2004 Toyota Tundra

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2024· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2004 Toyota Tundra. Left rear upper shock mount rotted away and the shock absorber is no longer connected. (rust) Auto Service report 12/30/2024. October 21, 2021 Toyota Dealership report: Recommends replace spare tire cross member. (rust perforation damage) Recall issued for rust and dealership performed a very limited service repair to this vehicle years ago. The recall repair consisted of rust proof paint applied to a very small limited area, not to frame, not to cross member, not to any shock mount) Concerned about rust currently causing the shock mount to fail and the cross member rust damage along with frame rust on the passenger side. 2 different dealerships told me this concern it is not under a recall. This Toyota Tundra truck is well maintained with regular scheduled auto service checks and appointments. It is never used for towing or off road use. I am the original owner, central New Jersey use only. The truck runs and looks good. The high amount of rust under the truck should not have occurred to the level of a shock mount rusting out and a cross member rusting out and frame rust.

• 12/31/2018· STRUCTURE

  04 TUNDRA HAD RECALL DONE 5/15, TOYOTA CHAPMANVILLE WV SAID UNDERCOATING WAS ALL NEEDED DONE. TUNDRA IN ANOTHER SHOP AT INDEPENDENT SHOP, THEY INFORM ME TO MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE FRAME INSPECTED ASAP, AND DO NOT TOW ANYTHING WHATSOEVER. BALL TOYOTA CHARLESTON WVA REFUSE TO LOOK AT, AND SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO, RECALL HAS EXPIRED, SORRY WE CAN'T HELP YOU.

• 12/30/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED BY THE DEALER TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED A SECOND TIME AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH FOR THE FRAME TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 12/30/2015· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE BLISTERS AND CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,203.

• 12/29/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I WENT IN TO TOYOTA GARAGE TO HAVE MY FRAME CHECKED,AND AT ONE TIME THE LIFT I RECEIVED A LETTER IN REGARDS TO THIS. THE TRUCK , IT WENT UP ON THE LIFT THEY VERIFIED IT WAS BAD AND THEN TOLD ME IT HAS EXPIRED AND I STILL HAVE AN AIR BAG RELACEMENT STILL OPEN. HOW CAN THEY EXPIRE THE FRAME WHEN IWOULD THINK THIS IS MORE DANGEROUS IF I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT THAN A AIR BAG WHICH HAS NEVER EXPIRED.

• 12/28/2015· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - I WAS CONTACTED BY TOYOTA CONCERNING THE AIR BAG RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR. MY FIRST LETTER ARRIVED ON 7/18/2015. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA SEVERAL TIME TO FIND OUT WHEN THE AIRBAG CAN BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE AND NO IDEA WHEN MY CAR CAN BE REPAIRED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I USE MY TRUCK FOR BUSINESS AND IS CURRENTLY LOSING MONEY BECAUSE I CAN NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I INFORMED TOYOTA OF THIS ISSUE AND WAS NOT GIVEN PRIORITY OR ANY CONSIDERATION FOR MY INCONVENIENCE. THIS HAS NOT ONLY COST ME IN TIME AND MONEY, BUT I FEEL THE SERVICE I RECEIVED IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS WELL. I WISH I COULD SALE THE TRUCK BUT NOBODY WAS A TRUCK WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I AM ONE UNHAPPY CUSTOMER DUE TO THIS AIRBAG RECALL. I CAN NO LONGER SAY OR SUPPORT TOYOTA AS A GOOD AUTO MAKER. AT THE END OF THE DAY, ONCE THE AIRBAG IS REPLACED I WILL SALE THE TRUCK AND WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE A TOYOTA PRODUCT. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/27/2006· SUSPENSION

  TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 45000 MILES WITH A FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT HE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH IN DRY WEATHER WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, AND HE SLID ONTO THE SIDEWALK. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WILL HAVE THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE BALL JOINT ON HIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK BUT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT HIS TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED.

• 12/26/2019· STRUCTURE

  I NOTICED THE VEHICLE FRAME HAS 4 HOLES ON THE FRAME. THE HOLES ARE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE NEAR THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE HOLES ARE APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 INCHES IN LENGTH.

• 12/26/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA TUNDRA 2004 ##

• 12/26/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

• 12/26/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE EXTENDED WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKES AGAIN. AS OF DECEMBER 26, 2007, THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE SLACK ADJUSTER CAUSED THE FAILURE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SLACK ADJUSTER WAS FINE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000. UPDATED 01/17/08. *LJ

• 12/24/2018· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  FRAME RUSTING AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL RUSTING OUT. FRAME IS CORRODING FROM RUST. REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS SEVERAL PIN HOLES CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK. THESE ARE BOTH KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE GEN 1 TUNDRA'S. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY CAN DO SINCE THE FRAME RECALL CAMPAIGN ENDED IN 2015. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE FRAME RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T ANY RECALL FRO THE DIFFERENTIAL BUT THAT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TUNDRA'S USED IN NE USA WHEREBY ROAD SALT IS USED IN WINTER. THE SALT CAUSES FRAME AND DIFFERENTIAL RUST BECAUSE MATERIAL USED BY TOYOTA IS OF POOR CORROSION RESISTANCE QUALITY. THE CONSUMER IIS ON THEIR OWN. TOYOTA WON'T DO ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH IT'S THEIR FAILURE TO BUILD THE VEHICLE FIT FOR IT'S INTENDED USE.

• 12/22/2019· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME OF THIS TRUCK IS RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED ON THE GROUND DUE TO THE HOOK THAT KEEPS IT PINNED TO THE VEHICLE RUSTED OUT. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED AFTER I RETURNED TO MY RESIDENCE AND OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WHERE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO OTHER VEHICLES AND THE CITIZENS DRIVING THEM.

• 12/22/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/21/2016· STRUCTURE

  IN FEBRAURY 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE FRAME RUSTING ON MY TRUCK, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA OF KEENE FOR INSPECTION AND THEY UNDERCOATED THE FRAME. THEY DID A LOUSY JOB OF UNDERCOATING AND I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, BECAUSE THEY DID WHAT THEY WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO THEY WOULD NOT REVIEW OR REINSPECT THE VEHICLE. MY TUNDRA HAD 58,970 MILES ON IT WHEN IT WAS UNDERCOATED FOR THE RUST ISSUE, IT NOW HAS 66,406 MILES ON IT. THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTED, SO BAD WHEN I DROVE DOWN MY DRIVEWAY BIG PATCHES OF RUST FELL OFF OF IT. OPEN THE HOOD AND YOU SEE NOTHING BUT RUST. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE FOR THE ROAD BUT BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH SITUATION I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET A NEW VEHICLE. ALL I WANT IS THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BEGINNING. THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF LOSS OF THE USE, CARRYING THE SPARE TIRE IN THE BED ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, THE GAS TANK DOOR RUSTED RIGHT OFF SO I HAD TO GET A NEW DOOR, I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO HELP RESOLVE THIS UNFORTUNATE RUST BUCKET OF A SITUATION.

• 12/20/2012· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,571.

• 12/19/2016· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR RUSTED OFF OF FRAME, RESULTING IN LARGE, STRUCTURALLY COMPROMISING HOLE IN THE WELDING LOCATION ON THE FRAME. WHEN TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD THE STABILIZER BAR DETACH FROM THE FRAME. THE DRIVEWAY IS MODESTLY SLOPED WHICH CAUSED MY LEFT WHEEL SUSPENSION TO FLEX AS IT WOULD IN ANY ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FRAME, I NOTICED THAT THE DETACHMENT RESULTED IN A SMALL HOLE. UPON CLEANING UP THE EFFECTED AREA, HOWEVER, I NOTICED A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE FRAME. LITTLE DID I REALIZE THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A COMPLETELY UNSAFE VEHICLE THIS WHOLE TIME. TOYOTA HAS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE EXACT SAME COMPONENTS FOR 2000 -2003 TOYOTA TUNDRAS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THESE? THEY ARE THE SAME PARTS. THE FIRST TWO PHOTOS ARE BEFORE WIRE BRUSHING THE AREA. THE LAST TWO ARE FROM AFTER BRUSHING THEM. *TR

• 12/19/2013· STRUCTURE,TIRES

  THE T BRACKET THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UP UNDER BED OF TRUCK BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST DROPPING SPARE TIRE OUT ON ROAD AT 30 MPH...VERY UNSAFE TO SAY THE LEAST. ALSO, FRONT TORSION BAR FRAME MOUNT PASSENGER SIDE HAS BROKEN OFF FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. 2 INCH BY 5 INCH HOLE IN THE FRAME BOTTOM AT THIS LOCATION. *TR

• 12/19/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAINCrash

  THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE-CAB DO NOT WORK PROPERLY (AND NEVER HAVE). WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE (NOT THE TYPICAL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE NOISE) AND DO NOT STOP EFFECTIVELY. I'VE ALMOST RAN INTO CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK IT TO STEVINSON TOYOTA, BUT THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THEY WEREN'T. I TOOK IT PEP BOYS AND THEY REPLACED THE PADS & TURNED THE ROTORS. IT IS BETTER, BUT STILL BAD. I THINK I'LL GET RID OF THE TRUCK. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT WITH THIS BRAKE SITUATION ON THE TRUCK MODEL. *TR

• 12/19/2004· POWER TRAIN

  PURCHASED A TOYOTA TUNDRA BRAND NEW WITH 16 MILES IN AUGUST 2004. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER I NOTICED A HIGH-PITCHED SCRAPING NOISE OCCURRING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO RESOLUTION THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA IN FLORIDA AND SENT A SOUTHEAST REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT. THE NOISE WAS OCCURRING WHEN THE TRUCK SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE WHILE DOING APPX. 30 MPH AND 1100 RPMS. LETTING OFF THE GAS CAUSED THE NOISE TO CEASE. GIVING GAS ALSO CAUSED THE NOISE TO CEASE. THE NOISE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE SPEED WAS MAINTAINED AT 30 MPH. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THE HE THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY REPORTED CASE THAT HE WAS AWARE OF. I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY $25,000 FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE AND THAT HE COULD EITHER REPLACE THE TRUCK OR ELIMINATE THE NOISE. HE STATED HE WAS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE TRUCK BUT THAT HE WOULD "CONSIDER" REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

• 12/18/2020· STEERING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY VEHICLE FRAME HAS TOTALLY ROTTED OUT BY RUST.

• 12/18/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND COULD POSSIBLY FRACTURE IN HALF AT ANY TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

• 12/17/2013· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFT PROBLEM OF THE 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA TOYOTA TUNDRA. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COLUMN HOUSING SUPPORT. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE , THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BROKE FREE AT THE STEERING COLUMN. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED THE CAST ALUMINUM COMPONENTS SUPPORTING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER APPEARED TO BE FLAWED. THERE IS ONLY 81 THOUSAND ON THIS TRUCK. UNSAFE !!!!!!!!! THANK GOD IT DIDN'T BREAK AT 65 MPH ! BUT IT COULD HAVE ! *TR

• 12/15/2014· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

• 12/14/2012· STRUCTURE

  SEVERE FRAME RUST. WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. LOCAL DEALER TOOK PICTURES AND FORWARDED THEM TO LOCAL FIELD REP. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED TUNDRAS FROM 2000 TO 2003 FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, REPLACING THE FRAMES. MY VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH A 2004 MODEL, WAS ASSEMBLED IN DECEMBER OF 2003. *TR

• 12/12/2012· STRUCTURE

  MY 2004 TUNDRA HAS A RUSTED FRAME THAT IS NOT SAFE. THE TRUCK HAS 48,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME HAS RUST HOLES THROUGH IT. THIS IS NOT NORMAL SURFACE RUST. THE TRUCK HAS NO OTHER RUST ISSUES. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/11/2014· SUSPENSION

  I WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT AND THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF AND WAS WEDGED UNDER THE FENDER. THE MECHANIC AND TOW TRUCK DRIVE SAID THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. *TR

• 12/11/2014· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES

  RUST ON EVERYTHING UNDER THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE REAR BUMPER. PARTS THAT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF RUST AND/OR RUST PERFORATION OR NEED TO BE REPLACED: 1) ENTIRE FRAME ' PERFORATION GREATER THAN 10MM FOUND ON PASSENGER SIDERAIL 2) REAR DIFFERENTIAL (LEAKING FROM RUST PERFORATION) 3) BRAKE LINES 4) POWER STEERING LINE (LEAKING FROM RUST) 5) SKID PLATE (SUPPORT BRACKETS RUSTED - FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING) 6) BRAKE CALIPERS (MULTIPLE TIMES) 7) COIL SPRINGS 8) AXLES (FRONT AND BACK) 9) CONTROL ARMS 10) CV- JOINT 11) BOOTS 12) HITCH RECEIVER 13) EXHAUST 14) MUFFLER 15) CAMBER BOLT 16) MULTIPLE SETS OF TIRES (UNABLE TO ALIGN TIRES PROPERLY DUE TO RUSTED/SEIZED CAMBER BOLT) CAUSING PREMATURE TREAD WEAR. 17) BRAKE DRUMS (WARPED AND PITTED) 18) WHEEL BEARING 19) TRUCK TAILGATE SUPPORT WIRES ' WIRES RUSTED AND BROKE. TAILGATE WON'T OPEN/CLOSE WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT BECAUSE IT IS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. 20) SHOCKS/STRUTS 21) SEALS, BRACKETS, NUTS AND BOLTS - THE PARTS LISTED ABOVE IS NOT COMPLETE. BASICALLY, EVERYTHING YOU SEE UNDER THE TRUCK IS SUFFERING FROM EXTREME RUST AND/OR PERFORATED. *TRUCK HAS HAD A HORRIBLE SHIMMY FOR YEARS THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT, PARTICULARLY BAD WHEN TOWING. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE TRUCK. IMPROVED SLIGHTLY WHEN REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLES WERE REPLACED. MOST LIKELY RELATED TO FRAME WARP OR INSTABILITY. *TRUCK HAS HAD ISSUES WITH GETTING IN AND OUT OF 4WD. INCONSISTENT WITH HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET IN AND OUT OF 4WD. THERE IS A LOUD AND JARRING CLUNK WHEN ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING 4WD. *TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT IS ON THE VERGE OF GOING OUT OF CONTROL WHEN A HOLE OR BUMP IS HIT. THE TRUCK WILL LITERALLY JUMP SIDEWAYS. *TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON RANDOMLY WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR HOLE. ANOTHER MYSTERY TO MECHANIC. *TR

• 12/11/2014· STRUCTURE

  DEALER JUST INFORMED ME THAT MY ROTTED FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER INSISTING THAT TRUCK IS ?SAFE? AND IS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR THE NEXT 90 DAYS UNTIL THE FRAME PARTS ARRIVE. DEALER IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SAFE LOANER FOR THESE 90 DAYS. DEALER IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE THE SAFETY OF MY FRAME AND TRUCK. DEALER ADMITTED VIA EMAIL THE BED OF THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER WAS ?NOT REMOVED DURING INSPECTION?. DEALER STATED (VIA EMAIL) THAT ?ONCE THE >10MM HOLE WAS DISCOVERED, THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONTINUE THE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.? DEALER IS REFUSING TO TELL ME WHAT CRITERIA WAS USED TO DETERMINE HOW SAFE THE VEHICLE WAS TO DRIVE. DEALER REFUSING TO PROVIDE THE FRAME INSPECTION REPORT AFTER MANY REQUESTS. SAYS ?IT DOESN'T EXIST?. DEALER REFUSED TO GIVE FRAME SAFETY INSPECTION CRITERIA USED TO DETERMINE A FRAMES SAFETY. CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED FOR SAME CRITERIA. 1ST RESPONSE WAS ?ITS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION THAT I CANNOT GIVE YOU?. AFTER PUSHING THE ISSUE FARTHER, AND STATING THAT ALL I WANTED WAS A SAFE LOANER CAR TO DRIVE WHILE MY TRUCK IS WAITING ON A FRAME, THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT DEALER FOR THE CRITERIA I AM REQUESTING BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN THAT INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA. CONTACTED DEALER AGAIN, AFTER MULTIPLE EMAILS ASKING THE SAME THING, EVENTUALLY HIS RESPONSE WAS ?THERE IS NO CRITERIA?. I AM DENIED THE USE OF A SAFE LOANER BECAUSE THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT MY TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE (BASED ON NON EXISTENT CRITERIA AS WELL AS AN INCOMPLETE FRAME INSPECTION). ACCORDING TO THE FLOWCHART, IF MY FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, A LOANER WILL BE PROVIDED FOR UP TO 60 DAYS (OR EVEN LONGER), IF PARTS AVAILABILITY IS CAUSING A DELAY. NOWHERE DOES IT STATE THAT I AM ONLY ENTITLED TO A LOANER IF AT MY DEALERS DISCRETION DEEMS IT AS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE". *TR

• 12/10/2020· STRUCTURECrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A YEAR GO WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO FOR INSPECTION AT AN INSPECTION STATION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE INSPECTED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FRAME AND WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER THE WARRANTY AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.

• 12/10/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/09/2005· SUSPENSION

  DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V225000 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALTHOUGH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK UPDATE 2/21/2006 - THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM

• 12/08/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

• 12/07/2018· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  RUSTED FRAME' I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR RECALL FROM TOYOTA ON THE RUSTED FRAME . SO I WENT TO MY LONGTIME MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME IT WAS BAD, HE THEN BEGAN TO HIT PARTS OF THE FRAME WITH A SMALL HAMMER AND PUNCHED A HOLE THROUGH IT AND THAN STOPED ANY MORE HAMMERING. WHEN I CHECKED MY RECALL VIN# IT DOES NOT SHOW UP, EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED LETTERS FOR IT.

• 12/07/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME EXHIBITED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT WAS SURROUNDING THE REAR TIRES AND THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RUST ISSUE AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT RUST WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY SPECIFIC RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,369.

• 12/07/2012· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT 55,023 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SAME CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AGAIN AT 110,000 MILES AND WHEN I WENT TO A DEALER WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1200.00 FOR THE PART ALONE AND LABOR WOULD BE EXTRA. I ALSO TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE HIGH REAR BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING WAS MELTING FROM THE HEAT OF THE LIGHTS. THEY DID NOTHING. THE FRAME IS RUSTING BADLY AND IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR ANY OF THESE ITEMS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. "ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT" IS LISTED AS A CHOICE UNDER "AFFECTED PARTS". HOW ABOUT EXPLAINING EXACTLY WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF "ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT"? *TR

• 12/07/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK SHAKES UNDER BRAKING. DURING BRAKE SERVICE REAR BRAKE DRUMS FOUND TO BE WARPED. *JB

• 12/07/2005· SUSPENSION

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V225000 CONCERNING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *AK

• 12/06/2012· STRUCTURE

  2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRAME RUST. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR THE 2001-2003 LATER MODELS. *JB

• 12/05/2006· WHEELS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON A DRIVEWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/04/2019· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HEALEY HYUNDAI (410 FISHKILL AVE, BEACON, NY 12508, (845) 360-9822) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,157.

• 12/04/2014· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES

  EXCESSIVE RUST PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE. JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND ASSOCIATED PARTS BECAUSE RUST CAUSED DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. COST WAS OVER 3,500. REPLACED RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS. TAILGATE WIRE RUSTED AND BROKE. OPENING MECHANISM TO TAILGATE IS RUSTED AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT (IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE) TO OPEN/CLOSE. REAR BUMPER IS RUSTED THROUGH, AND NOT SAFE TO STEP ON. HITCH RECEIVER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CANNOT REMOVE HITCH NOW. SKID PLATE AND BRACKETS RUSTED THROUGH - SKID PLATE FELL OFF. DEALER JUST INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND WILL BE REPLACING THE ENTIRE FRAME BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RUST. *TR

• 12/04/2014· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGES WHEN WE HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE. NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. POWER STEERING FLUID LINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RUST CAUSING IT TO LEAK. THIS PART ALONE COST OVER 600.00. PREMATURE TIRE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY TO ALIGN PROPERLY DUE TO EXTREMELY RUSTED COMPONENTS THAT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY. HORRIBLE STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHEN ON FREEWAY THAT ALSO CANNOT BE EXPLAINED OR FIXED (EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE) TRUCK IS EXTREMELY "SQUIRRELLY" AND FEELS LIKE IT CAN GO OUT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY AFTER HITTING A HOLE OR BUMP. *TR

• 12/03/2020· STRUCTURE

  A WARRANTY ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK WAS SATISFIED ON 5/6/2014. THE FRAME WAS RUSTY AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, THE FRAME IS RUSTY AGAIN AND WE NOW HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN.

• 12/03/2013· STRUCTURE

  TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. AFTER THE ROUTINE INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO HOLES GREATER THAN 10MM FOUND IN THE FRAME CAUSED BY SEVERE RUST. TOYOTA HAS SAID THE 04 MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND I APPEAR TO BE IN LIMBO. THIS ISSUE IS STILL UNRESOLVED.THE TRUCK WILL NEED NEW FRAME AND COMPONENTS FOR IT TO BE ROAD WORTHY AGAIN. *TR

• 12/02/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/01/2016· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE SWAY BAR FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE SWAY BAR AND FRAME. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE SWAY BAR AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/01/2006· SUSPENSION

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PRIOR TO MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, AFTER MAKING SHARP TURNS, THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN THE RETURN MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS DEFECT WAS OF A PERMANENT NATURE. DURING ALL TURNS, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE MEDIAN OR TO THE DIRECTION OF HOW IT WAS BEING TURNED. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL #05V225000 REGARDING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB

• 11/30/2020· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE EXTREME THAT PREVIOUS OWNERS HAVE ALREADY HAD IT REPAIRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT AXLE FOR THE SWAY BAR TO MOUNT. I HAVE FOUND THE SAME ISSUE OF RUST THROUGH THE FRAME IS NOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND BOUT TO DO THE SAME THING. I ALSO FIND EXTREME RUST JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR AXLE. EXTREME RUST HOLDING THE TRANSFER CASE IN THE VEHICLE IS VERY THIN ALSO.

• 11/30/2006· SUSPENSIONCrash

  LOWER CONTROL BALL JOINT ON BOTH SIDES BUT ON DIFFERENT DATES OF ACCIDENT AND THERE IS A RECALL 05V-225 AND EA04-024 POLICE REPORT DATES 19 OCT 2006 # 2006-11-038-04829 RIGHT SIDE ON LEFT SIDE POLICE REPORT 3 NOV 2006 #2006-11-038-05061*JB