Below you may see the SUSPENSION components and the number of complaints they received.
Steering/stability. while driving at 55 mph lost control of truck and resulted in accident. truck went into flat spin then rolled
Brakes and ball joint failure of toyota tundra lim. 4door 4.7l 8 cylinder 4x4 right side wheel came off and hit two persons on the shoulder of the h...
2004 toyota tundra recall for front ball joints--2006 received notice and took to dealer in bozeman, mt to check...we were told our truck wasn't part...
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tundra. the contact stated while driving at 40 mph, when the front passenger side tire detached and rolled away on the road. the contact stated the front passenger side door and fender hit a curb. the air bags did not deploy. the contact stated he did not sustain any injuries or seek medical attention. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was informed that the lower ball bearing needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired as of yet awaiting the part. the contact called local dealer maita toyota of sacramento located at 2500 auburn blvd, sacramento, ca 95821, (916) 481-0855 and notified that the vehicle was repaired previously under nhtsa campaign number: 07v013000 (suspension) back in 2007. the manufacturer was not informed of failure. the failure mileage was approximately 330,000.
Two items here: first i went to change my tire with my spare and it was missing. the tire service company said the tire must have fallen off somewhere as the cable holding the spare tire was rusted off. 2nd, i had my tundra put up on a lift to see what the banging sound was. one of the shock's connections was rusted off and just hanging. he also stated that the whole frame and crankcase on the rear drive area looked like "bark on a tree" and could be very dangerous to drive in this condition
The rear leaf spring breaking in half for both sides without any extra weight on except the passengers as recommended by the manufacturer. regular driving conditions, both highway and street.
The frame rusted to the point that it will not pass a state inspection. the brakes would not stop the vehicle when in forward motion, which caused an accident.
My ball joints on the driver's side wheel catastrophically failed this morning without warning (no knocking/rattling/vibration/etc.). luckily i was only going 15 mph. i am concerned that toyota is aware of an issue with the ball joints that could cause this failure without warning. i am worried for future incidents that would not be so lucky and happen on a highway going 70mph or more (which i was doing 10 minutes prior to this happening). i understand normal wear and tear but this is a sudden, catastrophic failure that is highly dangerous and likely to kill people. normal ball joint wear loosens the ball joint and makes a rattling noise, this issue binds the ball joint with no warning and breaks it off. i called toyota and was declined any information relating to trending and was told there is nothing they can do about wear and tear. this was in spite of knowledge i have of over 533,000 recalls of ball joints on similar models with similar suspensions. the toyota personnel i spoke with would not even admit to any recalls of such like incidents. toyota seemed completely unconcerned and ...
Frame has prematurely rusted resulting in the sway bar mounting bracket to break off. frame is close to complete failure which would result in fuel and brake lines severing with catastrophic result.
Bought truck new in 8/2001. brought truck to dealer when it was recalled for rust in 2012 and was told rust wasn't bad enough to do anything. brought truck back to dealer multiple times after 2012 (last in 11/18) and was told everything was fine on each occasion. in 8/2019 i heard a squeak from undercarriage and when i looked, the spare tire crossmember was hanging down and the right side upper shock mount was completely rusted through and the top of the shock was rubbing against the bottom of the truck bed (top shock mount was completely rusted away). local service center told me to remove the shock and spare tire for safety. this rust is limited to the upper shock mount and the crossmember holding the spare tire. other crossmembers and frame rails are all stable with only the amount of surface rust expected on a 18 year old vehicle. i do not believe that the dealer did a thorough exam of the truck in 2012, 2018 or other visits i made when i prompted them to check the rust as it related to the recall. i was told that ...
Purchased vehicle from private party. previous owner informed us of frame recall preformed on vehicle 3/2014 stating toyota sprayed frame with rust inhibitor, he complained that he wasn't satisfied with the results. frame is now unsafe. reinspected by toyota 8/2019, frame is unsafe but the recall has ended. vehicle has 133,000 miles and is useless. toyota put a bandaid on the issue and called it fixed.
We had the truck inspected in june 2019 after just doing new break lines which rusted, we had also just put new tires on it. truck passed inspection june 2019. truck developed power steering leak in july. while looking into the leak we noticed the frame rusted and the anti sway bar is completely rusted off the frame. can not trade this in or sell it now. mileage 124k.