2000 Toyota Tundra Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED BUT THE WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING HOUSING SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 7/14/15*CN UPDATED 10/16/217*CN

MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT VEHICLE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED, THE TIRE'S REAR WELL WAS CORRODED, AND THE STEEERING COLOMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO BEING NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPIGN: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.KH

ROHRICH TOYOTA REPLACED THE SEVERELY RUSTED FRAME ON MY 2000 TUNDRA IN 2009, ONLY AFTER NHTSA DIRECTED THEM TO. ROHRICH TOYOTA AFTER TELLING ME THAT PER MY VIN I WASN'T ONE OF AFFECTED OWNERS!? TOYOTA REPLACED FRAME AND BRAKE LINES AS WELL AS CROSS MEMBER IN 2009. TOYOTA THEN REATTACHED RUSTED FUEL LINE TO NEW FRAME AND NOW RUST FROM OLD FRAME HAS CAUSED THE FUEL LINE TO LEAK SEVERELY. I CALLED ROHRICH AND TOYOTA AMERICA AND WAS DENIED REMEDY OF REPLACING FUEL LINE! I AM A SURVIVOR OF OPEN HEART SURGERY AND MY WIFE IS A DISABLED DIABETIC AMPUTEE AND WE NEED OUR VEHICLE FOR DR'S APPOINTMENTS AND SHOPPING ETC... IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP AND SOON? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PULLED THE BED OFF AND COATED THE BACK. THE FRONT WAS NOT TREATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TRUCK IS VERY HARD TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS AND DOESN'T CORRECT WHEN COMING OUT OF A TURN. STEERING WANTS TO FREEZE UP WHEN MAKING A U TURN. I'VE HEARD THAT THE BALL JOINTS CAN SNAP AND SEND THE TRUCK CAREENING OUT OF CONTROL. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE SOMETHING SAFE FOR TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES AND CANNOT HAVE A MALFUNCTION LIKE THIS HAPPEN. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 1-28-2015 MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA,WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SLAMMED TO THE GROUND SLIDING TO A DEAD STOP THE TIRE JAMMED UNDER THE BODY OF THE TRUCK,VERY FRIGHTENING TO THINK WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING FASTER OR IF ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING TOWARDS YOU OR FROM BEHIND,AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK AND GETTING THE VEHICLE OFF THE GROUND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE BALL JOINT FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME HAD HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXTREME RUST AND HOLES ON THE FRONT AREA OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

THE OFF-ROAD WIRING HARNESS BOX WAS REPLACED IN 2012 BY RECALL STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS UNIT CAN NOT GET IT TO WORK. TOYOTA SAYS ONLY 1 YR WARRANTY. ALSO TAIL LIGHT BULB WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE KEEPS FALLING OUT SO YOU HAVE NO BACK UP LIGHT OR PARKING LIGHT WHEN FALLS OUT. BOTH HAVE HAD RECALLS BUT STILL DO NOT WORK. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO DO. THANK YOU. *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA TO HAVE MY FRAME REVIEWED FOR RUST DAMAGE. THIS OCCURRED IN 2012, SO I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD AFTER INSPECTION THAT MY TRUCK SHOWED NO RUST. I RETAINED THE PAPERWORK INDICATING SUCH. ON 12/30/2014 I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WHEN THE TRUCK WENT UP ON THE LIFT IT ACTUALLY BROKE IN HALF. THE SHOP HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND WAS AMAZED AT THE VOLUME OF RUST INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE I HEARD OF THESE TRUCKS BEING RECALLED FOR FRAME PROBLEMS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME? PLEASE HELP ME. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE AN UNKNOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OUT. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME. I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN MARCH OF 2013 AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT ONLY NEEDED TO BE "UNDER COATED" WHICH THEY DID. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THIS "UNDERCOATING" STARTED PEELING OFF IN LARGE SHEETS. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS PERFORATION OF THE FRAME. THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FRAME APPROX. 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TOYOTA CALLED ME BACK AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAD DONE WHAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE RECALL AND THEY WOULDN'T BE DOING ANYTHING ELSE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A BIG ENOUGH CONCERN THAT A RECALL WAS DECLARED AND IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA HAS TAKEN THE POSITION THAT AS LONG AS THEY MAKE A TOKEN EFFORT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I PULL A BOAT WITH THIS TRUCK AND AM NOW CONCERNED THAT IF THE FRAME FAILS IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY TUNDRA IS EXTREMELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE VEHICLE SAFETY IS BECOMING A CONCERN OF MINE. IT HAS VERY LOW MILES FOR THE YEAR, AND IT IS CONSISTENTLY GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. *TR

ON SATURDAY, 11/1, I STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY, DROVE FORWARD, AND TRIED TO TURN ONTO THE ROAD, BUT I COULDN'T TURN. I BACKED THE TRUCK INTO MY DRIVEWAY AGAIN. I LOOKED IN THE TRUCK'S MANUAL, BOUGHT THE DEXRON FLUID THAT IT RECOMMENDED, AND PUT IT IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, BUT THE TRUCK GROANED WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT. THE NEXT DAY, I PUT MORE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR, BUT I COULD NOT TURN IT. WHEN I CALLED THE MECHANIC ON MONDAY, HE SAID TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. BEFORE IT WAS TOWED, I PUT MORE FLUID IN IT. IT LEAKED ALL OVER THE BED OF THE TRUCK THAT HAULED IT TO THE MECHANIC. AFTER IT WAS AT THE MECHANIC'S SHOP, HE SAID THAT BOTH POWER STEERING LINES WERE BROKEN. HE SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT THEY DIDN'T BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A WRECK. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT KNOWN PROBLEMS OUGHT TO BE SUBJECT TO RECALL AND PAID FOR BY TOYOTA. THEY SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO THE OWNER TO FIND OUT BY ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS HANGING LOW AND THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4WD. IT WAS A VEHICLE THAT WAS SOLD AND SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN PA. IN 2010 MY TRUCK WAS TAKEN INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN PA TO HAVE A FRAME RUST INSPECTION PERFORMED DUE TO A TOYOTA RECALL RELATED TO RUST. AT THE TIME THEY REPLACE FUEL TANK STRAPS AND FOUND NO OTHER RUST PERFORATION ON THE FRAME.IN 2014 THERE WAS STILL A GROWING AMOUNT OF RUST SPREADING IN OTHER AREAS OF THE FRAME. IT WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA IN RALEIGH, NC. SERVICE MANAGER THERE AT THE TIME RECOMMENDED A FRAME REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. NO FRAME WAS EVER ORDERED. NOW OVER TWO YEARS LATER MY TRUCK STILL HAVE THE RUST AND THEN SOME ON THE FRAME. I CANNOT HANG A SPARE TIRE IN THE REAR DUE TO THE RUST. THE FRAME HAVE 2 HOLES IN IT AND IS UNSAFE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE FRAME EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECOMMENDED IN 2014 AND WAS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I HAVE CALLED AND CALLED AND HAVE OPENED UP A CASE WITH TOYOTA FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY STILL REFUSE TO REPLACE IT NO MATTER WHAT I SAY AND THE PROOF OF THE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF POOR QUALITY ON THEIR PART. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE AND IT SHOULD HAVE A NEW FRAME UNDER IT. I WAS TOLD BY MY CASE MANAGER THAT SINCE IT HAD BEEN INSPECTED PREVIOUSLY IN 2010 THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE RUST THAT APPEARED IN 2014. RIDICULOUS!!!! THE RUST APPEARED. UNDER WARRANTY. NEEDED A FRAME IN 2014. UNSAFE. PERIOD!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERBODY, SUBFRAME, AND THE TIRE ASSEMBLY WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE SOCKET AND THE LOWER A FRAME DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ORIGINAL BALL JOINT FAILED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE CONTACT, WHO IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, REPLACED THE BALL JOINT BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 310,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FRAME DUE TO CORROSION BUILD UP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,800. UPDATED 10/24/14*CN UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

FRONT FRAME IS RUSTED IN MULTIPLE AREAS . 3-4 INCH HOLES COMPLETELY THROUGH FRAME . TOYOTA REPLACED BACK GAS TANK STRAPS , SPARE TIRE CARRIER AND SPRAYED FRAME FROM CAB BACK . DIDN'T ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUES ON FRONT OF FRAMEBUT WOULD NOT PASS VEHICLE FOR WV STATE INSPECTION. STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE ! NOTED HOLES IN FRAME BUT SAID THEY WEREN'T REPLACING FRAMES AT THIS TIME . MY RESEARCH SHOWS THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY FRAMES AND MY VEHICLE CERTAINLY IS UNSAFE . ALL I WANT IS FOR MY SONS TRUCK AND MY SON TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD. .PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 104,000 MILES. IT WAS PART OF A LIMITED CAMPAIGN RELATED TO FRAME/RELATED COMPONENT CORROSION. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP APPLIED CRC TO CERTAIN PARTS OF THE FRAME BUT DID AN INSUFFICIENT JOB AND THE MATERIAL IS FLAKING OFF IN LARGE PIECES. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT ONE OF MY FUEL TANK GAS STRAPS RUSTED OFF AND NOW THE TANK IS HOLDING ON BY ONLY 1 STRAP. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND RETURNED TO DEALER AND NO ONE WILL EVEN CONSIDER HELPING ME REMEDY THE GAS STRAP ISSUE BECAUSE THE RECALL PERIOD IS CLOSED. THE ENTIRE BOTTOM OF MY FRAME IS RUSTED AND SEVERAL COMPONENTS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME ARE COMPROMISED. NO, THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THIS IS MECHANICALLY SOUND BUT ISN'T SAFE ENOUGH TO FILL UP WITH GAS FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE USES VERY DECEPTIVE PRACTICES CONCERNING SAFETY. IT IS SAD THAT LARGE CORPORATIONS VALUE CONSUMER SAFETY SO LITTLE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE AS A LOT OF FRAME RUST WHERE THE FRAME CONNECTS TO THE LEAF SPRINGS. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS WITH TOYOTA AND THEY DO NOT SEE IT AS AN ISSUE SINCE IT WAS NOT IN ONE OF THE 20 STATES THEY CONSIDERED "SALT" STATES. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS WITHIN THIS VINTAGE. IF THERE IS NOT PERFORATION, THEN THEY SEE IT AS NOT A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH LOTS OF SCALING LEADS TO PERFORATIONS AND POSSIBLE WEAKNESS WHERE THE SUSPENSION CONNECTS TO THE FRAME. *TR

THE BED OF MY 2000 TUNDRA IS RUSTING OUT WHERE THE CROSS MEMBERS ARE WELDED TO THE BED AND WHERE THE BOLTS ARE CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. TOYOTA REPLACED THE FRAME IN MAY OF 2011. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AS REQUESTED BY TOYOTA RECALL CENTER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER,HEAD MECHANIC ,AND CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER ALL LOOKED AT THE TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND HAD TO DO WITH INFERIOR METAL,POOR WORKMANSHIP,OR INFERIOR UNDER COATING. LAKEWOOD TOYOTA SAID THEY COULDN'T ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THE BED. IF THE BED BECOMES UNATTACHED FROM THE FRAME THEN THERE COULD BE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS HOPING YOU COULD NOTIFY TOYOTA OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COMPANY DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR INFERIOR QUALITY AND POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP WANT TO PUT THIS ON RECORD SO YOUR DEPT CAN ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND OR POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO FURTHER PURSUE THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND UNDERSTANDING. UPDATED 08/18/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO RUSTING OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VERY ISSUE. TOYOTA STATED A RECALL NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE CONSUMER. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTICE. APPARENTLY, IT WENT TO A PREVIOUS ADDRESS. UPDATED 01/07/15*JB

FRAME OF VEHICLE HAS RUST PERFORATION! VEHICLE HAS NO RUST ELSEWHERE, BUT THE FRAME ALONE IS ROTTING AWAY IN CERTAIN PLACES. TOYOTA'S RECALL ONLY COVER THE SPARE TIRE AREA OF THE FRAME, BUT FRAME FRACTURE WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND LACK OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION. *TR

I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR A FRAME RECALL,INSPECTION TODAY.THEY TELL ME THE FRAME FAILS INSPECTION,AND THEY WOULD GO GOOD FOR FRAME.THEN THEY SAY I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OTHER COST IN ORDER TO REPLACE FRAME(NUTS,BOLTS,BRAKES,CALIPERS,SHOCKS,RUBBERS,ECT...)HE SAYS COULD GO ANY WHERE FROM $2000.TO $4000.DOLLARS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY.WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THERE MISTAKE?THE TRUCK IS 14 YEARS OLD(STILL RUNS WELL.)BUT WHY DO I WANT TO SPEND $4000.DOLLARS ON AN OLD TRUCK THAT ALSO HAS RUST ON FENDERS AND BUMPER.I CAN,T GET ANOTHER INSPECTION STICKER IN STATE OF MAINE BECAUSE OF RUST ISSUES.I THINK TOYOTA TELLS ME $4000 DOLLARS TO DISCOURAGE ME TO DO THE RECALL.TRUCK ONLY HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT WHY DON,T THEY JUST OFFER ME SOME MONEY FOR THE TRUCK,AND PROBABLY SAVE THEM MONEY BY NOT HAVING TO DO THE FRAME+LABOR..CAN YOU HELP ME?[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL REGARDING RUST ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE MADE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STABILIZER BAR AND THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND RESULTED IN DETERIORATION. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

USING THE SPARE TIRE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE DUNLOP TG35 GRANDTREK 265 70 R16 THE TIRE WAS LIKE NEW. TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. GAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO TREAD...BUT REMAINING TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED...WITH STEEL BELT SHOWING. DID DAMAGE TO INSIDE FENDER WELL....FENDER....TORE OFF MUD FLAP AND DAMAGED BLACK PLASTIC FENDER WELL COVER. I CHANGED TIRE. *TR

TRUCK FAILED ANNUAL INSPECTION DUE TO EXTREME RUST OF FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS TO THE POINT OF FRAME PERFORATION AND IMMINENT FAILURE. FRAME DIRECTLY UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT RUSTED THROUGH WHERE IT JOINS THE CROSS MEMBER UNDER THE TRANSMISSION. FRAME IN FRONT OF PASSENGER REAR TIRE EXTREMELY RUSTED WHERE IT JOINS THE CROSS MEMBER. THE INSPECTOR STATED THIS WAS A MORE IMMINENT CONCERN THAN THE RUSTED THROUGH PORTION UNDER THE DRIVER BECAUSE IT HAD A GOOD CHANCE OF BREAKING WITH THE NEXT POTHOLE. LEAF SPRINGS FOR DRIVERS REAR TIRE ALSO EXTREMELY RUSTED. REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING RUSTED THROUGH ON THE TOP WITH OIL LEAKING OUT. EXHAUST HEAT SHIELDS AND HANGERS RUSTED AWAY COMPLETELY. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER OVER THE SPARE TIRE OR THE GAS TANK STRAPS BEING AN ISSUE. THEY COULD BE BUT WERE NOT THE IMMINENT CONCERN AT THIS POINT. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE RADIATOR/TRANSMISSION COOLER DUE TO RUSTING THROUGH AND ANTI-FREEZE ENTERING THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE APPARENTLY COMMON WITH THE TUNDRA - LEAKING/CRACKED MANIFOLDS, ETC. THE TRUCK IS AT THE LOCAL DEALER PENDING REPAIR. TECHNICIAN STATED IT WAS THE WORST CASE OF UNDERCARRIAGE RUST HE HAD SEEN. *TR

DRIVER #1 WAS TRAVELING NE AND ROUNDING A BEND. ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAS DRIVING IN CENTER OF ROAD. DRIVER #1 VEERED VEHICLE FURTHER NE TO AVOID A COLLISION. DRIVER #1 LOST TRACTION AND VEHICLE SPUN OUT. THE FRONT END OF DRIVER #1 VEHICLE HIT SNOW BANK AND BOULDER. VEHICLE THEN BECAME STUCK IN A DITCH. DRIVER #1 ATTEMPTED TO ROCK VEHICLE OUT OF DITCH WITHOUT SUCCESS. DRIVER #1 THEN PUT VEHICLE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE FRONT WHEELS OBTAINED TRACTION. THE ENGINE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO THRUST BACKWARDS ACROSS ROAD AND DOWN A 23-25 FOOT EMBANKMENT. DRIVER #1 ATTEMPTED BUT COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE LANDED IN A CANYON ON SOME TREES AND ROCKS SEVERELY DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. DRIVER #1 WAS SEVERELY INJURED IN ACCIDENT WITH HYPOTHERMIA AND A C2 FRACTURED VERTEBRA. *TR

THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK IS TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH. IT HAS A CRACK AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY TRIED TO ROTATE MY TIRES AND THE MECHANIC FOUND A GREAT DEAL OF RUST AND DEBRIS IN THE WHEEL HUBS. HE BROKE LUGNUTS AND STUDS TRYING TO REMOVE THE REAR TIRES. HE REFUSED TO TOUCH THE FRONT TIRES. TOYOTA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE TRUCK WAS UNDER COATED IN 2012 AS PER RECALL. TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE THE TRUCK IN AS A TRADE BECAUSE OF THE RUST. CURRENTLY THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE DRIVE AND EVEN IF I COULD DRIVE IT I AM AFRAID TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I GOT A FLAT AND HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE TRUCK HAS ONLY 56,000 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LYNCH TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER, CT WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED IN 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE), BUT NO SERVICE WAS PERFORMED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF RUST AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE FRAME AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE STABILIZER WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARGO LAMP/STOP LIGHT BURNED OUT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB AND NOTICED THAT THE HOUSING UNIT WAS MELTED AND HAD DRIPPED ONTO THE LIGHT BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HOUSING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,300. UPDATED 1/6/14*CN UPDATED 01/16/14

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 10/23/13. I HEARD ABOUT TOYOTA RECALL ON FRAME. I CALLED A TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED IF THE ISSUE HA BEEN ADDRESSED. THEY SAY YES IT WAS. THE FRAME RECALL PASSED INSPECTION. I THEN PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BASED ON THE PASS IT RECEIVED. ON 10/24/13 I TOOK THE TRUCK TO ANOTHER TOYOTA GARAGE TO DO AN OVERALL INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE SO I KNEW THE BRAKES AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. THE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THE FRAME IS ROTTED! I ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL AND HE SAID TOYOTA IS NOT ADDRESSING ISSUE ANY LONGER. I SAID IT PASSED THE FRAME INSPECTION. HE SAID THEY HAD THEM SPRAY SOMETHING OVER THE RUST AND CORROSION, BUT IT DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. HE ADVISED ME TO RETURN THE VEHICLE FOR A REFUND. THE OWNER DID NOT KNOW BECAUSE SHE WAS SELLING FOR HER FATHER THAT HAS DEMENTIA. HELP!!!!!! *TR

MY 2000 TUNDRA TRUCK IS DENIED A SAFETY INSPECTION FOR CORROSION OF THE VEHICLE FRAME. TOYOTA CORP LIMITED RECALL TIME PERIOD 4-2010 TO 2012 RESULTED IN A DELIBERATE FAILURE AND NULLIFY EFFECTIVE REPAIRS TO THE SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS USED ON THE STEERING, SUSPENSION AND VEHICLE FRAME INTEGRITY. I CONTACT TOYOTA CORP 1-800-331-4331, [XXX], SUPERVISOR CASE MANAGEMENT DEPT. FOR HELP TO ADDRESS THE N.H.T.S.A SAFETY CONCERNS AND COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT OF 2010 WITH TOYOTA CORP, 2000 TUNDRA RECALL. THIS LETTER IS AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO N.H.T.S.A REQUESTING A FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION BASE ON TOYOTA CORP FAILURE TO COMPLY EARNESTLY AND AN INEFFECTIVE RECALL TIME PERIOD, TO ENSURE PUBLIC HIGHWAY SAFETY CONCERNS OF TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS WITH VEHICLE DEFECTS NEEDING A SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF POTENTIAL HAZARD OF FALLING SPARE TIRE, FUEL TANK, DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS. TOYOTA CORP "SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN" IS INEFFECTIVE AND DISINGENUOUS. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE NUMEROUS ONLINE TESTIMONY DATA AND COMPLAINTS TO THE N.H.T.S.A. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED BURNED MARKINGS ON THE INTERIOR HEADLINER WHERE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS MOUNTED. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A HONDA ACCORD GOING AROUND 65 MPH GIVE OR TAKE 5 MPH, WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE HONDA MADE A LATE SIGNAL AND SLOW DOWN. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO REACT I REAR ENDED THE HONDA AND CRUSHED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF MY TRUCK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY TRUCK WENT ALL THE WAY INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THE HONDA. THE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK STARTED AT THE PASSENGER HEAD LIGHT AND WENT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE DRIVERS SIDE AND WAS PUSHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS SHOULD OF LOCKED. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE STEERING WHEEL I WOULD OF WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS WERE ON BUT DIDN'T DEPLOY EITHER. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE COULD BE CRASHED INTO FROM THE REAR DUE TO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

PURCHASED USED 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT APPEARED TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A FEW DAYS DECIDED TO CRAWL UNDERNEATH AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT. AT FIRST GLANCE UNDERCARRIAGE AND FRAME APPEARED TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE UNTIL I NOTICED UNDERCOATING THAT HAD LARGE BUBBLES IN IT. POKED AT THE BUBBLES WITH MY FINGER AND LARGE PIECES OF RUST FLAKED AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DISCOVERED MANY OF THESE SPOTS ON THE FRAME AND REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLES. ONE AREA OF SPECIAL CONCERN IS REAR BRAKE LINES ARE RUBBING ON THE FRAME WHERE THE RUST HAS PUSHED A LEAF SPRING PLATE AWAY FROM THE FRAME AND HAS BEGUN TO SEPERATE. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT HOW COMMON THIS IS ON TUNDRAS AND TACOMAS. ALSO FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN APPLYING SOME TYPE OF UNDERCOATING TO THESE FRAMES SO THEY ARE AWARE IT IS A PROBLEM. CALLED TOYOTA AND THE AGREED TO INSPECT IT AT NO CHARGE. OF COURSE DEALER DID NOT SEEM TO THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM SO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WAS CONTACTED. GUESS WHAT? THEY SEE NO PROBLEM EITHER! APPARAENTLY TOYOTA IS SPRAYING THIS STUFF OVER THE RUST TO BUY THEM SOME TIME. NOW I FIND OUT THEY HAD BEEN REPLACING THESE FRAMES BUT THAT EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2012? THE TACOMA HAS A 15 YR UNLIMITED MILEAGE WARRENTY ON THE FRAME? IS IT JUST ME OR DOES THIS SEEM A LITTLE ODD? PARTS OF THE FRAME ARE PAPER THIN AND I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WILL BE STAYING IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND I WILL NOT SETTLE FOR THE ANSWER THEY ARE GIVING ME. HOW CAN THEY ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEN AT THE END OF 2012 JUST PULL THE PLUG AND PRETEND IT IS NOT A PROBLEM ANY MORE? I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. *TT

I BELIEVED THAT MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, SO I HAD IT TOWED TO TRI-COUNTY TOYOTA IN LIMERICK PA. THEY CHECKED IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO TEST DRIVE IT DUE TO RUSTED OFF OF FRAME, RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE. TRI-COUNTY TOLD ME TO TAKE VEHICLE TO SANATOGA AUTO BODY IN SANATOGA PA TO HAVE THEM FIX IT, SANTATOGA TOLD ME ABOUT RECALL AND THAT TRI-COUNTY SHOULD HAVE CHECK ON THAT WHEN IT WAS THERE. TRI-COUNTY WROTE ON MY PAPERWORK THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE 90M RECALL. I CALLED CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS REGARDING THE RECALL AND THEY STATED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT IN THE SYSTEM, SO I GAVE THEM THE VIN NUMBER. THEY STATED TO ME THAT THIS WELDED SHACKLE IS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME TO MAKE ANOTHER APPT. AT TRI-COUNTY TOYOTA TO HAVE THE RECALL CHECK DONE, WHICH IS ON 7/23/2013. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000. *TR

TOYOTA STATES THAT THE FOLLOWING IS A SAFETY ISSUE: CAMPAIGN BXD (SAFETY RECALL 90M CRC APPLICATION PHASE 2) 2000 - 2003 MY TUNDRA FRAME CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND BUT WILL NOT FIX THE RECALL DUE TO IT BEING EXPIRED NOT FULL SIX MONTHS AGO. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO DO SAFETY RECALL INSPECTION ON 21 MAY 2013. ON 22 MAY 2013 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A SILVER DOLLAR HOLE IN THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER, AND THAT IT WOULD NOT BE FIXED AS THE LIMITED RECALL NOTICE HAS EXPIRED SIX MONTHS PRIOR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA OF USA FOR MORE INFORMATION, THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO THE NOTICE EXPIRING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. I HAVE TOLD TOYOTA THAT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE ANY MORE AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THEY'VE PROMPTLY APOLOGIZED, WITHOUT OFFERING A FIX TO THE ISSUE THEY'VE IDENTIFIED AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY'VE BEEN ALLOWED TO HAVE SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS BECOME A TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE. SAFETY RECALLS DO NOT EXPIRE, BUT A MANUFACTURER AS BIG AS TOYOTA HAS BEEN DEEMED AS TOO BIG TO FAIL. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SEVERE CORROSION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD ..THE CONSUMER STATED HE CALLED THREE DEALERS TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED. THE FIRST DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR AN INSPECTION, THE SECOND DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO MORE PARTS AVAILABLE AND THEY COULD NOT ORDER ANY MORE. THE THIRD DEALER STATED THEY COULD HELP AND THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER REQUESTING HE RETURN THE LOANER VEHICLE, OR HE WOULD BE CHARGED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, AND THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THE RECALL WAS REVISED. ON MAY 9, 2012, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE GAS TANK WAS HANGING ON THE GROUND. THE REAR SUPPORT STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH. WHILE MAKING THE REPAIRS, THE CONSUMER NOTICED RUST FLAKES THE SIZE OF SOFTBALLS WERE FALLING OFF THE FRAME. ..UPDATED 08/01/13 *BF

I KNOW ABOUT RECALL ON RUST CORROSION. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO MY EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE FRONT PORT ON BOTH MANIFOLDS ARE LEAKING. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED BOTH CAT. CONVERTERS AND THE RESONATOR. *TR

APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO THERE WAS A SEPARATION OF MY BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR. I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILE AN HOUR AND BASICALLY MY FRONT END COLLAPSED AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND HAD IT REPAIRED. THEN ON APRIL 13TH 2014 IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MY PASSENGER SIDE.THIS TIME I WAS ROLLING TO A STOP SIGN SO THE TIRE DID NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAPPENING TWICE I LOOKED UP RECALL AND DISCOVERED THIS EXACT SCENARIO WAS DESCRIBED FOR MY VEHICLE TYPE DURING THE YEARS OF 2002-2004. I WAS LUCKY BOTH TIMES I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :EA04024 IS THE RECALL I AM REFERRING TO. *TT

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME PERFORATED THE SIZE OF MY FIST DUE TO RUST NEAR THE REAR SHACKLE MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES THIS IS THE MAIN LOAD SUPPORT AREA. I TOOK THIS TO WILSON TOYOTA OF AMES AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE RECALL BUT IT EXPIRED. I HAD IT INSPECTED LAST SUMMER IN 2012 THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. TOYOTA STATED THAT THEY ONLY HAD TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION FOR PERFORATION. NOW 3 MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION I HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE CARE WHO DENIED PROGRESSION WITH A CLAIM ON A CASE BASIS STATING THE DATE ENDED. I STATED IF I TRIED TO LOAD MY TRUCK TO THE RECOMMENDED GROSS TOWING CAPACITY I WOULD BE AFRAID THAT I COULD BUCKLE MY FRAME OR COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY. I BELIEVE THE QUOTE WAS "AND" OR SOMETHING NON CONCERNING. I CONFRONTED THE STATEMENT THEN HE PROCEEDED TO STATE IF YOUR VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE YOU SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT. I'M WRITING THIS TO MAKE AWARE AS THERE WAS A LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE IN AND WHEN MY INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED. THOUGH I MAY BE ONE I FEAR THIS MAY LEAD OR CONTINUE TO GO ON TO OTHERS AS THE PROGRESSION OF RUST TO PERFORATE A FRAME IN LESS THAN A YEARS TIME FRAME A 3000K MILES DRIVEN IS A CONCERN. I DO RESIDE IN IOWA WHERE WE DO RECEIVE JUST AS MUCH WINTER WEATHER AS IL OR MN WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE LIST AS WELL. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MAIN FRAME EXHIBITED NUMEROUS HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE MAIN FRAME WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE REAR CROSS MEMBER WAS THE ONLY PART BEING REPLACED AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.