1999 Toyota Tacoma complaints

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE UP TO LOCAL OR HIGHWAY SPEED THE 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP I HAVE OWNED FROM DAY ONE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM ACCELERATING UP TO SPEED, CREATING THE DANGER OF BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS DEFECT FOR YEARS AND HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE IT. THE JUST BLOW YOU OFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL YOU JUST GIVE UP AND EITHER SELL THE VEHICLE OR JUST DEAL WITH IT. I AM TAKING THIS TIME TO OFFER YOU THIS COMPLAINT TO ILLUSTRATE HOW THIS COMPANY HAS AN UNDESERVED REPUTATION FOR RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

I HAD A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THIS TRUCK WAS A 2WD WITH A 2.4 LITRE ENGINE EXTENDED CAB. THE ACCELERATOR WAS ALWAYS HIGH. I GOT A FEW SPEEDING TICKETS BECAUSE OF THAT. EVEN ON SMALL ROADS THE RPM WAS UNUSUALLY HIGH. THE MECHANICS ALSO USED TO COMMENT WHEN THEY WOULD DO MAINTENANCE WORK ON THAT TRUCK. I LOST THIS TRUCK IN AN ACCIDENT NOW. BUT PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MODEL ALSO. ALSO THE EGR VALVE ON THIS TRUCKS GO BAD FREQUENTLY. THANK YOU FOR INVESTIGATING TOYOTA. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLUKE BAD TOYOTA TRUCK, BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT I WAS NOT ALONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THE GAS PEDAL DOES STICK. IT HAS ALWAYS 'CORRECTED' ITSELF CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LURCH. MECHANICS HAVE SAID FOR YEARS NOW THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS MAYBE LATER MODELS COULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME EVENT, BUT A CHRONIC PROBLEM OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION ON ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE INCLUDING FRAME (1999 TOYOTA TACOMA). I CHOSE INCIDENT DATE AS APPROXIMATE DATE THAT I FIRST NOTICED. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND PASSED BY DEALER AROUND JULY 2008. *TR

LEAVING AUTOMOTIVE SHOP FROM HAVING REGULAR OIL CHANGE; PULLED INTO TURN LANE, BEHIND SEVERAL CARS, PUT FOOT ON BRAKE-ENGINE ACCELERATED RESULTING IN REAR -END COLLISION HAVE HAD SEVERAL ADDITIONAL OCCURRENCES THAT DID NOT RESULT IN COLLISION. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN TICKETING, INCREASE INSURANCE AND POINTS ON LICENSE. *TR

THIS IS AND ADDENDUM TO ODI NUMBER 10299896. PLEASE CHECK CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF TOYOTA OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THEIR RUSTED TRUCK FRAMES INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALER, WITH NO RESULTS, AND THEY FILED COMPLAINTS ON CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM. WITH EXACT SAME RUSTED FRAME RUST PROBLEMS, QUITE A FEW WITH SALVAGE TITLES, AND MANY WITH TRUCKS 2001 THRU 2007, WHICH TOYOTA HAS ABANDONED. ALL POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARDS AT SOME POINT. OWNERS ARE COMPLETELY AT A LOSS HOW TO HAVE TOYOTA ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, I ACTUALLY FOUND NHTSA ON THE CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM SITE, MOST HAVE NOT. ONE OWNER HAD HIS TRUCK INSPECTED AT TOYOTA DEALER, WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WORST CASE THEY HAD EVER REVIEWED, BUT DUE TO SALVAGED TITLE, REPLACEMENT WAS DENIED, OWNER WAS DRIVING TRUCK APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER AND FRAME BROKE COMPLETELY IN TWO WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY?????? *TR

RUSTED FRAMES TOYOTA PICKUPS. VISITED TOYOTA GARAGE WITH MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA, JAN 15 2010, AFTER MY SERVICING GARAGE ADVISED MY FRAME WAS RUSTING AND TOYOTA WAS HAVING A "BUYBACK/WARRANTY RECALL COVERING YEARS 1995 THROUGH 2000 DUE TO FRAME RUSTING PROBLEMS". TOYOTA'S SAFETY CONCERN IS MOTOR FALLING THROUGH TO GROUND OR FRAME BREAKING ENTIRELY IN TWO WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. TOYOTA GARAGE INSPECTED MY TRUCK AND ADVISED FRAME WAS RUSTED SEVERELY AND QUALIFIED FOR BUYBACK, BUT DUE TO HAVING A SALVAGE/RECONSTRUCTED TITLE IT IS DISQUALIFIED FROM THE 150% BUYBACK AND THEREFORE QUALIFIES FOR NOTHING. THEY RETURNED TRUCK TO ME SAME DAY WITH ADVICE NOT TO HAUL ANYTHING HEAVY IN TRUCK, AND ADVISING I AM ON MY OWN!! A RUSTED FRAME IS A RUSTED FRAME, EVEN IF IT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED WITH NEW FRAME, MY FRAME HAS NO WELDED PLATES ETC. YOU MIGHT FIND FROM A PRIOR ACCIDENT, IT APPEARS 100% ORIGINAL. I UNDERSTAND MY SPECIFIC TRUCK WAS RE-TITLED DUE TO A PREVIOUS OWNER COMMITTING SUICIDE IN TRUCK, AND PA RE-TITLED TRUCK, PER THE OWNER I PURCHASED TRUCK FROM. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH MY WIFE OR MYSELF DRIVING THIS TRUCK NOW. I WOULD BE PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH TOYOTA TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FRAME AS I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT I DO EXPECT IT TO BE CORRECTED OR REPLACED, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THIS IS A $10,000 DOLLAR INVESTMENT, I AM RETIRED AND IT AMOUNTS TO A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY WE COULD LOSE WITH NO RESPONSIBILITY ON OUR PART OTHER THAN PURCHASING TRUCK. *TR UPDATED 03/01/10.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY FRAME IS TOTALLY CORRODED (ROTTED) AND WOULD "SNAP" IN THE NEAR TERM. THE SPRINGS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME IS AT RISK OF BREAKING FREE FROM THE FRAME AND THE FRAME BREAKING IN TWO. MY TRUCK IS BARELY NINE YEARS OLD. I AM ONE OF THOSE RARE AUTO OWNERS WHO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAD PROBLEMS WITH CORRODED FRAMES - EVER AND I HAVE HAD A FEW VEHICLES THAT WERE IN MY OWNERSHIP FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CARS AND IS THE REASON I AM ABLE TO OWN THEM FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. MY REPUTABLE AUTO REPAIR SERVICES MERCHANT TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN NUMEROUS TOYOTA TRUCKS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS - MINE WAS THE WORST CASE HE HAS EVER SEEN. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAS MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND IS DOING NOTHING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS VERY SERIOUS SITUATION. I AM AT RISK OF HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE THIS TRUCK UP AND PURCHASE A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN HELP. *TR

3 TIMES NOW I HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG INOPERATIVE LIGHT ILLUMINATE, EACH TIME IT HAS BEEN A FAULT WITH THE AIR BAG CUTOFF SWITCH, THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED EACH TIME. THE CUTOFF SWITCH IS NEVER USED, DESPITE THIS IT FAILS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM EACH TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL SUDDENLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,000.

VEHICLE (1999 TOYOTA TACOMA) FRAME RUSTED OUT. FORWARD HANGER OF DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LEAF SPRING SEPARATED FROM FRAME. LEFT REAR WHEEL ABOUT 2" AFT OF CORRECT POSITION. FRAME FAILED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH "FUEL MOAT" AT TRUCK STOP. TRUCK SWAYED BADLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM WITH TRUCK WAS NOT IDENTIFIED IMMEDIATELY AS I WAS TOWING A BOAT TRAILER AND SUSPECTED TRAILER PROBLEM. FRAME PROBLEM DISCOVERED TWO DAYS LATER AND VEHICLE WAS PARKED. TRUCK RETURNED TO TOYOTA DEALER ON 5/8/08 FOR BUYBACK UNDER RUST PERFORATION WARRANTY EXTENSION. *TR

MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IN MARCH. HE LOST CONTROL AND TOTALED THE TRUCK. I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TOYOTA TACOMA FOR RUSTED FRAMES. I WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS BENT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THEREFORE I THOUGHT THAT THE RUSTED FRAME MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND NO LONGER REGISTERED IT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. THE FRAME IS BADLY RUSTED AND MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, BUT BECAUSE IT IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE THE DEALER WILL NOT INSPECT IT FOR THE RUSTED FRAME SO I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK VEHICLE TO BE STATE-INSPECTED. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. HE NEVER NOTICED ANY FRAME-RELATED ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS BROUGHT TO HIS ATTENTION DURING INSPECTION. TOYOTA INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD A BUYBACK PROGRAM BASED ON THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH TOYOTA TO HAVE THE ISSUE RECTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,120 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000. UPDATED 05/20/08. *LJ UPDATED 05/20/08

I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH A RUSTED FRAME. IN FEB 08 BALLARD SPRINGS PUT SPRINGS ON A RUSTED MOUNT. I AM NOW INVOLVED WITH THE BUYBACK. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN BIG FANS OF TOYOTA'S. THEY SEEM TO LAST A LONG TIME, AND SINCE WE KNEW WE WOULD BE FOOTING THE BILL TO SEND OUR YOUNGEST TO A PRIVATE COLLEGE IN 2002, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD TRADE OUR 1991 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER IN FOR A BRAND NEW TOYOTA 1999 TACOMA, IN JULY 1999. WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WE COULD PUT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON AND ONE THAT WOULD LAST FOR 15 YEARS EASY. THAT ALL CHANGED LESS THAN 8 YEARS LATER, WHEN WE HADN'T EVEN HIT THE 150,000 MILE MARK. ALL OF THE MILEAGE ON OUR PREVIOUS TOYOTA PICKUPS HAD TURNED OVER TWICE, BUT ONE DAY WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK, HE HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A HUGE BANG. THE BED HAD SLAMMED UP AGAINST THE CAB. WHEN HE GOT OUT TO LOOK, HE WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A BIG CRACK AND THE FRAME SO RUSTED THAT HE COULD PUT HIS FINGER RIGHT THROUGH IT IN SEVERAL PLACES. I WAS NEVER SO SURPRISED WHEN HE CALLED ME AT WORK TO SAY THAT WE NEEDED TO TRADE HIS TRUCK IN FOR A NEW ONE. HE TOLD ME, "THIS FRAME IS GOING TO JUST DROP ON THE ROAD AND IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE, IT LOOKS LIKE SWISS CHEESE. I JUST HOPE I CAN MAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TRADE IT IN BEFORE IT GOES." I WAS FLOORED. THIS SEEMED TO COME OUT OF THE BLUE, SINCE I KNEW WE TOOK CARE OF IT, DID OIL CHANGES EVERY 3,000 MILES AND KEPT UP WITH ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS LAST TWICE AS LONG AS IT DID. JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER TOYOTA PICK UPS WE HAD OWNED OVER YEARS, SOME OF WHICH

CORRODED FRAME RAILS ON A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 WITH XTRACAB. PURCHASED USED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN 2000 WITH 40K MILES. MY LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE NOTICED A SMALL RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTHS AGO. THE MOST SEVERE LOCATION OF THE ROT WAS JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT I GET THE FRAME REPLACED FOR $5000. HE WOULD NOT GIVE ME AN INSPECTION STICKER BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA EXT CAB. I WAS TOLD LAST YR THAT MY TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION FOR THE FOLLOWING YR. DUE TO THE FRAME RAIL ROTTING BEHIND THE REAR WHEELS. *TR

160K MILES MY TRUCK FRAME, IN THE REAR AROUND THE LEAF SPRINGS AND BACK COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I HAD THIS TRUCK ON A LIFT 1.5 YEARS AGO AND INSPECTED IT WITH A MECHANIC AND IT WAS FINE. THIS FRAME RUST HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NOW. ONLY CHOICE IS TO PART IT OUT OR JUNKYARD. GETTING SOMEONE TO WELD THE FRAME IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. TRUCK IS FINE SHAPE OTHERWISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. UPON HAVING AN ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME HAD ROTTED FROM THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS BACK TO THE LEAF SPRING. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL AUTO SHOP FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK, THE PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 199,000.

AT MY ANNUAL STATE (NH) AUTO INSPECTION ON JANUARY 31ST, 2008, MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP I WAS REJECTED BECAUSE OF AN EXTREME FRAME FAILURE DUE TO RUSTING AND FRAME DETERIORATION IN FRONT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS. *TR

1999 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME ROT. BOUGHT USED FOR 12000 IN DEC 2004. AT A DEALER. FRAME INSPECTION WAS GOOD,ONLY 4 YEARS LATER 12,000 DOLLARS OF JUNK. PLEASE HELP . *TR

JUST NORMAL DRIVING NOTHING HEAVY IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HAD TO REPLACE THE LEAF SPRINGS. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUST IN BOTH FRAME MEMBERS WHERE THE FRONT OF THE LEAF SPRING BRACKETS ATTACH TO THE FRAME. THIS PRESENTS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE FRAME COULD BREAK.*CN

I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 V6 WITH 127,000 MILES. I WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO TOWN WHEN A RELATIVE NOTICED THAT MY BED AND CAB WERE LAYING RIGHT AGAINST EACH OTHER. I CHECK THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT MY FRAME RAILS WERE BOTH CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS TRUCK AROUND JULY 1, 2007 WITH A NEW INSPECTION STICKER ON IT. I CHECKED EVERYTHING BEFORE I BOUGHT IT AND IT LOOKED DECENT, BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASED LARGE CHUNKED OF RUST STARTED TO FALL OFF WHEN BANGING ON THE FRAME. NOW THE FRAME IS SO THIN THAT ANY WHEN YOU BANG ON THE FRAME IT GOES THROUGH. I HAVE ONLY PUT 13,000 MILES SINCE I BOUGHT IT ALL OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY MILES DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK AND/OR SCHOOL. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL BODY SHOP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE RUSTY FRAME ISSUE WAS TO CHANGE THE WHOLE FRAME AT THE PRICE OF $6000. THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING GOOD ENOUGH TO WELD TO. *TR

WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK FOR A YEAR SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT PRIOR INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT SINCE 10/10/06 THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY INCIDENTS ONLY THAT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE FRAME IS ROTTING. *TR

PREMATURE RUST THROUGH OF FRAME. WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION, FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON DRIVERS SIDE, DETERIORATING ON PASSENGER SIDE. FRAME IS FLEXING AT POINT BETWEEN CAB AND BED ENOUGH THAT REAR OF CAB HAS CONTACTED WITH BED. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE HOME THREE MILES AS FRAME IS NEAR SEPARATION, REAR SPRING HANGER IS CLOSE TO SEPARATING. UNACCEPTABLE/DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING/PREPARATION OF FRAME BY TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED FRAME. TWO WELDING SHOPS STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A THIRD WELDING SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD SANDBLAST THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF

I WAS INFORMED IN SEPT. 2007 THAT MY TRUCK PROBABLY WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN 2008 DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST ON MY TRUCKS FRAME. THE TRUCK IS ONLY EIGHT YEARS OLD. DOESN'T THIS CONSTITUTE PREMATURE FRAME DETERIORATION? THE INSPECTORS SUGGESTED THAT I HAVE SOMEONE WELD STEEL ONTO THE FRAME. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I DO THIS BEFORE THIS WINTER SO IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO ANY MORE SALT FROM THE ROADS. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4 WD TRRUCK , THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE BALL JOINTS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

COMPLETE RUST THROUGH OUT MY 1999 TACOMA 4X4 PICK UP TRUCK FRAME. *TR

1999 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKED FROM FRONT TO REAR. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND MAY BREAK IN HALF. *AK

LARGE RUST HOLES IN RIGHT FRAME RAIL IN FRONT OF LEAF SPRING. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A WHOLE IN THE FRONT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE ENGINE SIZE AND CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

JUST BOUGHT A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE RUNNER AND THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT RETRACT. I HAVE LOOKED AT VARIOUS JUNK YARDS AND ALL DO NOT RETRACT. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER GUY WHO HAS THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE TRUCK AS I DO AND HE SAID HIS WILL NOT RETRACT EITHER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS ATTENTION. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA PARTS DEPT AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE $126.99 FOR A NEW ASSEMBLY, THAT SEEMS KIND OF EXPENSIVE FOR SUCH A SMALL PART. I WAS THINKING IT WAS MADE TO DEFECT SO THEY COULD MAKE MORE MONEY. ALSO SINCE SEATBELTS ARE MANDATORY SHOULDN'T IT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY TO MAKE THEM HOLD UP BETTER? *TR

1999 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS SEVERE FRAME RUST/ROT TO BOTH MAIN FRAME RAILS, ESP. JUST IN FRONT OF LEAF SPRINGS. NO RUST PROBLEM WAS DETECTED UNTIL NY STATE INSPECTION OF EARLY APRIL, 2007. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS VIRTUALLY FREE FROM RUST. IN MY OPINION TRUCK IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

FRAME RAIL HAS BAD RUST PROBLEM, FRAME IS SO RUSTED THROUGH THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 172000 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE POLE ON THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE'S BUMPER, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH 89600 FAILURE MILEAGE AT 45 MPH THE CAB BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKETS, HOOKING THE BODY TO THE FRAME SHEARED. THE COLLAPSED BODY WAS LAYING ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89650.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 XTRA CAB, WITH AN IMMACULATE BODY, HOWEVER THE FRAME RAILS HAVE ROTTED OUT SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN PUT YOUR FINGER THROUGH THE RAIL IN SOME PLACES. THE FRAME IS UNSAFE AND A FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. THE MOST SEVERE LOCATION OF THE ROT IN JUST IN FRONT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME. *JB

FRAME ROTTED OUT ON 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5 XTRA CAB 4X4 NEAR THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLES. UNSAFE CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF TRUCK WAS RUSTED ,AND THE MOUNT TO THE CAB WAS RUSTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. SEARS SERVICE CENTER ATTEMPTED TO DO A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEN THEY SAW THE RUST UNDER THE VEHICLE, BUT WILL NOT ALIGN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DAMAGE. HE THEN CALLED THE TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, HE OWNED IT FOR THREE YEARS. *AK

1999 TACOMA FRAME RAILS RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH. *NM

CORRODED FRAME RAILS ON A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 WITH XTRACAB. PURCHASED USED FROM A PA USED CAR DEALER WITH 120K MILES. WHILE REPLACING THE REAR SHOCKS, I NOTED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION OF THE FRAME RAILS AND CROSS MEMBERS ON THE FRAME OF THIS TRUCK. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I NOTED SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPAIR PATCHES WELDED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME TO BEEF UP THE WEAKER AREAS. THIS INCLUDES THE DRIVER'S SIDE FROM THE FRONT WHEEL TO THE REAR JUST BEYOND THE REAR WHEEL. THE PASSENGER SIDE ON THE REAR AREA BETWEEN THE SPRING MOUNTS. THE INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAILS ARE FILLED WITH CORROSION AND LARGE PIECES OF THE FRAME THAT HAVE FLAKED OFF. RUST PROOFING WAS APPLIED TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME TO PROTECT/HIDE THE REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE WAS OWNED IN COLUMBUS, OHIO IT'S FIRST YEAR, AND THE REMAINING TIME IN W. VA, ACCORDING TO CARFAX. NO ACCIDENT DAMAGE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BODY IS IMMACULATE. FAILURE OF THE TRUCK'S FRAME COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I AM GOING TO ASK OTHERS VIA VARIOUS WEB PAGES TO REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES FROM 96-04 MODEL YEARS. *NM

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM BLAISE ALEXANDER FAMILY DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 19 2005. I BOUGHT IT WITH 80K MILES ON IT. I PAID ROUGHLY 13,500.00 FOR IT. MY LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE NOTICED A SMALL RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO. WELL A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD NOTICED A HUGE HOLE HAD APPEARED IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT REAR SHACKLE. SINCE IT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL WELD SHOP. HE AGREED TO TRY AND FIX IT. UPON REMOVING THE BOX, THE GAS TANK HE NOTICED HE HAD OPENED A MAJOR CAN OF WORMS. BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUCKS FRAME WERE SHOT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAB TO THE BACK BUMPER. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THIS WAS MORE THAN I COULD HANDLE I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD BOUGHT IT ON OCTOBER 17 2006 AND SHOWED THEM PICTURES OF THE TRUCK THEY HAD JUST SOLD ME LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. THE GENERAL MANAGER JOHN PANKO SAID HIMSELF THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ROAD WORTHY. WELL A LONG STORY SHORT... TOYOTA CORP WAS CALLED IN TO INSPECT THIS VEHICLE AND OFFERED TO GIVE ME $2000.00 TO FIX IT. A SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $6000.00 TO FIX. WELL NEEDLES TO SAY I AM NOT PAYING ANOTHER 4K ON A VEHICLE THAT I ALREADY OWE $11,500.00 ON. I HAVE NO WARRANTY LEFT TO DATE ON THIS VEHICLE, AND EVEN IF I DID, THE FRAME WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE ALEXANDER DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR, OR HELP ME IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM. THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND LONG ENOUGH. I HAVE CONTACTED A L

TRUCK SHAKES AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND CONTINUES TO SHAKE THROUGH HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN LOOKED AT FOR INSPECTION I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY BOTH TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE CENTERS AND INDEPENDENT GARAGES THAT THE PLAY IN THE RACK AND PINION IS CAUSING THE SHAKE AND THE PLAY IS TO SIGNIFICANT TO PASS INSPECTION. AS I WRITE, MY TRUCK IS AT A TOYOTA DEALER HAVING THE 4TH RACK AND PINION INSTALLED. THE SHAKE CAUSES SEALS IN THE RACK TO WEAR AND BREAK. WHEN THESE SEALS BREAK IT WILL QUICKLY EMPTY THE POWER STEERING PUMP OF FLUID CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOT TO HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPERATED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 04/11/06. *JB

HIT A DEER ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH. AIR BAGS WERE NOT ACTIVATED. NO SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF BUT HAD $7500 DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT OF MY 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK. WAS TOLD BY REPAIR DEPARTMENT THAT SOMETIMES AIR BAGS ARE NOT DEPLOYED IN ACCIDENTS. *JB

DRIVING TO MY HOME ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, I HEARD A RAPPING NOISE START IN MY ENGINE. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE GARAGE (D&J AUTO) THE FOLLOWING DAY. UPON THERE INSPECTION, THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE BLOCK OF MY ENGINE. AFTER SWAPPING ENGINES OUT OF MY VEHICLE, I HAD FURTHER INSPECTED THE OLD ENGINE. I HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FRIEND HELPING ME TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE TO FIND WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. WE HAD FOUND THAT A CONNECTING ROD HAD SHATTERED INSIDE THE ENGINE (ARM THAT CONNECTS PISTON TO CRANK SHAFT). I HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. AND A FEW SERVICE MANAGERS IN MY AREA TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COME AND INSPECT THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT THE METAL CASTING OF THE CONNECTING ROD WAS FAULTY, I THOUGHT TOYOTA WOULD WANT TO VERIFY THIS BY INSPECTING THE PIECES THEMSELVES. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AS OF YET AND IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS AND THE SERVICE MANAGERS KEEP SAYING; " THE ENGINE IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME". IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THIS PROBLEM WOULD POSSIBLY HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY OR ACCIDENT TO ME OR OTHERS. I FELT SINCE THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ME, IT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO YOU. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE DAMAGE WITH DIGITAL PICTURES AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE PIECES ANALYZED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE EXACT REASON FOR THE FAILURE. *NM