2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

OBSERVING EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND FRAME DECAY. CONCERNED ABOUT STRUCTURAL SAFETY BASED ON THE SIGNIFICANT FRAME DEGREDATION. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING AND ESCALATING PROBLEM WITH THE RUSTING OF THE CHASSIS. I NOTICED A LEAK ORIGINATING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 10-20-16 WHERE I WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK STRAPS HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF AND NOTHING WAS HOLDING THE TANK. THE DIFFERENTIAL LEAK WAS ALSO A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE RUST AND THAT THE ENTIRE REAR END WOULD NEED REPLACED FOR $2K. THE DEALER GAVE ME A RENTAL DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD OF THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS BEING COMPLETELY GONE. ANOTHER $400 DOLLAR REPAIR. THE BODY OF MY TUNDRA IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AS FAR AS RUST GOES. THE "KNOWN" ISSUE OF EXCESSIVE CHASSIS CORROSION WAS ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA WITH A "BANDAID" RECALL WHERE THEY SPRAYED THE CHASSIS WITH ANTI CORROSIVE MATERIAL WHICH I HAD DONE. A YEAR LATER MOST OF THIS ANTI CORROSIVE MATERIAL HAS FLAKED OFF DUE TO THE APPLICATION OF THE MATERIAL OVER THE EXISTING RUST ON THE CHASSIS AT THE TIME. IT IS A GOOD THING THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL RUSTED OUT WHEN IT DID BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK FALLING OUT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM.

NOTICED LAST WEEK THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK WAS ROTTING ON MY DRIVEWAY! UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVER LARGE HOLES COMPLETELY THROUGH MY BOX FRAME. AFTER CLEANING OUT ALMOST 5LBS OF ROTTED FRAME I CAN NO LONGER PUT MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THIS VEHICLE. THAT WOULD MAKE ME IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT LIKE THE MANUFACTURER! I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JAN 2015 WHEN IT ONLY APPEARED TO BE A SURFACE RUST ISSUE. RECIEVED NOTICE OF THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THE MONTH AFTER IT WAS OVER SO TOYOTA REFUSED TO EVEN INSPECT IT. NOW THIS YEAR I HAVE HOLES YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND THROUGH AND TOYOTA STILL REFUSES THE FRAME IS BAD. IN THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN TOYOTA SAYS "THE CONDITION IS UNRELATED TO AND SEPARATE FROM NORMAL SURFACE RUST". HOW COULD THIS BE S VOLUNTARY LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND NOT A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL?? SOUNDS LIKE A LOOPHOLE CREATED BY DESIGN!

FOUND 4 INCH RUST HOLE THROUGH FRAME ON 2004 TUNDRA WITH 80,000 MILES THAT WAS TREATED WITH THE COATING IN 2014. TOYOTA CORPORATE SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO FIX IT AS THE RECALL OR WHATEVER EXPIRED IN 2015. HOW CONVENIENT. FRAME ROT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE! IF NOT REPAIRED, THE FRAME WILL FAIL.

RUSTED REAR DIFFERENTIAL. RUSTED FRAME AT FRONT RIGHT SWAY BAR. CAN'T PASS INSPECTION. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM JUST LIKE THE 2003 MODEL. I STILL HAVE PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE I CAN'T DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENACNE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ

TAKATA RECALL; RECEIVED AIR BAG RECALL 2014, TOOK TO DAVID MAUS TOYOTA SANFORD, FLORIDA AND HAD PASSENGER AIR BAG CORRECTED WITH MY RECEIPT. 2016 JUNE, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ON, (NOTICED WHILE DRIVING) TOOK AGAIN TO DAVID MAUS TOYOTA, THEY FOUND ERROR CODE AND CHECKED ALL DIAGNOSTICS, FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SIMPLY DIAGNOSIS COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND THEN WAS ADVISED TO PAY FOR A THOROUGHLY DIAGNOSIS, WHICH I PAID $128.00. TODAY JULY 2ND WHILE DRIVING TRUCK, FOUND AIR BAG LIGHT ON AGAIN (WHILE DRIVING) !! I SPOKE TO DAVID MAUS TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER JULY 2ND. HE SAID I CAN BRING IT IN AGAIN AND MY $128.00 DOLLARS WOULD GO TO ANY NEEDED REPAIRS. I'M TAKING MY 2004 TUNDRA TRUCK IN, EITHER JULY 5, 6, OR 7TH. THE VEHICLE WILL STAY INSIDE MY GARBAGE UNTIL TIME TO TAKE TO DAVID MAUS TOYOTA. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 08/16/16*LJ THE CONSUUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AND A BEEPING NOISE WAS HEARS. UPDATED 10/25/16/*JB

FRAME RECALL- MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS RECALLED FOR THE FRAME RUSTING OUT. TOYOTA DEEMED THAT A NEW FRAME WAS NOT NEEDED AND DID THE CRC TREATMENT WHICH IS ABSOLUTE JUNK AND ONLY CAUSES THE FRAME TO RUST EVEN WORSE. REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND LEAKING FLUID. PROBLEM ALSO WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER A NHTSA CAMPAIGN RELATED TO THE FRAME RUSTING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,265. THE VIN AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE.