2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE LETTER FROM TOYOTA COMPANY SEVERAL WEEKS AGO INFORMING ME THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IN MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA MAY EXPLODE METAL CHARDS WHEN ACTIVATED WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THEY ADVISED ME THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE NOW, BUT WILL INFORM ME WHEN PARTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND THE LOCAL DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IN THE MEAN TIME THEY SAY "UNTIL THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE IN YOUR LOCATION, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT." WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER, I CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INDICATE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. SEVERAL WEEKS HAVE PASSED AND I CANNOT SAFELY USE MY VEHICLE. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT TOYOTA WOULD INFORM ME WHEN THE NEW PARTS HAD BEEN PRODUCED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM. THE TOYOTA CO. SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REPAIR MY VEHICLE OR PROVIDE ME A LOANER VEHICLE SO THAT I MAY RESUME MY TYPICAL EVERDAY ACTIVITIES. P.S. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT. THE AIR BAG IS STILL INTACT, I ONLY INDICATED TODAYS DATE AS" INCIDENT DATE" TO COMPLETE A REQUIRED FIELD ON THE FORM SO IT CAN BE SUBMITTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS; 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) 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.

THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT AT THIS TIME, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR THE LAST 6 YEARS, ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MY WIFE, FRIENDS, AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES WHILE YOU GUYS WERE BUSY LITIGATING THIS DECISION WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AS SOON AS THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT, NOT 3 OR 4 OR 5 YEARS LATER. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE, AS IS THIS RIDICULOUS "REMEDY" AND RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE NOBODY RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT. I USE MY TRUCK FOR MY 2 BUSINESSES THAT I RUN AND I HAVE PEOPLE THAT RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT EVERY DAY BECAUSE THE BACK SEAT IS FULL OF MY TOOLS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, AFTER KNOWING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS TOYOTA HAS KNOWN, THAT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO IMMEDIATELY GET THESE VEHICLES FIXED. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN TOYOTA OWNERS FOR MANY YEARS, BUT WE WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN IF THIS IS THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS.

I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN ON JULY 13TH 2015 TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTION DONE BY HURLBURT TOYOTA IN EPPING NH. THEY DETERMINED THAT MY FRAME PASSED INSPECTION AND WANTED ME TO BRING IT BACK TO HAVE CRC DONE. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT THE CONDITION OF MY FRAME WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF AND HANDED THE SERVICE REP TWO PIECES OF METAL THAT HAD BASICALLY FALLEN OFF IN MY HAND. I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY AND THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. I KNEW THE FRAME WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND WAS DISGUSTED WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WAS THEN CONTACTED A FEW WEEKS LATER 2 DAYS BEFORE THE RECALL EXPIRED AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO GET MY TRUCK IN TO HAVE CRC DONE, BUT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ME A LOANER THAT I COULD TOW WITH SO I NEVER WENT IN. I WAS PREPARED TO UNDERCOAT TRUCK MYSELF AND WHILE UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK I FOUND A HOLE IN THE BOXED SECTION OF THE DRIVERS SIDE(NOT A DRAINAGE HOLE) I CONTACTED THE DEALER THAT INSPECTED AND THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP WHICH I DID AND RECEIVED A CASE # AND AFTER A LOT OF WASTED TIME WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE WAY THIS IS BEING HANDLED. THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN GET CRC IN THAT BOXED SECTION WHICH IS WHERE MY PROBLEM IS. IT IS FRAME ROT NOT RUST. APPLYING CRC TO THAT AREA WILL PROBABLY ONLY MAKE THE ROT WORSE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO A MORE THOROUGH INSPECTION BEFORE UNDERCOATING BUT THEY HAD MY TRUCK FOR TWO DAYS AND PRINTED ON SERVICE SLIP THAT IT PASSED. ALL OF THE FRAMES ARE BAD ON THESE TRUCKS. IM NOW STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT I PAID $10,000 TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW FEEL ITS WORTH NOTHING. I WOULD NOT SELL IN THIS CONDITION AND CANT GET ANY HELP FROM TOYOTA! ANY THOUGHTS OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT STATED THEY WERE JUST NOW CONFIRMING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS ON MY TUNDRA NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE DEFECTS. UNFORTUNATELY THAT TRUCK IS NOW IN MY DAUGHTERS POSSESSION IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE WHERE SHE'S ATTENDING COLLEGE. TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS OVER A YEAR AGO AND NOW THEY'RE JUST BEGINNING TO SEND OUT NOTICES? TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE IS WHEN I CALLED THEIR HOTLINE I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS IN YET TO FIX THE ISSUE! THAT A SECOND NOTICE WILL COME OUT TO ADVISE US WHEN IT CAN BE TAKING TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED. I'M GRAVELY CONCERNED BECAUSE AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW TENNESSEE IS A VERY HUMID STATE IN THE SUMMER AND THE LETTER STATES THAT HUMIDITY MAY BE A FACTOR. HOW CAN THIS FIX BE EXPEDITED? I TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE RECALLS AND THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, I JUST THINK THAT TOYOTA IS TRYING TO COVER THEIR REAR ENDS BY SENDING THIS LETTER OUT WITHOUT ANY TENTATIVE DATE FOR A RESOLUTION. PLEASE HELP US CONSUMERS...