2000 Toyota Tundra: engine failure

Filed Nov 11, 2009 · Body, Brakes · 60,992 miles · CT

Our 2000 toyota tundra (with ~60,000 miles) was parked it in my relatives driveway on 10/18/09. When we went to drive it out of my aunt's driveway on 10/18/09, she started yelling, "stop, something is leaking!" looked at the front drivers brake line and saw a hole that was pushing out brake fluid with high pressure when brakes were applied. Thankfully, the brakes failed in the driveway instead of on route 2 between albany, ny and massachusetts. If they failed on the drive, my husband would likely have been killed on the mountainous road. Carefully drove the truck to the nearest dealership, lia toyota of colonie on 10/18/09. Told them about the broken brake line and asked for a frame inspection to be done first, as we did not want to put money into the truck if the frame had issues. On 10/26/09, we finally received an estimate for the work and documentation stating "the frame has normal rust wear for the age of the vehicle" and "the frame has no perforation at this time". The estimate said that the front driver brake lines and junction box were rusted through. The emergency brake pivot was rusted & seized on both sides and completely inoperable, and the front sway bar link was rusted through. Since we were told by lia toyota of colonie that the frame was intact (no holes) we authorized the work. We picked up our repaired tundra on 11/02/09 and kept the old parts. The emergency brake did not hold the car and needed adjustment, so the following day, 11/3/09, we took it to our local dealer, colonial toyota of milford. We asked for a brake adjustment and a frame inspection. The next day, 11/04/09, I received a call from colonial toyota, saying that our tundra frame had holes in it and we "should not put another dime into it" and "it is not safe to drive". Colonial service took pictures of the perforated frame and called the toyota reps, who came and looked at our tundra. On 11/10/09, we were notified that toyota declined to repair or replace our frame.

Filed Oct 7, 2009 · Body, Brakes · 76,000 miles · PA

I own a year 2000 toyota tundra, which I purchased as a new vehicle. The truck has approximately 81,000 miles on it and has been garaged for the entire time that I have owned it. The underside of the vehicle has shown extreme rusting, especially the brake system which has failed twice due to corrosion. During the most recent brake failure I could not stop the vehicle while descending a hill and downshifted the transmission to slow down. Additional rust problems have included replacement of all front and rear brake lines, including the rear proportioning valve. The front rotor caliper pins have also seized due to rust. The emergency brake seized due to rust and was not operational. Both sway bar links and bushings failed due to rust. The heat shields around the muffler and catalytic converter rusted off the tundra and may have posed significant safety hazards to drivers traveling behind me on the highway. These corrosion problems were reported to toyota and the truck was inspected by a district service representative for frame rusting only (summer 2009). The other problems with the braking system, etc. Were completely ignored, even though I brought this to the service rep's attention. In addition, the district manager was contacted several months ago and has not addressed my concerns. All the above problems above were repaired at the local toyota dealer, whose mechanics commented that the underside of the truck was severely corroded. Also, the repairs are documented in my vehicle's service history.

Filed Aug 5, 2009 · Body · 69,207 miles · MD

Took my 2000 toyota tundra truck in to a toyota service center (bayside toyota) for service and to fix power steering leak. According to the toyota technician the leak could not be fix because of excessive rust on the frame, rear, and under body of the truck. The rear parking brakes components seized and rusted ; advised not to use rear parking brakes. The truck was purchased new in april 2000 and has 69,250 miles on it. Reported the problem to toyota headquarters and has been assigned a case number. Toyota representative said they were looking into this problem however no decision has been made regarding what to do about the tundra reported problems. I have taken pictures of the excessive rust damage. Disappointed and frustrated that nothing is being done about this. My truck is not safe and is now parked in my driveway waiting for a decision from toyota. I have purchased new 5 toyotas since 1974 and this is the first time I have encounter a problem like this. I am surprised that toyota has not done anything about this problem. Please investigate. My truck would not pass any inspections in its current condition.

Filed Mar 17, 2007 · MN

On an extremely cold morning (-22deg f) I started my 2000 toyota tundra access cab v8 and went to turn on heat. The temperature nob would not turn easily, but did turn, and made a snapping sound. The heat never came, though the fan did work and blew cold air. I have been working overseas and not requiring the use of the vehicle since this incident, and just found the cause of the error. The cables for the heat selector seized and the dash mechanism broke. After reading many other posts on this model, and other toyota models, they need to redesign the cable, the heat valve, the method the cable is secured and ensure that water is not penetrating the cable. The resulting problem is often not corrected properly by the dealers. I expect that this problem will cost at a minimum of $300 for the dash mechanism, $20 for each cable that may need to be replaced plus labor costs, more if it is not corrected properly the first time.

Filed Jun 25, 2001 · Brakes · CA

When brakes are applied ABS brake system seized, causing total brake failure, nearly resulting in a collision . Also, there are signs of metal chafings inside wheel well. Cause has not been determined. Please give any further details.