2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

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.

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

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

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

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

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA 9SM AND A0F AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO CONKLIN CARS SALINA, LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THE INSPECTION. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THESE RECALLS INVOLVE RUST AND CORROSION OF THE FRAME, CROSS MEMBERS, AND FUEL TANK STRAPS. CONKLIN CARS TECH STATED NO DAMAGE, CONKLIN INVOICE #008916 DATED APR 09 2012. JAN 2015 I NOTICED A HOLE IN THE LH FRAME RAIL AND THAT THE REAR FUEL TANK STRAP HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. I CONTACTED CONKLIN CARS AND THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT IT AGAIN ON JAN 30TH 2015 AND SAID THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THEIR TOYOTA FACTORY REP. ABOUT THE ISSUES. THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND TOLD ME THAT THE FACTORY REP. SAID THAT THE CASE WAS CLOSED AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE REPAIR. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR TRUCKS THAT RESIDED IN NORTHERN STATES AND THIS TRUCK WAS SOLD IN MISSOURI AND KANSAS. LOOKING AT THE FRAME IT IS EVIDENT TO ME THAT THE FRAME HAS HEAVY CORROSION, FLAKING RUST AND THINNING OF THE FRAME RAILS. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE "[XXX]" TOLD ME THAT THE CASE NUMBER WAS #1502062938 AND THAT THE REPAIR WAS TAKEN CARE OF ON APR 23RD 2012 AND WAS CLOSED. I HAD EXPLAINED THAT ALLEGEDLY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IN APR 2012 AND LESS THAN 3 YEARS LATER THE STRAPS HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. AT THIS RATE OF DECAY THE FRAME WILL RUST IN HALF IN LESS THAN 3 MORE YEARS. E. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND COMPLAINED ON FEB 20TH 2015 AND THEY OPENED A NEW CASE #[XXX] AND SHE SAID A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL. [XXX] M., CASE MANAGER, TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE CALLED FEB 26 AND TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THESE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY ARE ONGOING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *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 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.

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.

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.