2007 Toyota Tundra Frame Rust Recall

Owners of several truck models over the issue of frame rust protection Reuters reports.

2007 toyota tundra frame rust recall. 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. Toyota Care in kinder words told me to pack sand. Vehicle was taken to sullivan brothers Toyota.

Consumer writes in regards to rusting frame. Ive never heard of any rust problems on the Tundra frames past the 2000-2003 models. Page 1 of 2 I have very bad rust in the bed of my 07 DC.

Discovered a lg rust hole on frame and contacted Toyota dealer that informed me of recall but expired date. Toyota has received reports that certain 2007-2008 model year Tundra vehicles operated in specific Cold Climate States District of Columbia CT DE IL IN KY MA MD ME MI MN NH NJ NY OH PA RI VA VT WI and WV with road salt usage may exhibit more than normal corrosion to the vehicles frame. Brought it to Toyota today for a couple recall items and a frame inspection failed.

Toyota has recalled some of its Tundra pickups for dangerous frame corrosion. Those and the Tacoma were due to poor rust-proofing by the frame manufacturer Dana Corp who shelled out 25 million to Toyota earlier this year to cover the cost of. I bought the truck new.

A ball joint in the front suspension may wear out causing the vehicles to be difficult or sometimes impossible to steer. 2007 08 Tundras and 2005. Others may have posted about this new one in these older threads but since the later owners were left out back then they may not have bothered to check older threads about a recall.

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. Well I now have one of those hopeless sick feelings in my stomach. The class-action settled last year covered 2005 10 Tacoma models.