1995 Toyota Tacoma

ON DECEMBER 23, 2010 DURING A CONVERSATION WITH A CO-WORKER I LEARNED THAT TOYOTA HAD BEEN REPAIRING OR BUYING BACK 1995-2004 TACOMAS DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE BASED ON EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST TO THE POINT OF FAILURE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. ON DECEMBER,24, 2010 I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRAM IN PLACE, AND THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE TRUCK IN ON DECEMBER 28TH FOR AN INSPECTION. ON DECEMBER 28TH, 2010 I BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY TRUCK FAILED THE INSPECTION OF THE FRAME AND THAT THEY WERE CONDEMNING MY TRUCK BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS UNSAFE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A LOANER CAR AND STATED TOYOTA WOULD CONTACT ME AND ARRANGE FOR A BUYBACK AMOUNT. ON JANUARY 3RD I WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 1995 AND THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR THE BUYBACK UNTIL THAT DATE IN 2010. THE DEALERSHIP STILL HAS MY TRUCK AS I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THEIR MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE FRAME. FURTHER MORE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE INSPECTION (HITTING THE FRAME WITH A HAMMER) WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED BY TOYOTA, THERE IS PROBABLY FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE FRAME THEN WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. WITH ADMITTING THAT THEIR DEFECT CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM OR BUY BACK MY VEHICLE. THEIR STANCE ON THE INITIAL INSERVICE DATE SHOULD NOT APPLY TO ME AS I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AT ANY TIME AND HAVE BEEN THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2006. *TR

BASICALLY MY BATTERY JUST COMPLETELY DIED FOR NO REASON I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER HEADLIGHTS, POWER STEERING, AND ALL....IT WAS NIGHT TIME . WHEN I TRIED TO JUMP START THAT IS WHEN THE BATTERY CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EVERY SINCE THAT AWFUL NIGHT (ENDED UP GETTING IT TOWED WHILE I WENT TO GET HELP FOR IT BEING PARKED IN A ZONE WITH NO PROPER PARKING STICKER AND IT COST ME 350 MORE DOLLARS TO GET IT OUT) THE 6 BRAND NEW BATTERIES HAVE ALL EITHER NEVER WORKED TO BEGIN WITH OR THEY HAVE BEEN JUMPED OFF I THINK THE MOST TIMES OUT OF ONE BATTERY WAS JUMPING IT OFF FIVE SUCCESSFUL TIMES. I JUST DONT DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYMORE BC I CANT TRUST IT.

MY 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS SERVICED AT COLONIAL TOYOTA IN MILFORD, CT IN MARCH OF 2009. DURING THAT SERVICE, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK QUALIFIED FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE FRAME RUST CORROSION PERFORATION WARRANTY. THEY PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND STATED THAT THE FRAME PASSED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO I RECEIVED MY FIRST OFFICIAL LETTER FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES INDICATING THAT MY 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS QUALIFIED FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE FRAME RUST CORROSION PERFORATION WARRANTY FOR A PERIOD OF 15 YEARS FROM THE VEHICLE'S IN SERVICE DATE. I PRESENTED THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA OF MIDDLETOWN, CT ON 11/20/10 AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE FRAME FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO AN EXTREMELY LARGE HOLE. I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE THICKNESS OF THE FRAME AND LARGE DIAMETER OF THE HOLE, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OVER A YEAR TO DEVELOP. AS A RESULT, TOYOTA OF MIDDLETOWN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 'UNSAFE TO DRIVE'. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER QUALIFIED FOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION AS THE IN SERVICE DATE WAS 10/2/1995. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE HOLE IN THE FRAME WAS OVERLOOKED IN MARCH OF 2009. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE SPECIFIC IN SERVICE DATE. I AM NOW IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION AS TOYOTA MOTOR SALES HAS DEEMED THE TRUCK 'UNSAFE TO DRIVE' DUE TO 'INADEQUATE CORROSION-RESISTANT PROTECTION' APPLIED BY TOYOTA. AS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE, I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY OR OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK AND CANNOT SELL THIS TRUCK KNOWING THAT IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND THAT THE FRAME, EXHAUST AND THE FUEL TANK WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WIT THE MANUFACTURER FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NO RUST ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE STATING THERE WAS NO RUST ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 191,000. UPDATED 08/19/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME RUSTED THE REAR SPRING HANGERS AND CAUSED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO MOVE AND HIT A FIRE HYDRANT. UPDATED 09/28/10

I HAVE A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE FRAME IS RUSTING AND THE CAB MOUNTS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED OFF. THE OTHER MOUNTS ARE ALSO ABOUT GONE. THE MAIN FRAME IS ON ITS WAY. I'M NOTICING RUST FLAKES FALLING OFF UNDER THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER UNDER THE BUY BACK PROGRAM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MAIN FRAME IS NOT BAD ENOUGH FOR THE BUY BACK. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AWAY. 1 WEEK LATER THE CAB MOUNTS RUSTED OFF AND THE CAB FELL TO THE FRAME. *TR

I HAVE THE FRAME RECALL ON 1995 TACOMA I RECEIVED A LETTER LAST SUMMER 2008 I WENT TO IRA TOYOTA IN DANVERS MA, THEY PAST MY TRUCK FOR FRAME INSPECTION SO I WENT ON MY WAY THINKING I AM IN A SAFE TRUCK. MY FRIEND ALSO HAD 2000 TACOMA THEY ALSO PASSED HIS TRUCK LAST SUMMER. THE BEGINNING OF FEB 2009 HE WAS CHANGING HIS LEFT REAR TIRE AND SAW RUST ON THE FRAME WERE LEAF SPRIG IS MOUNTED AND PUSHED HIS FINGER THREW HE INFORMED ME SO WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WORK I TOOK A HAMMER AND SCREWDRIVER TO AREA OF THE FRAME DOWN THE SIDE SEEM OK WITH GOOD SOLID SOUND OF STRONG METAL THEN I CHECKED WERE THE LEAF SPRING ARE MOUNTED SCREWDRIVER WENT THREW LIKE BUTTER I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN THEY PASSED IT SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG I KNOW METAL THESE ARE RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT I BELIEVE ALL 1995 2000 TACOMA'S ARE JUNK I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME TOYOTA IS NOT HELPING AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE BALL JOINTS AND WHEEL, FELL UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 220,000.