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.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that after approaching a traffic stop, the entire front end of the vehicle dropped to the ground. The vehicle was later towed to a dealer where they advised the contact that the lower ball joints were fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000. The current mileage was approximately 166,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The front struts rusted and snapped, on both my 2002 Tundra and my 2006 Tundra, in the same place on all 4 struts, where the tube mounts to the bottom bolt flange. In both cases, there was not any excessive or off road driving, just normal highway and city driving. The last time, I was driving over a railroad crossing.
The frame and suspension components have an abundance of rust on them. Flakes of metal are dropping/pealing off and the rust has spread to all parts of the frame and is prevalent around welds on the suspension parts. This concerns me due to the welds being the main component that bonds together the suspension pieces. The frame is showing an unusual amount of rust for such a young vehicle and poses a safety risk to me.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tundra. The contact was driving 5 mph when the front passenger tire detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the lower ball joint needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 73,205 and the current mileage was 73,400.
Looking at the complaints, this looks similar to ODI id number : 10222095 date of failure: March 21, 2008. I was at a dead stop. I turned my steering to the left as possible. As I was rounding the turn slowly, the power steering was lost. I was unable to make the U-turn completely. I had to run off of the road. After driving straight to repair shop, the mechanic said the rack and pinion had to be replaced because the rods were bent to what looked like could have been service work related to the ball joint recall. I've only got 19800 miles on a 2006 Tundra crew cab. No way this should occur with this few many miles. I'm just glad I wasn't at a high rate of speed and trying to round a curve. I don't drive it much and not used on a farm. It's been very well cared for so it shouldn't have caused that much strain on the rack.
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