2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

MY TIRES WERE ROTATED BY DISCOUNT TIRES (3836 PLAZA DR., OCNSD, CA). THEY DID NOT TIGHTEN ALL THE LUGS ON MY RIGHT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND IT FLEW OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND BADLY DAMAGED MY CAR. THEY ARE DENYING ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND ASSUME THAT THE LUGS ARE EITHER TIGHTENED FULLY OR NOT AT ALL. I LOCATED ALL THE LUGS AND ONLY ONE SHEARED OFF THE STUFF. ALSO THE SAFETY STUD WAS NOT TIGHTENED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY TRAIN THEY EMPLOYEES FOR PROPER AND SAFE TIRE ROTATION. ALSO PLEASE LET ME KNOW ANY OTHER AGENCY THAT OVERSEES TIRE ROTATION BUSINESSES. THANK YOU.

MY FRAME IS RUSTING BADLY AND THERE IS METAL SEPARATING WHERE THE LEAF SPRINGS MOUNT TO THE FRAME

HAD TRUCK TOWED DUE TO BROKEN BRAKE LINE AND WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WITH HOLES ABOVE FRONT WHEELS AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. REAR END ALSO SEVERELY CORRODED. CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALER, NO WARRANTY OR RECALL ON 2006 FRAMES ALTHOUGH TUNDRAS AND TACOMAS OLDER AND NEWER THAN 2006 ARE GETTING WARRANTIED FRAME REPLACEMENTS DUE TO RECALLS. DEALER WENT TO THE GARAGE THAT HAD TOWED THE TRUCK AND INSPECTED THE FRAME. DEALER ADVISED US TO GET HOLES IN FRAME FIXED AT OUR EXPENSE. DEALER VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL TO SPRAY FRAMES, BUT THE SPRAY HAD LIMITED AVAILABILITY FROM TOYOTA AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FULFILL THE RECALL WHEN WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THEM FOR THIS SERVICE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 150,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVABLE FOR MANY MORE. WE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA USA ON 11/14/2018, COMPLAINT# 181 114 1536 AND ARE NEXT ENTERING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NH ATTORNEY GENERAL.

FIRST COMPLAINT WAS IN MOTION CAME TO A SIGNAL LIGHT STARTED APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP CAME TO STOP BRIEFLY AS I WAS PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL COULD FEEL GRINDING LIKE UNDER PEDAL AND TRUCK BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD WHILE HOLDING BRAKE THEN CONTINUED TO PUMP BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY AND STOP IT BECAUSE IT WAS MOVING ME AND MY CHILDREN INTO MOVING TRAFFIC INTERSECTION.. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASTIONS SECOND COMPLAINT. DRIVER FRONT LOWER BALLJOINT GRINDING, POPPING SCRUBBING SOUND WHEN WHEEL IS TURNED ANY LITTLE BIT WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED AND POPPING METAL SOUND EVEN WHEN ANYONE GETS IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE.ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2013 THE U-JOINT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO SHAKING TAKEN OFF AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN TAKEN PART OFF METAL SHAVENS WOULD POUR OUT FROM THE PART IN SMALL PILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

IN 2015 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE MY MECHANIC SAW SCALY RUST ON FRONT PART OF FRAME.WAS INSPECTED UNDERCOATED AND TOLD FRAME WAS FINE.3 YEARS LATER THERE IS A 6 INCH ROTTED HOLE IN SAME PART OF FRAME I COMPAINED ABOUT.WAS TOLD BY MY TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA CORP. THERE IS NO WARRENTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER THE CONTACT CLOSED THE DRIVER'S DOOR, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST FELL FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT MAY NOT PASS. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE SUBFRAME CORROSION; HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO RECOMMENDED THAT IT NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRUNSWICK TOYOTA (3041 CENTER RD, BRUNSWICK, OH 44212, (888) 890-1882) IN 2015 TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL TO PREVENT THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, BUT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LEMON LAW AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND PURCHASED IT ONLY AFTER I REVIEWED ITS CARFAX HISTORY, DEALERSHIP REPAIR HISTORY, AND ADDITIONAL OWNER DOCUMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS TRUCK WAS TREATED WITH A TOYOTA DEALERS RUST PROTECTION PACKAGE WHICH COVERED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND FRAME OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ARE WARRANTED NOT TO RUST THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD SPECIFIED'. PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE RUST PROTECTION POLICY WARRANTY, THE ORIGINAL OWNER REQUESTED FRAME RUST EVALUATION AND REMEDIATION. TOYOTA PERFORMED THIS SERVICE IN 2015. THIS TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. FOLLOWING MY PURCHASE, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA AUTONATION IN LIBERTYVILLE IL FOR A MECHANICAL INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS PERFORATED. THE TOYOTA AUTONATION SERVICE MANAGER SUBMITTED A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERFORATION TO TOYOTA CORPORATE TO REQUEST FRAME REPLACEMENT. HE WAS TOLD BECAUSE RUST REMEDIATION SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY, TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE FRAME RUST PERFORATION DEFECT. PROPER MANUFACTURING ANTI-CORROSION APPLICATION ALONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT, ESPECIALLY FOR A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE AND EXEMPLARY OWNER CARE AND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE. WHEN I ASKED THE TOYOTA AUTONATION ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER HOW I COULD FIX THE FRAME DAMAGE, HE SAID ONCE PERFORATION OCCURS YOU REALLY CAN'T, BECAUSE WHAT HAS OCCURRED IN ONE LOCATION IS PROBABLY OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FRAME, AND I COULD DUMP (SELL) THE TRUCK. FOR THESE REASONS, I BELIEVE THIS TOYOTA TUNDRA'S FRAME PERFORATION RUST IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN, MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP DURING IN MANUFACTURE OF THE VEHICLE, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. IN A FOLLOW UP CALL WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT HELP RESOLVE THE ISSUE. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A FIELD UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE LIFT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, INCLUDING ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS BENEATH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KINDERHOOK TOYOTA (1908 NY 9H, HUDSON, NY 12534) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERE RUST FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,766. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.