1993 Toyota Pickup

THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. CORROSION IS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND THE FRAME NEAR THE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNT HAS A 7 INCH BY 1 INCH HOLE FROM RUST WHICH JOINS WITH A CRACK IN THE FRAME BETWEEN THE FIRST HOLE AND A SECOND RUST HOLE. RUST AND CORROSION IS THROUGHOUT THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION PARTS. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY FRAME THIS BAD. SPRINGS, A-ARMS, AND ALL MANNER OF SUSPENSION AND BODY PARTS ARE CORRODED BADLY.

WHILE CHECKING OUT A BROKEN LEAF SPRING ON MY 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP, I NOTICED SOME PERFORATION ON THE FRAME NEAR THE FRONT MOUNT, AND PROCEEDED TO INSERT A FINGER TO THE AREA TO SEE HOW BAD IT WAS... THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED IN THE WHOLE AREA NEXT TO THE GAS TANK AND. BY THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES. THE TRUCK IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I'M 100 PERCENT SURE I COULD PULL THE LEAF SPRING RIGHT OUT OF THE FRAME. BEING AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN FOR A DEALER, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM NHTSA IF THEY DO NOT AT LEAST INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES ON THE 1994 AND BELOW TOYOTA PICKUPS AND FORCE TOYOTA TO OPEN A SAFETY RECALL I WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET TOGETHER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A TRUCK WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE ROTS THE FRAME OUT. I'VE SEEN 1950S CARS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS FOR 10 YEARS THAT DON'T HAVE THIS BAD OF A RUST ISSUE. THERE ARE 1000S OF TOYOTA PICKUP OWNERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1995+ FRAME RECALLS THAT ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT HAVE NOT REPORTED HERE. I ASK NHTSA TO GO AHEAD AND JUST GOOGLE IT. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 1000S OF FORUM POSTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE FRAMES SPLIT IN HALF, BREAK LEAFS OFF, AND HAVE BEEN REBUILDING AND REPLACING OR SCRAPPING THEIR VEHICLES OVER THIS. I WANT TO SEE SOME ACTION TAKEN WITH THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWAY BAR AND STEERING DAMPENER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/02/11

CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE IS MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIAL THAT IS TOO THIN, CAUSING IT TO SLIP. *AK THE SPRING LOADED PORTIONS OF THE CLUTCH PRESSURE PLATE, WERE NOT OF ROBUST ENOUGH CONSTRUCTION TO WITHSTAND THE FREQUENT MANUAL CHANGING OF GEARS, 13000 MILES LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED TO REOCCUR, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS, TWO MONTHS LATER CLUTCH FAILED, CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM STILL EXITSTS. DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT REPLACED AND FAILED WITHIN 16000 MILES, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOOKS DETERIORATED, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE MECHANISM WHICH CAUSES THE BELT TO LOCK UP IN THE CASE OF A HEAVY JOLT IS TOO FRAGILE, SO WHEN TRAVELING ON ROADS WITH HEAVY VIBRATION, IT REPEATEDLY LOCKS UP AND BECOMES TOO TIGHT, CUTTING INTO CONSUMER'S NECK. CONSUMER STATES FRONT SUSPENSION IS OF INFERIOR STABILITY AND VEHICLE IS EASY TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN NEEDING TO SWERVE, CONSUMER DID LOSE CONTROL AND HAD AN ACCIDENT, VEHICLE CLIPPED A GUARDRAIL DUE TO FAULTY SUSPENSION SYSTEM, THE BUMPER IS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BY ONLY ONE BOLT CAUSING IT TO PIVOT IN THE ACCIDENT, REAR SPRINGS COLLAPSED AT ONLY 30000 MILES WHILE HAVING ONLY A CAMPER SHELL, REAR SPRINGS ONLY HAVE 2 SMALL LEAVES TO WHICH THE SHOCKS ARE LIGHT WEIGHT UNDER SIZE, A DELAER REPLACED THE SHOCKS BECAUSE THEY BEGAN TO LEAK, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO MODIFY THE SPRINGS BY ADDING AN EXTRA LEAVE. *SLC