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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005040785 | Incident Date: Sep, 21 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WELDON | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: TUNDRA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TBRT34101S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 29 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 15 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1) i left my work at 6:00 am the morning of sept. 22 . i had only gone approx. 2 miles at about 50 mph, when all of a sudden the vehicle started shaking and sparks were flying from under the vehicle until i could get it off the road and stopped. (2) i got out to see what had happened and found the driver side tire off and wedged under the front of the car. i was really shaken about this. in another 10 minutes i would have been driving home through a real windy canyon drive that i commute about 54 miles one-way to work, with mountain on one side and a canyon with river on the other. i definitely could have been killed. we found the lower ball joint down the road . it had been completely sheered at the thread area. i called the bakersfield toyota dealership and my 2001 tundra was not covered for this. i also called the toyota manufacturer and it was not covered for this. i have taken excellent care of my tundra. i had no clue as to a problem with my ball joints. the ball joint shouldn't have failed like this. (3) i had my tundra towed to a local brake and front end shop and had the work done there. i had both the upper and lower ball joints on both sides done. it cost me $624.00. *jb |
