH THE NHTSA ..I WASH AND WAX AND UNDERCOAT THIS TRUCK EVERY YEAR GOT PAPERWORK TO PROVE BUT THE RUST IS WINNING AGAINST ALL MY EXTRA EFFORTS. NOBODY TAKES CARE OF A VEHICLE BETTER THEN ME.. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ALREADY UNDER RECALL FOR RUSTING SUPPORTS FOR SPARE TIRE THIS EXCUSE IS MINIMIZING THE TRUE PROBLEM MY TRUCK'S FRAME IS FLAKING OFF METAL OVER THE REAR WHEELS AT THE CENTER OF HUMP WHICH SUPPORTS THE REAR AXLE BOTH SIDES ARE COMING OFF IN LAYERS AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE FRAME RUSTED THIS PROBLEM IS MORE SERIOUS THAN TOYOTA IS LETTING ON. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH HAS SEVERE FRAME CORROSION. ON 12-05-09 THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SHACKLE SUPPORT BROKE. I HAD NO CARGO OR ANY LOAD IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK AT THE TIME AND DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY I PERCEIVED ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK WAS THE VERY LOUD BANG I HEARD AS THE SHACKLE SUPPORT GAVE OUT, AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK SHIFTED DOWNWARD. I AM NOT SURE IF I CAN SAFELY OPERATE MY VEHICLE AS THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE AVAILABLE TO ME. I CALLED IRA TOYOTA IN DANVERS MASSACHUSETTS AND WAS INFORMED THAT NO RECALL IS CURRENTLY COVERING THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. I WAS GIVEN A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO CALL AT TOYOTA(1-800-331-4331) . NO WEEKEND HOURS..............NO HELP! *TR

2000 TUNDRA - RUSTING FRAME. TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA IN NASHUA, NH - NOV 13, 2009. RESULT WAS A RUSTED THROUGH SPARE TIRE BRACE AND RUST FORMATION ON REAR SECTION. SINCE I TOW MY 27" CATAMARAN, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FRAME. FILED CLAIM TO TOYOTA (0911130407) NOV 2009. *TR

THE BRAKE LINE TUBING AT THE PROPORTIONING VALVE ON THE LEFT REAR INSIDE FRAME RAIL CORRODED AND BURST CAUSING ALL BRAKE FLUID TO ESCAPE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. I WAS TRAVELING CLOSE TO HOME AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. I DOWN SHIFTED AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW TO 5MPH TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME GARAGE WHERE I REPLACED THE TUBING,FLUID AND BLED THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, I DISCARDED THE OLD TUBING AND FITTINGS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FRAME AREA BEHIND THE TUBING NEAR THE LEFT REAR SHOCK MOUNT IS CORRODED SO BADLY THAT I AM ABLE TO PASS A TENNIS BALL THROUGH THE LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL. THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRAME RAILS ARE PERFORATED WHERE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER IS RIVETED TO THE HORIZONTAL FRAME CHANNELS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE REAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD UP THE SPARE TIRE WAS CORRODED. AS A RESULT THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT ADVISED OF A REMEDY. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 198,502. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.