Front Suspension Lower Ball Joint Problems of Toyota Tundra - part 2

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.

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The lower ball joint on my 2000 Toyota Tundra went out while driving at a speed less then 30 mph it only has 69,000. Miles this could have been deadly if we where on a main road, or even going at a higher speed. . . . . .

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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 The manufacturer informed him that with a recall in effect, because the warranty was no longer valid, they would not honor it.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.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. When the contact was driving approximately 35 mph, the front driver side tire disengaged from the vehicle without warning. The contact was able to drive onto the emergency lane. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The police arrived at the scene. There were no injuries or damages. The contact experienced the identical failure with NHTSA campaign id number 05v225000 (suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint). The failure and current mileages were 103,000.

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Was driving about 10 mph when truck suddenly listed heavily to the left, the control arm and lower ball joint had failed and the tire was on the ground, when Toyota was contacted they stated that it was not included in that particular recall due to the VIN number. It is at the dealership awaiting an inspection by our auto insurance company before being repaired at a rather large cost. They also tried blaming the people who have done our tires and also the company who does our oil changers etc.

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----- original message ----- bill wise ; Toyota@consumer-follow-up. Com sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:53 am subject: website inquiry it turns out that I have to replaced another "left front axle, front axle seals, bearings, plus lower ball joint\seals", again, because the bearing and the booth (seals) leaks which makes the bearings to dry out and broke loose and landed right on top of the lower ball joint which causes the damaged to the lower ball joint, too. According to my memory, I had replaced "the whole entire front end "drive axle", and both front lower ball joint in 2006 and they were not installed correctly, so I did took it to your Toyota's shop in order to get it fixed right and. With parts and labors, I've paid you guys almost $2,000. 00, which only last me little over 3 years and then it's start over again. This is the second time, that the "left front driver axle" and it's bearing gave out on me, and luckily, both times, I have noticed the noise and pulled over in to the parking lot in time, other wise, my truck causes the accident and\or some one could have got hurt or kill. This meant, I have to spend another $2,000. 00 more dollars just to have the same thing done to my truck again. I know I can save money by having my friends to help me fix, but I don't want to take that chance because this is the second times the "left driver side (front axle) went out on me and I don't want to be responsible for hurting anyone or might be worst. Please advise. According to bills of service from Toyota dealer shop: c: perform 4-wheel alignment aln had to readjust entire front end (front axle) d: rear axle seals leaking, price repair axle replaced both rear axle seals/bearings. Replaced left front axle bearing. Resurfaced.

On January 2, 2010 the right front wheel fell off due to a failure of the lower ball joint. The wheel happened to come off of the vehicle while I was driving less than 25 mph. My vehicle is a 2001 Toyota Tundra, 8 cylinder 4 wheel drive truck. I demand that the government take appropriate action to prevent death and injury from this apparent defect.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. While driving 52 mph the front passenger wheel detached from the vehicle. He was able to safely stop the vehicle. The entire wheel assembly and drive train were on the ground. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility. He was advised by the manufacturer that his vehicle identification number was included in recall #07v013000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). He filed a complaint, and the case# is 0910124225. He was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 75,000.

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.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Tundra. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 05v225000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). He scheduled an appointment with the dealer to have the vehicle repaired when the parts arrived. The recall repair was performed on August 24, 2005. When the vehicle was taken to a different dealer for another failure, it was discovered that the vehicle had an outstanding repair for the ball joints. The contact was informed that the first dealer only inspected the ball joints instead of replace them as stated on Toyota's website. The dealer advised him to go to the original dealer that performed the recall inspection. The dealer then scheduled a second appointment for the recall repair, but when he arrived for the repair, he was informed that the repair work had been performed the first time. Currently, the records indicate that the repair work had been performed, which is incorrect. The failure mileage was 48,270.

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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.

I own a 2001 Toyota Tundra sr5 4wd truck. My vehicle was parked outside my house and I was planning on repositioning it so that I could put some things in the bed. I pulled forward about 10 feet and all of the sudden I heard a breaking noise and then a loud scrapping noise coming from the front passenger side of the truck. I immediately stopped the vehicle and got out to inspect what had happened. I noticed that the lower suspension was broken and had separated itself from the tire wheel assembly. When it broke off some parts had grinded/scraped the inside of the wheel. After some research I learned that it was the front lower ball joint that had broken and separated from the knuckle. Luckily, I had an empty unloaded vehicle and wasn't driving fast so no accident occurred, but evaluating the damage it wouldn't be hard to believe how large and devastating this could have been if I had a fully loaded truck and was driving on the freeway. I'm not sure how much it will be to repair and/or replace the parts yet. However, Toyota has been reluctant to resolve this problem.

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.

My son was driving my 2001 Tundra 4x4, on highway 1, west of watsonville California, at approximately 65 mph on straight and level freeway the left front lower ball joint failed detaching, except for brake lines, the left front wheel. The vehicle skidded on what was left of the ball joint assembly and he was able to control the vehicle to the center median. The truck sustained minor body damage and luckily no injuries to my son or the passenger. Toyota has agreed to repair the damaged ball joint but not the body damage or the non damaged ball joint. I am not comfortable driving the vehicle any longer.

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.

My husband first noticed a vibration and said that the steering felt odd in our 2001 Tundra. He was then suddenly surprised when the driver's side front wheel detached and the driver's side front end slammed to the ground. He was lucky because he was driving at a low rate of speed on a secondary road and no collision or injuries occurred. Just minutes before he was driving on a main congested road at a higher rate of speed and this could have caused a major collision and substantial injuries. The Tundra was taken to the local toyato dealer in our town of boone, nc. It has been determined that the lower and upper ball joints separated. We are in the process of contacting Toyota to see why a recall has not been placed and if they are willing to do anything for us. It seems as if there are many reports of this problem and nothing has been done. I cannot believe that Toyota has not recalled these trucks when peoples lives are at risk.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. The contact received a front suspension lower ball joint recall notice in June of 2007. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that they did not have the parts for the recall repair and would have to wait a month for them to arrive. A month later he called the dealer and was informed that the parts were still unavailable and they would call him when the parts arrived. Months passed and the contact never received a phone call. While driving approximately 45 mph, the ball joints became loose and he lost control of the vehicle. When the vehicle finally came to a stop, it was towed to the shop. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The failure and current mileages were 87,000. Updated 12-12-07. Updated.

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.

2004 Toyota Tundra recall for front ball joints--2006 received notice and took to dealer in bozeman, mt to check. . . We were told our truck wasn't part of recall. . . . Months later, received another notice. . . Called and emailed dealer, but they did not return calls or emails. October 2007 front passenger wheel "broke" while driving and we wrecked. Dealer in laramie, wy stated that "yes, your truck was part of the recall and this was due to front ball joint failure. " luckily we were only driving 10mph, but if we had been driving on interstate, we would have rolled.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tundra. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to sway. The contact applied the brakes, but the vehicle would not stop. She drove over the embankment and the vehicle rolled twenty feet downhill. The vehicle overturned. A police report was filed and the contact was injured. The failure was possibly due to improper finishing of the front suspension lower ball joint, according to NHTSA campaign id number 07v013000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). The current and failure mileages were 2,500.

Over three months ago, I called david maus Toyota in sanford to get the lower ball joints on my 2004 Toyota Tundra per recall ssc 70b. I was told it would take six to eight weeks for the parts to come in and they would call me when it did. I have not heard from them yet and they have not returned my phone calls. The front end of my truck is acting un-stable at this time and I fear that I might get into an accident if I continue to drive it in this condition.

I received a recall notice for my 2004 Toyota Tundra for the front ball joints. I have called 3 times and each time my name is supposedly placed on a list to call as soon as the part arrives. Well, 90 days later I haven't heard from anyone. I called my local dealer today and was told my information would have to be taken down and they would call when the part arrived, I escalated and spoke to the manager to said the part was in but it could only be installed on 7/25/07, no other day of the week would work since his staff is going back to school? I guess they just expect me to quit my job in an effort to have this problem fixed. I also escalated this issue to the manager of service department at lake norman dealership where truck was purchased. They kept transferring me to service dept then to parts, after about 30 minutes, I asked if they would even honor the recall notice and they said yes, but I have to be transferred again, no one ever answered. I have been dealing with this way to long and do not understand why Toyota will not stand behind their products, I didn't do anything to the vehicle and this wasn't my fault, I wish someone could help! I do not trust any of the dealers I have spoke to at this point because I feel like they are all lying to me and trying to get out of repairing my truck.

While driving at approx. 50 mph, with no warning the right front suspension came apart. The tire folded underneath and the truck skidded to a stop. Fortunately we were on a 2 lane macadam road. There were no injuries. The truck was towed to a garage where the mechanic replaced the upper and lower ball joints right hand side, right hand drive shaft, and inner and out tie-rod ends and a new tire.

I received a safety recall notice on my 2004 Toyota notice #ssc 70b front ball joints, I contacted the local Toyota dealership where I purchased the vehicle, they have stated I must go on a waiting list as there are limited supplies of the replacment parts from Toyota, 2-weeks later they are now telling me it may be "weeks and weeks" before parts are availible. My complaint is with Toyota for not follow through on providing thier dealerships with these parts in a timely fashion, especially in this case where this is a critical repair. Please feel free to contact me if further info is needed, and feel free to pressure-chew out Toyota. Thanks for your help.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. The contact received recall notice number 05v225000 (suspension front:lower ball joints). While driving, the vehicle shakes severely. The contact has called the dealer to have the recall repaired, however, they continue to inform him that the parts are unavailable and that he would have to pay for the repair. The contact stated that the recall notice indicated that the repair would be performed for free. The dealer stated that they would call him when they had an available appointment time, but they have not called or provided a loaner or rental vehicle. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was 41,000 and current mileage was 42,000.

Front ball joint on driver's side just collapsed and the axle came out and the wheel turned sideways at 45 mph, causing a 300' skid.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v013000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint). He immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer stated that it would take three months to get repaired because the parts were on back order. It has now been nine months and the dealer will not return his phone calls. He attempted to file a complaint with the manufacturer, but they gave him an incorrect telephone number. He stated that the vehicle vibrates terribly when the brakes are applied. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 34,600.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tundra. While driving approximately 75 mph, the driver side front end collapsed to the ground and caused the front driver side tire to explode. The vehicle was towed to the contact¿s residence, where a certified mechanic replaced the front lower ball joints and replaced the damaged tire. The failure recurred on a separate occasion and was repaired. In 2007, the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 07v013000 (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unavailable.

I received a ssc 70b - front suspension lower ball joint safety recall notice two months ago. When I called the dealer (Toyota of escondido), they said the part was unavailable and they didn't know when they would be able to fix it.

Received recall ssc 70b-front suspension lower ball joint safety recall noticere on or around 6/07/07. Called dealership for appointment to replace, heather in service said they would have to order the part and it would take 3 to 6 weeks for them to receive, at that time they would call me for an appointment. I said that was a long time to wait and she said they only get 5 at a time once a week or every other week, that it was a national recall. My point was then shouldn't there be more of these parts available with a shorter wait time. Very upsetting about the delay in getting the part replaced, as it seems according to the recall notice a possiblity of a crash may occur do to the defective part.

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Recall for 2004 through early 2007 Toyota Tundra. Toyota said I have to order the parts and have to wait 4 to 6 weeks before I can have it fixed. Totota had had this recall for the Tundra for some years now and they should have the parts knowing .

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. On may 21, 2007, the contact received safety recall # 07v013000 for the lower ball joints. He called the dealer and he was told that they did not have any parts in the united states to perform the repair. The engine size was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 13,800.