2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

THE FRAME IS RUSTING THRU ON THE ENTIRE TRUCK. RUST HAS OVERTAKEN THE ENTIRETY OF THE FRAME AND NEEDS REPLACED. I COULD NOT LOCATED ANY RECALLS OR INFORMATION ON RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL TRUCK. I LOOKS LIKE THE YEAR PRIOR AND AFTER HAVE HAD RECALLS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AND I HAVE SEEN OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THIS YEAR MODEL DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING STARTED TO NOTICE STEERING ISSUE AND HAD IT LOOKED AT AND IT WAS NOT GOOD. BAD RUST. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET AND JUST FOUND THIS ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION ON WHAT TO DO AND IF ANY RECALLS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY SENT OUT SOMETHING TO PREVIOUS OWNERS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE LEFT TWICE. DURING THE SECOND DROP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT METAL TO METAL WAS RUBBING ON THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RESTING ON THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BUCKLE UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT LOOSENED, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON CITY STREET. FRONT LEFT WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO BROKEN BALL JOINT. ALL WHEELS HAD BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR BY TIRE DEALER. VEHICLE HAD A RECALL IN 2005 FOR BALL JOINTS WHICH WAS COMPLETED AT 75K MILES ON MARCH, 2007. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 299,525 MILES ON THAT REPLACEMENT. I DO NOT THINK MANY OWNERS KEEP VEHICLE FOR THAT NUMBER OF MILES. HOWEVER VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND POTENTIAL SEEMS TO EXIST FOR BEARING FAILURE. I DO NOT THINK THAT WHEEL REPLACEMENT WAS THE CAUSE THOUGH SOMETHING MAY HAVE LOOSENED DURING WHEEL INSTALLATION. I DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT OR INSURANCE CLAIM. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED. ORIGINAL RECALL NUMBER: 05V225000, MAY 17, 2005.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY THE DEALER TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH FOR THE FRAME TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

IN FEBRAURY 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRAME RUSTING ON MY TRUCK, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA OF KEENE FOR INSPECTION AND THEY UNDERCOATED THE FRAME. THEY DID A LOUSY JOB OF UNDERCOATING AND I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, BECAUSE THEY DID WHAT THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO THEY WOULD NOT REVIEW OR REINSPECT THE VEHICLE. MY TUNDRA HAD 58,970 MILES ON IT WHEN IT WAS UNDERCOATED FOR THE RUST ISSUE, IT NOW HAS 66,406 MILES ON IT. THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTED, SO BAD WHEN I DROVE DOWN MY DRIVEWAY BIG PATCHES OF RUST FELL OFF OF IT. OPEN THE HOOD AND YOU SEE NOTHING BUT RUST. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE FOR THE ROAD BUT BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH SITUATION I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET A NEW VEHICLE. ALL I WANT IS THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BEGINNING. THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF LOSS OF THE USE, CARRYING THE SPARE TIRE IN THE BED ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, THE GAS TANK DOOR RUSTED RIGHT OFF SO I HAD TO GET A NEW DOOR, I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO HELP RESOLVE THIS UNFORTUNATE RUST BUCKET OF A SITUATION.

FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR RUSTED OFF OF FRAME, RESULTING IN LARGE, STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISING HOLE IN THE WELDING LOCATION ON THE FRAME. WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD THE STABILIZER BAR DETACH FROM THE FRAME. THE DRIVEWAY IS MODESTLY SLOPED WHICH CAUSED MY LEFT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO FLEX AS IT WOULD IN ANY ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRAME, I NOTICED THAT THE DETACHMENT RESULTED IN A SMALL HOLE. UPON CLEANING UP THE EFFECTED AREA, HOWEVER, I NOTICED A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE FRAME. LITTLE DID I REALIZE THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A COMPLETELY UNSAFE VEHICLE THIS WHOLE TIME. TOYOTA HAS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE EXACT SAME COMPONENTS FOR 2000 -2003 TOYOTA TUNDRAS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE? THEY ARE THE SAME PARTS. THE FIRST TWO PHOTOS ARE BEFORE WIRE BRUSHING THE AREA. THE LAST TWO ARE FROM AFTER BRUSHING THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE SWAY BAR FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE SWAY BAR AND FRAME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE SWAY BAR AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR AN AIR BAG RECALL; HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE COMPLETELY STOPPED, WAITING TO TURN LEFT IN A SUICIDE LEFT TURN LANE IN THE CITY. A CAR SUDDENLY ENTERED THE TURN LANE, HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARDS US. I HONKED BUT THE OTHER DRIVER DID IT BRAKE OR SWERVE, IMPACTING US AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY....UPDATED 02/23/17 *BF UPDATED 03/01/17 *BF UPDATED 9/5/18*JB