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160K miles my truck frame, in the rear around the leaf springs and back completely rusted out. I had this truck on a lift 1.5 years ago and inspected it with a mechanic and it was fine. This frame rust happened very quickly. The truck is unsafe to drive now. Only choice is to part it out or junkyard. Getting someone to weld the frame is near impossible. Truck is fine shape otherwise.
The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Tacoma. Upon having an annual state inspection performed on the vehicle, the contact was informed that the frame had rotted from the passenger and driver side doors back to the leaf spring. The vehicle could not pass inspection and is not able to be driven. The current and failure mileages were 130,000.
The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Tacoma. While the vehicle was at a local auto shop for a routine service check, the professional technician stated that the frame was rusted. The vehicle was not repaired at that time. The contact notified the manufacturer and they stated that there were no recalls and could not assist. The current and failure mileages were 199,000.
1999 Toyota Tacoma has extensive frame rot. Bought used for 12000 in Dec 2004. At a dealer. Frame inspection was good, only 4 years later 12,000 dollars of junk. Please help.
I have a 1999 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6 with 127,000 miles. I was getting ready to go to town when a relative noticed that my bed and cab were laying right against each other. I check the issue and found that my frame rails were both cracked almost all the way through. I just purchased this truck around July 1, 2007 with a new inspection sticker on it. I checked everything before I bought it and it looked decent, but shortly after the purchased large chunked of rust started to fall off when banging on the frame. Now the frame is so thin that any when you bang on the frame it goes through. I have only put 13,000 miles since I bought it all of which are highway miles driving to and from work and/or school. I was told by the local body shop that the only way to fix the rusty frame issue was to change the whole frame at the price of $6000. They said that the frame was beyond repair and there wasn't anything good enough to weld to.
- Rumford, ME, USA
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The contact owns a 1999 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle failed state inspection due to a rusted frame. Two welding shops stated that the vehicle was beyond repair. The contact took the vehicle to a third welding shop and they stated that they would sandblast the vehicle. As of November 16, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 117,000. Updated 02-19-08
I was informed in Sept. 2007 that my truck probably will not pass inspection in 2008 due to excessive rust on my trucks frame. The truck is only eight years old. Doesn't this constitute premature frame deterioration? the inspectors suggested that I have someone weld steel onto the frame. It was recommended that I do this before this winter so it is not exposed to any more salt from the roads.
1999 Toyota Tacoma has severe frame rust/rot to both main frame rails, esp. Just in front of leaf springs. No rust problem was detected until NY state inspection of early April, 2007. The rest of the vehicle is virtually free from rust. In my opinion truck is now unsafe to drive.
Frame rotted out on 1999 Toyota Tacoma SR5 xtra cab 4X4 near the leaf spring shackles. Unsafe condition could result in serious personal injury or death.
I have a 1999 Toyota Tacoma SR5 xtra cab, with an immaculate body, however the frame rails have rotted out so badly that you can put your finger through the rail in some places. The frame is unsafe and a failure could result in serious personal injury or death. The most severe location of the rot in just in front of the rear leaf springs on the inside of the frame.
Corroded frame rails on a 1999 Toyota Tacoma 4X4 with xtracab. Purchased used from a pa used car dealer with 120K miles. While replacing the rear shocks, I noted severe rust and corrosion of the frame rails and cross members on the frame of this truck. Upon closer inspection, I noted several areas where the previous owner had repair patches welded to the outside of the frame to beef up the weaker areas. This includes the driver's side from the front wheel to the rear just beyond the rear wheel. The passenger side on the rear area between the spring mounts. The inside of the frame rails are filled with corrosion and large pieces of the frame that have flaked off. Rust proofing was applied to the outside of the frame to protect/hide the repairs. This vehicle was owned in columbus, Ohio it's first year, and the remaining time in w. va, according to carfax. No accident damage on this vehicle. The body is immaculate. Failure of the truck's frame could cause loss of control and/or serious injury or death. I am going to ask others via various web pages to report the same problem with their vehicles from 96-04 model years.
I purchased the vehicle from blaise alexander family dealership on October 19 2005. I bought it with 80K miles on it. I paid roughly $13,500 for it. My local mechanic told me that he noticed a small rust hole in the frame on the drivers side approximately 5 months ago. Well a few months later I had noticed a huge hole had appeared in the area of the left rear shackle. Since it was a major safety issue I took it to a local weld shop. He agreed to try and fix it. Upon removing the box, the gas tank he noticed he had opened a major can of worms. Both sides of the trucks frame were shot from the front of the cab to the back bumper. He immediately called me with this problem. Since this was more than I could handle I then took it back to the dealership where I had bought it on October 17 2006 and showed them pictures of the truck they had just sold me less than a year ago. The general manager john panko said himself that this vehicle is not road worthy. Well a long story short... Toyota Corp was called in to inspect this vehicle and offered to give me $2000 to fix it. A service manager said it would cost about $6000 to fix. Well needles to say I am not paying another 4K on a vehicle that I already owe $11,500 on. I have no warranty left to date on this vehicle, and even if I did, the frame would not be covered. The alexander dealership would not give me a loaner car, or help me in any way shape or form. They have given me the run around long enough. I have contacted a lawyer and plan on filing a complaint with the attorney general for Pennsylvania. Also the dealership never gave me anything in writing from Toyota saying they agreed to pay. How do I even know if an inspector came out or not. Alexanders could be saying this to shut me up. Another problem I noticed that many others have is a shimmy in the front end. I also had 2 sets of new tires put on in the same week. Can somebody please help me?
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- Wellfleet, MA, USA