NHTSA Complaint #10706726 — 2000 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

AFTER DROPPING MY KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL AND EXITING OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 45 MILES PER HOUR, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO FISH TAIL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED WITHOUT WRECKING OR ENDING UP IN THE DITCH. AFTER SPEAKING TO A MECHANIC, HE SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 4RUNNERS AND TO CONTACT TOYOTA. THE BACK FRAME ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THRU LEAVING THE REAR AXEL WITH NO SUPPORT. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, AT THE SAME EXACT LOCATION, MEANS THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A TOYOTA DEFECT. I BOUGHT MY 4RUNNER UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD GET ME AT LEAST 200,000 MILES. I'M CURRENTLY AT 118,000 AND IT ALREADY NEEDS TO GO TO THE JUNK YARD. I'M SHOCKED AND APPALLED THAT TOYOTA WOULD ALLOW THESE VEHICLES TO BE OUT ON THE STREETS KNOWING THAT THEY ARE ENDANGERING HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF LIVES EVERYDAY. THIS CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SUBJECT OF RECALL AND NO DOUBT LIVES WILL BE LOST BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE ASAP. AS IT STANDS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA AND WILL GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH TO TELL MY STORY AND HOW TOYOTA TURNS THEIR BACK ON CUSTOMERS AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE YOU DRIVE THIS 2000 4RUNNER. WITH THE WEB AND ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA FORUMS AT MY FINGER TIPS, I WILL MAKE IT MY MISSION IN LIFE TO SEE THAT TOYOTA IS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR IRRESPONSIBILITY AND LACK OF LOYALTY TO TOYOTA BUYERS. DO THE RIGHT TOYOTA AND RECALL THE 2000 4RUNNER FOR THE PIECE OF JUNK THAT IT IS BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST! THE FRAME ON THE BACK AXEL COMPLETELY RUSTS THRU LEAVES NO OPTIONS FOR REPAIR BUT TO SIMPLY SCRAP YOUR VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. SUCH A DISHONEST COMPANY WITH NO REMORSE AND NO RESPECT FOR LIVES ON THE ROAD DRIVING EVERYDAY. *TR