NHTSA Complaint #11448911 — 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

The frame of the vehicle has rusted so badly the Toyota Dealer I have taken to for diagnosis and repairs refuses to put the vehicle on their lift to inspect or work on the underside of the car for fear of the safety of their workers. This is not a new problem for Toyota because they have lost a civil suit for premature rusting of the frames on other truck models. I took my 4Runner to a frame repair shop and got an estimate. I don't have the funds to do the repair. If the repairs were not made I could continue to drive it until the frame breaks I was told. When the frame breaks it's indeterminable, how many individuals could be injured? My hope when the frame breaks I don't lose control so I won't be killed or severely injured and any others that could be involved in the accident don't get harmed either. There has been a class-action lawsuit initiated where my 4Runner would be included in this suit. Toyota needs to be held accountable for a poorly designed and manufactured frame. I demand Toyota replace/repair the frame on my 4Runner so that it can be safely driven to the end of life of the engine and transmission before persons are harmed from a frame failure. Inver Grove Toyota first informed me the frame had holes rusted in it on November 19, 2019. Then, on Dec 20, 2019, they informed me it was unsafe to lift. I can supply copies of 3 repair invoices where the dealer made note of the corroded frame.