Toyota Tundra Complaints (2001)

415 consumer complaints on file.

#10732264July 6, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME PERFORATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. IN 2012, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REMEDY CONSISTED OF SPRAYING A CORROSION PROTECTOR ONTO THE ENTIRE FRAME, WHICH FAILED TO PREVENT THE SUBFRAME CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 370,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724780June 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. BOTH DRIVERS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO STAY IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THREE DAYS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED CARDIAC IMPACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 11/12/15*LJ UPDATED 1/4/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10723130June 3, 2015
WHEELS
I LEFT MY DRIVEWAY TO DO SOME ERRANDS AND WHEN I RETURNED I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD THROWN AN OLD TIRE ON MY PROPERTY. TO MY DISMAY I QUICKLY REALIZED IT WAS MY SPARE TIRE WITH THE ROTTED HOIST STILL FROZEN TO THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. I HAD ALREADY TAKEN MY TRUCK TO A DEALER FOR UNDER CARRIAGE ROTTING RECALL. THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AT ANY OTHER TIME, IT COULD HAVE KILLED PEOPLE. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721526May 26, 2015
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE AXLE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V225000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712228April 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
ON APRIL 11 2013 I PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. MONTHS LATER WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURES AT A GAS STATION, I WAS SHOCKED TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME ABOUT TWO INCHES ACROSS. I CALLED MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER, WOBURN FOREIGN MOTORS, AND SPOKE WITH NICOLE WHO RAN THE VIN NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT JAFFARIAN TOYOTA IN HAVERHILL HAD INSPECTED THE TRUCK ON 20 APRIL 2012. THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT MY TRUCK. NEXT, I CALLED JAFFARIAN AND EXPLAINED THAT THE FRAME LOOKED TO ME AS IF IT COULD SNAP IN HALF, AND THAT I COULD NOT SEE HOW THAT MUCH RUST COULD OCCUR FROM WHEN THEY INSPECTED IT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THEN SAID THAT IF THEY HAD INSPECTED AND PASSED THE TRUCK THEN THEY WOULD HAVE APPLIED A PRESERVATIVE UNDERCOATING TO THE FRAME. I POINTED OUT THERE WAS NO SUCH PAINT OR UNDERCOATING ANYWHERE TO BE SEEN ON THE FRAME. HE TRIED TO GET ME BACK ON THE RECALL LIST, BUT FOUND OUT THAT HE COULD NOT. BEING MY ONLY VEHICLE FOR USE TO MAKE A LIVING, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL 11 APRIL 2015, WHEN THE FRAME SNAPPED IN HALF AS I WAS ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD BEEN ON INTERSTATE 95 AT 65 MPH ONLY MINUTES EARLIER, WHEN I EXPECT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND PROBABLY ROLLED OVER HAD THE FRAME SNAPPED THEN. IF THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED INSPECTED, THEN IT SEEMS EVIDENT THAT THE INSPECTOR WAS NEGLIGENT IN HIS DUTIES AND PASSED THE VEHICLE KNOWING THAT IT HAD SEVERE AND DANGEROUS CORROSION TO ITS CHASSIS. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AND HAVE ASKED THEM TO COVER THE COST OF TOWING MY TRUCK TO A DEALER, AND REPAIRING IT TO A SAFE, ROADWORTHY CONDITION UNDER THE TERMS OF THEIR ORIGINAL RECALL AND THEY HAVE REFUSED. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704304April 7, 2015
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2014 AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT A FRAME CORROSION ISSUE CAUSING FAILURES AND FAILURE TO PASS VT STATE INSPECTIONS BY A FAMILY FRIEND IN JANUARY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND PROVIDED [XXX], THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WITH ALL VIN INFORMATION. HE LOOKED UP SERVICE RECORDS AND INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A CORROSION APPLICATION APPLIED IN 2010 UNDER THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER REQUIRED. UNDER THE RECALL ACTION THAT WAS ALL REQUIRED BASED I MY VIN NUMBER. I DID ASK IF IT HAD ISSUES DISCOVERED WHAT WAS I TO DO, [XXX] TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA AGAIN IF THAT OCCURRED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED ON 27 MARCH, 2015 AT GROTON GARAGE, IN GROTON VT AND THE OWNER [XXX]. CONTACTED ME TO INFORM ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE INSPECTED DUE TO MULTIPLE FRAME CORROSION ISSUES THAT ARE FAILURES. HE ALSO KNEW OF THE RECALL ISSUE FOR FRAME CORROSION AND FAILURE AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA AGAIN. ON 30 MARCH I SPOKE WITH [XXX] WHO TOOK THE INFORMATION UPDATE THE DATA UNDER CASE # 1503303884 AND TOLD ME A SPECIALIST DEALING WITH THIS HIGH PROFILE ISSUE WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAY. I WAS CONTACTED THE NEXT DAY BY THORN WHO PULLED UP MY INFORMATION AND INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA HAD COMPLETED THE FRAME APPLICATION IN 2010 AND THAT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED BY TOYOTA TO BE COMPLETED BY RECALL ACTION B0D. I INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE INSPECTED AFTER JUST PURCHASING DUE TO THE FRAME BEING CORRODED AND HE STATED TOYOTA RECALL ACTION WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I DISAGREE AND CURRENTLY OWN A 2013 RAV AND WOULD NEVER HAD PURCHASED A TUNDRA IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS FRAME ISSUE. AS A RECENT RETIRED ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER, I FEEL THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TAKING CARE OF KNOWN ISSUE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TOYOTA NOT THOSE WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLES UNKNOWINGLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701139March 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND THE DEALER SPRAYED THE CROSS MEMBER WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701128March 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
SPARE TIRE HOLDER RUSTED & SPARE TIRE FLEW OFF INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684110February 18, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FRAME IS THE FIRST MENTIONED IN RECALL WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONDITIONS..... MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOST WITH PERFORATION IN SAID FRAME BUT WAS TOLD IT DIDNT ME SUPPLEMENTAL CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683060February 12, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER WAS SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE COATING WAS DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 3/30/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSSMEMBER WAS REPLACED AND THE FRAME WAS SPRAYED. UPDATED 7/8/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680010January 30, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
YOU MIGHT BE CURIOUS TO KNOW THAT THE FRAME RECALL THAT TOYOTA HAD AND THAT ENDED IN 2012 IS RECURRING ON THE TOYOTAS AGAIN. I HAD MINE CHECKED IN 2012 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE BUT THEY WERE GOING TO UNDER COAT IT IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. I WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED LAST WEEK FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE FRAME IS SOFT AND RUSTED THROUGH WITH A HOLE, IN THE EXACT SPOT THE RECALL WAS REFERRING TO. I BROUGHT IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO DID THE UNDER COATING TO BEGIN WITH JUST FOR THEM TO CONFIRM THAT THE HOLE WAS THERE, THE RUST WAS OCCURRING BUT THE RECALL HAD ENDED IN 2012 AND THEY CAN NO LONGER HELP US. IN TURN THEY TOLD US TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORPORATION, WHICH WE DID, AND THEY TOLD US THEY CAN NOT HELP US EITHER BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ENDED. THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE AGREED WITH US BUT SAID THE CORPORATION WOULDN'T ALLOW HIM TO DO ANYTHING. SO, END RESULT IS WE ARE STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT HAD A FRAME "FIXED" BUT IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING IT DID BEFORE BUT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WON'T HONOR IT, NOR WILL THE CORPORATION. I SHOULD ADD WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THIS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THE TECHNICIAN SAID TO ME WAS THAT I WASN'T THE FIRST ONE TO COME BACK WITH A RUSTED FRAME. VERY SHADY AND UNRELIABLE. I WOULD HOPE THAT TOYOTA WOULD HONOR THEIR RECALLS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FIXED BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT THE CASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10679069January 27, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. SAFETY DRIVING LIGHTS ALSO DID NOT WORK. HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID WORK. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT BOTH SYLVANIA SILVERSTAR 9033/HB2 H4 LIGHT BULBS BURNED OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. HAVING BOTH HEADLIGHTS BURN OUT AT THE SAME TIME IN INEXCUSABLE! IT NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH AT HIGH SPEED. HAD TO DRIVE HOME USING MY HIGH BEAMS AND FOG LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676510January 19, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES
ON 11//18/0/01IRC'D A RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. IN 10/2012,I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK FRAME PASSED INSPECTION AND WAS GOOD.THEY DID REPLACE TWO GAS TANK STRAPS AND TOLD ME THE UNDERCOATING THAT SHOULD BE SPRAYED ON IT AS PART OF THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE.I NEVER RECEIVED ANY ADDITION CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE UNDERCOATING.ON 12/23,14 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO TJ TOYOTA FOR A TRAILER LIGHT WHIP REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, THE MECHANIC HAD ME LOOK AT THE FRAME RAIL.IT IS RUSTED SO BAD I COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH THE RAIL.THE CONNECTION OF THIS RAIL TO THE FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE SCALING.THE TRUCK WAS DUE FOR AN INSPECTION AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO AN INSPECTION.THE MECHANIC CONTINUED TO TELL ME HE FELT THE TRUCK WAS "JUNK" UNSUITABLE FOR TOWING ANYTHING.I CALLED 1-800-331-4331 AT TOYOTA AND SPOKE WITH [XXX], [XXX] AND [XXX]. [XXX] PROCESSED A CONFERENCE CALL WITH HERSELF, [XXX] AT TJ TOYOTA AND ME. [XXX] TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO TJ TOYOTA TO REDO THE FRAME INSPECTION AND IF IT FAILED, TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME. HOWEVER, [XXX], FROM TJ TOYOTA STATED IT IS NOT CORRODED ON THE FRAME BUT IT IS ON THE RAIL CONNECTING TO THE FRAME. I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD FOR ME AND HE STATED, SPRAY IT WITH UNDERCOATING. I ASKED WHAT THAT WOULD DO FOR THE TRUCK AND [XXX] STATED NOTHING?. NNYROADS ARE SALTED HEAVILY.IF THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER UNDERCOATED OR PROTECTED FOR RUST, THE FACT THAT THE RAILS ARE RUSTED IS DUE TO NOT BEING PREPARED FOR DRIVING IN NNYWINTER.I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT IN 2012 MY TRUCK FRAME AND UNDER CARRIAGE WAS IN AS GOOD A CONDITION AS THE INSPECTION DICTATED.IF IN TWO YEARS A TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME GOES FROM GOOD TO JUNK, THERE IS A PROBLEM SOME PLACE. I BELIEVE NOT UNDERCOATING THE VEHICLE LED TO THE RUST PROBLEMS AND THE RESULT OF THE INSPECTION IN 2012 WAS INCORRECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676165January 17, 2015
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING STARTED MAKING A NOISE AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. UPON CHECKING MY POWER STEERING FLUID AND ADDING SOME THERE WAS IMPROVEMENT, BUT I NOTICED I WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE RUST ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE TRUCK WAS SO SIGNIFICANT AND THAT A HOLE HAD ACTUALLY RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE LEAKAGE OF POWER STEERING FLUID. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME AND ACTUALLY SHOWED ME ALL OF THE RUST CONCERNS. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE FRAME AND OTHER HARDWARE PARTS ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE TRUCK. TOYOTA NOTIFIED ME OF 2011 THAT THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS AND REQUEST I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A COMPOUND PLACED ON THE FRAME TO PREVENT FURTHER RUSTING. I DID COMPLETE THIS AS REQUESTED, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE COMPOUND LOOKED LIKE IT WAS SPORADICALLY PLACED AND THAT IT BASICALLY DID NO GOOD. THE RUST ISSUE IS SIGNIFICANT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ONCE I KNEW THE ISSUE WAS RUST RELATED AND AFTER TALKING WITH A COUPLE OF PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT HEADQUARTERS. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME UNLESS TOYOTA ISSUED ANOTHER FRAME RECALL. HE SAID THE COMPANY WAS CONSIDERING IT, BUT NO ISSUE HAS CAME OUT. I THEN STATED THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE, BUT IS NOT SURE IF THEY WANT TO OWN UP TO IT AND ADDRESS IT. THIS WAS NOT DENIED BY THE REPRESENTATIVE I WAS SPEAKING WITH. IN ADDITION TO THE FRAME RUST, THERE ARE OTHER HARDWARE RUST ISSUE THAT ARE OF SAFETY CONCERN. ANY LINE THAT CARRIES FLUID UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK IS IN DANGER OF RUSTING THROUGH. ALSO, THERE IS A STEERING MECHANISM WITH SIGNIFICANT RUST AND IF FOR SOME REASON THE BOLTS COMPLETELY RUST OFF THEN I LOSE CONTROL OF ALL STEERING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668263December 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HOUSING BROKE WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT SOMEPLACE WHERE I WOULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT UNTIL I TOOK APART THE PLASTIC COVERS AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO WORK THE SHIFT LINKAGE MANUALLY. THE SHIFTER HOUSING PIECE APPEARS TO BE A FAIRLY THIN PIECE OF CAST ALUMINUM AND BROKE IN SEVERAL SPOTS. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659639November 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JANUARY 2012 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED FOR FRAME CORROSION. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND SPRAYED THE FRAME WITH AN ANTI CORROSION SUBSTANCE CRC. IN OCTOBER 2014 THE VEHICLE FAILED AN INSPECTION DUE TO A PERFORATED SUB FRAME CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659838November 20, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCK NEW IN FEB. 2001. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR YEARS. ON DEC. 11, 2011 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA (SSC 90M) REGARDING SEVERE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER. ON FEB. 18, 2012 THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED AT KOONS TOYOTA IN WESTMINSTER, MD. AT THAT TIME AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PAPER WORK I WAS GIVEN INDICATED THE FOLLOWING; "INSPECT, REMOVE RUST & CLEAN FRAME, NO RUST EX SPEC, APPLY CRC. THE TRUCK WAS BACK AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN 2013 FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND NO MENTION OF RUST WAS MADE BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IN OCT. 2014 THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A CERTIFIED AUTOMOBILE REPAIR STATION. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT MY FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WILL ONLY SAY THE "CAMPAIGN" ON MY VEHICLE IS OVER. ALTHOUGH I REALIZE RECALL SSC 90M ENDED IN 2012 I BELIEVE THAT MY FRAME WAS RUSTED IN FEB. 2012 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AT THAT TIME. I BASE THIS ON THE OPINION OF 2 CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANICS AND 1 CERTIFIED AUTO BODY REPAIRMAN. ALL 3 INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND OUR OF THE OPINION THAT THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME COULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED FROM 2012 TO 2014. THEY ADVISE THE FRAME WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN RUSTING IN FEB. 2012, BEFORE THE RECALL ENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658979November 18, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE PROTECTIVE COATING TO CHIP OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STTED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC HWO ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUST JACKING. THE MACHANIC SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RUST HOLES. UPDATED 6/8/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653793November 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
WAS HIT HEAD ON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10654049November 10, 2014
STEERING
I HAD JUST PICKED UP THE TRUCK FROM KINGS TOYOTA, AFTER THEY HAD PUT A NEW FRAME ON THE TUNDRA; WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES WHEN I HAD TO USE FORCE TO STEER VEHICLE. I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK. MY RACK WAS SO CORRODED. THERE WERE HOLES WITH LEAKS THROUGHOUT, BUT ONE HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL. TOOK TRUCK BACK TO DEALER (VERY ANGRY), WHERE THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW RACK. IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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