2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO FRAME RUST. THE STEERING RACK RUSTED THROUGH AND IS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE FRAME. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE FRAME HAS MANY AREAS THAT ARE IN SIMILAR CONDITION. *TR

AFTER MY RECENT ANNUAL NH VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA'S FRAME HAD RUSTED TO A POINT THAT THEY COULD PUT THEIR FINGERS THROUGH THE FRAME AT SEVERAL POINTS AND THE TRUCK WOULD NO LONGER PASS INSPECTION RENDERING THE VEHICLE USELESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COVERED WITH RUST FOR TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE RUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE SHOCKS COULD SNAP AND COME THROUGH THE BED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RUST IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH TOYOTA TUNDRAS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000 THE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47000.

AT 78,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND VIBRATION THAT UPON FIRST IMPRESSION SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE RUNNING INTO A POTHOLE. THE TRUCK WOULD ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. AFTER DROPPING THE TRANSMISSION PAN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PAN HAD SEVERAL CLUMPS OF METAL SHAVINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EGREGIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE ON A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE AND WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

FRAME RUST ROTTING ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. LIVE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY NEW YORK WHERE SALT IS USED TO DICE SNOW ON ROADWAYS. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TRUCK IS OFF WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS IDENTIFIED WITH TACOMAS. *TR

EXTREME RUST ON THE FRAME AND BRAKE LINES OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO LEAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO NOT BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND AT MY COST HAD THE BRAKE LINE REPLACED THE VERY NEXT DAY. THIS COST ME AROUND 120.00. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE WHOLE FRAME OF MY 2000 TUNDRA IS BADLY DAMAGED BY RUST AND COULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE AS THERE ARE PARTS NEAR TO THE POINT OF RUSTING THROUGH AND FALLING OFF. THE BODY AND INTERIOR OF THIS TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND ITS MECHANICALLY SOUND AT JUST OVER 82,000 MILES. HOWEVER I'M AFRAID AT THIS POINT THAT MORE COSTLY REPAIRS COULD FOLLOW IF MY VEHICLE DOES NOT BECOME COMPLETELY UNWORTHY TO BE ON THE ROAD DUE TO FRAME DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE RUST. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE HELPLINE AND SPOKE TO A CASE MANAGER AND WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA IS ALREADY "LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE" BUT THERE IS NO ACTION ON TOYOTAS PART TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AS OF YET. UNTIL THEN I HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT I AM PAYING FOR WHILE IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE PROBLEMS AND REPAIRS TO PAY FOR AS WELL. *TR

ON AUGUST 24,2009 I ASKED MY TOYOTA DEALER TO INSPECT THE FRAME OF MY TUNDRA AS I FELT IT WAS TOO RUSTY AND I WAS CONCERNED. THEY TOLD ME IT LOOKED FINE BUT THEY REALLY DID NOT CHECK IT WELL. ON SATURDAY THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER 2009 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAR CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF FROM THE RUST. THE SPARE TIRE WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE CRANK THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ALSO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE LINE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS A VEHICLE BEHIND ME COULD HAVE STRUCK THE TIRE AND CAUSED DAMAGE AT BEST, OR A TIRE GOING THROUGH A WINDSHIELD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOYOTA CORPORATE SAYS THEY ARE CHECKING INTO IT BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE IT IS A 2000 TUNDRA THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. SAFETY ISSUES DO NOT EXPIRE! THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND TOYOTA IS NOT HELPING. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THIS HAS FRAME RUST THROUGH ISSUES. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE TACOMA FRAMES I HAVE SEEN, AND I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I AM POSITIVE I AM NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA OWNER WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS AMOUNT OF RUST. THE TRUCK INTERIOR AND BODY IS IN MINT CONDITION, WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS A LOT OF LIFE LEFT, ONLY THE FRAME IS NOT GOING TO LAST LONG AND IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE TO BOTH ME, AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAS ALREADY BROKEN AWAY ON ONE SIDE OF ONE CROSS MEMBER. HAD I NOT NOTICED, AND REWELDED THE RACK ONTO THE FRAME THE OTHER SIDE WOULD HAVE BROKEN AND I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF ALL STEERING. THANK GOD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WILL GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA -- AGGRESSIVE RUST ALL OVER FRAME AND OTHER UNDER-TRUCK COMPONENTS. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED 4X4. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALMOST ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND CONTINUES TO BE MY PRIMARY MODE OF WINTER TRANSPORTATION. IT JUST PASSED INSPECTION, BUT I WAS WARNED BY THE INSPECTING SHOP THAT THE UNDER BODY RUST IS PROGRESSING AND SHOULD BE WATCHED CLOSELY. THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FRAME AND ASSOCIATED UNDERCARRIAGE RUST, INCLUDING PIECES/CHUNKS COMING OFF, IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND LEADS ME TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FAILURE. A TOYOTA DEALER INVESTIGATION/EVALUATION (INCLUDING PHOTOS) WAS PERFORMED AND RESULTS FORWARDED TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES. *TR