2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 OXYGEN SENSORS. THE FRONT TWO WERE FAULTY BEFORE 50000 MILES AND LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER IS ROTTING AND LEAKING FLUID. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT IS TO WELD OVER THE HOLE.

THE HEADREST ON THE FRONT SEATS ARE TOO SHORT. I AM 6'6" TALL. AT TALLEST EXTENSION, THE HEAD REST PRESSES AGAINST THE TOP OF MY SPINE, BELOW MY HEAD. I FEAR A BROKEN NECK AND HEAD INJURIES IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. I PRESENTED THIS QUESTION TO TOYOTA ENGINEERS SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THEY WERE INDIFFERENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO A ROTTED FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) FOUR YEARS AGO; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 204,000.

FRIST TIME COMEING DOWN MY ROAD GOING 30 MILES PER HR L RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE TIRE WENT UNDER THE TRUCK. SECOND TIME THE LEFT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE TURNING A CORNER. THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN I JUST GOT OFF OF THE HWY AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. I AM AFIED TO DRIVE IT .

THE FRAME ON MY 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTING AND HAS HOLES COMPLETELY THRU THE FRAME. THE TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN REGISTERED AND LICENSED SINCE NEW AND MY PROBLEM IS NEVER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE. WHEN I LEARNED FROM A FRIEND THAT TUNDRA FRAME HAD BEEN REPLACED, I CALLED TOYOTA FOR MY FRAME REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA SAID THE RECALL EXPIRED AND REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. OTHER THAT THE FRAME, THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. IT IS SAD TO HAVE AN EXCELLENT TRUCK SETTING ON A FRAME THAT IS RUSTING AWAY. HOW CAN TOYOTA SELL A DEFECTIVE TRUCK AND IDENTIFY IT AS UNSAFE, FAIL TO CONTACT THE OWNER AND THEN REFUSE TO REPAIR THE TRUCK SAYING THE OWNER MISSED THE DEADLINE. TOYOTA COULD HAVE CONTACTED ME BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION. I ASKED IF TOYOTA COULD OFFER ANY CREDIT ON A REPLACEMENT, EVEN SOME CONSIDERATION ON A NEW TUNDRA AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO MAKE ANY EFFORT TO ASSIST ME. I CURRENTLY OWN FOUR TOYOTAS. BUYERS BEWARE! *TR

COLUMN SHIFTER BROKE AWAY FROM SHIFT COLUMN WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE. ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT. HAD TO JUMP ON BRAKE TO AVOID LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

VEHICLE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN PLACES AND HAS DETERIORATED BY FLAKING IN OTHER LOCATIONS ON THE FRAME. ALSO POWER STEERING RACK HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 61000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA IN LATE OCTOBER, 2016. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AS THEIR RECALL ON THE FRAME WAS GOOD ONLY UNTIL 12-31-2012.

THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST ACROSS THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. THE REAR AXLE CASING HAS STARTED TO DETERIORATE TO THE POINT THAT DIFFERENTIAL FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE CASING. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE FRAME, SPARE TIRE AND FUEL TANK REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST.

PART OF THE FRAME ON MY TRUCK HAS ONE LARGE RUST HOLE AND A SMALLER RUST HOLE. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 22, 2016 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME IS STILL COVERED UNTIL DECEMBER 2016. I RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP CALL LIKE I WAS TOLD ON MONDAY OCTOBER 24, 2016 ONLY FOR MY CASE MANAGER TO INFORM ME IT WAS NOT COVERED. SHE SAID THE FIRST LADY I SPOKE WITH WAS WRONG ABOUT WHAT SHE TOLD ME. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT HAS MAJOR RUST ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXTENSIVE RUST, CORROSION, AND COULD FRACTURE. THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT A MANUFACTURER RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN 2012 FOR THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE FRAME WAS REPLACED FROM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INDICATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IN 2012 AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.