2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

THE FRAME RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL NOT PASS A STATE INSPECTION. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN IN FORWARD MOTION, WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB. WHEN STATIONARY ON COLD START: VEHICLE PRODUCES A LOUD NOISE AND ADDITIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE/EXHAUST, CAUSING ADDITIONAL DANGER WHEN STARTING IN A GARAGE. WHEN IN MOTION: TRUCK OPERATES AS INTENDED UNTIL ACCELERATION IS ATTEMPTED, CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS, DRIVING UP AN INCLINE, OR ANY OTHER DRIVING SITUATION WHERE THE GAS APPLICATION IS NECESSARY. WHEN IN MOTION: VENTING AND INTERIOR AIR CONTROLS CANNOT BE USED BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF EXHAUST THAT WILL SPILL INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS WIDELY KNOWN TO THE TOYOTA COMMUNITY, AND TO DRIVERS OF TOYOTA TUNDRAS IN PARTICULAR. OF NOTE, THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED IN THE TOYOTA MESSAGE BOARDS (TUNDRA TALK, TOYOTA NATION, TUNDRAS.COM, TUNDRA SOLUTIONS). IN ADDITION, THERE IS A SEPARATE COTTAGE INDUSTRY THAT HAS SPRUNG UP AS A RESULT, WHERE MANUFACTURERS ARE PRODUCING BYPASS KITS THAT COMPROMISE THE EXHAUST STANDARDS SET BY YOU ALL, WHERE AN ENTIRE BUSINESS MODEL HAS BEEN CREATED TO PROFIT OFF OF THESE ISSUES. ONE OF THE PRIMARY PARTIES IS HEWITT-TECH. WHEN ADVISED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE REPAIR QUOTE WAS $2568 OUT OF POCKET. WHEN SPEAKING TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT ANTICIPATE ADDRESSING THE ISSUE, AS IT IS NOT ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM. IN GREATER RESEARCH, IT IS APPARENT THEY ARE EITHER AWARE BUT UNWILLING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BECAUSE A) THE SCOPE IS FAR TOO WIDESPREAD WITHIN THEIR TRUCK MARKET (EVERY TOYOTA TUNDRA IS SUBJECT TO RECALL) OR B) THE SCOPE IS TOO WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE MARKETSHARE (SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE INDICATED WITH THE COROLLA AND OTHER PASSENGER CARS). THIS IS NEGLIGENT AND DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED AND ROLLED AWAY ON THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND FENDER HIT A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AS OF YET AWAITING THE PART. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER MAITA TOYOTA OF SACRAMENTO LOCATED AT 2500 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821, (916) 481-0855 AND NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION) BACK IN 2007. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 330,000.

MAIN FRAME OF THE 2005 TUNDRA IS ROTTEN FROM RUST AND A CHUNK OF THE FRAME HAS FALLEN OUT. SEE PICTURE. I CONTACTED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AS RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND TOYOTA CORPORATE WILL NOT DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THIS TUNDRA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SPRAYED IN 2014 AS PART OF THE "FIX" BUT THE FRAME IS RUSTING AND ROTTING APART. MORE SIGNS OF ROTS ARE VISIBLE ON THE FRAME.

I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH JUST 60,000 MILES. IN 2014 TOYOTA WAS ALLOWED TO PUT A BAND-AID ON A PROBLEM THAT NEEDED A TOURNIQUET - APPLYING A RUST CONVERTER COATING TO A FRAME THAT, BECAUSE OF THEIR FAILURE TO MANUFACTURER IT PROPERLY, DESERVED REPLACING. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA (CASE NUMBER [XXX]) THAT BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK THE BAND-AID THEY WERE NO LONGER LIABLE UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT FORCED THEM VIA FURTHER GOVERNMENT SAFETY RECALL ACTIONS TO DO MORE. MY HOPE IS BY WRITING THIS THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN BE PROACTIVE AND SOLVE THIS SAFETY CONCERN BEFORE THEY HAVE TO COLLECT ENOUGH DEATH AND ACCIDENT STATISTICS TO TAKE NOTICE OF THIS ISSUE. NOT ONLY THAT, I SEE THAT TOYOTA IS BEING OFFERED THE SAME BAND-AID SOLUTION ON A NUMBER OF NEW MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE - PROVING THAT THEY DIDN'T LEARN ANY LESSON JUST HOW THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH ACTUAL MURDER. THE RESULT WILL BE MORE VEHICLES IN 5 YEARS IN WORSE SHAPE DUE TO THE LENIENT RECONCILIATION MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. DO NOT PUT MORE LIVES AT RISK IN ORDER TO SAVE A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANIES BOTTOM LINE. THE FRAME WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE PRONE TO EXCESSIVE, PREMATURE RUST CORROSION BECAUSE THE FRAMES WERE NOT PROPERLY PREPARED AND TREATED AGAINST RUST CORROSION WHEN THEY WERE MANUFACTURED SHOULD ALL HAVE TO BE REPLACED UNDER THIS RECALL TO PROTECT AMERICAN DRIVERS. THIS EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION COMPROMISES THE VEHICLES' SAFETY, STABILITY, AND CRASH-WORTHINESS BECAUSE IMPORTANT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, ENGINE MOUNTS, TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, AND BODY MOUNTS ANCHORED TO THE VEHICLES' FRAMES ARE AT RISK OF FAILURE. DO YOU WANT THIS VEHICLE (PICTURE ATTACHED) PASSING YOUR FAMILY ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU THERE ARE A LOT, AND SOON TO BE EVEN MORE, DOING IT EVERY DAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE'S FRAME EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIME TOYOTA (783 PORTLAND ROAD, SACO, ME 04072, 202 252-6161) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1912111347. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000. *TR

I WENT TO HAVE MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA INSPECTED AND IT FAILED DUE TO FRAME CORROSION CAUSING FRACTURE AND SPLINTERING OF THE FRAME SUPPORTS. THE FRAME OF MY 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS RUSTED THROUGH AT 4 POINTS, FRACTURING AND SPLINTERING AT 3 OF THE POINTS OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CAN NOT PASS THE VIRGINIA INSPECTION AND IS NOW UNDRIVEABLE. IT IS NOT SAVE TO HAUL OR TOW ANYTHING, THE TWO MAIN FUNCTIONS OF MY TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA PLACE (LOCATED AT 9670 TRASK AVE, GARDEN GROVE, CA 92844, (714) 243-8973) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT A DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH COAST TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 1966 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92627,(949) 722-2000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V741000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH OXMOOR TOYOTA (8003 SHELBYVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40222, (502) 565-0086) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THREE WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO KEEP PASSENGERS OUT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AIRBAG CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT TO DEALER. THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. THEY ALSO SAID THE CONTACT SPIRAL NEED REPLACING