Toyota Tundra Complaints (2001)

415 consumer complaints on file.

#10314529February 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I OWN A 2001 TUNDRA. I JUST LEARNED OF 4 RECALLS: NHSTA #09E025000, 09V444000, 06E026000, AND 06E065000. WE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM THE COMPANIES REQUIRED TO DO SO. THE TRUCK IS REGISTERED. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS. WE HAVE NOT CHANGED ADDRESS SINCE THE PURCHASE. I BELIEVE THE FAILURE TO BE NOTIFIED WAS DELIBERATE TO AVOID THE COST OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY OF THE 4 COMPANIES INVOLVED TO RESPOND TO PHONE MESSAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314583February 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME NOVEMBER 24, 2009 FROM COLLEGE IN RHODE ISLAND FOR THANKSGIVING. IT WAS DARK, RAINING & HE WAS ON BUSY RTE 195 HEADING EAST WHEN REAR CROSS-MEMBER BAR W/ SPARE TIRE ATTACHED HINGED DOWN INTO ROAD. THE TIRE DRAGGED BEHIND MY SON'S TUNDRA. EVENTUALLY, MY SON WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY & KICK SPARE OFF, THROWING IT INTO BED OF TRUCK & CAREFULLY PROCEEDING HOME. WE LOOKED UNDER THE TUNDRA & WERE ASTONISHED AT HOW MUCH RUST COVERED THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE. WE TOOK PHOTOS. WE WERE ALSO GREATLY RELIEVED THAT MY SON WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE TIRE FALLING OFF DID NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. MY SON HAD CALLED THE WEEK BEFORE COMING HOME TO ASK TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT MADE TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT BECAUSE THEY SEEMED NOT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STEER ODDLY WHEN APPLIED. IN ADDITION, WE HAD, W/IN 1 1/2 MTH PRIOR, PAID OVER $750 TO HAVE SWAY BAR REPLACED & NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION UNTIL A TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. FIRST THING THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE TOOK THE TUNDRA TO HYANNIS TOYOTA - WHERE IT STILL SITS.AFTER 14 WEEKS, WE HAD GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION. I WAS DRIVING A CAMRY LOANER; MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 4RUNNER. WE WERE STILL PAYING INSURANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS UN-DRIVABLE; WE'VE HAD TO ARRANGE FOR A PLANE TICKET TO GET MY SON TO CALIFORNIA; WE'VE LOST OUT ON END-OF-YEAR CAR SALES AND 2009 TAX CONSIDERATIONS AND OUR 'OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE' IS WANING. NINE (9) WEEKS AFTER THE SPARE TIRE RUSTED OFF MY SON'S TUNDRA, ON JANUARY 22, 2010 AT NOON EASTERN TIME, CHARLES ZACHARIE CALLED ME AND EXPLAINED THAT 'ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T REQUIRED A RECALL ON THE TUNDRA ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS IMPLEMENTED A 'SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN' PERTAINING TO THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER BAR," & THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT BE FIXING MY SON'S TRUCK BECAUSE RUST DAMAGE IS SO EXTENSIVE (DUH!) AND WILL 'REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE AT A "GOOD WILL OFFER." BOGUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314432February 25, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILED YEARLY PA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION FOR FRAME RUST. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RELEASE TRUCK BACK TO DRIVE HOME BECAUSE IT WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE", SO PROVIDED A RENTAL TO DRIVE AT THEIR EXPENSE. PER DEALERSHIPS SUGGESTION, CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER WHICH THEN OPENED AND ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. THE TRUCK HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST THREE WEEKS AWAITING DIRECTION FROM A TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312325February 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE SPARE TIRE WINCH MECHANISM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS VERY RUSTED. TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF A CRASH FROM THE SPARE TIRE FALLING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WHILE MOVING, I TOOK THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE BED. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY AS WELL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FRAME RUST INSPECTION AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS BECAUSE IF THE PROPORTIONING VALVE RUSTS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS OUT THEN I WILL HAVE NO REAR BRAKES ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY TOYOTA. I AM ALSO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE UNDERCOATING THAT I AM ENTITLED TO. IN A LETTER FROM THE NHTSA TO MR. CHRIS SANTUCCI, ASSISTANT MANAGER OF TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009, ON PAGE 2 UNDER THE HEADING 'REMEDY' IT STATES THAT 'DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER AND RELATED COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. IF THE CROSS MEMBER DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, IT WILL BE SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. THESE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE...' TO THIS DATE, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2010, I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK OR INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHAT TO DO. HERE IS WHAT I AM ASKING FOR: 1.A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT STATES THE FOLLOWING: A.I AM ENTITLED TO A FREE INSPECTION B.MY BRAKE LINES AND PROPORTIONING VALVE WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO RUST C.MY SPARE TIRE WINCH AND BRACKET MECHANISM WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO RUST D.MY TRUCK WILL BE SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND FREE OF CHARGE (AS STATED IN THE LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311754February 18, 2010
SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2110 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH RUSTED, CORRODED, BROKEN LEAF SPRINGS, REAR CROSS MEMBER, DRIVE SHAFT LOOKS RUSTED AND CORRODED. BRAKES ARE BROKEN, ROTORS BROKEN. CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308281February 10, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK, 2001. SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON ROAD; DEALER STATED THAT FRAME SHOWS EXTENSIVE RUST. FIRST STATED IT WOULD COST $400.00 TO ATTACH TIRE, THEN STATED THEY MUST WAIT FOR PART TO COME FROM TOYOTA. DEALER STATED TRUCK SHOULD BE CHECKED YEARLY TO CHECK FOR FRAME COMPROMISE. TRUCK PULLS 4000 LB. CAMPER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307005February 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ON MY MOTHER'S 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. THE TRUCK HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES IN THE PARKING LOT. AS A PASSENGER I REACHED OVER TO TRY TO PUT THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL BUT THAT WASN'T WORKING SO I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WE STOPPED. THE SECOND VEHICLE WE HIT, A FORD EXPEDITION WAS FORCEFULLY MOVED OVER TO THE NEXT PARKING SPOT DUE TO THE CRASH. 911 WAS CALLED, FIRE DEPT AND AMBULANCE ARRIVED BUT POLICE DID NOT SHOW UP DUE TO THEIR LACK OF STAFF AND NO INJURY/DEATH. *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300351January 19, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
RUST ON FRAME AND CROSSMEMBER NEAR SPARE TIRE. I'M SECOND OWNER, REGISTERED IN KY 01 THRU 07. NOW IN GA. CONTACTED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK. ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK, SUPPLIED VIN. SERVICE AGENT SAID NO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298691January 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM, REAR BRAKE PARTS AND OTHER PARTS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THIS TRUCK. I HAVE SANDED, SCRAPED, PRIMED AND PAINTED THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK. I WASH THE FRAME AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN THE WINTER TIME. THE FRAME IS STILL RUSTING AWAY. THE REAR OF THE FRAME IS RUSTED AROUND THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT AND REAR FRAME RAILS. THE FRONT OF THE FRAME DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE MUCH RUST LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE, HOWEVER IF YOU LOOK INSIDE THE FRAME THERE IS HEAVY RUST. I HAVE TWO LARGE CHUNKS OF RUST THAT HAVE BEEN RETRIEVED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT FRAME. I HAVE SAVED THESE TWO LARGE CHUNKS NEEDED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MANY TIMES ON THIS MATTER, DATING BACK TO 2008. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A RECALL, YET THIS RECALL IS ONLY FOR THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS ONLY A RECALL FOR RUST PERFORATION (HOLE). THIS SEEMS STRANGE TO ME KNOWING THAT AS THE METAL IN THE FRAME DETERIORATES FROM CORROSION IT IS WEAKENED. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE HAS TO BE A HOLE IN THE FRAME TO MAKE IT WEAK. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR A NEW TRUCK. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE MY TRUCK LAST AS LONG AS ADVERTISED IN TOYOTA TV COMMERCIALS. "LEGENDARY RELIABILITY" MY TRUCK IS NOT THAT OLD AND ONLY HAD 80K MILES ON WHEN I FIRST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA. THE BODY ON MY TRUCK IS ALMOST 100% RUST FREE. IF I HAD NOT CLEANED AND PAINTED MY FRAME THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE BEEN JUNK ALONG TIME AGO. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MORE THAN A ANTI CORROSION SPRAY AND HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298592January 7, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN OCTOBER 2009, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED OF RECALL 09V444000 AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298525January 6, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CROSS MEMBER ON MY 2001 TUNDRA. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT SLOW SPEED. I NOW KNOW YOU HAVE OPENED AN INVESTIGATION BUT WANTED TO BE SURE TO LOG THE ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT YET. I THINK IT IS TIME THAT YOU REQUIRE TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE FRAME AND ALL ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. THIS IS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST THE REAR CROSSMEMBER, THERE IS RUST THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298210January 4, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON JANUARY 2, 2010 THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE WHEEL HAPPENED TO COME OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH. MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA, 8 CYLINDER 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK. I DEMAND THAT THE GOVERNMENT TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PREVENT DEATH AND INJURY FROM THIS APPARENT DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296012December 18, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW WEEKS AGO HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND DISCOVERED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL, HOWEVER THE RECALL DIDN'T COVER TOYOTA TUNDRA'S THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE STATE HE LIVES IN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296188December 17, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE REAR BUMPER HAS CORRODED AT THE POINT WHERE THE FRAME IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REFERENCING THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295572December 14, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED . THE FAILURE MILEAGE 39,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295186December 10, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SURFACE CORROSION THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294759December 7, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST: TOYOTA HAS HAD MY TRUCK FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND FINALLY I HEARD FROM SOMEONE ON 12/4/09 SAYING THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY REPORT FROM THE EVALUATION THEY DID AS TO WHY IT'S UNSAFE. I BELIEVE IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FRAME AND NOT THE CROSS MEMBERS AS THEY CURRENTLY SUGGEST ON THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BASED ON THEIR ADS OF VEHICLE LONGEVITY AND RESALE VALUE AND NOW BECAUSE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I AM WITHOUT A TRUCK. TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FRAMES AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294396December 3, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, TRAILER HITCHES, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR
FRAME/CHASSIS IS RUSTING AT WELD JOINTS AND MOUNTS. PAINT IS BUBBLING AND RUST IS VISIBLE BELOW THE CRACKED PAINT AREAS, WHICH CONCERNS ME SINCE I TOW A 6,000 LBS RV TRAILER. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT NOT PASS THE VIRGINIA STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293808November 29, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:REAR
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK, BOUGHT IN 2003, AND HAVE GARAGED IT FOR 85% OF ITS LIFE, SPRAYED AND CLEANED THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 90K ON IT. THE FRAME DOES HAVE RUST THROUGHOUT. ESPECIALLY WHERE THE SUSPENSION SUPPORTS ARE LOCATED FROM FRONT TO BACK AND MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE HARDWARE THAT HOLDS THE BED TO THE FRAME AND THE WHOLE TRUCK TO THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND SOME OF THE THREADS OF THE FASTENERS ARE GONE. AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND ANYONE PASSING BY THE TRUCK WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. AM WONDERING WHAT THE OUT COME WILL BE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293504November 25, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I TOOK MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OVER. I HEARD A NOISE, AND HE DISCOVERED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE RUST TO THE FRAME. IT HAD JUST ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON IT. HE SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TUNDRA. UPON THERE INSPECTION THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRAME AND EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. I CALLED TOYOTA AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL BUT THEY WERE DOING AN INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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