2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, WHICH I FEEL IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRAME ROT. THIS TRUCK'S FRAME HAS TO BE THE WORST CASE OF FRAME ROT I'VE EVER SEEN. FAR WORSE THAN I'VE SEEN ON ANY TOYOTA TACOMA THAT WAS RECALLED. BUT, FOR SOME REASON TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THESE TRUCKS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, I WON'T BE ABLE TO PASS A STATE INSPECTION AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. SO THAT LEAVES ME MAKING PAYMENTS ON A TRUCK THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. OVER THIS PAST SUMMER, I NEEDED TO TRAVEL 500 MILE ROUND TRIPS FOR SEVERAL WEEKENDS FOR MEDICAL REASONS. KNOWING THAT I HAD SOME UNDERBODY CLUNKS GOING ON, I FIGURED I'D INVESTIGATE PRIOR TO MAKING THESE MANY TRIPS. I FOUND THAT THE UPPER SHOCK TOWERS WERE NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK, AND THEY WERE THE CAUSE OF MY CLUNK. I DECIDED TO PULL OFF THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO GET A BETTER ACCESS TO THESE ROTTED SPOTS. ONCE THE BED WAS REMOVED, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT MY PROBLEM WAS FAR WORSE THAN I IMAGINED. I FOUND 21 ROT HOLES JUST IN THE SIX FOOT SECTION OF FRAME UNDER THE BED. I FOUND THAT MY SHOCK TOWERS HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THEIR FRAME MOUNTS DUE TO RUST. THE SCARIEST FIND WAS THAT THE CROSS MEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE SPARE TIRE HAD THREE OUT OF THE FOUR MOUNTING CORNERS COMPLETELY ROTTED OFF. HERE'S WHERE I GET CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME. COULD YOU IMAGINE IF THIS CROSS MEMBER AND SPARE RIM/TIRE FELL OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS? THIS IS THE POINT WHERE I CONTACT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TELLS ME THAT TOYOTA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING FOR ME AT THIS TIME, AND TO REMAIN PATIENT. FRAME ROT IN 8 YEARS!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? KNOWING THAT I HAVE ALL THIS WEEKLY TRAVEL AHEAD OF ME, I ASKED HIM IF IT WOULD HURT MY FUTURE CHANCES OF A RECALL IF I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY SOME TEMPORARY WELDS TO THE FRAME TO FEEL A LITTLE SAFER IN MY TRAVELS. HE SAID THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE FINE. SOME OF THOSE REPAIRS DID NOT HOLD DUE TO POOR METAL. WHAT MORE CAN I DO? HELP!! *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING! FORTUNATELY IT DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. APPARENTLY THE CROSS MEMBER RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULDN'T SUPPORT THE SPARE ANYMORE. THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH. AGAIN, FORTUNATELY I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME HAS SEVERE CORROSION AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY PIECES OF THE REAR CROSSMEMBER MISSING. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CAME UNATTACHED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THE FRAME HAS GOTTEN WORSE SINCE THEN. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY HAVE ASSIGNED A FILE NUMBER, HOWEVER CANNOT TELL ME WHEN OR IF ANYTHING WILL BE DONE. I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN FORD RECALLED THOUSANDS OF EXPLORERS FOR A FIRESTONE TIRE CONCERN. THIS IS A FRAME CONCERN. DOESN'T ANYONE REALIZE THE DANGER INVOLVED IF THESE VEHICLES EXPERIENCE FRAME SEPARATION/FAILURE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION? IT WILL RESULT IN POTENTIAL SERIOUS INJURY AND POSSIBLE FATALITY. I OFFERED TO SEND PHOTOGRAPHS TO ASSIST IN THEIR, (TOYOTA'S) INVESTIGATION. I WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT WASN'T NECESSARY. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR VERIFICATION OF THIS CONCERN ALTHOUGH IT IS PRETTY PLAIN TO SEE. AS I SAID, THERE ARE PIECES MISSING. PLEASE HELP. *TR UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF PHOTOS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR SPRING FELL THROUGH THE FRAME BECAUSE OF CORROSION . HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THEY WERE INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,200.

FRAME IS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. AT THE FRAME MEMBER WHERE THE REAR LEAF SPRING IS ATTACHED THE FRAME IS FLAKING AND SEPARATING. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FRAME MEMBER WILL BRAKE LOOSE ANY TIME SEPARATING THE LEAF SPRING FROM THE FRAME. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 10/19/09. *NJ ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN'S WORK ORDER, THE REAR PERCHES AND REAR TIRE CARRIER WERE ROTTED AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN. UPDATED VOQ 10/20/09 *JB CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT RECALL FOR SPARE TIRE ON THE TUNDRA. 12/15/09 *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERE RUST. UPDATED 12/18/09 THE CONSUMER STATED HE STILL HAS NOT HEARD FROM TOYOTA. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER AS REQUESTED. UPDATED 03/29/10

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH A RUSTED FRAME RAIL WITH SOON TO BE A BENT FRAME AND UNDRIVABLE .. 1 OWNER SINCE 2000 I BOUGHT STRAIGHT FROM TOYOTA AT GRAPONEE. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE ROUTINELY.. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000 WITH APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES. IT IS SUFFERING MASSIVE FRAME RUST, ESPECIALLY ON THE DIFFERENTIAL AND WELD POINTS. THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF UNKNOWN TO US SOMETIME LAST YEAR (2009). THE FRAME IS A DISASTER IN THE MAKING. OUR MECHANIC IS CONCERNED AT THIS RATE IT MAY BE UNINSPECTABLE IN 1 TO 2 YEARS. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF RECEIVED PICTURES. UPDATED 09/15/10*JB

SAME PROBLEM AS CURRENT ACTION #PE09049. FRAME MEMBER HOLDING SPARE TIRE IN 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ROTTED AWAY. SPARE TIRE APPEARED TO BE HANGING LOW WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND WHEN I SHOOK TIRE TO ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE CAUSE THE SPARE TIRE CAME CRASHING TO THE GROUND, STILL ATTACHED TO PART OF THE FRAME. BROUGHT TRUCK TO TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE WHOLE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THAT IS DONE. CONTACTED TOYOTA'S NATIONAL OFFICE, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON THE TUNDRA, BUT ADVISED ME THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE, AND FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE SAME ISSUE EXISTED IN EARLIER MODEL YEAR TACOMAS. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER EXECUTIVE REVIEW AND IF ANY FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE FUTURE I WOULD BE NOTIFIED. TRUCK IS IN OTHERWISE VERY GOOD SHAPE, BUT IS NOW UNUSABLE. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 09/02/10*JB

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, AND HAVE FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS WATCHED AS THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK SLOWLY DISENTEGRATES TO WHAT IS NOW VERY THIN METAL, MAINLY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) FROM THE REAR OF THE CAB REARWARD, IT APPEARS TO BE SEVERE FLAKY RUST THAT COMES OFF IN CHUNKS IN SOME SPOTS. I HAVE EVEN GONE SO FAR AS TO INSTALL A SAFETY TETHER FOR MY SPARE TIRE AS THE BRACKET FOR THE SPARE LOOKS AS IF ITS GOING TO BREAK OFF. COMPARING THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER MAKES AND MODELS IN MY GEOGRAPHIC AREA, I BELIEVE THAT THIS RUST / ROT IS ABNORMAL FOR THE AGE OF THE TRUCK. I AM UNEASY USING THIS TRUCK FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED, (I.E. TOWING MY CAMPER, OR BED FULL OF MULCH). THIS ISSUE ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM SELLING THE TRUCK, WHO WANTS A TRUCK WITH A ROTTED FRAME !! I SHUDDER TO THINK HOW THIS TRUCK WERE TO PERFORM IF I WERE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. HELP !! *TR