Ball Joint problems of the 2006 Toyota Tundra

Front ball joint broke in half while turning into a parking lot.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tundra. While driving 2 mph, the ball joint suspension fractured and damaged the driver side of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 216,374.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tundra. While driving 10 mph, the front driver side tire fractured without warning while making a left turn. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front ball joint failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.

(Toyota going places) on wednesdays February 5, 2014 about 5:30pm , I was driving my 2006 Toyota Tundra to work. As I was making a right-hand turn onto I-95 south, the front left-hand side of my truck collapsed. To my surprise the ball joints head separated from the suspension, the left bottom front suspension was dragging the highway and the left front wheel was now stuck under the running board. This accident also damaged the left front bumper, the left front fender and the left front door. Needless to say I was traumatized. I saw no warning that this accident was about to happen. I kept my truck in immaculate condition and had regularly maintenance done at this Toyota dealership. We decided to do a search on the web to see if any recalls existed and there is a recall on the 2006 Toyota Tundra for this exact issue. However when I called Toyota corporate and provided my VIN number - low and behold my truck was not in that recall (my VIN# missed it by 15 days). The Toyota representative asked me to take my truck to the local Toyota dealership and get a written estimate. At my own expense, I had the truck towed and after about two days my repair expenses were denied by Toyota. However, I was offered $750 toward the purchase of a new Toyota for being a loyal customer. I purchased three new vehicles from this Toyota dealership (2006, 2007, & 2008). After fighting with the dealership and Toyota corporate for a day and half, I was asked to move my truck out of their shop. So at my expense my 2006 Tundra was towed back to my house (Toyota going places). Without exaggeration, a lot of people are going to get hurt if fatalities do not occur due to this defect. Toyota need another recall. Toyota going places - if the ball joints don't fall out sincerely yours, 06 Toyota Tundra owner.

Looking at the complaints, this looks similar to odi id number : 10222095 date of failure: March 21, 2008. I was at a dead stop. I turned my steering to the left as possible. As I was rounding the turn slowly, the power steering was lost. I was unable to make the u-turn completely. I had to run off of the road. After driving straight to repair shop, the mechanic said the rack and pinion had to be replaced because the rods were bent to what looked like could have been service work related to the ball joint recall. I've only got 19800 miles on a 2006 Tundra crew cab. No way this should occur with this few many miles. I'm just glad I wasn't at a high rate of speed and trying to round a curve. I don't drive it much and not used on a farm. It's been very well cared for so it shouldn't have caused that much strain on the rack.

2006 Toyota Tundra sr5. . . I have noticed a major wear in the tire on the driver side. I just today noticed there was a recall on this problem with the lower arm and ball joint.