2001 Toyota Tacoma complaints

BALL JOINT SEPARATED CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

MY FRAME HAS ROTTED AWAY LEAVING THE REAR END HANGING ON A FRAME DISAPPEARING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME THAT SUPPORTED THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS ALSO EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V225000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,613.

WE RECENTLY HAD OUR TOYOTA TACOMA 2001 BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC TO FIX THE ALTERNATOR & CHANGE OIL. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE FRAME OF THE BODY WAS SO RUSTED IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE & THAT DUE TO THE STEEL USED IN MANUFACTURING THE VEHICLE IT HAD RUSTED EASILY FROM ROAD SALT USED IN COLD CLIMATES. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR & MAKE OF TOYOTA HOWEVER WE WERE UNAWARE OF THIS. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA & THEY SAID THAT ANY FIX TO THE VEHICLE WAS EXPIRED. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME SORT OF A REVIEW FOR THE TIRE LIFT BUT DUE TO THE RUST OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT CAN NOT BE FIXED AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. WE REALIZE THIS IS AN OLDER VEHICLE BUT IT DOES RUN WELL & IT SEEMS UNFAIR TO LOSE THE USE OF OUR TRUCK DUE TO AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. THE RUST TO THE VEHICLE FRAME IS SO EXTREME THAT IT WAS DESCRIBED BY OUR MECHANIC AS LOOKING LIKE "SWISS CHEESE" & THAT HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT OR WE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN HOW UNSAFE THIS VEHICLE IS & THAT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS CONDITION. IT SEEMS WRONG TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE & BECAUSE POOR MATERIALS WERE USED HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO SALVAGE IT. I AM WRITING YOU TO SEE IF THERE IS AN OPTION THAT WE ARE UNAWARE OF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS SEVERE RUST ALL OVER THE FRAME OF TRUCK. HOLES SO LARGER THAT YOU CAN PASS A HAND THROUGH. TOYOTA HAD A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM BUT DID NOT GET LITERATURE ETC. TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES. THEY STATED PROGRAM WAS A 15 YEAR WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE FOR 15 YEARS. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE CLOSED THE PROGRAM, BUT THIS WAS OPEN TO TACOMAS ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2004. 15 YEARS AFTER 2004 IS 2019. WHY THEY WOULD CLOSE THE PROGRAM BEFORE THE STATED 15 YEARS WAS UP IS BEYOND ME. I OWN 3 TACOMAS. THE 1997 MODEL IS FINE, BUT ONE 2001 MODEL'S FRAME LOOKS LIKE SWISS CHEESE AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE OTHER 2001 MODEL IS VERY CLOSE TO BEING NOT DRIVABLE. WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO AND TOYOTA ISN'T BACKING THEIR WORD OR PRODUCT.

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS SEVERE RUST ALL OVER THE FRAME OF TRUCK. HOLES SO LARGER THAT YOU CAN PASS A HAND THROUGH. TOYOTA HAD A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM BUT DID NOT GET LITERATURE ETC. TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES. THEY STATED PROGRAM WAS A 15 YEAR WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE FOR 15 YEARS. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE CLOSED THE PROGRAM, BUT THIS WAS OPEN TO TACOMAS ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2004. 15 YEARS AFTER 2004 IS 2019. WHY THEY WOULD CLOSE THE PROGRAM BEFORE THE STATED 15 YEARS WAS UP IS BEYOND ME. I OWN 3 TACOMAS. THE 1997 MODEL IS FINE, BUT ONE 2001 MODEL'S FRAME LOOKS LIKE SWISS CHEESE AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE OTHER 2001 MODEL IS VERY CLOSE TO BEING NOT DRIVABLE. WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO AND TOYOTA ISN'T BACKING THEIR WORD OR PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING A FLAT TIRE, SEVERE RUST WAS NOTICED ON THE FRAME. THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD PERFORATIONS DUE TO COROT ION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2009 FOR AN EVALUATION OF THE FRAME AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE CORROSION RESISTANT TREATMENT WAS NOT NEEDED. IN JULY 2016, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MISSED THE WARRANTY REPAIR IN 2012. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY 1001 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRAME AT THE POINT WHERE THE REAR SPRINGS ATTACH IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THE REAR SPRING IS LIKELY TO DETACH AT ANY TIME. MY TOYOTA TACOMA IS READY TO FOLD IN HALF DUE TO THE EXTENT OF FRAME RUST. THE MECHANIC WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT DUE TO INADEQUATE DRAIN HOLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN IT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND HAD FRACTURES IN THE CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ *JS CONSUMER STATED SHE SENT A LETTER AND PICTURES SAME DAY AS RECEIVING VEHICLE OWNER'S QUESTIONNAIRE. UPDATED 06/13/18*JB

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS RECALLED IN 2011 DUE TO RUST/CORROSION OF THE VEHICLE FRAME. WE PROMPTLY FOLLOWED ALL RECALL INSTRUCTIONS AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. TOYOTA TREATED THE FRAME WITH A SOLUTION AND WE WERE ADVISED THE THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THE VEHICLE FRAME RECENTLY COLLAPSED / BROKE IN TWO. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA OF THE ISSUE AND WAS ASSIGNED A CASE #1606222761. I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY BY TOYOTA AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED BUT THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 11/7/2015. THEY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO APPEAL PROCESS AND NO SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS IS PERFECT RUNNING ORDER AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION (OTHER THAN A BROKEN FRAME). THE BROKEN FRAME WAS NOT A RESULT OF ABUSE OR A SPECIFIC MOMENT IN TIME - IT JUST COLLAPSED DUE TO CORROSION - THE VERY ISSUE OF THE 2011 RECALL THAT WE WERE TOLD HAD BEEN RESOLVED.

THE ENTIRE FRAME IS CORRODED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HENDRICK TOYOTA SAYS THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT A LOCAL BODY SHOP SAYS THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME IS 10-15%. SAYS IT COULD BREAK AT ANYTIME. I PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2015. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS STATE THEY RECEIVED NO RECALL OR NOTICES FROM TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE.

LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. WHILE OTHER 2001 TACOMA'S WERE IN THE RECALL, MINE IS NOT INCLUDED, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME FAILURE! THE TIRES HAVE ARE WEARING UNEVENLY AND THERE IS SOME STABILITY ISSUE. THERE SEEMS TO BE "PULLING" TO ONE SIDE AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE CABIN AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE CABIN TO THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE FRAME RUST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LIFT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE VEHICLE FRACTURED IN HALF DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FRAME RECALL. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THEY SENT A RECALL NOTICE WHICH I NEVER GOT. WHEN CALLED THEY SAID THAT THE TIME PERIOD TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE WAS EXPIRED

TRUCK RECALL DUE TO FRAME RUST. TOYOTA WAS CALLED, THEY SAID THEY MAILED A RECALL LETTER BUT I DIDN'T GET THE NOTICE. THEY ALSO SAID IT WAS OUTSIDE THE TIME LIMIT TO HAVE ANY REPAIRS DONE AND THAT THEY WOULDN'T HONOR THE RECALL ON MY TRUCK

TOYOTA TACOMA 2001 HAS SEVERE FRAME AND SUSPENSION CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND WITHOUT EVEN INSPECTING THE TRUCK, I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP OFFICE, WHICH I HAVE NOT DONE YET. BUT WILL DO TODAY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO GET HIS OPINION...HE ADVISED THAT IT WAS SEVERE AND WOULD NOT PASS ANY INSPECTION.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WE HEARD A RUBBING AND CLANKING NOISE. THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER SUPPORT ,ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY ALONG WITH THE FRAME AND IS NOW RESTING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK BED. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER WHO INFORMED US THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME IS PERFORATED WITH HOLES, THE FRAME ON THE DRIVERS FRONT IS EXTREMELY DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WERE TOLD THEY WILL DO NOTHING BECAUSE THE FRAME IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 46 DAYS.

RUST SEEMS TO BE COMING OFF BY THE HANDFULS AND PIECES THICK ENOUGH THAT I AM CONCERNED. I LOOKED UNDER MY TRUCK AND AMONG OTHER THINGS, METAL LINES (BRAKE, STEERING, NOT SURE), THE GAS TANK, AND STEERING LINKAGE BECAME MY BIGGEST CONCERN. BY THE THICKNESS OF RUST I HAVE GOTTEN FROM MY VEHICLE I AM CERTAIN IT IS NOT SURFACE RUST. HOW MUCH WILL SOMETHING RUST BEFORE IT BECOMES A FAILURE, ESPECIALLY WITH A LINE UNDER PRESSURE SUCH AS BRAKE LINES? THE LAST TIME I FILLED UP I NOTICED GAS LEAKING ON THE CONCRETE. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS COMING FROM THE TANK ITSELF OR NOT.

THE FRAME HAS CORROSION. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THIS ITEM. THEY SAID THE ONLY REMEDY WAS A FRAME UNDER COATING BUT THAT THIS OFFER HAD EXPIRED. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS DISCOVERED ON COUNTLESS OTHER TOYOTA TRUCKS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ITEM IS NOT A REQUIRED REPAIR. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN KEPT IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A CONDITION BEYOND MY CONTROL. THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE CORROSION WAS FOUND. THIS TRUCK WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A CORRODED SPARE TIRE HOLDER, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL. I BELIEVE THE FRAME CORROSION SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS WELL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND DRIVE TRAIN HAD NO OIL PRESENT, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA AND NOTICED IT NEEDED TO GO IN FOR A RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIRE BEING IN NEED OF REMOUNTING. I NOTICED THE FRAME RUST WAS BAD. AS IN FIST SIZE HOLES ALL DOWN THE FRAME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL AND MENTIONED THE FRAME RUST AND THE RECALL ON THE FRAMES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULDNT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE RUST. IM NOW STUCK WITH A VERY UNSAFE TRUCK FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN TO BE IN AND A COMPANY THAT FLAT OUT MADE A MISTAKE AND WONT OWN UP TO IT. I WILL UPLOAD DETAILED PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE LATER ON.

FRAME IN REAR IS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT TOYOTA REFUSING TO FIX. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

IN 2012, I DROVE MY TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL LETTER. I WAS RESPONDING TO A NOTICE THAT TOYOTA HAD MAILED TO ME. THE RECALL WAS FOR A SPARE TIRE CARRIER THAT MAY FALL OFF THE FRAME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN CORROSION PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS TOO BADLY CORRODED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A FRAME INSPECTION, & THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE HAD "FAILED". THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING, EXCEPT TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP. REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOYOTA HAVE TELEPHONED ME TWICE TO SAY THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES SAID THAT MY TRUCK "DID NOT MEET THE PARAMETERS OF THEIR PROGRAM". SINCE THEN, I HAVE RECEIVED THREE MORE NOTICES FROM TOYOTA CONCERNING THE FAULTY SPARE TIRE PLATE. EACH TIME I BRING MY PICKUP TRUCK IN RESPONSE TO THESE RECALL NOTICES, I'M TURNED AWAY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED HOW TOYOTA HAD BOUGHT BACK VEHICLES LIKE MINE BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY STEEL USED TO MAKE THE FRAME. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH ELDERLY. SHE HAS THREE FORMS OF CANCER, AND WE DEPEND IN THIS VEHICLE. WHEN MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE TACOMA NEW IN 2001, WE ALSO PURCHASED A $2,200 EXTRA PROTECTION PACKAGE. WE HAD HOPED THAT TOYOTA WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT SHOULD ANYTHING GO WRONG. THEY REFUSED. THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE IS BUCKLING. IT SHAKES AND GROANS WHEN MOVING ALONG THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP & TOYOTA BOTH INFORMED US THAT OUR TRUCK IS UNSAFE, & TH

INSPECTION FAILED. TOLD FRAME RUSTED BADLY AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT WEIGHTED IN THE REAR AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THERE WERE A HEAVY LOAD SHIFTING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/03/18 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CENTER FRAMING CORRODED AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SUBFRAME WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (STRUCTURE: BODY) HOWEVER, THE DEALER DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD RECEIVE THE REPAIR BUT IT WOULD BE PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,200. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS BADLY RUSTED, TWISTED, AND ALTERED;THEREFORE, THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED THE STATED INSPECTION. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY, THE PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW/POWER LOCK CONTROL PANEL STARTED REALLY SMOKING. I PULLED OVER AND THE PANEL EVENTUALLY STOPPED SMOKING LEAVING BOTH WINDOWS PERMANENTLY DOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME FOR THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ CONSUMER WROTE LETTERS ABOUT RECALLS, RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER LIFT PLATE CONSUMER NOTED RECALL SHOULD OF BEEN SENT OUT FOR RUSTED FRAME AS WELL. 04/17/18 *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000.

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE HITCH RECALL AND VEHICLE FRAME RUST. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS BADLY RUSTED. *JB

TOOK TRUCK TO GARAGE TO HAVE TUNED UP AND INSPECTED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS HOLE IN RIGHT REAR FRAME AND THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTING. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA TRUCKS BUILT IN 01. SHAKING MY HEAD TOYOTA. WE BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR THE QUALITY OF VEHICLES BUT THEY FORGOT TO PUT THE QUALITY IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET MOUNTING BOLTS THAT WERE WELDED TO THE FRAME WERE COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COMPLETELY BUCKLED UNDER THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY DRIVING 15 MPH. HAD THIS BROKEN WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. AS A RESULT, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE BAD SO BOTH WERE REPLACED. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SPARE TIRE CANNOT BE REMOVED. NO NOTICE WAS EVER GIVEN TO US OR THE PREVIOUS OWNER BY TOYOTA, REGARDING THE PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY WHEN DRIVING 50 MPH OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT, WHO INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V225000 (SUSPENSION) AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

MY FRAME IS ROTTED OUT AND THE BED IS UP AGAINST THE CAB. CAN NOT DRIVE IT NOW. HAVEN'T DROVE IT SINCE OCTOBER 2013 DUE TO BRAIN CANCER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE SUSPENSION BALL JOINT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.

I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL FOR TIRE PLATE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE CASES HAVE COME TO LIGHT WHERE THEY RUST AND FALL OUT ALONG WITH TIRES. AT THE SHOP THE MECHANIC DETERMINE THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LIFT TRUCK TO REPLACE PLATE BECAUSE CHASSIS IS NO LONGER GOOD BECAUSE OF RUST AND ITS RUSTED OUT; NO STABILITY. THEY ALSO ADVISED TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR CHASSIS AND ITS ALSO ON THE WEBSITE NHTSA RECALL # 12V542 AND MANUFACTURE RECALL # COV WHERE THEY WILL REPLACE , CORRECT OR BUY BACK VEHICLE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED ITS NOT A RECALL ITS ONLY A CAMPAIGN AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT ITS A RECALL. I SPOKE TO CRYSTAL FROM TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331 CASE # 1505272075. PLEASE ASSIST I NOW HAVE A PERFECT VEHICLE THAT IS NO LONGER GOOD AT ALL.

THE ENGINE REVED UP AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK PRESSED DOWN. THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT IN THE WAY. I HAD TO PUT THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON, THE RPMS WERE STILL EXTREMELY HIGH, SO I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR OVER 5 MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE THEN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO A MECHANIC WHO CAN NOT GET IT TO REPEAT FOR HIM. THIS IS VERY SCARY. THE GOOD THING IS THAT THIS IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION, SO NEUTRAL IS EASY. IT IS VERY UNSAFE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENS.

MY SON WAS DRIVING NORTH ON I45 FROM HUNTSVILLE, TX TO FORT WORTH, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 PM. HE WAS DRVING APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH NEAR MM159 WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD THUD NOISE COME FROM UNDER HIS TRUCK. HE IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND UNDER THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED A BURN TO THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS LEFT LEG. SECONDS AFTER HE EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A TEXAS STATE TROOPER WAS PASSING SHORTLY AFTER MY SON EXITED THE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PARAMEDICS. (PHOTOS TAKEN).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE REVERSING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO CORROSION AROUND THE ATTACHMENT AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 6/25/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL, UNLESS HE PAID $ 147 EACH TO REPLACED TWO METAL TIRE HOLDERS. THE DEALER STATED THE METAL RODS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE SPARE TIRE WAS RUSTED FROM BEING IN THE CARRIER. THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE CARRIER AND THE CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY RAN OVER IT. UPDATED 05/10/16.*JB

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK DEC 9,2014 IN IL. I BOUGHT IT FROM A USED DEALERSHIP. MID JAN I NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT. I GOT THE TIRES ROTATED, LOWER BALL BEARINGS REPLACED AND GOT AN ALIGNMENT. ALL A COUPLE WEEKS APART. STILL PULLED TO THE LEFT. I WENT TO ROTATE THE TIRES AGAIN FIGURING I WORE THEM FUNNY. THE FRAME SNAPPED WHERE THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS TO THE FRAME. THE FRAME COMPLETELY BROKE. THE ONLY THING HOLDING MY REAR LEFT TIRE ON WAS THE TRUCK BED. ON TOYOTA'S WEBSITE YOU CAN LOOK FOR RECALLS. I TYPED MY VIN IN AND IT SAID THE ONLY RECALL WAS FOR THE SPARE TIRE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY OPENED A CASE (#1503310201). THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRAME THAT HAD ISSUES WITH RUST. THE RECALL WENT TO 2011. I WAS TOLD SINCE THE PREVIOUS OWNER DIDN'T ACT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FRAME BROKE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT I WAS UNAWARE OF AND UNABLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT. IT WAS NOT A SMALL FAILURE IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. ANYTIME A FRAME FAILS A LIFE CAN BE LOST. THIS IS NOT A SMALL REPAIR OR FIX. IT IS A DIRECT DEFECT TO THE SKELETON OF THE TRUCK. THERE IS KNOW WAY TO KNOW OF THIS DEFECT WITHOUT CALLING AND REQUESTING THE INFORMATION. IT IS NOT ON THERE WEBSITE WHEN LOOKING FOR DEFECTS. I BELIEVE THEY ARE %100 PERCENT AT FAULT FOR NOT MAKING THIS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. THEY SHOULD BE %100 ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY ACCIDENTS OR REPAIRS NEEDED BECAUSE OF THIS MAJOR DEFECT IN THERE TRUCK. A TEN YEAR LIMIT SHOULD BE THE LIMIT ONLY IF THEY DON'T EXPECT ANY OF TH

MY ODI # 10703114 IM SURE AS YOU ARE THE FEDERAL SAFETY ADM. ,, YOU HAVE ALREADY READ THE STUDY , WHERE A GROUP OF REALLY SMART ENGINEERS & ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE 2001 TO 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME FAILURE WAS FROM THE BOX DESIGN COUPLED WITH LOW GRADE STEEL & INSIGNIFICANT RUST PREVENTIVE , RESULTED IN POTENTIAL CATASTROPHE FRAME FAILURE LEADING TO A POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION!!~!!! BUT IF YOU DEEM IT NOT TO INFORM THE US CONSUMER --- FAR BE IT FOR ME TO SUGGEST HOW YOU SHOULD DO YOUR JOB ! MY APOLOGIES. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH - HIT A POTHOLE & THE FRAME BROKE ON BOTH SIDES , BEHIND THE CAB !!! ALMOST AN ACCIDENT FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT FROM THE INSIDE !!!! BUT I WASN'T ON INTERSTATE AT THE TIME I CALLED TOYOTA U.S.A. ----THEY SAID -NOT THEIR PROBLEM !!! I WOULD NOT WANT SOMEONE DRIVING ON CONGESTED FREEWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED & THIS HAPPENED SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED !!!!! *TR

WHILE TURNING RIGHT OUT OF PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED, PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DISENGAGED FROM LOWER BALL JOINT LEADING TO LOSS OF STEERING. *TR