| Issue ID | 1453042 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11078772 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | TUNDRA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 18/01/18 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The upper ball joint failed 16 days after the annual inspection. My son drove over a speed bump in an apartment complex and the driver-side front wheel folded under the car. I contacted toyota and told them they should recall vehicles with this part because of the catastrophic nature of the failure. They dismissed it and claimed "... We do not show any recalls or other support programs applicable to the vehicle." just a few hours before this part failed, my son had been helping friends move. He had been driving down the freeway with three passengers in his truck and the bed of the truck full of furniture. People could have died. I googled ball joint failures on toyota vehicles and found the following link: https://www. Consumeraffairs. Com/news04/2007/01/toyota_ball_joints. Html. This led me to your web site. We were never informed of this recall by toyota and have literally been driving a ticking time bomb. The cost of the repair was $2,113. 71 - not including the body damage that occurred from dragging the truck onto the tow truck platform. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 149254 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | AUSTINN, TX |
| VIN pattern | 5TBET34116SXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 10 |
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