2001 Toyota Tundra Structure

RUSTY FRAME ON A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST FRAME - FIRST I DIDN'T GET THE RECALL NOTICE. TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA IN GREENSBURG PA AND THEY REMOVED SPARE TIRE TO BACK OF TRUCK. ALSO NOTICED MORE ISSUES WITH FRAME ITSELF AND SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH INSPECTOR. THEY WANTED THIS DONE BEFORE THEY DID ANY REPAIRS. THE FRAME RUST IS THAT SERIOUS. AFTER THIS INSPECTION, I WAS INSTRUCTED TO CALL THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER TO OPEN A CASE. SO I TRIED, NOT TOO SUCCESSFUL. THEY KEPT INSISTING THAT MY CASE WAS ALREADY CLOSED. THE FIRST PERSON I TALKED TO TOOK ALL MY INFO AND THEN SAID HE HAD TO TRANSFER ME. SO THEY DID. TO ME IT SEEMED TO BE THE SAME PLACE. THE SECOND PERSON THEN AGAIN TOOK ALL THE SAME INFO AND TIRED TO TELL ME MY CASE WAS CLOSED. I KEPT STATING WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK AND THE FRAME WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT THEY KEPT TRYING TO CORRECT ME. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT THE 3 OR 4TH TIME, HE RELENTED AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. IT WAS A VERY DISTURBING CALL, I FELT AS THOUGH THEY JUST WANTED ME TO GO AWAY AND LIVE WITH THE RUST ISSUE. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM. THEN A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, I GET A CALL BACK FROM TOYOTA. AGAIN THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO CLOSE THE CASE SAYING ALL THEY CAN DO WAS DONE. THAT IS NOT TRUE, MY SPARE TIRE IS STILL IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE RUST PERFORATION OF THE FRAME ITSELF. THE REP EVEN HUNG UP ON ME. EXTREMELY RUDE PERSON. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER SHIP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID MY CASE WAS REOPENED AND THAT I SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING IN 3 OR 4 WEEKS. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO. IN CONCLUSION, ALL THEY WANTED ME TO DO WAS GO AWAY. ALL THREE REPS THAT I TALKED TO AT THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER WERE VERY ARROGANT TO ME. MY TRUCK IS BROKE, AND I JUST GET THE FEELING ALL THEY WANT IS FOR ME TO GO AWAY. THEY ARE NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCT, JUST LIKE THE BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT THE ISSUE HERE, IT IS THE CALL CENTER SO FAR. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK, 2001. SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON ROAD; DEALER STATED THAT FRAME SHOWS EXTENSIVE RUST. FIRST STATED IT WOULD COST $400.00 TO ATTACH TIRE, THEN STATED THEY MUST WAIT FOR PART TO COME FROM TOYOTA. DEALER STATED TRUCK SHOULD BE CHECKED YEARLY TO CHECK FOR FRAME COMPROMISE. TRUCK PULLS 4000 LB. CAMPER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND SENT TO A REPRESENTATIVE; THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE RUST WAS NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO ACT UPON. MOST RECENTLY, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. . THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GIVE HIM A CALL BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ UPDATED 01/10/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2010 FOR SERVICE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE SPECIFIC PART FOR THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE, AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TWO WEEKS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION IN WHICH THE PART REMAINED UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO WAIT FOR THE PART AND IT HAD BEEN OVER A PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS. HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE REGARDING THE RECALL DEFECT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,420. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER STATES RUSTING AND CORROSION OF THE BED TRUCK *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CROSS-MEMBER AND FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE CHECKED OUT FINE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRUCK BED THAT HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRUCK BED WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

- 1ST 2001 TUNDRA FRAME RUST RECALL. TOOK TO DEALER. SAID MY SPARE TIRE WAS NOT IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF. DID NOTHING FURTHER. -2ND RECALL EXPANDED. TOOK TO DEALER, SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE FRAME. WAS TOLD IF THEY BROKE ANYTHING OFF DUE TO RUST, IT WOULD BE MY EXPENSE. I OBJECTED. WAS TOLD FRAME WILL NOT BE REPLACED. TOOK TRUCK IN FOR BRAKES ON FRIDAY. SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE CALIPER PINS, RUSTED IN SOLID. I CANT GET BRAKES REPLACED. SHOCKS ARE RUSTED, LEAKING, AND SHOT, CANNOT REPLACE, NOTHING TO ATTACH THEM TO THE FRAME. THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I MUST CONTINUE DRIVING LIKE THIS, NO BRAKES, NO SUSPENSION, COMPLETELY RUSTED FRAME, AS THERE IS NO SOLUTION. THERE IS NOT A SPECK OF RUST ON THE BODY, 2001 TUNDRA SR-5 ACCESS CAB WITH 81,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD PIECES OF HIS FRAME FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. HE RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL NOTICE, CAMPAIGN ID 09V444000, STRUCTURE FRAME AND MEMBERS, UNDERBODY SHIELDS THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE 2010; HOWEVER, HIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS. THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER A FRAME FOR THE TRUCK. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDER-BODY SHIELDS) ON APRIL 10, 2010. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME AND ADVISED THAT THE FRAME EXHIBITED SLIGHT CORROSION AND WOULD NOT NEED TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER TO DETERMINE WHY RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL WAS NOT BEING HANDLED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,717 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,447.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN OCTOBER 2009, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF OF THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED OF RECALL 09V444000 AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. IT IS MY WORK TRUCK, SO I DRIVE IT A LOT! IT HAS 184K MILES. I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE CROSS MEMBERS BEING CORRODED, SO I WENT OUT TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. WHAT I FOUND WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! NOT ONLY WERE THE CROSS MEMBERS RUSTED ALMOST COMPLETELY IN TWO, BUT THERE WERE VERY LARGE HOLES RUSTED OUT OF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. I DROVE THE TRUCK AN HOUR AND A HALF TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE SAID THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR. TOYOTA HAS GIVEN US LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW LONG THE REPAIR WILL TAKE OR WHAT ALL THEY WILL BE DOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SAID THE PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND IT WILL TAKE OVER A MONTH TO GET THE NEW FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTING MAINTENANCE WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME AND CROSS MEMBERS OF THE FRAME WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RUST WAS SO SEVER THAT IF HE ATTEMPTED TO SCRAPE THE RUST OFF THE FRAME, THE TOOL WOULD GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER AND A RENTAL VEHICLE WAS PROVIDED FOR THE CONTACT UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE REMEDY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO OFFER THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,653 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,673. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 09V444000 (STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS: UNDERBODY SHIELDS) FOR WHICH HE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE HIM A CASE NUMBER AND ADVISED HIM THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH HIM IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME NOVEMBER 24, 2009 FROM COLLEGE IN RHODE ISLAND FOR THANKSGIVING. IT WAS DARK, RAINING & HE WAS ON BUSY RTE 195 HEADING EAST WHEN REAR CROSS-MEMBER BAR W/ SPARE TIRE ATTACHED HINGED DOWN INTO ROAD. THE TIRE DRAGGED BEHIND MY SON'S TUNDRA. EVENTUALLY, MY SON WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY & KICK SPARE OFF, THROWING IT INTO BED OF TRUCK & CAREFULLY PROCEEDING HOME. WE LOOKED UNDER THE TUNDRA & WERE ASTONISHED AT HOW MUCH RUST COVERED THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE. WE TOOK PHOTOS. WE WERE ALSO GREATLY RELIEVED THAT MY SON WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE TIRE FALLING OFF DID NOT CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. MY SON HAD CALLED THE WEEK BEFORE COMING HOME TO ASK TO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT MADE TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT BECAUSE THEY SEEMED NOT TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STEER ODDLY WHEN APPLIED. IN ADDITION, WE HAD, W/IN 1 1/2 MTH PRIOR, PAID OVER $750 TO HAVE SWAY BAR REPLACED & NEW RADIATOR INSTALLED. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T PASS INSPECTION UNTIL A TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. FIRST THING THE FOLLOWING DAY, WE TOOK THE TUNDRA TO HYANNIS TOYOTA - WHERE IT STILL SITS.AFTER 14 WEEKS, WE HAD GOTTEN NO SATISFACTION. I WAS DRIVING A CAMRY LOANER; MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 4RUNNER. WE WERE STILL PAYING INSURANCE ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS UN-DRIVABLE; WE'VE HAD TO ARRANGE FOR A PLANE TICKET TO GET MY SON TO CALIFORNIA; WE'VE LOST OUT ON END-OF-YEAR CAR SALES AND 2009 TAX CONSIDERATIONS AND OUR 'OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE' IS WANING. NINE (9) WEEKS AFTER THE SPARE TIRE RUSTED OFF MY SON'S TUNDRA, ON JANUARY 22, 2010 AT NOON EASTERN TIME, CHARLES ZACHARIE CALLED ME AND EXPLAINED THAT 'ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T REQUIRED A RECALL ON THE TUNDRA ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS IMPLEMENTED A 'SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN' PERTAINING TO THE REAR CROSS-MEMBER BAR," & THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT BE FIXING MY SON'S TRUCK BECAUSE RUST DAMAGE IS SO EXTENSIVE (DUH!) AND WILL 'REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE AT A "GOOD WILL OFFER." BOGUS! *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FAILED YEARLY PA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION FOR FRAME RUST. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RELEASE TRUCK BACK TO DRIVE HOME BECAUSE IT WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE", SO PROVIDED A RENTAL TO DRIVE AT THEIR EXPENSE. PER DEALERSHIPS SUGGESTION, CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER WHICH THEN OPENED AND ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER. THE TRUCK HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST THREE WEEKS AWAITING DIRECTION FROM A TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE SPARE TIRE WINCH MECHANISM WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS VERY RUSTED. TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF A CRASH FROM THE SPARE TIRE FALLING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK WHILE MOVING, I TOOK THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND REMOVED THE SPARE TIRE AND PLACED IT IN THE BED. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE WAS EXTREMELY RUSTY AS WELL. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FRAME RUST INSPECTION AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS BECAUSE IF THE PROPORTIONING VALVE RUSTS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS OUT THEN I WILL HAVE NO REAR BRAKES ON THE TRUCK. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY TOYOTA. I AM ALSO NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE UNDERCOATING THAT I AM ENTITLED TO. IN A LETTER FROM THE NHTSA TO MR. CHRIS SANTUCCI, ASSISTANT MANAGER OF TECHNICAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009, ON PAGE 2 UNDER THE HEADING 'REMEDY' IT STATES THAT 'DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR CROSS MEMBER AND RELATED COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINES, AND REPLACE THEM IF NECESSARY. IF THE CROSS MEMBER DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED, IT WILL BE SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND. THESE SERVICES WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE...' TO THIS DATE, FEBRUARY 20TH, 2010, I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK OR INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHAT TO DO. HERE IS WHAT I AM ASKING FOR: 1.A LETTER FROM TOYOTA THAT STATES THE FOLLOWING: A.I AM ENTITLED TO A FREE INSPECTION B.MY BRAKE LINES AND PROPORTIONING VALVE WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO RUST C.MY SPARE TIRE WINCH AND BRACKET MECHANISM WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO RUST D.MY TRUCK WILL BE SPRAYED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND FREE OF CHARGE (AS STATED IN THE LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 25, 2009). *TR

RUST ON FRAME AND CROSSMEMBER NEAR SPARE TIRE. I'M SECOND OWNER, REGISTERED IN KY 01 THRU 07. NOW IN GA. CONTACTED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK. ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK, SUPPLIED VIN. SERVICE AGENT SAID NO. *TR

THE REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME IS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK BOX HAS SEVERAL LARGE HOLES THAT ARE RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH THE FLOOR. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW WEEKS AGO HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND DISCOVERED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL, HOWEVER THE RECALL DIDN'T COVER TOYOTA TUNDRA'S THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD OR REGISTERED IN THE STATE HE LIVES IN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE REAR BUMPER HAS CORRODED AT THE POINT WHERE THE FRAME IS BOLTED TO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL REFERENCING THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME ON HIS VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED . THE FAILURE MILEAGE 39,300.

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME FROM REAR WHEEL TO BUMPER SEVERELY RUSTED . REAR BUMPER HAS A SOFT BALL SIZE HOLE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE REST OF THE BUMPER HAS RUST THROUGH . CROSS MEMBERS ARE ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS RUSTED AND CRACKED; DESPITE THE FACT THAT I STILL OWE 2 YEARS ON THE LOAN. *TR

THIS MORNING, AFTER BEING TOLD ABOUT A SPARE TIRE HOUSING RECALL ON TOYOTA TUNDRA, I INSPECTED THE AREA AROUND SPARE TIRE HOUSING AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME ITSELF APPEARS TO BE ROTTING AND CORRODING. I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO REMOVE LARGE PIECES OF METAL FLAKING OFF THE FRAME. THE FRAME DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SAFE. WHEN I TAPPED THE FRAME WITH MY KNUCKLE, IT GIVES OFF A CRUNCHY NOISE AND HAS A GENERAL "GIVE TO THE FRAME" (SOMEWHAT SOFT). I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AFTER SEEING THIS. *TR