2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POTHOLE, IT MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O2 SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, STATED THAT THE U-BOLT DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,604.

I WAS RECENTLY DOING SOME ROUTINE REPAIRS ON MY 2000 TUNDRA AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR FRAME RAIL & SPARE TIRE CROSSOVER HAS VERY SEVERE RUST DAMAGE. ON 9/21/2011 THIS 2000 TUNDRA WAS INSPECTED FOR FRAME RUST BY A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I ASKED THE TECH WHAT WAS THE METHOD FOR INSPECTION, HE REPLIED THEY WOULD HIT THE FRAME WITH A HAMMER IN THREE TO FOUR AREAS, IF THEY WERE UNABLE TO PUNCH A HOLE IN THE FRAME IT PASSED INSPECTION. THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT REMOVED TO INSPECT THE SPARE TIRE CROSSOVER. THE LEFT REAR FRAME AREA (WHERE THE WORST DAMAGE IS ON MY FRAME) IS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO HIT WITH A HAMMER WITH THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE. TOYOTA & THE DEALERSHIP IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS MATTER. I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS FRAME WAS IN GOOD SHAPE IN 2011 IT SHOULD STILL BE ROAD WORTHY TODAY (IT IS NOT) I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA OWNER THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY KNEW THAT THESE FRAMES WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FAIL, I NOW HAVE A TRUCK WITH AN ABOVE AVERAGE BODY PERFECT INTERIOR AND A WELL MAINTAINED DRIVE TRAIN THAT IS BASICALLY WORTHLESS. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO REPLACE THESE FRAMES WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM INJURY OR WORSE DEATH? I HAVE BEEN DRIVING TOYOTA'S SINCE 1984, THIS IS FIRST TIME THE FRAME FAILED BEFORE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. AND NOW I HEAR THE ARE HAVING FRAME RUST PROBLEMS WITH LATER MODEL TUNDRA'S & TACOMA'S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE SERVICE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,315.

TENSIONER EXTREMELY SLOW TO RETRACT ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR FIVE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE. CONTACTED 1-800 TOYOTA NUMBER AND TOLD IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE ALTHOUGH I HAD HAD IT FIXED TWO TIMES UNDER WARRANTY AND TO GET THE DEALER TO FIX IT ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. WHY IS THIS NOT A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE LIKE ON MY 2007 PRIUS. WHY HASN'T THE VERY KNOWN TOYOTA SEAT BELT TENSIONER ISSUE ON ALL TOYOTA, ALEXIS, SCION VEHICLES BETWEEN 2000 AND NOW BEEN RECALLED. I DON'T LIKE TAKING MY LIFE IN MY HANDS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

REAR BRAKE LINE AND PROPORTIONING VALVE FAILED CAUSING THE BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL INTERSTATE ROADWAY. THE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS A KNOWN RECALL (SEE ATTACHED) NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 09V444000 RECALL DATE: 2009-11-18 WHICH I JUST FOUND TODAY WHILE SEARCHING FOR A PROPORTIONAL VALVE REPLACEMENT PART! OUR VIN IS SHOWING 0 RECALLS, BUT THIS CANNOT BE IGNORED DUE TO A VIN! DUE TO THE CORROSION, SPECIAL STEPS WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN BY THE REPAIR SHOP TO EVEN FIX THIS PROBLEM. LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA, DRIVING ON WINDING, STEEP HILLS IS EVEN MORE OF A REASON THAT THIS RECALL SHOULD NOT BE VIN SPECIFIC. I AM ASKING THAT THE REPAIRS NEEDED TO MY VEHICLE (BRAKE LININGS AND PROPORTIONAL VALVE MUST BE REPLACED!) BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER RECALL THAT IS STILL IN PLACE UNTIL 2019. COMPONENT AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL: STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS HOW CAN A SPECIFIC VIN BE EXCLUDED WHEN IT POSES A RISK FACTOR AND POSSIBILITY OF A FATAL CRASH! PLEASE HELP US REACH OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER TO INCLUDE THIS VIN IN THE RECALL. *TR

I HAD JUST TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS PULLING AWAY WHEN MY RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITHOUT WARNING CAME APART FROM THE SUSPENSION AND WEDGED SIDEWAYS IN THE WHEEL WELL. SHORTLY BEFORE THIS I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH OR FASTER AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEVASTATING EVENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT RETURN THE CONTACT'S CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND 01E041000 (TRAILER HITCHES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,481.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING ON THE DRIVER SIDE. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CROSS MEMBER SPARE TIRE HOLDER WAS CORRODED THROUGH THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE SPRING FRACTURED THE FRAME AND CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO MOVE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 288,437. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ UPDATED 08/08/16.*JB

MY WIFE AND I SEEN THIS TRUCK FOR SALE AT DEL TOYOTA THORNDALE PA. THE INSPECTION WOULD EXPIRE SOON. WE TOOK IT TO GET INSPECTED , THE MAN SAID IT HAS RUST HOLES IN FRAME AND NOT SAFE APRIL 18 2016 . WE HAD NO IDEA ABOUT A RECALL , I AM PRETTY SURE DEL TOYOTA OF THORNDALE PA DIDAND DOES. I WAS WONDERING HOW THEY COULD GET AWAY WITH PUTTING OUR LIVES IN DANGER ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE'S.