I am one of the six
I am one of the six that prompted this recall. I have an unusual situation in that I put excessive amounts of miles on my 2002 Tundra Limited. I have 270,000 miles on it. I do about 100,000 miles per year. I have a courier business and am on the road 7 days a week. At 190,000 miles my RF wheel assembly came off completely and rolled underneath the truck. The ball joint had snapped off completely. Fortunately I was just pulling away from the traffic light and was doing maybe 15mph and I was okay. It was repaired for $2200 and I wrote it off as a freak accident. Well, at 250,000 miles I am pulling in my driveway and the LF wheel does the same thing. Ball joint snaps and the wheel assembly comes off an I my wheel is jammed up in the wheel well. Again, I am fortunate in that I was doing maybe 10mph. $1800 dollars later and I am on my way. I was giving Toyota time to resolve this as the dealer said to give him time to run it through the system before I persued this legally. I am anxious to see what my letter will say from Toyota. This recall is not petty so pay attention to it. If you need any info e-mail me. I have pics of the first failure as well. BTW there was NO warning of impending failure. I was not "drifting" an there was no stiff steering. Any help you folks can provide would be greatly appreciated. Not really sure how to pursue all this, I am putting alot of faith in Toyota doing the right thing. Thanks!
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