Front Suspension Lower Ball Joint problems of the 2002 Toyota Tundra - part 1

I had my lower ball joint separate from the knuckle. Luckily I was in a parking lot. I see that there was a recall on the lower ball joint for 02 Tundra. So I do I go about getting a refund for what I had to spend.

Frist time comeing down my road going 30 miles per hr l right upper and lower ball joint broke tire went under the truck. Second time the left upper and lower ball joint broke turning a corner. Third time it happen I just got off of the hwy and the lower ball joint broke. I am afied to drive it .

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly dropped to the ground. The vehicle was towed to dealer where it was stated that the lower ball joint was fractured and the cv joint was damaged. The manufacturer was alerted of the failure and stated that the contact's VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v225000 (suspension). The driver and passenger suffered mild back pain from the incident. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 53,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the front driver's side of the vehicle leaned over the front driver's side tire. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence, where the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the front driver's side lower ball joint nut was sheered. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was previously included in and repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 05v225000 (suspension). The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

Vehicle inspected by dealer leak in rack and pinion. Very early at 72,500 miles. Loose lower ball joints. Lower ball joints replaced under recall 10/11/2005 at 28,000 miles. If they are going bad again at 72,500 miles, there is a major problem.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. While driving at approximately 15 mph the front passenger side ball joint failed and the front passenger side wheel broke off. The vehicle was towed to his home and had not been examined for the cause of failure. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact his vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 05v225000. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 149,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that when making a turn at approximately 4 mph, he began to hear a loud noise in the rear of the vehicle. He also stated that when driving around a curve, the doors would unlock involuntarily. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the ball joints needed to be replaced and would be done at no charge according to recall 05v225000 (suspension, front control arm, lower ball joint). He was also informed that the oxygen sensors needed to be replaced. The dealer stated that the remedy was to extend the warranty for seven years or 90,000 miles but the contact had owned the vehicle for eight years. The manufacturer informed him that with a recall in effect, because the warranty was no longer valid, they would not honor it. The current and failure mileages were approximately 60,300.

While the contact was driving 10 mph she noticed that the front driver side tire had fell under the vehicle causing the vehicle to drop on the driver side causing the vehicle to slide for an additional 50 feet. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and the contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The current and failure mileage was at 125000. Updated 09/18/09. The consumer was informed a recall had been issued regarding the lower ball joint. The consumer stated she was not notified of a recall. Updated 09/21/09.

Toyota Tundra 2002 the left lower ball joint broke while driving approx 30 mph. The truck lost all steering control and veered to the right immediately.

I received this info sometime ago. I called my local Toyota dealer I kauai on 2/15/08 . They said the would call me when the parts came in. They have yet to do that. Should I be concerned? or is this not a very important recall?.

- the contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra/sr5. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the lower ball joints separated from the knuckle, which caused him to crash into a ditch. As a result of the crash, he sustained moderate injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and repaired according to recall# 05v225000 (suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint). The manufacturer was notified. The current and the failure mileage were 50,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. He received a recall notice for the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint (NHTSA campaign id 05v225000). The dealer stated that they were unable to repair the recall because of an aftermarket front end lift installed on the vehicle. As of March 21, 200, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The current mileage was 48,782 and there had been no failure to date.

Recall was not completed because they said vehicle was not in a repairable condition which it definitely was.

Front suspension lower ball joint failure on 2002 Toyota Tundra. I have not had any problems with the ball joints leading up to this event. They have been checked off in routine maintanence of the vehicle every 3000-4000 miles as being in good condition! for this reason and for the recall (special service campaign 50j lower ball joint) that was issued on the same exact part that failed on my vehicle. After reading the recall I would like to know why this same part on my truck was not covered when it appeared in good condition to the service technicians, but then failed while driving under normal road conditions? " in extreme cases, the front suspension lower ball joint may separate from the knuckle causing a loss of steering control, thus increasing a possibility of a crash. " quoted from (special service campaign 50j) this is exactly what failed on my truck and I was lucky that I was going slow when it happened because the entire passenger side front end slammed down to the tire hitting the pavement locking up the tire pulling the axle shaft out of the axle and pushing the fender into the passenger side door! there is no doubt, if this would have happened at a higher rate of speed, the vehicle would have rolled causing serious injuries! this vehicle has never been driven hard or has it gone off road into a hole, or that anything, that would cause that type of wear. For these reasons I believe that this is a manufacturer defect of some kind whether it was the scratched surface of the ball prior to assembly as in the recall or some other type I don't know! I would appreciate an investigation into the parts! thank you.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. While driving approximately 10 mph, the front passenger side of the vehicle collapsed to the ground. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the lower ball joints failed. The failure was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 05v225000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). The contact stated that he never received a recall notice, which was issued in 2005. He notified the manufacturer, but received no assistance. The current and failure mileages were 110,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. She stated that she received a recall notice for the lower ball joints (NHTSA campaign id#05v225000). She has been on the waiting list for a year. The dealer was unable provide a date when they would receive the parts. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 70,000.

Front suspension lower ball joint failure .

The check engine light of our new Toyota Tundra truck turned on. I brought it back to the dealer for inspection/repair/replacement. Its representative wrote in its evaluation that my son had abused its use and did not repair/replace the part. One evening, while my son and his girlfriend were on their way to a class field trip, the left lower ball joint of the truck broke off while traveling within the speed limit on a public road causing the left front tire to come off. Traffic stopped behind and allowed my son to maneuver it safely on three tires to the side of the road where the truck flipped on its left side. My son and his girlfriend were very fortunate to survive this horrible accident with moderate injuries. Some witnesses stopped to help them out of the truck. The paramedics and the sheriff came to the scene and had our truck towed to their impound facility. We towed our truck from the impound garage to a storage facility. My son filed a complaint with the bureau of auto repair and one of their technicians came to thoroughly inspect the truck for about a week and informed us of an impending recall on the lower ball joint. That same week, we got a recall notice in the mail from Toyota corporation regarding the defective lower ball joint. About a month and a half later, we towed our truck and met with their representative at one of their orange county dealerships to inspect the defective part and the extent of damage to our truck. We received a call from their claims department regarding our case, I called the person back and left a message with him. I placed another call to him. Up to now no action has been taken by Toyota corporation regarding our case. Updated 09/30/08.

Office of attorney general-Toyota recall on ball joints. The ball joint and spindle on the front drier's side failed and as a result the driver lost control of the vehicle and ended up in a culvert. The vehicle was towed to a Toyota service facility who informed the consumer that the ball joint had been recalled. The consumer never received the recall notice from the manufacturer.

The consumer was making a right hand turn about 2 mph when the truck started making a strange noise. The consumer got out of the truck and discovered that the wheel was off the truck, and the rest of the truck was sitting on where the wheel used to be. The wheel was face down on the road and the fender was on top of it. Also, it caused body damage to the rest of the truck on the right fender. The location was the right front wheel. The consumer the dealer has been contacted, and they said that they could not do anything until they hear from Toyota. This vehicle has not been in any accident that would have caused this to happen. The dealership said that they had a recall on the ball joints, and they would take care of all expenses at that time. They have not taken care of anything.

Several months ago I filed a report regarding the failure of both lower ball joints on my 2002 Toyota Tundra. Since that time you have enacted a recall # 05v225000. I called Toyota customer service to inquire about recouping my costs which exceeded a thousand dollars. Toyota informed me that my VIN # did not match with vehicles being recalled so they would take no action on my behalf. How is it possible that I have the correct year and make of vehicle and experienced the subject problem, but they are not required to correct the problem?.

Dt: the lower ball joints have failed causing the wheel to fall off severing the upper ball joints. This also damaged the brake lines and the abs sensors. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the consumer contacted Toyota who referred her to the NHTSA website. Toyota denied there was a recall. No repairs as of yet.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that his VIN was included in NHTSA campaign id number 05v225000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint) that was issued in 2005. Since that time, the local dealer has been unable to retrieve the necessary parts for the repair. The Toyota manufacturer stated that they were having difficulty obtaining the parts, but the parts should be available. The contact also heard a noise coming from the vehicle and was unsure if it was related to the recall. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 80,000 and failure mileage was 50,000.

The drivers side front suspension ball joints gave way as I was driving at 75mph on interstate 40 west in texas at mile marker 14. The entire wheel, break, and axle assembly detatched at hi speed. The break line was severed. The assembly folded under the truck and I skidded on the wheel with little control until I could maneuver off of the interstate and maintain an upright position with the vehicle. The twisted tie rod kept the tire and wheel assembly from completely separating from the vehicle. The weather was light snow with a temperature of about 34 degrees. Time was appx 9. 50 am. The truck was repaired without comment by street Toyota of amarillo, texas at a cost of appx. $ 2,200. The dealer said there was an inordinate amount of wear on the front end steering components. The truck is in good condition with a good documented service record. The truck had been steering "loosely" and I had a mechanic examine the steering the previous week. He said it looked and drove ok, but he couldn't really tell. The truck has never been involoved in an accident or insurance claim.

The front end steering rack let go, then the ball joints let go and the whole front end fell out causing 4,500. 00 in damage as well as injury to my back.

After the failure of the right front suspension 1 year earlier (see odi#10121403) the left front suspension collapsed as I was pulling into my driveway. Results were the same as the prior failure with the wheel assembly coming off and this time jamming up into the wheel well. Entire left front suspension components were replaced by same service dealer. As with prior right front failure there was no warning of impending failure.

I was driving my 2002 extended cab 4x4 Tundra 1 or 2 mph on an unpaved but graded road viewing real estate when the entire front passenger side of the vehicle collapsed jarring the truck to a stop. I thought the road had collapsed. It appears as if the front lower ball joint failed. I was only 7 miles off interstate I-95, I shudder to think of the consequences of a failure like this going 70 mph with traffic.

While driving 70 mph, the transmission stalled. The vehicle was towed. Dealership repaired the problem. The driver heard and felt a loud bump in the rear of the vehicle. The engine continued to run but the vehicle would not move when the consumer applied the gas pedal. There was rear end grease leaking from the right side rear showing on the wheel and tire. The mechanic stated that there was no connection between the rear brake, rear end leaking grease, the drive shaft and the failure of the transmission. The brakes were a major problem, the cruise control never kept speed or smooth, the left lower front ball joint had a catastrophic failure that caused the entire wheel, brake line and all essential components on the left side of the vehicle to come loose. The consumer requested reimbursement. The brakes were a problem on the vehicle, and the drums were replaced.

While driving 60 mph the ball joints failed. It came completely from under the truck. There was no warning. There was no accidents. Consumer contacted the dealer. There were no recalls.

While driving 5 mph driver's front side collapsed. Vehicle was towed to a dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that both upper and lower ball joints snapped, and needed to be replaced.

While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly jerked. The consumer could not control the vehicle while crossing into oncoming traffic lanes and coming to a stop on the shoulder. The consumer noticed that the lower ball joint had separated and the tire (wheel assembly) had folded under the passenger side of the vehicle.

I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra with 39,000 miles on it. I was going 15-20 mph and aproaching a on ramp to the highway when my front drivers side ball joint snapped. I had my 4 month old son in the car with me. Luckily I was able to stop without getting into a accident but wonder what would have happened if we were on the highway. Toyota said I must have hit something in order for it to fail and refused to contact the NHTSA and refused to cover the expense of having it fixed. $1900.

Consumer wheel on 2002 Toyota Tundra collapsed. *** no answer required*** * ts the upper and lower ball joints were replaced. The consumer received a recall notice after the incident had occurred.

In November of 2003 I was making a right hand turn when the ball joint on the driver side gave way causing the wheel to fold under the truck. In September of 2004 a similar incident occurred with the passenger side. This truck is well cared for and there were no obvious signs of a problem prior to failure. Both sides have been repaired at my expense because the truck was past warranty. Total damage was about $3,000. 00 ea04024_cat. The consumer stated the manufacturer had since issued a recall, however the consumers vehicle identification number was not included.

Failure of right front suspension resulting in wheel assembly coming off of vehicle. While pulling away from a traffic light the right front wheel assembly including driveshaft, brake rotor and all attached wires and hoses came off the truck and ended up under the vehicle.