1992 TOYOTA PICKUP Structureframe And Members Problems

1992 TOYOTA FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING AND WHEN DRIVING OVER ROAD HAZARDS AND BUMPS THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHIFT AND JUMP OFF OF FRAME THUS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF DRIVER CONTROL IS LOST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD HOLES IN IT AND EXTENSIVE CORROSION. THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT SHIELD WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PLACED A TEMPORARY METAL SHIELD IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,250.

1992 TOYOTA PICKUP SR5 V6. WAS APPROACHING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP AND HIT A BUMP AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND IMMEDIATELY LOST STEERING. UPON INSPECTION, MY LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM FRAME MOUNT WAS BROKEN OFF. THIS MOUNT ALSO HOLDS THE MOTOR MOUNT. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, IT LOOKS LIKE THE METAL HAD CRACKED AT SOME POINT AND RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BUMP WAS THE LAST STRAW. ITS A MIRACLE I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY YET, OR I (AND POSSIBLY OTHERS) COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED! *TR

MY ONLY COMPLAINT IS THAT I PURCHASED A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK NEW IN 1992 AND HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING RUST LIKE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS TRUCK. TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON SOME TRUCKS, BUT NOT GO BACK THAT FAR. I CAN TELL YOU THIS TRUCK RUSTED PROFUSELY 2 YRS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. THIS TRUCK WAS GARAGE KEPT FOR MANY YEARS BUT DID NOT SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I FIRST HAD PART REPLACED ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK...IT RUSTED AWAY....I HAD IT REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME 3 YRS AGO....I HAD TO HAVE THE GAS LINES REPLACED. THERE ARE SO MANY RUSTED PARTS I HAD TO HAVE REPLACED TO KEEP THIS TRUCK SAFE.....I FEEL WHEN THEY HAD A RECALL OF THE OTHER TRUCKS, THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED....I OWN 3 TOYOTAS.... I BOUGHT THE 1992 PICKUP AND A 1992 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE AT THE SAME TIME....MY...

PURCHASED 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP PURCHASED WITH 89000 MILES IN SUMMER OF 2006. HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND HAS 92000 MILES CURRENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO GET PARKING BRAKE REPLACED. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE VEHICLE DUE TO EXTENSIVE AND SEVERE FRAME CORROSION. TOOK VEHICLE HOME AND CONFIRMED THAT SIDES OF FRAME MEMBERS ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LEARNED FROM PHONE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND SEE CAUSES AS MANUFACTURING-RELATED (EITHER SKIPPED RUSTPROOFING COMPLETELY ON FRAMES OR SUBSTANDARD CHEMICAL COMPOSITION MATERIALS WERE USED IN FRAME MANUFACTURE). TOYOTA HAS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED 1995 AND LATER PICKUPS WERE AFFECTED AND HAS OFFERED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLES FROM CURRENT OWNERS. THIS DOES NOT COVER THE 1992 MODEL YEAR. YET TOYOTA'S ACTION CONFIRMS THE FRAME DEFECT WAS PRESENT WHEN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TURNED UP INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLES COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF WHILE...

1992 TOYOTA PICK UP (V6,4WD) WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE 2 REAR TIRES INSTALLED. WHEN PLACED ON LIFT A COMPLETE CRACKING OF THE FRAME WAS DISCOVERED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE METAL ACTUALLY FLAKES IN YOUR HANDS FOR ALMOST 18 INCHES. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. A FRIEND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBILITY OF FUEL TANK EXPLOSION. THE CURRENT FRAME RECALL ONLY EXTENDS TO 1995 AND NEWER, BUT AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE MADE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM GOES BACK FURTHER. *TR