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Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Knee: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Pickup
Displacement CC: 5700.0
Displacement CI: 347.83534133997
Displacement L: 5.7
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 381
Engine KW: 284.1117
Engine Model: 3UR-FE
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: TOYOTA
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING, TEXAS, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1090
Model: Tundra
Model Year: 2013
Other Engine Info: PORT
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc
ON DECEMBER 3, 2011 I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON A PAVED LOCAL ROAD AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK JUST DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES AFTER A LOUD SNAP SOUND. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE FRONT WHEEL HAD COME OF THE TRUCK SOMEHOW BECAUSE IT WAS A FAIRLY VIOLENT DROP. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE WHEEL, EVERYTHING LOOKED TO BE IN TACT. NEXT I GOT ON THE GROUND AND NOTICED RIGHT AWAY THAT THE FRONT STRUT HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. I CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THE RESPONSE I GOT WAS... "HOW MANY MILES ARE ON YOUR TUNDRA"? I REPLIED 46,500. THE NEXT RESPONSE WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING - WITH NO OTHER INQUIRY INTO THE SITUATION, THE TECHNICIAN SAID, "WELL, YOU ARE OUTSIDE OF THE 3YR / 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE STRUTS SO YOU CAN HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO OUR SHOP AND WE CAN REPLACE IT FOR YOU". I'M THINKING WOW!!! THAT'S THE RESPONSE AFTER I JUST TELL A TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT A FACTORY PART JUST RANDOMLY FAILED AND COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NEXT I CONTACTED THE NATIONAL HOTLINE FOR TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WOULD BE DOCUMENTED AND THANKED ME FOR CALLING IN WITH MY CONCERN. THIS IS MY 3RD TUNDRA AND I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS BEFORE. ALL IN ALL, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A MAJOR COMPONENT LIKE A STRUT FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. EVEN MORE DISAPPOINTING IS THE REACTION I RECEIVED FROM BOTH MY LOCAL DEALER AND THE NATIONAL CUSTOMER HOTLINE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT A NIGHTMARE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE STRUT FAILED? I RECOMMEND EVERY GEN 2 TUNDRA OWNER TAKE A LOOK AND MAKE SURE YOU DON'T SEE ANY KIND OF STRESS CRACKS, OR ANYTHING THAT LOOKS ODD WITH YOUR FRONT STRUTS. FOR THE RECORD - I DON'T OFFROAD OR DRIVE MY TRUCK HARD....AND ALL MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE AND DOCUMENTED! *TR
2013
SUSPENSION
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