Underbody Shield problems of the 2008 Toyota Tacoma

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that he took his vehicle to get inspected and was informed that the chassis was extremely corroded and would collapse if the mechanic attempted to jack the vehicle up. The contact became aware that the failure was common. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in a service campaign where rust inhibitor was applied on the chassis of the vehicle however, the treatment failed to prevent the subframe from rusting. The dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage 267,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that after taking the vehicle in for inspection at auto nation, he was informed that the vehicle's subframe was corroded. The vehicle was coated with a protective sealant to avoid further corrosion. The contact stated that he noticed more corrosion to the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer malloy Toyota (400 weems ln #3609, winchester, va 22601; (540) 678-1791) who informed the contact that the subframe had rotted through and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 199,773.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that that there was corrosion underneath the front end of the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle had corrosion but that the vehicle was out of warranty and provided no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was out of warranty and advised the contact to contact the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.