# 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
> NHTSA complaint `610547` · 2007-01-23 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TUNDRA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
- **Miles at failure:** 112,500
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. THIS WAS TOTALLY UNSUSPECTED.  THE FAILURE I EXPERIENCE IN MY 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA OCCURRED AS I WAS TURNING FROM A SMALL STREET TO A MAJOR STREET. AS I WAS MAKING THIS TURN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELED SEPARATED FROM THE BALL JOINT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE TIRE BECAME LODGED IN THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO BECOME JAMMED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE USING THIS DOOR.   AS OF NOW, THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE DEALER BEING HELD UP BY A WOOD BLOCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT THAT THE PARTS WILL NOT BE IN FOR A FEW WEEKS. TOYOTA CORP HAS NOT YET CONFIRMED OR DENIED RESPONSIBILITY, ALTHOUGH I WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY CLAIM.  I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A LOANER VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AT NO COST TO ME (YET), BUT IT WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH!!!  *NM
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