2006 Toyota Tacoma Structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TEAM TOYOTA LANGHORNE (746 E LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA 19047, 267-569-0691), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE UNDERCARRIAGE WITH AN ANTI-CORROSION OINTMENT, BUT THE REPAIR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE PRESENTLY HOLES IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE BED CAB AND FRAME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED STAPP INTERSTATE TOYOTA (8019 RASPBERRY WAY, FREDERICK, CO 80504, (303) 776-1743) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LARRY H. MILLER TOYOTA BOULDER (2465 48TH CT, BOULDER, CO 80301, (720) 907-0926) AND WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1906051787. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AT MAUI TOYOTA (320 HANA HWY, KAHULUI, HI 96732, (808) 877-2781), THE MECHANIC NOTICED RUST ON THE CHASSIS AND A HOLE IN THE FRAME. THE CONTACT HAD TO SIGN A WAIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND IN DRIVABLE CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,895. *DT*JB

WHEN TOYOTA RECALLED TAKOMA TRUCKS FOR FRAME RUST I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH RUST TO QUALIFY. NOW WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED OU THE MECHANIC SAID IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE ANY MORE. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO TOYTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY SAID THE TIME FOR REPLACING THE FRAMES WAS OVER. THE TRUCK IS STILL DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND I FEEL THE FRAME SHOULD BE REPLACED.

97,224 MILES. THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND BROKEN AT THE LEFT FRONT NEAR THE CAB MOUNT UNDER THE DOOR. MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN CANADA, BUT I PURCHASED IT USED IN MINNEASOTA, SO IT'S REGISTERED IN US. CANADA'S FRAME WARRANTY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REQUIRES MY TRUCK TO BE REGISTERED IN CANADA TO QUALIFY FOR A NEW FRAME AND TOYOTA US REQUIRES MY TRUCK TO BE MADE IN THE US TO QUALIFY FOR THE MASSIVE FRAME RECALL HERE. WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE MY OTHERWISE VERY NICE TRUCK SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN? THE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN IT 1/2 A MILE SINCE. THANK YOU.

THE GAS TANK STRAPS RUSTED AND THE GAS TANK FELL FROM THE BODY OF THE TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION AT LOW SPEED ENTERING A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE NORTH EAST CORROSION RECALL AND SERVICED IN NOV 2015. HOWEVER, THE STRAPS WERE NOT REPLACED AND FAILED ABOUT 21 MONTHS LATER. CASE FILED WITH TOYOTA, 1708182077 WITH NO RESOLUTION NOR CONCERN WITH THE CONDITION. IRA TOYOTA OF MANCHESTER INVOICE# 736796 REPLACED THE FUEL SUB-ASSY BANDS P/N 77601-04050 AND 77602-04010. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS SPILLED DUE TO THE LOW SPEED OF TRAVEL AT THE TIME AND SHORT DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE (ABOUT 5MPH AND 30 FEET). CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE THAT MIGHT HAVE STRAPS FAIL WHILE AT HIGHER SPEED.

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA SEVERAL YEARS AGO. MY MECHANIC RECENTLY NOTICED SEVERE RUST DAMAGE TO MY FRAME WHEN PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE. THEY MENTIONED TO ME ABOUT A CAMPAIGN THAT TOYOTA WAS DOING WHERE THEY WERE REPLACING FRAMES OR COATING THEM. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THIS I LEARNED THAT THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED ON 3/31/16. I SPOKE WITH AN EXECUTIVE WITH TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER SINCE IT IS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE. THEY SAID THEY MAILED OUT 3 NOTICES IN REGARDS TO THE CAMPAIGN IN WHICH I DID NOT RECEIVE A ONE. I OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE HAD I KNOWN. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT EXTEND THIS CAMPAIGN OR THAT IT WOULD NOT BE DEEMED AS A FULL BLOWN RECALL WITH NO EXPIRATION! HOW CAN SUCH A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE! I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I AM NERVOUS TO BE DRIVING LET ALONE HAVE A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY DRIVE. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING ESPECIALLY SINCE I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FRAME WAS CORRODED THROUGH WITH HOLES APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

WENT TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED AND IT FAILED FOR A RUSTED FRAME. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT'S UNDER RECALL.

I WENT TO MY MECHANIC FOR A SMALL REPAIR RECENTLY AND HE INFORMED ME (AND SHOWED ME) EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND A MAJOR SPLIT IN THE FRAME FROM THE EXTENSIVE RUST. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT PERFORATIONS ARE IMMINENT IN THE FRAME AND THAT THE FRAME WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO FOUND RUST DAMAGE TO MY BRAKES, ROTORS, PAINT (CHIPPING WITH RUST), WHEEL CAPS, AND TAILGATE. HE INFORMED ME THAT I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THIS TRUCK ON DIRT ROADS OR HAUL ANYTHING. 75% OF THE ROADS WHERE I RESIDE ARE DIRT ROADS. COST OF FRAME REPLACEMENT WOULD EXCEED WHAT I PAID FOR THE TRUCK; I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR 6 MONTHS. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR ASSISTANCE, BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM EITHER. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT WAS SETTLED IN 2016 FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK AND REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL OF THE AFFECTED PARTS OF THE TRUCK DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RUST DAMAGE. I USE MY TRUCK TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF MY MOM WHO LIVES 600+ MILES FROM ME; MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK FOR LONG DISTANCES. THIS HAS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON MY DAILY LIFE AND MY ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF MY MOM. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO BARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY DEFICIENT PARTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE LIABLE FOR THESE DAMAGES. PLEASE ADVISE. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY LAWYER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

MAJOR FRAME RUST ISSUE. FRAME IS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF PERFORATION. BACK ON 6/23/14 TOYOTA ADVISED SPRAYING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, WHICH WAS DONE AT A DEALERSHIP REPAIR ORDER #0840463. WENT BACK TO HAVE THE LEAF SPRINGS FIXED DUE TO RECALL AND TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED. NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE FRAME RUST RECALL EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2016 AND IT IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. NEED TO KNOW HOW TO GET TOYOTA TO FIX THE FRAME SINCE THE SPRAYING DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM AND IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE LEAF SPRINGS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,650.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A SEAT BELT REPAIR UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE PASSED THE RUST TEST. A MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ROTATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE RUST ON THE SUBFRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TOYOTA SETTLEMENT ON FRAMES: FRAME RUSTED OUT UNDERNEATH, THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT JUST GOT SETTLED WITH TOYOTA, SEE BELOW. PROBLEM WHEN I GO TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED THEY SAY ITS TO LATE BUT THE SETTLEMENT CLEARLY LISTS MY YEAR AND MAKE TRUCK. HTTP://NEWS.PICKUPTRUCKS.COM/2016/11/TOYOTA-SETTLES-PICKUP-FRAME-RUST-LAWSUIT-FOR-34-BILLION.HTML SETTLEMENT FROM TOYOTA

VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR FRAME CORROSION THAT EXPIRED MARCH 2016. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS CAMPAIGN AND WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE CAMPAIGN AND THAT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE FRAME IS QUESTIONABLE TO PASS VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION NEXT YEAR. I HAVE FILED A BBB COMPLAINT AND THE RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA WAS THAT THEY ARE COMPLIANT WITH ALL REGULATIONS AND THAT NO ACCOMMODATION OR EXTENSION OF THE LSC WILL BE CONSIDERED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO NOW HAS A VEHICLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY FAIL DUE TO AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. PER A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS COATED IN ANTI-CORROSION ADHESIVE, BUT THE CORROSION WORSENED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA FOUND HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME WHILE HOOKING UP MY ELECTRIC DIESEL PUMP CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR UNDERCOATING OR NEW FRAME AND MY TRUCK HAD BEEN SPRAYED AND THEY WHERE SORRY ABOUT MY FRAME RUSTING INTO . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

MY TACOMA TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER IN 2014, PER RECALL INSTRUCTIONS, FOR FRAME CORROSION ISSUE, THE DEALER ELECTED TO SPRAY THE FRAME. IN EARLY PART OF 2016 I BROUGHT TRUCK IN FOR LEAF SPRING RECALL. THE DEALER FOUND A HOLE IN THE FRAME, SENT PICTURES TO TOYOTA REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO REPAIR FRAME BEFORE REPLACING LEAF SPRINGS, TOYOTA DENIED FRAME REPAIR REQUEST. BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE WITH FRAME THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE LEAF SPRINGS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS TOYOTA'S POLICY THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS ON AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. WHEN I STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE FRAME ISSUE WAS NOT CORRECTED IN 2014 I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME RECALL WAS OVER AND THERE WAS NO RECOURSE. SO NOW I HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRAME RECALL WAS NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED IN 2014 AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT APPROVE REPLACEMENT OF LEAF SPRINGS IN2016.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 06 TACOMA, 140 THOUSAND MILES. IN APRIL I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE FRAME APPEARED TO HAVE EXTENSIVE RUST. HE CHECKED FOR A RECALL AND FOUND THAT IT HAD ENDED THE PREVIOUS MONTH. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL (THAT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF) AND HAD REPLACED THOUSANDS OF FRAMES. AFTER MORE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE THE 1990'S. I RECENTLY TOOK THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA OF TURNERSVILLE NJ FOR OTHER WARRANTY WORK AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD CHECK THE FRAME. THE NOTE THEY LEFT ON THE RECEIPT STATED "EXTENSIVE RUSTING OF BOTH FRONT FRAME RAILS. DO NOT RECOMMEND LONG TRIPS OF HEAVY LOADS!! " THIS TRUCK IS USED TO TRAVEL FROM NJ TO VA. USUALLY WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN SOMETIMES TWICE A MONTH. THE SERVICE REP. ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WAS THAT MAYBE I COULD FIND SOMEONE TO WELD SOME STEEL TO THE FRAME ???...I JUST HOPE THAT MY ISSUE (AND I AM SURE THERE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS) CAN BE RESOLVED BRFORE SOMEONE HAS TO DIE ON THE HIGHWAY AS IS TYPICAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY TO REPAIR THE FRAME HAD EXPIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FRAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

RECEIVED RECALL ON FRAME RUST WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE INSPECTED IT FAILED INSPECTION DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE FRAME BUT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 6 MONTHS FOR NEW FRAME TO ARRIVE. IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS AND FRAME HAS NOT YET ARRIVED. HOW LONG SHOULD I HAVE TO WAIT ON NEW FRAME. DRIVING WITH A FAILED FRAME IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHASSIS AND FRAME HAD PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE A MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STATUTE HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE STATUTE FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME OF OF THIS TRUCK, ONLY 10 YEARS OLD, HAD SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LIMITED SERVICE PERIOD FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IT HAD EXPIRED. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS AND DO NOT BELIEVE I WAS NOTIFIED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH MANY LIKE ME MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. IF THE FRAME WERE TO FAIL WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE PEOPLE COULD BE SEVERELY INJURED.