Ball Joint problems of the 2005 Toyota Tundra

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the driver's side front ball joint bent underneath making the vehicle difficult to steer. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or an independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact replaced the part himself. The failure recurred with the front passenger's side ball joint being bent. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 300,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the ball joint failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the ball joints were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 202,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tundra. The ball joints were replaced. Shortly after the repair, while driving between 5 to 55 mph, the vehicle began pulling to the right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for an alignment, but the failure continued. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 46,000 and failure mileage was 43,000.

Recall on Toyota Tundra in 2007. The ball joints were found to be defective because of a hardness issue on the surface treatment of the ball. The failure would be a premature wearing or failure of the joint. Toyota did issue a recall and repairs made to the vehicle. After the repair the vehicle had a hard pull to the right and vibration that did not exist prior to the repair. After taking it back to the dealer, they found the steering wheel and front end out of alignment. The dealer repaired these but did not fix the problem. After a total of 4 visits over a 6 month period the vehicle still has a dangerous pull vibration. The dealer cannot repair the problem.