1994 Toyota Pickup

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME CONTAINED EXCESSIVE RUST AND HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES AND THE FRAME AS SIGNIFICANT RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF RUST PERFORATION THAT THE TOYOTA TACOMA'S ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TOYOTA BUYING BACK ALL 1995 TO 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA'S AS THEY WERE DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY TOYOTA. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT MY VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT INCLUDING THE 1994'S IN THEIR BUYBACK PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TACOMA'S. PLEASE SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINT #10236880 FILED BY ANOTHER 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP OWNER. THERE ARE STORIES ON THE WEB THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ACTUALLY SPLITTING IN HALF DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHEN MAKING A TURN OR PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A LOUD POPPING AND CRACKING NOISE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 126,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAM RUSTED OUT ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE METAL WAS WEAK. UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE BRAKE CHECK AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS FRAME WAS RUSTING. HE NOTICED LITTLE HOLES AND ONE BIG HOLE THE SIZE OF A FIST. IN ADDITION, THE END OF THE FRAME RAILS WHERE THE BUMPER WAS LOCATED WAS SEVERELY DETERIORATED. HE CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING TSB NUMBER 10024521 (OR TOYOTA SERVICE # POL08-03) FOR THE 1995-2000 TACOMAS TO SEE IF HE COULD BE INCLUDED, BUT WAS DENIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 206,821 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 201,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #05V389000 CONCERNING THE STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE DEALER PROVIDED NO REASON.

I OWN A 94 TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND A 94 TOYOTA SR5 PICKUP TRUCK. BACK IN '98 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE I BROUGHT BOTH MY VEHICLES TO FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA IN RESPONSE TO THE RECALL. THEY REPLACED THE HEAD GASKETS ON BOTH VEHICLES. RECALL NOTICE: A 3VZ-E HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT JUNE 26, 1998 VEHICLE: TOYOTA TRUCK 4X4 MILEAGE: 46,623 JULY 17, 1998 VEHICLE: TOYOTA 4RUNNER MILEAGE: 38,037 THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2006 OF THIS YEAR, MY TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK BLEW A HEAD GASKET WHEN I CRANKED IT UP ONE AFTERNOON. DENSE SMOKE AND RADIATOR FLUID FLOWED FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING. LESS THAN 12 HOURS AFTER THE HEAD GASKET BLEW IN MY PICKUP TRUCK, THE VERY NEXT MORNING I STARTED MY WIFE'S 4RUNNER TO MAKE A TRIP INTO TOWN. IMMEDIATELY WHEN I STARTED IT, DENSE SMOKE AND RADIATOR FLUID FLOWED FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE ENGINE WAS VIBRATING EVEN WORST THAN BEFORE. I IMMEDIATELY TURN THE TRUCK OFF. TOYOTA OPENED A CASE# 200602060829. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CALL CHAN COLEMAN AT SANFORD TOYOTA AND TRY TO GET A SPECIAL PRICE. I CALLED CHAN AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE TRANSFERRED ME TO SERVICE AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,600 PER VEHICLE TO REPAIR. I HAD BOTH VEHICLES TOWED AND REPAIRED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. BELOW ARE THE DATES AND MILEAGE FOR THE REPAIRS. FEBRUARY 16, 2006 VEHICLE: TOYOTA TRUCK 4X4 MILEAGE: 120,000 FEBRUARY 4, 2006 VEHICLE: TOYOTA 4RUNNER MILEAGE: 102,000 I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT THE REASON THE HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWING WAS BECAUSE OF A CASTING DESIGN FLAW WITH THE ENGINE HEADS AND NOT THE HEAD GASKETS. THE HEADS HAD DIMPLES WHICH OVER TIME WOULD CAUSE THE HEAD GASKET TO BLOW. THE HEADS ON BOTH MY VEHICLES HAD TO BE RESURFACED TO REMOVE THE DIMPLES. I CALLED TOYOTA WITH THIS INFORMATION BUT WAS TOLD THEY SHOW BOTH MY VEHICLES WERE FIXED IN ACCORDANCE TO THE RECALL AND IT IS A ONE TIME FIX ONLY AND THE OWNER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AT SOME POINT.

MY COUSIN WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON MAY 4TH OF 1997, IN WHICH HIM AND THE DRIVER OF A 1994 TOYOTA PICK WERE EJECTED AND KILLED. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE TRUCK JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER THE WRECK. THE POLICE REPORT AND THE NEWSPAPER REPORTED THAT NEITHER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE PHOTOS TAKING OF THE TRUCK I SEE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY TORE OUT OF THE SIDE WALL OF THE TRUCK WHERE THE BRASS HEX BOLT HOLDS IT TO THE INSIDE WALL OF THE CAB. I MUST HAVE MISSED THIS BACK IN 1997 AND JUST RECENTLY NOTICED THAT MY COUSIN WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT HOWEVER THE SEAT BELT HAD TO OF GIVEN AWAY AND BROKE FREE FROM THE CAB WALL THEREFORE EJECTING HIM FROM THE TRUCK. I CAN SAY THAT THE PHOTOS ARE DISTURBING TO SEE THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS BROKE AWAY LIKE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING THE PICTURES FROM MY COUSINS MOTHER AT THIS TIME. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE RESEARCHED AND TESTED OR EVEN THE PICTURES BE LOOKED AT AND I WOULD LIKE A REPORT ABOUT THIS MATTER IF THAT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE ELSE IS SUBJECTED TO A FAILURE IN THERE SEAT BELT IF IN FACT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. THANK YOU TOMMY HILL. *JB