1995 Toyota Tacoma

GOING SLOWLY OVER PITTED ROAD NOTICED SQUEAKING ON REAR END AND BROUGHT TO A MECHANIC. WAS TOLD FRAME CRACKED THROUGH DUE TO FRAME RUST. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. TOYOTA HAD A SERVICE BULLITIN BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND IT EXPIRED IN MAY OF 2000. THEY WILL NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY EXTENSION DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CONTAINED A LARGE HOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF SOME RUST ON THE VEHICLE FOUR YEARS AGO; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUST TO BE REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED DUE TO MASSIVE RUST. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DAMAGES WERE SEVERE AND BEYOND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

I WANT TO ADD THIS COMPLAINT WITH MY PREVIOUS ONE ODI #[XXX] ON 12/30/1013 I SPOKE TO SUPERVISOR [XXX] FROM TOYOTA CORP.AT 1-800-331-4331. TOYOTA CASE #[XXX]. SHE SAID THEY ARE DONE WITH THIS AND I HAVE TO FILE COMPLAINTS OUTSIDE OF TOYOTA . I TOLD HER I DID WITH SAFERCAR.GOV. SHE ACTED LIKE I HAVEN'T . I HAVE THE PDF 34 PAGE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICES , CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM - WARRANTY COVERAGE EXTENSION FOR FRAME RUST CORROSION PERFORATION ON CERTAIN 1995-2000 MY TACOMA DOCUMENTS. SIGNED BY [XXX] IN 2008. I FAXED PAGE 2 TO [XXX] ON 12/23/2013. NO. 3 APPLICATION PERIOD THAT STATES " THE WARRANTY EXTENSION IS OFFERED FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATIONS FROM THE VEHICLE'S IN-SERVICE DATE, FOR PERFORATION OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAME CAUSED BY RUST CORROSION." THAT MEANS 15 YEARS FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS IN-SERVICE DATE FOR FRAME WAS INSPECTED FOR RUST CORROSION." WE HAVE OWNED THIS TACOMA SINCE 1/26/1998 WAY BEFORE THIS PROGRAM STATED SO WE QUALIFY FOR THE WHOLE PROGRAM. WE HAVE BEEN REFUSED THIS PROGRAM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. TOYOTA REFUSES IT'S OWN SAFETY PROGRAM WHICH THE SAY THEIR FIRST PRIORITY IS SAFETY. FRAME RUST CORROSION FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT TOYOTA IS COVERING UP, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY OUT. YET TOYOTA SPENDS ALL KINDS AMOUNTS OF MONEY IN RACING AND REFUSES TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TOYOTA'S BAD FRAMES THAT ARE STILL ON PRODUCTION VEHICLES,ON THE ROAD FORM RUST CORROSION AND WILL OR HAS ALREADY FAILED. TOYOTA SUED AND WON $25 MILLION FROM DANA CORP FOR BAD FRAMES. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU CASE #[XXX] . TOYOTA DOES NOTHING BUT CONTINUALLY ARGUE,REFUSES EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PERMANENT REPAIRS AND TRIES TO SCAM US OUT OF OUR MONEY. TOYOTA IS PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIVES FRAMES FAIL GOING 50 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PUT MY TACOMA IN REVERSE AND HEARD A SNAP AND CLUNK FROM FRONT AND REAR. FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION RUSTED THROUGH, BROKE AND RIGHT REAR SHOCK. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP SAID RUSTED THROUGH, BROKE, THEY CAN'T ADJUST CASTER SETTING ON FRONT ALIGNMENT BECAUSE NUTS ARE RUSTED SOLID CAN'T REMOVE NUTS . PULLS TO THE RIGHT, STEERING WHEEL IS TO RIGHT. FRAME IS ALSO VERY RUSTED AND MIGHT FAIL BEFORE TOO LONG. MY WIFE AND I TOOK MY TACOMA TO TOYOTA DEALER IN 2010 TO HAVE $2,342.21 WORTH OF SERVICES DONE. REPAIRS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND PERMANANTLY. WE TOOK IT BACK TWICE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST US $1,900.00 TO REPLACE CONDENSER FOR LEAK . WE PAID $250 TO HAVE LEAK REPAIRED TO BEGIN WITH OTHER REPEATED CHARGES . MY ONLINE HISTORY SAYS $520.00 TO FIX LEAK . TOYOTA SERVICE REP DID NOTHING BUT TRY TO OVERCHARGE AND RECHARGE US FOR REPAIRS WE PAID FOR AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE REPAIRS WE PAID FOR . TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED MY TACOMA FRAME AND DECLARED IT GOOD IN 2010, REFUSED TO UNDERCOAT MY FRAME. THREE YEARS LATTER 2010 IN 2013 FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED. TOYOTA REFUSES TO BUYBACK OR REPLACE FRAME. WE BOUGHT TACOMA IN 1998 BEFORE FRAME RUST PROGRAM BEGINNING IN 2008. SECOND OWNER, NEVER RECEIVED RECALL OR EXTENDED FRAME RUST WARRANTY LETTERS. WE WERE TOLD THERE WASN'T RECALL OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN 2010. THEY NEW EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAD IN THE BANK AND TRIED TOO TAKE EVERY PENNY WE HAD IN THE BANK , REFUSING TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE REPAIRS. WE HAD TO PREPAY FOR STAINLESS STEAL EXHAUST . TOYOTA SERVICE REP. PUT THE OLD OXYGEN SENSORS BACK IN CHARGED US FOR ONE AND SAID WE WOULD HALF TO PAY ANOTHER $200 TO $300 FOR ANOTHER ONE .ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON HALFWAY HOME WHICH IS WHY WE TOOK IT IN FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE PAID FOR WASHER FLUID WIRE REPAIR WHICH BROKE AGAIN IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS.WE LEFT TOYOTA DEALER VERY ANGRY IN 2010 AND HAD REPAIRS FAIL. *TR

1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRAME RUST. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE RUST PERFORATION RECALL IN 2008. HE WAS INFORMED OTHER THAN SURFACE RUST, IT WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH TO REPLACE, AS NO HOLES OR SOFT SPOTS WERE FOUND. ALTHOUGH, HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK FOR A RE-INSPECTION, HE WAS INFORMED BY A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES THAT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT FAIL ANOTHER INSPECTION AND THE FRAME WAS NOT BAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A REPLACEMENT. IN 2011, THE FRAME CRACKED AND IT WAS WELDED TOGETHER. IN AUGUST 2013, THE FRAME SPLIT IN HALF AGAIN. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM, HAD HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP HIM.