2001 Toyota Tacoma

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

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON A SMOOTH SURFACES STATE ROAD. THE WHEEL FELL OFF OF THE CONTROL ARM AND SENT MY VEHICLE SLIDING DOWN THE ROAD. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN A SIMILAR RECALL OF 4X4 VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE ACTION NUMBER OF THAT RECALL IS NHTSA#: EA 04024. I AM HOPING TO GET MY VIN ADDED AS AN AMENDMENT TO THEY RECALL TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND MAKE IT SAFE TO DRIVE. THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.

THE FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR SPRING MOUNT. THIS VEHICLE WAS CALLED BACK BY TOYOTA FOR POOR CORROSION PROTECTION OF THE FRAME. THEY SPRAYED THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME WITH AND UNDERSCORING BUT DID NOT TREAT THE INSIDE OF THE BOXED SECTIONS OF THE FRAME.THEY DID NOT PROTECT THE FRAME AS THEY LED ME TO BELIEVE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM WHEN THEY INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM TO HAVE THEM CORRECT IT, BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT IT. MERELY COVERED IT UP. I'V E CONTACTED BOTH TEAM TOYOTA IN LANGHORNE PA AND TOYOTA USA. THEY HAVE BOTH IGNORED MY ISSUE. THIS FRAME ISSUE IS DANGEROUS AND THEY'RE LEFT THEIR CUSTOMERS DRIVE UNSAFE TRUCKS KNOWING T H E PROBLEM EXISTS. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM , THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE PUTTING MANY LIVES IN DANGER EVERY DAY. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE OWNERS NEED TO BE PROPERLY COMPENSATED. IT'S ALL ABOUT THEIR PROFITS. THEY'VE PUT MONEY AND DOING THE RIGHT THING IN FRONT OF LIVES LIKE MINE. PLEASE ASK TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WAS CORRODED AND THE SUBFRAME UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL WAS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT WAS BEING DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I TOOK MY TACOMA TO BE SERVICED AND WHEN THE TECHNICIAN STARTED TO LIFT IT INTO THE AIR, LOUD CREAKING WAS HEARD AND MOVEMENT OF TRUCK BED FROM TRUCK CAB. TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY LOWERED VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND TRUCK MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. HAD TRUCK INSPECTED AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND WAS TOLD FRAME WAS A COMPLETE LOSS DUE TO RUST AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS YEAR TACOMA WAS NOT IN THE MASSIVE RECALL OF RUSTED FRAMES, BUT SEEMS LIKE WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT SHOULD BE. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT IT WAS FOUND BEFORE ANYTHING SERIOUS HAD OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A PRIOR RUST RECALL, BUT WAS UNSURE OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. AT THE TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *CN

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?