2004 Toyota Tacoma complaints

WHILE DRIVING I HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON SELF INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK STRAP HAD BROKE. I NOTICED ALSO THAT THE FUEL TANK SHIELD LOOKED LIKE SWISS CHEESE FROM CORROSION. I HAD A TIE DOWN STRAP THAT I WAS ABLE TO USE TO STRAP THE SHIELD AND TANK UP WITH. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING TO REPAIR IT. I FEEL SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. A FUEL TANK STRAP SHOULD NEVER FAIL LIKE THIS.

MY TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME BROKE DUE TO RUST. THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME AND HE FRAME ITSELF BROKE DUE TO SEVERE RUST. THE TRUCK IS NOW INOPERABLE. THERE AS A RECALL ON SOME TOYOTA FRAMES, BUT APPARENTLY THE RECALL ONLY APPLIES TO "COLD" STATES, NOT HAWAII. MANY OF MY FRIENDS HAVE TACOMAS AND THEY ALL HAVE RUST ISSUES. I ALSO HAVE A 2010 TACOMA WITH LESS THAN 6000 MILES AND I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS RUSTING BY THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS.

MY 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAMES IS RUSTED AND CRACKED. I WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION STICK IN MA THIS YEAR. 2005 -2009 TACOMA VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE FRAME REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE. WHY THE CUT OFF WITH ONE YEAR IN DIFFERENCE. I WOULD LIKE SOME HELP TO GET THIS FRAME REPLACED LIKE OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS/

IT'S THE TIRES I BOUGHT. THEY BFGOODRICH P255 70R 16 RUGGED TA. I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THEM FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. SAM'S CLUB MOVED THE BAD TIRES FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED,UNTIL THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT THE SCHEDULED INTERVAL. THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. THE TIRES ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY,BUT I'M GETTING THE RUNAROUND FROM BFGOODRICH ON REPLACEMENT. THE TIRES ARE CAUSING VIBRATIONS ABOVE 50MPH. MY VEHICLE'S STEERING AND RELATED COMPONENTS CHECKED OUT OK,RIMS HAVE SWITCHED,TIRES BALANCED MORE THAN 10 TIMES, WITH THE SAME VIBRATING RESULTS. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT AS FAULTY BY A FACILITY BFGOODRICH SENT ME TO. I'M GETTING THE RUNAROUND FROM BFGOODRICH ABOUT ACTUALLY GETTING THEM REPLACED STILL.

YOKAHAMA GEOLANDER HT GO65 275 70R16 TIRE (4ULJ) DEVELOPED A BULGE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES

9/8/2017, WHILE WORKING ON MY 2004 TACOMA I FOUND A 3 INCH AND A 1 INCH RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. NEAR THE RIGHT WHEEL I FOUND A 1 INCH HOLE. ALL IT TOOK WAS A TAP WITH A HAMMER. HOW SAFE IS THAT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME AND BED WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE SPARE TIRE LOCATED ON THE TRUNK DETACHED AND ROLLED INTO THE STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CHECKERED FLAG TOYOTA IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,000.

I TOOK MY 2004 TACOMA WITH <92,500 MILES INTO THE MECHANIC TO GET SERVICED YESTERDAY. I ASKED HIM TO CHECK IT OVER FOR A ROAD TRIP WE WERE PLANNING THIS WEEKEND. HE CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WAS UNFIT TO DRIVE BECAUSE THERE WAS ABOUT 1 AND 1/2 FEET AND 4 INCHES WIDE PART OF THE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT ABOVE THE REAR AXLE. I AM TRYING TO CONSULT MY CASE MANAGER AT TOYOTA, BUT HE CONVENIENTLY CALLED THE WRONG NUMBER THIS MORNING AND HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALL YET.

FRAME RUSTED THROUGH STATIONARY

'04 TOYOTA TACOMA. FRAME RECALL DID NOT APPLY, BUT WAS INSPECTED FOR ISSUE IN 2010 AND GIVEN A CLEAN BILL. HEAR A RATTLE UNDER MY TRUCK AND HAVE A LOOK. SHOCK MOUNT BROKEN, FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND NEARLY CRACKED IN HALF. UNDRIVEABLE-SAFELY. IF THE FRAME WAS GOOD, AND WAS INSPECTED 7 YEARS AGO, THE FRAME WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT GOOD. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE INSPECTION (IN THIS CASE) WAS INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE AN ADEQUATE SERVICE LIFE ON THE FRAME. THE INSPECTIONS SHOULD BE PERFORMED AGAIN AND THE PROCEDURE MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE GOAL OF THE INSPECTION, WHICH THIS INSPECTION DID NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE HAVING THE BRAKES REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED IN 2011 FOR CORROSION AND PASSED THE INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. ..UPDATED 08/22/17 *BF *JS

WITH 115,000 MIKES THE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH IN SEVERAL SPOTS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL FOR MANY YEARS AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX IT. MY MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE

JUST GOT MY TRUCK BACK FROM THE MECHANIC TODAY, 6/7/2017, FOR THE ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION AND HE INDICATED THE FRAME IS NOT LOOKING GOOD AND SAFETY WILL BE A CONCERN SOON. THE TRUCK WAS UNDERCOATED ON THE RECALL, APPLIED DIRECTLY OVER THE EXISTING RUSTED FRAME BACK THEN. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO DID THE UNDERCOATING AND THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME TOYOTA HAS NO FURTHER OBLIGATIONS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERCOATED. THIS WAS NOT AN AMPLE RESOLUTION TO AN ONGOING DEFECT.I WAS ALSO TOLD AT THE TIME, I HAD NO CHOICE OR SAY IN THE MATTER. I'M HAVING CONCERNS NOW FOR MY SAFETY AND TOYOTA SHOULD RESOLVE THIS RESPONSIBLY. I'M THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE VEHICLE, IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WITH ABOUT 101,000 CURRENT MILES ON THE ODOMETER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND NOTICED THAT PARTS OF THE SUBFRAME DETACHED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM REPLACED, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXTENSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF A 2004 TACOMA, PURCHASED 4 YEARS AGO. IT CURRENTLY HAS 104,000 MILES ON IT. THE UNDERSIDE IS RUSTED OUT! WE JUST GOT THE LIST OF THINGS TO FIX THIS MORNING (RUSTY MUFFLER AND STEERING COMPONENTS NEEDING REPLACEMENT) AND ARE DEVASTATED. MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD HE COULD LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING AT ANY MOMENT IF WE DON'T MAKE THE REPAIRS OF $4000+. THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND NOT STEADY. I OPENED A CASE THIS MORNING, BUT FEAR BECAUSE IT'S A 2004, THEY WON'T HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. WHY WOULD THEY DESIGN A TRUCK THAT LOOKS GREAT ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT BECOMES A RUST BUCKET ON THE INSIDE? AREN'T THEY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR TOYOTA DRIVERS AND OTHERS?

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SHIMMYING WHILE DRIVING ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. WHEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, SIGNIFICANT FRAME CORROSION WAS IDENTIFIED. MECHANIC STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN TONKO ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE INSPECTED DUE TO FRAME RUST. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ALL RECALLS. THE LAST RECALL EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER WAS INELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THEY ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL; HOWEVER, THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

REMOTE KEY UNLOCK IS INOP. I'VE ORDERED A NEW REMOTE - 2 IN FACT- NEITHER WILL PROGRAM. VENDOR IS SAYING THAT THERE MUST BE SOMETHING INOPERATIVE INTERNALLY IN THE TACOMA ELECTRONICS. THE LOCK WORKS; HOWEVER THE UNLOCK WILL NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN BOTH OCCASSIONS TESTING THE NEW REMOTE.

FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED, TOYOTA HAS REPLACED FRAMES ON THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES BUT WONT REPLACE MINE BECAUSE MY VIN IS NOT IN THEIR "PROGRAM" BECAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN HAWAII. YET DEALER TELLS ME CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE ORIGIN OF THE NOISE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, AND THE STABILIZER BAR, PASSENGER SIDE STEERING ROD, STRUTS, AND SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,678.

I HAVE READ MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE ARE HAVING THIS IDENTICAL ISSUE AND IS CAUSING CARS TO STALL OUT AND HAVE TO NEARLY REBUILD THE ENGINE. CYLINDER NUMBER 6 IS MISFIRING CONSISTENTLY AFTER 175,000 MILES AND TO FIX IT, THE HEADS HAVE TO BE SHAVED AND IS COSTING THE CONSUMER AROUND $4500 MINIMUM TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE STALLING OF THE ENGINE PUT MYSELF IN DANGER ON A PUBLIC ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT WAS A FRIEND TO THE DRIVER OF A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH TOYO OPEN COUNTRY TIRES H/T/ TUFF DUTY TIRES, SIZE: 265/70/R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ADD MORE AIR TO THE TIRE, BUT THE TIRE WOULD NOT REMAIN INFLATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER HAD TO CONSTANTLY REFILL THE AIR IN THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TREAD WAS SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE TIRE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE COATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE ADHESIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE BEING OPERATED AT 2 MPH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO IT HAVING A REBUILT TITLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

TRUCK IS UNFIT TO DRIVE DUE TO RUSTED OUT FRAME. PLEASE HELP WITH RECALL ON TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCKS. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 TOYOTA TACOMA, PURCHASED NEW FROM CALIFORNIA DEALER. MAJORITY OF VEHICLE LIFE SPENT IN COLD STATES. EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO FRAME HAS NOW LED TO CRACKING OF THE FRAME. ONLY 77,000 MILES AND NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS DURING ACTIVE PERIOD OF SERVICE ('RECALL') WHEN TOYOTA WAS REPLACING FRAMES AND ADDING PROTECTIVE COATINGS ON FRAMES OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR. NO SUCH ACTIONS WERE TAKEN ON MY VEHICLE. NOW TOYOTA CLAIMS NO RECORD OF PRIOR SERVICE AT ALL. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECENT CLASS ACTION INVOLVING 2005 MODELS AND LATER. CONDITION WAS DISCOVERED DURING STATIONARY INSPECTIONS AT A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND CONFIRMED BY INSPECTION AT TOYOTA DEALER.

GAS TANK, TANK SHEID BRACKET HOLDING TANK UP ALMOST COMPLETLY RUSTED OFF WITH HARDLY HOLDING GAS TANK ON! MAJOR ISSUE!

I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA TRUCK IN MAY 2016. I HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED AT A LOCAL SHOP. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE TRUCK HAD A LOT OF RUST NOTED ON THE FRAME AND OTHER PARTS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THE SPARE TIRE HANGAR RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE RUST NOTED. HE STATED "IF YOU WERE MY FAMILY MEMBER I WOULD NOT LET YOU DRIVE IT" BECAUSE THE FRAME AND OTHER PARTS WERE VERY RUSTY. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE UNABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS THAT THE FRAME WILL COLLAPSE. TOYOTA CORPORATE WILL NOT AGREE TO FIX THE TRUCK.THEY STATE THE TRUCK FRAME RUST REPLACEMENT OFFER HAS LONG PASSED.

MY PICKUP WAS JUST REFRAMED UNDER TOYOTA RECALL AT TOYOTA OF BEDFORD,OHIO. BUT,, THEY OMITTED THE SAFETY SHIELD UNDER THE FUEL TANK.. AKA ..GRAVEL SHIELD.. FIRST SAYING IT NEVER HAD ONE, THEN IT WAS MISSING, THEN IT DIDN'T COME IN THE KIT, I FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA USA, CORPORATION # 1701033889 AS PER ALL SAFETY ITEMS WERE TO BE MAINTAINED OR REPLACED !! BUT I WAS DENIED BY TOYOTA CORP. SO I WILL HAVE TO PICK UP MY TRUCK UNDER PROTEST AS TOYOTA OF BEDFORD IS THREATENING ME WITH CALLING THE LOANER CAR IN AS STOLEN IF I DON'T TODAY ! SAID SHIELD WAS "RUSTY" BUT MOST WAS ON THE TRUCK WHEN IT WENT IN THERE, AND IM ON SOCIAL SECURITY (SMALL CHECK) WHICH OUR GREAT OBAMA CARE TAKES ALMOST FIVE EIGHTS OF & I REALLY CANT AFFORD THE $ 640.- THEY ARE ASKING JUST FOR THE PART ! I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE TRUCK WITHOUT THE SHIELD , SO IT WILL PROBABLY SIT TILL BETTER WEATHER & I CAN MAKE A SHIELD FOR IT..AND IT WILL BE STRONGER & LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THE PIECE OF "RUSTY TIN, " THAT THEY SAY FELL AWAY. SO AGAIN , IM PICKING IT UP UNDER PROTEST & WILL WRITE THAT ON THE BILLING STATEMENT TODAY 1/52017... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AREA FOR THE SPARE TIRE WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TOOK MY 04 TACOMA TO GET INSPECTED AT TOYOTA THE TECH SAIS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE . THE RUST / ROTTED CONDITION OF THE FRAME IS EXCESSIVE AND BEYOND REPAIR . TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TIRE ROTATION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO SEVERE RUST AND THERE WERE HOLES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

FRAME RUSTED.

WAS REAR-ENDED YESTERDAY. UPON INSPECTION BY INSURANCE INSPECTOR, THE INSPECTOR STATED THE FRAME FAILED, CROSS-MEMBER BROKE OFF FRAME DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND REAR OF FRAME WAS ROTTED. THIS VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED FRAME RECALL, BUT WAS ONLY OFFERED UNDERCOATING, WHICH WAS DONE, BUT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT DONE ON REAR OF FRAME. INSURANCE INSPECTOR KNEW OF THIS RECALL AND STATED TOYOTA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. THE TRUCK WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BEFORE ACCIDENT (OTHER THAN FRAME). DUE TO FRAME ROT, INSTEAD OF BEING FIXABLE, IT WAS DEEMED TOTAL LOSS AND WILL NOW COST SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL BURDEN. CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER I HAVE DEALT WITH BEFORE AND THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIRECTOR WENT TO INSPECT AND NOTED REAR PART OF FRAME RUSTED OUT, BUT THAT'S WHERE ALL DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO BEING REAR-ENDED, SO DIDN'T OFFER MUCH OTHER THAN IT WAS AN "INTERESTING SITUATION". THEN HAD THE NERVE TO ASK IF ONE OF HIS SALES PEOPLE COULD CALL ME TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA.

FRAME RUST

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS HAVE LOST ITS TENSION TO RETRACT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT IS LOCKED AND WILL NOT RELEASE.

THE FRAME OF MY TRUCK HAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND IS NO LONGER STABLE TO HOLD THE TRUCK TOGETHER. WHEN HAVING TIRES PUT ON THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. SINCE THEN I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THE COMPANY IS UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.

THE FRAME OF THE TACOMA IS SEVERELY RUSTED. RUST EASILY FALLS OFF THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. TACOMA MODELS AFTER 2005 RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS AND FIXES FROM TOYOTA, BUT THE 2004 MODELS HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE EVEN THOUGH THEY EXHIBIT MORE FRAME ROT AND RUSTING.

THE FRAME HAS RUSTED AND THE DEALERSHIP IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE EVEN THOUGH THERE CONTINUES TO BE RECALLS ON MORE MODERN VEHICLES AND ANOTHER WILL BE BEGINNING SOON FOR NEWER MODELS. NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED BY ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NOT SURE IF THIS WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OR A FULL RECALL, BUT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR A FULL RECALL. THE TRUCK WAS SOLD BY TOYOTA SUGGESTING 300,000 MILES EASILY. I HAVE LESS THAN HALF OF THAT AND THE TRUCK WILL SOON BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF A FAULTY FRAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE PAINTED, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC FOUND SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,616.

THE FRAME IS ROTTING, THE CROSS BAR IS ROTTING, THERE ARE HOLES THROUGHOUT, AND THERE ARE AREAS WHERE YOU CAN LITERALLY PUSH YOUR FINGER THROUGH! I DISCOVER THE ISSUES WITH THE FRAME BACK IN 2014. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THE FRAME CAN BE PROBABLY COMPARED WITH SOMETHING THAT SAT UNDER THE SALT WATER FOR A LONG TIME.

THE LOWER BALL-JOINT ON THE DRIVERS FRONT FAILED WHILE DRIVING (APPROX 20MPH ON A STRAIGHT, SMOOTH RESIDENTIAL ROAD (FORTUNATELY UNLOADED TRUCK AND AT LOW SPEEDS) SENDING THE WHEEL SIDEWAYS AND SLAMMING THE SUSPENSION ARM INTO THE GROUND, WHERE I SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 40-50 FEET. THERE IS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM, YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, MILEAGE RANGE, BUT ONLY THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODELS AND 4 RUNNERS. IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE MODELS AS WELL. I HAD VERY LITTLE INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. IT STARTED FEELING ODD, LIKE THE ALIGNMENT WAS OFF, AND I WAS DRIVING ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE TO SAFELY PARK IT UNTIL IT COULD BE LOOKED AT, WHEN IT SUDDENLY FAILED.

FRAME BEGAN TO RUST IN REAR OF THE TRUCK.

PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ON ACCELERATION, THE THROTTLE DROPS OFF LIKE I LET MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL, THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY PER CUSTOMER REQUEST (ME) AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO HAPPEN AGAIN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THIS HAPPENED ONE TIME AGAIN, A TOTAL OF 2 NEW THROTTLE BODYS WERE REPLACED, NOW A FEW YEARS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN TRYING TO PASS A CAR AND I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE THROTTLE FAILED.

THE FRAME HAS RUSTED SO BAD THAT YOU CAN POKE YOUR FINGERS THROUGH IT. ALSO THE FRAME IS RUSTED AROUND WHERE REAR SHOCKS MOUNT CAUSING THE PASSENGER REAR SHOCK TO COME APART. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL DUE TO RUST ISSUES.