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Originally Posted by Propak
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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OHMIGOD, I would have sold the vehicle after the first one! that it happened a second time is beyone me! Glad that you are okay!
Can you be more specific about your failure:
1. Was it the upper or lower ball joint?
2. What kind of Tundra do you have (AC, V6) etc?
3. How much weight do you normally haul?
4. What has Toyota done in the way of remuneration for your costs?
I just replaced my upper balljoints at around 130K, because my front felt loose and will likely be doing the lowers next. Not because of the recall, just because.
I think I can speak for everyone here when I say I'd love to see some pictures.