2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5-V8, WE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, WE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, WE STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, FOUND WE HAD POWER, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WAS STILL ON. WE DROVE ANOTHER 100 MILES TO OUT DESTINATION. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, WE STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON ANYMORE. WE HAD A COMPUTER CHECK RAN AND THE CODE P1121 CAME UP AND WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR 58 DAYS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BUT WENT OFF AGAIN. *TR

MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 HAS HUGE AMOUNTS OF FRAME RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I LIVE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WE DO GET A LOT OF SNOW UP HERE AND ROAD SALT IS USED. I GET MY TRUCK SERVICED AT A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RELIGIOUSLY (I HAD EVERY PIECE OF PAPERWORK TO PROVE THIS) AND A YEAR AGO I MENTIONED THIS TO MY TOYOTA DEALER MANAGER AND HE TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP. I HAVE TRIED TO GET ANSWERS SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES JUST TO GET SHUT OUT. MY FAMILY OWNS FOUR TOYOTA TRUCKS AND SUVS AND WE HAVE BOUGHT SEVERAL CARS PERVIOUS TO THAT. AT BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR THE RUST IS SO BAD THAT I'M AFRAID TO TOW MY SNOWMOBILE TRAILER. I'M CERTAIN THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY GONE, SO BAD THAT IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE FRAME IN THE REAR MIGHT CRUMBLE AND PUNCTURE THE GAS TANK OR IF I WAS TO GET IN A HEAD - ON COLLISION THE FRAME WOULD JUST GIVE LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. MY TUNDRA HAS BEEN MATICLOUSLY CARED FOR, SERVICED AND CLEANED FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED KEPT. ONE OWNER, CERTIFIRED 20- YEAR MECHANIC OWNED, NON SMOKER AND PEOPLE SAY FREQUENTLY HOW IT LOOKS BETTER THAN THEIR NEWER TUNDRA. BUT THE ONLY DEFECT IS THE HOLES/FRAME RUST UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK. IT HAS FINNALY COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MEDIA LOCALLY AND THEY SOON LET EVERYONE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THROUGH PHONE CALLS, COUNTLESS EMAILS, AND FORUMS. AS IT IS TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT "ACCORDING TO LYONS, 1995-2004 TACOMA PICKUPS AND 2000-01 TUNDRA'S SHARED THE SAME FRAME SUPPLIER: TOLEDO, OHIO-BASED DANA HOLDING CORPORATION. IN INVESTIGATING THE TACOMA'S RUST COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA DISCOVERED THAT DANA HADN'T PROPERLY PREPPED TACOMA FRAMES TO RESIST CORROSION BEFORE THEY WERE SHIPPED TO TOYOTA'S NUMMI MANUFACTURING PLANT, WHERE THE TACOMA IS ASSEMBLED." PICKUPTRUCK.COM. IF THIS IS INDEED TRUE I HOPE THAT LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMERS LIKE ME AND MY FAMILY ARE NOT SHUT OUT. PLEASE RECTIFY THIS MISTAKE ASAP. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTING AGGRESSIVELY AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT YET HAD ANY PROBLEMS OR RELATED FAILURES, THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHASSIS IS QUESTIONABLE. THE CONNECTION POINTS FOR THE LEAFSPRING AND BODY MOUNTS HAVE LAYERS OF METAL PEELING OFF AND ITS UNDETERMINED HOW MUCH STRENGTH HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I HAVE SENT A LETTER AND PHOTOS TO TOYOTA REGARDING THE MATTER, THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE LETTER BUT REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO DEFINITION FOR WHAT IS NORMAL WHEN IT COMES TO RUST BUT THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE WITH PREVIOUS VEHICLES, THE AGGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE OXIDATION ON MY TUNDRA FRAME IS OCCURRING AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN WHAT IS NORMALLY EXPECTED FOR VEHICLES IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. I AM HOPEFUL THAT ENOUGH OWNERS WILL STEP FORWARD AND A OBVIOUS PATTERN WILL EMERGE INDICATING SOME NEGLIGENCE ON TOYOTAS PART AND HOPEFULLY A RECALL WILL BE INITIATED. *TR

VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RUST UNDER MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT WAS INSPECTED FOR THE INITIAL BED RUST IN JAN 08 BY MY LOCAL DEALER AFTER A LOCAL REPUTABLE BODY SHOP AGREED WITH ME THAT THINGS WERE NOT RIGHT UNDERNEATH. DEALER REP DISMISSED MY CONCERNS AND DID NOTHING. NOW I'M READING ABOUT THESE THINGS FALLING APART. THE BELOW INCIDENT DATE IS THE DATE OF THE INSPECTION. I INTEND TO HAVE ANOTHER INSPECTION BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

I HAVE EXTREME RUSTING PROBLEMS ON FRAME RAILS AND SPRING SHACKLES OVER REAR AXLE ON MY 2000 TUNDRA. I HAVE LARGE CHUNKS 2"' X 3" FLAKING OFF THE RAILS AND THE SHACKLES ARE NOW VERY THIN. I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT MUCH LONGER. *TR

THE FRAME OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED OUT TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LARGE, SOLID CHUNKS OF RUSTED STEEL COME OFF BY HAND. OTHERS PIECES FALL OFF ONTO THE DRIVEWAY WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR TOO HARD. IT'S A SHAME, TOO BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE RUNS GREAT AND I WANTED TO KEEP THE TRUCK TO GIVE TO MY SON WHEN HE GETS HIS LICENSE, BUT IT IS NOW A SAFETY HAZARD, UNFIT TO DRIVE. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE WHOLE FRAME HAS RUSTED OUT. IT FAILED INSPECTION AND NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER..THEY CHARGED ME $45.00, TO TELL ME IT COULD NOT BE ON THE ROAD, AND IT WOULD COST ME $12,500.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I CALLED TOYOTA IN CA, GOT A CASE #..BUT THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I STILL OWE $5000.00 ON A TRUCK I CAN NOT DRIVE. I DID BUY THIS AS A USED TRUCK IN 2004, AND IT WAS FINE AT THAT TIME. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME IT HAD TO DO WITH THE SALT USED IN NE...HOWEVER..I SEE THE SAME PROBLEM IN TEXAS AND OTHER WARM STATES. THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA...I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH..ALL THE STEEL FOR THE FRAMES CAME FROM THE SAME COMPANY...DANA CORP..IN OHIO. THEY JUST CAME OUT OF CHAPTER 11 AND HAVE A NEW CEO....WHO WORKED FOR TOYOTA. HOW MANY MORE TRUCKS ARE ON THE ROAD WITH THE BAD FRAMES??? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING WILL BE DONE?? I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S SINCE 1977 AND THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE HAD. I ALSO HAVE A 2007 CAMRY...NO PROBLEM. WHEN IS TOYOTA GOING TO OWN UP TO THE FACT..IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAD WITH THE TACOMA??? IT ALL GOES BACK TO DANE CORP. I WANT SOMETHING DONE AND I WANT IT DONE NOW!!!!!! I AM WRITING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN NH AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND WILL GO TO THE MEDIA IF I HAVE TO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!! SINCE WHEN DOES A COMPANY NOT BACK IT'S PRODUCT??? I URGE YOU TO HAVE TOYOTA ISSUE A RECALL AND HELP US AS THEY DID FOR OWNERS OF THE TACOMA. THIS IS NO WAY TO RUN A COMPANY!!! NOT 1 PERSON FROM TOYOTA HAS CONTACTED ME TO SEE IF THEY CAN HELP IN ANY WAY..I HAVE DONE ALL THE CALLING AND GOTTEN NO WHERE. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED AS TO WHAT IS BEING DONE. THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. *TR

NOTICED AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF LARGE SCALY RUST ON MY 2000 TUNDRA'S FRAME. IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS I HAVE HAD A LEAF SPRING PIECE BREAK WITHOUT A LOAD ON MY TRUCK. *TR

THE BED OF MY TRUCK HAS ROUGHLY 8-10 RUST HOLES THAT ALL FORMED ON TOP OF THE CROSS MEMBER SUPPORTS. ONE HOLE FORMED OVER THE BED BOLT WHICH HAS NOW RENDERED THIS BOLT USELESS IN HOLDING DOWN THE BED. ALL RUST CAME FROM UNDER THE BED AND EVENTUALLY MADE ITS WAY THROUGH. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS FACTORY DEFECT IN THE SEEM SEALER THAT THEY USED AROUND THE CROSS MEMBERS. THE SEALER BROKE DOWN WHICH ALLOWED MOISTURE AND SALT TO ENTER AND RUIN MY BED. ALSO THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST FOR ITS AGE AND CONDITION. IT IS OCCURRING AROUND THE REAR SHACKLES MOST WELD SEEMS AND OTHER AREAS. I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO NEUTRALIZE THE RUST WITH PROPER PREP AND PAINT BUT IT ONLY BUYS TIME FOR THE INEVITABLE. TOYOTA HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR TACOMA TRUCKS RUSTING THROUGH AND I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA TRUCKS. THE RUST PROBLEMS MY TRUCK FACES WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE MY TRUCK INOPERABLE. IT MAY CAUSE A GREAT THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS IF THERE IS A RUST FAILURE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

I OWN A 2000 TUNDRA WITH 111,000 MILES AND IT HAS A ROTTED OUT FRAME. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA ON 3/3/09 REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND GOT A CASE # BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD ONLY TAKE DOWN THE INFORMATION. I HAD GONE IN FOR MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE BUT THIS TIME TOYOTA PUT THE TRUCK ON THE LIFT AND THE FRAME CRACK IN HALF...LEAVING ME WITH A TRUCK THAT WAS UNDRIVABLE AND COSTLY TO FIX. NEVER THE LESS TOYOTA ON RTE 44 IN RAYNHAM STILL DID THE OIL CHANGE DON'T ASK ME WHY..THEY HAVE NEVER TOLD ME ANYTHING IN THE PAST 5 YEARS AS AN OWNER ABOUT MY FRAME BEING ROTTED BEFORE. I DRIVE AROUND WITH 2 CHILDREN AGES 12 & 2 AND IT KILLS ME TO THINK I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH THIS SITUATION. I HAVE RECENTLY SEEN CHANNEL 5 INVESTIGATES AND I AM GLAD OTHER TOYOTA TUNDRA OWNERS HAVE STEPPED UP TO TELL THEIR STORIES. AS SO I AM DOING NOW. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL STEP UP TO THE PLATE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND GIVE US THE SAME BUY BACK PROGRAM THEY GAVE TO THE TACOMA OWNERS. *TR