I BOUGHT A 1993 4X4 TOYOTA PICKUP USED AND DISCOVERED IT IS RUSTED WORSE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE IVE EVER SEEN. THE FRAME IS RUSTED INTO IN MULTIPLE PLACES, THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OFF AND I'VE LOST ALL BRAKES SO I CANT DRIVE IT AT ALL NOW. IT RUNS AND GOES GREAT OR WELL IT DID UNTILL FRAME BROKE AND BRAKES WENT OUT. APPARENT…
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I BOUGHT A 1993 4X4 TOYOTA PICKUP USED AND DISCOVERED IT IS RUSTED WORSE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE IVE EVER SEEN. THE FRAME IS RUSTED INTO IN MULTIPLE PLACES, THE BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OFF AND I'VE LOST ALL BRAKES SO I CANT DRIVE IT AT ALL NOW. IT RUNS AND GOES GREAT OR WELL IT DID UNTILL FRAME BROKE AND BRAKES WENT OUT. APPARENTLY 1993 FRAMES ARE THE WORST FRAMES TO HAVE ACCORDING TO EVERYTHING IVE SEEN ONLINE. WHAT BOTHERS ME IS I HAVE A 1991 TWO WHEEL DRIVE TOYOTA TRUCK JUST LIKE IT AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY RUST AT ALL NOWHERE ON FRAME OR BODY. AND BOTH TRUCKS ARE FROM THE SAME AREA. THE 4X4 THATS LITERALLY A DEATH TRAP ONLY HAS 220000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS NOTHING REALLY. THE ONLY REASON I EVEN BOUGHT THE TRUCK IS BECAUSE TOYOTA TRUCKS ARE KNOWN TO GO 3,4,OR SOMETIMES 500000 MILES WITH HARDLEY ANY TROUBLE. I WOULD JUST LOVE TO B ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AGAIN, THATS ALL I WANT. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY B A RECALL FOR EXTREME FRAME AND BODY RUST. IT SHOULDN'T B THAT RUSTY, IT'S LITERALLY THE WORST IVE EVER SEEN
NHTSA ODI #11343193
Mileage unknown · Apr 22, 2016
Unknown Or Other
MY NAME IS [XXX] I BOUGHT A TRUCK FROM AN INDIVIDUAL HE NAME IS [XXX] MY SON HAS HAD WRECK IN IT THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS DOING A CLAIM CAN NOT GET THAT PROCESSED TILL WE GET THE VIN NUMBER STRAIGHT THE VIN NUMBER ON THE TITLE DOES NOT MATCH THE VIN NUMBER ON THE TRUCK THE VIN NUMBER ON THE TITLE [XXX] IT IS SHOWING THAT IT IS…
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MY NAME IS [XXX] I BOUGHT A TRUCK FROM AN INDIVIDUAL HE NAME IS [XXX] MY SON HAS HAD WRECK IN IT THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS DOING A CLAIM CAN NOT GET THAT PROCESSED TILL WE GET THE VIN NUMBER STRAIGHT THE VIN NUMBER ON THE TITLE DOES NOT MATCH THE VIN NUMBER ON THE TRUCK THE VIN NUMBER ON THE TITLE [XXX] IT IS SHOWING THAT IT IS A 94 TOYOTA THE VIN NUMBER ON THE TRUCK [XXX] IT IS SHOWING THAT IT IS A 93 TOYOTA SO WHAT DO I DO I NEED SOMEBODY TO CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLS I PURCHASED THE TRUCK 12 07 2015. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10860970
90,000 miles · Feb 17, 2016
Unknown Or Other
WHEN PAINTING THE TRUCK WE FOUND THAT THE FRAME WAS ACTUALLY SPLIT AND ROTTED THROUGH FROM UNDER THE CAB TO THE BACK. I TRIED WELDING IN A PLATE TO KEEP IT FROM BREAKING BUT IT SEEMS LIKE ALL BED MOUNTS AND FRAME ARE ROTTING VERY RAPIDLY. I CANNOT DRIVE IT DUE TO THE FRAME AND TOYOTA CLAIMS THE RECALL IS OVER.
NHTSA ODI #10836777
153,354 miles · Jun 11, 2011
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I'M 4TH OWNER OF THIS TRUCK, KNOWING THE PREVIOUS 3 OWNERS. BODY OF TRUCK IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THIS YEAR OF TRUCK. HOWEVER, THE FRAME, ON RIGHT SIDE NEXT TO GAS TANK IS 80 % RUSTED THROUGH, WITH HOLES ALL OVER IT. THE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK LOOKS LIKE A 50 YR OLD TRUCK WITH A BAR FROM THE LEFT SIDE TO RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME BEHIND MOT…
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I'M 4TH OWNER OF THIS TRUCK, KNOWING THE PREVIOUS 3 OWNERS. BODY OF TRUCK IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THIS YEAR OF TRUCK. HOWEVER, THE FRAME, ON RIGHT SIDE NEXT TO GAS TANK IS 80 % RUSTED THROUGH, WITH HOLES ALL OVER IT. THE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK LOOKS LIKE A 50 YR OLD TRUCK WITH A BAR FROM THE LEFT SIDE TO RIGHT SIDE OF FRAME BEHIND MOTOR ABOUT 90% RUSTED THROUGH.
NHTSA ODI #10406677
Mileage unknown · Feb 26, 2000
Unknown Or Other
MY NAME IS: STEVEN ENCARNACION. ADDRESS: 1204 ST. JOSEPH WAY, PETALUMA, CA 94954-5360, E:MAIL STEVOE@HOME.COM. TELEPHONE #(707)763-7437.THIS IS THE FIRST OF FOUR COMPLAINTS (OF WHICH THE THIRD ONE IS ABOUT A SAFTEY DEFECT THAT CAUSED AN INJURY)AGAINST G&C AUTOBODY, RE:RENTING VEHICLES WITH THE GROSS KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY DEFECTS. …
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MY NAME IS: STEVEN ENCARNACION. ADDRESS: 1204 ST. JOSEPH WAY, PETALUMA, CA 94954-5360, E:MAIL STEVOE@HOME.COM. TELEPHONE #(707)763-7437.THIS IS THE FIRST OF FOUR COMPLAINTS (OF WHICH THE THIRD ONE IS ABOUT A SAFTEY DEFECT THAT CAUSED AN INJURY)AGAINST G&C AUTOBODY, RE:RENTING VEHICLES WITH THE GROSS KNOWLEDGE OF SAFETY DEFECTS. ON 01/05/2000 I RENTED THE TOYOTA TRUCK(CUSTOMER RENTAL AGREEMENT #25698, REPAIR ORDER#000676) AS A LOANER VEHICLE FROM G&C AUTOBODY WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED. THE TRUCK DIDN'T HAVE A RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR, I BROUGHT IT TO CASEY PUTERBAUGH'S ATTENTION (G&C AUTOBODY) AND SHE ASKED ME IF I CAN DRIVE WITHOUT IT, I SAID I GUESS SO, WHICH REALLY MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THE LANE IS CLEAR ON THE LANE TO THE RIGHT. THEN ONE DAY I WAS STOPPED AT A RED SIGNAL WITH A CAR IN FRONT AND BEHIND ME. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STARTS ROLLING BACK TOWARDS ME, I STARTED TO PRESS THE HORN AND IT DIDN'T WORK, I KEPT FRANTICALLY PRESSING, I COULDN'T BACKUP BECAUSE A VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME. THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED JUST BEFORE IT HIT ME. I CALLED G&C TO TELL THEM THAT THIS VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT I WANTED ANOTHER ONE. CASEY PUTERBAUGH (G&C AUTOBODY) SAID SHE WOULD RESERVE ONE FOR ME. WHEN I ARRIVED AT G&C AUTOBODY I WAS SERVED BY WILBERT JOHNSON. MR. JOHNSON DIDN'T KNOW WHY I WAS RETURNING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE INCIDENT WITH THE HORN, HE SAID "IS THAT ALL!" AS IF TO SAY, DO YOU MEAN I'M REPLACING YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A HORN. G&C AUTOBODY RENTED ME A SECOND VEHICLE WHICH WILL ARRIVE AS MY SECOND COMPLAINT. G&C AUTOBODY KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECTS AT THE TIME I RENTED IT. I DIDN'T KNOW A BUSINESS COULD GET AWAY WITH PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT YOUR AGENCY BY CONTACT 4 (CHANNEL FOUR NEWS IN THE S.F. BAY AREA). NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #719304
Mileage unknown · Mar 9, 1995
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS REPEATEDLY TURNED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHERE HIGH STEERING EFFORT AND POWER ASSIST ARE REQUIRED, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN FULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, A FATIGUE CRACK MAY DEVELOP IN THE STEERING RELAY ROD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUED TO BE OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE RELAY ROD MAY FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING RELAY ROD. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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