2006 Toyota Tacoma Structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND IT WOULD DROP DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRAME ROT RECALL. DEALERSHIP CHECKED AND CLAIMED THERE WAS NO ROT, SO IT WAS JUST CLEANED AND UNDERCOATED. AFTER JUST THREE MONTHS DEALERSHIP FOUND ROT THROUGH AND PUT A CLAIM INTO TOYOTA WHO DECLINED TO DO THE REPAIR WORK STATING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ENDED WHEN DEALERSHIP MISSED THE RUST THROUGH WHEN CHECKED DURING THE INITIAL RECALL SERVICE. TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BY THEIR RECALL OBLIGATION AND DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WHEN SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN INITIAL INSPECTION AND WHEN RUST THROUGH WAS FOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE UNDERCOATING FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

01/22/15 TOYOTA DEALER APPLIED CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND (CRC), TO FRAME OF 2006 TACOMA (MILEAGE 113835), A RECALL SERVICE. MARCH 2016, I DISCOVERED CRC PEELING/FLAKING OFF MANY PLACES ON THE FRAME. IT APPEARED CRC HAD BEEN APPLIED OVER RUST. 4/12/16 WE ASKED DEALER TO INSPECT CRC DURING UPCOMING RECALL SERVICE FOR LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLIES. THESE WERE REPLACED 06/23/16 (MILEAGE 138878). INVOICE READS, 'PLEASE NOTE: CRC ON FRAME IS PEELING OFF'. DEALER ADVISED CALLING TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER. 06/24/16 TOYOTA CREATED CASE COMPLAINT #1606240431. THEY NOTIFIED US 6/27/16 THAT THE CRC CAMPAIGN HAD ENDED AND THERE WAS NO REMEDY. 08/01/16, PROPRIETOR OF A LOCAL GARAGE, IN BUSINESS SINCE 1955, EVALUATED. HE WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL, HAD WORKED ON OTHER RECALLED TRUCKS AND SAID THIS WAS THE WORST HE HAD SEEN. HE THOUGHT CRC HAD BEEN APPLIED TO COVER UP RUST. HE RECOMMENDED SAND BLASTING AND RE-APPLYING RUST PROTECTANT SOON BEFORE RUST CAUSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. 08/11/16, OWNER OF A BODY SHOP EVALUATED AND SAID IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE RUST. HE WAS SURPRISED THE DEALER HAD NOT REPLACED THE FRAME, SINCE HE WAS AWARE OF MANY FRAMES BEING REPLACED BY ANOTHER DEALER 40 MILES AWAY. BOTH PROFESSIONALS NOTED BUBBLING &/OR BUCKLING FRAME METAL DUE TO RUST AND SAID THIS WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. 8/31/16, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TO SHARE PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS. THE SUPERVISOR SAID TOYOTA WOULD DO NOTHING AND WOULD ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH IF THE RUSTED FRAME BREAKS AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. I SAID THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND REPEATEDLY ASKED TO SPEAK WITH HER MANAGER. SHE SAID SHE DID NOT HAVE A MANAGER AND SHE TERMINATED MY CALL. TOYOTA'S FAILED REMEDY LEAVES US WITH THE INITIAL RECALL PROBLEM AND SAFETY CONCERN.

I TOO AM A VICTIM OF THE DEFECTIVE TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME. THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE RUSTED THROUGH TO THE POINT OF BREAKING, RENDERING MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES, AND IS NOW UTTERLY WORTHLESS. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I FELT THE FRAME GIVE WAY, IMMEDIATELY CHANGING THE ENTIRE DYNAMIC OF PERFORMANCE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME WHEN I DISCOVERED THE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH COMPLETELY, DROPPING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE BED. ONLY LUCK AND MY OWN DRIVING EXPERIENCE KEPT ME FROM CRASHING WHEN THE DEFECTIVE FRAME FAILED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THINKING THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD BE HANDLED BECAUSE OF THE OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS WRONG ABOUT THIS, AND WAS MET WITH COMPLETE DISREGARD AND A SMUG ASSURANCE THAT TOYOTA WOULD NEVER MAKE ANY AMENDS FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I WAS TOLD THAT A NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THIS MET THEIR OBLIGATION AND THAT NOTHING FURTHER WOULD BE DONE CONCERNING THE MATTER. TO SAY THAT THE AMERICAN CONSUMER HAS BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IN THIS SITUATION IS A GROSS UNDERSTATEMENT. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS EXACT SITUATION, IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC DEFECT IN THE FRAME USED BY TOYOTA IN THESE VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS, BUT INSTEAD OF MAKING EFFORTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEY ARE EXPENDING THEIR RESOURCES TO DEFEND NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. JUST BECAUSE THE COMPANY SET AN ARBITRARY DATE WHEN THEY WOULD NO LONGER ADDRESS THE ISSUE DOES NOT MAKE THE ISSUE GO AWAY. THEY KNOWINGLY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS IN THESE VEHICLES AND ARE NOW ENGAGED IN A DECEPTIVE AND MANIPULATIVE CAMPAIGN TO SHIRK THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE AMERICAN CONSUMER. I IMPLORE THE NHSTA TO BE THE VOICE OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN THIS MATTER, AS ALONE, WE HAVE NO RECOURSE.

THIS IS WHAT I WROTE TO TOYOTA "HELLO THERE, I ALREADY CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE NUMBER AND EVEN GOT A CASE NUMBER FOR MY PROBLEM AND THE ANSWER I GOT WAS WE CAN NOT HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARRANTY AFTER THE RECALL PERIOD IS OVER. I WILL START FROM THE BEGINNING. MY TRUCK IS 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA . I GOT A LETTER IN MAIL ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE FRAME AND IT STATED THAT IF MY TRUCK HAS EXCESSIVE RUST OR A HOLE IN IT THEY WILL REPLACE THE FRAME, IF NOT THEY WILL COAT THE FRAME TO SLOW DOWN THE RUST ON THE FRAME. I TOOK TO MY DEALER, THEY INSPECTED IT AND FOUND NO HOLES IN MY FRAME. THEY WILL APPLY THE COATING AND SENT ME ON MY MARRY WAY. THIS WAS BACK IN 1/20/2015. NOW FAST FORWARD TO 9/6/2016 AND NOW I HAVE A BIG HOLE IN MY FRAME AND A LOT MORE RUST THEN BEFORE. I DON'T TAKE TO BEACH. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE TRUCK BUT IT'S THAT DEFECTIVE FRAME THAT IS ON THE TRUCK. I KNOW 95-00 TACOMA'S DID A BUY BACK PROGRAM A FEW YEARS AGO. THE 2001-2004 IF THE FRAME GOT COATED YOU GAVE THE A 15 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE FRAME. 2005-2008 TACOMA'S IN CANADA GOT THE SAME 15 YEAR WARRANTY IF THE FRAME GOT COATED. SO WHY NOT 2005-2008 TACOMA"S IN THE USA DON'T HAVE THAT WARRANTY? MY POINT IS YOU KINDA NEED TO WORK WITH ME AND OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE AN SAFETY ISSUE AT SOME POINT. THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS. PLEASE HELP ME OUT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. "

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE USING THE PRESSURE WASHER TO WASH THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF RUST EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LIMITED MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,600. UPDATED 04/18/17 *LJ UPDATED 09/06/2017*JS

FRAME CORROSION. THE FRAME ON MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IS VERY RUSTY. THE METAL IS JUST FLAKING OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR WASH AND WHILE WASHING UNDERNEATH PARTS OF THE METAL JUST FLAKED OFF IN LARGE PIECES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AND GAVE ME A CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER FOR TOYOTA CORPORATION. I CALLED THAT NUMBER AND WAS TOLD A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR CORROSION PROBLEMS ON MY TRUCK ENDED ON MARCH 31, 2016. THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH MY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SAFETY RECALL. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FRAMES ON THESE TRUCKS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY ARE FRACTURING AND RENDERING THESE TRUCKS USELESS. MANY OF US CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE FRAMES AND IF WE SELL THIS PROBLEM IS SO WELL KNOWN WE CAN'T GET A FAIR PRICE FOR VEHICLES. MY TRUCK HAS 100600 MILES ON IT. I'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE TRUCK BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. THE FRAME RUSTED ANYWAY. PLEASE HELP THOSE OF US THAT HAVE THESE VEHICLES. TOYOTA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE JUST LIKE IT WAS BEFORE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT TOYOTA LEARNED HOW TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTIVE FRAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE RUST TO THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE SEVERE CORROSION; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,086.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE BUMPER WAS BEING REPLACED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED OUT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A RECALL THAT WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. A YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, THE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED UNDER TOYOTA'S SERVICE CAMPAIGN DUE TO RUSTING FRAMES. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND NO RUST PRESENT AND SPRAYED AN UNDERCOATING TO THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT THE DEALER, RUST AND A GOLF BALL SIZED HOLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,143. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *JS

I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY ISSUE WITH RUST PROBLEMS IN THE FRAME WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED IN MARCH 2014, NOR DID I EVER RECEIVE ANY LETTERS FROM TOYOTA REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH RUSTING FRAMES. DURING A REGULAR MAINTENANCE TUNE-UP AT A TOYOTA DEALER 05/13/2016 (160,000 MILES), THEY REPORTED TO ME 2 HOLES IN THE FRAME RESULTING FROM RUST AND THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAD EXTENDED SOME KIND OF 'RECALL' TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM HAD EXPIRED MARCH 31, 2016 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THE DEALERSHIP COULD DO. THE DEALER GAVE ME A REFERRAL TO A SPECIALIST THAT SPECIALIZE IN REPAIRING RUSTED FRAMES. WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO SEE IF IT WAS WORTH THE EXPENSE TO INVEST IN THE TRUCK, THEY THEN BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHICH REPORTED THAT THE TRUCK HAD THE TOYOTA'S ATTEMPT FIX UNDERCOATING DONE AND THAT NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURE. CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED BACK TO SAY NOTHING WOULD BE DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE'S FRAME, BUT IT DID NOT HAVE A NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FRAME WAS RE-COATED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED AND RUST APPEARED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *CN

2006 TACOMA HAS MAJOR FRAME RUST. TOYOTA APPROVED RUSTPROOFING WAS APPLIED IN MAY 2015 BY THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA DEALER. ONE YEAR LATER, THE RUSTPROOFING IS FALLING OFF IN SHEETS, SHOWING THE SEPARATING LAYERS OF FRAME STEEL. I CONTACTED TOYOTA (CASE 1060290111) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TOYOTA WOULD DO. I HAD WANTED THE FRAME AND RUSTPROOFING TO BE INSPECTED BY TOYOTA. THEY WOULD DO NEITHER. THEY CALLED THE DEALER THAT APPLIED THE COATING AND SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THEM, FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY ARE 300 MILE AWAY. I ASKED IF A LOCAL DEALER COULD PERFORM THE TASK, BUT WAS TOLD TOYOTA WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE THAT. THE TRUCK HAS 165000 MILES AND IS OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. MY FEAR IS THAT THE FRAME WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD.

TOYOTA TACOMA RUSTY FRAME,UNSAFE,TOYOTA NOT FIXING (UNSAFE-FRAME BREAKING INTO--CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL--CRASH BIG RUSTY HOLES IN VEHICLE FRAME

RECALL ON FRAME - DEALER SPRAYED FRAME WITH RUST PREVENTION. IN LESS THAN A YEAR IT FELL OFF IN CHUCKS. BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD A STACK OF REPLACEMENT FRAMES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I CAN NOT SELL IT BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. ALSO, MY GARAGE FLOOR IS STAINED WITH RUST. SHOULD THEY HAVE REPLACED THIS SAFETY PROBLEM?

FRAME RUST ISSUES. HOLES IN FRAME FROM RUST. INSPECTION BY THE DEALER ON 1/4/16 DETERMINED THERE TO BE HOLES IN FRAME. VEHICLE HAD TO LEFT AT THE DEALERS UNTIL THE FRAME COULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS NO IDEA WHEN THERE WILL BE A FRAME AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3 MONTHS AND THERE IS STILL NO IDEA WHEN THE REPAIR MAY BE MADE.

ON DEC 12, 2014 , GUALT TOYOTA IN ENDICOTT NY INSPECTED TRUCK FRAME AS A RESULT OF THE TOYOTA TRUCK FRAME RECALL. AS A RESULT, THEY APPLIED UNDERCOATING TO THE FRAME. ON MAY 6, 2016, MY MECHANIC REPORTED THAT I NEED TO GET MY TRUCK TO TOYOTA FOR THE FRAME RECALL ASAP. I TOLD HIM THAT GAULT HAD APPLIED UNDERCOATING AND HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT THE UNDERCOATING IS GONE AND HE COULD NOT TELL THAT IT WAS UNDERCOATED. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT FRAME WILL SOON BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME WITH THE ISSUE.

I TOOK MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2006 IN FOR SERVICE AT PAULY TOYOTA 1035 S. ROUTE 31, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 LAST NIGHT AND THEY FOUND SEVERAL CRACKS IN THE FRAME, THE AREA WERE THE SPRINGS ARE MOUNTING TO, IS REALLY RUSTED AND IN REALLY BAD CONDITION. THE CRACKS DON'T SEEM TO BE NEW, AND THERE IS EVEN PAINT IN BETWEEN THE CRACK SO THEY KNEW THE CRACK WAS THERE IN FEBRUARY 2015 WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO BE PAINTED, THIS WAS PART OF THE FRAME RUST RECALL BY TOYOTA. THE FRAME WAS NOT WIRE BRUSH AT LEAST TO GET SOME OF THE RUST OFF FOR THE PAINT TO ATTACH TO IT, WITHIN 2 MONTHS BIG PIECES OF METAL AND PAINT WERE FALLING FROM THE FRAME. ON SEPTEMBER OF 2015 I TOOK MY TRUCK TO PAULY TOYOTA TO BE INSPECTED FOR HOLE OR PROBLEMS IN THE FRAME, BECAUSE OF THE BIG PIECES OF METAL FALLING FROM THE FRAME AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. NOW A YEAR LATER THE FRAME HAS SEVERAL CRACKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN RELATED TO FRAME CORROSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND THE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE LEAF SPRINGS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC NOTICED TWO HOLES ON THE FRAME AND SEVERE RUST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,158.

ON MAY 29, 2014 THE TRUCK WENT TO BOCH TOYOTA IN NORWOOD, MA FOR THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT TOYOTA SENT A LETTER DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE FRAME. BOCH TOYOTA SAID THE FRAME WAS OKAY AND THEY COULD COAT IT WITH A CRC. IN JANUARY 2016 THE TRUCK WAS AT MCGEE TOYOTA AND THEIR TECHNICIANS SAID THAT THE CRC HAD FAILED AND THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THEY PUT IN FOR A NEW FRAME BECAUSE THE LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN GOES THROUGH MARCH 31, 2016, HOWEVER TOYOTA DENIED SAYING THEY HAD ALREADY COATED THE FRAME AND THAT WAS ALL THEY WOULD DO. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE TRUCK BACK ON MARCH 9, 2016 FOR THEIR TECHNICIANS TO REVIEW. I AM TOLD THEIR TECHNICIANS SAW THE CORROSION BUT HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED A REPORT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS FRAME CORROSION ON THIS WEBSITE AS WELL AS IN THE NEWS AND TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE FRAMES ON THE OLDER MODEL TACOMAS WHICH WERE COATED WITH THE CRC AND FAILED. THEY NEED TO REPLACE THIS FRAME AS IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I AM ATTACHING PICTURES OF THE FRAME WHICH I TOOK MYSELF AND ALSO A SAMPLE COPY OF THE LETTER I RECEIVED BACK IN 2014 DESCRIBING THE CAMPAIGN.

TOYOTA TACOMA LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN. I DROPPED MY TRUCK OFF IN NOVEMBER 2015 FOR A FRAME INSPECTION, I WAS THEN TOLD I COULD NOT DRIVE MY TRUCK OFF OF THE LOT AND HAD TO HAVE A LOANER VEHICLE. I WAS IN A LOANER VEHICLE WITHOUT MY TRUCK FOR 4 MONTHS UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF MARCH 2016. THE DAY I GOT MY TRUCK BACK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CODES WERE P0420 AND P0430 WHICH INDICATE A CATALYTIC CONVERTER ISSUE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN, OR EVER IN THE 2 YEARS I OWNED IT, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING BUT SAY IT NEEDS NEW CONVERTS THAT COST OVER $3000. MY TRUCK NOW HAS A VIBRATION FROM 50-55MPH WHICH WAS NOT PRESENT BEFORE AS WELL. I BELIEVE THESE ISSUES ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FRAME BEING REPLACE, OR THE FACT THE MY TRUCK SAT STATIONARY FOR 4 MONTHS WHILE WAITING FOR A FRAME, NEITHER OF WHICH WERE MY FAULT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V604000 (SUSPENSION). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.