2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE OF 2007. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A MONTH FOR THEM TO ARRIVE. A MONTH LATER HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. MONTHS PASSED AND THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BALL JOINTS BECAME LOOSE AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, IT WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED.

OVER THREE MONTHS AGO, I CALLED DAVID MAUS TOYOTA IN SANFORD TO GET THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA PER RECALL SSC 70B. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT DID. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK IS ACTING UN-STABLE AT THIS TIME AND I FEAR THAT I MIGHT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

GAS TANK DEFECT, SOMETIMES IT INDICATES EMPTY TANK BUT IT IS NOT EMPTY, SOMETIMES IT INDICATE FULL TANK BUT IT IS NOT FULL. THIS TANK IS UNPREDICTABLE POSSIBLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO THE TIRES WEARS FASTER ON THE OUTER SURFACE UNEVEN. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE VEERS OFF TO LEFT AND SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT MAY BE RELATED TO BALL JOINTS DEFECT OR SLOPPY TOYOTA TECHNICIAN WORK OR BOTH. *TR UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION FRONT:LOWER BALL JOINTS). WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERELY. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUE TO INFORM HIM THAT THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED FOR FREE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THEY HAD AN AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT TIME, BUT THEY HAVE NOT CALLED OR PROVIDED A LOANER OR RENTAL VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THE HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V013000). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO MY LOCAL MCDONALD'S DRIVE THROUGH AND I FELT SOMETHING UNUSUAL ON MY STEERING WHEEL. I GOT OUT AND CHECKED NEAR FRONT SUSPENSION AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE TIE ROD ON THE RIGHT SIDE IS BROKEN/DISCONNECTED. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO EXPERIENCE THIS BROKEN TIE ROD ON HIGHWAY. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. I HAVE CALLED 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME MY NAME IS SUPPOSEDLY PLACED ON A LIST TO CALL AS SOON AS THE PART ARRIVES. WELL, 90 DAYS LATER I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANYONE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD MY INFORMATION WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART ARRIVED, I ESCALATED AND SPOKE TO THE MANAGER TO SAID THE PART WAS IN BUT IT COULD ONLY BE INSTALLED ON 7/25/07, NO OTHER DAY OF THE WEEK WOULD WORK SINCE HIS STAFF IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL? I GUESS THEY JUST EXPECT ME TO QUIT MY JOB IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I ALSO ESCALATED THIS ISSUE TO THE MANAGER OF SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LAKE NORMAN DEALERSHIP WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED. THEY KEPT TRANSFERRING ME TO SERVICE DEPT THEN TO PARTS, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I ASKED IF THEY WOULD EVEN HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE AND THEY SAID YES, BUT I HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED AGAIN, NO ONE EVER ANSWERED. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS WAY TO LONG AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE AND THIS WASN'T MY FAULT, I WISH SOMEONE COULD HELP! I DO NOT TRUST ANY OF THE DEALERS I HAVE SPOKE TO AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ALL LYING TO ME AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING MY TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND RIM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE SUSPENSION FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA NOTICE #SSC 70B FRONT BALL JOINTS, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY HAVE STATED I MUST GO ON A WAITING LIST AS THERE ARE LIMITED SUPPLIES OF THE REPLACMENT PARTS FROM TOYOTA, 2-WEEKS LATER THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME IT MAY BE "WEEKS AND WEEKS" BEFORE PARTS ARE AVAILIBLE. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH TOYOTA FOR NOT FOLLOW THROUGH ON PROVIDING THIER DEALERSHIPS WITH THESE PARTS IN A TIMELY FASHION, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE WHERE THIS IS A CRITICAL REPAIR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF FURTHER INFO IS NEEDED, AND FEEL FREE TO PRESSURE-CHEW OUT TOYOTA. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

WHILE DRINVING AT SPEED OF 55 MPH ON AVENUE THE WHOLE TIRE FELL OFF , CUTIIN BRAKE HOSE AND TIRE GOT TRAP UNDER NEATH . *AK