2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME IS RUSTING UNDERNEITH THE CAR. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING, BUT WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT OUT OF OUR OWN POCKET BECAUSE TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH FRAME HOLES, IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. AT LEAST 6 HOLES FOUND DURING TOYOTA INSPECTION AND I HAVE FILED CLAIM. THE EXISTING RECALL FOR CROSS MEMBER IS NOT ENOUGH!! THEY WILL NOT TOUCH CROSS MEMBER UNTIL TOYOTA RESPONDS TO THE CLAIM. INSPECTION IS DUE NEXT MONTH???

I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA ACCESS CAB TRUCK WITH 62,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I HAD IT DIAGNOSED. THE FRONT O2 SENSOR BEFORE THE CAT HAS FAILED. I WROTE TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YRS OR 90,000 MILES. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ALSO UP TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO DECIDE IF THE FAULT WOULD BE COVERED. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A RELATIVE, WHO IS NOW DECEASED, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL INFO. I WROTE TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TO TALK TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHP. I TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE OR CALL THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT, OR WHAT EVER IT IS. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE GETTING RIPPED OFF FOR A DEFECT IN FACTORY PROVIDED PARTS AND REPLACEMENT PARTS. I DEFINATELY THINK THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. I FOR ONE CAN NOT AFFORD TO OWN A VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO COST $200.00 TO $800.00 EVERY 6 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS TO BE SMOGGED EVERY 2 YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,500.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS ROTTING AWAY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSS MEMBER WAS SO RUSTED, THAT THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE ROAD. *JB

HI - IN 2001 I PURCHASED A 2000 TUNDRA AND HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES SOME TIME LATER. AFTER SEVERAL CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES I WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF LUCK. THE ROTORS WOULD WARP AND IN 2003 TOYOTA INCREASED THE CALIPER/PAD SIZE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A TSB RELEASED TO FIX THE OLDER TRUCKS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE PRE 03 TRUCKS. AT ONE POINT SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THE TRUCKS HIT THE ROAD, TOYOTA SAID IF YOUR TRUCK HAD UNDER 30K MILES THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BY THEN ALL TRUCKS HAD MORE MILES THAN 30K AT AVERAGE YEARLY MILEAGE RATES. I BELIEVE PEOPLE LIVES WERE AT RISK, AND TOYOTA FAILED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR FINANCIAL REASONS. I REPAIRED MY TRUCK MYSELF AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE ATTACHED FILE, AND SHARED THE ECONOMICAL FIX WITH MANY WEB USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND FRUSTRATION WITH TOYOTA. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA ADMIT THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE BRAKES, AND REPAIR OR REIMBURSE OWNERS. I THINK MY TOYOTA TRUCK IS A VERY GOOD TRUCK BUT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR HANDLING OF MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS THE LINK TO HOW I HELPED OTHERS SINCE TOYOTA WOULDN'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/93481-JUST-DID-TSB-TUNDRA-BRAKES-MYSELF/ THE FOLLOWING LINK IS A GOOD EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-TUNDRA/182418-2000-TUNDRA-BRAKES/ HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/ATTACHMENTS/BRAKES/26027D1195738013-HOW-TO-EARLY-TUNDRA-BRAKE-UPGRADE-CALIPER-UPGRADE-FOR-EARLY-TUNDRAS.PDF I THINK IT IS PATHETIC THAT TOYOTA COULD NOT FIX A FEW TRUCKS, AND NOW BOAST ON COMMERCIALS THEY HAVE THE BEST BRAKES. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA TUNDRA, MODEL YEAR 2000. THE FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 15, 2009. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY. A CASE WAS OPENED WITH TOYOTA. TOYOTA ENGINEER INSPECTED THE FRAME JANUARY 21ST, 2010. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND WAS ISSUED A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR FEEDBACK ON THE NEXT STEP, HOWEVER, TOYOTA ADVISES THAT THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING ALL COMPLAINTS FOR TUNDRA FRAME RUST AT THIS POINT. *TR

BASED ON A NEWS STORY ON PBS ADVISING TOYOTA OWNERS OF A 2000-2003 TUNDRA SHOULD BE ADVISED TO CHECK FOR EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE REAR CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRAME AND THE ATTACHMENT DETAILS OF THE SPARE TIRE STORED UNDER THE FRAME. I HAD RECEIVED NO RECALL NOTICE OR LETTER OF AN "ADVISORY"THE VEHICLE IS A SR5 (4X4) REGULAR CAB ,8' BED, 114,000 MILES AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED,WITH A LEER HIGH CAP , AND BEDLINER I THIS ONE OWNER. A MECHANIC BRIEFLY LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE WHO TOLD ME HE WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE LIFT TO GET A BETTER LOOK. THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE TO BOTH RAILS OF THE FRAME THAT THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED TO BE TOTALLY UNSAFE AND HE HAD TO TAKE MY KEYS AND IMPOUND THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK ME TO THE LIFT AND SHOWED ME FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE RAIL OF THE FRAME. IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE THERE WAS A FIST SIZED HOLE IN THE FRAME AS WELL AS AN ADJOINING CRACK THAT EXTENDED ENTIRELY THROUGH THE STEEL MEMBER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. IT WAS BASICALLY SPLIT IN 2 PIECES. HE THEN REACHED IN WHERE THE HOLE WAS AND PULLED A 8 TO 12 INCH MULTILAYERED SHEET OF RUST OFF THE FRAME. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS IN VERY SIMILAR CONDITION BUT THE CRACK WAS JUST SHORT OR GOING ALL THE WAY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ( DEAN CARNES-BENNETT TOYOTA, ALLENTOWN, PA.-610 437-6711) THIS WAS MY BUSINESS VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT ALL THE DEALER COULD DO WAS PROVIDE ME A RENTAL CAR AS THEY HAD NO RENTAL TRUCKS. I AM NOW DRIVING A TOYOTA COROLLA THAT IS UNSUITED FOR MY NEEDS. HE SAID THAT ANYTHING FURTHER WOULD HAVE TO GO TOYOTA DIRECTLY. I CALLED AND FILED A CASE AN REITERATED I NEEDED A RENTAL TRUCK. I GOT A CALL A COUPLE DAYS LATER FROM THE TOYOTA REP. ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE CASE WAS PUT ON "ESCALATED STATUS" BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NO RENTAL TRUCK AND NO WORD FROM TOYOTA. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WILL BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. INSPECTION BY THE DISTRICT MGR AND POLICY FROM UPPER MANAGEMENT IS NEEDED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TUNDRA HYDRO-PLANED AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL INTO A RAVINE WITH FLOWING WATER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SWIM FROM HIS TRUCK. *KB

I TOOK MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO GET NEW TIRES AND THE VEHICLE BROKE IN HALF ON THE LIFT. I HAD BROUGHT A LIVE STOCK TRAILER THAT DAY SO I COULD PICK UP MY 1500POUND GRAIN ORDER SO I CAN FEED MY ANIMALS,I DID NOT GET TO DO THIS. I FREQUENTLY DRIVE LONG DISTANCES AT 50 MPH OR FASTER FOR MY BUSINESS WITH WEIGHT IN THE REAR. THERE HAS BEEN A CLAIM FILED WITH TOYOTA I STILL HAVE NO ANSWERS AS TO WHAT AND WHEN ANYTHING WILL BE DONE. IN THE MEAN TIME IM HAVING DIFFICULTY PERFORMING THE CHORES THAT NEED TO BE DONE WITHOUT A VEHICLE THAT WORKS TO MY NEEDS. TOYOTA DID RENT ME A VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ANYTHING NOW FOR FEAR IT TOO COULD BE FAULTY IM LUCKY I'M NOT DEAD AND MY 9 YEAR OLD CHILD TOO. *TR