2001 Toyota Tundra Structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOUR YEARS AGO AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS ALREADY SPRAYED, SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

IN 2010 TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON THE FRAME AND SPARE TIRE HOLDER RESULTING IN THE SPARE TIRE COMING OFF AND CAUSING ACCIDENTS. I WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL TO GET THE FRAME/CROSS MEMBER CHECKED BY THE CLOSEST DEALER POSSIBLE. SO I SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH JOHNSON CITY TOYOTA IN TENNESSEE AND WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE THEY WOULD CALL ME. I NEVER GOT THE PHONE CALL SO AFTER TWO MONTHS OF WAITING I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND I'M OUT OF LUCK. I HAD BOUGHT THE 2001 TUNDRA IN JULY 11, 2011 SO I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME FROM THE GET GO AND WASN'T TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM AN INDIVIDUAL SELLER,"MIGHT FAULT" FOR NOT GOING OVER THE WHOLE THING ANYWAY, BUT MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRAME AND THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SO I HAD CALLED CORPORATE IN 2012, AND TODAY WITH A VERY DISAPPOINTING ANSWER TWICE THAT THE RECALL IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. MY CASE NUMBER WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE IS 1601253399 FROM TODAY BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE CASE NUMBER FROM THE 2012 CALL. ALSO I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 2002 TACOMA THAT WAS ALSO RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON AND HIS FRAME HAD GOTTEN REPLACED IN JULY 2013 AT JIM BARKLEY TOYOTA IN ASHEVILLE,NORTH CAROLINA WHICH GOES COMPLETELY AGAINST WHAT I'M BEING TOLD. I HOPE THAT THIS IS THE INFO THAT YOU NEED BUT PLEASE CONTACT ME IF PICTURES ARE NEEDED OR WITH ANY DETAILS. I HOPE YOUR THE RIGHT PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP ME, IF NOT CAN YOU SEND ME TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I HAVE NO WHERE TO TURN AND MY HAND ARE TIED, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME *TR

I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT RUSTING OF MY 2001 TUNDRA WITH 137000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE HOLES THAT YOU CAN PUT YOUR THUMB THROUGH IN THE FRAME. TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS A LIMITED RECALL AND IT HAS EXPIRED. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL? IS THERE ANY RECOURSE HERE?

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS COATED WITH A CORROSIVE RESISTANT COMPOUND [CRC] PER BILL KIDD TOYOTA DEALER IN 2012 DUE TO "SAFETY RECALL BOD & 90M & SERVICE CAMPAIGN AOF." IN 2015, PRIORITY TOYOTA [VA] STATED MY FRAME HAD RUST PERFORATIONS & NEEDED A FULL FRAME REPLACEMENT. PRIORITY TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS ASAP TO EXPLAIN THE DANGEROUSNESS OF THE VEHICLE'S COMPROMISED STRUCTURE. MY CASE MANAGER AT HEADQUARTERS, AUTUMN, & ANOTHER REPRESENTATIVE [ERICA] INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA WON'T OFFER AN OUT OF WARRANTY ASSISTANCE NOR A "GOOD WILL GESTURE." BOTH EXPLAINED THAT HEADQUARTERS HAS APPROVED FRAME REPLACEMENTS AFTER THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN'S EXPIRATION BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: REPAIR COSTS [I WAS TOLD REPAIRS ON MY TUNDRA WERE CONSIDERED 'EXTENSIVE,'] AGE/MILEAGE, CUSTOMER LOYALTY AND SERVICE RECORDS. I WAS DENIED A FULL FRAME REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, I'M IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER TOY CONSUMER WHO EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH A 2001 TUNDRA WITH APPROX THE SAME MILEAGE WHO HAD THE FRAME REPLACED THIS YEAR. WHEN I SHARED THESE CONCERNS WITH HEADQUARTER'S SUPERVISOR, JESSIE HAYWOOD, HE STATED: "THE CRC HAS NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT" AS HE IS AWARE OF HUNDREDS OF TUNDRA, SEQUOIA, AND TACOMA CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED RUST PERFORATION ON THE FRAMES DESPITE THE CRC APPLICATION. MR. HAYWOOD RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT THE NHTSA RE MY SAFETY CONCERNS AS WELL AS MY REPORT THAT TOYOTA HAS OFFERED "SECRET WARRANTIES" TO SOME CONSUMERS BUT NOT OTHERS. HE REPORTED "THIS IS ILLEGAL" & "TOYOTA WOULD BE FINED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF THIS IS THE CASE." THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF TOYOTA OWNERS DRIVING VEHICLES WITH UNSAFE FRAMES DUE TO "SEVERE CORROSION" AS DESCRIBED BY TOYOTA ITSELF. DURING INSPECTIONS, THESE VEHICLES HAVE SNAPPED ON THE LIFT.THE CONSUMERS NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE AS DO THE INNOCENT BYSTANDERS WHO SHARE THE SAME ROADWAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE OR APPROVE THE FRAME REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ ...UPDATED 02/19/16 *BF CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER (4/19/12) UPDATED 05/18/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECONDARY HOOD RELEASE-LEVER FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND THE DEALER SPRAYED THE CROSS MEMBER WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

YOU MIGHT BE CURIOUS TO KNOW THAT THE FRAME RECALL THAT TOYOTA HAD AND THAT ENDED IN 2012 IS RECURRING ON THE TOYOTAS AGAIN. I HAD MINE CHECKED IN 2012 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE BUT THEY WERE GOING TO UNDER COAT IT IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. I WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED LAST WEEK FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE FRAME IS SOFT AND RUSTED THROUGH WITH A HOLE, IN THE EXACT SPOT THE RECALL WAS REFERRING TO. I BROUGHT IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO DID THE UNDER COATING TO BEGIN WITH JUST FOR THEM TO CONFIRM THAT THE HOLE WAS THERE, THE RUST WAS OCCURRING BUT THE RECALL HAD ENDED IN 2012 AND THEY CAN NO LONGER HELP US. IN TURN THEY TOLD US TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORPORATION, WHICH WE DID, AND THEY TOLD US THEY CAN NOT HELP US EITHER BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD ENDED. THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE AGREED WITH US BUT SAID THE CORPORATION WOULDN'T ALLOW HIM TO DO ANYTHING. SO, END RESULT IS WE ARE STUCK WITH A TRUCK THAT HAD A FRAME "FIXED" BUT IS NOW DOING THE SAME THING IT DID BEFORE BUT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WON'T HONOR IT, NOR WILL THE CORPORATION. I SHOULD ADD WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THIS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THE TECHNICIAN SAID TO ME WAS THAT I WASN'T THE FIRST ONE TO COME BACK WITH A RUSTED FRAME. VERY SHADY AND UNRELIABLE. I WOULD HOPE THAT TOYOTA WOULD HONOR THEIR RECALLS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY FIXED BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT THE CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCK NEW IN FEB. 2001. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR YEARS. ON DEC. 11, 2011 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA (SSC 90M) REGARDING SEVERE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER. ON FEB. 18, 2012 THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED AT KOONS TOYOTA IN WESTMINSTER, MD. AT THAT TIME AN INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED AND THE PAPER WORK I WAS GIVEN INDICATED THE FOLLOWING; "INSPECT, REMOVE RUST & CLEAN FRAME, NO RUST EX SPEC, APPLY CRC. THE TRUCK WAS BACK AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN 2013 FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND NO MENTION OF RUST WAS MADE BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IN OCT. 2014 THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A CERTIFIED AUTOMOBILE REPAIR STATION. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT MY FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY WILL ONLY SAY THE "CAMPAIGN" ON MY VEHICLE IS OVER. ALTHOUGH I REALIZE RECALL SSC 90M ENDED IN 2012 I BELIEVE THAT MY FRAME WAS RUSTED IN FEB. 2012 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AT THAT TIME. I BASE THIS ON THE OPINION OF 2 CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANICS AND 1 CERTIFIED AUTO BODY REPAIRMAN. ALL 3 INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND OUR OF THE OPINION THAT THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME COULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED FROM 2012 TO 2014. THEY ADVISE THE FRAME WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN RUSTING IN FEB. 2012, BEFORE THE RECALL ENDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JANUARY 2012 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED FOR FRAME CORROSION. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME DID NOT NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED AND SPRAYED THE FRAME WITH AN ANTI CORROSION SUBSTANCE CRC. IN OCTOBER 2014 THE VEHICLE FAILED AN INSPECTION DUE TO A PERFORATED SUB FRAME CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND CAUSED THE PROTECTIVE COATING TO CHIP OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STTED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC HWO ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUST JACKING. THE MACHANIC SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE NO RUST HOLES. UPDATED 6/8/2015 *JS

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRAME RUST RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS KNOWN FOR HAVING DEFECTIVE STEEL USED FOR THE FRAMES THAT WAS PRONE TO PREMATURE RUST. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK, DURING WHICH THEY HAD A SECONDARY CONTRACTOR APPLY A RUST PROOFING MATERIAL TO THE FRAME. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER, HE WAS INFORMED HE WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FRAME RUSTING AGAIN. RECENTLY, HE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND WHILE ON THE HOIST, HE REALIZED THERE WAS RUST APPEARING IN SPOTS EVERYWHERE ON THE FRAME, INCLUDING WHERE THE METAL STRAPS WERE HOLDING THE GAS TANK TO THE FRAME. HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INSPECTED IT AND TOOK MANY PHOTOS. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRUCK FRAME DEFINITELY NEEDED TO RE-DONE, BUT IT WASN'T HIS DECISION. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED CONSUMER, THEY WERE NO LONGER PARTICIPATING IN THE RECALL, AS IT HAD ENDED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO EXPLAIN, THE PREVIOUS REPAIR, MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER. *JB

I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO TITUS WILL TOYOTA IN TACOMA, WA. THERE IS A RECALL FOR FRAME DAMAGE. THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC A FEW WEEKS LATER FOR OTHER WORK. HE INFORMED ME THAT MY SKID PLATE WAS LOOSE AND COULD NOT BE RE-CONNECTED BECAUSE THE HOLES FOR THE SCREWS IN THE FRAME ARE RUSTED OUT. THIS IS WHAT THE RECALL IS ABOUT. SO THE DEALER TRIED TO NOT DO THE RECALL BECAUSE IT IS EXPENSIVE. MEANWHILE MY TRUCK NEEDS THE FRAME REPLACED AS THE RECALL SPECIFIED. MY TRUCK LIVED IN DULUTH MN, FOR 12 YEARS. *TR

ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THE 2001 TUNDRA IN FOR FRAME RECALL, SUSPECTING IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE TOYOTA RECALL COVERAGE TO TOYOTA OF SCRANTON. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSISTED THE FRAME HAD PASSED INSPECTION AND WAS SAFE, AND SPRAYED A CORROSIVE RESISTANT COMPOUND ON THE FRAME. I TOOK THEIR WORD THAT THE COMPOUND WOULD PREVENT/RESIST AGAINST FURTHER CORROSION AND THAT THE TRUCK WAS SAFE. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR (AND LESS THAN 3000 MILES) LATER I COULD SEE THE FRAME HAD ACTUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO GET LOOSE ON THE CROSS MEMBER. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO TOYOTA OF SCRANTON WHERE THEY DID ANOTHER INSPECTION. THIS TIME, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS PERFERATED AND THEREFORE FAILED THEIR FRAME INSPECTION. WE TOOK OUR TRUCK BACK AND THEY PUT IN THE ORDER FOR A NEW FRAME WHICH THEY WOULD INSTALL IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, ONCE IT ARRIVED. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP, TELLING US THAT TOYOTA HAD DENIED THE DEALERSHIP'S CLAIM TO PROVIDE US A NEW FRAME, BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK HAD ALREADY COME IN TO BE INSPECTED THE FIRST TIME, WHEN THEY SPRAYED THE COMPOUND. THIS LEADS ME TO ONE OF TWO CONCLUSIONS: EITHER A) THE SPRAY-ON COMPOUND IS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE AND DID NOTHING TO PROTECT MY TRUCK'S DEFECTIVE FRAME AGAINST CORROSION, OR B) THE INITIAL INSPECTION ON MY TRUCK WHICH FOUND IT TO BE ACCEPTABLE WAS IN ERROR, MISSING THE PERFORATION SPOTS THAT WERE CAUGHT THE SECOND TIME AROUND. IN EITHER CASE, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY TRUCK'S SAFETY AND THAT IT HAS PASSED THROUGH TOYOTA'S INSPECTION WITHOUT CORRECTION TO THE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO A TECHNICALITY BASED ON A FAULTY POLICY. *TR

ON 3/15/10 MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA AS PART OF THE RECALL ADDRESSING THE FRAME RUSTING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. ON MAY 4, 2012 THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE FRAME NEEDED A COATING APPLIED TO INHIBIT THE FRAME FROM RUSTING. THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED THE FRAME COATING. ON DECEMBER 23, 2013 MY INSPECTION MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THE FRAME WAS RUSTING BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. MY ISSUE IS THEY SHOULD STILL BE OBLIGATED TO FIX THE FRAME SINCE IT WAS NEVER ADDRESSED PROPERLY IN 2012. THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FRAME AS WAS THE PROTOCOL IN MOST CASES. IN MY CASE THEY ELECTED TO APPLY A COATING OVER THE RUST WHICH PREVENTED NOTHING. THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CLAIM SINCE THE RECALL HAS ENDED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. AGAIN MY ISSUE IS THE RECALL WAS NEVER ADDRESSED THE FIRST TIME BY TEAM TOYOTA OF GLEN MILLS. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP WITH REGARDS TO REFERENCE NUMBER 10479431. I INSPECTED THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE ON AUG. 15 AND DISCOVERED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND (CRC) HAD BEEN REMOVED, I SPOKE TO TOYOTA CORPORATE ON AUGUST 19 AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT AND ITS APPLICATION AND THAT I SHOULD EXPECT THE CRC TO FALL OFF THE FRAME. HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY FOR THE WORK THAT WAS PERFORMED WOULD BE APPLICABLE FOR 12 MONTHS. IN ADDITION, I RAISED MY CONCERNS IN OCT. 2012 REGARDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTION TO THE FRAME RUST AND I WAS ASSURED THE CRC APPLICATION WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITH FRAME RUST. UNFORTUNATELY THE CRC HAS FAILED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER TWO APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO FRAME FAILURE WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF REMEDIATION. TO CLARIFY, WHEN I ORIGINALLY RAISED MY CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED SOLUTION OF THE CRC APPLICATION TOYOTA ASSURED ME THE SOLUTION WOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE PROCESS. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS NOW STATED THE APPLICATION WILL FALL OFF THE FRAME AND THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THE WORK PERFORMED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION STATING OTHERWISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL SERVICE. MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF RUSTING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO HAVING THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,968.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, SINCE THE REPAIR THE CONTACT HAD NOTICED PARTS OF THE FRAME LAYING IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH RUST AND THE RECALL REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,470. *TR UDPATED 05/01/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE) AND THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CROSS MEMBER THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDER BODY SHIELDS). THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A COMPOUND PLACED ON THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE FRAME. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAME SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WOULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS VISIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REMOVED THE CAB AND SPRAYED A COMPOUND SOLUTION ON THE POINTS OF THE FRAME THAT THEY COULD REACH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPOUND WAS WASHED AWAY ONCE IT RAINED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/16/2012*JS

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES CRC APPLICATION HAS PROVEN TO BE A COMPLETELY INADEQUATE SOLUTION TO THE LONG-STANDING FRAME AND CROSS MEMBER RUST PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY ONE OF THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED, CONTRARY TO THE PROMISED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE COMPOUND WAS APPLIED OVER THE EXISTING RUSTY SURFACE, ALTHOUGH HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE AREAS TO BE TREATED WOULD BE CLEANED OF RUST BEFORE APPLYING THE COMPOUND. A TOYOTA REP ALSO TOLD THE CONSUMER THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WOULD BE REPLACED, BUT NOT ONLY WASN'T IT REPLACED, BUT WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE ASSEMBLY, WAS A SMALL RUSTED, BROKEN FRAGMENT AND NO SPARE TIRE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE FRAME WAS UNSOUND AND ADVISED AGAINST USING THE HITCH FOR ANY KIND OF TOWING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDER BODY SHIELDS) RECALL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A VOICE MAIL MESSAGE FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THE APPOINTMENT WAS CANCELLED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM AT THIS TIME, WITHOUT GIVING AN EXPLANATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A PART OF THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE STEEL WAS CHIPPING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS) AND WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRAME WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND WAS NOT IN NEED OF REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA BROUGHT TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR CONCERNS WITH ROT HOLES THROUGH CROSS MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT GAS TANK. RECEIVED TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE REGARDING CROSS MEMBER AT REAR OF VEHICLE SUPPORTING SPARE TIRE. DEALER STATES THAT RECALL DOES NOT COVER FAILING CROSS MEMBERS OTHER THAN ONE SUPPORTING SPARE TIRE. DEALER RECOMMENDS CONTACTING TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND FILING COMPLAINT. CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECT AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE FAILING COMPONENT IF NTSB FORCED THEM TO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE SAME PART, INSTALLED AT THE SAME FACTORY AT THE SAME TIME AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! THIS FAILING CROSS MEMBER IS JUST AS IMPORTANT IF NOT MORE THAN THE ONE TOYOTA IS RECALLING. ISN'T A FALLING FUEL TANK MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN THAN A FALLING SPARE TIRE?? *TR