general problems of the 2000 Toyota Tundra

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tundra. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 09v444000 (structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rear cross member was rusted. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the recall repair could not be performed at their location. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and contacted the dealer; however, the dealer advised that the recall repair could not be performed at the dealer location. The failure mileage was approximately 327,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that upon investigation, he became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v444000 (structure). The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the frame to be replaced due to corrosion. The dealer informed the contact several unknown components needed to be repaired before the recall repair could be performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

2000 Toyota Tundra from va for the last five years/originally from new york. Big hole in frame behind pass frt tires/alot of rust through on top of frame at same area.

To whom it may concern, I own a 2000 4x4 limited Tundra which has a rust problem. Most of the underside of the vehicle has heavy surface rust. It also has a front body mount that is rusted and corroded the medal is flaking and peeling away. I took the vehicle to a Toyota dealer for inspection. The dealer told me that the frame has no perforation holes in it. Nothing they can do. In addition to all the rust I had to replace rear brake lines and rear parking brake assembly on both sides do to rust and corrosion. I called Toyota corp to complain about these problems all they did was give me a case number. I also told them that the value of my vehicle has been compromised due to the rust . They will not do anything until holes are formed through the frame. I feel im caught between a rock and a hard place. Toyota did the right thing last year with the tacomas having rust issues but doing nothing for Tundra owners.

I purchased a 2000 Toyota Tundra with only 107k miles on the odo. This was just before Toyota announced a minor rust recall. I took the vehicle to the local Toyota dealership and to my surprise they told me that the entire frame was compromised. I have now been without a vehicle since the 28th of Dec because my low mileage truck was deemed unsafe for the road. Toyota has yet to offer a solution to this problem.

On 24 Nov 09 Toyota issued a recall for 2000 Tundra pickups, regarding frame corrosion and particularly corrosion on the cross member that holds the spare tire. Although I read about this online, Toyota has yet to inform me by mail. On 24 March 2010 I took my truck in to berlin city motors in portland me for an inspection of this problem. They told me that my corrosion was not enough to warrant frame replacement, but that I would be notified of when to return for application of some sort of corrosion inhibiting gunk. Seven months later I heard nothing. I called Toyota customer services and began a complaint process. They said that they are still sending out recalls . . Almost a year later!!! they claim that they need info from the state of maine regarding legality of applying corrosion inhibiting gunk on safely, and they need "other" permissions. It is my opinion that Toyota is stalling on this fairly simple recall, hoping to reduce the problem by attrition of older vehicles. I would appreciate info from NHTSA as to why Toyota is being allowed to take this long on a project that isn't exactly rocket science. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Severe rust on 2000 Toyota Tundra frame.

Major rust in 2000 Toyota Tundra frame.

I own a 2000 Toyota Tundra and was driving north on interstate 95 in maine. Without warning, the back end of the truck suddenly lifted up off the pavement while traveling at 65 mph. When I regained control of the vehicle, I looked into the rear view mirror to see a tire bouncing erratically across several lanes of northbound traffic. Cars were braking and swerving to avoid collision with the tire and fortunately it came to a rest against the median guardrail without crossing into southbound lanes and without damage to vehicles or injury to drivers. I immediately pulled into the emergency breakdown lane and inspected the truck to find that the spare tire was missing and a large corroded hole existed in the frame from which the tire had been mounted. I retrieved the tire and placed it in the bed. The following Monday I took the truck to the Toyota dealer where it was purchased to received an evaluation from a mechanic of what went wrong and if it can be repaired. The Toyota dealer claimed that they have been seeing significant frame corrosion of Toyota Tundra trucks of this model year, similar to that of tacoma's which had been recalled. They were unsure that the frame of my vehicle could be successfully repaired, due to the extensive corrosion and perforation. They did say that the vehicle could not pass a safety inspection regardless. It is clear that corrosion to this extreme extent on Toyota Tundra frames warrant attention from the NHTSA, due to the clear and present danger this defect poses to the traveling public. If spare tires fall from the frame mount in this manner, drivers of this model year Toyota Tundra and surrounding vehicles at the time of an incident of this nature are at extreme risk of severe injury and/or death. Toyota was contacted regarding this incident (case # 0905118853) and say that there is currently no program at present to recall any of the vehicles due to the currently low number of complaints.

2000 Toyota Tundra 62,000 miles. Locally driven. Frame ,cab and bed are severely rusted. The bed is covered with a tonneau cover and is rusting from the weld joints out. The " c" channel frame is perforated below the bed. Toyota states that it does not know of a problem with the Tundras, they just did a buyback program with the 1995-2000 tacomas for the same reason. Frames for both trucks are made in the states, does anyone see a connection? poor metal or prep?.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tundra. The vehicle was taken in for repairs and the technician observed that the rear subframe bracket was damaged, which could result in the vehicle turning over. The technician recommended that the vehicle be inspected at an authorized dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the subframe bracket was severely cracked. The warranty was expired and the dealer refused to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the failure was repaired. The contact has notified the manufacturer due to the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 181,231 and current mileage was 182,000. Updated 11/24/08 spare tire carrier was severly rusted. Updated 11/26/08.

2000 Tundra having emergency brakes rusting all the time along with crank bell and rear diff. Housing.

Late spring or early summer of last year I had been driving my family home from the grandparents. We felt a sound louder and problem worse than a pot hole. It was a normal road paved. It was in webster, MA. The truck seemed to be fine until late June the truck started to leak power steering fluid. Took it to the dealer (tri-state Toyota scion and Dodge). I explained the problem to the customer service lady. She told me about the rust problem they had with both the tacoma's and Tundra's and said the would check my truck out for frame corrosion. Without showing me they said there was none. Then proceeded to tell me the cost to fix this problem and was a ridiculous amount. It then got inspected by an autobody specialist. Precision auto repair look at it and said the frame is junk just like the tacoma's. I ask jim audett the owner for a preliminary estimate so I could send to Toyota. The power steering rack had broken away from the frame and chunk's of the frame (metal are falling off this truck). The integrity of this vehicle has been compromised by the corrosion and is not a road worthy vehicle. I spent $19,000 for this truck in early January 2007 about 14 moths before Toyota did the recall on the tacoma's. I have been given the run around by the dealer and Toyota for almost a year. I have subsequently taken and sent to attorney generals of both massachusetts and connecticut to inform them of this potential road hazard to all. It would be greatly appreciated if your agency could look into this because Toyota is reluctant to stand behind this poor quality vehicle. They have denied there was any corrosion. The pictures prove beyond a shadow of a doubt this is a manufacturers problem. . Read more...

Very concerned about the rust under my 2000 Toyota Tundra. It was inspected for the initial bed rust in Jan 08 by my local dealer after a local reputable body shop agreed with me that things were not right underneath. Dealer rep dismissed my concerns and did nothing. Now I'm reading about these things falling apart. The below incident date is the date of the inspection. I intend to have another inspection by the dealer I purchased the truck from in the near future.

We have a 2000 Toyota Tundra ,and the complaint is rust, first my bumpers went . ,the rear bumper got so rusted that my daughter sat on the bumper and she fell to the ground. , I called Toyota ,the said call my local dealer. ,I did. , my local dealer told me they couldn't do nothing about it ,they said it wasn't there problem . So at this point I never replaced the bumper because Toyota wanted 400. 00 without putting the bumper on and I can not afford that. Anyway who says a new Toyota bumper would be no good any ways! second and most important is the frame year after year after year. . . . . I tried to apply an undercoat to the frame and then the next year no matter how much under coating I put on the frame it gets like a 100 times worse I think the rust behind the under coating just breaks apart and just falls off as I drive because the year after the rust is 100 times worse!!!! if you would please . , look into this ASAP because im really scared to drive this truck, and I don't want to sell it to someone else because I would be afraid for them and feel terrible if something dangerous happened to us or them, please help! thank you.

We bought a 2000 Toyota Tundra, 4x4, extra cab. At 800 klms we noticed there was no paint left on the front bottom corners of the box. At 5800 klms there is no paint left on the whole undercarage of the truck, large chunks of metal gone from the rockerpanels, rock chips all over the vehicle including the roof. This truck has factory tires, mudflaps, and fender flares and still throws rocks so extensively to the rear, centre and front of the vehicle you actually drive right into them therefore damageing the windshield as well. It is dangerous for any mortorist behind it. We are currently heading into a dispute with Toyota canada via canvap as Toyota canada's position on this matter is that nothing is covered under warrenty as it is "owner abuse" due to driving on abnormal road conditions!! we drive 2 klms a day on a government maintained gravel road, and 60 klms a day on a major highway. We have seen two other Tundra's with the same problem so far and are looking for any other Tundra owners who have this problem. Our truck looks like it has been sandblasted. We have reports from independent body specialist who can't believe what this truck is doing.

While driving, consumer can smell exhaust fumes coming through cab of vehicle. Have yet to contact dealer. The consumer was complaining about road noise while he was driving. Also the radio was of no use because he can?t hear when the vehicle speed was above 40 mph.