NHTSA Complaint #10404628 — 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH A SEVERLY RUSTED FRAME. IT HAS APROX. 16" LONG RUST HOLE IN IT APROX 1-2" WIDE,JUST UNDER DRIVERS FLOOR AT BOTTOM OF FRAME,RIGHT WHERE THE REAR TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER ATTACHES TO FRAME. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE BRAND NEW (PURCHASED IN SEPT. OF 2002) AND VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 63,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND SERVICED AND THE TOYOTA "FTS" INSPECTED IT AND TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES AND DOCUMENTED IT ON 5/5/2011 AND REPORTED FINDINGS TO FACTORY AND DEEMED MY VEHICLE "UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO PERFORATION IN FRAME". I WAS INSTRUCTED BY TOYOTA FTS TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORPORATE HEADQUATERS AND SEE WHAT CAN/WILL BE DONE BY TOYOTA. AFTER 3 CALLS OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN ALTHOUGH THE TUNDRA HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH RUSTING FRAMES AND TOYOTA IS REPLACING THEM UNDER AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY AND BOTH VEHICLES USE THE SAME CHASSIS TYPE AND ARE MADE IN SAME PLANT. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE (VIA THE INTERNET) I FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE TREATING ALL OF IT'S SEQUOIA OWNERS IN THE SAME FASHION.PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW THEIR FRAME HAS RUSTED AND POSSIBLY BREAKS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL POSSIBLY INJURING OR KILLING IT'S DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS. TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND THEIR FAILURE TO PROPERLY PROTECT THEIR FRAME FROM RUSTING THROUGH DUE TO ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE SEEN IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES (AS STATED BY ONE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP'S THAT I HAD SPOKEN TO) WHEN REFERING TO THE TUNDRA AND I FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO EXCLUDE ITSELF FROM ANY PROBLEMS TO THE SEQUOIA. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT WAS ON THE TUNDRA AND INCLUDE THE SEQUOIA.