Frame Rust Problems of Toyota Tacoma - part 1

2007 Toyota Tacoma. Consumer writes in regard to rusted frame.

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Frame rust.

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Foyota Tacoma 2008 truck, frame rust has broken into.

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Rusted frame unable to be inspected.

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The vehicle was in the shop for service,the tec informed me it would not pass nys iinspection due to rust holes in the frame.

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Frame has rust holes in it and will not pass next nys inspection.

Toyota scranton is willfully defrauding owners entitled to remedy for severely rusted frame under case number 2:15-cv-02171, us district court, central district of California. See attached documentation and photographs.

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I've noticed the the undercoating on the frame is really starting to deteriorate, and a lot of rust is happening,I know frame rust can cause parts to snap off or crack, which will really compromise the safety for myself, my passengers and other motorists. It may also significantly diminish the Tacomas ability to protect my family and I in a crash. I know certain Toyota's have this recall already because of the dust magnet undercoating Toyota uses. For some reason I was only able to load 1 photo, will send more if needed, I really need something done.

I purchased truck in 2005 from Toyota of nicholasville ky I heard there was a recall never received recall notice took truck to have brakes done mechanic refused to work on it because of dangerous frame holes rust can push in sides of frame with fingers and make a hole mechanic said it was very dangerous to drive!.

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Took the truck to the mechanic for an oil change and he told me the frame is so rusted that it is not safe to drive. I was told that Toyota was replacing the rusted frames for the known problem but I cannot find how I can get the process started.

2007 Tacoma/Toyota frame has bad rust an corrosion. There was a recall at one time but I was never notified. Truck is in good condition 87000 mi. Truck was serviced today 1-22-2021. Mechanic said chassis not in good condition. Could turn out to be fatal on the highway.

Called Toyota 2 years ago about rust on my trucks frame near the rear leaf spring mounting area. Was blown off by Toyota customer care. In December was driving and the frame rails literally snapped an bowed, the only thing that saved my life while driving 70mph, on the interstate 70 between hagerstown MD and hancock MD, home from work was the bed contacting the cab of the truck and miraculously holding holding it up and allowing me to get it safely off the road and call my mechanic. The sheet metal of the truck is rust free and in good condition. The frame is a total loss. The truck was at Toyota in 2010 and 2011 for frame inspections. This is a known issue with these trucks and now im told that Toyota wont do anything about it. If they would have fixed it or addressed my concerns in 2018 or even 2019 I wouldnt have nearly crashed my truck. The idea of a safety campaign is that they know there is an issue, their was a class action suit, they have frames available and they need to replace my frame on my truck and make it safe again. It is the only truck I have I used it to take care of my dogs and my the roads to my home are very steep and a 2wd or front wheel drive will not make it in snowy or rainy weather. Toyota's case # is 2102242008, phone number to call is 1800-331-4331.

2004 Tacoma frame so rotted that upon hitting a large hole would finish off the rusted frame. This type of rust and erosion is not from normal wear. . This is due to the manufacturing of the vehicle and they will not replace. They say they are aware of it. . But time lapsed to get it fixed?? so what now I am out $15k on a 16 year old truck. Since when did recalls have an experation date??.

06 Tacoma frame that has rusted through the frame where the front and back section are welded together. Also on the arm to the shock has rusted through. The vehicle was inspected in 2018 and the leaf springs were replaced and was told the rest of the frame was ok. I only found the problem when the exhaust bracket was hanging down, which the weld broke from the rust.

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Truck was taken in for coolant leak. Technician found the frame to be rusted through and was advised truck was no longer safe to operate. Truck was stationary in dealers repair bay.

Frame rusted severely. Have been advised it is unsafe to drive.

Yes I was driving my Toyota Tacoma on the highway doing 55mph when the driver side lower ball joint broke. This caused my shut to snap in half also caused the control arm to break. Wouldn't have been so bad had the truck not been so rusty. Now facing issues with the fuel system being covered in rust. And the leaf springs are on the verge of breaking off the frame due to rust. The person I purchased the truck from said he had never received any kind of notice of the rust recall. Seems kinda funny to me only 25% of the owners of Toyotas were notified to do something about the rust issue. Thank god im still alive. He is the only thing that saved me. I will dig out all of my receipts and ulad them very soon.

I purchase a 2007 Toyota Tacoma in June 2015 at that time we were told due to recall by Toyota, the frame had been undercoated. Recently researching the recall information, this was one of the options for repair by Toyota recall. When we went for an inspection it failed because of rusty frame. . . . How can you allow recalls to expire? I know this was huge expense to Toyota to repair vehicles, but I feel like a life is much more important than a loss for a company that should have manufactured a quality product to begin with. My question is, how can you, in good conscience allow recalls to expire, when clearly one of the recall options did not take care of the problem? my son spoke with Toyota and they could care less. I do not have the finances to repair or buy a new vehicle. I know I am not the only one having this problem. If part of the recall/repair process would deteriorate after a few years is this really a fix to the problem? doesn't that still leave a safety issue? I just do not believe the undercoat worked the way it should have and a new recall should be issued, as clearly this did not stop the problem and the issue is still there with owners of undercoated vehicles. I pray owners are aware of this and it does not result in a loss of life or limb. Too many accidents are happening for negligence of the manufacture. I do applaud Toyota for trying to make the vehicles safe, but this instance after a few years, clearly the undercoating failed to repair and make vehicle safe.

There was a recall on the frame in 2010 and they said undercoating would protect that however now the frame is rusted and not safe to drive if I get in an accident it will fail. It only has 90,000 miles on it and Toyota is refusing to do anything about it. I feel they should have a warranty on the frame.

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I'm writing you because I had my 2001 Tacoma inspected for the frame rust recall in 2010. At that time I was told that my truck would be sprayed with an inhibitor to prevent rust. The vehicle frame has since rusted and is unsafe to drive. The spray inhibitor obviously did not work or was applied incorrectly. The vehicle started showing these signs while drivinh.

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Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control) and 14v604000 (suspension). The contact called and took the vehicle to the arlington Toyota located at 10939 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, FL 32225, and after two weeks, the technician stated that the frame was rusted and needed to be replaced prior to the recall repairs being performed. The contact was informed that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 136,100.

The frame is badly rusted with holes in it.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that about 12 years ago they went in a frame rust prevention service for a recall. The contact stated that the vehicle's frame had rusted completely through to the point of wholes in the frame. The contact contacted the dealership (Toyota of vineland 650 n delsea dr, vineland, NJ 08360 (856) 559-7690) who stated that they were unable to provide the repair under a recall. The dealer, also, stated that the frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired a second time. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case regarding the matter. The approximate failure mileage was 120,165. Gl.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the subframe was rusted and the vehicle would not pass state inspection. The vehicle was taken to gloucester Toyota located at 6357 george washington memorial hwy, gloucester, va 23061, and the contact was informed by the technician that the vehicle was subjected to NHTSA campaign number: 14v604000 (suspension). The vehicle was repaired. The technician also informed the contact about an unknown frame recall that had expired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the frame was rusted and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but, offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 126,000.

There was a recall on the frame and in 2015 my father-in-law owned the vehicle and had it inspected and all I know is it passed. He is deceased now and I own the vehicle and recurved notification about a recall on the rear springs so made an appointment and they told me that they couldn't fix the problem because the frame was to rusted to safely take springs off to replace. The frame recall has expired but the spring recall is still in effect. So I feel that to fix the safety issue they should fix the frame so that they can fix the springs to solve the safety issue. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Truck frame was inspected for rust damage by Toyota in 2016 as part of a recall. Toyota found the frame to be sound and treated it with anti-corrosive material. Just four years later, the truck frame has rusted through in several spots making it unsafe to drive.

I purchased this vehicle new in 2007. Recently upon my periodic inspection of the frame I noticed all the frame welds in the upper frame area rusted and the welds appeared to be breaking on the frame. If this is in fact the case this vehicle is no longer road worthy. The frame of any vehicle should last the entire life of the vehicle. This vehicle has 153000 original miles on the odometer.

I had 2 previous recalls on this vehicle to check for a rusted frame. . . . When I purchased this vehicle I had it under coated and of course it passed the two inspections. . The undercoating has now flaked off so now the frame has rusted through . . I took it to a body shop and had a patch welded on to the frame. . . Toyota now says there is no recall on this vehicle for a rusted frame. . . I have to question this after receiving the two previous recalls. . .

I purchased my 2003 Tacoma second hand back in 2015 which serves as my primary vehicle to this day. After returning from a year long deployment overseas, I had a few friends over on 4jun of which one was admiring my truck until he looks underneath and notices all the frame rust. He advises that there is a recall on it and I should contact my Toyota dealer to get it serviced. Feeling distraught, I go online and lookup recalls for my car which led me to the "frame rust" safety issue on a many Toyota models to include my own. The advisement suggests safety concerns with the frame rusting through due to factory negligence in sufficiently coating with anti-corrosion materials. Further research in other forums state other Toyota owners describing it as frame rust altogether and not just on the spare tire plate. Issues described include the issue causing the leaf spring to snap and the frame itself rusting through. Inspection of my truck proves true to all accounts described. I contacted servco Toyota in honolulu, hi the very next day and spoke to a nice lady. I explained how I became the owner of the vehicle since 2015 and was never made aware of this recall. She checked my VIN to confirm that I was affected by it, however the recall has expired as of 2018 so there is nothing they can do. She gave me the 1-800 number to Toyota which led me nowhere and kept diverting me back to servco Toyota instead of thier main office. . . . . What frustrates me the most is that Toyota provided me no notice or warning about this recall. So how can I react to something I was never made aware of. Safety recalls should never have expiration dates as it remains a safety issue until its properly remedied.

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Tl the contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while having a routine check on the vehicle by an independent mechanic, the technician became aware that the rear subframe was severely rusted. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Tacoma purchased Feb. 2019 with some rust found on frame. Truck sent to body shop Apr. 2020 to address rust. Truck had become unrepairable due to "severe rust in multiple locations on frame","rust holes and cracking bad on driver side frame near fuel tank" and "frame is rusting bad from inside out"(quotes from mechanic). Truck will not pass inspection.

My 2006 Toyota Tacoma was recalled due to Toyota's frame rust and corrosion issue. After notification, July 2015, I brought my car to Toyota of wallingford (dealer) as instructed in the recall notice for a frame inspection. The dealer inspected the truck frame and said it was not eligible for a new frame as the frame passed their inspection. I disputed this because I was able to push my finger through parts of the frame. They insisted that the integrity was sound. Their recommendation was to spray the car with a corrosion resistant covering (crc). After some debate I took their recommendation and authorized the work. The crc was a thick black gel that covered the frame, so rust, rot and deterioration was completely hidden. In retrospect, I believe they intentionally covered the rust so issues could not be detected and re-inspection did not occur. Recently I had to replace the tires on the truck. When the tire dealer put the truck on the lift he noticed the frame was bowing and large pieces of the frame were missing. The crc was still covering the rust but large holes in the frame were detected. The tire specialist would not work on the truck due to the unstable frame, so I quickly called the Toyota dealer to re-inspect the frame. They concluded that the frame was rotted and need to be replaced, but informed me that the deadline under the recall had just passed on 1/31/19. They would not cover any repairs although I followed every step and endured every inconvenience for a rot issue that they were always responsible for. Unsatisfied with the dealer's response, I contacted Toyota directly and they reaffirmed that they would not cover the frame. Toyota did not resolve all issues related to their faulty frames. They brilliantly came up with a solution that hid the rust and rot and saved the company millions by masking the issue and not replacing the bad frames.

Toyota was forced to give a warranty enhancement for frames on a number of trucks because of rust. The warranty has expired but I sill have the old rust prone frame. This should have been a recall that does not expire, what happens to me down the road when my frame fails? since the problem will not go away how is the warranty limited? this is not right, how can I resell a truck that has a faulty frame? I am upset they got away with out a recall.

Frame rusting.

I have a 2007 Toyota Tacoma which I bought in January of 2020. I noticed that the right front side of the chassis near the transmission crossmember had really bad corrosion happening. The rust has eaten up a large part of the chassis beam in 3 different spots severely and by the looks of it can split in half in no time. The truck was originally from the new york and pennsylvania area. Not til months after I had purchased the truck I was informed that Toyota had a massive recall for rusted out frames to be replacement. I gone 2 different Toyota dealerships and they aren't willing to inspect my chassis or help me out with anything.