After ball joint failure multiple parts damaged

Welcome to my nightmare! lol A week ago, my left side lower ball joint, which apparently had been broken for a while caused the upper ball joint to finally bust loose as I was slowly approaching a stop sign. The wheel folded over down into the wheel well. AAA towed it to my home and did a great and careful job loading it up on top of the bed of the tow truck and unloading it at my home. I finally got the new ball joints installed with the help of a mobile mechanic.

Somehow, the above scenario damaged my steering power pump and alternator, which were both working fine before mishap. Check engine light is on and the battery is being discharged when driving and has to be recharged before it will start.

The power steering is now whining. Oh, and trunk latch handle broke a day after it was unloaded.

The collateral damage from the ball joint design flaw is now overwhelming me. Are all these issues normal after a ball joint fails?

I have not hooked the vehicle to a diagnostic tester yet to see what the codes are but plan to do so tomorrow.

Thank-you for any suggestions.

 

Welcome from LA (Lower Alabama)! You'll get a lot better responses if you post this in the Ask the Toyota Mechanic and 2nd Gen forums:
https://www.tundras.com/threads/ask-the-toyota-mechanic.2404/

https://www.tundras.com/forums/2nd-gen-tundras-2007-2013.26/

 

Welcome from NY.

 

It's a 1st Gen, so the "Ask the mechanic" thread or this would be a good option too.
Good luck!
https://www.tundras.com/threads/1st-gen-lunch-table-general-discussion.60450/page-1938

 

Not sure how the alternator was affected by the failed ball joints, but the power steering certainly could have been. Could have damaged the rack and subsequently damaged the pump, but it’s likely the pump is just low on fluid after leaking from a damaged or overextended rack? The alternator is a strange one and could be coincidental. Check the power and ground wires to make sure one of them didn’t get damaged somehow. Could also be a coincidence that the battery is just bad.

 

Welcome from the Great State of Texas!

Lower ball joints/part numbers | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com)

So ... you wanna buy / just bought a 1st Gen Tundra, eh? | Toyota Tundra Forum (tundras.com) FGT / FGS very similar

 

I'm pretty sure the 2007's were 2nd gen. Either way, those other forums will be able to guide you.

 

Tundra, yes. Sequoia, no

 

'07 Sequoias were built using the remaining '06 Tundra frames.

But yes, end of FGT is '06. End of FGS is '07. '06 Tundra DC and '07 Sequoia parts have a very high interchange rate.

 

Shiiiiit Shifty, FGS frames are fully boxed!

 

Ah - my mind skipped over the Sequoia part. . .