NHTSA Complaint #10617015 — 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA

I HAVE OWNED MY TRUCK FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS SIGNIFICANT RUST AND ROT. THERE ARE SEVERAL HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME DUE TO ROT AND CORROSION WHICH ARE NOT NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THERE IS A HOLE. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE REAR OF THE BODY MOUNT THERE IS A HOLE AS WELL AS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WHERE THE C CHANNEL BUTTS TOGETHER RIGHT BELOW THE BODY MOUNT. THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO HAS A HOLE BY ONE OF THE EXHAUST HANGERS ABOUT 2"X3". THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RUST AND FLAKING ALONG THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE TOW HITCH HAS SIGNIFIACNT RUST AND HOLES AS WELL. ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO IN MID JUNE AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND HAVING THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, IN RIVERHEAD NY, LOOK AT MY FRAME AND SUBMIT SOME PICTURES TO TOYOTA CORPORATE ONLY TO BE TOLD TOO BAD WE AREN'T REPLACING FRAMES IN NY. I HAD A GAS TANK SUPPORT STRAP FAIL WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, LUCKILY I DIDN'T LOSE THE GAS TANK AND END UP IN A BALL OF FLAMES. I ALSO REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WAS LIABLE TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK STRAPS. THERE IS A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITH THESE FRAMES BUT WHEN I LOG ON TO THE TOYOTA OWNERS WEBSITE I CAN NOT FIND ANY MENTION OF SUCH CAMPAIGN. HOWEVER THERE IS THREAD ON A TACOMA ENTHUSIAST SITE, TACOMAWORLD.COM WHERE PEOPLE ARE POSTING AND TRACKING THEIR RESPECTIVE PROGRESS WITH TOYOTA AND THE ISSUES WITH THEIR FRAMES. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FRAME PROBLEMS HOWEVER RIGHT NOW TOYOTA IS NOT REPLACING FRAMES. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE AT TOYOTA CORPORATE ABOUT MY PARTICULAR FRAME AND SHE STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUES AND MY FRAME MEETS THE CRITERIA TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE IT. SO BASICALLY TOYOTA TOLD ME I'M SOL. *JS