2005 Toyota Tacoma

A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOTIFIED ME OF POSSIBLE FRAME RUST PROBLEM. RECEIVED CRC COATING 9/10/2014. NOTICED RUST HAD ADVANCED THROUGH THE FRAME AND NOTIFIED DEALER. DEALER CHECKED DAMAGE 3/21/16 AND GAVE ME A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER. TOYOTA SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE I RECEIVED THE CRC COATING, WHICH WAS POORLY APPLIED. (SEE PICTURES OF OVERSPRAY ON BED, INDICATING IT HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED TO SPRAY THE WHOLE FRAME) PUNISHED FOR BEING PROACTIVE. STUCK WITH A RUSTY FRAME.

THE TOYOTA DEALER IN CONCORD, NH INSPECTED MY 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA ON MARCH 17, 2016. THEY REPORTED THAT THE FRAME IS CORRODED AND THAT THERE IS A PERFORATION INSIDE THE FRAME BY THE FRONT BODY MOUNT. THEY SUGGESTED I CALLED TOYOTA. THREE PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA. THEY ARE AWARE OF FRAME CORROSION ISSUES, BUT REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS, BECAUSE "THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM NO LONGER APPLIES." CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, YET REFUSES TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT IS A SAFETY RISK.

FRAME RECALL. I TOOK MY FRAME IN TO BE SPRAYED WITH RUST PROTECTION BUT 4 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE FAILED THE STATE INPECTION DUE TO HOLES IN THE FRAME. TOYOTA SAID THAT SINCE THEY ALREADY PUT THE RUST PROTECTION ON THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. THEY DID NOT PROPERLY INSPECT MY FRAME. THE RUST HOLES DID NOT APPEAR AFTER 4 MONTHS. THEY SHOULD OF REPLACED THE BAD FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE LOCAL DEALER, THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AROUND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,294. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE HAVING THE TIRES REPLACED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND APPLICATION FOR THE FRAME, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,140.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 152,720. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS FRAME RUST. UPDATED 02/25/16. *JB

VEHICLE'S FRAME IS RUSTING AND FLAKING APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PER THEIR LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO APPLY A CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND. ONE YEAR LATER THAT COMPOUND IS STARTING TO FALL OFF AS THE RUST BENEATH IT LETS LOOSE. SINCE THERE IS PHYSICALLY LESS FRAME MATERIAL THAN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BUILT I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD SUFFER CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE IN A COLLISION AS THE THE STRENGTH OF THE FRAME HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. I AM ALSO CONCEREND THAT THE VEHICLE COULD LOOSE CONTROL IF THE FRAME FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEED AFTER ENCOUNTERING A LARGE POTHOLE. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE RUST HAS AGGRESSIVELY ATTACKED THE MANY WELDS ON THIS FRAME AND WEEKEND THE JOINTS. WHILE THE MANUFACTURER DID MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO COAT THE FRAME AND HIDE THE RUST THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES ON THE INTERIOR OF THE FRAME THAT RECIEVED NO TREATMENT AT ALL. YOU CAN STILL SEE THE METAL FLAKING AWAY IN THOSE UNTREATED AREAS. TO HAVE SOME SURFACE RUST ON A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE IS NORMAL BUT THIS PROBLEM IS WAY BEYOND SURFACE RUST. WHILE TOYOTA HAS AGREED TO REPLACE FRAMES WITH CONSIDERABLE SIZE HOLES I THINK THAT FRAMES LIKE MINE ARE BEING OVERLOOKED. RATHER THAN HAVE A SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE MY ENTIRE FRAME IS WEEKEND AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS THE COMPOUND THEY APPLIED IS FAILING TO STOP THE RUSTING. WHILE THE FRAME DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A HOLE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BASED ON THE FLAKING RUST. TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO OFFER ANY HELP WITH FUTURE HOLES BECAUSE THEY SPRAYED THE COMPOUND ON THE FRAME. UNFORTUNATELY THE COMPOUND DOESN'T PROTECT THE ENTIRE FRAME AND IT IS PRONE TO PEELING OFF. EVEN IF THE COMPOUND WERE APPLIED CORRECTLY IT IN NO WAY PROVIDES THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY THAT THE FRAME ONCE HAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WHERE THE FRAME WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE MUFFLER WAS REMOVED AND WAS NOT REATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.