1999 Toyota Tacoma

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO LOCAL OR HIGHWAY SPEED THE 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP I HAVE OWNED FROM DAY ONE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED, CREATING THE DANGER OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS AND HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE JUST BLOW YOU OFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL YOU JUST GIVE UP AND EITHER SELL THE VEHICLE OR JUST DEAL WITH IT. I AM TAKING THIS TIME TO OFFER YOU THIS COMPLAINT TO ILLUSTRATE HOW THIS COMPANY HAS AN UNDESERVED REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

I HAD A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THIS TRUCK WAS A 2WD WITH A 2.4 LITRE ENGINE EXTENDED CAB. THE ACCELERATOR WAS ALWAYS HIGH. I GOT A FEW SPEEDING TICKETS BECAUSE OF THAT. EVEN ON SMALL ROADS THE RPM WAS UNUSUALLY HIGH. THE MECHANICS ALSO USED TO COMMENT WHEN THEY WOULD DO MAINTENANCE WORK ON THAT TRUCK. I LOST THIS TRUCK IN AN ACCIDENT NOW. BUT PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MODEL ALSO. ALSO THE EGR VALVE ON THIS TRUCKS GO BAD FREQUENTLY. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING TOYOTA. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLUKE BAD TOYOTA TRUCK, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT I WAS NOT ALONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

THIS IS AND ADDENDUM TO ODI NUMBER 10299896. PLEASE CHECK CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TOYOTA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THEIR RUSTED TRUCK FRAMES INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALER, WITH NO RESULTS, AND THEY FILED COMPLAINTS ON CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM. WITH EXACT SAME RUSTED FRAME RUST PROBLEMS, QUITE A FEW WITH SALVAGE TITLES, AND MANY WITH TRUCKS 2001 THRU 2007, WHICH TOYOTA HAS ABANDONED. ALL POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARDS AT SOME POINT. OWNERS ARE COMPLETELY AT A LOSS HOW TO HAVE TOYOTA ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, I ACTUALLY FOUND NHTSA ON THE CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM SITE, MOST HAVE NOT. ONE OWNER HAD HIS TRUCK INSPECTED AT TOYOTA DEALER, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WORST CASE THEY HAD EVER REVIEWED, BUT DUE TO SALVAGED TITLE, REPLACEMENT WAS DENIED, OWNER WAS DRIVING TRUCK APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER AND FRAME BROKE COMPLETELY IN TWO WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY?????? *TR

RUSTED FRAMES TOYOTA PICKUPS. VISITED TOYOTA GARAGE WITH MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA, JAN 15 2010, AFTER MY SERVICING GARAGE ADVISED MY FRAME WAS RUSTING AND TOYOTA WAS HAVING A "BUYBACK/WARRANTY RECALL COVERING YEARS 1995 THROUGH 2000 DUE TO FRAME RUSTING PROBLEMS". TOYOTA'S SAFETY CONCERN IS MOTOR FALLING THROUGH TO GROUND OR FRAME BREAKING ENTIRELY IN TWO WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. TOYOTA GARAGE INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND ADVISED FRAME WAS RUSTED SEVERELY AND QUALIFIED FOR BUYBACK, BUT DUE TO HAVING A SALVAGE/RECONSTRUCTED TITLE IT IS DISQUALIFIED FROM THE 150% BUYBACK AND THEREFORE QUALIFIES FOR NOTHING. THEY RETURNED TRUCK TO ME SAME DAY WITH ADVICE NOT TO HAUL ANYTHING HEAVY IN TRUCK, AND ADVISING I AM ON MY OWN!! A RUSTED FRAME IS A RUSTED FRAME, EVEN IF IT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED WITH NEW FRAME, MY FRAME HAS NO WELDED PLATES ETC. YOU MIGHT FIND FROM A PRIOR ACCIDENT, IT APPEARS 100% ORIGINAL. I UNDERSTAND MY SPECIFIC TRUCK WAS RE-TITLED DUE TO A PREVIOUS OWNER COMMITTING SUICIDE IN TRUCK, AND PA RE-TITLED TRUCK, PER THE OWNER I PURCHASED TRUCK FROM. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH MY WIFE OR MYSELF DRIVING THIS TRUCK NOW. I WOULD BE PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH TOYOTA TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FRAME AS I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT I DO EXPECT IT TO BE CORRECTED OR REPLACED, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THIS IS A $10,000 DOLLAR INVESTMENT, I AM RETIRED AND IT AMOUNTS TO A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WE COULD LOSE WITH NO RESPONSIBILITY ON OUR PART OTHER THAN PURCHASING TRUCK. *TR UPDATED 03/01/10. UPDATED 03/08/10 UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF UPDATED 11/01/10*JB PICTURES RECEIVED. UPDATED 11/02/10*JB

IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY FRAME IS TOTALLY CORRODED (ROTTED) AND WOULD "SNAP" IN THE NEAR TERM. THE SPRINGS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME IS AT RISK OF BREAKING FREE FROM THE FRAME AND THE FRAME BREAKING IN TWO. MY TRUCK IS BARELY NINE YEARS OLD. I AM ONE OF THOSE RARE AUTO OWNERS WHO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH CORRODED FRAMES - EVER AND I HAVE HAD A FEW VEHICLES THAT WERE IN MY OWNERSHIP FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CARS AND IS THE REASON I AM ABLE TO OWN THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. MY REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR SERVICES MERCHANT TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN NUMEROUS TOYOTA TRUCKS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS - MINE WAS THE WORST CASE HE HAS EVER SEEN. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAS MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IS DOING NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. I AM AT RISK OF HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE THIS TRUCK UP AND PURCHASE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SUDDENLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.