IllustrationAT MY ANNUAL STATE (NH) AUTO INSPECTION ON JANUARY 31ST, 2008, MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP I WAS REJECTED BECAUSE OF AN EXTREME FRAME FAILURE DUE TO RUSTING AND FRAME DETERIORATION IN FRONT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS. *TR
1999 Toyota Tacoma
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Toyota Tacoma do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 228.5.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
40–25K
525–50K
950–75K
1975–100K
49100–150K
41150K+
127 reports with mileage · 122 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 102 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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- Suspension. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
40 crash reports1 fire reports21 injury reports
What owners actually said
249 reports1999 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME ROT. BOUGHT USED FOR 12000 IN DEC 2004. AT A DEALER. FRAME INSPECTION WAS GOOD,ONLY 4 YEARS LATER 12,000 DOLLARS OF JUNK. PLEASE HELP . *TR
JUST NORMAL DRIVING NOTHING HEAVY IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HAD TO REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR
EXCESSIVE RUST IN BOTH FRAME MEMBERS WHERE THE FRONT OF THE LEAF SPRING BRACKETS ATTACH TO THE FRAME. THIS PRESENTS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FRAME COULD BREAK.*CN
I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 V6 WITH 127,000 MILES. I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO TOWN WHEN A RELATIVE NOTICED THAT MY BED AND CAB WERE LAYING RIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER. I CHECK THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MY FRAME RAILS WERE BOTH CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK AROUND JULY 1, 2007 WITH A NEW INSPEC…
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I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 V6 WITH 127,000 MILES. I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO TOWN WHEN A RELATIVE NOTICED THAT MY BED AND CAB WERE LAYING RIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER. I CHECK THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MY FRAME RAILS WERE BOTH CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK AROUND JULY 1, 2007 WITH A NEW INSPECTION STICKER ON IT. I CHECKED EVERYTHING BEFORE I BOUGHT IT AND IT LOOKED DECENT, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASED LARGE CHUNKED OF RUST STARTED TO FALL OFF WHEN BANGING ON THE FRAME. NOW THE FRAME IS SO THIN THAT ANY WHEN YOU BANG ON THE FRAME IT GOES THROUGH. I HAVE ONLY PUT 13,000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT IT ALL OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY MILES DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND/OR SCHOOL. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL BODY SHOP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE RUSTY FRAME ISSUE WAS TO CHANGE THE WHOLE FRAME AT THE PRICE OF $6000. THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING GOOD ENOUGH TO WELD TO. *TR
WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK FOR A YEAR SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PRIOR INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT SINCE 10/10/06 THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY INCIDENTS ONLY THAT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE FRAME IS ROTTING. *TR
PREMATURE RUST THROUGH OF FRAME. WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION, FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE, DETERIORATING ON PASSENGER SIDE. FRAME IS FLEXING AT POINT BETWEEN CAB AND BED ENOUGH THAT REAR OF CAB HAS CONTACTED WITH BED. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE HOME THREE MILES AS FRAME IS NEA…
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PREMATURE RUST THROUGH OF FRAME. WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION, FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE, DETERIORATING ON PASSENGER SIDE. FRAME IS FLEXING AT POINT BETWEEN CAB AND BED ENOUGH THAT REAR OF CAB HAS CONTACTED WITH BED. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE HOME THREE MILES AS FRAME IS NEAR SEPARATION, REAR SPRING HANGER IS CLOSE TO SEPARATING. UNACCEPTABLE/DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING/PREPARATION OF FRAME BY TOYOTA. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED FRAME. TWO WELDING SHOPS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD WELDING SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SANDBLAST THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEA…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED FRAME. TWO WELDING SHOPS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD WELDING SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SANDBLAST THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF
I WAS INFORMED IN SEPT. 2007 THAT MY TRUCK PROBABLY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN 2008 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON MY TRUCKS FRAME. THE TRUCK IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD. DOESN'T THIS CONSTITUTE PREMATURE FRAME DETERIORATION? THE INSPECTORS SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE SOMEONE WELD STEEL ONTO THE FRAME. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO THIS BEFORE …
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I WAS INFORMED IN SEPT. 2007 THAT MY TRUCK PROBABLY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN 2008 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON MY TRUCKS FRAME. THE TRUCK IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD. DOESN'T THIS CONSTITUTE PREMATURE FRAME DETERIORATION? THE INSPECTORS SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE SOMEONE WELD STEEL ONTO THE FRAME. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO THIS BEFORE THIS WINTER SO IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY MORE SALT FROM THE ROADS. *TR
I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 WD TRRUCK , THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
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