Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 1999 Toyota Tacoma.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
I purchased a 1999 Toyota Tacoma in 8/2000. The vehicle had a blown engine that had been replaced and had been involved in a minor accident. I bought it from a local auto-body shop for $10,500 where it had been repaired. I have made my living with this truck and have put over 200 k miles on it with no major repairs. It has been trouble-free and I had no thoughts of replacing it. In October 2008, I took the truck to a Toyota dealer to be inspected for rust, on the advice of an friend. No rust perforation was found. In August 2011 I received a letter from Toyota encouraging me to have the truck re-inspected for frame rust. I did this on 12/30/2011. This time they found rust on the driver's side, on the inside of the frame. The dealer told me that I could not drive the truck without signing a waiver and that the truck was eligible for Toyota's repurchase program. I was given a rental vehicle paid for by Toyota. On 1/5/2012 I was told the truck did not qualify for the repurchase program because it had a salvage title and to pick it up by the end of the day. I have lost a vehicle with no compensation and no recourse with Toyota. There is no relationship between the facts that resulted in my truck having a salvage title and the frame rust. Toyota isn't interested in entertaining the merit of my claim, period. Please help me. I don't know what to do.
I have a 1999 Toyota Tacoma which only has 30,000 miles on it and took it in for an oil change to find out the service department had put a hammer through the frame where it had rusted out. Now the dealer has my truck and said that it is not going to be able to be repaired because they do not make this frame anymore. I have taken great care of my truck only to find out that Toyota is only going to give me 150% bb value due to there faulty frame. This is not the consumers error and should not have to held with the cost of there faulty product.
I bought a 1999 Toyota Tacoma from a private party a couple of years ago. When I went to register the vehicle the title came back as a "rebuild". Just recently I got a recall notice from Toyota corporate with the VIN of my vehicle printed on it telling me that there is a buy back for vehicles of my year and VIN. I called Toyota corporate about a month back and ended up speaking with a case manager concerning the buy back/recall notice and inquired if I was covered under this notice that I received as my title was a "rebuild". In maine there is a salvage title and also a rebuild title which are not the same thing. My rebuild title did not have anything to do with the frame being damaged or replaced and it is the same one this vehicle was manufactured with. The truck looks almost new. There is no rust anywhere on this vehicle except where the frame is rotted to the point the vehicle is probably unsafe. The rust starts just in front of the spring shackle supports and runs about 1 1/2 feet on both sides of frame. The Toyota rep stated it was not covered and they were not going to do anything about the issue because of the title. I informed the man at Toyota that this vehicle may have a rebuild title but the frame rotting out had nothing to do with the damage to the vehicle that created the rebuild title but was still a result of Toyota using inferior materials when dana manufactured the frame for Toyota. The case manager informed me that the previous owner had already had that vehicle to the dealer about a year before I bought it and was denied warranty coverage due to the title being a "rebuild". I then asked him, if they already knew that the previous owner had already been denied claim under the recall program, "why did they send me the notice with the same VIN informing me of the recall?" he did not have a valid answer for that question.
1999 Toyota Tacoma. S10 appropriate handling- letter from regarding Toyota problems.
On 02/12/09 automobile dealership inspected, found, photographed and documented rust perforation on the frame of my 1999 truck with only 72,000 miles. The truck was in pristine condition otherwise. A previous independent welder/hitch installed declared the frame too thin and weak to install any kind of trailer hitch on the back and there was massive puffy, swollen, flaky, rusty areas to the frame only visible underneath the truck. The manufacturer received the e-mailed pictured from the dealer and denied coverage under the extended warranty, and the platinum vehicle service agreement, tat cost $ 1,175. The service manager explained the decision was totally made by the manufacturer based on the few e-mailed pictured, he had nothing to do with it, and further, he had seen less rusty frames than mine taken off the road immediately and bough back under the recall program. I was sent back on the road to deal with the frame myself and I immediately wrote two letter pleading the manufacturer for another inspection at another dealer. I was denied that request. Meanwhile, two independent mechanics advised me not to drive it. I mostly park the truck in my driveway and tried not to think about the monthly payments and insurance that continue. The registration expired in my driveway and I did not renew it until the homeowners association rules required it. On 10/13/10, I drove my truck to the dealership and it was inspected again. I was told the corporation would buy it back under the recall. This time there could be no mistake with pictured, because this time holes existed and there was no steel left in the areas. My truck remains at the dealership and maybe the NHTSA should inspect it to see how a vehicle has to be before the corporation will do anything. Updated 01/20/11.
My son was in an accident with my Toyota Tacoma truck in March. He lost control and totaled the truck. I was recently informed that there was a recall on Toyota Tacoma for rusted frames. I was told the frame was bent after the accident. Therefore I thought that the rusted frame may have caused the accident. I called the Toyota dealer and was told because the vehicle was in an accident and no longer registered it was not eligible for the recall. The frame is badly rusted and may have caused the accident, but because it is no longer drivable the dealer will not inspect it for the rusted frame so I am not eligible for the recall.
Engine check light and air bag light are on and won't go off. Consumer had harness wires replaced and other electrical wires replaced. Dealer can't determine the cause of the problem.