1999 Toyota Tacoma Structure

The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was not driving smoothly. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The contact stated that while disconnecting the trailer hitch, the contact proceeded to inspect the vehicle. The contact stated that the undercarriage was severely corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS DETERIORATED AND RUSTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FIFTEEN YEAR WARRANTY FOR THE FRAME HAD EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,603.

FRAME PERFORATED DUE TO RUST, UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

99 TOYOTA FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH WHEN CARFAX REPORT SPECIFICALLY LISTED A TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED SAME VEHICLE FOR FRAME RUST IN 2014 WITH 207000 MILES ON IT. IT PASSED IF THAT'S WHAT U WANT TO CALL IT. NOW IN 2018 WITH AN ADDITIONAL 15,000 MILES ON IT, IT HAS RUSTED THROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED DURING STATE INSPECTION THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAVING SEVERE CORROSION. THE SULLIVAN BROTHERS TOYOTA LOCATED IN KINGSTON, MA WAS CONTACTED WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DECLINED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,600. UPDATED 10/12/17*LJ *TR

WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL IN MARCH, I NOTICED A HUGE HOLE ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT FRAME MEMBER, NEXT TO THE GAS TANK. I THEN CHECKED THE RIGHT SIDE, AND FOUND A LONG LINE OF RUSTED THROUGH HOLES ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THAT FRAME MEMBER. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT BY THE OEM'S SELECTION OF STEEL GRADES.

THE FRAME HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY 2 SEPARATE REPAIR SHOPS AS BEING NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO HOLES. THIS MAKE AND MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THIS REASON AND WAS BROUGHT INTO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN 2009. THE FRAME WAS INSPECTED "OK" AND NO WORK WAS DONE. THE FRAME IS NOW ROTTED AND I AM NOW BEING TOLD IT IS INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT IS NOW OUTSIDE OF THE 15-YEAR WARRANTY WINDOW. THIS VEHICLE WAS, IN FACT, BROUGHT TO TOYOTA WITHIN THE WINDOW AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT.

HOLES RUSTED THROUGH ON FRAME. BELIEVE IT'S CALLED LIFT SPRING BRACKET BROKE BECAUSE OF RUST. MECHANIC INFORMED ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHEN I WANTED TO KNOW IF RUSTED OUT HOLE IN FRAME COULD BE REPAIRED

FRAME RUSTED SO BAD THERE ARE HOLES, AND A BRACKET HAS BROKEN LOSE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO MOVE. WAS TOLD TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BY MECHANIC A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

FRAME RUSTED OUT, CAUSING THE BODY TO DROP AND A BOLT TO SETTLE ON MY GAS TANK, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. NEEDS A NEW FRAME TO FIX.

TOYOTA SENT A RECALL CARD IN 2011 TO RUST PROOF THE FRAME. THEY COVERED UP THE RUST AND SAID THE VEHICLE WAS GOOD TO GO. THE FRAME HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY PURCHASED HIS VEHICLE AND I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR FRAME'S REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BY TOYOTA. THEY AVOIDED THE ISSUE AND NOW I HAVE A UNSAFE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TOYOTA RUST RECALL. TRUCK PURCHASED IN 2003 AND UNDERCOATED . [XXX] RECEIVED RECALL, TOOK IT IN, NOTHING WAS DONE. [XXX], SON BOUGHT TRUCK IN 2008 WENT TO L& S TOYOTA REGARDING RUST, NOTHING WAS DONE. FRAME HAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT IT PUNCTURED HOLE IN FUEL TANK; OTHERWISE, TRUCK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IN 2008 TOYOTAS FRAME RUST WAS SO BAD ON 1995-2004 TACOMAS (ABOUT 800,000 TRUCKS) WAS SO BAD THE COMPANY HAD TO BUY MANY OF THEM BACK, CONDUCT EXTENSIVE FRAME REPAIRS AND/OR EXTEND FRAME CORROSION WARRANTIES BY 15 YEARS. COMPANY NEVER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE GETTING OUR FRAME AND FUEL TANK FIXED. IT HAS SENTIMENTAL VALUE TO MY HUSBAND SINCE IT WAS HIS DAD'S TRUCK AND HE IS DECEASED, AND BESIDES, IT IS A GREAT TRUCK AND LOOKS GREAT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INCLUDED THE VIN IN A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN IN WHICH THE SOLUTION WAS TO COAT THE RUST, BUT THIS DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTED WITH HOLES AND COULD FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,677. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ *JS

THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH JUST BEFORE THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. IT HAS SPLIT COMPLETELY THROUGH THE METAL AND RUNS ALL THE WAY DOWN TOWARD THE FRONT . ALL THE WAY DOWN. IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE IT BNUT IT IS THE ONLY TRANPORTATION I HAVE AND NO CHOICE. THIS HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR.

TOYOTA TACOMAS OF THIS YEAR ARE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO FRAMES THAT RUST THROUGH AND BECOME WEAK TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH WITH ITS VOLUNTARY SERVICE REPAIR LEAVING THOUSANDS OF THESE TRUCKS ON THE ROAD AND PUTTING ALL DRIVERS AT RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY FROM FRAME BREAKAGE. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ANY AND ALL REMAINING TRUCKS AND PROVIDE FRAME REPAIR SUITABLE FOR SAFE ON-ROAD OPERATION. MY VEHICLE FRAME IS NEARLY ENTIRELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT WAS INSPECTED DURING TOYOTAS SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND FOUND NOT TO BE BAD ENOUGH FOR REPAIR, NOW IT IS TOO LATE AND NO LONGER QUALIFIES FOR REPAIR. THE PICTURE PROVIDED SHOWS MY DRIVER SIDE FRAME RAIL BOTTOM. THE TOP OF THIS FRAME RAIL IS SO SOFT I CAN PUSH THROUGH IT WITH MY FINGERS. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME RAIL HAS MARGINALLY LESS RUST THROUGH BUT IS STILL IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED, IF SOMEONE ALREADY HASNT, AS A RESULT OF THESE POOR QUALITY FRAMES.

THE FRAME ON MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA IS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS ON LONG SAFE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK IT'S A KNOW PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THERE OWN PROBLEM CAUSE IT WILL DIP INTO THE BILLIONS OF BONUS MONEY THESE CROOKS MAKE EACH YEAR. DRIVE IT TILL IT SNAPS IN TWO THEY WILL TELL YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STRAP THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WAS CORRODED AND DETACHED. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY REPLACED THE STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ

THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT AND FALLING APART. THIS HAS MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE REAR SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED CORROSION LOCATED NEAR THE REAR LEAF SPRING OF THE VEHICLE ALONG THE WELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTED AND SHOWS PERFORATION OF THE METAL, NEARLY THROUGH THE WHOLE FRAME ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE, NEAR SHOCK ATTACHMENT AS WELL AS DRIVER SIDE REAR IN SAME AREA. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED THE FRAME LAST WEEK AND CONFIRMED THAT IT HAS THE RUST ISSUE COVERED BY THE 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE 15 YEARS ENDED TWO YEARS AGO FOR MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA APPLIED A THICK UNDER COAT IN 2011 BUT IT ACTUALLY PREVENTED THE DISCOVERY OF THE DEFECT UNTIL AFTER THE 15 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS CLEARLY A RECALL SITUATION OR AT THE VERY LEASE THEY SHOULD HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HIDE THE DEFECT.

TOYOTA SENT A RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO TO CHECK AND FIX A PROBLEM WITH RUST ON THE VEHICLE FRAME. I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 'FIX', NOW (11/19/15) I FIND OUT MY FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A POPULAR TRUCK AND THERE ARE ALOT ON THE ROAD, SOME MAY BE IN THE SAME SITUATION I AM IN. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE WAS' WE CAN'T HELP YOU'. AFTER THE 'FIX' I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE.