2001 Toyota Tacoma

WE PURCHASED A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA NEW IN LATE 2000. MY HUSBAND RECENTLY REALIZED THE FRAME IS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE GAS TANK. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL/IF IT CAN BE FIXED. WE HAVE VIEWED AND READ UP ON NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TACOMA OWNERS AND HAVE SEEN SOME RECALLS OR NOTIFICATIONS TO SELECT TACOMA OWNERS BUT NOT IN THE STATE WE RESIDE IN-MO. WE RAN INTO A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH ANOTHER NON-TOYOTA VEHICLE WHICH ONLY COVERED HOT-WEATHER STATES. WE LIVE IN MISSOURI....WE HAVE EXPERIENCED EXTREME HEAT AND COLD DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS. IT'S UNREASONABLE TO ME THAT THE AUTO DEALERS CAN EXCLUDE CERTAIN STATES WHEN IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY CUSTOMERS IN THOSE EXCLUDED STATES COULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. IF IT'S DETERMINED TO BE THE SAME ISSUE OWNERS IN OTHER STATES ARE FACING, WHY NOT AGREE TO COVER THE REPAIR??? WE PLAN TO DO SOME INVESTIGATING AND CALLING OF OUR OWN TO SEE IF TOYOTA IS GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR AT LEAST OFFER US A REASONABLE BUY BACK OPTION. WE ARE TOYOTA OWNERS AND PLAN TO STAY THAT WAY DEPENDING ON HOW THIS ALL TURNS OUT. WE'VE ALWAYS URGED OTHERS TO BUY TOYOTA VEHICLES DUE TO THEIR LONGEVITY AND RELIABILITY....I HOPE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PROVEN WRONG ON THIS ONE. *JS

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING THROUGH. I LEARNED IN 2013 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRAME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE DOING THIS BECAUSE I HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR RUST PROTECTION. I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED FOUR NOTICES PERTAINING TO THIS RECALL, HOWEVER TOYOTA DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT NAME IN THEIR DATABASE, AND THUS I DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICES. IF I HAD RECEIVED THEM AND TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR THE TREATMENT, THE FRAME WOULD HAVE BEEN WARRANTED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSFERRED INTO MY NAME IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, AND MY NAME SHOULD HAVE APPEARED IN TOYOTA'S DATABASE. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THE FRAME OR BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM ME, AS IT HAS FROM OTHER OWNERS.

BOUGHT MY TOYOTA TACOMA ABOUT A YEAR AN A HALF AGO. ITS A 2001 V6 EXTRA CAB 4X4. BROUGHT IT TO THE TOYOTA DEAL ON RT 37 EAST IN TOMS RIVER N.J AND ASK THEM TO INSPECT THE FRAME. THEY SAID IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. JUST THE OTHER DAY I BROUGHT IT IN TO A GARAGE IN TOWN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. COME TO FIND OUT THE FUEL TANK IS RUSTING AND HAS A HOLE IN IT. ALSO THE FRAME IS SEVERALLY RUSTED, THE CROSS BAR THAT HOLDS THE FUEL TANK IS CRUMBLING ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE FRAME. THIS WHOLE RUSTING FRAME ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED NOT ONLY IS MY FAMILY AND MY LIFE IN DANGER BUT SO ARE THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER IN THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED BECAUSE THE STRUT AND SHOCK HAD DISMOUNTED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WHERE THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS TREATED WITH A ANTI-CORROSION COATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *TR

THE TACOMA FRAME RUST ON MY TRUCK IS BEYOND REPAIR. I AM PUTTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. TOYOTA HOWEVER GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER [XXX] THAT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR THAT IS 8003314331. FOUR MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT THE TACOMA FOR A TIRE CARRIAGE RECALL AT OUR LOCAL DEALER WHICH IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THEY TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE ROTTED FRAME AND SENT THEM TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. AGAIN THE LONG ANTICIPATED WAIT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS LEFT OUT. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR THE MANY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE THE 2001 -2004 TOYOTA FRAME ROTTED AND WAS LEFT OUT. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THREAD OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WAS WEARING EXCESSIVELY AND UNRAVELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR