CarComplaints.com Notes: You're going to burn through a lot of dinosaurs while chugging around town, and any rear passengers you may have to carry are going to feel real cramped, but at the end of the day this is a solid truck.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
85,496 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Purchased 2004 Tundra new. Never received a recall notice on frame. Have a popping noise underneath the truck. Toyota dealer just called to tell me that my truck would have to be condemned.now I have no trade in, no vehicle. Thank you, Toyota.
Still having major rust issues on frame following 2015 Toyota recall to coat the frame.this is a major safety issue and I don't know why Toyota stopped at the year 2003 on frame replacements when obviously 2004 year just as bad. Everytime I back out of my garage I see rust debris. Come on NHTSA do your job and recall these safety concerns !!!
Popping and snapping when turning or going over bumps in road led to a mechanical inspection. Discovered the frame right behind both front wheels is rusted/rotted such that half or more of it is literally gone. The popping/snapping apparently is caused by the frame kinking and moving at the weakened point and front and back sections contacting each other. I fear that the front part of the truck frame with the wheels, engine, and suspension attached could break and cause loss of vehicle control on the highway.
After I purchased my tumdra used I noticed the frame on this truck has a severe rust issue which I believe could be a safety issue. Large chunks of rust are coming off of the frame I spite of having been 'treated' by Toyota in 2015 during a recall campaign. I poked the frame with a screw driver in one location and was able to poke a hole in frame since it was so weak from rusting. I fear the truck breaks in 1/2 or doesn't provide protection in collision. This truck only has 75K miles and is in really good condition with the exception of the frame which is way worse than normal surface rust I've seen. I have read that many other owners are having the same experience. We need help getting Toyota to provide a remedy to make our vehicles safe again. Pictures attached
Our 2004 Tundra with 65,000 miles was recently identified to have a rusty frame. We put it into the dealership to see what could be done. The dealership deemed it rusty to the point that it could not be coated and was a loss. We contacted Toyota and they said the frame programe was for 2000-03 and is now expired and our 2004 wasn't covered. This is a major safety issue. There are hundreds of thousands of trucks on the road that are still affected by the faulty frames and Toyota is not doing anything. This leaves consumers with a vehicle that is worthless and dangerous. A recall is needed to protect our families and the roads we travel on. We are going to start seeing vehicles come apart on the roads and killing people.
2004 Toyota Tundra fame rust prevents vehicle from passing state safety inspection. Never received the "limited service campaign" notifications but Toyota will not stand behind their vehicle. "sorry, campaign has expired. We're not responsible for the us mail."
I have a 2004 Toyota trundra with only 93,000 miles on it, that has never hardly ever set outside, with frame rust behind front wheels that I can stick my finger though it....it is unsafe to drive on the highway, , and I have not had a recall on frame rust repair.. but have had a air bag and over spare tire support recall..I only notice this when getting a tire repaired, in April of 2019, it was pointed out to me by repairman, , don't know how long it's been this way
Vehicle frame is rotting. This is a common problem with the Toyota Tundra. For whatever reason, prior recalls did not apply to the 2004 model year even though the same problem exists when the vehicle is used in areas that are treated with salt during the winter. Frame corrosion has rendered this vehicle unsafe to drive.
Excessive rust on sub-frame of vehicle; frontal sub-frame completely rusted out on vehicle with no apparent body rust; garaged throughout its history; and with less than 100K miles; rear frame rusted
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.
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.
I received a recall notice and had my vehicle frame inspected in 2014. I was told it was ok and an undercoating was spayed on the frame. On 11-23-2018 I was looking in the engine compartment and noticed a sizable hole in the frame of the vehicle on the passenger side behind the front wheel. I had took it to the dealership and they confirmed the rusted holes on the frame. I was advised it wasn't covered under any current recalls or campaigns and advised to call Toyota corporate to ask for assistance. I spoke to a representative and a supervisor and was given a flat no. My vehicle is not covered under any current campaigns or recalls and the repair would be an out of pocket expense. I was informed it is not safe to drive in the cure condition.
I recently took my truck into tarbox Toyota in Rhode Island for a state required inspection. I purchased my Tundra from this dealership in 2004. The truck failed the inspection. A major defect was rust related holes in the frame. When the tarbox dealership installed a rust preventing undercoating 2-1/2 years ago, I asked and was informed that there were no holes in the frame. As you can tell by the attached pictures, the frame has substantial rust and a hole in the same areas experienced by other 2004 Tundra owners. It is also obvious by the pictures that the undercoating installed to prevent rust failed and peeled off--and in fact covered up existing rust areas--rather than provide protection against future rust damage. I was informed by the dealership that Toyota would not do anything to address the rust damage on my truck--or take responsibility for enhancing the rust damage caused by improperly coating the frame over existing rust. In fact, the advice offered was to just "lease a new vehicle." My safety concern is that in addition to myself, third party owners may not be aware that Toyota covered up rusted frame damage with the undercoating installed over rust--and I do not know if there are additional holes in the frame that are not visible.
Frame is rusted in my 2004 Tundra and Toyota won't remedy the the problem. The frame is the same as the 01-03 but the recall only applies to those years which is ludicrous. I have heard of Toyota replacing some frames for 04-06 but they won't even look at mine
On 11/19/2014 I took my Tundra to team Toyota for the frame recalled because there were corrosion around the frame. Team Toyota inspected and applied some type of black spray and given me back my truck while the coating was wet. This was done on the recalled warranty. I bought 4 new Michelin tires from bj's and have them installed because team Toyota didn't have Michelin tires my size when their promotions buy 3 get the 4. 6 thousand miles driven, I took my truck back to bj's for tires rotation and was informed that my frame are corrosive and need to be careful. I call Toyota today and talk about the issues with the frame and the way it was done by team Toyota and was told there isn't anything that they can do. What can I do about the frame problems? pictures that I attached are taken today with my phone.
The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that the frame had premature rust and holes. The contact stated that the vehicle had been serviced per an unknown recall for rust coating of the frame at an unknown Toyota dealer. The vehicle was taken to Toyota of greenfield (1 main St, greenfield, MA 01301, (413) 773-5455) where it was diagnosed that the frame needed to be replaced due to the severe rust. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.
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