2000 Toyota Tacoma

TOYOTA VOLUNTARILY OFFERED TO REPLACE STRUCTURAL FRAMES THAT PREMATURELY RUSTED. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND MY FRAME IS SO BADLY FULL OF HOES THAT DRIVING IT IS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WITH A LOAD. I MUST CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK AND MUST SUFFER THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. I'VE REACHED OUT TO TWO DEALERS AND TOYOTA AND ALL HAVE REFUSED TO HELP ME. WHEN THE ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR I'M SURE TOYOTA WILL REGRET NOT TALKING TO ME.

ON 12/05 I NOTICED SOMETHING HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP TRUCK. WHEN I GOT DOWN TO PULL IT OUT, I REALIZED IT WAS RUST FROM MY FRAME, THAT HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. I CALLED TOYOTA CONSUMER SERVICES, SPOKE TO A GENTLEMAN WHO WAS VERY RUDE, TELLING ME THAT I HAD MISSED THE WARRANTY EXTENSION TIME LIMIT AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T REGISTER MY NEW ADDRESS WITH THEM, THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. FIRST, THE TRUCK WAS PAID FOR WHEN I MOVED. SECOND, IT IS UP TO THEM TO NOTIFY ME AND THIS CAN BE DONE VIA THE REGISTRY OF MOTOR VEHICLES, AS HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST WITH ANOTHER OF OUR PAID FOR VEHICLES. THIRD, I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT STATED MY WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED DO TO RUSTED FRAMES FOR 1995-2004 TACOMA'S. TOYOTA RECALLED OVER 700,000 TRUCKS, SO CLEARLY THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS.THIS TRUCK IN IN GREAT SHAPE AND I PLANNED ON USING IT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 100K MILES. IT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL AND RIDES GREAT. THIS IS THE 11TH AND LAST TOYOTA, I HAVE OWNED. I AM APPALLED AND AMAZED THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF A VEHICLE.

WHILE GETTING OIL CHANGED ON MY 2000 TACOMA, WHICH BY THE WAY ME AND MY STEP FATHER ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRAME SEPARATING WHILE LIFTING. WE HAD THE FRAME INSPECTED IN THE PAST BASED ON THE FRAME ISSUE LETTER WE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND THE TRUCK PASSED EVERY TIME. THE LAST INSPECTION THAT PASSED WAS FEB 2011. AFTER THE MECHANIC REFUSED TO LIFT THE TRUCK TO SERVICE IT I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FRAME HAS HOLES AND IS UNSTABLE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF A SHORT TIME BEFORE IT BECOMES UN-SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN FOR THE MOST PART IN A GARAGE AND ONLY HAS 75,085 MILES. THE INTERIOR IS VERY GOOD AND THE BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND THE ENGINE PURRS LIKE ALWAYS. TOYOTA SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND I CAN GET A NEW FRAME AT MY EXPENSE. PROBLEM IS, I CAN'T GET THE FRAME FROM ANY OF THE AREA TOYOTA DEALERS AS IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. I NOW HAVE A VERY GOOD LOOKING TRUCK WITH A GREAT MOTOR THAT VERY SOON I WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO DRIVE. IT'S A SHAME. TOYOTA KNOWS THESE FRAMES ARE BAD AND BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT THEY DON'T RATE A RECALL!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A BROWN PIECE OF METAL HANGING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME BED WAS RUSTED OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, AN ABNORMAL DRAGGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V225000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 177,000.

I HAVE A 2000 TACOMA I BOUGHT A 3IN SUSPENSION LIFT BUT BEFORE I COULD PUT IT ON I SEEN THE FRAME HAD RUST HOLE CENTER TO REAR I WENT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THE FRAME RECALLED WAS OVER I NEVER GOT ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL I THEN GOT THE TO ESTIMATE THE FIX WOULD BE AROUND $14,000 SO I GAVE THEM $4,000 TO ORDER PARTS 2 WEEKS LATER THEY SENT MY MONEY BACK TOYOTA SAYS THEY DONT MAKE FRAMES FOR THIS YEAR THAT I NEED TO GET IT WELDED I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID ITS TO FAR ALONG TO WELD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED NOW I HAVE A TRUCK THAT CAN'T BE FIXED