2000 Toyota Tundra Brakes Problems

The brackets supporting the right rear brake line were severely rusted and failed. The brake line cracked at the juncture of the wheel cylinder attachment nut. Subsequently,there was a total loss of braking action on all wheels. The dual cylinder master cylinder failed to actuate the front brakes.THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. The emergency brake had to be deployed in order to stop the vehicle.

2000TOYOTA TUNDRA WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS LEFT THEN RIGHT OR VISA VERSA ALL IN ONE MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, WHICH SPREAD TO THE BRAKE LINE PROPORTIONAL VALVE. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1904080954. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

GUIDANCE IS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO RECEIVE HELP FROM TOYOTA WITH HONORING THEIR RECALLS FOR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND OMISSIONS ON MY 200 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARYLAND AND IS NOW IN SPAIN. YET, IT WAS PURCHASED AFTER THE RECALLS WERE INITIATED AND TOYOTA NEVER ADVISED ME OF THE THEN AND CURRENT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. MY PURCHASE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN MADE HAD I KNOWN OF THESE DEFECTS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE LEFT REAR SPRING BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND HEARD ANOTHER LOUD NOISE AND COASTED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT IT WOULD BE 3 MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD REPAIR HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE BACK LOG OF RECALLS. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK ON HIS VEHICLE ON AUGUST 23, 2010; RECALL 09V444000, STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS. AS HE WAS DRIVING FROM THE DEALERSHIP HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR; HE INFORMED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THE TECHNICIANS TO CLEAN, ADJUST THE REAR BRAKES AND RELIEVE SOME TENSION ON THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,168 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,192.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE WAS ABLE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST, DESTROYING THE BRAKE LINES. THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION COVERING THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED HE WOULD NOT DRIVE DUE TO A POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

HI - IN 2001 I PURCHASED A 2000 TUNDRA AND HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES SOME TIME LATER. AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK. THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND IN 2003 TOYOTA INCREASED THE CALIPER/PAD SIZE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED TO FIX THE OLDER TRUCKS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE PRE 03 TRUCKS. AT ONE POINT SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE TRUCKS HIT THE ROAD, TOYOTA SAID IF YOUR TRUCK HAD UNDER 30K MILES THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BY THEN ALL TRUCKS HAD MORE MILES THAN 30K AT AVERAGE YEARLY MILEAGE RATES. I BELIEVE PEOPLE LIVES WERE AT RISK, AND TOYOTA FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. I REPAIRED MY TRUCK MYSELF AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE ATTACHED FILE, AND SHARED THE ECONOMICAL FIX WITH MANY WEB USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATION WITH TOYOTA. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA ADMIT THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE BRAKES, AND REPAIR OR REIMBURSE OWNERS. I THINK MY TOYOTA TRUCK IS A VERY GOOD TRUCK BUT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR HANDLING OF MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS THE LINK TO HOW I HELPED OTHERS SINCE TOYOTA WOULDN'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/93481-JUST-DID-TSB-TUNDRA-BRAKES-MYSELF/ THE FOLLOWING LINK IS A GOOD EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/182418-2000-TUNDRA-BRAKES/ HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/ATTACHMENTS/BRAKES/26027D1195738013-HOW-TO-EARLY-TUNDRA-BRAKE-UPGRADE-CALIPER-UPGRADE-FOR-EARLY-TUNDRAS.PDF I THINK IT IS PATHETIC THAT TOYOTA COULD NOT FIX A FEW TRUCKS, AND NOW BOAST ON COMMERCIALS THEY HAVE THE BEST BRAKES. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 VALVE. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY REGIONAL REP. AND SERVICE MANAGER COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH AN ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE WORK DUE TO LACK OF A PART NUMBER FOR THE CROSS MEMBER. I LEARNED OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM BY TOYOTA AND OTHERS WHEN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. ALSO LEARNED THAT RECALL NOTICES WERE TO BE MAILED NLT END OF JANUARY 2010 (TOYOTA STATEMENT). TOYOTA REP ADMITTED THIS WAS NOT DONE AND RECALL LETTERS HAVE STILL NOT GONE OUT TO OWNERS. *TR

TOYOTA VEHICLES HAVE ANOTHER SAFETY FLAW THAT SEEMS TO BE SYSTEMIC ACROSS MANY MODELS. MY 2000 TUNDRA HAS A BRAKING QUIRK WHERE THE BRAKES UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING CAUSE A PULSATING SHUDDER IN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE'S 2001 AVALON DOES THE SAME THING AS DID HER 1993 CAMRY. SEVERAL FRIENDS WITH TOYOTA OR LEXUS VEHICLES HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. THE QUIRK ISN'T CONSISTENT, AT TIMES IT ISN'T NOTICEABLE AND AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE YOU COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE RESPONSE IS THAT IT IS THE TIRES, OR MAYBE THAT THEY TURNED THE ROTORS BUT THE END RESULT AFTER BALANCING TIRES, REPLACING THEM OR TURNING THE ROTORS THE QUIRKS REMAINS. IT MAY APPEAR TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE BUT RETURNS. *TR

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 FRAME CROSS MEMBERS HOLDING THE SPARE TIRES FAILING AND DROPPING THE TIRE ON THE ROAD AND OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURES DUE TO THE EXTREME RUSTING CAUSED BY SUB-STANDARD STEEL USED IN THE FRAMES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE DOT AND NHTSA IMMEDIATELY REQUIRE A COMPREHENSIVE RE-CALL OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 102,000 MI. WELL MAINTAINED WAS TAKEN FOR YEARLY PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE BRAKE LINES, FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE REAR BRAKE LINES ON THE DRIVERS REAR SIDE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

THE FRONT BRAKES CAUSE THE WHOLE TRUCK TO SHAKE WHILE STOPPING. FIRST SET OF ROTORS WERE INSTALLED FEBRUARY 2010, WITHIN 6 MONTHS SAME PROBLEM. SECOND SET INSTALLED AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RETURNED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE EVERY 6 MONTHS AND THE TRUCK IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA (WITH ~60,000 MILES) WAS PARKED IT IN MY RELATIVES DRIVEWAY ON 10/18/09. WHEN WE WENT TO DRIVE IT OUT OF MY AUNT'S DRIVEWAY ON 10/18/09, SHE STARTED YELLING, "STOP, SOMETHING IS LEAKING!" LOOKED AT THE FRONT DRIVERS BRAKE LINE AND SAW A HOLE THAT WAS PUSHING OUT BRAKE FLUID WITH HIGH PRESSURE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THANKFULLY, THE BRAKES FAILED IN THE DRIVEWAY INSTEAD OF ON ROUTE 2 BETWEEN ALBANY, NY AND MASSACHUSETTS. IF THEY FAILED ON THE DRIVE, MY HUSBAND WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. CAREFULLY DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, LIA TOYOTA OF COLONIE ON 10/18/09. TOLD THEM ABOUT THE BROKEN BRAKE LINE AND ASKED FOR A FRAME INSPECTION TO BE DONE FIRST, AS WE DID NOT WANT TO PUT MONEY INTO THE TRUCK IF THE FRAME HAD ISSUES. ON 10/26/09, WE FINALLY RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FOR THE WORK AND DOCUMENTATION STATING "THE FRAME HAS NORMAL RUST WEAR FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE" AND "THE FRAME HAS NO PERFORATION AT THIS TIME". THE ESTIMATE SAID THAT THE FRONT DRIVER BRAKE LINES AND JUNCTION BOX WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PIVOT WAS RUSTED & SEIZED ON BOTH SIDES AND COMPLETELY INOPERABLE, AND THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINK WAS RUSTED THROUGH. SINCE WE WERE TOLD BY LIA TOYOTA OF COLONIE THAT THE FRAME WAS INTACT (NO HOLES) WE AUTHORIZED THE WORK. WE PICKED UP OUR REPAIRED TUNDRA ON 11/02/09 AND KEPT THE OLD PARTS. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE CAR AND NEEDED ADJUSTMENT, SO THE FOLLOWING DAY, 11/3/09, WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER, COLONIAL TOYOTA OF MILFORD. WE ASKED FOR A BRAKE ADJUSTMENT AND A FRAME INSPECTION. THE NEXT DAY, 11/04/09, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM COLONIAL TOYOTA, SAYING THAT OUR TUNDRA FRAME HAD HOLES IN IT AND WE "SHOULD NOT PUT ANOTHER DIME INTO IT" AND "IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE". COLONIAL SERVICE TOOK PICTURES OF THE PERFORATED FRAME AND CALLED THE TOYOTA REPS, WHO CAME AND LOOKED AT OUR TUNDRA. ON 11/10/09, WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT TOYOTA DECLINED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE OUR FRAME. *TR

I HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, THE REAR BRAKE LINE RIGHT ABOVE THE CROSS MEMBER BLEW. I TRIED TO BRAKE HARD FOR A PEDESTRIAN AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HIM. I WAS CLOSE TO MY MECHANIC SO I JUST LIMPED IT THERE WITH THE E-BRAKE. *TR

VEHICLE SHUDDERS TREMENDOUSLY WHEN BRAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN MOST BRAKING SITUATIONS. NO FAILURE OCCURS BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND I AM WANTING IT FIXED BEFORE I AM INJURED. MECHANIC TRIED REPLACING PADS, TURNING ROTORS BUT PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION/OXIDATION. FRONT CROSS MEMBER BROKE OFF FROM FRAME DUE TO HEAVY RUST AND/OR CORROSION. I WELDED CROSS MEMBER BACK TO FRAME AND REPLACED BRAKE LINE. SPARE TIRE SEEMS CLOSE TO BREAKING OFF AS WITH MANY OTHER COMPONENTS DUE TO RUST. I DON'T DRIVE TRUCK ANYMORE DUE TO FEAR OF MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. VIN NUMBER I HAVE SEEMS TO BE INVALID, IF YOU WANT VIN PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL COPY FROM TRUCK, THANKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, ACCESS CAB, 4WD TRUCK WITH 160,000 +/- MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO LIVED IN THE AKRON, OHIO AREA. I HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT SECTION LOSS TO FRAME MEMBERS, CROSS MEMBERS AND CAB SUPPORTS. PRESENTLY, THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY PERFORATED ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE NEAR THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER MIDDLE CAB SUPPORT HAS CORRODED COMPLETELY OFF, THE FRONT DRIVERS CAB SUPPORT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY AND THE FRONT BUMPER/IMPACT GUARD HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THEY HAVE RESPONDED PROMPTLY ALL THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS STILL BE INVESTIGATED AT THE "EXECUTIVE LEVEL". ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND THE FUEL TANK STRAP DUE TO FAILURE FROM CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL SHAPE AND BODY IS NEARLY FLAWLESS. I HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE FRAME SEEMS TO BE MOST SEVERELY DETERIORATED AT THE BOXED SECTION NEAR THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (I.E. NOT TOWING/NO PAYLOAD) THIS WOULD LIKELY BE THE POINT IN THE STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH MAXIMUM BENDING. DUE TO THE BOX DESIGN- IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSPECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SECTION LOSS; ALTHOUGH, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE RAIL IS COMPLETELY PERFORATED ALONG THE UNDERNEATH SIDE. I CAN ATTEST THAT MY FATHER HAS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH NO DETERIORATION. IT IS UNCLEAR IF TOYOTA USED A DIFFERENT TREATMENT FOR THE LATER MODEL VEHICLES. MOST ALARMING TO ME, IS HOW QUICKLY Y THE CORROSION HAS PROGRESSED. SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER, THE CORROSION HAS PROGRESSED FROM A SURFACE RUST APPEARANCE INTO BUBBLING AND COMPLETE DETERIORATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTING DOWN. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES AT THE REAR BRAKE VALVE BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS MAJOR RUST AND TO SEE THE DEALER. I WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE AND TALKED WITH THEM ABOUT THE RUST CONDITION. THEY SAID THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THEY WOULD CONSIDER A TRADE IN BUT THE TRUCK WOULD THEN BE SOLD FOR SALVAGE. THEY GAVE ME $4,000 FOR THE TRUCK AND I PURCHASED A USED TACOMA.UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/09

1. NORMAL EVERYDAY USE. NEVER PLOWED. NEVER TOWED. NO HITCH. 2. LOST MY BRAKES GOING DOWN HILL ON A BACK ROAD. LUCKY! 3. GOT TOWED TO MECHANIC. BRAKE REGULATOR FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION NEAR THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT. REPLACED PART ALONG W/ ALL NEW BRAKE LINES DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALONG THE FRAME. WAS ADVISED TO HAVE TOYOTA INSPECT THE FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAVY CORROSION. CALLED TOYOTA CORP AND GOT A CLAIM # TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED. WAS TOLD THE ONLY PART OF THE FRAME TO BE LOOKED AT WAS THE "REAR CROSS MEMBER' DROPPED OF THE TRUCK. CALLED TO SEE IF IT WAS READY. WAS TOLD BUY THE DEALERSHIP "YOU ARE ALL SET. THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS FINE AND THE TRUCK WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. I ASKED IF THEY LOOKED AT THE FRAME UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. THEY STATED THEY DID AND NOTED THERE WAS HEAVY RUST AND CORROSION. I ASKED IF ANY HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE FRAME DURING THE INSPECTION. THEY STATED THE NOTICED PERFORATION ON SOME AREAS OF THE FRAME. I THEN ASKED THEM IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS A SILENT PAUSE AND THEN "LET ME CALL YOU BACK" THEY CALLED BACK AND STATED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND WERE NOT FIXING ANYTHING. I CALLED CORPORATE AND ASKED THEM IF I WAS ABLE TO HAVE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED. I WAS TOLD NO. I HAD TO GO TAKE MY UNSAFE TRUCK BACK. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED FOR ANY FOLLOW UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP OR THE CORP OFFICE. THE FRAME HAS HOLES IN IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD. IT HAS NEVER HAD A HITCH ATTACHED TO IT. IT HAS NEVER HAD A PLOW ATTACHED TO IT. THIS TRUCK IS NINE YEARS OLD HAS A GREAT ENGINE THAT HAS HAD ALL THE PROPER MAINTENANCE DONE AS SCHEDULED. THE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THIS MALFUNCTION AND LACK OF RESPONSE. I WILL BE DOING THE SAME. HOW CAN A DEALERSHIP ADVISE YOU TO COME GET YOUR TRUCK AND 5 MINS LATER TELL YOU IT IS UNSAFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. HAD I NOT ASKED THE PROPER QUESTIONS. MY DUE DILIGENCE. *TR

OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS CONTINUOUSLY LET US DOWN IN SEVERAL AREAS SUCH AS; BRAKE VIBRATION, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAM ARMS ARE RUSTED SO WHEN RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE SHOES STAY ENGAGED, DRAGGING ON THE BRAKE PADS CAUSING WARPED DRUMS. WE HAVE HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD SINCE 35K MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 63K MILES, CONTINUOUS OXYGEN SENSORS ISSUES (INCLUDING TWO THAT FELL OUT), BROKEN SWAY BAR MOUNT, RUSTED TAILGATE MOUNTS, AND NOW THE EXTREME FRAME RUST. THE TRUCK IS BEING EATEN AWAY BY RUST, CAUSING PARTS TO BREAK AND EVEN FALL OFF. NOW THE EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST HAS CAUSED PARTS TO FALL OFF, AND BREAK. THE LATEST IS THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SHACKLE MOUNT THAT WAS CRACKED AND FLEXING, AND NOW HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF ALLOWING THE SPRING TO REST ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BODY. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE; IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND IS NOW COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR