Toyota Tundra Complaints (2001)

415 consumer complaints on file.

#10293554November 25, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THIS MORNING, AFTER BEING TOLD ABOUT A SPARE TIRE HOUSING RECALL ON TOYOTA TUNDRA, I INSPECTED THE AREA AROUND SPARE TIRE HOUSING AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME ITSELF APPEARS TO BE ROTTING AND CORRODING. I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO REMOVE LARGE PIECES OF METAL FLAKING OFF THE FRAME. THE FRAME DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SAFE. WHEN I TAPPED THE FRAME WITH MY KNUCKLE, IT GIVES OFF A CRUNCHY NOISE AND HAS A GENERAL "GIVE TO THE FRAME" (SOMEWHAT SOFT). I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AFTER SEEING THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293365November 24, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I WAS DRIVING EAST ON ROUTE 109 IN MILLIS, MA. WHERE I LIVE. AS I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, THE SPARE TIRE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LONGBED DROPPED ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THERE WAS NO INJURY, I SIMPLY PULLED OVER AND RECOVERED THE SPARE. I FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY! A RATHER LARGE TIRE WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE PATH OF WHOEVER WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND. THERE IS A SHORT CABLE AND HUNK OF RUSTED METAL STILL ATTACHED TO THE TIRE IF ANYONE NEEDS TO SEE EVIDENCE OF WHAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR NORMAL AND I SIMPLY WANT TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. MARK THOMPSON *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293450November 24, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST ON 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293463November 24, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE WAS SHAKING, FELT FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. MADE LOUD POPPING SOUND FROM REAREND OF VEHICLE WHEN ARTICULATING A TURN ON A HILL, OR ROAD BUMP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAREND U-BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE REAREND TO THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE. THE REAR DRIVE AXLE WAS LITERALLY FALLING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NO WORK DONE PERTAINING TO THE U BOLTS, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE CAME LOOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293218November 23, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. RUST HAS CAUSED HOLES IN THE FRAME. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293273November 23, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME OVER THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE CROSS MEMBER FOR THE SPARE TIRE HAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS MADE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,260.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293096November 21, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. FRAME IS RUSTING VERY RAPIDLY, TRIED TO PAINT FRAME WHERE I COULD REACH,BUT PAINT FLAKED OFF AFTER JUST A FEW WEEKS. I TALKED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292497November 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT RUNNING OFF THE ROAD INTO DITCH AND HAD TO BE TOWED. INSPECTION PHOTOS AVAILABLE DEMONSTRATE BRAKE LINE CORROSION ALONG WITH CHASSIS AND FRAME RUST THROUGH. *TR UPDATED 03/29/10 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED 10/05/10.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10292290November 16, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD. ACCESS CAB PICK-UP TRUCK HAS A RUSTED OUT FRAME. MY TRUCK BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY(MAY 1ST) I TOWED IT TO MY MECHANIC SHOP. MY MECHANIC REPLACED AN OXYGEN SENSOR THAT HAD RUSTED AWAY ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IT HAD EXTREME CORROSION (RUST) ON THE FRAME, BRAKE LINE CONNECTIONS, SUSPENSION MOUNTS, EXHAUST SYSTEM...."RUST EVERYWHERE". HE SUGGESTED IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE CONNECTION POINTS WERE SO CORRODED (RUSTED AWAY) THAT THEY COULD FAIL WHILE IN OPERATION.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292338November 16, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA - PREMATURE FRAME FAILURE DUE TO RUST UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF CORROSION TO FRAME RAILS RESULTING IN LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. LARGE DEFRAGMENTATION OF FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST EXCESSIVE PERFORATION OF METAL FRAME DUE TO CORROSION/ RUST 3RD PARTY REVIEW OF RUSTED FRAME CONCLUDES INADEQUATE METAL MAY BE A REASON FOR PREMATURE FRAME FAILURE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290774November 3, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 TUNDRA, 143,785 MILES. REGULARLY MAINTAINED. I WAS TOLD AT INSPECTION 6 MONTHS AGO THAT THERE WAS FRAME RUST, BUT IT PASSED. THREE DAYS AGO, HEARD A NOISE, TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH, DRIVER-SIDE LEAF SPRING HAD TO HAVE SECTION REMOVED. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE". DEALER SAID THEY HAD TAKEN PHOTOS OF FRAME, AND THAT WE SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL, NO RESTITUTION, NO PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH TUNDRA ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290443October 31, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 144,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT HERITAGE TOYOTA IN BURLINGTON VERMONT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. LAST MONTH I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPAIRED AND WHILE THE TRUCK WAS ON THE LIFT THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. APPARENTLY THE WAY THAT THIS DEALERSHIP TESTS THE INTEGRITY OF TRUCK FRAMES IS BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. I DID NOT ASK THESE PEOPLE TO DO THIS. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID I SHOULDN'T DO THE BRAKE JOB BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAS A RUSTED FRAME AND IT IS NO LONGER INSPECTABLE. I STARTED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME BECAUSE MY 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP. I ASKED ABOUT THE TACOMA RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AT THIS TIME NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. GREAT!!! I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP BACK AND AFTER GETTING THE RUNAROUND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME 500$ FOR MY TRUCK. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. THE BODY ON THIS TRUCK HAS VERY LITTLE RUST AND I REALLY FEEL AS IF THE FRAME MUST BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289977October 27, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STEERING
MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS JUST TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA OF NEWPORT DEALER THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. ALSO, TIRE CROSS MEMBERS EXHAUST SYSTEM CROSSOVER PIPES AND POWER STEERING FRAME RUSTED OUT AND IS LEAKING. I CALLED TOYOTA HOT LINE AND AM WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289879October 26, 2009
STRUCTURE, STEERING
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT HERE, LET ME CLARIFY THAT FIRST OF ALL. I AM BEGINNING TO READ QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE 2000-2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA VEHICLES IN COLD WEATHER STATES, EXPERIENCING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST. I LIVE IN MARYLAND AND CURRENTLY OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD. MY VEHICLE HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. AFTER THE FIRST YEAR THE RUST STARTED, I HAVE USED AT LEAST A CASE OF RUST-OLEUM TO COUNTER THE EFFECTS OF THE RUST. MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS THE APPEARANCE OF MY STEERING COLUMN (LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD) THIS METAL SHAFT IS ENGROSSED IN RUST. I OWN A 1987 BUICK WITH 117,000 MILES ON IT THAT DOES LOOK NO WHERE NEAR THIS BAD. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS COULD AT SOME POINT POSE A SAFETY RISK. JUST TODAY I CALLED THE TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AT 800-331-4331 AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FRAME RUST, BUT SAID THAT I WAS ON MY OWN WITH ANY OTHER RUST. THEY TOLD ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ONLY ACKNOWLEDGED RUST PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA TACOMAS. I JUST WANTED NHTSA TO BE AWARE OF THIS . THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289416October 22, 2009
STRUCTURE
PURCHASED MY 2001 TUNDRA NEW. FRAME HAS BEEN RUSTED SINCE 2005, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED FOR YEARS ON THE AMOUNT OF RUST, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FROM TIE ROD WHEEL AREA. JUST HEARD THROUGH THE MEDIA ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECALL. SIMPLY TOO MUCH RUST FOR MY COMFORT LEVEL ON TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289296October 21, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289140October 20, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FOR RHODE ISLAND STATE INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO FRAME RUST. THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED AND THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE TIRE BROKE AND IS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH A STRAP. THERE ARE PLACES IN THE FRAME THAT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CORPORATE OFFICES HAVE NOT BEEN OF ANY ASSISTANCE. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER SENT IN PICTURES. UPDATED 07/14/10.8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289015October 19, 2009
SUSPENSION:REAR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE TOYOTA TUNDRA 2001 WITH SEVERE FRAME RUST, REAR SHOCK MOUNT FRAME RUSTED OUT HOLES IN FRAME, BRAKE STABILIZER NOW UNATTACHED TO VEHICLE THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO RUST PROBLEMS. I HAVE CONTACT TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES THEY SAID I AM OUT OF LUCK. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT.. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA OWNER WITH THESE PROBLEMS TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO STAND BY US. CAN NOT REPLACE PARTS THE FRAME IA DEFECTIVE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287402October 14, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
ON 10/14/09 WHILE DRIVING ON LA 15 THE LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT CAME APART ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST A LOUD BANG LEADING ME TO BELIEVE, AT FIRST, I HAD A BLOWOUT. WHAT FOLLOWED NEXT WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL AND BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE I SPUN OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP. LUCKILY I WAS UNHURT. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002-2004 VEHICLES BUT I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE SURE SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE TOO. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287180October 13, 2009
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK. ON 9/5/09 I LOST MY POWER STEERING, AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE, GIL'S GARAGE IN BURNT HILLS, NY. GIL'S GARAGE FOUND THAT MY STEERING RACK HAD RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE AT THE LEFT REAR SPRING SHACKLE AND ONE IN THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKET AREA. THE TRUCK, THEREFORE, COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA'S NATIONAL HOTLINE (CASE REFERENCE # 0909115275). I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER, NEW COUNTRY TOYOTA, IN SARATOGA, NY AND TOYOTA'S HOTLINE REPRESENTATIVE, THAT THERE WERE NO CORRECTIVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE FOR THE TUNDRA. SUBSEQUENTLY, TWO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES VISITED GIL'S GARAGE AND INSPECTED MY TUNDRA. THEY WERE ISAO FURUKAWA, CORPORATE MANAGER, PRODUCT QUALITY AND SUPPORT AND JIM ROSASCO, FIELD PRODUCT ENGINEER. THEIR PHONE #'S ARE 973-882-2026 AND 973-493-2518 RESPECTIVELY. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE RESTITUTION SIMILAR TO THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY TOYOTA FOR THE TACOMAS WHICH HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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