2004 Toyota Tundra Frame Rust Recall
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2004 toyota tundra frame rust recall. 38 problems related to frame rust have been reported for the 2003 Toyota Tundra. Although a recall was put out for 2000 to 2003 Tundras they are claiming no responsibility for the 2004 to 2006 models. Frame Rust problems of the 2003 Toyota Tundra - part 1.
Cheaper for toyota to give the consumer the cost of frame replacement as a down payment on a new vehicle and stop putting money in 15 year old unsafe vehicles. Toyota then conducted extensive frame repairs and extended the frame-corrosion. Vehicle is unsafe to drive may 2018 - same Tundra w 78k miles passed virginia safety inspection from private station April 2018- same Tundra w 78k miles was inspected by MD Toyota dealership service department.
Is Toyota still fixing the rusted frames. Toyota technician inspected frame and noted unsafe to drive due to rust perforations corrosion in frame and steering rack no longer attached to frame. The specific models included in the recall update are Tundras built between late May 2002 and early July 2004.
Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Toyota Tundra based on all problems reported for the 2003 Tundra. Toyota get these unsafe vehicles off the road. The rusted frame class-action lawsuit may cost Toyota as much as 34 billion to replace truck frames that corrode and rust making the frames a danger due to structural failures.
Is it too late. Toyota dealership sprayed the film on the frame during the recall which made it tough to see the true extent of the frame rust. Feb 18 2020 at 540 PM 21 21.
The settlement covers former and current owners lessees of the 2005-2012 Tacoma 2007-2008 Tundra and 2005-2008 Sequoia in the United States and its territories. This finally approved class action settlement includes inspection of the customers frame and if the frames meet or exceed the Rust Perforation Standard based on the court ordered inspection. Toyota Tundra was the second full-size pickup truck built by a Japanese manufacturer and the first full-size pickup to be built in North America from a Japanese manufacturer.