Tough lesson: vehicle safety is the owner’s responsibility, too

If i buy a used Tacoma and don’t know if the recall on frame was done, is the recall passed on to the next buyer of a used vehicle Tacoma?

This essentially means that Toyota is NOT a reliable car. The vaunted “Toyota quality” is simply a myth. You cannot call a vehicle reliable if it has these “weak links”. What’s the point if the engine outlives the frame? It’s still an unusable vehicle. In fact, I’d prefer the engine die before the frame rusts. At least I would not be tempted to drive it. An average consumer is not going to be able to inspect frame. Also, considering the premium I paid for my Tacoma, I expected them to at least properly rust-proof the frame. Have they heard of GALVANIZING? Looks like my frame rusted from the inside. It looked fine in 2017 and today its 2020 and it’s half-gone, literally. Apparently, it was bare metal inside the frame tube. Galvanizing it would have solve this issue, so even a rust-prone frame would hold out longer.
In addition, the story of my Tacoma involves at least 4 recalls/issues. First, they recalled it for a drive axle, about 1 year after purchase. Then, at around 50K miles, the oxygen sensors went bad, then this rust issue (inspected with “no rust” conclusion, sprayed with wax), and finally the spare wheel mounting bracket is rustying. Now my frame is basically a disaster waiting to happen. If this is a history of a reliable car then I can’t imagine what an unreliable vehicle would look like.

Même problème pour moi que Dmitriy Chernoshey.. Mon tacoma 2005 a eu un rappel sur la rouille… En 2017 il avait bien alors toyota Sherbrooke Canada ont décidé de mettre leurs antirouille à la cire et maintenant en septembre 2020 je m’aperçois qu’il rouille partout de l’intérieur.. Vraiment déplaisant et dangereux moi qui passait le garder longtemps…

Peut t-ont obtenir un recours pour celas?

I have got a 2008 Tacoma it has been coated with Toyota recall the first time and now the frame is so rusted that I am afraid to drive it and it is also a Canadian truck a I live in the united states and when I call the Toyota place they tell me they cant do anything because it a canaidian truck so I call and they gave me a code the first time to give to the dealer ship here in the US and they did not know what the code was for so I call the canaidian back and now they are telling me that the recall is no longer available so I guess Toyota just put band-aid on there truck till the warranty run out I guess that why they got sue for 3.4 million dollar for knowing something just don’t work like e coat on there frame and the customer buy there product and get stuck with the bill to repair vehicle after buying a high price pc of crap look like a company as big as Toyota would know better

Was just told today that our 2007 Tacoma has a crack in the frame. Called the dealership and was told that it’s out of the warranty based on years. I was under the impression that the warranty was extended from 12 to 15 years unlimited mileage. Taking it today to see what the damage is gonna cost.

I have a 2000 tundra which originally belonged to my boy. I have had it about 5 years when i notice one side of bed was lower on front right corner. I took it to be inspected at dealership. Pictures were sent to Toyota Corporate and they had dealership work up a repair bill. It was going to run 10,000 parts and labor. They contacted me and told me they had fulfilled their warranty obligation and to scrap it. Very disappointed in them.

I have a 2005 Toyota Tundra. Seen the rear leaking took it to my mechanic . He said the rear was beyond repair. He showed me the rear and I couldn’t believe it. The whole rear was a bucket of rust. I took my truck to Toyota when I received the recall and they said they sprayed it. Did not need a new chassis. If the chassis needed spraying I think the rust spread to my rear.

Hey- have a 2005 Tacoma, got the recall and had rust proofing done (the dealer said frame did not need to be replaced). This was 2018. Now frame is rusted through and they are refusing to replace, saying recall is closed and not their problem. Truck is not safe to drive and may be a right off. Any ideas on how to get them to admit liability? Don’t want a new truck, just a new frame!

I have a 1999 Toyota Tacoma that I just bought last year from a farm owner and I know nothing about a Toyota recall and my whole frame is breaking apart my lead Springs or a loose my shocks in the back or lose my whole bed and frame is about to come apart in the middle at the cab I think it’s 8 Hazard for my family to ride in this vehicle is the only vehicle I have the only one I could afford but I know nothing about a recall I wish that I knew if there was something that I can do about it because it is a very unsafe vehicle but I have no other way to work and I have to take it as transportation

2004 Tundra here. Body looks great. Frame rusted out under doors/front wheel area. Hasn’t buckled but has 12-24 inch holes in frame. $160k miles. Also bought it from Mark Motors Toyota in Plover.

I recently had another child so we purchased a mini-van and now I can’t sell the tundra because of Toyota’s half baked recall that seems to have excluded a large portion of the defective population.

Very sad. Won’t make that mistake again.

I bought a 1998 Toyota Tacoma in 2006 and never got a recall on this problem. Today the frame came apart o the road. The truck dropped down on the passenger side the tire went up into the finger well. Causing me to lose control of the truck. Went off the road into a ditch and over on its side. Injuring my left shoulder and neck. Time to speak to an attorney. First thing in the morning.

I have a 2004 Toyota tundra. Brought it to the dealer for its oil change. Dealer says it’s unsafe to drive because of the corrosion. The dealer didn’t even offer its services for a new frame they just were very short and said they can’t help me basically saying best of luck. I left the dealer looked underneath the frame and saw holes In my frame I immediately called Toyota headquarters they gave me a run around. Waited to hear from customer relations that took 3 days for them to get back to me basically saying that they can’t help me. But you can clearly tell on the phone they are being recorded and they are very careful what they are saying but they know deep down that it’s a faulty frame My Toyota should have had a frame swap years ago but the dealer kept quiet. My truck is immaculate and well kept Shame on Toyota. This is not a cheap machine Toyota is very expensive. I thought by spending money on a Toyota that I would have the last truck standing. Boy was I wrong. Toyota is no longer number one. I always recommended Toyota not anymore

I own a 2009 Taco 4×4 with a rotten frame 1 yr after inspection and now Toyota Canada says I’m SOL…. I can’t let this slide and would happily join any law suit àgainst Toyota

My 2007 tacoma also encountered the problem of frame corrosion and perforation. They replied that the car has no maintenance value and they refused to repair it. The current Toyota quality has passed 300,000 kilometers, and there is no sense of security at all.