Body problems of the 2005 Toyota Tacoma - part 2

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that he had his vehicle frame replaced as the recall stated. However, the vehicle muffler had been removed and was not re-attached to the vehicle. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. Bd.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. While the vehicle was undergoing an oil change, the technician noticed that the frame on the front driver side was severely rusted and stated it needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.

Frame recall. I took my frame in to be sprayed with rust protection but 4 months later the vehicle failed the state inpection due to holes in the frame. Toyota said that since they already put the rust protection on they can not do anything. They did not properly inspect my frame. The rust holes did not appear after 4 months. They should of replaced the bad frame.

Took my Tacoma into dealer for noise coming out the back of truck turn out that my truck had 2 active recalls on it one was the frame and the other was rear spring. They told me that the frame had to be replace because there was significant rust and had made a hole on it. My problem is that Toyota still has my truck with no ata on repair. They said that I can have my truck back if I sign a waiver if my truck is not safe why would I want to sign a waiver. The did provide a loner car but its only good for 30 day after that I am on my own. As you can see it been 6 week since they took my truck.

Hello good afternoon my name is renato silva I have a Toyota Tacoma 2005 could you help me with some information it has a chassis with holes and rotten. Toyota was changing all chassis that had this defect in 2018 to 2020 at no cost, the first owner didn't know about it and I wasn't even warned. I would like to know if I am entitled to a free chassis exchange?.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while inspecting the vehicle, he noticed punctures and corrosion on the main subframe. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact stated that an unknown recall repair was performed to the subframe in August 2014. The failure mileage was approximately 255,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle had developed severe corrosion and a hole near the drivers side tire. The contact who was a certified mechanic stated that the frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,000. Pam.

The catalytic converter shield on my 2005 Tacoma fell off while driving and almost caused an accident. After picking up the large metal parts and inspecting under the vehicle, I noticed that near to where the catalytic converter sits, that there was extensive corrosion on the truck's frame and even a large hole. I am extremely worried about the safety of the vehicle and am afraid that the frame may crumple while driving causing an accident or death. Toyota is aware of the issue. I contacted the corporate offices, but was told that Toyota is only replacing the frame on vehicles registered in what they have designated as a "snow state". I purchased my Toyota at a dealership in illinois (a "snow state") and have done a lot of travelling within the "snow states", yet because I live 25 miles away on the missouri side, Toyota is refusing to cover the repair. The woman from Toyota corporate did not seem to care when I told her that I was worried about the safety of the vehicle and that it could result in an accident or death. I offered to email the photos of the frame corrosion, but was rejected. Toyota needs to cover this repair on all vehicles with frame corrosion regardless of the state they live in.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while receiving a state inspection, the mechanic had noticed that there was corrosion present on the frame. Prior to the inspection the dealer had also replaced the emergency brake line because corrosion was present as well. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer after the mechanic at the inspection station noticed the subframe corrosion. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the approximate failure mileage was 125,000. Gb.

The frame of my 2005 Tacoma has developed a hole. I have only owned the vehicle since March of 2013, and have complained about it to the dealer since a month after buying it. The metal is flaking off all over the frame and Toyota has issued a limited service campaign, but they are claiming they can not do anything until they move the campaign to my area. I do not feel safe driving this vehicle. But I have to, and will not even let my family in it anymore. I have 4 years of payments and a truck that is wasting away. Please help push Toyota to move this campaign along as fast as possible, or make it a full recall.

2005 Tacoma resided in PA from purchase in 2004 until July 2011 & is now exhibiting frame perforation in the area of both exhaust resonators and splitting in the c-channel rails near the rear wheels.

Corrosion on frame rails affecting structural integrity of frame. Rust holes are present.

I all ready have a complaint in odi- 10915902 I have pictures I would like to send. Did my complaint in oct 2016 still waiting for paperwork. I have more pictures not sure how to send them all.

I have a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. This is my second Toyota truck and I do really love my truck. My last pickup was a 1999 ext pickup with a lot of rust on it when I qualified for a buyback deal. Last week I brought my 2005 into the kenny ross Toyota dealer in coraoplis, PA to have them inspect my vehicle. The inspection revealed a large structural hole in the frame of the vehicle. It is on the driver¿s side where the frame rail curves down. This is one thing that is keeping it from getting a inspection sticker. This is a major safety issue and I would not recommend driving the vehicle in its current condition due to the structure of the frame. This is a serious safety issue. If this section of my frame was to fail, which I believe is completely possible; it will result in a major accident. I would like to believe that I can trust Toyota USA to take care of this issue. I am at this point basically left with a beautiful, great running and completely unsafe Toyota Tacoma. I feel strangled, violated, and taken advantage of. $25,000 plus investment on a truck that is a possible scrap heap at 9 years and 167k miles. I can't sell it and get a fair value knowing the frame is rotten. The dealer won't take it back on a trade in either. I put in a claim that Toyota bears no responsibility for the frame since it is out of warranty. All they is offered me $1500 toward a new Toyota vehicle which doesn¿t help my current problem. The dealership seen potential frame issue and didn¿t even take any photos of it and/or then pass them onto a field rep. As I understand, if the field rep deems the photos of interest, an appointment will be scheduled for when s/he is next at the dealership. The field rep can either then reject or escalate it.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the frame was perforated due to rust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage and current mileage was 189,000. Ml.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated the vehicle was taken to dealer for an unrelated repair. The technician notified the contact that the sub frame of the vehicle had corroded and rusted. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and current mileage was 81,000. Ml.

I took my truck to get it inspected and they said there are holes in the frame a large as my hand. It will not pass inspection and cannot be driven. I have been driving my 2 little sons around in this vehicle which has been unsafe for a long time. The holes are big enough to have started years ago as a small hole which make the truck undrivable. I have a nice looking truck that cannot be driven. The 1st generation Tacomas were recalled for this same reason. What is Toyota going to do?.

I was pulling into a curb parking space when suddenly the engine on my truck accelerated. My foot was already on the brake so I pushed all the way to the floor but I was slowly moving forward anyway. My brakes were smoking from trying to stop my truck. I hit the back of a parked car and pushed it approximately two parking spaces before I thought to turn the engine off.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the frame was perforated due to rust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. The VIN was unavailable.

The frame on my 2005 Toyota Tacoma pre runner is completely rusted out due to a flaw in the manufacturing process. The recall was 3 months past the date of the end of the recall. Now my vehicle has large cracks in the frame and is no longer safe. This issue still exists in the 2005 model and must be addressed for public safety. There was a recall that covered this problem up until the end of 2004. Mine was purchased in the beginning of 2005. This is a known problem with this truck and is being ignored by Toyota. They are failing to repair this and picking and choosing if they infact want to repair some trucks and not others. Toyotas options on the fact that my truck has a manufacture defect that is unsafe to drive. Please help!!.

Summer 2012 the cross member holding the spare tire fell off while I was driving. Now (January 2014) a large (three inch) perforation has appeared in the front frame. The truck frame is rotting out fast.

Upon inspecting the underside of my 2005 Tacoma, I discovered holes in both sides of the inner frame behind the front wheels that had rusted right through the frame. The rust continues to spread and the holes are getting larger.

Started hearing rubbing/grinding type noise coming from front end. Inspected and found lf cv axle leaking grease, so thought the noise was coming from there. Replaced lf cv axle, and the noise did not go away. Inspected further and found drivers side frame where the motor mount bracket is welded to cracked, causing the motor to flex and the fan to rub on the fan shroud. Contacted Toyota, who instructed me to get it inspected at a dealership. Took to Toyota dealer, who told me there was no evidence of driver abuse, no rust, not really anything that showed why the weld had broken, but that Toyota did not want to do anything due to aftermarket lift and oversized tired. Lift was already installed on vehicle when purchased at a Toyota dealership. Toyota corporate told me they did not want to help because vehicle is out of factory warranty. The steering shaft is directly under the part of the motor that is sagging down, and I am afraid if it were to break completely it might stop the vehicle from being able to turn. Also, is there now extra stress on any of the wiring? is it flexing and potentially breaking any fuel lines? I have done some reasearch on this, and found a lot of peolple having the same issues with their trucks. Toyota has started putting updated frames with more support for the motor mounts on the 2007 models, knowing there were issues with the 05/06s, but are refusing to acknowledge the problem and fix the ones that have broken.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the front frame was corroded. The contact also mentioned that there was a hole in the metal frame where it began to separate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who stated that the front portion of the frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 98,000. . . Updated 12-30-13 the consumer stated the rear frame was beginning to corrode. Updated 1/22/2014.

Vehicle will not pass inspection due to a hole in the frame.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that upon inspection, it was found that the frame was perforated due to rust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 184,000. Updated 12/20/cn.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being inspected, it was found that the frame was perforated due to rust. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a slight crash. The contact was not injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was deemed as destroyed because the frame was completely rusted and the contact was advised that although the vehicle could be repaired, it would not pass a state inspection. The contact spoke with the manufacturer but no assistance was provided. The failure and current mileages were 54,000.

As I was leaving work I slowly drove over a speed bump. The rear end of my truck began to bounce like a boat in choppy water. I got out and looked to see if I had a low tire. All four tires were fine so I kept looking. Upon closer inspection to the left rear wheel well, I noticed that the shock rod had broken off at the theaded end and shot straight through the bed of my truck. I immediately took the truck to glenn Toyota for inspection. Initially they took great interest until after they learned that Toyota manufacturing would not cover the catastrophic failure. Now the truck rides like a boat in choppy water and even the slightest bump in the road causes an exagerated response in the suspension making it dangerous to drive. There is no previous history of damage to the vehicle nor has it been mistreated.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the frame of the vehicle was rusted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the mechanic spray painted the frame, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the remedy did not repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Frame folling a parts!.

I have a hole on the inside of box frame next to the cat. Convertor on driver side. This was discovered back in January of 2013, and was immediately reported to the Toyota rep over the dealership. I've inquired about the situation 3 times since then and have just gotten the answer that its under investigation. This hole which I can almost stick my fist through looks to be located in the crumble zone, and is in a high stressed part of the frame. I know Toyota has recalled first generation trucks for frame rot, but why haven't they recalled any of the second generation trucks for the same issues. You can search the web and find that I'm not alone when it comes to frame rot on the second generation Tacoma trucks. Toyota needs to buck up and fix these issues before someone gets severely injured or killed due to the defective frames. People spend the extra money on Toyota vehicles for quality durability and longevity. I work for a Toyota production plant and I can't imagine that they are avoiding such a dangerous issue that needs to be resolved ASAP. I hope that the national highway transportation looks into this and forces a recall before lives are lost!.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the spare tire fell and detached from the vehicle. The spare tire was located under the vehicle and the contact stated that the entire cross member on the rear of the vehicle became rusted. The contact stated that half of the rear cross member also fractured and detached from the vehicle. The contact also stated that the cross member that was located in the center of the vehicle was also completely rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 145,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that he noticed a hole in the frame of the vehicle due to rust. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who confirmed there was a hole in the frame of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 98,000. Kmj.

Truck began making loud noises in engine compartment. Truck was diagnosed as having bad motor mounts. At time of repair, motor mount assemblies were noted by mechanic to have broken off the frame due to bad/weakened welds. Motor is rubbing on fan/radiator shroud. Owner has done independent research, including complaints filed on this site, and has noted that this has been an on-going issue with 2005 Tacomas.