2000 Toyota Tacoma

2000 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAME RUST - I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK FOR TEN YEARS ALWAYS GETTING MY SERVICE DONE AT DARCARS HERE IN FREDERICK, MD. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO A NEW MECHANIC AND TO WHAT I HAVE FOUND MY FRAME IS RUSTED. NOT ONLY RUSTED BUT FALLING APART, I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING IT BECAUSE IT COULD FALL APART AT JUST HITTING A POT HOLE. THE CORROSION WAS THAT TERRIBLE. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DARCARS IN FREDERICK, MD AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN TOMORROW. DID THEY NOT HEAR MY SAY THAT IT WAS A POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING DEATH TRAP TO DRIVE. UNHAPPY WITH MY RESPONSE I WENT TO DARCARS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PICKING MY TRUCK UP FROM MY NEW MECHANIC. I LEFT MY TRUCK AT DARCARS AND HAD TO GO RENT A CAR ON MY OWN UNTIL THEY LOOK AT MY TRUCK TOMORROW HOPEFULLY SOMETIME BEFORE NOON. HERE NOW I HAVE HAD TO PAY 267.00 OUT OF MY ACCOUNT TO GET A RENTAL CAR. UNTIL TOMORROW I HAVE NO ANSWERS. WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN PUNISHED FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE IN THE WRONG FOR. I LOVE MY TRUCK. HAD IT FOR YEARS AND DARCARS COULD NOT SEE AFTER SERVICING MY VEHICLE FOR 10 YEARS THAT MY FRAME WAS NEARLY NOTHING BUT RUSTED METAL WITH HOLES IN IT. THEY SURE DID FIND OTHER THINGS WRONG WITH MY TRUCK THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. A TRUE MECHANIC, A PERSON YOU TRUST TO MAKE YOUR CAR SAFE TO DRIVE LET ME DRIVE A VEHICLE AROUND THAT COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY KILLED ME AND THE LIFE OF MY DAUGHTER OF 11. HOW SAD ARE THESE PEOPLE? I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE I HAVE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND THE COMMUNICATION CONCERNING MY VEHICLE. THE ARE NOT CONCERNED FOR ANYONE'S SAFETY. SO I AM LEFT WITH NO VEHICLE, ONE THAT I JUST PAID OFF AND NOW I HAVE NOTHING. MAYBE THAT IS OK FOR SOME BUT FOR ME IT IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS MILDLY RUSTED. TWO YEARS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST ON A PORTION OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL THREE RUSTING HAZARD. THEY WOULD NOT REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT REACHED A LEVEL FOUR, WHICH MEANT THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NON-REPAIRABLE. SYMPTOMS OF LEVEL FOUR ARE HOLES OR FRACTURES WITHIN THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

IN 2006, THE GAS PEDAL BROKE AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL IN OUR 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, WITH NO REFERRALS. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC WHO WELDED ON A METAL PLATE TO ATTACH THE GAS PEDAL. IN 2008, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA CORP. EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRAMES OF TOYOTA TACOMAS YEARS 1995 THROUGH 2000, WITH A BUY BACK PROGRAM. REPAIRS WERE TO BE DONE TO GET THE SMOG DONE, BUT OUR MECHANIC STATED THAT THE DAMAGE FROM CORROSION AND CRACKING WERE TOO DANGEROUS FOR US TO DRIVE IT, THAT THE THROTTLE WILL BREAK NEXT. HE CLAIMED THE REASON WAS THE METAL WAS NOT TEMPERED RIGHT AT THE MANUFACTURER WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BUILT. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD US THAT THEY SAW THE CRACKING AND DAMAGE, AND NEVER HAD SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT BEFORE, IT DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE WARRANTY GUIDELINES. THEY ONLY SAID THEY COULD OFFER US A 'DEAL" FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WE REFUSED. OUR MECHANIC CLAIMS THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE IN THE FRONT WILL NOT WITHSTAND A COLLISION. INCIDENTALLY, THE GAS PEDAL BROKE AWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY! *TR UPDATED 01/21/09. *JB

I'M THE OWNER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. TOYOTA HAS MADE A RECALL ON RUSTED FRAMES ON YEARS 95-2000. MY TRUCK HAS A REPAIRED TITLE WHICH THEY SAY VOIDS THE WARRANTY. THE TRUCK HAD NO FRAME DAMAGE WHAT SO EVER AND WAS NOT ROLLED OVER, ONLY COSMETIC DAMAGE. I HAVE PICTURES AND DOCUMENTS SHOWING WHAT WAS REPAIRED. I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN THAT I DON'T WANT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DECIDES TO BREAK IN HALF. THERE SHOULD BE SOME EXCEPTION IF EVIDENCE IS PROVIDED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS LIGHT OR HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT HEARD ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE FRAMES ON THE 1995-2000 TOYOTA TACOMAS. HE CONSULTED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THE 150% BUYBACK OPTION, BUT WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE PROCESS. HE ASKED THE DEALER IF THE FRAME COULD BE REPLACED AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT COULD NOT. THE CONTACT WAS CONVINCED THAT THE FRAME COULD BE REPLACED AND WANTED TO HAVE IT DONE INSTEAD OF TRADING IN THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS "SOFT" AND NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 66,276.

TOYOTA RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR 1995-2000 MODEL YEAR TACOMAS DUE TO FRAME ROT. I'VE HAVE SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TACOMAS BOUGHT BACK BY TOYOTA TO AVOID POTENTIAL SAFETY RISKS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. I FEAR RSK OF FIRE SHOULD I BE HIT IN THE REAR AND MY FRAME FAILS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM, HAVING NOTHING TO DUE WITH THE SALVAGE TITLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA INFORMING HIM THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE RUST. THE NOTICE ALSO INFORMED THE CONSUMERS THAT IF THEY INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE EXCESSIVE RUST, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD REIMBURSE THEM FOR FINANCIAL LOSS AND POSSIBLY EXCHANGE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND IT FAILED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING AN IDENTICAL FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL LIABILITY BECAUSE THE TITLE WAS SALVAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000. UPDATED 06/02/08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. THE DEALER SHOWED THE CONTACT A SMALL HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE 1995-2000 TACOMA'S HAD UNDERCOATING FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HER AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM MARCH 21-28, 2008; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A CALL. SHE RETRIEVED HER VEHICLE AND RETURNED THE LOANER THAT WAS PROVIDED ON MARCH 28, 2008. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,205 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,204.