2006 Toyota Tacoma complaints

DUE TO THE RUSTED FRAME ISSUES THAT I REPORTED TO TOYOTA ON 04/16/2014 (MULLER TOYOTA AND TOYOTA CORPORATE) MY CLUTCH PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WHEN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH WHEN THE RUSTED CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER STUCK . THERE ARE BIG RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME AND TOYOTA FREELY ADMITS THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE FRAMES , BUT WON'T HAVE A RECALL ON THOSE MODEL TACOMAS UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN OR GET INJURED OR KILLED ! SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THESE DEFECTIVE FRAMES THAT RUST FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *JS

HEAVY RUST ON VEHICLE FRAME. THE FRONT TOW BAR IS RUSTED THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE THE THREADS OF ONE OF THE BOLTS THAT MOUNTS THE SKID BARS THROUGH THE FRAME. HEAVY RUSTING OF FRAME MOSTLY IN THE FRONT UNDER THE ENGINE. THE FRAME IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THIS IS EVIDENT WHEN YOU WIPE THE INSIDE RAILS OF THE FRAME AND RUST DEPOSITS ARE FOUND. THE TOW BAR IS HOLLOW AND MULTIPLE 2-3IN LONG BY 1/8-1/4IN PIECES HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT. OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME HAVE SIMILAR PIECES FOUND ALTHOUGH NONE HAVE BEEN FOUND THAT ARE QUITE THAT LARGE. THE RUST IS CAUSING THE FRAME TO BUBBLE UP AND IS OFTEN TWICE THE WIDTH OF THE FRAME. SOME PARTS ARE FINE. THERE IS A SPOT ON THE FRONT FRAME THAT LOOKS BRAND NEW WHEN WIPED DOWN. IT IS BLACK AND SHINY WHILE RIGHT NEXT TO IT IS SOME OF THE WORST RUST. THE ONLY HOLES I HAVE FOUND SO FAR ARE IN THE FRONT. I HAVE A QUALITY VEHICLE INSPECTION FROM BIG ISLAND TOYOTA WHEN MY THE VEHICLE HAD 70801 MILES NOTING THE RUST ON FRAME. THIS WAS IN APRIL 2012. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN HAWAII AND HAS BEEN IN HAWAII EVER SINCE. THAT INSPECTION WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SIX YEARS OLD. OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE SHOWING EXTENSIVE RUST AS WELL SUCH AS BRACKETS, NUTS, BOLTS, WHEEL HUBS AND RIMS. *TR

DREADED TOYOTA FRAME RUST, THE FRAME IS RUSTING EXTENSIVELY AND I AM WORRIED IT WILL RUST THROUGH. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT NO ACTION SO FAR. RUST, RUST, RUST...IF IT IS A TOYOTA, IT WILL RUST. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTY ON MY TRUCK. I HAD TO HAVE ONE BRAKE LINE REPLACED AND ALL ARE IN DANGER OF LEAKING AT ANY TIME. THERE IS SO MUCH RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF MY TRUCK THAT MORE OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE GOING TO BREAK AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPLACED AT 63000 MILES AND THE LINES TO THE STEERING RACK WERE RUSTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED PA INSPECTION DUE TO EXTENSIVELY RUSTED FRAME. THE ENTIRE FRAME HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. THERE ARE VISIBLE HOLES IN THE FRAME INCLUDING SPARE TIRE SUPPORT, GAS TANK SUPPORTS, ETC. THE DEALER AND I BOTH CONTACTED TOYOTA BUT THEY REFUSE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT BECAUSE THE SAID THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SINCE NO NOTICE HAS COME FROM NHTSB. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THIS SAME PROBLEM IS KNOWN ON EARLIER MODELS OF THE TACOMA AND THE TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

SUN VISOR MADE CRACKING TYPE SOUNDS WHEN FOLDING DOWN OR UP TO USE. NOW IT WILL NOT STAY UP OR FOLD UP AGAINST WINDSHIELD. IT IS A VISION HAZARD. *TR

THE VEHICLE FRAME IS VERY CORRODED IN NUMEROUS SPOTS, ESPECIALLY IN WELD AREAS AND BEHIND THE FRONT WHEELS. SOME FASTENERS ALSO APPEAR TO BE ABNORMALLY CORRODED. THE ENGINE ACCESSORY PULLEYS ARE ALSO IN VERY POOR CONDITION. THE CORROSION IS ODD IN THAT IT IS NOT CONSISTENT. I MEAN THAT SOME COMPONENTS AND FASTENERS SHOW MINOR CORROSION WHILE OTHERS ARE EXCESSIVE. THE VEHICLE FRAME IS ALSO VERY CORRODED IN ISOLATED AREAS AND NOT UNIFORM. ODD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE FRAME HAD RUSTED OUT AND THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,983.

MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME IS TERRIBLY RUSTED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD IT CLEANED AND UNDERCOATED FOR BEGINNERS. BUT MY MAIN ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT MY LEAF SPRINGS ALREADY NEED REPLACED. THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING CREAKING NOISES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BECAUSE THEY ARE JUNK ALREADY. BUT THEN, THE LEFT SIDE LEAF SPRING COMPLETELY CRACKED AND THAT'S NOT EVEN EFFECTED BY THE RUST. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO PAY SO MUCH JUST TO TRY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE BODY IN WORKING ORDER. *TR

6 SPEED TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. APPEARS TO BE STUCK IN 4 TH GEAR ? WAS ABLE TO GET IN DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED TO SPRAY PAINT THE FRAME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ENTIRELY MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

MY TRUCK HAS SEVERE RUST IN THE FRONT FRAME THAT APPEARS TO BE RUSTING THE BODY FROM THE INSIDE OUT! I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW (TOYOTA TACOMA 2006) BECAUSE I BELIEVED THAT TOYOTA WAS A REPUTABLE COMPANY WHO STAND BY THEIR CLAIMS OF BUILT TO LAST. I ALSO PURCHASED A FULL MAINTENANCE PROGRAM TO BE SURE I WAS TAKING CARE OF THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AND FAITHFULLY MET EVERY SERVICE. THE DEALER NEVER POINTED OUT A RUST PROBLEM ON THESE SERVICES BUT DID ON OTHER INSTANCES LIKE BROKEN ANTENNA, CLOUDY FLUIDS ETC. WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE BODY OF THE TRUCK, I WAS HORRIFIED TO NOTICE SEVERE RUST AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO GET HIS OPINION. WHEN HE FIRST LOOKED AT TRUCK AS I DROVE IN, HE SAID YOUR TRUCK LOOKS GREAT, NO RUST ON UPPER PAINTED SURFACES. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH HE REMARKED HE HAD NEVER SEEN RUST SO BAD ON SUCH A NEW TRUCK! I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON TACOMA FRAMES MODEL YEAR 1998-2004) TO EITHER BE REPLACED AT TOYOTAS COST OR BUY BACK, BECAUSE INFERIOR METAL HAD BEEN USED. SEEMS THAT 2006 MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE AN APPT. WITH MY LOCAL DEALER ON 6/5/2014. I AM PRAYING THEY WILL HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE AS I SUNK ALL MY SAVINGS IN THIS TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A HILL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE INJURIES REPORTED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA STOPS WORKING AND MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT TIMES. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. IT SEEMS TO JUST HAPPEN AT TIMES BUT IT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT DOES. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CASING FOR THE SPARE TIRE WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE CRANK TO REMOVE THE SPARE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM FOR SEVERAL SAFETY RECALLS TO BE IMPLEMENTED/FIXED. I HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP INSPECT THE FRAME WHILE UP ON THE LIFT. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO BE BADLY RUSTED WITH ACTUAL HOLES PRESENT IN THE FRAME. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT. HE SAID TO PUT NOTHING IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. *TR

I TOOK MY 2006 TACOMA TO HAVE A 5K SERVICE. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT I HAD EXTENSIVE RUST UNDER THE CARRIAGE AND THAT IT NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP. HE SAID THAT IT WOULD INVOLVE REMOVING THE RUST AND THEN APPLYING RUSTPROOFING. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUST ISSUES FROM OTHER OWNERS AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THIS HAS TO BE DEALT WTITH ASAP. I FEEL THAT I AM DRIVING A TRUCK THAT IS UNSAFE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V092000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

BURNED AND CRACKED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THAT WAS CHANGED AT 30,000 MILES DURING WARRANTY, THE TRUCK NOW HAVE 63,000 MILES. THE SAME PROBLEM RECUR. NOTE: EVERY ONE WITH A TACOMA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA IS AVOIDING THE PROBLEM BY SAYING SORRY YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I MADE MANY CALLS TO TOYOTA HOTLINE, THEY TOOK ALL MY INFORMATION AND SAY WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU,EVERY TIME. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA IS RUSTING THROUGH AND I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2004 AND EARLIER TACOMA MODELS. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE RECENT MODELS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. HOW DO I GET TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING? WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER THEY TOLD ME THERE THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR DIRECTIVE TO FIX IT, THEREFORE THEY WOULDN'T! *JS

MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME HAS RUSTED APART IN FOUR PLACES. TWO REPAIR FACILITIES DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM DEVASTATED!!! PLEASE HELP. I HAVE HEARD OF MANY, MANY CASES OF THIS AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE. MY TRUCK ONLY HAD 60,000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN, NOW IT HAS 90,000 AND IS UNDRIVABLE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

ON OCTOBER 2013 I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT (NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME) THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET AND THE ABS KICKED IN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE HARD, THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND I COULDN'T HOLD THE TRUCK BACK. I WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I PROBABLY DID NOT PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH. ON JANUARY 2014 THE SAME THING OCCURRED. HERE AGAIN I WAS FORTUNATE THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT IN FRONT OF ME AND THIS TIME I WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. MARCH 15TH IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN I WAS LUCKY THAT NO VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I NOW BRAKE WAY IN ADVANCE OF A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN BECAUSE OF FEAR. THIS TIME WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE I GOT OFF THE BRAKE AND WENT RIGHT BACK ON AND THE ENGINE STOPPED ACCELERATING. I ONCE AGAIN PUT IT IN THE GARAGE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I THINK THAT THE UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION IS TRIGGERED WHEN HARD PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES WHEN THE ABS KICKS IN. I'M NOT A ROOKIE DRIVER. I'VE BEEN DRIVING TACOMAS FOR OVER 30 YEARS. THIS IS MY 4TH ONE. AFTER HAPPENING THREE TIMES, IT IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. THIS IS A POSSIBLE SERIOUS ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET TOYOTA TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE, HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO AGREED TO REPLACE THE FRAME FREE OF CHARGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.   *TR

I DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME ON MY TOYOTA TRUCK IS EXCESSIVELY RUSTED. IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE UNBELIEVABLE WHEN YOU COMPARE THE FRAME TO EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRUCK. EVERY OTHER COMPONENT ON THE UNDERSIDE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION BUT THERE IS HARDLY AN AREA OF THE FRAME THAT IS NOT RUSTED. THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT HAVE THE CLASSIC "POTATO CHIP" SCALING THAT HAS EATEN THROUGH ABOUT 1/2 THE ORIGINAL THICKNESS OF THE METAL. THE RUST APPEARS ON BOTH FLAT SURFACES AND WELDS. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THERE SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS---MANY ARE EVEN NEWER, LOW MILEAGE SUNBELT TRUCKS. I GUESS IT'S OBVIOUS TOYOTA NEVER ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THEIR FRAME ISSUES THAT PROMPTED THE PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE 95-04 MODELS. I SURMISE THAT ROOT CAUSE IS USING CHEAP, INFERIOR, RECYCLED METAL TO SAVE MONEY. BTW, MY PREVIOUS TRUCK WAS A 1990 TOYOTA THAT I DROVE UNTIL THE BODY FELL OFF IN 2009. AFTER 19 YEARS (THAT'S 19 PENNSYLVANIA WINTERS), THAT FRAME WAS SPOTLESS WITH MOST OF THE ORIGINAL PAINT STILL REMAINING. IN EVERY OTHER RESPECT, I LOVE THIS TRUCK. HOWEVER, THIS FRAME RUST ISSUE IS A CONTINUING TOYOTA SAFETY PROBLEM --- NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL ASPECT AS MY TRUCK WILL BE DEAD LONG BEFORE IT'S TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ANY AID YOU CAN LEND TO THIS MATTER. *TR

I NOTICED SEVERE RUST WITH HOLES RUSTING THROUGH THE FRAME OF MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHEN I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED THE EMPLOYEES THERE WOULD JUST SHAKE THEIR HEADS IN DISBELIEF. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY TOOK PICTURES, AND THEY WOULD SEND THEM TO CORPORATE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING IN WRITING. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, FRAME IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF A VEHICLE, AND WITH RUST 1/4 OF AN INCH THICK FLAKING OFF ALLOVER THE FRAME WITH HOLES RUSTING THROUGH I THINK I HAVE A GOOD REASON. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH RUST EVEN ON TRUCKS 10 YEARS OLDER THEN THIS ONE. I DID NOT GET ANY RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CORP., AND IT HAS BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS SINCE TOYOTA MECHANICS LOOKED AT IT. WHEN YOU PAY OVER $32, 000 FOR A TRUCK, THE FRAME SHOULD LAST BIT LONGER BEFORE IT TURNS INTO MUD. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THEIR PREVIOUS FRAME PROBLEMS WITH EARLIER MODELS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. HOWEVER ISN'T IT NEGLIGENCE WHEN YOU RECALL A CERTAIN MODEL YEARS, AND CONTINUE MAKING NEWER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. DOESN'T ANYONE CONTROL THESE PEOPLE. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY PUT SO MANY PEOPLE IN DANGER. THIS SHOULD GIVE YOU GENERAL IDEA, BECAUSE THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT THE MORE I GET UPSET. THANK YOU.

ON 2/15/2014 I CHANGED THE TIRES ON MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE RUST NEARLY EVERYWHERE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BASED ON THE MILEAGE. AT THAT TIME I EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP MY CONCERN REGARDING THE AMOUNT OF RUST TO THE FRAME AND MIGHT THIS BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM LEADING TO A FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME AND THE FRAMES WILL RUST BUT WILL FINE AND THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS 42,200 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME ROTTING BY THE DAY, DUE TO RUST. MY TRUCK CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THE BED CREAKS AND SHAKES AND IS VERY UNSTABLE. THE BRACKETS HOLDING THE LEAF SPRINGS ARE NEARLY DISINTEGRATED, DEEMING MY VEHICLE STRANDED. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA IN 2007, I PAID FOR UNDERCOATING TO PROTECT FROM RUST. UPON RESEARCH, MANY 2006 TACOMA OWNERS THAT ARE DEALING THE SAME RUSTING SCENARIO. RECENTLY TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ON TACOMA FRAMES FROM TRUCKS 1995 - 2004, CLEARLY SOMETHING IS WRONG BUT DIDN'T GET RESOLVED WITH NEWER MODELS.I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE BRACKETS & FRAME, WHICH ARE ATROCIOUS. LOCAL MECHANICS AND BODY SHOPS ALIKE HAVE SAID THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS ON SUCH A NEW(ISH) TRUCK. LEM, THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THE RUST IS DUE TO A CHEMICAL COMPOUND EFFECTING THE FRAME AND IT'S OUT OF THEIR HANDS. "WARRANTY REVIEWED PHOTOS AND DETERMINED THAT IT''S SURFACE RUST AND NOT PERFORATION CORROSION. RUST ON SURFACE IS EATING IT''S WAY THROUGHOUT ALL METAL PARTS OF THE VEHICLE." DOES CHEMICAL COMPOUND MEAN RAIN WATER? RAIN WATER DRIPS FROM THE BACK OF THE BED, THROUGH THE BODY ONTO THE BRACKETS. THIS IS THE EPICENTER OF THE RUST PROBLEM. EARLIER IN 2012 I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS SAME RUST, WHICH ATE AWAY MY BUMPER. TOYOTA SAID THIS WASN'T UNUSUAL AND THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME. WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I COMPLAINED LOCALLY, AND WROTE A LETTER TO CORPORATE - NO RESPONSE. ON 10/9/12

ALTHOUGH I'VE UNDER COATED MY TACOMA EVERY TWO YEARS THE FRAME IS RUSTING BADLY. I'M AFRAID SOON THE TRUCK MAY NOT PASS INSPECTION. I ENTERED A CASE NUMBER WITH CORPORATE TOYOTA OF 1401210260. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. ON TUESDAY, FEB 4, 2014, THE TRUCK WAS INSPECTED BY ALLEGHENY TOYOTA IN FRANKLIN, PA. ON THE 5TH OF FEB. (YESTERDAY) THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BUT I COULD, AT MY OWN EXPENSE, COVER THE RUST PROBLEM WITH SOME KIND OF COATING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRAME RUST PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 TACOMA. IN THE PAST TOYOTA ADMITTED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH EARLIER BUILT TACOMAS AND CORRECTED THEM EITHER BY REPLACING THE FRAMES OR MONETARY COMPENSATION. I WOULD LIKE MY TRUCK REPAIRED . SOON THE VEHICLE WILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THANK YOU.

I WAS SLOWLY ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED TO MAXIMUM RPM. I JAMMED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THREW THE TRANSMISSION INTO "PARK." A GREAT CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE ISSUED FORTH FROM THE SPINNING TIRES. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND IT'S DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK AND NOT MY FOOT! SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AS A PEDESTRIAN, I SAW THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN TO A JEEP CHEROKEE AT A STOP SIGN. *TR

I WENT TO LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE AND DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION.ONCE THE TECHNICIAN RAISED TRUCK HE INSPECTED FRAME AND FOUND RUST AND CRACKS AND 2 WHOLES, 1 ON LEFT SIDE FRAME ON INSIDE AND 1 ON RIGHT SIDE INSIDE FRAME ADJACENT TO FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WITH A 6IN CRACK RUNNING FROM WHOLE . SERVICE MANAGER THEN CALLED ME TO BAY AS SOON AS TECH TOLD HIM AND SHOWED ME THE RUST AND CRACK AND WHOLES HE THEN ADVISED ME TO CALL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE 1-800 331-4331 I CALLED AND SPOKE TO A REP WHO THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME BECAUSE MY TRUCK DOES NOT FIT THE CRITERIA FOR RECALL. ONLY TACOMA'S FROM 1999-2000 AND 2001-2004 ARE INVOLVED RECALL WHICH IF NOT ALL OR MOST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE ACCORDING TO BLOGS.SHE SAID THAT LEAVES MY VEHICLE OUT BECAUSE ITS A 2006 AND TO ADD SALT TO THESE WOUNDS MY TRUCK IS UP FOR SAFETY INSPECTION IN MARCH 2014 WHICH IS 2 MONTHS AWAY AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LOCAL TOYOTA STATED IT WILL NOT PASS SAFETY.I AM EITHER FORCED TO REPAIR A PROBLEM OUT OF MY POCKET WHICH IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURE ISSUE OR PURCHASE A NEW OR USED VEHICLE IN ORDER TO TRAVEL TO WORK. *TR

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN DASHBOARD CAME ON CONSTANTLY A MONTH AGO. IT IS STILL ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION THE SUBFRAME WAS FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,600.

PURCHASED MY TRUCK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN IT IN FOR THE OIL CHANGE WITH THE DEALER INSPECTION TICKETS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IN THE LAST INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP WHERE THE LEAD MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR WAS "UNSAFE" DUE TO SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE LEAF SPRINGS AND FRAME AREA BOLTS NEAR THE LEAF SPRINGS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK HOW MY CAR HAD GONE THROUGH ALL OF THESE INSPECTIONS AND I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT MY VEHICLE HAD "UNSAFE" LEVELS OF RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DO NOT INSPECT THE UNDERCARRIAGE ( !? ). WHEN I ASKED FOR THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT A CAR WITH RUST ON THE FRAME SHOULD BE JUNKED. I CANNOT BELIEVE I SPENT ALL THAT MONEY FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A QUALITY TRUCK THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAGS ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD TRAUMA, BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND A BROKEN STERNUM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V092000 (AIR BAGS) BUT NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN TAKEN FOR THE RECALL SERVICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE RUST WITH PICTURES (CAN BE PROVIDED). THE RUST IS BEYOND NORMAL VEHICLE WEAR, WHICH IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION OTHERWISE. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO QUICKLY LOOK AT IT AND DETERMINE IF THE RUST IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE, SINCE PREVIOUS TACOMAS UP TO 2004 WERE RECALLED OR BOUGHT BACK DUE TO FRAME RUST. THEY STATED THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT WOULD BE IF I PAID A $115 DIAGNOSTIC FEE, AND THAT SINCE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER A RECALL THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING. THEY DIDN'T OFFER ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR ME TO CONSIDER. THE TOYOTA FRAME RUST PROGRAM WAS IDENTIFIED IN 2008, AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT NOT INCLUDING 2006 TACOMAS. THE FRAME RUST I HAVE IS CLEARLY RELATED TO THE SAME FRAME ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS' TACOMAS. BASED ON EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESEARCH, 2005-06 TACOMA (AS WELL AS TUNDRA) OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING AT VOLUME ABOUT RUST ISSUES AS WELL, INCLUDING THEIR FRAMES BREAKING IN HALF, SIGNIFICANT HOLES DEVELOPING, SPARE TIRES FALLING OFF, AND OTHER RELATED SAFETY HAZARDS. I DO FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND OTHERS THAT ARE DRIVING BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY. I WASH MY VEHICLE EVERY SO OFTEN AND DO NOT DRIVE IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS. I HAVE MY VEHICLE REGULARLY MAINTAINED AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, WHO HAVE NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT MY FRAME RUST BEING ABNORMAL AFTER THEIR INSPECTIONS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO LONGER PROVIDING A REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

SEVERE FRAME RUST CAUSED VEHICLE TO FAIL INSPECTION. HAD HOLE REPAIRED BY CERTIFIED WELDER, TO ALLOW IT TO PASS INSPECTION. HE NOTED A NUMBER OF OTHER SPOTS WHICH WILL GO BAD IN NEXT 1-3 YEARS. *TR

TOOK MY TOYOTA TACOMA IN TO HAVE SNOW TIRES PUT ON THE VEHICLE, THE TECH. SAID THE FRAME HAD RUST HOLES IN IT AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. RUST WAS FLAKING OFF ALL OVER THE FRAME, THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 7 YRS. OLD THEY ARE SENDING A INSPECTOR TO SEE IF TOYOTA WILL PAY FOR A NEW FRAME. I HAVE A FORD 450 2002 AND IT'S FRAME IS IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE. *TR

FRAME IS CONTINUING TO RUST AT AN ALARMING RATE. FIRST REPORTED ISSUE IN SEPTEMBER. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM TOYOTA REGARDING A RECALL. *TR

THERE IS EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST THROUGHOUT THE CHASSIS. WAITING ON A RECALL FOR 2006+ MODELS. RUST IS FLAKING OFF IN LARGE CHIPS. HAPPY WITH MY TRUCK OTHERWISE, BUT WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA IF THIS DOES NOT GET REMEDIED. *TR

AT ABOUT 30 MPH, WE HIT A BUMP, AND THE FUEL TANK STRAP FELL OFF OUR TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLE CAB. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, WHERE WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED SINCE PURCHASING IT NEW IN 06, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE FRAME IS PERFORATED DUE TO RUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED WE CONTACT TOYOTA, WHICH WE DID. BOTH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AND HIS SUPERVISOR TOLD US THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE SUPERVISOR ALSO SAID THERE IS NO ONE ELSE ABOVE HER AT TOYOTA WHO TAKES PHONE CALLS. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMERS, PURCHASING 8 NEW TOYOTA VEHICLES IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. WE PRESENTLY HAVE 3 TOYOTAS, AND WE ARE APPALLED THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REMEDY THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ON THE TACOMA. *TR

NOTICED A LOUD RUBBING NOISE FROM THE RADIATOR FAN HITTING THE SHROUD IN REVERSE. OPENED THE HOOD TO OBSERVE THAT ENTIRE ENGINE WAS LEANING TO THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOTICED FROM UNDER VEHICLE THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE MOTOR MOUNT WAS COLLAPSED INTO THE FRAME BY APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF AN INCH. FURTHER OBSERVATION INDICATED THAT THE MOUNT APPEARED TO BREAK AT THE WELD AND THEN TEAR THE FRAME IN FRONT AND BEHIND OF THE WELDS FOR THE MOTOR MOUNT. LOOKED ON-LINE FOR SIMILAR OCCURRENCES AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER (TOYOTA). OTHERS ON SIMILAR SITES OBSERVED THAT BETWEEN THE 2006 MODEL YEAR (MINE) AND 2007 MODEL YEARS TOYOTA ADDED A REINFORCEMENT TO THE MOTOR MOUNT INDICATING THAT THEY KNEW OF A PROBLEM BUT WERE NOT WILLING TO ALERT OWNERS TO THE PROBLEM. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY BROKEN FRAME AND A 2007 AND LATER MODEL FRAME TO SHOW WHERE THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE REINFORCED. *TR

AT ANNUAL INSPECTION MECHANIC NOTED RUST HOLES IN THE FRAME AND CORROSION IN CONNECTIONS OF PLATES TO FRAME. THIS IS OF COURSE A SAFETY HAZARD THAT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING INSPECTION. DEALER INSPECTED AND CONFIRMED THE CORROSION. WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK NEW. WE LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD WITH NO SALT USE, KEEP THE TRUCK GARAGED IN WINTER, AND DO NOT DRIVE IT REGULARLY IN WINTER. IT IS OTHERWISE A SOUND AND TROUBLE-FREE VEHICLE. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS A RUST HOLE BY THE TRANS CROSS MEMBER. THE FRAME IS ALSO RUSTED VERY BADLY. I DRIVE 150 MILES A DAY ROUND TRIP TO WORK AND ALSO MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FRAME ON MY 2006 TACOMA IS RUSTING/ROTTING OUT(ALMOST A HOLE BESIDE THE TRANSMISSION). TOYOTA WILL NOT ASSIST. I HAVE PIC'S AVAILABLE. *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TACOMA IS SHOWING MODERATE RUST AFTER 78,000 MILES. I DON'T LIVE IN A COLD WEATHER STATE. I'VE PROBABLY ONLY DRIVEN IT ON SALTED ROADS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN MAYBE 2 OF THE WINTERS I'VE OWNED IT. THE RUST IS WORST ABOVE WHERE THE REAR LEAF SPRINGS ARE, BUT BASICALLY THE ENTIRE FRAME SHOWS SIGN OF RUSTING. THE TACOMA IS TERRIBLE COMPARED TO THE FORD F-250 THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME WITH MORE THAN 40,000 EXTRA MILES. THE FORD BARELY HAS ANY RUST AT ALL. I'M WORRIED THAT WITHIN 2 YEARS THAT MY FRAME WILL HAVE HOLES IN IT, AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE GARAGE FOR THE REQUIRED ANNUAL STATE OF MAINE SAFETY INSPECTION. THE RESULTS DISCLOSED SEVERE RUSTING OF THE FRAME, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND CAB MOUNTS. BECAUSE THERE WERE NO PERFORATIONS IN THE FRAME, THE VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRUCK IS IN IMMINENT NEED OF FRAME REPLACEMENT. *TR