2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

ON 11/19/2014 I TOOK MY TUNDRA TO TEAM TOYOTA FOR THE FRAME RECALLED BECAUSE THERE WERE CORROSION AROUND THE FRAME. TEAM TOYOTA INSPECTED AND APPLIED SOME TYPE OF BLACK SPRAY AND GIVEN ME BACK MY TRUCK WHILE THE COATING WAS WET. THIS WAS DONE ON THE RECALLED WARRANTY. I BOUGHT 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES FROM BJ'S AND HAVE THEM INSTALLED BECAUSE TEAM TOYOTA DIDN'T HAVE MICHELIN TIRES MY SIZE WHEN THEIR PROMOTIONS BUY 3 GET THE 4. 6 THOUSAND MILES DRIVEN, I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO BJ'S FOR TIRES ROTATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY FRAME ARE CORROSIVE AND NEED TO BE CAREFUL. I CALL TOYOTA TODAY AND TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE FRAME AND THE WAY IT WAS DONE BY TEAM TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THE FRAME PROBLEMS? PICTURES THAT I ATTACHED ARE TAKEN TODAY WITH MY PHONE.

THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS CONFIRMED THE FRAME ON MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND HAS HOLES IN IT. THEY TOLD ME ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE FRAME COULD CRUMBLE IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT, AND STATED THE FRAME WOULD QUALIFY FOR A FULL FRAME REPLACEMENT IF TOYOTA WOULD RECALL IT. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY AREN'T GOING TO STAND BEHIND IT AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY COMPONENT. THIS IS QUITE FRUSTRATING AS THE BODY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO RUST, THE MOTOR HAS ONLY 91,000 MILES ON IT AND RUNS LIKE A GEM, NO LEAKS OR DRIPS, AND THE REST OF THE UNDER BODY HAS ONLY MINIMAL RUST. HOW CAN THE FRAME LOOK LIKE IT'S BEEN SITTING IN THE BACK FIELD FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AND THE REST OF THE TRUCK LOOK NEXT TO NEW, AND FOR TOYOTA NOT CONSIDER THE FRAME FAULTY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD PREMATURE RUST AND HOLES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR RUST COATING OF THE FRAME AT AN UNKNOWN TOYOTA DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF GREENFIELD (1 MAIN ST, GREENFIELD, MA 01301, (413) 773-5455) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST ON MY FRAME. I HAS HOLES IN FRAME AND ALMOST RUSTED IN TWO. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT ISSUE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. THE TRUCK RUNS GREAT AND THE BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE. FRAME IS IN BAD CONDITION.

BOUGHT MY TRUCK LAST YEAR OFF A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY DID A SAFTY INSPECTION ON THE TRUCK, I WAS RECENTLY JUST TOLD I SHOULD HAVE MY FRAME CHECKED, SO I DID, AND THE FRAME DID NOT PASS BUT DO TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER FORGOT TO GET THE FRAME UNDER COATED IT VOIDED OUT GETTING A NEW FRAME, SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AT AND ASK THEM WHY THEY SOLD ME A TRUCK THAT HAS A BAD FRAME BUT TOLD ME THAT IT PASSED THEIR SAFTY INSPECTION, THERE ANSWER WAS SOMETIME THOSE THINGS HAPPENS AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO MY ISSUE HERE IS I OWE OVER $10.000 ON A TRUCK THAT I WAS TOLD IS IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT NOBODY WANT TO FIX SOMEONE SCREW UP. I'M WONDERING IF THERE ANY LEAGAL ACTIONS I SHOULD CONSIDER OR IF SOMEBODY CAN HELP ME RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIPS NAME THAT I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM IS, SUMMIT TOYOTA OF AKRON, OHIO. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. MR.SUMMERS

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE(I-10) LAST WEEK ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK BEGAN MOVING TO THE RIGHT THEN TO THE LEFT. IT WENT BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 4 TIMES.WHILE IT WAS DOING THIS, I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. GOOD THING NO CARS WERE AROUND ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM.

NEVER RECEIVED LETTER AND STICKER FOR LACK OF CHILD RESTRAINTS WITH AIRBAG ON/OFF SWITCH IN FRONT SEAT OF ACCESS CAB TUNDRA. THIS WAS NOTED DURING TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATER REPLACE BY DEALER.

TAKATA RECALL - UNIT 1 - THE VAN, OTHER DRIVER. UNIT 2 - OUR TUNDRA, OUR SON HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS MARCH 1, 2015 MY SON, WHO WAS A MINOR, [XXX] UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON EAST FM 2410 WHEN UNIT 1 BEGAN TO TURN LEFT ON A GREEN LIGHT ONTO STILLHOUSE LAKE ROAD IN TURNING LANE. UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON EAST FM 2410. AS UNIT 1 TURNED UNIT 2 STRUCK UNIT 1 IN THE RIGHT REAR. UNIT 1 FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. UNIT 2 WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED AND THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. OUR SON DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL THAT DAY BUT DID A FEW DAYS LATER BECAUSE OF SOME SHOULDER STIFFNESS AND NECK ISSUES. WE WERE BLESSED HE WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY. TEXAS FARM BUREAU IS OUR POLICY WE FILED IT UNDER SIX MONTH AUTO POLICY: [XXX] CLAIM: [XXX] DATE OF LOSS: 03/01/2015 VIEW DETAILS DESCRIPTION OF LOSS SON,[XXX] WAS DRIVING VEH GOING SOUTH ON EAST FM2410 WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A 2014 TOYOTA SIENNA WHAT FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED COVERAGE AMOUNT PAID COLLISION 9725.87 MEDICAL-PERSONAL INJURY PROTECTION 1993.17 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRAME HAS RUST HOLES. I CALL TOYOTA AND TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT CASE CLOSED.

MY FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT IT BROKE,I BELIEVE IT FALLS UNDER THE 1ST GENERATION FRAME AS THE 2003 MODELS.I WENT FOR AN INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO FRAME