2001 Toyota Tundra Body & Structure Problems

Your truck's frame has developed significant rust and cracks and is close to failing completely, according to your dealer. Toyota issued a recall for this problem on 2000-2003 Tundras, but that recall is no longer active. This appears to be a widespread issue affecting multiple model years in that generation. You may need frame repair or replacement to restore structural integrity.

Your truck has extensive rust on the sub-frame (the metal structure behind the cab that supports the vehicle). This rust is so severe that inspection equipment couldn't safely lift the truck. The rusted sub-frame may eventually compromise the structural integrity of your vehicle. Addressing this will likely require rust removal, treatment, and possibly sub-frame reinforcement or replacement.

Your truck's frame has developed heavy rust and corrosion underneath, which is causing the bed to rub against the cab and making the frame bend. Since you use this vehicle to transport your special needs child, this structural damage is a significant safety concern. Addressing this will likely require professional frame repair or replacement of the rusted sections, along with rust treatment.

You noticed a part hanging from under your Tundra, and your son discovered that the cross member had cracked, causing the fuel tank to become detached. The dealer diagnosed that the sub frame needs to be replaced, which would cost $3,800 or more. The repair involves removing the damaged sub frame and installing a new one to properly support the fuel tank and vehicle structure.

Your mechanic discovered severe corrosion on your truck's chassis and undercarriage, which may require replacement. This extensive rust damage was found during routine servicing at 148,000 miles. The repair typically involves inspecting and replacing corroded structural components underneath the vehicle.

Your truck's sub frame (the structural support underneath the vehicle) has severely corroded and deteriorated. The Toyota dealer told you they couldn't repair it, and the manufacturer wouldn't help. This structural damage could compromise your truck's integrity and safety over time. Addressing this will likely require sub frame replacement or extensive rust repair and reinforcement work.

CHASSIS RUST AND HOLES IN THE FRAME. OBVIOUSLY LARGE RUST HOLES IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FRAME BEHIND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. FRAME HOLES CAUSE GREAT CONCERN FOR THE OVERALL OPERATIONAL SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I CONSIDER THIS DEGREE OF RUST DEGRADATION EXCESSIVE AND A CRAFTSMANSHIP DEFECT. HEAVY STEEL VEHICLE FRAMES SHULD NOT EXHIBIT RUST HOLES TO THIS DEGREE. UPON RECALL NOTICE AND INSPECTION BY TOYOTA, THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A CNC UNDERCOAT TO MUCH OF THE CHASSIS/FRAME AS A MEASURE TO PREVENT FURTHER/FUTURE RUST FORMATION. OBVIOUSLY, THE UNDERCOAT WAS INSUFFICIENT AT PREVENTING FURTHER RUST FORMATION ON THIS PART OF THE FRAME. I DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THE RUST HOLES APPEARED. I ENTERED TODAY'S DATE WHEN ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN", BUT IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THE RUST FORMATION HAS BEEN IN EXISTANCE FOR MANY MONTHS TO YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING RACK WERE RUSTED BEFORE AND PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LIA TOYOTA OF NORTHAMPTON (LOCATED AT 280 KING ST, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060, (413) 341-5299) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DUNNING TOYOTA (877-356-9318, LOCATED AT 3745 JACKSON RD, ANN ARBOR, MI 48103) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE FORCED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IF THE VEHICLE WERE FOUND TO BE UNSAFE TO BE REPAIRED OR DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 260,000.

HI, I HAVE A 2001 TUNDRA THAT THE FRAME IS SHOT ON. I HAVE FIXED IT A FEW TIMES TO TRY TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD BUT IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. ITS TO THE POINT WHERE I FEEL ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX IT. THEY SAY IT DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THEIR FRAME RECALL. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE BEINGS THEY HAVE REPLACED THOUSANDS OF FRAMES FOR CORROSION SO CLEARLY THEY KNOW ITS AN ISSUE BUT YET MINE DOESN'T QUALIFY. THE FRAME RUSTED COMPLETELY IN HALF BEHIND THE CAB AND I WELDED IN A STEEL PLATE SO I COULD DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT ALSO HAS LARGE HOLES IN VARIOUS OTHER LOCATIONS OF THE FRAME AS WELL. THIS IS A BIT RIDICULOUS AS THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 135K MILES ON IT.

THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR CORROSION/RUSTED FRAMES ON 2000-2001 TOYOTA TUNDRAS IN WHAT TOYOTA DEFINED AS SEVERE COLD WEATHER STATES. IOWA WAS NOT INCLUDED. WHY? WE HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH ONLY 120,000+MILES ON IT THAT NOW HAS A RUSTED OUT WHOLE THE SIZE OF MY FIST IN ITS FRAME. I DO NOT HAVE A PHOTO TO ATTACH, BUT CAN GET ONE IF NEED BE. WE'VE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE LOOKED UP THE VIN AND SAID IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. WHY? IOWA IS A COLD WEATHER STATE! THIS TRUCK CAME THRU PRINCETON IN. HOW COME TOYOTA GETS TO DECIDE WHAT STATES THE RECALL APPLIES TO? ACCORDING TO THE TUNDRA RECALL BLOG, HTTPS://WWW.TUNDRAS.COM/THREADS/2000-TUNDRA-FRAME-REPLACEMENT.7215/, THEY ARE STILL FIXING TRUCKS IN NEW YORK AS OF 2018. DOESN'T IOWA COUNT? HOW MANY OTHER TRUCKS ARE OUT THERE ON OUR HIGHWAYS WITH THE SAME ISSUE? *JS *TT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

VEHICLE FRAME HAS SUFFICIENT RUST INCLUDING HOLES IN THE FRAME. THERE WERE TWO RECALLS DEALING WITH THIS RUST ISSUE, NEITHER FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE FOR TOYOTA INCLUDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS - BUT THOSE DIDN'T INCLUDE 2001 TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED NEW, THE DEALERSHIP THAT UNDERCOATED OVER TOP OF THE RUST (SECOND RECALL - HAD THERE BEEN HOLES IN THE FRAME 10MM OR LARGE, THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE REPLACED THE FRAME AT THAT TIME. BUT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO BEAD BLAST OR WIRE BRUSH WHICH MOST LIKELY WERE HAVE PRODUCTS SEVERAL HOLE GREATER THEN 10MM), AND TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS. BECAUSE THE RECALLS WERE CLOSED, THEY ALL SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY ARE WILLING TO DO. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND FRAME REPLACEMENT IS ESTIMATED TO BE $15,000 WHICH IS MORE THEN THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. I ALSO DON'T WANT TO SELL A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME SUSTAINED SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CURRY TOYOTA (832 STRAITS TURNPIKE, WATERTOWN, CT) WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE). DUE TO THE SEVERE RUSTING OF THE SUBFRAME, THE RECALL REMEDY COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS. ON 8/18/18 THE CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FELL OFF, I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BY AAA TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO READY TO FALL OFF BUT THE BIGGER PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRAME IS ROTTED, HOLES EVERYWHERE AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I INQUIRED AT LYNCH TOYOTA ABOUT A REMEDY THROUGH THE FRAME RECALL AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A PREVENTION SPRAY DONE IN 2014 AT WESTBROOK TOYOTA - WHICH MAKES THIS WORSE, BECAUSE THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY ROT/CORROSION IF THE SPRAY WAS EFFECTIVE. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE TO ASK ABOUT A REMEDY AND THEY REFUSED, STATING THAT A GUARANTEE OF THE SPRAY WAS ONLY FOR 12 MONTHS AFTER THE (INEFFECTIVE) SPRAY WAS APPLIED AND AFTER THAT THE CUSTOMER IS ON THEIR OWN. I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME SO I DON'T KNOW IF PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED WITHIN 12 MONTHS AFTER THE SPRAY, BUT CLEARLY THE SPRAY DIDN'T WORK SINCE 4 YEARS LATER THE FRAME IS ROTTED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE.

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BROKEN CROSS MEMBER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT FELL OFF,THE REAR SHOCK TOP FAILED AND THE CROSSMEMBER FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE LINE TO FAIL. UPDATED 11/08/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE CHECKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE RUST WHERE THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLES WERE LOCATED NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO TANSKY MOTORS TOYOTA IN LOGAN, OHIO AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO HAUL ANYTHING ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME COULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT A NOTIFICATION TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED AT DON WOODS TOYOTA IN ATHENS, OHIO. THE DON WOODS DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME WAS OK. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000. ...UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER RUST PROOFED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT BECAME RUSTED AND SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TNC TOYOTA OF MARIETTA, OHIO WHERE IT WAS TREATED FOR RUST AND CORROSION WITH A SPRAY COATING PER A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/22/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE CORROSION WORSENED. THE DEALER STATED SINCE THE CONSUMER SIGNED THE COMPLETED REPAIR ORDER THE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. UPDATED 08/28/2017*JS

NTSB: 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP HAS RUSTING ON THE UNDER PART OF THE VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND WAS UNAWARE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE UNDERBODY RUSTING. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER FELT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL. *JS

I WAS DRIVING IN A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2001 WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND TWO GOATS IN THE BED, WHEN I DROVE OVER A SMALL BUMP BY A LITTLE BRIDGE WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND LOST CONTROL OFF THE TRUCK ALMOST HITTING A TREE. I WAS WITHIN A HALF MILE FROM MY HOME SO WHEN I GOT HOME I INSPECTED THE TRUCK TO FIND OUT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF . IF YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK NOW IT WILL PULL THE TRUCK HARD TO THE LEFT AND IT FEELS LIKE ITS ABOUT TO FALL APART. TOYOTA ALSO HAD A SO CALLED RECALL ON THE FRAMES BUT, EVEN STILL THE FRAME IS IN TERRIBLE CONDITION AND THEY REFUSE TO HELP . IM MOST PISSED BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS IN THE TRUCK AND WE ALREADY LOST ONE CHILD TOGETHER.

TRUCK HAS RUSTED HOLES IN FRAME. REPORTED TO TOYOTA, WAS TOLD IT WAS LOOKED PREVIOUSLY, NO LONGER UNDER RECALL. FOUND OUT LATER WAS DENIED FRAME REPLACEMENT TO PREVIOUS OWNER WHILE STILL UNDER RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR A MANDATORY ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION OF THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CORROSION WOULD HAVE TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V444000 (STRUCTURE), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CORROSION PROTECTION COMPOUND WAS NOT AN ADEQUATE PREVENTIVE MEASURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

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?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FRAME WAS DETERIORATED AND RUSTED OUT A TWO INCH CIRCUMFERENCE HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V345000 (STRUCTURE:BODY), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF THE FRAME BEING REPLACED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS SPRAYED PREVIOUSLY WITH A COMPOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2000- 2003 TUNDRA FRAMES & BRAKE LINES I CONTACTED TOYOTA THAT FRAME WAS RUSTED & UNSAFE . TOYOTA FIRST ASKED IF I WANTED A BUY BACK OR A REPLACEMENT ON FRAME OF TRUCK . I ASKED FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON BOTH , THEY TAKE ALL MY INFORMATION & OPENED A CASE WITH # [XXX] THEY INFORMED ME A CASE MANAGER WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME . WITHIN 72 HOURS I WAS CONTACTED BY CASE MANAGER [XXX] CAPTAIN WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE FRAME WAS TREATED WITH CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND & THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TOYOTA WOULD DO FOR ME . I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN SAY THEY TREATED THE FRAME & ITS ROTTED OUT ! THERE IS NO RUST ON ANY OF THE BODY PARTS OF THIS TRUCK . NOW I HAVE A TRUCK WITH A GOOD BODY , MOTOR , & TRANS THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE CAUSE THE FRAME IS ROTTED OUT . I DID FORGET TO ASK TOYOTA IF THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE BRAKE LINES I PAID TO HAVE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ON RECALL ALSO . I HOPE WITH THE HELP OF NHTSA THAT TOYOTA WILL HAVE TO HONOR THE RECALL ON MY TRUCK . THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER . SINCERELY [XXX]EMAIL [XXX] PH # [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SUMMARY: PURCHASED 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN APRIL 2015 FROM FAULKNER BUICK GMC OF WEST CHESTER PA.APRIL 2015 THE DEALER PASSED INSPECTION WHILE ACTIVE RECALLS ON FRAME CORROSION WERE NOT COMPLETE,CORRODED FRAME PRESENT.PER CURRENT INSPECTION FAIL-3-2016-THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PASSED IN 2015 BY DEALER. FAULKNER BUICK GMC OF WEST CHESTER PA, 705 AUTOPARK BLVD,WEST CHESTER, PA 19382 1.THE PRIOR USED CAR DEALER PASSED INSPECTION 2015,SHOULD HAVE FAILED FOR ROTTED FRAME (LEGAL ISSUE);2.PRIOR OWNER,USED CAR DEALER-IGNORED ALL PAST/CURRENT FRAME RECALLS;3.PURCHASED TRUCK 4-2015;4.FAIL INSPECTION-ROTTED FRAME 3-2016;5. TRICOUNTY TOYOTA,LIMERICK, PA,3/15/16 - THEY TOLD MY SON ITS NOT ROTTED ENOUGH, DRIVE A FEW MONTHS AND SEE IF ITS WORSE (EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL NOW.;6.WENT TO CONICELLI TOYOTA - CONSHOHOCKEN,PA MARCH17, 2016 - VERY HELPFUL IN TESTING THE CORROSION, THEY AGREE ITS ROTTED THRU, NO WAY TO FIX OTHER THAN COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF FRAME, SEVERAL TESTS AND PICS GIVEN TO TOYOTA "FIELD REP." ONE MONTH LATER DETERMINES THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX ENTIRE FRAME, ONLY THE SMALL PORTION CURRENTLY UNDER THE ACTIVE RECALL (HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANT FIX NOR PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE REST OF FRAME IS STILL ROTTED - CATCH 22). TOYOTA NOW REFUSES TO FIX THE ENTIRE FRAME - EVEN THOUGH THROUGH PRIOR RECALLS THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE ANYWAY. THEY CANNOT FIX THE PORTION OF FRAME UNDER CURRENT RECALL DUE TO REMAINING CORROSION. I HAVE PASSES ONTO CORPORATE TOYOTA CASE#1604132198, HOWEVER ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS WERE DISMISSED. DESIRED OUTCOME:1.SINCE TOYOTA SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO FIX CURRENT FRAME PART, I DEMAND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE REMAINING FRAME AS THEY ORIGINALLY CLAIMED THE ENTIRE FRAME TO BE DEFECTIVE.2.USED CAR DEALER FAULKNER OF WEST CHESTER PA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PASSING STATE INSPECTION W/ RECALLS OUTSTANDING,UNSAFE SOLD TO MY SON.

PURCHASED 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN APRIL 2015 FROM FAULKNER BUICK GMC OF WEST CHESTER PA.APRIL 2015 THE DEALER PASSED INSPECTION WHILE ACTIVE RECALLS ON FRAME CORROSION WERE NOT COMPLETE,CORRODED FRAME PRESENT.PER CURRENT INSPECTION FAIL-3-2016-THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PASSED IN 2015 BY DEALER. FAULKNER BUICK GMC OF WEST CHESTER PA, 705 AUTOPARK BLVD,WEST CHESTER, PA 19382 1.THE PRIOR USED CAR DEALER PASSED INSPECTION 2015,SHOULD HAVE FAILED FOR ROTTED FRAME (LEGAL ISSUE);2.PRIOR OWNER,USED CAR DEALER-IGNORED ALL PAST/CURRENT FRAME RECALLS;3.PURCHASED TRUCK 4-2015;4.FAIL INSPECTION-ROTTED FRAME 3-2016;5. TRICOUNTY TOYOTA,LIMERICK, PA,3/15/16 - THEY TOLD MY SON ITS NOT ROTTED ENOUGH, DRIVE A FEW MONTHS AND SEE IF ITS WORSE (EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL NOW.;6.WENT TO CONICELLI TOYOTA - CONSHOHOCKEN,PA MARCH17, 2016 - VERY HELPFUL IN TESTING THE CORROSION, THEY AGREE ITS ROTTED THRU, NO WAY TO FIX OTHER THAN COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF FRAME, SEVERAL TESTS AND PICS GIVEN TO TOYOTA "FIELD REP." ONE MONTH LATER DETERMINES THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX ENTIRE FRAME, ONLY THE SMALL PORTION CURRENTLY UNDER THE ACTIVE RECALL (HOWEVER, THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANT FIX NOR PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE REST OF FRAME IS STILL ROTTED - CATCH 22). TOYOTA NOW REFUSES TO FIX THE ENTIRE FRAME - EVEN THOUGH THROUGH PRIOR RECALLS THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE ANYWAY. THEY CANNOT FIX THE PORTION OF FRAME UNDER CURRENT RECALL DUE TO REMAINING CORROSION. I HAVE PASSES ONTO CORPORATE TOYOTA CASE#1604132198, HOWEVER ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS WERE DISMISSED. DESIRED OUTCOME:1.SINCE TOYOTA SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO FIX CURRENT FRAME PART, I DEMAND THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THE REMAINING FRAME AS THEY ORIGINALLY CLAIMED THE ENTIRE FRAME TO BE DEFECTIVE.2.USED CAR DEALER FAULKNER OF WEST CHESTER PA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PASSING STATE INSPECTION W/ RECALLS OUTSTANDING,UNSAFE SOLD TO MY SON.

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

ADDENDUM TO REFERENCE NUMBER 10785255 ON 1/7/16, CHRIS ADAMOS [OPERATIONS MANAGER] CALLED FROM TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS DUE TO MY ONGOING CONCERNS OFT RUST PERFORATION COMPROMISING MY FRAME, MAKING IT UNSAFE. I EXPLAINED THAT I AM CONCERNED THAT 1) THE CRC INTERVENTION [PROPOSED BY TOYOTA] DID NOT REMEDY A PROBLEM [THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED BY TOYOTA], 2) THUS THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNRESOLVED, AND 3) SAFETY ISSUES CONTINUE TO EXIST AND THAT THE FRAME IS ACTUALLY WORSE THAN IT HAD BEEN WHEN INSPECTED IN 2012. CHRIS STATED, 'THE CRC WAS NOT MEANT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, IT WAS MEANT TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM.' HE EXPLAINED THAT, WHEN THE 2012 RECALL INSPECTIONS OCCURRED, 'IF A FRAME WAS PERFORATED, IT WAS REPLACED. IF THERE WAS NO PERFORATION, THE CRC WOULD BE APPLIED AND THAT MAY HELP FOR 6 MONTHS, A YEAR, OR 3 YEARS IN YOUR CASE, BUT IT WAS APPLIED WITH THE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL.' I EXPLAINED THAT WAS NOT MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRC'S ROLE WHEN THE DEALER DISCUSSED THE PLAN IN 2012. I HAD BEEN MADE TO BELIEVE THAT THE CRC WAS TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER CORROSION WHICH WOULD COMPROMISE THE FRAME'S INTEGRITY. I EXPLAINED THAT HAD I KNOWN THE CRC WAS ONLY 'BAND-AIDING' THE PROBLEM, I WOULD HAVE SOLD THE TRUCK IN 2012. NOW, THE VEHICLE CANNOT PASS AN INSPECTION WHICH IS NEEDED TO BE SOLD, NOR WOULD I WANT TO SELL THE VEHICLE TO OTHERS BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. CHRIS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OWNERS WHO RECEIVED FRAME REPLACEMENTS HAD THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. HE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGED TOYOTA WAS AWARE THAT THE CRC INTERVENTION WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE FOR THE FRAMES THAT PASSED THE INITIAL 2012 INSPECTION. THEY KNEW THOSE FRAMES WOULD FAIL, THUS THOSE OWNERS SAFETY ISSUES WERE NOT RESOLVED, BUT SIMPLY POSTPONED UNTIL THE CAMPAIGN EXPIRED, LEAVING THESE CUSTOMERS WITH NO ALTERNATIVES.

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.

SPARE TIRE HOLDER RUSTED & SPARE TIRE FLEW OFF INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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

ON 11//18/0/01IRC'D A RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE CORROSION OF THE REAR CROSS MEMBER. IN 10/2012,I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK FRAME PASSED INSPECTION AND WAS GOOD.THEY DID REPLACE TWO GAS TANK STRAPS AND TOLD ME THE UNDERCOATING THAT SHOULD BE SPRAYED ON IT AS PART OF THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE.I NEVER RECEIVED ANY ADDITION CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE UNDERCOATING.ON 12/23,14 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO TJ TOYOTA FOR A TRAILER LIGHT WHIP REPAIR. AT THAT TIME, THE MECHANIC HAD ME LOOK AT THE FRAME RAIL.IT IS RUSTED SO BAD I COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH THE RAIL.THE CONNECTION OF THIS RAIL TO THE FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE SCALING.THE TRUCK WAS DUE FOR AN INSPECTION AT THE END OF THE MONTH, AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT DO AN INSPECTION.THE MECHANIC CONTINUED TO TELL ME HE FELT THE TRUCK WAS "JUNK" UNSUITABLE FOR TOWING ANYTHING.I CALLED 1-800-331-4331 AT TOYOTA AND SPOKE WITH [XXX], [XXX] AND [XXX]. [XXX] PROCESSED A CONFERENCE CALL WITH HERSELF, [XXX] AT TJ TOYOTA AND ME. [XXX] TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK TO TJ TOYOTA TO REDO THE FRAME INSPECTION AND IF IT FAILED, TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME. HOWEVER, [XXX], FROM TJ TOYOTA STATED IT IS NOT CORRODED ON THE FRAME BUT IT IS ON THE RAIL CONNECTING TO THE FRAME. I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD FOR ME AND HE STATED, SPRAY IT WITH UNDERCOATING. I ASKED WHAT THAT WOULD DO FOR THE TRUCK AND [XXX] STATED NOTHING?. NNYROADS ARE SALTED HEAVILY.IF THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER UNDERCOATED OR PROTECTED FOR RUST, THE FACT THAT THE RAILS ARE RUSTED IS DUE TO NOT BEING PREPARED FOR DRIVING IN NNYWINTER.I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT IN 2012 MY TRUCK FRAME AND UNDER CARRIAGE WAS IN AS GOOD A CONDITION AS THE INSPECTION DICTATED.IF IN TWO YEARS A TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME GOES FROM GOOD TO JUNK, THERE IS A PROBLEM SOME PLACE. I BELIEVE NOT UNDERCOATING THE VEHICLE LED TO THE RUST PROBLEMS AND THE RESULT OF THE INSPECTION IN 2012 WAS INCORRECT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *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.

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 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

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.

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

MY BRAKES LINE RUSTED OFF. I GOT IT REPLACED. IF I DIDN'T NOTICE IT I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH NO BRAKES. MY FRAME ON THE PICKUP IS RUSTING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BECOME ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTAS ALL MY LIFE AND NOW WORRIED TO DRIVE THEM DUE TO RUSTY FRAMES. *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.

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

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

RUSTY FRAME ON A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *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

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. 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 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 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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE CROSS MEMBER ON MY 2001 TUNDRA. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT SLOW SPEED. I NOW KNOW YOU HAVE OPENED AN INVESTIGATION BUT WANTED TO BE SURE TO LOG THE ISSUE. MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE AND TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT YET. I THINK IT IS TIME THAT YOU REQUIRE TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE FRAME AND ALL ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. THIS IS NOT ISOLATED TO JUST THE REAR CROSSMEMBER, THERE IS RUST THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS CORRODED. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS SURFACE CORROSION THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST: TOYOTA HAS HAD MY TRUCK FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND FINALLY I HEARD FROM SOMEONE ON 12/4/09 SAYING THAT MY TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY REPORT FROM THE EVALUATION THEY DID AS TO WHY IT'S UNSAFE. I BELIEVE IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE FRAME AND NOT THE CROSS MEMBERS AS THEY CURRENTLY SUGGEST ON THE RECALL. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BASED ON THEIR ADS OF VEHICLE LONGEVITY AND RESALE VALUE AND NOW BECAUSE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, I AM WITHOUT A TRUCK. TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FRAMES AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR

I TOOK MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED OVER. I HEARD A NOISE, AND HE DISCOVERED THAT I HAD A PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE RUST TO THE FRAME. IT HAD JUST ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON IT. HE SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE TUNDRA. UPON THERE INSPECTION THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRAME AND EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. I CALLED TOYOTA AND HAVE A CASE NUMBER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A RECALL BUT THEY WERE DOING AN INVESTIGATION. *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

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON ROUTE 109 IN MILLIS, MA. WHERE I LIVE. AS I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT, THE SPARE TIRE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LONGBED DROPPED ONTO THE PAVEMENT. THERE WAS NO INJURY, I SIMPLY PULLED OVER AND RECOVERED THE SPARE. I FEEL EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT OCCUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY! A RATHER LARGE TIRE WOULD BE RIGHT IN THE PATH OF WHOEVER WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND. THERE IS A SHORT CABLE AND HUNK OF RUSTED METAL STILL ATTACHED TO THE TIRE IF ANYONE NEEDS TO SEE EVIDENCE OF WHAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR NORMAL AND I SIMPLY WANT TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. MARK THOMPSON *TR

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST ON 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. RUST HAS CAUSED HOLES IN THE FRAME. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE FRAME OVER THE WHEEL WELLS AND THE CROSS MEMBER FOR THE SPARE TIRE HAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS MADE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,260.

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED. FRAME IS RUSTING VERY RAPIDLY, TRIED TO PAINT FRAME WHERE I COULD REACH,BUT PAINT FLAKED OFF AFTER JUST A FEW WEEKS. I TALKED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA - PREMATURE FRAME FAILURE DUE TO RUST UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF CORROSION TO FRAME RAILS RESULTING IN LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. LARGE DEFRAGMENTATION OF FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST EXCESSIVE PERFORATION OF METAL FRAME DUE TO CORROSION/ RUST 3RD PARTY REVIEW OF RUSTED FRAME CONCLUDES INADEQUATE METAL MAY BE A REASON FOR PREMATURE FRAME FAILURE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

2001 TUNDRA, 143,785 MILES. REGULARLY MAINTAINED. I WAS TOLD AT INSPECTION 6 MONTHS AGO THAT THERE WAS FRAME RUST, BUT IT PASSED. THREE DAYS AGO, HEARD A NOISE, TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH, DRIVER-SIDE LEAF SPRING HAD TO HAVE SECTION REMOVED. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE". DEALER SAID THEY HAD TAKEN PHOTOS OF FRAME, AND THAT WE SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL, NO RESTITUTION, NO PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH TUNDRA ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 144,000 MILES. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AT HERITAGE TOYOTA IN BURLINGTON VERMONT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. LAST MONTH I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKES REPAIRED AND WHILE THE TRUCK WAS ON THE LIFT THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. APPARENTLY THE WAY THAT THIS DEALERSHIP TESTS THE INTEGRITY OF TRUCK FRAMES IS BY HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. I DID NOT ASK THESE PEOPLE TO DO THIS. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID I SHOULDN'T DO THE BRAKE JOB BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAS A RUSTED FRAME AND IT IS NO LONGER INSPECTABLE. I STARTED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME BECAUSE MY 100,000 MILE WARRANTY WAS UP. I ASKED ABOUT THE TACOMA RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AT THIS TIME NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. GREAT!!! I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP BACK AND AFTER GETTING THE RUNAROUND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME 500$ FOR MY TRUCK. YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. THE BODY ON THIS TRUCK HAS VERY LITTLE RUST AND I REALLY FEEL AS IF THE FRAME MUST BE DEFECTIVE. *TR

PURCHASED MY 2001 TUNDRA NEW. FRAME HAS BEEN RUSTED SINCE 2005, ALWAYS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED FOR YEARS ON THE AMOUNT OF RUST, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FROM TIE ROD WHEEL AREA. JUST HEARD THROUGH THE MEDIA ABOUT A POTENTIAL RECALL. SIMPLY TOO MUCH RUST FOR MY COMFORT LEVEL ON TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FOR RHODE ISLAND STATE INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO FRAME RUST. THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED AND THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE TIRE BROKE AND IS BEING HELD TOGETHER WITH A STRAP. THERE ARE PLACES IN THE FRAME THAT HAVE RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CORPORATE OFFICES HAVE NOT BEEN OF ANY ASSISTANCE. *TR UPDATED 03/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER SENT IN PICTURES. UPDATED 07/14/10.8JB

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCK. ON 9/5/09 I LOST MY POWER STEERING, AND THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE, GIL'S GARAGE IN BURNT HILLS, NY. GIL'S GARAGE FOUND THAT MY STEERING RACK HAD RUSTED OUT AND THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. ONE AT THE LEFT REAR SPRING SHACKLE AND ONE IN THE FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKET AREA. THE TRUCK, THEREFORE, COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA'S NATIONAL HOTLINE (CASE REFERENCE # 0909115275). I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER, NEW COUNTRY TOYOTA, IN SARATOGA, NY AND TOYOTA'S HOTLINE REPRESENTATIVE, THAT THERE WERE NO CORRECTIVE PROGRAMS IN PLACE FOR THE TUNDRA. SUBSEQUENTLY, TWO TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES VISITED GIL'S GARAGE AND INSPECTED MY TUNDRA. THEY WERE ISAO FURUKAWA, CORPORATE MANAGER, PRODUCT QUALITY AND SUPPORT AND JIM ROSASCO, FIELD PRODUCT ENGINEER. THEIR PHONE #'S ARE 973-882-2026 AND 973-493-2518 RESPECTIVELY. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE RESTITUTION SIMILAR TO THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY TOYOTA FOR THE TACOMAS WHICH HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA RUST ISSUE 1. BRAKE LINING RUSTED THROUGH, LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY, I HAD TO STEER INTO BUSHES TO STOP, COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS HAD I BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEED SPENT $645 ON BRAKE REPAIR , NEEDS MORE BRAKE WORK DO TO RUST ISSUES. 2. FRAME IS NOW SO RUSTED IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION @ 86,000 MILES ON TRUCK...NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE STRUCTURAL FRAME SYSTEM. I HAVE PIECES OF THE FRAME SYSTEM THAT ARE ABOUT 1/4 INCH THICK AND 4 INCHES LONG IN RUSTED LAYERS THAT HAS FALLEN OFF. THERE IS A LOT OF STEEL FRAME THAT HAS FLAKED OFF AND THE FRAME IS SHOWING SIGNS OF HEAVY CORROSION ALSO. *TR

FRAME RUSTING ON 2000,2001 TUNDRA,S IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THESE TRUCKS REASON IS I HAVE ONE. *TR

UNDER CARRIAGE RUSTING ON 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDAR TRUCK THAT HAS VERY SERIOUS RUST ON THE REAR FRAME THAT IS LIKELY TO RESULT IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FRAME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO EXTEND THE BUY BACK PROGRAM THAT WAS OFFERED ON PRIOR YEAR TRUCKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH A VERY BAD FRAME RUST PROBLEM. IT'S ALMOST AS BAD AS MY TACOMA WAS WHEN IT GOT RECALLED. I'VE PUT IN A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN HAD ME TAKE IT THE DEALER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE RUST PEELS OFF IN LARGE SHEETS AND IT'S AS BAD AS MANY OF THE PICTURES I SEE ON THE WEB. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME..I AM LESS THAN PLEASED AND TOYOTA AND MY DEALER,ACTION TOYOTA,ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE SITUATION. THIS IS LEADING TO AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE HERE.. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA ISSUES - AFTER SEEING THE LATEST REPORT ON TUNDRAS, I FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY TRUCK HAS HAD NUMEROUS ITEMS CRACK ON IT STARTING AROUND THE 85K MILE RANGE. FIRST THE MANIFOLDS, THEN THE LEAF SPRINGS, LEAKING FRONT CALIPERS. WE NOTIFIED TOYOTA WHEN ALL THESE ISSUES HAPPENED BECAUSE THE REPAIR COSTS WERE GOING TO BE 3,000. THEY SENT US A CHECK AT ONE POINT FOR $500 TO BE USED AT THE DEALER. NOW I AM GOING TO TAKE MY TRUCK IN FOR RUST INVESTIGATION BECAUSE OF THE NEWS REPORT I SAW THIS EVENING. *TR

TOOK TRUCK WITH LESS THAN 89,000 MILES TRUCK IN FOR INSPECTION 9/28/09 AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO GET THE FRAME EVALUATED FROM A TOYOTA DEALER FOR THE MAJOR RUST OF THE FRAME. TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND NOTICE LOTS OF RUST ON THE GARAGE FLOOR FROM THE TRUCK. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE REP TO CALL BACK ON A MONTHLY BASIS, WAS TOLD NOT SURE WHAT TOYOTA IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME RAIL CRACKED DUE TO EXTREME RUST CORROSION, FRAME CROSS MEMBER EXTREMELY CORRODED. TRUCK SHAKES BADLY WHEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS OVER 30MPH. BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN MARCH 2001. BROUGHT TRUCK TO SERVCO TOYOTA IN KANEOHE JUNE 1, 2009. NO HELP. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA, 73000 MILES. SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME, WAS HAVING BODY WORK DONE IN SEPTEMBER 2009, AND WAS ADVISED BY THE SHOP TO "IN MY BEST INTEREST, START LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE" THE RUST IS SO SEVERE ON THE FRAME, WORKING ON THE TRUCK, THEY HAD TO MAKE SHIFT ATTACH MY FENDER, THE FRAME IS RUSTING, THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE READY TO BREAK THROUGH, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL THE OTHER PARTS ARE CALLED, BUT THEY HAVE HOLES IN THEM. I CANNOT TOW WITH MY HITCH, IT WILL PULL OFF, IT'S BARELY ATTACHED. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN MASSACHUSETTS IN SEPTEMBER 2006 AND HAD IT TRANSPORTED TO FLORIDA. I SAW SOME RUST, BUT NEVER IMAGINED THIS WAS SO DANGEROUS. THE BODY IS MINT...NOT A SPEC OF RUST OR SCRATCHES. I'M AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS RIDING IN IT. I SAW THE STORY ON THIS RUST PROBLEM AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN. I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS TRUCK FOR 2 MORE YEARS..PLEASE HELP US! *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA FRAME RUST, CAUSING HOLES IN FRAME, SPARE TIRE MOUNT, AND SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT BRACKETS. SPARE TIRE MOUNT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CAN NO LONGER SUPPORT THE SPARE TIRE. IF NOT FOUND SPARE TIRE COULD FALL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, DAMAGE AND ACCIDENTS. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CURRENTLY HAS NO SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TO OPEN A CLAIM AND TO SEE IF THEY WOULD INSPECT IT. THEY STATED BECAUSE THERE IS NO FORMAL RECALL, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDER THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRAME WAS PEELING. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK AND RELATED COMPLAINTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSUME THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTAINED RUST. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,363. UPDATED 09/11/09 *BF THE DEALER DIDN'T SAY THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

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

FRAME RUST/ROT. EVEN WITH WASHING UNDER CARRIAGE REGULARLY DURING WINTER. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS EXCESSIVE FRAME & BED RUST/ ROT. I NOTICED SOME RUST BUBBLES FORMING ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE BED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THEY HAVE INCREASINGLY GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW THEY ARE ALMOST ROTTED THROUGH IN MULTIPLY LOCATIONS. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE VERY WELL. I WASH BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVEN DURING THE NEW ENGLAND WINTERS. THE BED RUST/ ROT IS WERE THE CROSS-MEMBER UNDER THE BED IS SPOT WELDED. THE FRAMES COATING/ PAINT IS ALL FLAKING OFF AND STARTING TO RUST/ ROT EXCESSIVELY. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 EXTRA CAB. THE FRAME HAS HEAVY RUST IN THE REAR ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE AND MANY OTHER SPOTS ON THE FRAME. I WASH THE TRUCK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK IN THE WINTER TIME, RINSING THE FRAME CLEAN EVERY TIME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A OPEN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. MY TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WILL LAST TO LONG. I HATE TO SEE A TRUCK THAT COST 20+ THOUSAND DOLLARS EIGHT YEARS AGO JUNK IN A YEAR. I DON'T WANT A NEW TRUCK, I JUST WANT TOYOTA TO FIX THE FRAME. *TR

EXCESSIVE FRAME ROT. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. SEVERE AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST. LOCAL OIL CHANGE SHOPS REFUSE TO DO AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE OF FEAR OF GETTING VEHICLE ON LIFT AND HAVING IT FALL DUE TO FRAME BEING SO RUSTED. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS ON ALL OF THEIR TRUCKS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME OF HIS VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 86,000. UPDATED 09/11/09 *BF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE ROT FROM FRONT TO BACK. UPDATED 09/15/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 4X4 TRUCK. THERE IS A SEVERE RUST PROBLEM WITH THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK . THE MAIN FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. THE METAL FROM THE FRAME IS COMING OFF IN HUGE CHUNKS . ALSO THE REAR BUMPER IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES AND CANNOT BARE ANY WEIGHT . THE FRAME HAS VERY BAD RUST AT ALL THE WELDED POINTS . MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 123,000 MILES ON IT . BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE RUST PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME MY TRUCK NOW MAKES ALOT OF NOISE UNDER ROUTINE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I PLAN TO HAVE MY TRUCK LOOKED AT BY A TOYOTA DEALER TO DETERMINE IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WORRY THAT THE FRAME IS GOING TO CRACK AND CAUSE A FAILURE OF MY SUSPENSION SYSTEM OR WORSE!! *TR THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

TRUCK FRAME RUST THROUGH. *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

I HAVE A 2001 TUNDRA THAT IS EXPERIENCES SEVERE RUSTING OF THE CHASIS. THE FRAME, CROSSMEMBERS, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ARE RUSTING AT A RATE THAT IS ABNORMAL. NO PARTS HAVE RUSTED THROUGH OR FAILED YET. *TR

SEVERE RUST ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. REAR CROSS MEMBER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH WHILE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RUST ANYWHERE ON THE BODY METAL. *TR

I HAVE NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY APPEAR TO BE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ON THIS. I DID TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE HAS NOTED THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? *TR

MY FRAME IS ALSO RUSTING OUT. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE LEAF SPRINGS. I CAN HERE PIECES OF RUST FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS RUST SCALING OFF OF THE FRAME. THE RUST IS SCALING OFF UP TO 1/8" THICK. HEAVY RUST COVERS MUCH OF THE FRAME AND CONTINUES TO GROW DEEPER. REMOVAL OF THE SCALE DURING THE SUMMER OF 2008 AND USE OF RUST CONVERTER AND PAINT SLOWED CONTINUED RUST UNTIL THIS PAST WINTER. THE FRAME IS NOW MOSTLY COVERED IN RUST AND CONTINUING TO SCALE. THE FRAME HAS BEEN WASHED IN THE WINTER TO AVOID CORROSION BUT PREVENTATIVE MEASURE HAVE NOT HELPED AS RUST CONTINUES TO SPREAD. *TR

PREMATURE FRAME RUST-OUT. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE A 2001 TUNDRA ACCESS CAB WITH ONLY 61K. THE FRAME IS RUSTING OFF THE TRUCK AND IS GOING TO BE WORTHLESS IN A YEARS TIME. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT THE TRUCK UP ON THE LIFT. THE GUY LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS LEFT BEFORE IT WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION AND IT WOULD BE UNSAFE. THIS IS A PROBLEM SINCE I WON'T HAVE MANY MORE THAN 75K ON THE TRUCK. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR THE LONG HAUL NOT JUST 75K. THEY DID REGISTER MY COMPLAINT BUT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE STARTING TO SEE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2001 TUNDRA MY BRAKES LET GO DUE TO RUSTY LINE. WHEN REPLACING THE LINE THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT EXCESSIVE RUST TO CROSS MEMBERS OF FRAME. WHEN THE BODY WAS LIFTED OFF TO REPLACE THESE CROSS MEMBERS A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FRAME. THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS A VALUE OF $0 COMPARED TO THE $9000 VALUE BEFORE THE DISCOVERY. TOYOTA WILL NOT BACK THEIR PRODUCT. *TR UPDATE: SPARE TIRE FELL BUT DID NOT SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK.

I SENT VEHICLE IN FOR FRONT BRAKES SERVICE AGAIN! AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF SEVERE RUST TO THE CROSS MEMBER ON THE FRAME ALL THE WAY TO THE BED. HE DID NOT WANT ME TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. *TR

EXCESSIVE FRAME/CHASIS RUST ON 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA. I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE ANTI-SWAY END LINK DUE TO IT COMPLETELY RUSTING THROUGH. A VAST MAJORITY OF THE UNDERCOATING HAS FAILED AND CONTINUES TO FAIL IN LARGE SHEETS. *TR

THE TRUCK IS RUSTING AWAY DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND CARE. THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE TRUCK BED ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND THE DEALERS RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRES IS THAT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE- ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE-I AM NOT GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE BED FALLS APART AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO TAKE ACTION. MORE OVER ,THIS TRUCK HAD ALL THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE "CHECK UPS" AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOT ONCE THEY HAVE ALERT ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR RECOMMENDED ANY ACTION. *TR

CONSUMER STATES THE THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE HINGE THAT ALLOWS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO OPEN TO A CERTAIN ANGLE IS DEFECTIVE. INTERMITTENLY THE DOOR WILL SURPASS THE HINGE CAUSING IT TO "CRASH" DOWN ON CONSUMER'S FOOT. TS

WHILE PARKED AT A STOP LIGHT A CAR SLAMMED IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE, THE FRONT FENDER AND BUMPER WAS KNOCKED DOWN ON THE WHEEL HOOD BUCKLED, GRILLE PUSH BACK AGAINST THE FAN ON THE MOTOR.