2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. FRAME EXTREMELY RUSTED. I HAVE 3 HOLES IN MY FRAME. THE BIGGEST BEING THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL WITH NO ATTEMPT ON MY PART TO MAKE IT LARGER. THE LOCATION IS APPROX 6-8" FROM FRONT BUMPER (DRIVERS SIDE). 2ND BEING SAME LOCATION ON PASS. SIDE. 3RD HOLE BEING UNDER BACK DOOR ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE ENTIRE FRAME IS DELAMINATING. SHOCK BRACKETS ARE TO BAD TO INSTALL NEW SHOCKS. SECTIONS OF FRAME ARE THINNER DUE TO METAL THAT HAS FALLEN OFF. TRUCK HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FIELD SERVICE TECHNICIAN FROM TOYOTA. TOYOTA HAS GIVEN ME SEVERAL DATES THAT THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE ME THEIR ANSWER TO THE RESOLUTION ONLY TO BE PUSHED BACK. LATEST DATE IS JAN 25. *TR

THE TRUCK CANNOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF A RUSTED FRAME. THERE ARE HOLES (2"-3") IN BOTH SIDE RAILS OF FRAME, 3 OF THE CROSSMEMBERS ARE RUSTED THROUGH, ONE OF THEM TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED. THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS ALSO CARRIES THE SPARE WHEEL, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL FALL OFF AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. REAR BRAKELINES ARE ATTACHED TO THIS CROSSMEMBER ALSO, WHICH MAY ALSO BE RUPTURED. REAR SHACKLES FOR REAR SPRINGS ARE ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH AND ARE VERY UNSAFE. NO ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT VEHICLE IN INOPERABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND TODAY, THE ENGINE STALLED AT THE FIRST LIGHT I STOPPED AT. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD IDLE, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. SINCE I WAS ON AN INCLINE, I COULD NOT GO FORWARD SO I HAD TO REVERSE SLOWLY BACK TO A PARKING LOT. WHEN WE HOOKED UP THE OBDII CODE PULLER, IT CAME BACK WITH A P1121 CODE. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET WHAT THIS WAS AND FOUND OUT IT HAS TO DO WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APPS). WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER PULLING THE CODE, IT APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE. I DO NOT HAVE A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW. I AM GLAD THIS OCCURRED AT A RELATIVELY QUIET INTERSECTION AND NOT ON A BUSY ROAD OR HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES AND SEEMS TO BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION YOU CAN GET YOURSELF INTO. I AM HOPING THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR THE SENSOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, SO HE WAS PROVIDED WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE. HE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,400.

2000 TUNDRA HAVING EMERGENCY BRAKES RUSTING ALL THE TIME ALONG WITH CRANK BELL AND REAR DIFF.HOUSING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT DETECTED THE SIDE RAIL OF THE FRAME AND THE REAR TIRE AREA EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REAR BRAKE SERVICE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE REAR FRAME EXCESSIVE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IN WHICH THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED OF RUST ON THE SURFACE OF THE FRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THE EVALUATION OF THE VEHICLE WAS INACCURATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

ON 12/01/09 I WAS INFORMED BY TOYOTA & SCION OF CLIFTON PARK NY THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAD A HOLE/PERFORATION IN THE FRAME & THE DRIVES SIDE CROSS BAR WAS ALL RUSTED OUT. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA'S 1-800 NUMBER WHICH WAS DONE ON 12/8/09. BETWEEN 12/10/09 & 12/11/09 A REGIONAL MANAGER FROM TOYOTA INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND AGAIN I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE 1-800 WHICH WAS DONE ON 12/15/09. A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME SOMEONE WILL CONTACT ME WITHIN 24HRS REGARDING THE VEHICLE. AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THEY HAVE FAILED TO DO SO. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST. HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. VIBRATION OF FRONT END. UPDATED 12/16/09 *BF PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 12/1/6/09 *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST. SWAY BAR ENDS LINKS RUSTED OFF. POWER STEERING RACK RUSTED THRU AND LEAKED NEEDED REPLACEMENT. EXHAUST HEADER LEAK BECAUSE OF RUST. SEVERAL TECH'S HAVE CALLED IT A 'RUST BUCKET' UNDERNEATH. *TR

COMPLAINT AND CONCERN REGARDING MY TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK, YEAR 2000. MY AUTO MECHANIC ADVISES ME THAT THE REAR FRAME, ALONG WITH THE SUPPORTS THAT ATTACH THE TRUCK BED TO FRAME HAVE RUSTED TO POINT THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. HE STATES THAT THE BED IS BECOMING UNSECURE DUE TO THE HEAVY CORROSION OF THE BRACKETS AND THAT PARTS OF THE FRAME WILL NEED TO BE REINFORCED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR. THE RUST AND CORROSION IS VERY VISIBLE - AND ALL THIS IN SPITE OF FACT THAT THE TRUCK IS GARAGED AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED - LESS THAN 90 K MILES AND ONLY ONE DRIVER. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TRADE IT IN DUE TO THE HEAVY RUST PROBLEM OF THE FRAME AND BRACKETS. HE SAYS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE TRUCK BED COULD FLY OFF IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR