2005 Toyota Tundra Frame Recall
I noticed a small hole in the frame of the pickup underneath motor.
2005 toyota tundra frame recall. Called Toyota and opened case but said I was out of warranty and. I had it inspected for the recall in 2012 and was told it passed inspection now it is completely rusted through in multiple places cross member is cracked cannot support spare tire much less the rest of the vehicle safely. From 2005 however the problems got much worse.
The frame corrosion problem to which you refer affects the Toyota Tacoma and Tundra pickup trucks as well as the Sequoia a large three-row SUV built on the Tundra chassis. 2005 Tundra Rusted Frame. From the inception of the Tundra and the first model year in 2000 the problems were relatively quiet for the users for the first four years.
Just purchased a 2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 4x4 with V8 frame is in pretty rough shape. Official recalls have been issued for the 2005 Toyota Tundra by the NHTSA. 61 problems related to frame rust have been reported for the 2004 Toyota Tundra.
On May 21 2017 a settlement of claims in a class action lawsuit involving 2005-2010 Toyota Tundra vehicles regarding frame corrosion was approved. Toyota Care in kinder words told me to pack sand. The worst complaints are engine exhaust system and transmission problems.
Toyota has received a number of reports regarding Frame Corrosion on 2005 2010 model year Tacoma vehicles 2007-2008 Tundra vehicles and 2005-2008 Sequoia vehicles. Called Toyota but was given a polite f--k you have a nice day not our problem. Even after a Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons stated that Toyota would be looking into problems with those model year frames.
Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Toyota Tundra based on all problems reported for the 2004 Tundra. Not surprisingly some Toyota dealerships are still replacing whole frames for Tacoma Tundra and Sequoia.