2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA Suspension Problems

The warranty work done on the frame of my Tundra that has since failed. The Bracket holding my SwayBar has broken off the frame and, more importantly, the frame has rusted to the point where there is now a hole in it. These are areas where the warranty work occurred.

This truck has a frame that is rusting out. It has rust holes and is now unsafe to drive.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the front driver's side lower ball joint detached, causing the driver's side wheel to separate from the vehicle, and the vehicle lowered to the ground. The vehicle was towed to the residence, where it was diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The mechanic determined that the front driver's side lower ball joint needed to be replaced. The mechanic replaced the front driver's side and passenger's side lower ball joints. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired by an unknown dealer for the same failure. The contact stated that the front driver's side and passenger's side ball joints failed several times while driving and were replaced; however, the failure persisted. Additionally, the contact stated while driving approximately 60-65 MPH, the driver's side ball joint failed, which damaged the running board, the brakes, the driver's side door, the tie rod, the coil springs, the lower control arm, and the lower and upper ball joints. The vehicle skidded to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V225000 (Suspension), 07V013000 (Suspension) and 22E002000 (Suspension); however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

Severe rust to the frame of my 2004 Toyota Tundra SR5 double cab. There are holes through the frame. Took it for an oil change and the mechanic told me to be careful. Crawled under the truck and couldn't believe how bad it was.

Informed by Al Serra at 4200 Bay Rd in Saginaw, MI 48603 that there are holes present in the frame that pose a dire safety concern. This is a known issue with this model year, but Toyota says the recall is no longer valid.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was pulling to the right. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who performed a wheel alignment, but the failure persisted. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

Purchased new Toyota Tundra in 2004. Performed rust recall at dealer on 07/22/15. October 2016, brakes failed. Brake line completely rusted. July 26, 2021, Toyota Tundra rejected at state inspection for badly rusted frame. Inspectors were unable to get wheel off to inspect brakes because of rust damage. Took to Toyota dealer on March 9, 2022. They performed airbag recall. Unable to do front suspension lower ball joints recall. Dealer said frame could break when they put it on lift. Dealer said Timeframe to repair frame had expired. Estimate to fix frame over $15,000; Plus would need a lot more parts to go with replacement. Vehicle has approximately 68,500 miles on it.

My 2004 Tundra has a rusted frame and is presently not drivable. No recall notice was send to me by Toyota, nor were any subsequent calls or mail sent. I have 75k on this truck and want Toyota to honor their safety recall

The frame on my truck is rusted into ,unsafe for road use, Toyota refuses to repair or replace the frame. It was reported in 2017 under a recall,

Brought vehicle in for service and frame is completely rusted through in critical areas where suspension and body mounts are supposed to be mounted. The car is not road worthy and unsafe to drive. I came to understand that there was a recall for these truck frame, however my frame was never replaced. My frame was never treated for rust. This truck has always been maintained and serviced at a Toyota dealership. Now I'm told their is nothing they can do.

I had the dealer take my truck in for the frame recall. I asked for them to replace the frame because I was not comfortable with how they were handling it. Per the service record they filled in perforations and “undercoated. I did not believe that filling in existing perforations was the safest way to handle this. After brining the truck to a shop to check the steering we were told that they wouldn’t even put it up on a lift. The steering issue was that the rack and pinion steering was literally falling out due to the rusted frame. We drove this vehicle home and parked it. About a week later the spare tire fell out right onto our driveway. Needless to say, I am certain there are many more Toyota trucks out there ready to fall apart on the road. We contacted Toyota corporate several times to try to rectify this mishandling of our recall. We called and sent certified letters. We asked to share the cost of a new frame and they said no. We then had the truck towed to a shop who could do the work. They ordered a frame from Toyota only to be contacted 2 months later saying that the frame was discontinued and they wouldn’t be sending it after all (we were willing to pay fir the frame and install because we had a useless and UNSAFE vehicle. We finally found a shop over an hour away who could rebuild/fabricate the frame and replace the fallen out steering etc. we had that truck towed about 60 miles away to have this work completed. This mishandling of the recall by Toyota and their lack of customer care cost me a whopping $17,000! Again, unsafe Tundras out there for sure. Please advise…this is the 2nd time I’ve filled out this form and never heard anything. Thank you in advance. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TAKING HIS VEHICLE TO HERITAGE TOYOTA (1620 SHELBURNE RD, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403) FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V741000 (AIR BAGS) REPAIR, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT SEVERE CORROSION HAD FORMED ON THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE'S UNDERCARRIAGE. THE CONTACT WAS SHOWN THE CORROSION DAMAGE AND NOTICED THAT HOLES AND MISSING PARTS WERE UNDER THE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN 2014, A SPECIAL COATING WAS PLACED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO PREVENT CORROSION HOWEVER, THE COATING FAILED TO PREVENT THE RUST CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ORIGINAL OWNERS OF A 2004 TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 4WD, PURCHASED NEW. WITHIN 3 YEARS, THE WHEELS BEGAN TO CORRODE. REPORT WHEEL CORROSION TO TOYOTA, THEY REPLY NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IN 2007, WITH 25K MILES, TRUCK WAS RECALLED AND HAD BALL JT REPLACED. AT 60K MILES, PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM WAS FROZEN (CORRODED) AT THE REAR WHEELS. AT APPROXIMATELY 90K MILES, FRONT SUSPENSION LEFT SIDE VERTICAL LINK FRACTURED. REPLACED LINK ON BOTH SIDES, AND RIGHT SIDE HAD DETERIORATED AND FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. WHEEL BACKING PLATES ON ALL 4 WHEELS BEGAN CORRODING. REAR BUMPER AND SUPPORT BRACKETS BEGAN TO CORRODE AT 90K MILES. NOVEMBER OF 2014, VEHICLE IS RECALLED FOR INSPECTION OF FRAME. TOYOTA DETERMINES IT DID NOT NEED REPLACING, AND SPRAY SOME TYPE OF COATING ON THE FRAME. IN OCTOBER OF 2019, AT 140K MILES, ONE OF THE TWO FUEL TANK STRAPS FAILS DUE TO CORROSION, FUEL TANK SUSPENDED BY ONE STRAP UNTIL DISCOVERED. JULY OF 2020, DISCOVER REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL COVER LEAKING DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION OF THE AXLE METAL. ATTEMPT TO TRADE IN VEHICLE AT TOYOTA IN OCT OF 2020, AND THEY PROVIDE A VALUE LESS THAN BOOK VALUE DUE TO CORROSION, AND STATE THEY ARE TAKING A RISK AS THE VEHICLE MAY NOT PASS INSPECTION. CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE OR DISCOUNT TO PURCHASE A NEW TRUCK, AS WE HAD NO INTENTION OF SELLING THE TRUCK WE HAVE CARED FOR FOR 16 YRS, WITH ONLY 150K MILES, AND NOW WITH A BAD AXLE MUST BUY ANOTHER TRUCK ASAP IN 2020. THE TRUCK WAS NOT A DAILY DRIVER, WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR A WORK COMMUTE. IT IS AN EXTRA VEHICLE, OUR "NEW" DEPENDABLE VEHICLE FOR FAMILY TRIPS, VACATIONS, COLLEGE, ETC.., AND THE CONDITION AND CARE IS OBVIOUS IN THE PHOTOS. I WOULD NOT EXPECT TOYOTA TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE, BUT SOME ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED TO THE OWNERS FORCED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRUCK PREMATURELY. OUR TRUCK NEVER TRAILERED OR LAUNCHED A BOAT. RARELY DRIVEN IN SNOW.

STARTED HEARING CLUNKING NOISE IN TRUCK. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE ASKED US TO COME BACK TO THE SHOP. THE STRUCTURE OF THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ANTI-SWAY BAR MOUNT WAS GONE. BOTH OF THE TOPS OF THE FRAME OF THE CROSS MEMBER THAT GOES UNDER THE ENGINE WAS MISSING. THE FRAME RAIL UNDER THE CAB IS SEPARATING. HE ADVISED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AND ADVISE THEM. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP IN ZANESVILLE AND THEY ADVISED THEY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A RECALL AND TOYOTA GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TRANSFERRED ME TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. HE ALSO GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE MORE PHOTOS AND I NOW KNOW I CAN NOT DRIVE A TRUCK THAT I SPENT $24,000 ON JUNE OF 2019. I AM GLAD I DID NOT WRECK MY VEHICLE AND HURT MY FAMILY OR ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP ME REPAIR MY TRUCK. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE FACTORY UNDERCOATING WAS STILL IN TACT AND THIS WAS NOT VISIBLE UNDERNEATH.

OUR TUNDRA HAD A FRAME RECALL AND IT WAS THE DEALERS DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO REPLACE DRAM OR JUST COVER UP WITH UNDERCOATING. WE DISAGREED WITH THE DECISION TO UNDERCOAT AS THE DEAL WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTENSIVE RUST. NOW, OUR FRAME IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THE POINT OF FALLING AWAY FROM THE BODY. JUST ABOUT ALL PARTS UNDER THE TRUCK HAVE NOW SUFFERED AS WELL. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THE TRUCK LAUNCH A BOAT, GONE OFF ROAD, OR ANY OTHER DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES. BASICALLY A TRAIN STATION AND DUMP RUN VEHICLE. I AM TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR POOR HANDLING OF THE SITUATION. BASICALLY THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPER EXPENSIVE FRAME REPLACEMENT; TOO BAD. ENGINE, BODY, AND INTERIOR ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. I NEED HELP AS I 1) CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE AND 2) CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS TRUCK AND IT IS VITAL FOR US. JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE FRAME IS DISINTEGRATING QUICKLY WHEN WE BROUGHT CAR TO SHOP FOR A STEERING ISSUE WHICH WE NOW FIND OUT WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RUST. THANK YOU

THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS SEVERELY RUSTED WITH LARGE HOLES PRESENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT PUTS MYSELF AND OTHERS IN GRAVE DANGER. TOYOTA HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OR DEATHS ARE A POTENTIAL. *TR

SEVERE FRAME ROT. RUST HAS EATEN A HOLE THROUGH THE FRAME. HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HAS FAILED A FRAME CHECK BY ATLEAST ONE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.

MY VEHICLE HAS MAJOR FRAME DAMAGE. THERE ARE LARGE HOLES NEAR THE FRONT CROSSMEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE FRAME HAD BEEN SPRAYED SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. HOWEVER, THE FRAME HAS CONTINUED TO RUST SEVERELY AND THE COATING HAS COMPLETELY FLAKED OFF. THE REPRESENTATIVE I SPOKE TO STATED THAT WAS THE ONLY RESOLUTION, AND THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. MY CASE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. EVEN THE DEALER LOCATED NEAR ME STATES THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE. SEVERAL YEARS RECEIVED NEW OR REPAIRED FRAMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HOW CAN IT BE, THAT THE SAME GENERATION VEHICLE ONE YEAR LATER IS NOT ELIGIBLE? MY CHILD RODE COUNTLESS TIMES IN THAT VEHICLE. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED? *TR

Mileage: 180,000

ALL MY FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FAILED. I NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE FRONT WHEEL PASSENGER SIDE AND HAS BUCKLED AND SHIFTED AS A RESULT. MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CV AXLE WERE DAMAGED WHILE MY TRUCK WAS IN MOTION TURNING INTO THE SAFEWAY GAS STATION CHESTER MD. FEBRUARY 9 OF THIS YEAR WHEN THE SUSPENSION FAILED TO SUPPORT THE TRUCK. THE PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT AND CV AXLE WERE DAMAGED. TIE RODS AND SWAY BAR STABILIZERS WERE ALL WORN AND BROKEN AS WELL.

Mileage: 596,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS INSPECTING THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME, SUSPENSION SUPPORT, AND SPARE TIRE ENCLOSURE WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE AS TO WHEN THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN 2015 AT MCCARTHY TOYOTA OF SEDALIA (3110 W BROADWAY BLVD, SEDALIA, MO 65301, (660) 826-5400) PER A MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING FRAME RUST. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM PRIVATE PARTY. PREVIOUS OWNER INFORMED US OF FRAME RECALL PREFORMED ON VEHICLE 3/2014 STATING TOYOTA SPRAYED FRAME WITH RUST INHIBITOR, HE COMPLAINED THAT HE WASN'T SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. FRAME IS NOW UNSAFE. REINSPECTED BY TOYOTA 8/2019, FRAME IS UNSAFE BUT THE RECALL HAS ENDED. VEHICLE HAS 133,000 MILES AND IS USELESS. TOYOTA PUT A BANDAID ON THE ISSUE AND CALLED IT FIXED.

Mileage: 133,000

EXCESSIVE RUST ON SUB-FRAME OF VEHICLE; FRONTAL SUB-FRAME COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT ON VEHICLE WITH NO APPARENT BODY RUST; GARAGED THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY; AND WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES; REAR FRAME RUSTED

Mileage: 98,000

FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND DANGEROUS TO OPERATE

Mileage: 75,000

REAR END FAILURE DUE TO RUST PROBLEM KNOWN TO TOYOTA. THEY REPLACED FRAME WITH NO CONSIDERATION FOR SAFETY OF PASSENGERS. DRIVE TRAIN LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. FOUND BELL HOUSING ON REAR END RUSTED THROUGH ALLOWING FLUID TO RUN OUT! DANGEROUS. TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR BAD PRODUCT! WELDED BELL HOUSING, CANNOT REPAIR. PLEASE HELP!!!! ALMOST CAUSED WRECK! CARS SWERVED TO AVOID COLISION.

Mileage: 60,000

MY FRONT ( PASSENGER ) RIGHT WHEEL ASSEMBLY RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME.

MY FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT IT BROKE,I BELIEVE IT FALLS UNDER THE 1ST GENERATION FRAME AS THE 2003 MODELS.I WENT FOR AN INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO FRAME

FRAME RUSTED, CRACK AND HOLES ARE LARGER THAN 7/16 INCH THROUGH RIGHT FRONT INSIDE BEHIND MOTOR MOUNT. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, PARKED AFTER TOYOTA EMPLOYEE VERBALLY STATED UNSAFE FOR ROAD TRIP BUT COULD BE USED AROUND TOWN. 11/11/17 SPARKS TOYOTA FRAME RECALL, CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND APPLIED BY BRISTOL TOYOTA ON 11/2014, AFTER BRINGING IT IN FOR RECALL OF FRAME REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE 9/20/2017 AND THEY STATED THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME, CONTACT NHTSA FOR SAFETY ISSUES.

Mileage: 148,425

I GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON MY VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS BACK ABOUT AIRBAGS SO I LOOKED IT UP ON THIS SITE AND IT SAYS I HAVE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I'VE GOT THE TRUCK BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT NOW AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE AND READING THE RECALL IT REALLY HAS ME WORRIED FOR THE SAFETY OF ME MY WIFE AND MY CHILDREN I WOULD REALLY LIKE SOME INFORMATION ON THE AIRBAG RECALL AND THE SUSPENSION RECALL MY VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF THE SAME ISSUES AS THE RECALL POINTS OUT

FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE UPPER ARM BOLTS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE CONNECTED TO THE FRAME AS THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS BEING EVALUATED AT THIS TIME. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAY THAT THE THIS TRUCK IS NOT PART OF THE RE-CALL, BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION TELLS THEM THEY HAVE TO DO EXTEND THE RECALL INTO OTHER YEARS OF THE TUNDRAS. AS OF RIGHT NOW IT ONLY INCLUDES THE 2007-2008 TRUCKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CREEK SIDE AUTO MECHANIC SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN FOUND SEVERE CORROSION. TOYOTA OF GRAND RAPIDS WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO TOYOTA USA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 08/29/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE LEFT TWICE. DURING THE SECOND DROP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT METAL TO METAL WAS RUBBING ON THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RESTING ON THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND DAMAGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BUCKLE UNDER THE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT LOOSENED, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON CITY STREET. FRONT LEFT WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO BROKEN BALL JOINT. ALL WHEELS HAD BEEN REPLACED A COUPLE OF DAYS PRIOR BY TIRE DEALER. VEHICLE HAD A RECALL IN 2005 FOR BALL JOINTS WHICH WAS COMPLETED AT 75K MILES ON MARCH, 2007. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 299,525 MILES ON THAT REPLACEMENT. I DO NOT THINK MANY OWNERS KEEP VEHICLE FOR THAT NUMBER OF MILES. HOWEVER VEHICLE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND POTENTIAL SEEMS TO EXIST FOR BEARING FAILURE. I DO NOT THINK THAT WHEEL REPLACEMENT WAS THE CAUSE THOUGH SOMETHING MAY HAVE LOOSENED DURING WHEEL INSTALLATION. I DID NOT FILE A POLICE REPORT OR INSURANCE CLAIM. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED. ORIGINAL RECALL NUMBER: 05V225000, MAY 17, 2005.

Mileage: 299,756

FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR RUSTED OFF OF FRAME, RESULTING IN LARGE, STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISING HOLE IN THE WELDING LOCATION ON THE FRAME. WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD THE STABILIZER BAR DETACH FROM THE FRAME. THE DRIVEWAY IS MODESTLY SLOPED WHICH CAUSED MY LEFT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO FLEX AS IT WOULD IN ANY ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRAME, I NOTICED THAT THE DETACHMENT RESULTED IN A SMALL HOLE. UPON CLEANING UP THE EFFECTED AREA, HOWEVER, I NOTICED A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE FRAME. LITTLE DID I REALIZE THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A COMPLETELY UNSAFE VEHICLE THIS WHOLE TIME. TOYOTA HAS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE EXACT SAME COMPONENTS FOR 2000 -2003 TOYOTA TUNDRAS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE? THEY ARE THE SAME PARTS. THE FIRST TWO PHOTOS ARE BEFORE WIRE BRUSHING THE AREA. THE LAST TWO ARE FROM AFTER BRUSHING THEM. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR RUSTED OFF OF FRAME, RESULTING IN LARGE, STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISING HOLE IN THE WELDING LOCATION ON THE FRAME. WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD THE STABILIZER BAR DETACH FROM THE FRAME. THE DRIVEWAY IS MODESTLY SLOPED WHICH CAUSED MY LEFT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO FLEX AS IT WOULD IN ANY ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRAME, I NOTICED THAT THE DETACHMENT RESULTED IN A SMALL HOLE. UPON CLEANING UP THE EFFECTED AREA, HOWEVER, I NOTICED A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE FRAME. LITTLE DID I REALIZE THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A COMPLETELY UNSAFE VEHICLE THIS WHOLE TIME. TOYOTA HAS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE EXACT SAME COMPONENTS FOR 2000 -2003 TOYOTA TUNDRAS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE? THEY ARE THE SAME PARTS. THE FIRST TWO PHOTOS ARE BEFORE WIRE BRUSHING THE AREA. THE LAST TWO ARE FROM AFTER BRUSHING THEM. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE SWAY BAR FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE SWAY BAR AND FRAME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE SWAY BAR AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NOTICED LAST WEEK THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK WAS ROTTING ON MY DRIVEWAY! UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I DISCOVER LARGE HOLES COMPLETELY THROUGH MY BOX FRAME. AFTER CLEANING OUT ALMOST 5LBS OF ROTTED FRAME I CAN NO LONGER PUT MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN THIS VEHICLE. THAT WOULD MAKE ME IRRESPONSIBLE AND NEGLIGENT LIKE THE MANUFACTURER! I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JAN 2015 WHEN IT ONLY APPEARED TO BE A SURFACE RUST ISSUE. RECIEVED NOTICE OF THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THE MONTH AFTER IT WAS OVER SO TOYOTA REFUSED TO EVEN INSPECT IT. NOW THIS YEAR I HAVE HOLES YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND THROUGH AND TOYOTA STILL REFUSES THE FRAME IS BAD. IN THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN TOYOTA SAYS "THE CONDITION IS UNRELATED TO AND SEPARATE FROM NORMAL SURFACE RUST". HOW COULD THIS BE S VOLUNTARY LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND NOT A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL?? SOUNDS LIKE A LOOPHOLE CREATED BY DESIGN!

Mileage: 120,000

I TOOK MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT NEEDED SHOCK ABSORBERS. ONCE ON THE LIFT WE FOUND THE ENTIRE REAR SECTION WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT WITH SEVERAL MAJOR PARTS JUST HANGING FROM THE FRAME. TOYOTA CLAIMS THEY SENT RECALLS IN 2015 HOWEVER I DID NOT GET THEM. I DID RECEIVE A VERY RECENT RECALL FOR AN AIR BAG AND FRONT COIL SPRINGS, WITHIN A WEEK THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL. AT NO TIME WAS I INFORMED OF THE DANGEROUS ISSUE OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. I CALLED TOYOTA TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY LUCKY I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE REAR COMPONENTS COULD HAVE FAILED AT ANY TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING. TOYOTA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY WERE QUITE RUDE WHEN WE SPOKE. PLEASE INFORM ME OF ANY RECOURSE I MAY HAVE, THE COST TO REPAIR MY TRUCK IS IN EXCESS OF $4,000. I AM RETIRED WITH A LIMITED INCOME AND DEPEND ON MY TRUCK TO PICKUP FARM SUPPLIES AT MY HOME. I LIVE IN MD AND RELY ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT SNOWS OR THE ROADS ARE ICY. TOYOTA CLEARLY HAS A PAST OF NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, THEY KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE QUALITY OF THE METAL MATERIALS WERE INFERIOR. THEY WAITED 11 YEARS BEFORE THEY RECALLED SOME OF THEIR TRUCKS. I DO NOT WISH TO BE RUDE HOWEVER, I FIRMLY BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NO REGARD FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT OR THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR POOR ENGINEERING. IT IS MY HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER OR DIRECT ME TO SOMEONE IF CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. [XXX] TELEPHONE [XXX]. IF YOU WILL PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS I WILL SENT PHOTOS. SORRY I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD THEM TO YOU. THE DATE THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE CENTER IS 5/6/16, IT IS STILL THERE AS IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 17,985

FRAME RECALL- MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS RECALLED FOR THE FRAME RUSTING OUT. TOYOTA DEEMED THAT A NEW FRAME WAS NOT NEEDED AND DID THE CRC TREATMENT WHICH IS ABSOLUTE JUNK AND ONLY CAUSES THE FRAME TO RUST EVEN WORSE. I WANT A NEW FRAME INSTALLED BY TOYATA AND ANY OTHER RUSTY PART- ALL SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE

Mileage: 85,000

FRAME ROT AND RUST. THE GAS TANK FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (CITY STREET), THE BRACKETS HOLDING THE TANK COMPLETELY RUSTED IN TWO. THIS HAPPEN AFTER THE FRAME PROTECT SPRAY WAS APPLIED TO THE TRUCK BY THE DEALER 2 YEARS AGO. THE FRAME IS A MESS, I'M WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF IT BUT I ALSO CAN'T TRADE IT IN BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS IT. I'M HAPPY TO SEND PICTURES IF NEEDED.

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 05V254000 (AIR BAGS), 07V013000 ( SUSPENSION), AND 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FRAME RUSTED THROUGH UNSAFE TO DRIVE. RECEIVED VERY FIRST LETTER IN JULY ABOUT A RECALL. IT IS SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 AND THE RECALL ENDED AUGUST 31, 2015.

I AM DISABLED AND I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES ABOUT AIRBAGS, AND FRAME RECALLS FROM TOYOTA, BUT THE LOCAL DEALERS TELL ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THEM. I AM UNABLE TO CARRY ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE OF SAFETY ADVISORIES AND THIS IS AFFECTING THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE, AND RISK OF INJURY TO MYSELF AND ANY PASSENGERS I MAY CARRY, AND INSURANCE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS. I SUFFERED DILIGENTLY TO PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I FIND IT'S AN UNSAFE PIECE OF JUNK THAT I CANNOT USE. I REALLY WANT THIS VEHICLE FIXED OR REPLACED WITH ONE THAT IS NOT UNSAFE.

Mileage: 104,000

THE ENTIRE FRAME AND UNDER SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO INCLUDE BRACKETS, CABLES, FITTINGS, AND EXHAUST ARE SO RUSTED AND FLAKING OFF THAT I'M CONCERNED THAT THE TRUCK MAY BREAK APART DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED FROM LOWE TOYOTA IN WARNER ROBINS, GA AND HAD NO IDEA THAT THE TRUCK WAS A RUSTED OUT DISASTER WAITING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN !!

Mileage: 96,000

LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT ON 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4WD FAILED AND PULLED OUT OF SOCKET WITH NO WARNING (E.G. LOOSE STEERING, NOISE, OR VIBRATION) AT APPROX. 2 MPH IN PARKING LOT. THIS CAUSED THE LEFT AXLE TO PULL OUT AND HIT THE GROUND DAMAGING THE SPLINES. THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY INSTALLING A "NEW" REPLACEMENT BALL JOINT IN 2009. LUCKILY WE HAD JUST EXITED A FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. SINCE THERE WAS NO "ACCIDENT" AND NO "COMPREHENSIVE" DAMAGES, THE AUTO INSURANCE DID NOT COVER ANY OF THE $1,200 DAMAGE OR $200 RENTAL CAR EXPENSE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

6/13/13 VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION MAJOR FRAME PERFORATION TOYOTA PERFORMED LIMITED FRAME REPLACEMENT AT THEIR COST AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION . NOT ALL SEVERELY RUSTED PARTS WERE REPLACED ONLY THE MAJOR ASSEMBLY MOUNTING PIECE ITEMS THAT WERE DISASSEMBLED AND COULDN'T BE REUSED WERE REPLACED. NO SUB PIECES OF THE MAJOR ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. IF THE WERE RUSTED THEY WERE REINSTALLED. 8/4/14 VEHICLE DID NOT PASS INSPECTION MAJOR RUST FAILURE DEFORMATION AND LEAKING OF STEERING RACK HOUSING THAT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND NOT REPLACED WHEN FRAME WAS REPLACED. RACK WAS REPLACED BY OWNER AT OWNERS EXPENSE. 4/15/15 REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING RUST THRU AND HOUSING FAILURE. HOUSING WAS SEVERELY CORRODED WHEN FRAME WAS REPLACED. OWNER WAS INFORMED IT WAS NOT PART OF THE FRAME REPLACEMENT . TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALL BULLETIN ISSUED DESPITE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET. REPLACEMENT WILL BE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. BRAKE BACKING PLATES AND AXLE MOUNTING HARDWARE THAT WERE SEVERELY CORRODED WHEN FRAME WAS REPLACED ARE NOT SALVAGEABLE AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AS WELL IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. *TR

Mileage: 65,526

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE DISLODGED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE UPPER BALL JOINT, THE LOWER BALL JOINT, THE CONTROL ARM, THE ABS SPEED SENSOR, AND RT FRONT BRAKE LINE LEADING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION) AND 05V225000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,360. DJR

Mileage: 123,360

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

RUST ON EVERYTHING UNDER THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE REAR BUMPER. PARTS THAT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUST AND/OR RUST PERFORATION OR NEED TO BE REPLACED: 1) ENTIRE FRAME ' PERFORATION GREATER THAN 10MM FOUND ON PASSENGER SIDERAIL 2) REAR DIFFERENTIAL (LEAKING FROM RUST PERFORATION) 3) BRAKE LINES 4) POWER STEERING LINE (LEAKING FROM RUST) 5) SKID PLATE (SUPPORT BRACKETS RUSTED - FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING) 6) BRAKE CALIPERS (MULTIPLE TIMES) 7) COIL SPRINGS 8) AXLES (FRONT AND BACK) 9) CONTROL ARMS 10) CV- JOINT 11) BOOTS 12) HITCH RECEIVER 13) EXHAUST 14) MUFFLER 15) CAMBER BOLT 16) MULTIPLE SETS OF TIRES (UNABLE TO ALIGN TIRES PROPERLY DUE TO RUSTED/SEIZED CAMBER BOLT) CAUSING PREMATURE TREAD WEAR. 17) BRAKE DRUMS (WARPED AND PITTED) 18) WHEEL BEARING 19) TRUCK TAILGATE SUPPORT WIRES ' WIRES RUSTED AND BROKE. TAILGATE WON'T OPEN/CLOSE WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT BECAUSE IT IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. 20) SHOCKS/STRUTS 21) SEALS, BRACKETS, NUTS AND BOLTS - THE PARTS LISTED ABOVE IS NOT COMPLETE. BASICALLY, EVERYTHING YOU SEE UNDER THE TRUCK IS SUFFERING FROM EXTREME RUST AND/OR PERFORATED. *TRUCK HAS HAD A HORRIBLE SHIMMY FOR YEARS THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT, PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN TOWING. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE TRUCK. IMPROVED SLIGHTLY WHEN REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLES WERE REPLACED. MOST LIKELY RELATED TO FRAME WARP OR INSTABILITY. *TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING IN AND OUT OF 4WD. INCONSISTENT WITH HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET IN AND OUT OF 4WD. THERE IS A LOUD AND JARRING CLUNK WHEN ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING 4WD. *TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT IS ON THE VERGE OF GOING OUT OF CONTROL WHEN A HOLE OR BUMP IS HIT. THE TRUCK WILL LITERALLY JUMP SIDEWAYS. *TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON RANDOMLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR HOLE. ANOTHER MYSTERY TO MECHANIC. *TR

I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF AND WAS WEDGED UNDER THE FENDER. THE MECHANIC AND TOW TRUCK DRIVE SAID THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 132,472

NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT. CHECK ALIGNMENT OK. NOTICED THAT SWAY BAR LINK HAD SNAPPED DUE TO CORROSION. REPLACED WITH TOYOTA PART AND CONDITION CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 131,758

I HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED A FRAME RECALL NOTICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION WHICH I ADDRESSED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE RUST HAD NOT PERFORATED THE FRAME AND THAT IT WOULD BE TREATED TO PREVENT FURTHER RUSTING. WHEN I PICKED UP THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP THE ASSOCIATE ADVISED ME THAT THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THAT A FULL SAFETY INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED WHICH REVEALED NO OTHER PROBLEMS. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO INSPECT THE FRAME AND NOTICED THAT BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS HAD CORRODED AND BROKEN OFF . I ALSO SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP BECAUSE I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT STRAIGHT AND WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY WHICH I DID. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT COUPLING WAS SO CORRODED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE IT AND DO A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BECOME A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE TUNDRA WHICH SEEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING AND AM REQUESTING THAT THIS ISSUE IS INVESTIGATED AN A RECALL ISSUED IF NECESSARY. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

RUST ALL OVER THE UNDERTRUCK, EVEN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS RUSTED. I WAS PART OF THAT RECALL AND THE DEALER IS GOING TO SPRAY THE FRAME TO STOP THE CORROSION. CAN THE CORROSION PROCESS ENDS WITH THE SPRAYING? *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND AFFECTED THE POWER TRAIN, REAR END, WHEEL, AXLE AND BELT HOUSING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: PE09049 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , STRUCTURE , TIRES) AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

MASSIVE GENERALIZED RUST UNDER VEHICLE. THIS IS AFFECTING THE FRAME, SUSPENSION, ALL LINES, EXHAUST, ALL METAL FITTINGS, WHEELS, BRAKES, SPARE TIRE. MY MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO PROCEED AND SUGGESTED WE NO LONGER DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RUST RECALL WHICH IS IN EFFECT FOR TUNDRA TRUCKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE , BUT OFF BY A COUPLE MONTHS BY MANUFACTURING DATE. OUR TOYOTA DEALER DID NOT HAVE A SUGGESTION OR ANSWER FOR HOW TO FIX THIS, OTHER THAN TO ASK IF WE WERE INTERESTED IN BUYING A NEW CAR. WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW AND HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. THE INSIDE AND UPPER BODY LOOKS NEW. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

HAD TRUCK IN FOR OIL CHANGE WHOLE FRAME, DRIVE SHAFT PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS RUSTING THROUGH. *TT

Mileage: 165,000

EXCESSIVE RUST ON FRAME, UNDER BODY, AND SUSPENSION. REAR AXLE / DIFFERENTIAL HAS LARGE FLAKING RUST SO BAD THAT IT WILL NOT HOLD LUBRICANT. FILED COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA ON 11/13/2013 AND WAS GIVEN A CASE # AND TURNED IN PHOTOS AT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IN EARLY DECEMBER 2013. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN JANUARY 2014 AND WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS GOING TO BE ISSUED BUT IT WOULD COVER FRAME ONLY AND NO OTHER COMPONENTS WOULD BE COVERED FOR RUST. I PERSONALLY TOOK IT UPON MYSELF NOT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE AND NOT ROAD WORTHY DUE TO RUST. I ALSO FEEL THAT A COMPANY THAT I HAD A LOT OF RESPECT FOR BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION FOR QUALITY AND SAFETY HAS LET ME DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE 11/13/2013 AND WILL NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL PROPERLY REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

AFTER A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I TAKE MY TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK OUT THE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. WHEN TO MASSEY TOYOTA, WHITE OAK, PA . THEY SAID I NEED TO DEAL WITH IT BUT IT WOULD COST SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE TOYOTA DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL ON 2004. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER TUNDRA OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHEN IS TOYOTA GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AS YOU DID PREVIOUS MODELS? I CURRENTLY OWN TWO TOYOTA'S: TUNDRA AND CAMRY. *TR

Mileage: 77,151

I RECENTLY NOTICED A LEAK UNDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FOUND TO BE RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH AND LEAKING. I EXAMINED THE FRAME AS WELL AND NOTICED SEVERE RUSTING IN VARIOUS PLACES ON THE FRAME. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL ON THE FRAME. APPARENTLY THERE IS NOT ONLY FRAME DAMAGE TO MANY TUNDRAS, BUT ALSO TO NECESSARY WORKING PARTS. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AXLE ROT OUT ON ANY OF MY CARS AND BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO SIMPLY REPAIR A SEAL, THE ENTIRE AXLE WILL NEED REPLACING? SEEMS A BIT EXTREME. I LIKE THE TUNDRA AND WILL BASE MY DECISION TO REMAIN A CUSTOMER ON HOW I'M TREATED IN THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

THERE IS EXTENSIVE CORROSION DAMAGE TO ALL METAL FITTINGS AND METAL FUEL AND HYDRAULIC LINES. THE REAR AXLE IS SEVERELY CORRODED AND LEAKING OIL THROUGH THE CASTING REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A FUEL LINE FAILURE NEXT TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE STEERING SYSTEM FITTINGS REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK ASSEMBLY ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM OPERATES PROPERLY. THERE IS CORROSION DAMAGE TO MANY OF THE SUSPENSION CONNECTION POINTS TO THE FRAME INCLUDING REAR SPRINGS. DEALER DEEMS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION AND RECOMMENDS IT BE SOLD FOR SALVAGE. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE BODY THAT CAN BE SEEN FROM A VISUAL UNDERSIDE INSPECTION AND VEHICLE LOOKS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FROM THE OUTSIDE. VEHICLE WAS DEALER MAINTAINED PER THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.

Mileage: 110,280

WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF THE TRUCK DUE TO A BADLY RUSTED SPARE TIRE WENCH, AS I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THEIR WAS ANY OTHER DAMAGE I NOTICED A LOT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. MOST NOTABLY AROUND THE SUSPENSION. *TR

Mileage: 105,112

BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS CALLED AT WORK BY MY GARAGE, THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO SEVERAL HOLES AND CRACKS IN THE FRAME DUE TO SEVERE RUST. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY AGREED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVABLE. TOYOTA HAS SAID THE 04 MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND I APPEAR TO BE IN LIMBO. IT HAS BEEN 3 WEEKS AND THIS ISSUE IS STILL UNRESOLVED. THE ONLY CERTAINTY IS THAT THE TRUCK WILL NEED MANY NEW FRAME COMPONENTS FOR IT TO BE ROAD WORTHY AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BECAUSE OF A NOISE IN THE FRONT END. IT TURNS OUT THE FRAME AT THE ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR THE STABILIZATION BAR WAS BADLY RUSTED. THERE ARE RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME AND THE ATTACHMENT POINT ON THE LEFT SIDE HAD RUSTED FREE OF THE FRAME AND THE OTHER SIDE IS NOT TO FAR BEHIND. TOYOTA HAS A HISTORY OF RUSTED FRAMES BUT ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALLS. I WAS TOLD SORRY WE CAN'T FIX IT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT!!!! CAN YOU HELP. *TR

Mileage: 75,200

FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED IN MANY AREAS INCLUDING WHERE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE COMPONENTS MOUNT. I AM CONCERNED A MAJOR FAILURE COULD LEAD TO INJURY TO MYSELF OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2000-2003 TUNDRAS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT MY 2004 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR NEW MUFFLER AND TAILPIPE. MECHANIC SHOWED ME A LEAKY REAR SEAL BECAUSE THE METAL COVER WAS RUSTING THROUGH. ALSO SHOWED ME MAIN FRAME AND SUSPENSION POINTS WHICH ARE , IN HIS WORDS, "LIKE RUST HOLDING HANDS". *TR

Mileage: 95,000

MAIN FRAME SUPPORT FRONT OF VEHICLE ; WHOLES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. SUPPORTS ENGINE! *TR

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROX. 50-55 MPH, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE SUDDENLY JOLTED DOWNWARD, SPARKS AND SMOKE WERE VIEWED BY BOTH SIDE VIEW AND REAR VIEW MIRRORS, I SLOWLY APPLIED BRAKES THINKING IT WAS ONLY A BLOW OUT BUT FROM THE GRINDING METAL AGAINST CEMENT SOUND, I REALIZED IT WAS MUCH WORSE THAN A BLOW OUT.WHEN FINALLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, I SAW THE WHOLE WHEEL COMPLETELY SHEARED FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, FORTUNATELY, THE WHEEL LODGED ITSELF INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL AND THE RUNNING BOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IT COULD HAVE EASILY GONE UNDERNEATH AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER OR EVEN INTO OTHER VEHICLE'S ON ROAD. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE ELSE OR OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. AFTER INSURANCE COMPANY ADJUSTER INSPECTED THEY DETERMINED IT TO BE TOTALED. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY UPSETTING, DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? THERE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN TWO FATALITIES. PLEASE HELP!!! I BELIEVE AFTER REVIEWING OTHER INCIDENTS LIKE THIS, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOME TYPE OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM TOYOTA. I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE SO MANY SUSPENSION ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE... THE INSURANCE WILL NOT GIVE ME ENOUGH TO OFFSET THE LOSS I INCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 120,080

2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA WORSE THAN 2003 FOR METAL FATIGUE. FRONT OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL IS FLAKING APART. TENSION ADJUSTER FOR EMERGENCY BRAKE IS DISINTEGRATING. ADJUSTMENT BOLTS ARE SEIZED. SPARE TIRE ATTACHMENT IS FLAKING APART. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 90,713

*THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND BRAKE HOUSING LEFT AND RIGHT ARE ROTTING FROM THE OUTSIDE. LARGE PARTS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING ARE ALREADY MISSING! *THE FRONT TRANSFER CASE AND TRANSMISSION ARE PERFECT! *THE ENTIRE REAR TRANS-AXLE IS ROTTING FROM THE OUTSIDE. *THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ADJUSTMENT TURNBUCKLE IS ROTTING. *STRUCTURAL MOUNTS FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ARE ROTTED. *THE STEEL IN THE FRAME AND MOST FACTORY WELDS ARE DE-LAMINATING. *BRACKETS HOLDING THE BRAKE LINE AND JUNCTIONS ARE ROTTING. *CAPTURE PLATE AND HARDWARE HOLDING SPARE TIRE IN PLACE ARE ROTTED. I WILL NEED A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE. I HAVE EXCELLENT PHOTOS TO SEND. RESPECTFULLY, *TR

Mileage: 90,704

2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON 05/18/13. WELL CARED FOR VEHICLE AND SERVICED FAITHFULLY AT EVERY INTERVAL.TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE FRAME HAS A HOLE IN IT.THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA. FRAME IS VERY RUSTY AND WAS PART OF A PROBLEM TOYOTA HAD WITH A BAD BATCH OF METAL USED FOR FRAMES.SERVICE MANAGER COULD OFFER NO RELIEF FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REFERRED ME TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE. CUSTOMER CARE COMPLAINT NUMBER [XXX]. CUSTOMER CARE ADVISED THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND BASICALLY HAVE A NICE DAY. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED THAT I SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. WHAT SHOULD BE A 14 TO 16 THOUSAND DOLLAR VEHICLE IS NOW WORTH NOTHING. SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR SELLING FAULTY AND UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 80,700

FRAME ROTTED THROUGH. DEALER STATED( APPROX) 75 PERCENT OF FRAME WHERE SWAYBAR WAS WELDED TO FRAME IS GONE..SWAYBAR IS ROTTED OFF PASSENGER SIDE FRAME. ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE ANYMORE. TOOK TO DEALER AS REQUESTED BY TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE. *TR

Mileage: 119,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALREADY WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

Mileage: 189,000

AT THE SERVICE CENTER I WAS ADVISED THAT MY TRUCK HAD EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST. I CONTACT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (WAPPINGERS DCH) AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT IS KNOW PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERATION TUNDRA. TOYOTA CURRENTLY BUYING BACK 2000-2003, BUT MY 2004 WAS NOT YET INCLUDED. HE ADVISED THAT I WAIT TO HEAR BACK. CONTACT TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD MAYBE, BUT I NEEDED TO WAIT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN INSPECTION RECALL AND FRAME REPAIR OPTION FOR THIS, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE ME ON FILE AS OWNER, SO I WAS NOT CONTACTED. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 4 YEARS AND SERVICED IT AT A REGISTERED TOYOTA DEALER. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO ANSWER WHAT HAPPENED AND RECOMMENDED THAT I WAIT. NOW I CAN'T PASS INSPECTION OR DRIVE MY TRUCK AND I'M STUCK. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

NOTICED EXTREME RUST ON FRAME AND OTHER METAL PARTS FLAKING AND FALLING OFF. CONDITION APPEARS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SNAPPED, CAUSING THE TIRES TO COLLAPSE INWARD AND UNDER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AXLE WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARM AND THE AXLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V01300 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,000.

Mileage: 263,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE EXCESSIVE RUST ISSUE HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,571.

Mileage: 73,571

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT 55,023 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AGAIN AT 110,000 MILES AND WHEN I WENT TO A DEALER WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1200.00 FOR THE PART ALONE AND LABOR WOULD BE EXTRA. I ALSO TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE HIGH REAR BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING WAS MELTING FROM THE HEAT OF THE LIGHTS. THEY DID NOTHING. THE FRAME IS RUSTING BADLY AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR ANY OF THESE ITEMS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. "ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT" IS LISTED AS A CHOICE UNDER "AFFECTED PARTS". HOW ABOUT EXPLAINING EXACTLY WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF "ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT"? *TR

Mileage: 55,023

MY VEHICLE NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT THE FRAME ON MY VEHICLE IS RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA TUNDRAS DO HAVE A RECALL FOR THE RUSTED FRAME BUT MY VEHICLE ISN'T PART OF THIS RECALL SINCE ITS 3 MONTHS NEWER. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 107,400

THE FRONT STABILIZER BARS BROKE AT THE TOP WERE THE NUTS THREAD ON. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

EXCESSIVE RUST THROUGHOUT UNDERBODY AND DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS. POROUS, RUSTED THROUGH DIFFERENTIAL NOW LEAKING OIL. RUST ISSUES STARTED WHILE VEHICLE STILL UNDER 3/36 WARRANTY. BELT TENSIONER BRACKET, BRACKET MOUNT AND BALL JOINTS AT 33,921 MILES, SWAY BAR LINKAGES RUSTED THROUGH AT 45,168 MILES. BOTH ISSUED REPAIRED AS WARRANTY MATTERS. TOYOTA CLAIMS CURRENT PROBLEM NOT COVERED BUT ADMITS DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND OFFERS TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY, REQUIRING ESTIMATED $770 TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. HAVE INITIATED COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, FILE NUMBER AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

Mileage: 62,900

DURING THE COURSE OF ROUTINE SERVICE AT INDEPENDENT GARAGE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS WITH SEVERE CORROSION ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY: 1) FRAME SEVERELY ROTTED BY RUST, A PERFORATION WAS IDENTIFIED ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE 2) REAR AXLE BODY SEVERELY CORRODED BY RUST, NOT LEAKING YET BUT LIKELY WILL SOON 3) POWER STEERING RACK SEVERELY ROTTED BY RUST ON PASSENGER SIDE, NOT LEAKING YET BUT LIKELY WILL SOON, DESCRIBED BY MECHANIC AS "TENDER" FAILURE OF ANY OF THESE ITEMS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 147,526

MY SISTER IN LAW WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON U.S. INTER STATE 101. FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION COLLAPSE, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, TIRE BLEW OUT ON IMPACT, THE ONLY THING THAT IS HOLDING THE TIRE WAS THE BRAKE LINE. I CALLED TOYOTA ON 8-16-12. THE CALL CENTER WAS OUT SOURCES AND THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH WELL. I HAVE TO EXPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE INCIDENT. HE GAVE ME A CASE #12081161743 AND SAY A CASE MANAGER WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 24 HRS. TWENTY MINUTES LATER I GOT A CALL FROM THE CALL CENTER. THE EMPLOYEE SAY HE WILL TRANSFER ME TO A CASE MANAGER BECAUSE MY CASE WAS URGENT . A CASE MANAGER ([XXX]) IN CALIFORNIA COME ON LINE AND WANTED ME TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO HER. IN THE MIDDLE OF EXPLAINING (THE FOURTH TIME) SHE HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED THE CALL CENTER AND AGAIN. I HAVE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF [XXX] IN CALIFORNIA AND NOBODY WAS ASSIGNED TO MY CASE YET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 78,000

REAR END LEAKING OIL. MECHANIC ABLE TO PUT FINGER THROUGH HOUSING DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING. ENTIRE REAR END REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED. ENTIRE FRAME RUSTED HEAVILY. ALL WELDS SEVERELY RUSTED. FRAME INTEGRITY GONE. FRONT ARM RUSTED SO BADLY MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN OCTOBER, 2012. FRONT ARM SO RUSTED IT IS LIKELY TO COLLAPSE. EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT FUNCTIONING DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION...ADVISED TO REPLACE. BODY IMMACULATE. NO RUST ANYWHERE BUT FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

FRAME ROT.

Mileage: 148,258

EXCESSIVE RUST ACCUMULATION ON FRAME OF TRUCK. RECALL CAMPAIGN # 09V444000 STATES TOYOTA WILL INITIATE A FIELD ACTION ON 2004 THROUGH 2006 MODELS. CALL TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS (CASE # [XXX]), PROVED TO BE USELESS. NO ACTION BEING TAKEN BY TOYOTA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED, PURCHASED IN 2004 DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR 39000 DOLLARS HAS AN EXTREMELY RUSTY FRAME. THE STEEL PEELS AWAY IN LAYERS AT THE WELDS. THE PROLIFERATION CAN BE DESCRIBED AS "LAYERS OF A BISCUIT FLAKING A PART." THE DEALERSHIP POUNDED ON THE FRAME WITH A TOOL AND SAID THAT IT DID NOT FAIL THE "TOYOTA FRAME TOOL" TEST AND SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL IT FAILS OR BECOMES PART OF A RECALL. I HAUL A TRAVEL TRAILER WITH MY FAMILY AND I FEEL THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. HOW CAN A 7.8 YEAR OLD TRUCK ROT OUT THIS QUICKLY? THERE HAS A TO BE AN ISSUE HERE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,399.

Mileage: 153,399

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE AXLE AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE UPPER ROD BARRING FRACTURED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT, DRIVER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BROKEN AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE LINES, ABS LINES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS, DRIVE SHAFT AND CONTROL ARM SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGES. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. BECAUSE OF THIS RUST, THE CAMBER BOLTS CANNOT BE REMOVED TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO USE HEAT TO REMOVE THEM, ALONG WITH A LOT OF FORCE, AND IN TURN MAY DO FRAME DAMAGE IN THE PROCESS. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED BY MY DEALER $5,200 TO FIX THE PROBLEM WHICH INITIALLY STARTED WITH A SMALL SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH GREW INTO A BIG SHIMMY ESPECIALLY WHILE TOWING. THAT QUOTE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY POSSIBLE CHARGED FROM THE BODY SHOP IF DAMAGE TO THE FRAME SHOULD OCCUR. I DO NOT HAVE $5,200 SO I ENDED UP WITH A NEW SET OF TIRES AND HALF OF AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE CAMBER BOLTS WERE NOT ABLE TO BE REMOVED. HERE I AM MONTHS LATER AND MY NEW TIRES ARE SO BALD ON THE FRONT THAT I AM ACTUALLY SEEING THE TREAD SHOWING THROUGH. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED MY TUNDRA, BUT ALL OF THIS RUST ON THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE IS VERY CONCERNING REGARDING THE LONGEVITY OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTAS LAST FOREVER. AT THIS POINT I FEEL THAT MY TRUCK IS DANGEROUS TO EVEN DRIVE BUT IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED AND MAINTAINED MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD RUST ISSUES LIKE THIS, NOR HAVE I EVER BEEN FACED WITH SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR ON A NOT SO OLD VEHICLE. I AM STUCK IN A BAD PLACE AND JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHAT TO DO. I DESPERATELY NEED MY TRUCK. WITHOUT IT I LOSE MY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS MY ABILITY TO EARN A LIVING. I JUST SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD... MEANING I JUST DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO BRING MY TRUCK BACK TO HEALTH. ALL OF THIS STRESS AND FRUSTRATION IS A RESULT OF THIS EXCESSIVE RUST. INCLUDED IN THE ESTIMATE IS REMOVE AND REPLACE CAMBER BOLTS $1,957 --- STEERING RACK BOOTS 400.00 ALIGNMENT 90.00---- DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY $2,003---- REAR U-JOINT $433.00---- DIFFERENTIAL FLUID $330.00 IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME/BODY IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE CAMBER BOLTS OR ANOTHER BRAND NEW SET OF TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND DRIVE TRAIN WERE ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. HE WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL #07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). HE FILED A COMPLAINT, AND THE CASE# IS 0910124225. HE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB SR5 WITH 54000 MILES- FRONT SWAYBAR LINKS BREAKING. I JUST BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND BOTH FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS ARE BROKEN. LOOKING ON A COUPLE OF SITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS FACTORY ORIGINAL AND IS A PERSONAL VEHICLE, NOT USED FOR OFF ROAD TRAVEL. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I HAD TWO AUTO REPAIR SHOPS TELL ME THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE BAD I WENT TO HADDAD TOYOTA TO HAVE THEM CHECKED HADDAD TOYOTA TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BALL JOINTS. I THEN PROCEEDED TO HAVE NEW TIRES PUT ON BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR AT THE TIME THE TIRE STORE SAID YOU HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR VBALL JOINTS SO AT A COST OF 500 DOLLARS I HAD THEM REPLACED WHEN THE FIRST RECALL CAME OUT AFTER I HAD THE JOINTS REPLACE I SENT AL,L THE INFORMATION TO TOYOTA FOR REFUND OF MY MONEY. THEY SAID BECAUSE I HAD THE REPLACEMENT DONE BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN TOYOTA I COULD NOT GET MY MONEY . IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN RECOVER THE MONEY I SPENT AFTER TOYOTA DENIED THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BALL JOINTS? *TR

Mileage: 35,000

2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL FOR FRONT BALL JOINTS--2006 RECEIVED NOTICE AND TOOK TO DEALER IN BOZEMAN, MT TO CHECK...WE WERE TOLD OUR TRUCK WASN'T PART OF RECALL....MONTHS LATER, RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE...CALLED AND EMAILED DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT RETURN CALLS OR EMAILS. OCTOBER 2007 FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL "BROKE" WHILE DRIVING AND WE WRECKED. DEALER IN LARAMIE, WY STATED THAT "YES, YOUR TRUCK WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND THIS WAS DUE TO FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE." LUCKILY WE WERE ONLY DRIVING 10MPH, BUT IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED. *TR

LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). HE IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS TO GET REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. IT HAS NOW BEEN NINE MONTHS AND THE DEALER WILL NOT RETURN HIS PHONE CALLS. HE ATTEMPTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY GAVE HIM AN INCORRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES TERRIBLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL NOTICE IN JUNE OF 2007. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND WOULD HAVE TO WAIT A MONTH FOR THEM TO ARRIVE. A MONTH LATER HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. MONTHS PASSED AND THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BALL JOINTS BECAME LOOSE AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, IT WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED.

Mileage: 87,000

OVER THREE MONTHS AGO, I CALLED DAVID MAUS TOYOTA IN SANFORD TO GET THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA PER RECALL SSC 70B. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN AND THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN IT DID. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM YET AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. THE FRONT END OF MY TRUCK IS ACTING UN-STABLE AT THIS TIME AND I FEAR THAT I MIGHT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

GAS TANK DEFECT, SOMETIMES IT INDICATES EMPTY TANK BUT IT IS NOT EMPTY, SOMETIMES IT INDICATE FULL TANK BUT IT IS NOT FULL. THIS TANK IS UNPREDICTABLE POSSIBLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. ALSO THE TIRES WEARS FASTER ON THE OUTER SURFACE UNEVEN. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE VEERS OFF TO LEFT AND SOMETIMES TO THE RIGHT MAY BE RELATED TO BALL JOINTS DEFECT OR SLOPPY TOYOTA TECHNICIAN WORK OR BOTH. *TR UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 05V225000 (SUSPENSION FRONT:LOWER BALL JOINTS). WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHAKES SEVERELY. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THEY CONTINUE TO INFORM HIM THAT THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED FOR FREE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THEY HAD AN AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT TIME, BUT THEY HAVE NOT CALLED OR PROVIDED A LOANER OR RENTAL VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 41,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. HE STATED THE HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 07V013000). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

Mileage: 30,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. I HAVE CALLED 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME MY NAME IS SUPPOSEDLY PLACED ON A LIST TO CALL AS SOON AS THE PART ARRIVES. WELL, 90 DAYS LATER I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANYONE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD MY INFORMATION WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THE PART ARRIVED, I ESCALATED AND SPOKE TO THE MANAGER TO SAID THE PART WAS IN BUT IT COULD ONLY BE INSTALLED ON 7/25/07, NO OTHER DAY OF THE WEEK WOULD WORK SINCE HIS STAFF IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL? I GUESS THEY JUST EXPECT ME TO QUIT MY JOB IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I ALSO ESCALATED THIS ISSUE TO THE MANAGER OF SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LAKE NORMAN DEALERSHIP WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED. THEY KEPT TRANSFERRING ME TO SERVICE DEPT THEN TO PARTS, AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I ASKED IF THEY WOULD EVEN HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE AND THEY SAID YES, BUT I HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED AGAIN, NO ONE EVER ANSWERED. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS WAY TO LONG AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE AND THIS WASN'T MY FAULT, I WISH SOMEONE COULD HELP! I DO NOT TRUST ANY OF THE DEALERS I HAVE SPOKE TO AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ALL LYING TO ME AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING MY TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND RIM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE SUSPENSION FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2004 TOYOTA NOTICE #SSC 70B FRONT BALL JOINTS, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY HAVE STATED I MUST GO ON A WAITING LIST AS THERE ARE LIMITED SUPPLIES OF THE REPLACMENT PARTS FROM TOYOTA, 2-WEEKS LATER THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME IT MAY BE "WEEKS AND WEEKS" BEFORE PARTS ARE AVAILIBLE. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH TOYOTA FOR NOT FOLLOW THROUGH ON PROVIDING THIER DEALERSHIPS WITH THESE PARTS IN A TIMELY FASHION, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE WHERE THIS IS A CRITICAL REPAIR. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF FURTHER INFO IS NEEDED, AND FEEL FREE TO PRESSURE-CHEW OUT TOYOTA. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

WHILE DRINVING AT SPEED OF 55 MPH ON AVENUE THE WHOLE TIRE FELL OFF , CUTIIN BRAKE HOSE AND TIRE GOT TRAP UNDER NEATH . *AK

FRONT BALL JOINT ON DRIVER'S SIDE JUST COLLAPSED AND THE AXLE CAME OUT AND THE WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS AT 45 MPH, CAUSING A 300' SKID.*AK

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON MAY 21, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL # 07V013000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTS IN THE UNITED STATES TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,800.

Mileage: 13,800

TOYOTA HAS ISSUED RECALL NOTICE SSC 70B FOR THE TUNDRA. I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES ATTEMPTING TO SCHEDULE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE RESPONSE WAS THAT TOYOTA HAD LARGE BACK LOG AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE RESPONSE WAS THE SAME FROM TOYOTA CORPORATE. IT WILL BE WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS UNTIL THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEAN TIME I MUST DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE PARTS.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 05V225000 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. ON APRIL 20, 2007 THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART SHOULD ARRIVE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. A WEEK LATER THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE ,AND THE WAIT TIME WAS TOO LONG. NO FAILURES OCCURRED AT THIS PRESENT TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND SUSPECTED FAILURE WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TIRES, BATTERY, AND POWER STEERING FLUID FLUSH. HE STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THESE EXPENSES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RCALL AND WOULD MAIL HIM THE NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.*AK LEFT MESSAGE 10/16/2007 . *LJ

Mileage: 80,000

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS BEING RECALLED. THE NOTICED STATED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE SERVICE TO REPLACE THIS PART. WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE OUT OF THE PARTS AND WOULD NOT GET MORE UNTIL ABOUT 10 DAYS LATER. AFTER WAITING 10 DAYS, I THEN EMAILED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE REQUESTING THAT THEY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM TWO WEEKS LATER DESPITE THEIR CLAIM THAT THEY WILL TRY TO RESPOND TO EACH INQUIRY WITHIN 24 HOURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL # 07V013000 REGARDING SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERS, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE NECESSARY PARTS ARRIVED. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED AND THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE, AND HE WAS WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER. HE STATED THAT HE WILL FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WILL CONTACT HIS STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. HE WILL SUBMIT PICTURES, THE POLICE REPORT, AND OTHER INFORMATION ALONG WITH THE HARD COPY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 61,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 7V013000 ON MARCH 15, 2007 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY COULD NOT ESTIMATE WHEN THEY COULD PERFORM THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, THEY ADDED HIS NAME TO THE WAITING LIST. THIS WAS THE ONLY DEALER IN THE AREA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 51,140. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE. *AK

Mileage: 51,140

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2002 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS LATER HE WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, WHEN SOMETHING CAME LOOSE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT TAKEN THE CONTACT HAD PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON JULY 31, 2006 THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHILE PARKING. A MONTH LATER IN SEPTEMBER 2006THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE TIRE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP SIGN. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPAIRED, AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE SAFETY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT MAILED ALL OF THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO BE REIMBURSED IN OCTOBER 2006 TO THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO DATE. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT VIEWED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THEY WERE WAITING ON A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND REPLACED IT AT COST TO THE CONTACT. TWO TO THREE WEEKS AGO THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. ON 2/19/07, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, HITTING A WOODEN POST. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FENDER, THE HOOD AND THE TIRE. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ,AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS THE INVOICE FROM THE POWER STEERING REPLACEMENT. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

REAR BEARING FAILURE IN 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA, RELATED PARTS ABS GEAR BROKE. NOT ABLE TO CONTROL TRUCK AT A REGULAR STOP FEELS LIKE TRUCK WANTS TO KEEP GOING. ALSO FEELS LIKE THE REAR VIOLENTLY SHIFTS. NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM ARE UNKNOWN. BUT IS A ORDINARY THING ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALERS!!!!!!!!! *JB

Mileage: 40,000

THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THIS WAS TOTALLY UNSUSPECTED. THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCE IN MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA OCCURRED AS I WAS TURNING FROM A SMALL STREET TO A MAJOR STREET. AS I WAS MAKING THIS TURN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELED SEPARATED FROM THE BALL JOINT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE TIRE BECAME LODGED IN THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO BECOME JAMMED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THIS DOOR. AS OF NOW, THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE DEALER BEING HELD UP BY A WOOD BLOCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT THAT THE PARTS WILL NOT BE IN FOR A FEW WEEKS. TOYOTA CORP HAS NOT YET CONFIRMED OR DENIED RESPONSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY CLAIM. I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A LOANER VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST TO ME (YET), BUT IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH!!! *NM

Mileage: 112,500

FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINT ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER WHEEL FELL UNDER VEHICLE, 4 WEEKS LATER LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER WHEEL FELL UNDER VEHICLE. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS YEAR VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND HAS NO PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 87,465

I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON SR 73 IN CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA SNAPPED, WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO FOLD UNDER THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY, BUT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE BALL JOINT FAILURE ALSO SEVERED THE BRAKE LINES, LEAVING ME WITH NO STOPPING ABILITY. I RESORTED TO THE MECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE TO STOP MY TRUCK. MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS TOWED TO LONGO TOYOTA IN EL MONTE CALIFORNIA WHERE IT SITS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE HQ, BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY TUNDRA WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE 775,000 OTHER TUNDRAS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR FAULTY LOWER BALL JOINTS. AS OF THIS TIME, THE DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE AT LONGO. *NM

Mileage: 82,204

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 45000 MILES WITH A FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN DRY WEATHER WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, AND HE SLID ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WILL HAVE THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT ON HIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK BUT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT HIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED.

Mileage: 45,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRIOR TO MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, AFTER MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN THE RETURN MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS DEFECT WAS OF A PERMANENT NATURE. DURING ALL TURNS, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE MEDIAN OR TO THE DIRECTION OF HOW IT WAS BEING TURNED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL #05V225000 REGARDING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

LOWER CONTROL BALL JOINT ON BOTH SIDES BUT ON DIFFERENT DATES OF ACCIDENT AND THERE IS A RECALL 05V-225 AND EA04-024 POLICE REPORT DATES 19 OCT 2006 # 2006-11-038-04829 RIGHT SIDE ON LEFT SIDE POLICE REPORT 3 NOV 2006 #2006-11-038-05061*JB

Mileage: 58,999

FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINT LEFT FRONT WHEEL. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BOTH FAILED AND SEPARATED RESULTING IN FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF AD LODGING UNDER FRAME OF TRUCK. *JB

Mileage: 110,903

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED OFF THE ROAD AND TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR, ON A STATE HIGHWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDENLY CAME OFF. THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. VEHICLE HAS 27,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA COMPANY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2005 RECALL SINCE ITS SERIAL NUMBER WAS "OUTSIDE THE SERIES OF NUMBERS RECALLED.". *JB

Mileage: 27,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN THE CITY, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/20/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 52,828

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE DISLOCATED FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB

Mileage: 114,000

THIS IS A SECOND COMPLIANT. THE FIRST COMPLIANT DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT HOME ADDRESS. THE P.O. BOX IS MY MAILING ADDRESS. ON 2/24/06 ANTIOCH TOYOTA DELIVERED A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO MY HOME. THE FIRST COMPLIANT NUMBER IS #10169458 MOST OF THE INFO IS THE SAME ACCEPT THE ADDRESS TO WHERE THE CAR IS LOCATED. THE SUSPENSION:FRONT CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE AXLE ON MY TRUCK SNAPPED AND BROKE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO ALMADEN TOYOTA IN SAN JOSE CA AND THAT IS WHERE IT IS NOW. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TODAY THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS RECALLED ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, BUT THEY WILL HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT AND INSPECT THE TRUCK. HOW DID IT BREAK IF THE PART WAS NOT BAD? THE RECALL DOES NOT LIST VIN NUMBERS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, ONLY MODEL NAMES: 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND MY TRUCK IS A 4DR DOUBLE CAB LIMITED RWD SB (4.7L 8 CYL 4A). IT SEEMS TO ME THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING/REPLACING MY TRUCK WHEN THE AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING IT TO WORK. *JB

THIS IS A SECOND COMPLIANT. THE FIRST COMPLIANT DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT HOME ADDRESS. THE P.O. BOX IS MY MAILING ADDRESS. ON 2/24/06 ANTIOCH TOYOTA DELIVERED A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA TO MY HOME. THE FIRST COMPLIANT NUMBER IS #10169458 MOST OF THE INFO IS THE SAME ACCEPT THE ADDRESS TO WHERE THE CAR IS LOCATED. THE SUSPENSION:FRONT CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE AXLE ON MY TRUCK SNAPPED AND BROKE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO ALMADEN TOYOTA IN SAN JOSE CA AND THAT IS WHERE IT IS NOW. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME TODAY THAT THIS TRUCK WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS RECALLED ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS, BUT THEY WILL HAVE SOMEONE COME OUT AND INSPECT THE TRUCK. HOW DID IT BREAK IF THE PART WAS NOT BAD? THE RECALL DOES NOT LIST VIN NUMBERS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL, ONLY MODEL NAMES: 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND MY TRUCK IS A 4DR DOUBLE CAB LIMITED RWD SB (4.7L 8 CYL 4A). IT SEEMS TO ME THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF REPAIRING/REPLACING MY TRUCK WHEN THE AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING IT TO WORK. *JB

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE AXEL ON MY TOYOTA TUNDRA BROKE AND THE ENTIRE RIGHT FRONT END FELL OFF AND I HAD TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. APPARENTLY, THIS TRUCK WAS RECALLED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND CALLED THE HOTLINE AND NOW THEY WANT TO DRAG THEIR FEET IN GETTING THIS TRUCK REPAIRED. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE AND NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH A SLOW RESOLUTION TO A PROBLEM CAUSED BY TOYOTA. WHAT CAN I DO? *NM

BALL JOINT RECALL FOR 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRAS 4X4. MY TRUCK HAS BAD BALL JOINTS TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AFTER I GOT RECALL NOTICE. HELP. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED OFF. THERE WAS A RECALL (05V225000) REGARDING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON NORMAL CITY ROAD THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT FRACTURED CAUSING THE RIGHT WHEEL TO SEPARATE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS A NOISE WHILE MAKING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. TWO MONTH LATER THE LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED WITH THE LEFT WHEEL SEPARATION. DURING THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL # 05V225000 REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

Mileage: 84,516

I AM A TOYOTA FANATIC BUT I AM CONCERN ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT OF MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. ON 9/6/2006 WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE BALL JOINT OF MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA COLLAPSE CAUSING MY VEHICLE'S FRONT END TO DRAG ON THE ROADWAY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE THREE WEEKS PRIOR FOR AN OIL CHANGE. ON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I FELT A DIFFERENCE IN THE FRONT END, ON CHECKING MY TIRE PRESSURE I FOUND IT TO BE AT 35 PSI. THINKING THIS WAS THE PROBLEM I REDUCED IT TO 32 PSI. CONTINUING MY DRIVE FOR AN ADDITIONAL HOUR OR SO I REALIZED THAT THE REDUCTION IN PRESSURE WHILE IT MADE A DIFFERENCE THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. I RETURNED TO MY DEALERSHIP AFTER MY WEEKEND TRIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL AND SOUND OF MY TUNDRA. THEY INSPECTED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE TECHNICIAN DID TO THE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FEEL AND SOUND OF MY VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA AMERICA AND THE DEALERSHIP HOPING TO BRING ABOUT AN AMICABLE RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, THEY INDICATED THAT MY 2004 TUNDRA WAS NOT PART OF THE BALL JOINT RECALL CAMPAIGN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH., IN DRY, CLEAR CONDITIONS ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED TO 15 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF DISLOCATING THE AXLE. WHEN TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT HAD FRACTURED AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

Mileage: 99,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, THE STEERING BEGAN TO FAIL WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH., IN DRY, CLEAR CONDITIONS ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED TO 15 MPH. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF DISLOCATING THE AXLE. WHEN TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT HAD FRACTURED AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

Mileage: 99,500

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT IN THE STEERING AND MY TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE. THE TIRES HAVE NO THREAD ON THE OUTSIDE. I ONLY HAVE A LITTLE OVER 18,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT ALIGNED AND IT HASN'T DONE ANY GOOD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS WRITTEN TOYOTA THEMSELVES. THE TOYOTA CORPORATION SAID THAT THERE IS A RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP ITSELF SAID THAT IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS AND LOWER SUSPENSION. THEY WANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

Mileage: 8,000

WE RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL FOR ALL TOYOTA TUNDRAS BETWEEN THE YEAR 2002 TO 2004 BECAUSE OF FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT (SSC50J). BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT TO THE SERVICE LOCATION GIVEN IN THE NOTICE. THE APPOINTMENTS FOR BOTH WERE MADE AND USING OUR VIN NUMBER TOLD US THAT BOTH OUR TRUCKS DON'T NEED SERVICING AND SO DISMISSED BOTH, IN FLORIDA AND NEW YORK. ON FRIDAY, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK IN NEW YORK AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIRE FELL OUT. WE ARE INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE PART PUT IN BY THE MANUFACTURER. BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STEER AWAY FROM A MAJOR COLLISION. BASICALLY WE WERE VERY LUCKY THIS TIME. IMAGINE IF IT WERE SOMEONE, MYSELF INCLUDED, WITH LESS EXPERIENCE WHO HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING, OR IF MY HUSBAND HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE HIGHWAY. ANYWAY WE TOWED THE TRUCK TO OUR PERSONAL SERVICE MECHANIC, WHO CHARGED US $70 FOR THE TOW. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE FRONT BALL JOINT CAME OUT AND SO THE TIRE CAME OFF. THE TIRE WING AND THE LINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, THAT WAS ALL. THE NOTICE GAVE A PHONE NUMBER, 888.270.9371, WHICH WE CALLED. WHEN WE GAVE THEM OUR VIN NUMBER, THEY TOLD US THAT OUR TRUCKS WERE NOT INCLUDED FOR SERVICE PER THE RECALL, SO THEY WILL NOT SERVICE OUR TRUCKS. SO FAR, OUR TRUCK IN FLORIDA DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ACCIDENT, BUT I AM VERY UNEASY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM THE ONE THAT USES THE TRUCK IN FLORIDA AND SINCE WE PURCHASED THE TWO TRUCKS AT THE SAME TIME. AS OF NOW, THE DAMAGED TRUCK IS BEING HELD AT THE MECHANIC'S UNTIL WE CAN HAVE OUR TRUCKS SERVICED. OTHERWISE, WE WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $1000/ PER TRUCK TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IN WHICH CASE WE FEEL IT IS ONLY RIGHT TO BE FULLY REIMBURSED FOR THOSE SERVICES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PRIOR TO BOTH FAILURES THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SIX MONTHS AGO UNDER A GOOD WILL CAMPAIGN. THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT ALSO FRACTURED HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR IT AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED WHO EXPLAINED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL.

Mileage: 111,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PRIOR TO BOTH FAILURES THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SIX MONTHS AGO UNDER A GOOD WILL CAMPAIGN. THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT ALSO FRACTURED HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR IT AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED WHO EXPLAINED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL.

Mileage: 111,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BODY AS A RESULT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 6/12/2006 -*NM

Mileage: 81,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 15 MPH THE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND BENT THE DRIVESHAFT AND FRONT FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE INSURANCE AGENCY NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A RECALL. NHTSA RECALL # 05V225000 REGARDING THE SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED ON 05/30/2006. *AK

Mileage: 121,316

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY FOR THE SECOND REPAIR. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V225000, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 80,000

WE HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA A 2004, MY HUSBAND SAID IT WAS STEERING LIKE SOMETHING WAS CATCHING HE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, SO WE PICKED IT UP THAT SAME DAY, TOOK IT ON A TRIP, ON OUR WAY BACK GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF OUR TRUCK FELL OFF, IT WAS A TERRIBLE TERRIFYING JOLT MY HUSBAND KNEW THAT WE HAD LOST THE TIRE AND RIM SPARKS WERE FLYING EVERYWHERE AS WE WERE SLIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THE AXEL, LUCKILY WE WERE ON A STRAIGHT AWAY WITH NO TRAFFIC BUT ONE VEHICLE BEHIND US. THE FRICTION SLOWED THE TRUCK DOWN, WE PULLED IT OFF THE HIGHWAY, WE WERE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE AND WHEEL WERE FOLDED UNDER THE TRUCK SO THAT THE TRUCK WAS ACTUALLY SLIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON THIS TIRE AND WHEEL, THE SHERIFF SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE IT. WE CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL THAT WE HAD MISSED THEY SAID NO RECALL ON THAT VIN NUMBER. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND THAT THEY DO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2004 TUNDRA'S BUT OURS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. TOYOTA IS SAYING THAT IT IS NOT THERE FAULT OR PROBLEM. OUR TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, WITH 52,000 MILES. BEFORE THE BALL JOINT COLLAPSED WE WERE COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS WITH A LOT OF CURVES IF IT HAD OF HAPPENED THEN OUR OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. WE WERE LUCKY TO COME AWAY WITH ONLY SORE MUSCLES. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS GOING TO BE OVER $6,000 DOLLARS. I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GET BACK IN THAT TRUCK, I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO RIDE IN IT. HOW CAN YOU SELL SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW IS NOT SAFE. I AM VERY UPSET THAT TOYOTA TAKES THE STAND THAT IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAD FAITH IN THE TOYOTA BRAND. NOT ANYMORE. TOYOTA'S BOTTOM LINE IS MONEY. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT SAFETY. WHO WANTS TO BUY OUR DEFECTIVE TRUCK, ANY TAKERS? WHO WANTS TO PUT THEIR FAMILY AT RISK? IF YOU DO, BUY A TOYOTA. *NM

Mileage: 52,000

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V225000 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALTHOUGH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATE 2/21/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 116,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V225000 CONCERNING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JUNE 30, 2004. AFTER ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES, THE FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE, AND THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES AND ALIGNED THE END AT AROUND 4K MILES. THE WEAR CONTINUED, AND NOW AT 18K, THE TIRES ARE WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND THE DEALER STATES THAT NO ADDITIONAL FRONT END ALIGNMENTS OR TIRES WILL BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

Mileage: 4,123

DT: 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEPARATED AND THE TIRE FELL OFF. THE CONSUMER FOUND RECALL, 05V225000, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 31, 2005. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING FELT FUNNY, LIKE THERE WAS LOW AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE WHOLE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED; IT PULLED OUT OF THE AXLE FROM THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IT BENT THE UNDER CARRIAGE, THE FENDER, TIE ROD ENDS AND STEERING. ALSO, IT RUINED THE TIRE. CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS GOING BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AND HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO CRASH.*AK *JB

Mileage: 70,595

DT: THE FRONT END SHIMMIED AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRNT TIRE BEGAN TO WEAR. THE DEALER DID WHEEL BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT BU THE SHIMMYING CONTINUED WHEN DRIVING SLOW. HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 3 TIMES BUT THE DEALE R COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE BALL JOINT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME ON AUG UST 13, 2004.*AK