2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TOYOTA TUNDRA YEAR 2000, 4WD,6CYL. FRAME TOTAL RUST,HOLES IN FRAME, SPARE TIRE BRACKET RUSTED,TIRE HANGING DOWN FEW INCHES FROM GROUND, ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT ON ROAD. HAD TO REMOVE TIRE. WARNED BY DRIVER IN REAR OF MY VEHICLE,BY FLASHING LIGHTS AND BLOWING HORN. TIME DAY 11AM. *TR

OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS CONTINUOUSLY LET US DOWN IN SEVERAL AREAS SUCH AS; BRAKE VIBRATION, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAM ARMS ARE RUSTED SO WHEN RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE SHOES STAY ENGAGED, DRAGGING ON THE BRAKE PADS CAUSING WARPED DRUMS. WE HAVE HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD SINCE 35K MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 63K MILES, CONTINUOUS OXYGEN SENSORS ISSUES (INCLUDING TWO THAT FELL OUT), BROKEN SWAY BAR MOUNT, RUSTED TAILGATE MOUNTS, AND NOW THE EXTREME FRAME RUST. THE TRUCK IS BEING EATEN AWAY BY RUST, CAUSING PARTS TO BREAK AND EVEN FALL OFF. NOW THE EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST HAS CAUSED PARTS TO FALL OFF, AND BREAK. THE LATEST IS THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SHACKLE MOUNT THAT WAS CRACKED AND FLEXING, AND NOW HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF ALLOWING THE SPRING TO REST ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BODY. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE; IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND IS NOW COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE JUST HAD TO REPLACE BROKEN LEAF SPRINGS FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS (RUSTED OFF). HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME, ESPECIALLY IN REAR. VEHICLE IS IN GOOD SHAPE OTHER THAN THE FRAME AND UNDERBODY CORROSION ISSUES. *TR

LAST YEAR I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HEARD A THUD FROM THE REAR OF MY TRUCK. I PULLED OVER TO DISCOVER MY SPARE TIRE HANGING FROM THE SUPPORTING CABLE. APPARENTLY, THE SUPPORT FRAME FOR THE SPARE TIRE DISINTEGRATED FROM CORROSION TO THE POINT WHERE IT COULD NO LONGER SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE SPARE TIRE AND FAILED. LUCKILY THE CABLE DID NOT FAIL AND KEPT THE SPARE ATTACHED WITH THE TRUCK. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HEAVY CORROSION WAS OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. THIS FAILURE HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. A MECHANIC OFFERED TO ATTACH A PIECE OF ANGLE ALUMINUM AS A SUPPORT SO I COULD AT LEAST STOW MY SPARE TIRE FOR EMERGENCIES. DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE EXISTING SUPPORT FRAME, THIS ANGLE ALUMINUM SUPPORT IS ONLY TEMPORARY. FURTHER OVERALL DETERIORATION OF THE FRAME IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

I HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY FRAME HAS RUST HOLES ROTTED THROUGH IT. IT IS UNSAFE TO PUT A LOAD IN THE TRUCK AND WILL SOON BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT ALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE FRAME IS ROTTING,I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLES REPLACED, AND THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK IS VERY RUSTY,THE SHOCKS ARE ROTTED ALSO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION A MECHANIC AND A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER CONCLUDED THAT THE FRAME HAD SEVERE CORROSION. HOWEVER NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURE WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION/OXIDATION. FRONT CROSS MEMBER BROKE OFF FROM FRAME DUE TO HEAVY RUST AND/OR CORROSION. I WELDED CROSS MEMBER BACK TO FRAME AND REPLACED BRAKE LINE. SPARE TIRE SEEMS CLOSE TO BREAKING OFF AS WITH MANY OTHER COMPONENTS DUE TO RUST. I DON'T DRIVE TRUCK ANYMORE DUE TO FEAR OF MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. VIN NUMBER I HAVE SEEMS TO BE INVALID, IF YOU WANT VIN PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL COPY FROM TRUCK, THANKS. *TR

2000 TUNDRA. OVER 3 DOCUMENTED, BY A MECHANIC, CRACKS IN FRAME DUE TO RUST. WILL NOT PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. *TR

MY TRUCK WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE MECHANIC BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT A FRAME CROSS MEMBER THAT CARRIES A BRAKE DISTRIBUTION BLOCK WAS RUSTED AWAY AND MY BRAKE LINES WERE HANGING. ALSO WHERE MY SPARE WAS ATTACHED WAS BADLY RUSTED. I THEN WENT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO INSPECT THE FRAME. THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED IN MANY OTHER AREAS THAT COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONCERNS. THERE WAS ALREADY AN INCIDENT WHERE MY FRONT TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN SOMETHING ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BROKE. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF RECEIVED PICTURES. UPDATED IVOQ 09/15/10