2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT ABOUT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT; IT'S A COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW LONG IT'S TAKING FOR TOYOTA TO IMPLEMENT ITS RECALL. TOYOTA'S INSTRUCTIONS ADVISE NO ONE RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE TO THE AIRBAGS. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 5 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL. MY FOUR PERSON CAR HAS BEEN A THREE PERSON CAR SINCE THE RECALL WENT INTO EFFECT IT HAS RENDERED US UNABLE TO DRIVE OUR FAMILY OF FOUR EFFECTIVELY DENYING US THE BENEFIT OF THE BARGAIN OF THE VEHICLE WE PURCHASED. THIS DELAY IS INEXCUSABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL FOR OUR TOYOTA TUNDRA 2006. IT SAYS THAT TOYOTA DOESN'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WHICH MAY BE UNDER PRESSURE AND COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. WE WERE ADVISED NOT TO UTILIZE THE PASSENGER SIDE OF OUR VEHICLE UNTIL WE ARE CONTACTED FOR A REPAIR. THIS ADVISE HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE SINCE WE HAVE ANOTHER CAR IN THE SHOP AND WE HAVE NEEDED TO COMMUTE TOGETHER. WE DO NOT FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO RENT A CAR. IT'S UNREASONABLE THAT TOYOTA WOULD EXPECT THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS TO "WAIT" FOR A REPAIR THAT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND IN THE MEANTIME NOT USE THEIR VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN OVER THREE WEEKS SINCE WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TOYOTA THAT OUR REPAIR CAN BE SCHEDULED. WE BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND WE WANT THIS RECALL TO BE REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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.

MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A CRACK ALONG THE FRAME RAIL APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES LONG NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. THE FRAME HAS NUMEROUS OTHER HOLES OPENING UP AND SIGNIFICANT FLAKES OF STEEL FALLING OF THE FRAME IN THIS SAME AREA. I HAVE METICULOUSLY CARED FOR THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN SURE TO KEEP THE CAR AND FRAME CLEAN, PARTICULARLY DURING THE HARSH WINTER MONTHS. NONETHELESS THE FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SWAY BAR MOUNT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH. WHILE TOYOTA INITIATED A "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN" THIS IS NOT A FULL RECALL. I LEARNED OF THIS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE 26 DAYS AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE CAMPAIGN ON JULY 31, 2015. AS THIS IS NOT A RECALL, CUSTOMERS SUCH AS MYSELF HAVE NO RECOURSE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS RUDELY INFORMED THAT THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS AND THAT MY VEHICLE CANNOT BE COVERED UNDER THE CAMPAIGN AS IT HAS EXPIRED. THIS LEAVES ME WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF TOYOTA'S ENGINEERING ERROR. NOT ONLY DOES THIS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE, BUT CLEARLY POSES A SAFETY HAZARD AS CRITICAL COMPONENTS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION ARE WEAKENED. FURTHERMORE, AN ACCIDENT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMAGE AND INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE WEAKENED STRUCTURE. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL IS APPALLING. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES AND HAS LEFT ME TO FEND FOR MYSELF FOR THEIR ERROR. I STRONGLY URGE THE NHTSA TO RECONSIDER THEIR CLOSED CASE ON THIS FRAME ISSUE AND DEMAND A RECALL. THE MEASURES TOYOTA HAS TAKEN THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN ARE NOT SUFFICIENT. THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHER OWNERS WHOSE FRAMES ONLY RECEIVED THE CRC COATING AND HAVE CONTINUED TO RUST. THIS WAS CLEARLY A STOPGAP MEASURE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY HAZARD AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THEIR DESIGN FLAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (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. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN RECALL; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SPRAYED REMEDY CAME OFF AND SHOWED THAT THE REAR FRAME AND HITCH ASSEMBLING WERE BECOMING MORE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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. MA 10/15/2015 *CN

RECEIVED AN UNDATED LETTER OF RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. THIS WAS AN INTERIM NOTICE WITH A REMEDY BUT NO IDEA WHEN IT CAN BE FIXED. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # 1508251905.THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALER CLOSE TO MY AREA TO SEE WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. NO ONE KNOWS WHEN PARTS ARE GOING TO BE IN MY AREA .I AM PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T PUT ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAG THAT MAY INJURE OR KILL IF SEATED IN THE SEAT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO AT LEAST GIVE US AN IDEA WHEN THIS PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED.