NHTSA Complaint #10641869 — 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA SUSPENSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10641869
Vehicle	2005 TOYOTA TACOMA
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	September 29, 2014
Date Filed	October 6, 2014
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

ON MY OLD 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA I GOT THE DEAL ON BUYBACK WHEN THE FRAME RUSTED OUT SO BAD WITH HOLES IN IT.THEN I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT A 2005 TOYOTA TACOMA AND THIS TRUCK HAS RUST FROM END TO END ON THE FRAME AGAIN. WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2006 TOYOTA SAID THEY HAD THAT FIXED BUT THIS 2005 IS ALOT WORSE WITH ALOT MORE RUST THEN THE 1998.I ALSO TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR AND AC PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS RUSTED UP ON THE ALTERNATOR AND AC PUMP AND POWER STEERING SO BAD THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO KEEP THE PARTS AND SHOW THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND NHTSA.I WAS LUCKY THAT EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN ON THE TRUCK WHEN I GOT IT TO THE BOTTOM OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN GOT IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND 1790.00 DOLLARS LATER WITH LABOR AND PARTS LET ME TELL YOU NOT HAPPY WITH TOYOTA.PLEASE NHTSA LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AND IF YOU NEED A TRUCK TO TAKE PICS OF MINE IS THE ONE I USED TO WORK AT A BODY SHOP SO I KNOW THIS TRUCK WOULD DO THE JOB FOR NHTSA MY TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES ON IT I WILL TAKE PICS OF IT FOR YOU IF YOU WISH. *TR

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