2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRIOR TO MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, AFTER MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN THE RETURN MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS DEFECT WAS OF A PERMANENT NATURE. DURING ALL TURNS, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE MEDIAN OR TO THE DIRECTION OF HOW IT WAS BEING TURNED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL #05V225000 REGARDING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

LOWER CONTROL BALL JOINT ON BOTH SIDES BUT ON DIFFERENT DATES OF ACCIDENT AND THERE IS A RECALL 05V-225 AND EA04-024 POLICE REPORT DATES 19 OCT 2006 # 2006-11-038-04829 RIGHT SIDE ON LEFT SIDE POLICE REPORT 3 NOV 2006 #2006-11-038-05061*JB

WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT END BRAKE SHIMMY THEY STATED THERE IS A TSB ON THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN I ASKED IF DANGEROUS UNTIL I GET FIXED I WAS TOLD NO. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THE DAY BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT TO GET THE TSB REPAIRED. NOW MY BRAKES ARE AT 50% 8 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT AS WELL. *JB

FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINT LEFT FRONT WHEEL. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BOTH FAILED AND SEPARATED RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF AD LODGING UNDER FRAME OF TRUCK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR, ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDENLY CAME OFF. THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. VEHICLE HAS 27,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA COMPANY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2005 RECALL SINCE ITS SERIAL NUMBER WAS "OUTSIDE THE SERIES OF NUMBERS RECALLED.". *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT HAD TIGHTENED, AND LOCKED, CAUSING WELTS ACROSS THE PASSENGER'S STOMACH. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. AS THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, THE SEATBELT WAS CUT, TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE SERVICE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN THE CITY, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/20/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE DISLOCATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB