1992 Toyota Pickup

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING PRE-PAID CERTIFICATES TO HAVE LICENSED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP REMOVE THE SLIME PRODUCT FROM HIS TIRES AND RE-BALANCE THE TIRES ON THE RIMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE PRODUCT TO CORRECT A VERY SLOW LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE USED THE RECOMMENDED 20 OZ AMOUNT. ONCE HE APPLIED THE FIRST APPLICATION OF THE PRODUCT, IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHUDDER RAPIDLY, SPANNING AN INCH AND A HALF CLOCKWISE/COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COULD FEEL IT BEING TRANSMITTED FROM THE IMBALANCE OF THE TIRE. *JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 1992 4X4 TOYOTA PICKUP (VIN #[XXX]) I READ AN ARTICLE LAST WEEK IN THE WASHINGTON POST SAYING THAT THIS YEAR TOYOTA PICKUPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY STEERING AND LINKAGE RODS. I ALSO READ A PRESS RELEASE ON NHTSA WEBSITE ABOUT IT. I CALLED TOYOTA, AND BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE 800 HOTLINE TELL ME THAT MY VIN # IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. MY PICKUP HAS ALWAYS MADE BINDING NOISES WHEN I MAKE HARD TURNS. SO GIVEN THE QUESTION OF TOYOTA'S VERACITY IN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM, I WANT TO REPORT THE COMPANY'S REFUSAL TO DO THE RECALL WORK. I HAVE SEEN NO OTHER INFORMATION FROM NHTSA OR ANYWHERE ELSE THAT SOME VIN NUMBERS ARE EXEMPTED. MY QUESTION IS WHETHER THE NHTSA WILL CONFIRM TOYOTA'S ASSERTION THAT MY VIN IS EXEMPTED FROM THIS RECALL? *TR

MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS THAT I PURCHASED A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK NEW IN 1992 AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING RUST LIKE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS TRUCK. TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON SOME TRUCKS, BUT NOT GO BACK THAT FAR. I CAN TELL YOU THIS TRUCK RUSTED PROFUSELY 2 YRS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. THIS TRUCK WAS GARAGE KEPT FOR MANY YEARS BUT DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I FIRST HAD PART REPLACED ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK...IT RUSTED AWAY....I HAD IT REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME 3 YRS AGO....I HAD TO HAVE THE GAS LINES REPLACED. THERE ARE SO MANY RUSTED PARTS I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED TO KEEP THIS TRUCK SAFE.....I FEEL WHEN THEY HAD A RECALL OF THE OTHER TRUCKS, THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED....I OWN 3 TOYOTAS.... I BOUGHT THE 1992 PICKUP AND A 1992 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE AT THE SAME TIME....MY CAMRY IS NOT RUSTED, WHY???, IS IT BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT TOTALLY IN JAPAN...DIFFERENT STEEL???? THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE METAL THAT WAS USED TO BUILD THIS TRUCK.......I BELIEVED TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THESE TRUCKS BUT DID NOT WANT TO GO BACK A COUPLE YEARS EARLIER AND REPLACE THESE VEHICLES....MY TRUCK IS 17 YRS OLD AND ONLY HAS A 138,000 MILES ON IT...IT WAS MY INTENTION WHEN I PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES WAS TO DRIVE THEM MANY YEARS, BUT MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK......DUE TO SAFETY, THESE TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL. HOW DO YOU PAY $17,000 FOR A TRUCK AND IN 2YRS METAL PARTS ARE RUSTING AWAY.....I FEEL MY TRUCK SHOULD GO UNDER THE RECALL......I DOCUMENTATION OF REPLACING METAL PARTS......TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION....I HAVE MECHANICS THAT CAN ATTEST TO WHAT WAS DONE TO THIS TRUCK OVER THE YEARS. *TR

PURCHASED 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP PURCHASED WITH 89000 MILES IN SUMMER OF 2006. HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND HAS 92000 MILES CURRENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GET PARKING BRAKE REPLACED. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FRAME CORROSION. TOOK VEHICLE HOME AND CONFIRMED THAT SIDES OF FRAME MEMBERS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LEARNED FROM PHONE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND SEE CAUSES AS MANUFACTURING-RELATED (EITHER SKIPPED RUSTPROOFING COMPLETELY ON FRAMES OR SUBSTANDARD CHEMICAL COMPOSITION MATERIALS WERE USED IN FRAME MANUFACTURE). TOYOTA HAS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED 1995 AND LATER PICKUPS WERE AFFECTED AND HAS OFFERED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLES FROM CURRENT OWNERS. THIS DOES NOT COVER THE 1992 MODEL YEAR. YET TOYOTA'S ACTION CONFIRMS THE FRAME DEFECT WAS PRESENT WHEN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TURNED UP INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLES COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF WHILE BEING DRIVEN. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROAD WORTHINESS AND POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF LIFE GIVEN THE FRAME CONDITION. WILL WRITE TO TOYOTA SEPARATELY AND CONVEY MY CONCERNS. I NOW REALIZE MY PERSONAL SAFETY IS AT RISK, AS WELL AS THAT OF OCCUPANTS OF ANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT MAY BE NEAR ME ON THE ROAD WERE THIS TO OCCUR, GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE FRAME CORROSION. IF NOT FOR THE FRAME DEFECT AND THE IMMINENT FRAME-INDUCED LIFE-THREATENING SCENARIO, THIS VEHICLE IS IN NEAR-PERFECT MECHANICAL CONDITION. *TR

1992 TOYOTA PICK UP (V6,4WD) WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE 2 REAR TIRES INSTALLED. WHEN PLACED ON LIFT A COMPLETE CRACKING OF THE FRAME WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE METAL ACTUALLY FLAKES IN YOUR HANDS FOR ALMOST 18 INCHES. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. A FRIEND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF FUEL TANK EXPLOSION. THE CURRENT FRAME RECALL ONLY EXTENDS TO 1995 AND NEWER, BUT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM GOES BACK FURTHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CHANGING THE REAR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE REAR OF THE FRAME NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WHEEL WELL. A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD SUSPENSION BREAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 300,000.

HEAD GASKET REPLACED BY TOYOTA (SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN V06) AT 109,574 MILES. REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET FAILED SUDDENLY AT 189,000 MILES, DRIVING ON LEVEL GROUND (40 MPH), AND WITHOUT WARNING (NO OVERHEATING OR LEAKS). UNDRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT REPEATED HEAD GASKET FAILURES ON THESE PICKUPS (1990-95). CALLED TOYOTA CORP, BUT THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE GASKET AGAIN AT NO COST BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE "FIXED" WITH THE REPLACEMENT GASKET. THIS TRUCK DOES NOT HAUL OR PLOW AND HAS BEEN MECHANICALLY WELL MAINTAINED. THE HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, THIS ISSUE MOST CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED BY TOYOTA! *TR

I HAVE A 1992 TOYOTA TRUCK [XXX] WITH 265000 MILES. ON OCT.27 WHILE DRIVING MY CENTER LINK BROKE AT THE PITMAN THIS CAUSED ME TO NOT HAVE ANY STEERING CONTROL. SINCE I WAS NOT GOING AT A EXCESSIVE SPEED I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY BUT JUST BARELY I WAS TRYING TO TURN RIGHT AT A INTERSECTION MY TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT ALMOST BROADSIDING A TRUCK. DUE TO THIS I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THERE IS TO NO TELLING HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED AND THE CAUSE WAS DESTROYED IN THE RUBBLE OR THE PERSONS INVOLVED WERE KILLED. THE CENTER LINK HAD A CRACK IN IT I DON'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW IT OCCURRED. I BROUGHT THE PART TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ASHEVILLE NC BUT THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT IT. BASICALLY IT IS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE HAVE THE OLD PART FOR YOUR INSPECTION AND WOULD LIKE SOME FOLLOW UP AS TO WHO REALLY KNOWS HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE FAILED AND NO ONE IS ALIVE TO TELL WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. *JB UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)