2000 Toyota 4RUNNER

MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND PULLED SEVERELY TO LEFT. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CAR AND SLOW DOWN, DRIVE CAR HOME. I HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND SAID FRAME HAD ROOTED AND STABILIZATION BAR BROKE LOOSE CAR CAN NOT BE FIXED AND IS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR 4 RUNNER TOYOTA IS AWARE OF IT AND REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. VERY DANGEROUS. IF MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING ANY FASTER VEHICLE COULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER. *TR

I DISCOVERED THAT MY 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS SEVER INTERIOR FRAME ROT IN FRONT OF THE REAR TRAILING ARM CONNECTION POINTS, MORE SO ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THIS WILL BECOME VERY UNSAFE AFTER A WHILE IF NOTHING IS DONE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I REMEMBER TOYOTA RECALLING TACOMAS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WILL THEY NOT UPHOLD TOYOTA QUALITY AND SAFETY AND RECALL A VEHICLE THAT IS BUILT ON BASICALLY THE SAME FRAME AS THE TACOMA? THE REST OF THE BODY IS PERFECT. THAT IN ITSELF PROVES A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FLAW OF THE FRAME. *TR

FRAME HAS SEVERE RUST THAT HAS CAUSED THE FRAME TO BECOME WEAK AND UNSAFE. MULTIPLE HOLES IN FRAME HAVE DEVELOPED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WASHED REGULARLY AND STORED INDOORS FOR YEARS BUT HAS SEVERE FRAME ROT. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE WAS NEVER ANY PROBLEM WITH THE 4RUNNER FRAMES JUST THE TACOMA AND TUNDRA HAD ISSUES. THE FRAME ON THE 96-02 4RUNNERS ARE THE SAME AS THE TACOMA, ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE REAR SUSPENSION SETUP. THEY APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME RUST ISSUES. *TR

THE LONGITUDINAL FRAME RAILS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE BOX FRAME ON BOTH SIDES. THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT RUST IN THE CROSS RAILS, PARTICULARLY AT THE ATTACH POINTS TO THE SIDE MEMBERS. AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP OWNER SAYS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDS A COMPLETE FRAME REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGED ITS ENTIRE LIFE AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RUST ON THE BODY. THE SHOP OWNER SAYS THAT HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF 4RUNNERS WITH THE FRAME IN THIS CONDITION AND THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND SUPPORT THE 4RUNNER AS IT HAS WITH THE SEQUOIA AND THE TACOMA, WHICH ALSO HAVE SEVERE FRAME RUST ISSUES. *TR

WENT TO CHANGE MY OIL AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS ALERTED TO COME AND SEE THE FRAME. IT WAS RUSTED AND HAD HOLES IN THE FRAME. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR THIS OLD. SHAME ON TOYOTA TO NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE! THIS IS AN EMBRACEABLE TO A COMPANY BUILT BY SAFETY, QUALITY AND LOYALTY. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

AT A REGULAR OIL CHANGE, AT A TOYOTA DEALER, I WAS SHOWN A PICTURE OF A HOLE IN MY FRAME. MY 4RUNNER HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT AND RELIABLE VEHICLE WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IT HAS A RUST SPOT ON A BUMPER, AND THAT'S ALL! THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE, AND IS NOT ABUSED. I ONLY HAVE 154,000 MILES AND FEEL STRONGLY THAT A FRAME ON A VEHICLE SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER, AS IN PAST VEHICLES I'VE OWNED. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY 4RUNNER, AND DON'T WANT TO JUNK YARD IT OVER A BAD QUALITY FRAME FROM TOYOTA, BUT IT MAY COME TO THIS IF I CAN'T HAVE IT WELDED. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE, THE HOLE IS IN A WEIGHT BEARING AREA. SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR NOT DOING A RECALL ON THE 4RUNNERS LIKE THEY DID WITH THEIR TRUCKS. SAFETY SHOULD BE FIRST. YES, I DO TRANSPORT CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS, SO AGAIN, SHAME ON THEM. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT OTHERS ARE NOT SAFE, AND SOMEONE SHOULD ADDRESS THIS PRESSING ISSUE. *TR