2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. RECENTLY HE NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FRAME ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74000. UPDATED 11/04/09. *LJ THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 11/06/09.*JB

THE FRAME OF MY PICKUP TRUCK IS RUSTING AWAY PREMATURELY. SOME OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE FRAME HAVE DETERIORATED SO BADLY THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH ANOTHER NEW ENGLAND WINTER WITHOUT SOME SORT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED NEW IN JAN. 2001. CURRENT MILEAGE 81200. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE FRAME CORRODED. PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION WHILE DRIVING HE HEARD A CLINGING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000.

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, ACCESS CAB, 4WD TRUCK WITH 160,000 +/- MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO LIVED IN THE AKRON, OHIO AREA. I HAVE NOTICED SIGNIFICANT SECTION LOSS TO FRAME MEMBERS, CROSS MEMBERS AND CAB SUPPORTS. PRESENTLY, THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY PERFORATED ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE NEAR THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER MIDDLE CAB SUPPORT HAS CORRODED COMPLETELY OFF, THE FRONT DRIVERS CAB SUPPORT HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY AWAY AND THE FRONT BUMPER/IMPACT GUARD HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TWO SEPARATE TIMES. THEY HAVE RESPONDED PROMPTLY ALL THREE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS STILL BE INVESTIGATED AT THE "EXECUTIVE LEVEL". ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE REAR BRAKE LINES AND THE FUEL TANK STRAP DUE TO FAILURE FROM CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT MECHANICAL SHAPE AND BODY IS NEARLY FLAWLESS. I HAVE PHOTOS AVAILABLE. THE FRAME SEEMS TO BE MOST SEVERELY DETERIORATED AT THE BOXED SECTION NEAR THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT CROSS MEMBER. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (I.E. NOT TOWING/NO PAYLOAD) THIS WOULD LIKELY BE THE POINT IN THE STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH MAXIMUM BENDING. DUE TO THE BOX DESIGN- IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO INSPECT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SECTION LOSS; ALTHOUGH, AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE RAIL IS COMPLETELY PERFORATED ALONG THE UNDERNEATH SIDE. I CAN ATTEST THAT MY FATHER HAS A 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH NO DETERIORATION. IT IS UNCLEAR IF TOYOTA USED A DIFFERENT TREATMENT FOR THE LATER MODEL VEHICLES. MOST ALARMING TO ME, IS HOW QUICKLY Y THE CORROSION HAS PROGRESSED. SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER, THE CORROSION HAS PROGRESSED FROM A SURFACE RUST APPEARANCE INTO BUBBLING AND COMPLETE DETERIORATION. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAD IT INSPECTED FOR RUST AND IT IS SAID THAT IT MAY NOT PASS INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TUNDRA ON WHICH THE FRAME IS ROTTING AWAY. CAN YOU HELP BY FORCING A RECALL LIKE THEY DID WITH 95 -01 TACOMAS. *TR

I OWN AND OPERATE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA ACCESS CAB TRUCK , IT WAS PURCHASED FOR IT'S HIGH TOWING CAPACITY FOR IT'S SIZE AND BUILD QUALITY. RECENTLY I BECAME AWARE OF RUST ON THE REAR FRAME SEVERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT REMOVING MY SPARE TIRE FOR SAFETY AND ALSO TO CAUSE ME DISCOMFORT WITH THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE FRAME FOR THE TOWING WHICH THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED FOR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I HAVE FOUND THE BRAKE TUBING TO BE VERY CORRODED AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE FRONT STEERING AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM. *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN TO BE SERVICED AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DETERMINED THEN TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND THE LEAF SPRING HAS PENETRATED THE TRUCK BED. THIS TRUCK HAS REGULARLY BEEN MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. ADDITIONAL RUST PROOFING WAS PURCHASED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. OTHER THAN THE RUSTING FRAME, THE VEHICLE WORKS VERY WELL. NOW IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND THERE IS NO SUGGESTION THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. I AM AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA MODEL AND THAT TOYOTA HAS REIMBURSED TACOMA OWNERS ONE AND ONE HALF TIMES THE BLUE BOOK VALUE. I AM ALSO AWARE THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ARE UNRESPONSIVE TO ME. I AM CURRENTLY RENTING A VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK AS I AWAIT THE NEXT STEP IN THIS PROCESS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THEM AS IT IS UNSAFE AND UNFIT TO DRIVE. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME INEQUITY IN THIS SITUATION. I HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THIS TO YOU. *TR

SEVERE STRUCTURAL FRAME CORROSION INCLUDING CROSS-MEMBERS, SUSPENSION FRAME MOUNTS, REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAVE FRAME RUST THAT HAS RUSTED UP THROUGH THE BED OF MY TRUCK. ALSO ALL THE WELDS LOOK TO BE RUSTING AND ESPECIALLY AT REAR WHEEL AREA. *TR