NHTSA Complaint #10353997 — 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. IT IS WASHED REGULARLY AND ALL MANUFACTURER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED. EVERY YEAR I TAKE THE TIME TO DO THROUGH INSPECTION UNDERNEATH TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. LAST SUMMER WHEN FLUSHING OUT FRAME TUBES WITH A GARDEN HOSE I NOTICED LARGE FLAKES OF RUST BEING FLUSHED OUT THROUGH THE DRAIN HOLES. I ALSO NOTED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON MANY AREAS OF THE FRAME. THIS SUMMER I CAN SEE THE PROBLEM IS GETTING SEVERELY WORSE. BRACKETS AND MOUNTS ARE BECOMING SEVERELY RUSTED. FRAME IS BEGINNING TO FLAKE. SKID PLAT IS NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH. AT THE MASS INSPECTION THE INSPECTOR TOLD ME THE TRUCK FRAME IS RUSTING FAST AND I NEEDED TO BE CONCERNED. THIS TRUCK IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD! THE BODY IS PERFECT. BUT THE FRAME IS CRUMBLING! I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MY DEALER. HE SAID MANY 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA WAS REPLACING THE FRAMES. THEY DID AN INSPECTION AND SAID MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE 05S. BUT THEY DID THINK TOYOTA WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE 06 MODELS. PLEASE HELP. I NEED AT LEAST 4 MORE YEARS FROM THIS TRUCK. AND I LOOKED AT TRADING, BUT THE DEALER SAID WITH THE RUST MY CURRENT VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH MUCH ON A TRADE. *TR