2000 Toyota Tundra Structure

I HAVE A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICK UP 4 X 4. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCK, THE FRAME BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEELS AND FRONT BUMPER HAS PERFORATION DAMAGE. THE FRONT BUMPER IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK. THE REST OF THE TRUCK FRAME HAS EXTENSIVE RUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FRAME AND ALSO DISCOVERED THAT A TEN MILLIMETER HOLE IN THE FRAME, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE RUST, WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY COULD MAKE REPAIRS TO THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND INSPECTION.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE FRAME UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMEBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS), BUT DID NOT REPLACE THE LINES FOR THE POWER STEERING THAT DIRECT INTO THE FRONT AXLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COUPLINGS THAT PASS FLUID INTO THE AXLE WERE RUSTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT REPLACE THE RUSTED FUEL LINES EITHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED AND THE FUEL LINES THAT WENT FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE MOTOR WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER DID REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE MANUFACTURER FOR FIVE MONTHS DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME DID NOT NEED THE CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING SEVERE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER *TGW THE CONSUMER COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, A DAY IN A HALF LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO RETURN THE LOANER AND TO PICK UP HIS VEHICLE BECAUSE TOYOTA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS ACCORDING TO A CARFAX REPORT. TOYOTA ADVISED THE CONSUMER ONCE HE CONTACTED CARFAX TO HAVE THEM DELETE THE VEHICLE AS BEING A TOTAL LOSS, THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL- THE CONTACT SUBMITTED AN EMAIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE OFFICIAL IVOQ BE WRITTEN VERBATIM TO THE EMAIL: I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH SEVERE FRAME ROT. I CAN NOT GET TOYOTA TO REPLACE MY FRAME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A REBUILT VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THIS IS THAT MY TRUCK IS EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FRAME. I BOUGHT IT WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT AND IT NOW HAS 189,000 MILES ON IT. A LOCAL MAN HAD HIS REPLACED AND THE TRUCK WILL PASS AN INSPECTION. IT IS FRUSTRATING I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA A YEAR AGO AND TO NO RESPONSE. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS ARE THEY PULLING THE WOOL OVER MY EYES AND TO DOING THE REPLACEMENT OR AM I JUST SCREWED. ASSIGNEES AND NOTIFICATIONS* *TR UPDATED 05/02/12 *BF UPDATED 05/04/12

TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO RUST. WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME BUT IT WOULD COST ME $8000.00 TO REPLACE ALL BROKEN PARTS AND LABOR. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRACKETS AND FRAME HAVE BEEN CORRODING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIRE BRACKET. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED THE METAL WAS BREAKING OFF IN LAYERS AND WOULD CAUSE A FAILURE ON THE PART IT WAS CONNECTED TOO. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN WITH HAVING A RUSTED FRAME REPAIRED WITH REPLACEMENT PARTS AND FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK FROM HIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS RELATED TO RUST *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD HIS VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. WHEN HE FINALLY WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER HANDED HIM AN INVOICE FOR WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ONLY WENT IN FOR A RECALL REPAIR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST - RECALL ID 64780. ANALYZED BY MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS THERE ARE ISSUES. KNOWN PROBLEM. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (A1- TOYOTA, NEW HAVEN, CT) SAYS IT NEEDS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO FIX PROBLEM AND IS WAITING FOR EQUIPMENT - I NOTIFIED THEM ON AUG 8, 2011 AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND. I AM REPORTING THIS TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER INJURY TO MYSELF AND OR OTHERS. I WILL BE REPORTING THIS DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331, SINCE THE LOCAL DEALER IS FAILING TO RESPOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CORROSION FOUND ON THE CROSS MEMBER. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE REAR FRAME AND COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2000 FRAME SEVERELY RUSTED. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, MAYBE A RISK TO ME AND OTHERS. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS SINCE 1984, AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SO DISAPPOINTED AND APPALLED. IS NHTSA DOING ANYTHING OR IS THIS A WASTE OF MY TIME? WHAT DO I DO? *TR

SEVERE FRAME RUST ON 20000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAD THIS INSPECTED LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID TOYOTA DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN PLACE TO PREVENT THE FRAME FROM RUSTING. THE TRUCK WAS IN FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND NOW I AM TOLD THEY CAN NO LONGER ALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE RUST AND STRUCTURAL DEFECT FROM THE RUST. THE DEALER SAYS TOYOTA DOES NOT PAY TO "DERUST" THE FRAME BUT WILL INSPECT UNTIL THE RUST RECALL ENDS IN 3/2012. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS SENT A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE SPARE TIRE RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST, THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT BEFORE THE TIRE RACK REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED, THE FRAME, REAR SHOCKS, EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLES AND LINKAGE, EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL FILTER BRACKET, FRONT SWAY BAR, TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND BOLTS, FRONT BRAKE HOSES, STEERING SHAFT KNUCKLE, FUEL TANK SYSTEM AND BODY MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 01/04/12*LJ

I BOUGHT MY 2000 TUNDRA NEW IN 1999. THE FRAME IS RUSTING BEYOND NORMAL LIMITS AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF THEY HIT THE FRAME WITH A HAMMER AND THE HAMMER DOES NOT GO THROUGH THE FRAME THEN IT'S OK. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR A RUSTED FRAME CROSS MEMBER IN 04/22/10. WENT TO THE DEALER,THEY LOOKED AT IT & SAID THE WHOLE FRAME WAS JUNK,INCLUDING THE CROSS MEMBER. THE SPARE TIRE ALREADY FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE ON TO THE HIGHWAY,NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BY LUCK.I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT TOYOTA WAS BUYING THESE VEHICLES BACK,BUT AFTER (7) CALLS TO TOYOTA THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR THEM (REPLACE THE FRAME) AS OF TODAY NOTHING WAS FIXED YET & PIECES OF THE FRAME KEEPS FALLING OFF EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT.THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY GET OK FROM TOYOTA. EVERYTIME I CALL TOYOTA THEY TELL ME I'M ON A LIST (#8) I HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE APRIL, BUT THE LIST SEEMS TO NEVER GO DOWN. TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE, 11//16/2009 I THINK ITS TIME TOYOTA FIXES THE PROBLEM OR BUY THE TRUCKS BACK. I WANT TO LIST, THIS TRUCK HAS NO RUST ON THE BODY AT ALL JUST NOTHING UNDER IT TO HOLD THE GOOD BODY. SO MUCH FOR THEIR "TRUCK OF THE YEAR" WITH THE "EXTRA HEAVY DUTY FRAME". *TR

STEERING INSTABILITY WAS NOTED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC, EXTENSIVE CORROSION OF THE FRAME WAS FOUND. THE FRONT FRAME CROSSMEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE STEERING RACK WAS CORRODED TO FAILURE. THE RIGHT BOSS WAS DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING THE STEERING RACK TO PARTIALLY DETACH, LEADING TO PARTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL. MECHANIC ADVISED THERE IS NO REPAIR PROCEDURE EXCEPT FOR FRAME REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

THE UNDER SIDE OF MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS SO BADLY RUSTED THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE SPARE TIRE REMOVED AND MY BRAKE LINES AND ALL OF MY FRAME ARE RUSTED. THE RUST CONTINUES TO FLAKE AND FALL FROM THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER A NEW CROSS MEMBER PART TO REPLACE WHAT IS THERE HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TOYOTA. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK. THERE IS WAY MORE RUST THAN JUST TO THE CROSS MEMBER FRAME. THE ENTIRE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED AND HAS GONE INTO THE BRAKE LINES! *TR

2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5. CONSUMER STATES EXPERIENCES WITH THE FRAME RUST AND CROSS MEMBER ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS SHOCK TO DISCOVER THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT HAD DEVELOPED ON ALMOST ALL OF THE REAR FRAME COMPONENTS.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS IS REGARDING MY 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA, [XXX] . I AM AWARE THAT THE NTSB HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN (#09V444000) CONCERNING RUSTY FRAMES ON MY MODEL AND YEAR, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING THE CROSS MEMBER HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE. THAT CROSS MEMBER ON MY TRUCK IS SOLID, HOWEVER THE SPRING MOUNT PORTION OF THE FRAME HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED AND BROKEN. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE WHILE I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, NOT WHILE I WAS DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND AN AREA TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT TOYOTA IS NOT LIABLE. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUST PROBLEMS ON THE 2000 TACOMA FRAMES. I MADE THEM AWARE OF THE RUST ISSUES ON MY TRUCK WHEN THE TACOMA RECALLS WERE FIRST ANNOUNCED, BUT THEY HAVE INSISTED THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION FALLING OUT FROM UNDER MY TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

OUR 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS DEVELOPED FRAME RUST. IN 2005 WE NOTICED THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME DETERIORATING, SO WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THEY EXPLAINED IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX, MORE THAN WE COULD AFFORD. TOYOTA ISSUED A "VOLUNTARY RECALL" LAST YEAR THAT COVERS MY MAKE AND MODEL TRUCK, WHICH A COUPLE OF INDEPENDENT BODY SHOPS (INCLUDING ONE PARTNERED WITH TOYOTA) SAYS IS NOW UNSAFE TO OPERATE. UNFORTUNATELY ON PAGE 73 OF THE RECALL DOCUMENTATION SENT TO THE DEALERS, TOYOTA DICTATES THAT THE FRAME NEEDS TO HAVE A 10MM HOLE/PERFORATION. PALM BEACH TOYOTA (THE DEALER I WENT TO) AGREES THAT MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED BUT BECAUSE TOYOTA (CORPORATE) DICTATES THAT I SHOULD HAVE A THROUGH AND THROUGH 10 MM SIZE HOLE, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. PLEASE NOTE, I HAVE SOME PORTIONS OF THE FRAME THAT HAVE FALLEN/FLAKED OFF (MISSING), BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER ON THE FRAME, THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED HOLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AND LOSS COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWAYED OFF OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A BROKEN FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE MANUFACTURERS ENGINEER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ENGINEERS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND REASSURED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS NOT A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I INITIALLY CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, 800-331-4331, ON OCTOBER 22, 2009 REGARDING THE FRAME RUSTING ON MY 2000 TUNDRA. I WAS ASKED TO WAIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND A NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO LOOK UP VIN NUMBER AT THIS TIME. LOOKING BACK, I BELIEVE THAT MY INQUIRY WAS CATEGORIZED WITH THE RECENT TUNDRA REAR FRAME/SPARE TIRE RECALL. ON DECEMBER 10, 2009 I AGAIN CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, TO NOTIFY THEM THAT I HAD DISCOVERED THAT RUST HAD PERFORATED THE FRAME IN THE FRONT LEFT/DRIVER'S SIDE TORQUE BOX AREA. AS IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME, THIS IS THE ENERGY ABSORBING BODY/FRAME STRUCTURE THAT ABSORBS THE IMPACT DURING A CRASH AND IN MY CASE THE FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. I NOTED THAT I ASSUMED PERFORATIONS IN THE FRAME ARE NOT SAFE FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I ALSO NOTED THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE FRAME ROT IN THE REAR SPRING AREA. I FURTHER QUESTIONED THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WITH PICTURES TAKEN AND PERFORATION CONFIRMED. A TOYOTA TECHNICAL REP HAS ALSO CONFIRMED RUST PERFORATION OF THE FRAME. ANY DECISION BY TOYOTA HAS BEEN PUT ON "HOLD".*TR