1998 Toyota Tacoma

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS LARGE HOLES. SHE STATED THAT WHERE THE TRUCK CAB AND BED COME TOGETHER IS MORE DAMAGED THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

AFTER LEASING MY 1998 TACOMA 4X4 FOR 3 YEARS, I CHOSE TO BUY IT AT THE END OF THE LEASE. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT RELIGIOUSLY FOR THE ENTIRE 9 YEARS. I TOOK IT FOR ITS ANNUAL PA INSPECTION EXPECTING THAT WITH ONLY 48,002 MILES THERE WOULD BE FEW IF ANY PROBLEMS. IN 2006 THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, NO INDICATION OF ANY RUSTING OR FRAME / UNDER CARRIAGE PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TRUCK IS A DANGER TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED THROUGH & THERE LARGE, GAPING HOLES THROUGHOUT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I BEGAN RESEARCHING IT. A VEHICLE THAT I HAD INTENDED TO KEEP FOR MANY MORE YEARS IS NOW WORTHLESS AND A DANGER TO DRIVE. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA TACOMAS. *TR

THE FRAME OF MY 98 TOYOTA TACOMA IS SEVERELY RUSTED THAT CAUSED IT TO CRACK IN THE REAR VIEWABLE THROUGH THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. AFTER NOTICING IT I LOOKED UNDER TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE REAR PART IS RUSTED AND GOES TO ABOUT THE REAR OF THE CAB. I BOUGHT IT A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO FROM A MAN WHO MAINTAIN IT VERY WELL, AND I HAVE ALSO MAINTAINED TO REGULARLY. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I JUST STARTED COLLEGE AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE FRAME AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT THE WAY IT IS, BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT IT WOULD BE WORTH WITH A GOOD FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE FRAME RACK AT THE SHOP, THE RACK WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA 2WD WITH 105,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME IS CORRODED SO EXTENSIVELY THAT I COULD PUT MY FINGER THROUGH THE RUST. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1998 AND MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. THE LAST TIME THAT I PUT IT ON A JACK THE FRAME PARTIALLY COLLAPSED WHERE IT WAS RESTING ON THE JACK. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND SEVERE CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. THE BUMPER BRACKETS WERE BARELY HOLDING UP THE BUMPER. IT HAD BEEN A RELIABLE TRUCK ,AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TACOMA THAT I HAVE OWNED. BOTH WERE EQUALLY RELIABLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS GIVEN ME QUITE A SCARE. I DON'T DARE HAUL ANYTHING HEAVY IN THE BED ,AND THE IDEA OF TOWING SOMETHING WITH IT IS SIMPLY OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE BODY WAS STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE WITH A LITTLE CORROSION ON THE FRONT OF THE HOOD FROM A STONE CHIP. I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BECOME SO SEVERE. I WOULD EXPECT A CERTAIN MOUNT OF RUST DOWN THERE, BUT THIS WAS MORE SEVERE THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN. MY BEST GUESS WAS THAT THE VEHICLEWAS ALMOST WORTHLESS EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING ELSE WASIN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. UNTIL I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM, I HAD EXPECTED TO KEEP IT FOR AT LEAST 5 MORE YEARS.*AK

DEALER TOLD ME AT TIME OF PURCHASE THAT RUST WARRANTY WAS 10 YEARS, FOUND OUT AFTER IT EXPIRED THAT IT WAS ONLY 5 YEARS. SEAMS OF VEHICLE BODY RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT. ORIGINAL DEALER NOTIFIED IN 2001 AND FIXED RUST IN BED. REPAIR LASTED APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS BEFORE IT OCCURRED AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE AS WELL AS IN OTHER PLACES. TOYOTA (CORPORATE) NOTIFIED. TOYOTA HAS CONSENTED TO REPAIR THE RUST PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY DEALER BUT WILL NOT FIX THE REST. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN BODY SHOP FOR THE REPAIR. *AK