2001 Toyota Tacoma

THERE WAS A RECALL ON TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCKS REGARDING FRAME RUST FOR YEARS 1996 TO 2004 I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO MARION TOYOTA FOR INSPECTION AND THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS OK AND THEY SPRAYED IT WITH A RUST COATING COMPOUND. WHEN I GOT HOME I INSPECTED THE WORK AND FOUND THAT THEY SPRAYED OVER A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MUD THAT WAS ON THE FRAME (SEE PICTURES) I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK. MARION TOYOTA CALLED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHICAGO. THEY SORT OF "CLEANED" OFF THE MUD AND RESPRAYED THE FRAME. THERE WAS STILL MUD UNDERNEATH THE SPRAY. THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE TRUCK AND TOLD ME THAT IT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR ANY RECALL REPLACEMENT. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO BRING IT TO THE ATTENTION OF TOYOTA BUT TO NO AVAIL. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE FRONT BUMPER JUST FELL OFF. THE FRAME IS FLAKING RUST AND CORRODING AT JOINTS. MARION TOYOTA BASICALLY JUST SPRAYED OVER MUD TO SEAL THE FRAME.

FRAME RECALL: WHEN I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL I TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN SLC, UT AND HAD IT CHECKED ON 9/22/08. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS FINE AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO IT. NOW 8 YEARS LATER, MY TRUCK HAS TURNED INTO A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED OUT, I CAN'T EVEN GET MY BRAKE LINE THAT RECENTLY BROKE REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR RECALL EXPIRED IN 2014. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A RECALL CAN EXPIRE. NOR DO I UNDERSTAND THAT IF MY FRAME WAS FINE IN 2008, HOW IT COULD HAVE RUSTED AWAY TO THIS EXTENT SO QUICKLY. THE STATE OF THE CURRENT RUST WAS POINTED OUT TO ME IN 2016. I UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR 16 YEARS; HOWEVER, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE AND I HAD HOPED TO DRIVE IT TILL THE ENGINE DIED. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS RECALL COULD EXPIRE WHEN IT DID AND WHY TOYOTA WON'T ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACING THE FRAME.

2001 TACOMA, TOOK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY COULDN'T LIFT THE TRUCK. THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES. GOING ON LINE IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA TACOMA'S. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR TOWING ANYTHING AS THE FRAME IS TOTALLY GONE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE IS HAVING ANY LUCK WITH TOYOTA ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. SAD THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY WILL STEP UP.

ORROSION OF THE PLATE COULD CAUSE IT TO BREAK, WHICH COULD RESULT IN DETACHMENT OF THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. DETACHMENT OF THE SPARE TIRE COULD RESULT IN A ROAD HAZARD WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2004 TACOMA LIGHT TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 28, 2000, THROUGH AUGUST 27, 2004, AND ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE FOLLOWING COLD CLIMATE STATES WITH HIGH ROAD SALT USAGE: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE SPARE TIRE IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND HELD BY A SPARE TIRE CARRIER. VEHICLE IS RUSTED UNDERCARRIGE.

LAST MONTH WHILE DRIVING MY TOYOTA TACOMA A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. TO MY DISMAY, THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK MOUNT PULLED FREE FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST THAT WAS TO HAVE BE CORRECTED AT MY DEALERSHIP UNDER THE TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME RECALL. I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS TOYOTA'S CHOICE TO EITHER UNDERCOAT OR REPLACE THE FRAME. MY VEHICLE WAS UNDERCOATED. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW HAVE AN UNSAFE, NON-DRIVEABLE AND UNSALABLE VEHICLE. TOYOTA SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH VEHICLES THEY REPAIR CORRECTLY AND WHICH THEY COVERUP WITH UNDERCOATING. I APPEAL TO THE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS RUST IS BLISTERING OUT FROM MULTIPLE AREAS UNDER THE UNDERCOATING. PLEASE HELP!

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 BOUGHT NEW AND HAS 186,000 MILES AND THE FRAME IS ALMOST BROKE COMPLETELY INTO. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT ABOUT SENDING ME ONE BUT I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ONE. SO I MUST SAY THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 4 OR 5 NEW ONES AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. WE HAVE OWNED PROBABLY 9 OR 10 USED ONES. I'M TRYING TO GET SOME HELP ON GETTING THIS RESOLVED. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE TOYOTA PROMISES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WORD, SO WHY CAN I NOT GET ANY HELP. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT BREAKS COMPLETELY INTO AND CAUSES ME TO GET HURT OR MAYBE KILLED OR HURT SOMEONE OR CAUSING DEATH TO SOMEONE. THEN WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO THINK ABOUT THAT. I CAN'T WORK ANYMORE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED, AND I AM GOING TO LET EVERYONE KNOW EXACTLY HOW GOOD TOYOTAS HAVE BECOME. WOULD YOU WANT TO BUY THIS VEHICLE, NO ABSOLUTELY NOT. BY LOOKING AT THIS TRUCK YOU WOULD NEVER EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE WRONG WITH IT. I AM TRULY EXPECTING SOME HELP WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU

MY TACOMA HAS BEEN IN A COUPLE TIMES FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED FOR RUST BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE OR SAID ABOUT IT NEEDING ANYTHING DONE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THAT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN MY LIFTED AND WHEN I ACCELERATED MY BED LOWERED. I PULLED OFF TO FIND THAT MY FRAMES HAS RUSTED APART IN FRONT OF REAR LEAF SPRING. TOYOTA CORPORATE WAS CALLED AND THEY SAID NOTHING CAN BE DONE?

TAKATA RECALL OCT.2014 OUR TRUCK WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE FRAME RUSTED OUT. THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, SO WE KNEW WE HAD A PROBLEM. WE CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE RECALL ENDED AND THAT WE HAD BEEN SENT A PAPER IN 2010( THE YEAR WE MOVED) THEY TOLD US THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SPARE TIRE BECAUSE WE HAD TO STILL HAVE THE TIRE. SO WE HAD TO FIND SOME TO WELD AND DO THE WORK OURSELVES TO GET IT INSPECTED.

I AM UNSURE WHEN THIS HAD HAPPENED BUT THE FRAME ON MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA IS CORRODED AND BROKEN INTO 2 PIECES IN 2 DIFFERENT AREAS. THE PLACE WHERE IT IS BROKEN IS NOT CORRODED BUT JUST BROKE. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS TRUCK IS UNDER A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OR IF IT IS JUST AN EXPENSIVE PAPER WEIGHT.