Other Fuel System Tank Assembly problems of the 2004 Toyota Tacoma

Tl the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact noticed an abnormal odor coming from the fuel tank. The contact drove home and parked the vehicle. The following morning, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the fuel tank onto the driveway without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to ashland Honda Toyota (2301 lake shore dr e, ashland, WI 54806, (715) 682-5252). The dealer ordered the fuel tank and sent it the independent mechanic. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel tank needed to be replaced for the second time after one year. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Gas tank, tank sheid bracket holding tank up almost completly rusted off with hardly holding gas tank on! major issue!.

My pickup was just reframed under Toyota recall at Toyota of bedford,ohio. But,, they omitted the safety shield under the fuel tank. . Aka . . Gravel shield. . First saying it never had one, then it was missing, then it didnt come in the kit, I filed a case with toyato USA, corpration # 1701033889 as per all safey items were to be mantained or replaced !! but I was denied by Toyota corp. So I will have to pick up my truck under protest as Toyota of bedford is threating me with calling the loaner car in as stolen if I dont today ! said shield was "rusty" but most was on the truck when it went in there, and im on social security (small check) which our great obama care takes almost five eights of & I really cant afford the $ 640. - they are asking just for the part ! I really dont feel safe in the truck without the shield , so it will probley sit till better weather & I can make a shield for it. . And it will be stronger & last much longer than the piece of "rusty tin, " that they say fell away. So again , im picking it up under protest & will write that on the billing statement today 1/52017. . . Steve baab . . Stevebaab61@gmail. Com. . 330-467-5698. . . 8577 olde8rd. Northfield,ohio. . 44067.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, she noticed something had become detached from under the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the fuel tank protector was corroded and had caused the fuel tank to become detached. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 61,400.

Tl - the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, she noticed something had become detached from under the vehicle. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the fuel tank protector was corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic stated that the fuel tank protector would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. Kmj.

I brought my truck to a Toyota dealer to locate an emissions system leak. Two other mechanics had spent hours trying to diagnose the problem and were unable to find the leak. The Toyota tech found the leak in less than 20 minutes. That would lead me to believe he had dealt with this problem before. The leak turned out to be corrosion in the fuel tank, where the filler neck meets the tank. I would not expect a rusted gas tank in an 8 year old truck. The repair estimate was over $1400, the part alone was $750. This is a truck that had already been recalled for a rusted frame (which Toyota replaced at no cost to me) and is showing corrosion in the rear bumper and tailgate. I suspect Toyota saved money by building the truck with inferior materials. But more importantly, a leaking fuel tank is a huge safety issue, not common in a vehicle this recent.

Gas tank shield corroding when notified by Toyota about corrosion problems to the frame of the truck, I inspected the under neath of the truck myself and also noticed the gas tank shield had corroded away. When I went to the dealer to have the frame checked, I told them about the problem with the gas tank shield and they told me that was not part of the recall. Now a year later, I just received another recall for a different problem," excessive corrosion of the spare tire carrier plate". If the frames and spare tire carrier plates corrode due to high road salt use in cold climate states, why are the gas tank shields corroding ? this is a very dangerous safety issue, that needs to be addressed.