1996 Toyota T100

TL* THE CONTACT 1996 TOYOTA T-100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SPRAYING HIS VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY COVERED WITH RUST AND A HOLE WAS IN IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,856. UPDATED 01/12/12*LJ UPDATED 02/06/12

I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN EXHAUST RATTLE AS WELL AS AN OIL CHANGE TODAY TO MY LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC, NOTING HOW ROTTED OUT THE FRAME WAS IN THE REAR AS WELL AS FRONT, RECOMMENDED THAT I NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. THE SHOP DIDN'T DO ANY SERVICE WORK DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. KNOWING THAT TOYOTA DID A RECALL ON A SIMILAR TRUCK MODEL OF THE SAME VINTAGE, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I ASKED THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DO AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT TOYOTA COULD THEN BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS RATHER RUDE AND SAID THE WARRANTY ON THE TRUCK HAD EXPIRED AFTER THREE YEARS AND THAT IF I WANTED AN INSPECTION, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM SHOCKED THAT WHAT I HAD THOUGHT WAS A PERFECTLY GOOD USABLE VEHICLE HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I'M FAMILIAR WITH RUSTY VEHICLES HAVING LIVED IN WISCONSIN NOW FOR 47 YEARS, BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF THING BEFORE. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE FRAME OR BUY OUT THE VEHICLE FROM ME. TOYOTA ADVERTISES AS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF THEIR VEHICLES ARE STILL ON THE ROAD WITH SOME KIND OF PRIDE; PERHAPS THEY SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AT THE SAME TIME HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK BY DRIVING THOSE VEHICLES. AS TO THE ROTTED FRAME, BOTH MAIN RAILS ARE ROTTED IN THE BACK. THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SUSPENSION HAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE REAR TRANSAXLE HAS RUSTED NEAR THE REAR RIGHT TIRE AND IS LEAKING FLUID. BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND ARE LEAKING. SPARK PLUG? THAT ATTACHES TO THE EXHAUST PIPE (REBURN SYSTEM?); BOTH NUTS HOLDING THIS ON HAVE DISINTEGRATED AND NO LONGER HOLDING THIS DEVICE TIGHT (THIS IS THE CAUSE OF THE NEWLY DISCOVERED EXHAUST RATTLE). *TT

I HAVE A 1996 TOYOTA T100 THAT I BOUGHT FROM A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WIT 95,000 MILES. NOW AT 135,000 MILES , THE FRAME IS DANGEROUSLY RUSTED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT , AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER TO"PREPARE IT FOR BURIAL" THIS VEHICLE STILL RUNS FINE, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER AND SIMPLY JUNK THIS ONE THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL AND GENEROUS BUYBACK ON TACOMAS OF THE SAME YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND I JUST FOUND OUT THEY ARE DOING THE SAME ON SOME LATER MODEL TUNDRAS WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO SIMILAR ACTION ON T100S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA T100. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE CAB MOUNT AND AXLE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN

I OWN A 1996 TOYOTA T100 4WD TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS 130K MILES AND RUNS EXCELLENT AND HAS VERY LITTLE BODY RUST. HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE FRAME CORROSION AND EXTREME CORROSION TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND CAB MOUNTS IN THE FORM OF RUST. THERE ARE NUMEROUS HOLES IN THE FRAME AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND THE RUST CHIPS FALL OFF IN LARGE CHUNKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA T100. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS THE REAR SPRING SHACKLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CRACK IN HALF IF IT IS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I AM AWARE OF A PROBLEM TOYOTA HAD WITH THE TACOMA MODEL YEARS 1995 THROUGH 2000 WITH WEAK FRAMES. MY QUESTION IS COULD THE T100 BE AFFECTED AS WELL? I HAVE A 1996 T100 WHICH RECENTLY HAD A REAR BODY MOUNT DISINTEGRATE. AS MY MECHANIC WAS FIXING THE PROBLEM, HE WAS GRASPING THE FRAME AND ACTUALLY PUT A 3" TO 4" HOLE IN THE FRAME WITH JUST HIS FINGERS. HE HAD TO WELD A PATCH OVER THE HOLE AND COMMENTED THAT FOR ONLY 12 YEARS OLD, THE FRAME LOOKED TERRIBLE. HE DID NOT WANT TO TRY ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME FOR FEAR THAT HE WOULD CAUSE MORE HOLES. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS OF T100S IN THE SAME TIME FRAME AS THE TACOMA RECALL. COULD THIS FRAME FAIL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT? *TR

SUDDEN BREAK IN CLUTCH SUPPORT BRACKET. CAUSED VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY MOVE WITHOUT ABILITY TO CONTROL. THE BREAKAGE OF THIS BRACKET WAS CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFECT, AND NOT BY USE OR LACK OF MAINTAINANCE. DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THAT THIS BRACKET NEVER SHOULD HAVE BROKEN. HAVE DETAILED PHOTOS AND THE ORIGINAL BROKEN PART. THE NEW PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, BUT DEALER SAYS MANUFACTURER HAS TOLD THEM NOTHING ABOUT ANY ONGOING PROBLEMS. *AK