Frame And Members problems of the 1997 Toyota T100

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota T100. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, he noticed that the vehicle had a fuel leak. The vehicle was taken to the garage where it was diagnosed that there was excessive corrosion at the fuel lines, brake lines, the frame, front bumper, the a-frames, bed-holder and rear axle housing. The fuel lines were replaced by an independent mechanic. The failure and current mileage was 135,000. The VIN was unavailable. Updated 02/18/11.

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota T100. The contact noticed that the frame was covered with rust. The dealer had not been notified. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 46,600.

The contact owns a 1997 Toyota T100. The vehicle was parked, and the contact observed that the rear bumper detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they stated that the frame completely corroded and exhibited several holes. The vehicle was damaged significantly and beyond repair. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they were unable to provide assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 182,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I took my 1997 T100 Toyota truck to uniontown Toyota dealer for a neutral switch repair which cost $360. At that time I was advised by the service manager not to drive the vehicle due to the current problem that Toyota is having with frame deterioration. Toyota currently has a recall on years back up to1995. This deterioration in my 1997 is obviously the same issue they are having and are honoring in the previous years' models. The frame needs to be replaced according to the service manager at the above dealership. My vehicle has been in my garage since this repair July 10th, this is a garage kept vehicle- it is clearly defected and should be honored by Toyota as they are honoring past year identical issue. After discussing this issue with Toyota representatives at their main headquarters in California, they refused to fix the problem stating that our 1997 truck was not recalled, even though their service representatives have stated that it clearly was the same problem.

Our 1997 Toyota T100 extended cab is falling apart with rust. The bumper pulled completely off and the bed moves as if it will break away from the cab. The side steps (you step on to climb up into the truck) have rusted and broken off as well). We have to drive it, but fear a tragic accident will occur. This truck has far more rust than even the recalled tacomas we saw bought back by Toyota. We would like Toyota to recall and buy back the T100s as well.