While driving on state road 27, i starting smelling fuel in the cabin; when i get to my destination, about 7 miles after, i came out with the truck still running, notice a lot of fuel under the truck, i turned off the truck immediately and the flow of fuel gradually stopped.
Fuel tank rusted
Had frame replaced per recall, 5/2012. had been smelling gas after fill ups so had airport toyota, vandalia, ohio - repair while they had truck torn apart- told me the gas tank port was corroded so they put new gasket on. now i am smelling gas on passenger side. i am taking truck back to toyota. i am concerned about the corroded gas tank because i had it repaired once before. i believe this problem is just as important as the corroded tank straps that were replaced in 2010. it's not something that is seen easily. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota tundra. while parking the vehicle, the parking brake did not engage. the contact observed that there was a fuel leak under the vehicle and the frame was severely rusted. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the frame was severely rusted and needed to be repaired. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 09v444000 (structure); however, the failure recurred. approximately two and a half years later, the contact observed that the frame fractured. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 218,572.