Frame And Members problems of the 1996 Toyota Tacoma

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Tacoma. While the vehicle was being repaired, the mechanic was able to push his finger through the vehicle's frame. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced manufacturer communication number: lsc-90-d. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Tacoma. While the vehicle was in park, the contact noticed that the subframe near the rear passenger side corroded and fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 152,000.

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated the dealer confirmed that the frame was covered with rust and corroded during an inspection. The dealer will not repair the vehicle since the warranty expired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 09/27/11 updated 10/11/11.

I own a 96 Toyota Tacoma and it has developed frame rot. Toyota will not do their buyback as I brought it for its second inspection 68 days beyond the 15 year buyback offer. The truck has been condemned and reported to carfax, Toyota corporate and the MA rmv rendering this vehicle instantly unfit to drive and illegal to operate for safety issues. . Yet Toyota denies any responsibility for this and the dealer service rep said, you can still take the truck, its yours after all. How can a safety recall for faulty frame construction involving poor quality steel and absence of rust inhibitor not be a total recall of all vehicles on list demanding buyout or frame replacement for the life of the vehicle? why was Toyota granted a 15 year back-end to this responsibility? further, Toyota performs the inspections and you are only allowed 1 inspection per year. I had manchester nh Toyota inspect mine about 1 1/2 years ago and the tech inspecting commented, ". . This one was one of the best he's seen yet. " I discovered a broken left rear upper shock mount with a chunk of frame two weeks ago and arranged as early as possible to get the truck to Toyota in falmouth, MA. Where they immediately condemned the truck determining it unsafe to drive, then informed me that I had exceeded the buyback term by 68 days past the 15 year old mark. Then they told me I could take the vehicle back because after all, it is still my truck. You've allowed Toyota to conduct their own safety inspections and allowed them to back-end their responsibility for system-wide production deficiency? how is it they got to call that shot? talk about allowing the fox to guard the hen house! I bought a Toyota at a much higher price than their competitors because of their advertised quality engineering. "eight out of ten corollas sold since 1985 are still on the road today" well, they failed miserably with the Tacoma, proven by the huge number of trucks they've had to buy-out or perform a frame replacement. Why?.

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Tacoma. He stated that while driving 20 mph and attempting to make a left turn left the vehicle continued driving straight and he lost control of vehicle. He was able to pull over and had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The dealer stated that he needed to repaire the frame. There is a recall out for this vehicle where they will have to replace them but this vehicles frame can be repaired at the owners expense at $480. 00 dollars. There will be repairs done to the vehicle . The failure mileage was 211000 and current mileage was 211800.

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that Toyota will not accept his vehicle for the voluntary customer support program. This program is in regards to the rear frame corrosion on the 1995 and 1996 Tacomas. Toyota is offering 1. 5 times the blue book value for these vehicles. The manufacturer informed the contact that his vehicle has a salvage title; therefore, they were unable to buy his vehicle back. The current mileage was 179,171 and failure mileage was 178,000.

The contact owns a 1996 Toyota Tacoma. The contact noticed that the rear frame had rotted. While driving 30 mph, the rear frame fell off the vehicle because it was rusted. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop and they placed a piece of metal on the vehicle to hold it together temporarily. No permanent repairs were made and the vehicle remains parked. The VIN, engine size, and number of cylinders were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 66,000.

Contacted dealer , the service department stated they couldn't help me because the truck was out of warranty. Steve in service said he had no idea how much it would cost to repair my truck, he said he would transfer me to parts at which point we were disconnected. I contacted the dealer's parts department on my own and found that the part numbers had been changed from the originals whic denotes a change. Further investigation revealed that Toyota issued a service bulletin ( #su00197) denoting a change of the rear leaf springs in relation to ride comfort. There were two other bulletins (#com0401k) relating to rear spring squeaks and (tc96018) relating to cracked frames. Why would the dealer that I purchased the vehicle from not know this or attempt to find it since it certianly is a saftey factor. The manufacturer's warranty is 36/month/36000 comprehensive and 5 year/60,000 miles on the powertrain.

About two weeks ago the vehicle was taken to dealer because front left tire wobbled while driving. The dealer stated that frame rail would be replaced per recall #96v129000.

Consumer states while driving, noticed front left wheel was caved inward. Took vehicle to dealer, who diagnosed that the vehicle's frame rail was defective.

Poor design of the fenders allow dirt and debris to be thrown onto vehicle. Fender does not come out far enough to cover the tires.