2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

IN 2015, MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF A TOYOTA RECALL FOR COLD WEATHER VEHICLES, TO UNDERCOAT THE FRAME TO MITIGATE ANY POSSIBLE PROBLEMS FROM SNOW, ICE AND SALT RUSTING OUT THE FRAME PREMATURELY. I COMPLIED, BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, HERITAGE FORD & TOYOTA, 1620 SHELBURNE RD., SO. BURLINGTON, VT. THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS, AND REMOVED THE PICK UP BODY FROM THE VEHICLE AND UNDERCOATED THE FRAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION CROSS MEMBER TO THE REAR OF THE FRAME. THIS PAST TUES.,AUG. 8TH, 2017, I HAD MY VEHICLE AT MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED, AND TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES LOOKED AT. SOON AFTER THEY DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE BAY, MY MECHANIC CAME TO ME AND SAID HE HAD SOMETHING TO SHOW ME. THAT'S WHEN HE SHOWED ME THE HOLES ON THE TOP RAIL OF THE FRAME JUST BACK FROM THE ENGINE MOTOR MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS HORRIFIED WHEN MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS CONDITION ESSENTIALLY RENDERED MY VEHICLE UNINSPECTABLE. I WENT BACK TO HERITAGE TOYOTA WHERE I HAD THE UNDERCOATING DONE, AND THEY SAID BASICALLY, SINCE THEY HAD MET THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONS OF THE 2015 RECALL, THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY WERE REQUIRED TO DO FOR ME. THEY REFERRED ME TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE TELEPHONE NUMBER. WHEN I CALLED THE CASE WORKER, CHERYL FROM TOYOTA, SHE TOLD ME THE SAME THING THAT HERITAGE TOYOTA HAD TOLD ME, THEY HAD COVERED THEMSELVES BY COMPLETING THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS FOR MY VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO. MY CASE # FOR TOYOTA WAS 1708081681. I FEEL THAT EITHER HERITAGE TOYOTA OR TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. HERITAGE, BECAUSE THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS, & THEY COULD HAVE CHECKED THE FRAME IN THE ENGINE WELL AT SOME POINT. AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORP, BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD VERY WELL DOCUMENTED FRAME ISSUES WITH IT'S TRUCKS FOR MANY YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVE HAMLIN, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, FOR YEARLY INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PART OF THE FRAME THAT PROTECTED THE HEAT SHIELD BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,012.

THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE TRUCK AND EVERY COMPONENT DIRECTLY IN CONTACT WITH IT INCLUDING THE SUSPENSION IS AND HAS BEEN OXIDIZING/RUSTING/ROTTING OFF IN LAYERS SOME FRAGMENTS OF RUST SCALE FALLING OFF MEASURE 1/8" IN THICKNESS I CONTACTED TOYOTA OF NORTH AMERICA KNOWING ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE TOYOTA TACOMA MODEL TRUCKS WITH ALOT OF DETAILED PHOTOS THEY SAID BASICALLY TOO BAD. IVE KEPT THE UNDERCARRIAGE CLEAN EVEN TRIED USING COATINGS TO SLOW THE DETERIORATION DOWN THE TRUCK HAS 122,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM IS TOYOTAS POOR QUALITY STEEL USED AND IMPROPER FACTORY COATINGS I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2014 AND I GLIMPSED UNDERNEATH THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND THOUGHT THE FRAME LOOKED GOOD THEN A FEW MONTHS GO BY AND I GO TO DO A TUNE UP AND I START SEEING HUGE RUST SCALE FALLING ALL OVER UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND HOW BAD IT WAS AS WELL AS THE REASON I DIDNT NOTICE IT AT THE DEALER WAS THEY SPRAY PAINTED THE UNDERSIDE BLACK TO HIDE THE PROBLEM, I AM A MARINE CORPS VETERAN I SERVED 2007-2011 ACTIVE DUTY EVERY PENNY I HAD SAVED UP I USED TO BUY THIS TRUCK (MY FIRST BIG PURCHASE ALL IN CASH) IVE PUT THOUSANDS INTO THIS TRUCK ALREADY REPLACING SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND MOUNTS AND ITS BECOMING A TOTAL LOSS I CANT SELL IT TO A PRIVATE PARTY KNOWING HOW DANGEROUS IT CAN BE IF THE WRONG PART FINALLY ROTS ALL THE WAY THRU AND I CANT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE I CAN BARELY FIND WORK WITH THE ECONOMY AND PERSONAL STRUGGLES I HAVE RELATED TO MY SERVICE, I AM BEYOND UPSET AND I PRAY SOMEONE SOMEWHERE CAN HELP ME I KNOW MY TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA WITH THIS MAJOR PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRUSHING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. ONCE HE ARRIVED HOME, THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD CORRODED THROUGH THE ENTIRE CHASSIS ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE CHASSIS DROPPED BELOW THE REAR PART APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AND A QUARTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. ..UPDATED 06/27/17 *BF UPDATED 08/22/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HIT THE GROUND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER OF THE BELTWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FRACTURED, DAMAGED THE ABS SENSOR, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH COOPER DISCOVERER S/T MAXX TIRES, SIZE: 265/75/16. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. THE VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS AND ROLLED OVER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ROTATOR CUFF THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A REAR SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,785. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL - THE RECALL DATE WAS 2 FEBRUARY 2016. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL ON 3 MARCH 2016. IT IS NOW THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2016 AND STILL NO FIX. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE TIME ELEMENT.

TAKATA RECALL--WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR RECALL OF SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS. WE HAVE BEEN VERY DISTRESSED REGARDING THE TAKATA BAGS CONTAINING SHRAPNEL-LIKE SUBSTANCES & TOLD REPLACEMENT BAG IN PASSENGER SIDE (THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE) IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED AS WE TRANSPORT GRANDCHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO OUR FAMILY & WE WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE SAFE. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE RUSTING. WE GOT THE SPRAY DONE ON THAT. WHEN WILL THIS VEHICLE BE SAFE? IT HAS BEEN RELIABLE, JUST VERY STRESSFUL REGARDING SAFTEY ISSUES.

THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK WAS RECALLED FOR EXCESSIVE RUST. THE DEALER SPRAYED ON A COATING PER THE RECALL IN 2013. THE COATING HAS ALL FLAKED OFF AND THE FRAME IS LOSING CHUNKS OF RUST. TOYOTA KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT ONCE THEY SPRAY THE DEFECTIVE COATING ON IT. THE TRUCK FRAME NEEDS REPLACED AND THEY WON'T DO IT. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IN ONE OF THESE TRUCKS WHEN THE FRAME BREAKS AT SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION NEAR THE MOTOR MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STATUTE HAD EXPIRED TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.