2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED ONTO THE FRAME CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED LESS THEN 30 MPH IT ONLY HAS 69,000. MILES THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF WE WHERE ON A MAIN ROAD, OR EVEN GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED...... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS ACCORDINGLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RUST AND CORROSION VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE DEALERS ADVISED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER WAS CARELESS IN HANDLING THE RECALL AND THAT HE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECT THAT EXISTED IN THE VEHICLE AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/26/10*JB

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS RECALLED FOR FRAME CORROSION AND THE TRUCK SAT IN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT FOR 4 MONTHS UNTIL TOYOTA JUST DECIDED THIS WEEK THAT THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE RUSTED FRAME BUT THEY WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THIS FOR FREE - THEY SAID THEY IF ANYTHING ELSE GOES WRONG WHILE THEY ARE REPLACING THE FRAME, THAT THEY MAY NOT PAY FOR IT AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS A RECALL - WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING OUT OF MY POCKET? *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN FAILURE IN STEERING DUE TO LINK FAILURE *TGW THE POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKED FLUID OUT OF A HOLE THAT RUSTED IN THE CASE.

WHOLE BOTTOM FRAME OF TRUCK IS ROTTED. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT FOR RECALL. THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC & HE SAID VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. TOYOTA REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE STATING THE ODOMETER WAS BRANDED. THE CONTACT ADVISED THE ODOMETER WAS NOT BRANDED AND HE HAD DOCUMENTATION THAT STATED OTHERWISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,853 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,873. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/25/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON HAVING THE VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED RECALL THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED HER FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HE WAS ABLE TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND FOUND SEVERE CORROSION AND RUST, DESTROYING THE BRAKE LINES. THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION COVERING THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED HE WOULD NOT DRIVE DUE TO A POSSIBLE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, RUSTED FRAME, THAT CAUSED SUSPENSION REAR LEAF SUPPORT TO SNAP AND BRAKE OFF. *TR