| Issue ID | 1400062 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11015096 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 08/08/17 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | In 2015, my vehicle was part of a toyota recall for cold weather vehicles, to undercoat the frame to mitigate any possible problems from snow, ice and salt rusting out the frame prematurely. I complied, bringing my vehicle to the local toyota dealer, heritage ford & toyota, 1620 shelburne rd., so. Burlington, vt. They had my vehicle for 3 days, and removed the pick up body from the vehicle and undercoated the frame from the transmission cross member to the rear of the frame. This past tues.,aug. 8th, 2017, i had my vehicle at my local service station to have the oil changed, and to have the front brakes looked at. Soon after they drove the vehicle into the service bay, my mechanic came to me and said he had something to show me. That's when he showed me the holes on the top rail of the frame just back from the engine motor mount on the passenger side of the vehicle. I was horrified when my mechanic told me this condition essentially rendered my vehicle uninspectable. I went back to heritage toyota where i had the undercoating done, and they said basically, since they had met the original conditions of the 2015 recall, there was nothing more they were required to do for me. They referred me to the toyota customer care telephone number. When i called the case worker, cheryl from toyota, she told me the same thing that heritage toyota had told me, they had covered themselves by completing the recall requirements for my vehicle, and there was nothing more they could do. My case # for toyota was 1708081681. I feel that either heritage toyota or toyota motor corp. Are still responsible for what happened to my truck. Heritage, because they had my vehicle for 3 days, & they could have checked the frame in the engine well at some point. And toyota motor corp, because they have had very well documented frame issues with it's trucks for many years. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 130896 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | RICHMOND, VT |
| VIN pattern | 5TBBT44125SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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