2006 Toyota Tacoma

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE CROSS MEMBER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THIS IS A KNOWN FRAME RUSTING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY. I TOOK MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THEY SPRAYED AN ANTI RUST COMPOUND ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRAME IS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND IS GOING TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE LATER DOWN THE ROAD. TOYOTA REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH THE FRAME MANUFACTURER, THEY DID NOT PROPERLY COAT THE FRAME AT TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THERE IS NOT A WARRANTY ON THE CORROSION COMPOUND AFTER THE CORROSION CAMPAIGN IS OVER IN MARCH OF 2016. THIS LEAVES THE CONSUMER WITH A TRUCK THAT IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. I REPLACED THE RELEASE BEARING IN MY TRANSMISSION, WHILE WORKING ON IT RUST WAS LITERALLY FALLING IN MY EYES DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME RUST OUT SO QUICKLY AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT IS COVERING IT UP WITH A THICK TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE TO "REMEDY" THE PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST COVERING UP A DOWN THE ROAD SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY BY REPLACING THE FRAME. 1995 THROUGH 2000 TACOMA TRUCKS WERE BOUGHT BACK. 2001 THROUGH 2004 RECEIVED ANTI CORROSION COMPOUND AND OR FRAME REPLACEMENT. THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT THOSE TRUCKS THAT RECEIVED THE COMPOUND RECEIVED A 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY IF THE FRAME WERE TO FAIL INSPECTION DOWN THE ROAD. NOT THE CASE WITH THE 2005 AND UP TACOMAS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER, PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER EIGHT YEARS AGO. IN LESS THAN SIX YEARS, THE CARS FRAME STARTED SHOWING DAMAGES AND TODAY IT SHOWS SEVERE RUST AND FLAKING. THE SEVERE RUST UNDER THE CAR IS WIDESPREAD AND IN CERTAIN AREAS THERE ARE PERFORATIONS THROUGH THE FRAME STRUCTURE. (SEE PICTURES ATTACHED). BECAUSE OF THIS UNEXPECTED CONDITION MY TACOMA HAS LOST CONSIDERABLE RESALE VALUE AND IS RESTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR FEAR OF FURTHER DAMAGE AND SAFETY ISSUES. (I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN). AFTER SOME RESEARCH I BECAME AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS EXCESSIVE RUSTING IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM FOR SOME VEHICLE OWNERS BY EITHER REPLACING THE FRAME AT NO COST FOR THE OWNERS OR BUYING THE VEHICLES BACK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT ASSESSED AND AFTER A FULL INSPECTION, THE TRUCK FAILED THE RUST FRAME INSPECTION. THE TOYOTA DEALER REPORT STATES AS FOLLOWS: ?FRAME WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERE CORROSION. FRAME NEED TO BE REPLACED? WITH AND ROUGH ESTIMATE COST OF $ 10,000.00. I CONSIDER THIS DEFECT TO BE A SERIOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION FOR A 8 YEAR-OLD VEHICLE WITH TOYOTA?S REPUTATION. I HAVE INVESTED AND TRUSTED THE TOYOTA BRAND FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND FEEL VERY DISAPPOINTED AT HOW TOYOTA IS ADDRESSING MY CONCERNS. I AM ASKING YOUR TOYOTA CORPORATION TO TAKE MY CONCERNS SERIOUSLY AND TO ADDRESS THIS SEVERE RUST ISSUE THE SAME WAY YOU HAVE DONE WITH 1995-2000 TACOMA OWNERS, EITHER BY REPLACING MY FRAME AT NO COST OR BUYING BACK MY VEHICLE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA TACOMA NEW IN FEBUARY OF 2006.A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE FRAME ON MY TRUCK IS RUSTED PRETTY BAD.THE SPRINGS ARE RUSTED AS IS THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THEM TOGOETHER.WHEN I RUBBED MY FINGER OVER THE RUST ON THE FRAME CHUNKS OF RUST ABOUT 1 EIGHTH OF A INCH THICK JUST FELL OFF A YOU COULD STILL SEE RUST ON THE FRAME UNDER WHERE THE CHUNK CAME OFF.I ONLY HAVE 56000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND I AM WORRIED THAT MY FRAME WILL FAIL. *TR

THE BODY OF MY TACOMA IS PERFECT --NO RUST. THE FRAME HOWEVER EXHIBITS STAGE IV CANCER RUST. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT AS THEY SUED '[XXX]" THE FRAME MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED MILLIONS IN COMPENSATION AND IN 2009 WENT WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. IN AUGUST 2014 THEY CAME OUT WITH LIMITED CAMPAIGN FOR SELECT VIN #'S 2005-2008 TACOMAS SOLD IN THE NORTHEAST TO EITHER TREAT OR REPLACE RUSTED FRAMES. MINE HOWEVER WAS NOT ONE OF THEM EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN ONE OF THE SELECT STATES. HOW CAN THAT BE? IF THEY COULD SEE MY TRUCK THEY WOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT. IM SORRY BUT BESIDES THE FACT THAT MY TRUCK IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE AROUND TO SEE OLD AGE THERE IS THE SAFETY FACTOR INVOLVED. WHAT IF I AM HAULING A LOAD AND THE STRESS OF THE LOAD BREAKS A WELD THAT HAS BEEN EATEN AWAY BY CORROSION? TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING INSTEAD OF PRETENDING A PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST. GO ONLINE AND ENTER "TACOMA FRAME RUST" IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW PREVALENT THIS PROBLEM IS. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE LEFT OUR TRUCK AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF RATTLE IN FRONT END, STATE INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US WITHOUT REPAIR AS THERE IS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE UPCOMING RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A TIME FRAME AND IF OUR VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY INCLUDED. MY HUSBAND USES THIS VEHICLE TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK DAILY AND I FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM EXPERIENCING EXTREME AND UNUSUAL RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF RUST YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FIRST INDICATION FROM MY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN ON 07/10/14 FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS SO SEVERELY COMPROMISED BY RUST AND CORROSION THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I WAS TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE AREA AND SHOWN THE TRUCK ON A LIFT, I COULD SEE THAT THERE WERE ACTUAL HOLES ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME AND IT HAD LITERALLY BEGUN FLAKING AND FALLING APART. I CONTACTED A CERTIFIED WELDING TECHNICIAN AND HAD THE AFFECTED AREAS REINFORCED AS BEST WE COULD. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO BE INSPECTED ON 09/16/14, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS DUE TO THE ADVANCED DETERIORATION OF THE FRAME, IN SPITE OF THE REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL RUST FOR AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE USED TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO DETERIORATION ANYWHERE ELSE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THEY WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER A TRADE-IN (KELLY BLUE BOOK TRADE IN-VALUE SHOULD BE $9,300 OR PRIVATE SALE $11,668). THE TRUCK IS BEAUTIFUL, LOOKS ALMOST NEW AND RUNS PERFECTLY AND IS WORTH NOTHING? THE ONLY ISSUE IS THE FRAME, WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE AUTO BODY GARAGES I HAVE CONSULTED, WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE NOTE: TOYOTA NOW HAS A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN IN PLACE FOR 2005-2008 TACOMA'S, FOR WHICH MY VIN IS NOT YET INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA AND BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY MY OWN DEALER, CLEARLY EXISTS IN MY VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS GROWING PROBLEM UNTIL THESE COMPROMISED FRAMES RESULT IN WIDESPREAD INJURY OR DEATH, PLEASE OPEN A NEW INVESTIGATION NOW.