Toyota Tundra Front Problems
- 53
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 10
- Years with records
- 2000–2010
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 53 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- ball joint · 17 records
- ball joints · 11 records
- lower ball · 11 records
- drivers side · 6 records
- front side · 5 records
- front suspension · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 11 |
| 150–400k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Front · Upper Ball Joint
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tundra. While driving at unknown speeds, the front driver side wheel detached without impact from the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to autonation toyota south austin (800-ih 35th s, austin, tx 78745, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the driver side ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was…
ODI 11101928
Front
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. While driving, the contact stated that the lower front control arm broke on both the passenger and drivers side of the vehicle. The dealer and manufacturer were notified, but did not assist the contact with the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 65,000.
ODI 10410940
Front
There was no warning of an impending failure. While traveling on a straight level interstate highway at 70 mph the front driver-side wheel collapsed under the vehicle. Control was regained and the vehicle was negotiated to the shoulder. Since the front suspension was recently serviced, i suspected an installation error. I later discovered that the lower ball joint had separated. Having not been informed of a…
ODI 10404266
Front
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota tundra. While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact heard a cracking sound coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle suddenly dropped to the ground and the contact was unable to control the vehicle. The vehicle came to a stop independently and was towed to the contacts home. A mechanic inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the front, driver side upper and…
ODI 10402561
Front
Lower ball joint failure ! Cruising at 30 mph i heard a loud pop and my left front tire hits the inner fender and wedges against the ground and body of my truck ! Luckily there was no one behind or beside me. I was able to get 1/[redacted] off the road only blocking the far right lane on a [redacted] and a school driveway ! And one of the people that stopped as they were entering the school told me the same thing…
ODI 10402353
Front
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota tundra limited. While driving approximately 5 mph, the driver side ball joint fractured and caused the vehicle to come to immediate halt. The contact noticed that the vehicle was tilted and as he exited the vehicle, noticed damage to the tire, fender and the driver side door. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where he was advised that all the front ball joints would need…
ODI 10392761
Front
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 toyota tundra. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the front driver side tire and wheel fractured from the vehicle causing the front end to collapse. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the contact was advised that the upper and lower control arms had malfunctioned and caused the wheel to fracture. There were no recalls on the vehicle pertaining to the upper control arm. The…
ODI 10373892
Front
I own a 2001 tundra sr5 access cab trd pickup. I put 75,000 miles on it in through 8 ne iowa winters before moving to a warmer part of the country. My truck now has 132,000 miles on it. On august 17th, 2010 i drove through a pothole and heard a crack from the front left suspension. Upon inspection after work i found a busted left sway arm link. The link had rusted severely and sheared at the sway bar bushing…
ODI 10351147