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2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION

crash · 1060290 · 2014-04-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
135,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING MY 2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA ON APRIL 25 2014, I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO A FREEWAY ON RAMP , CATASTROPHIC BALL JOINT FAILURE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE EMBANKMENT. MY CAR IS SUPPOSEDLY 10 DAYS OUT OF THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT AND THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR THE RECALL. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ESTIMATED $1400 REPAIR BILL. HAD THE BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS TRAGEDY. FROM MY RESEARCH BALL JOINT FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2002-2006 TUNDRAS BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON MY CAR IS 10 DAYS OUTSIDE THE RECALL NOTICE. ..UPDATED 06/27/14 *BF UPDATED 10/21/2014 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10585222
Machine
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