Underbody Shield problems of the 2000 Toyota Tacoma

Tl the contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the frame of the chassis was corroded through. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.

Broken driver side rear leaf spring. Inspecting underbody to assess parts list and found the vehicle frame rusted through in a 2 -3 foot span from just aft of the driver seat to the rear leaf spring bracket. Heavy flakes and pieces of rust breaking off and frame almost rusted away near the leaf spring bracket that has cracked and near falling off.

Frame rust perforation per Toyota 1995 through 2000 Toyota frame rust corrosion perforation warranty enhancement (customer support program) was conducted on my truck last year (September 2010). The local Toyota dealership inspected and said it was ok. Today they conducted another frame inspection and said the frame was perforated and would not pass the safety inspection. I asked to see a digital photograph of the frame damage and was told none were available. No offer was made to put the truck on the lift for me to see for myself. I drove home very carefully, pulled the truck in the garage and had a look, does not look safe to me. Appears the left front rear axle leaf spring mount / chassis frame could fail causing the axle to separate from the vehicle. Perhaps this is more serious than a "customer support program"!.

The frame on my 2000 Toyota Tacoma has rusted through. I never got any info about a recall but there is one for my model. My mechanic told me the frame could break at any time.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tacoma. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for maintenance. The dealer showed the contact a small hole in the frame of the vehicle, located in front of the rear passenger side tire. She was informed that the 1995-2000 Tacoma's had undercoating failures. The dealer stated that they would call her and kept the vehicle from March 21-28, 2008; however, the contact never received a call. She retrieved her vehicle and returned the loaner that was provided on March 28, 2008. The current mileage was 136,205 and failure mileage was 136,204.

We have a 2000 Toyota Tacoma sr5 xtra cab, 4 x 4. The body is in excellent condition. It went in for routine service today and it was found that the frame rails have rotted. The frame is unsafe and because of this, we will have to get rid of the truck. It is our understanding in talking with the dealer, it will be going to the salvage yard, it cannot be repaired. This is very frustrating to us as the owners of the vehicle, it only has 37,000 miles on it! we are very fortunate that nothing has happened with this vehicle while it was being driven. The frame rot could result in serious l injury or death.

My 2000 Toyota Tacoma frame is rotting prematurely. Large pieces of frame are falling off of vehicle. I know of many 99/00 Tacoma's that are rotting and someone may be killed. Rot is occurring mostly in north east due to severe winters. Toyota will not admit that 7 year old Tacoma's are posing a safety hazard in the snow belt. I have pictures of a Tacoma that had huge holes in the frame and it could not be salvaged.

The frame on our 2000 Toyota Tacoma totally rotted out. It passed 2006 state inspection and after being maintained by a Toyota dealer it was deemed unsafe to drive and would not pass 2007 state inspection. There are gaping holes in the frame on the inside. The truck had to be salvaged at 7 years old. Other make and model trucks of this age are not anywhere near this condition. Why is Toyota not liable to inform Tacoma owners of this defect. We retained pictures of the extreme damage to this particular truck.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tacoma. During a routine inspection, the contact noticed that the rear passenger side inner frame rail was corroded. The corrosion destroyed the steel on the leaf spring shackle. The dealer stated that road salt caused the failure. As of October 11, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 115,312.

Brought my 2000 Tacoma extended cab 2wd pu in to midas for a muffler replacement. While on the hoist the technician noticed extreme rust on frame rail that had broken through on the driver side rear. The structural integrity of this vehicle with only 87k miles on it is now threatened. Have read that this is now being reported by many people. Truck is in excellent condition otherwise.

Letter from senator kerry on behalf of constituent re his concerns with extreme rust in the frame of his 2000 Toyota Tacoma truck the frame was compromised due to the severity of the rust.