2001 TOYOTA TACOMA Structurebody Problems

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS SEVERE RUST ALL OVER THE FRAME OF TRUCK. HOLES SO LARGER THAT YOU CAN PASS A HAND THROUGH. TOYOTA HAD A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM BUT DID NOT GET LITERATURE ETC. TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES. THEY STATED PROGRAM WAS A 15 YEAR WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE FOR 15 YEARS. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE CLOSED THE PROGRAM, BUT THIS WAS OPEN TO TACOMAS ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2004. 15 YEARS AFTER 2004 IS 2019. WHY THEY WOULD CLOSE THE PROGRAM BEFORE THE STATED 15 YEARS WAS UP IS BEYOND ME. I OWN 3 TACOMAS. THE 1997 MODEL IS FINE, BUT ONE 2001 MODEL'S FRAME LOOKS LIKE SWISS CHEESE AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE OTHER 2001 MODEL IS VERY CLOSE TO BEING NOT DRIVABLE. WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO...

2001 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS SEVERE RUST ALL OVER THE FRAME OF TRUCK. HOLES SO LARGER THAT YOU CAN PASS A HAND THROUGH. TOYOTA HAD A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM BUT DID NOT GET LITERATURE ETC. TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES. THEY STATED PROGRAM WAS A 15 YEAR WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE FOR 15 YEARS. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE CLOSED THE PROGRAM, BUT THIS WAS OPEN TO TACOMAS ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2004. 15 YEARS AFTER 2004 IS 2019. WHY THEY WOULD CLOSE THE PROGRAM BEFORE THE STATED 15 YEARS WAS UP IS BEYOND ME. I OWN 3 TACOMAS. THE 1997 MODEL IS FINE, BUT ONE 2001 MODEL'S FRAME LOOKS LIKE SWISS CHEESE AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE OTHER 2001 MODEL IS VERY CLOSE TO BEING NOT DRIVABLE. WE ARE AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING A FLAT TIRE, SEVERE RUST WAS NOTICED ON THE FRAME. THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD PERFORATIONS DUE TO COROT ION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2009 FOR AN EVALUATION OF THE FRAME AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE CORROSION RESISTANT TREATMENT WAS NOT NEEDED. IN JULY 2016, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD MISSED THE WARRANTY REPAIR IN 2012. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY 1001 TOYOTA TACOMA WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FRAME AT THE POINT WHERE THE REAR SPRINGS ATTACH IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND THAT THE REAR SPRING IS LIKELY TO DETACH AT ANY TIME. MY TOYOTA TACOMA IS READY TO FOLD IN HALF DUE TO THE EXTENT OF FRAME RUST. THE MECHANIC WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE FRAME RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT DUE TO INADEQUATE DRAIN HOLES.

THE ENTIRE FRAME IS CORRODED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HENDRICK TOYOTA SAYS THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT A LOCAL BODY SHOP SAYS THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME IS 10-15%. SAYS IT COULD BREAK AT ANYTIME. I PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2015. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS STATE THEY RECEIVED NO RECALL OR NOTICES FROM TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE CABIN AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE CABIN TO THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE FRAME RUST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LIFT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE VEHICLE FRACTURED IN HALF DUE TO CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA AND NOTICED IT NEEDED TO GO IN FOR A RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIRE BEING IN NEED OF REMOUNTING. I NOTICED THE FRAME RUST WAS BAD. AS IN FIST SIZE HOLES ALL DOWN THE FRAME. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL AND MENTIONED THE FRAME RUST AND THE RECALL ON THE FRAMES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULDNT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE RUST. IM NOW STUCK WITH A VERY UNSAFE TRUCK FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN TO BE IN AND A COMPANY THAT FLAT OUT MADE A MISTAKE AND WONT OWN UP TO IT. I WILL UPLOAD DETAILED PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE LATER ON.

FRAME IN REAR IS RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT TOYOTA REFUSING TO FIX. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY SEVERAL MECHANICS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.

IN 2012, I DROVE MY TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL LETTER. I WAS RESPONDING TO A NOTICE THAT TOYOTA HAD MAILED TO ME. THE RECALL WAS FOR A SPARE TIRE CARRIER THAT MAY FALL OFF THE FRAME AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BECAUSE OF A KNOWN CORROSION PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S FRAME WAS TOO BADLY CORRODED. THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A FRAME INSPECTION, & THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE HAD "FAILED". THE DEALERSHIP DID NOTHING, EXCEPT TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP. REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOYOTA HAVE TELEPHONED ME TWICE TO SAY THAT THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES SAID THAT MY TRUCK "DID NOT MEET THE PARAMETERS OF THEIR PROGRAM". SINCE THEN, I HAVE RECEIVED THREE MORE NOTICES FROM TOYOTA CONCERNING THE FAULTY SPARE TIRE PLATE. EACH TIME I BRING MY PICKUP TRUCK IN RESPONSE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT WEIGHTED IN THE REAR AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THERE WERE A HEAVY LOAD SHIFTING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ; UPDATED 05/03/18 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SUBFRAME WAS EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (STRUCTURE: BODY) HOWEVER, THE DEALER DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD RECEIVE THE REPAIR BUT IT WOULD BE PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,200. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS BADLY RUSTED, TWISTED, AND ALTERED;THEREFORE, THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED THE STATED INSPECTION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES), THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME FOR THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ CONSUMER WROTE LETTERS ABOUT RECALLS, RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE SAME EXCESSIVE CORROSION TO THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER LIFT PLATE CONSUMER NOTED RECALL SHOULD OF BEEN SENT OUT FOR RUSTED FRAME AS WELL. 04/17/18 *JB *TR

TOOK TRUCK TO GARAGE TO HAVE TUNED UP AND INSPECTED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS HOLE IN RIGHT REAR FRAME AND THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTING. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA TRUCKS BUILT IN 01. SHAKING MY HEAD TOYOTA. WE BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR THE QUALITY OF VEHICLES BUT THEY FORGOT TO PUT THE QUALITY IN THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRACKET MOUNTING BOLTS THAT WERE WELDED TO THE FRAME WERE COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COMPLETELY BUCKLED UNDER THE TRUCK. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY DRIVING 15 MPH. HAD THIS BROKEN WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR INJURED SOMEONE ELSE. AS A RESULT, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE BAD SO BOTH WERE REPLACED. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND THE SPARE TIRE CANNOT BE REMOVED. NO NOTICE WAS EVER GIVEN TO US OR THE PREVIOUS OWNER BY TOYOTA, REGARDING THE PROBLEMS STATED ABOVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL FOR TIRE PLATE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE CASES HAVE COME TO LIGHT WHERE THEY RUST AND FALL OUT ALONG WITH TIRES. AT THE SHOP THE MECHANIC DETERMINE THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS FOR DRIVING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LIFT TRUCK TO REPLACE PLATE BECAUSE CHASSIS IS NO LONGER GOOD BECAUSE OF RUST AND ITS RUSTED OUT; NO STABILITY. THEY ALSO ADVISED TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR CHASSIS AND ITS ALSO ON THE WEBSITE NHTSA RECALL # 12V542 AND MANUFACTURE RECALL # COV WHERE THEY WILL REPLACE , CORRECT OR BUY BACK VEHICLE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY STATED ITS NOT A RECALL ITS ONLY A CAMPAIGN AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ASSIST MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT ITS A RECALL. I SPOKE TO CRYSTAL FROM TOYOTA AT 800-331-4331 CASE # 1505272075. PLEASE ASSIST I NOW HAVE A PERFECT VEHICLE THAT IS NO LONGER GOOD AT...

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK DEC 9,2014 IN IL. I BOUGHT IT FROM A USED DEALERSHIP. MID JAN I NOTICED THE CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT. I GOT THE TIRES ROTATED, LOWER BALL BEARINGS REPLACED AND GOT AN ALIGNMENT. ALL A COUPLE WEEKS APART. STILL PULLED TO THE LEFT. I WENT TO ROTATE THE TIRES AGAIN FIGURING I WORE THEM FUNNY. THE FRAME SNAPPED WHERE THE LEAF SPRING MOUNTS TO THE FRAME. THE FRAME COMPLETELY BROKE. THE ONLY THING HOLDING MY REAR LEFT TIRE ON WAS THE TRUCK BED. ON TOYOTA'S WEBSITE YOU CAN LOOK FOR RECALLS. I TYPED MY VIN IN AND IT SAID THE ONLY RECALL WAS FOR THE SPARE TIRE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY OPENED A CASE (#1503310201). THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRAME THAT HAD ISSUES WITH RUST. THE RECALL WENT TO 2011. I WAS TOLD SINCE THE PREVIOUS OWNER DIDN'T ACT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,321.

I TOOK MY TOYOTA TACOMA PICK UP TO SIGNATURE TOYOTA IN BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN FOR A FRAME RECALL AND THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED AND I HAD LETTER IN HAND THAT SAID IT WAS. NOW IN DECEMBER 14, 2014 I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOR THE SPARE TIRE RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE FRAME RECALL FIXED AND I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD IT IN THERE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. AND THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT AND TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX IT EARTHIER. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO JORDEN TOYOTA FOR A SECOND OPINION. I THOUGHT THAT SIGNATURE WAS TELLING ME THE TRUTH WHEN IN FACT THEY WEREN'T. *TR

RECENTLY, I BROUGHT MY 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA INTO THE DEALER IN HYANNIS, MA TO ADDRESS A RECALL OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FRAME AND I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2013 FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, WHO ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO THE ORLEANS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP(IN ORLEANS, MA), DURING THE PREVIOUS RECALL/EXTENDED SERVICE PERIOD - IN MAY 2011 - WHEN HE HAD RECEIVED NOTICES, AND THAT HE WAS ADVISED THE FRAME WAS SOLID AND DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA'S RECORDS, ORLEANS TOYOTA DOCUMENTED THAT THE FRAME WAS CHECKED OUT AND PASSED THEIR INSPECTION. NOW, ACCORDING TO [XXX]. AT TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPT., THE RECALL/EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY PROGRAM ON THE FRAME THEN EXPIRED LATER, IN SEPT., 2011. NOW, HERE IS THE CATCH-22 THAT I AM CONFRONTED WITH ??...

THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTED AWAY. THERE IS A RE-CALL FOR REPAIRING THE TIRE MOUNT UNDER THE TRUCK. TOYOTA STATES THEY CAN NOT FIX BECAUSE OF THE RUST. MY CASE WITH THEM IS 1411181384. THE BODY AND MOTOR ARE EXCELLENT. *JS

THE FRAME ON MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2001 TRUCK IS SO RUSTED OUT THAT IT IS NOT INSPECT-ABLE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME....I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE...WAITING FOR A CALL BACK...TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM....NHTSA...PLEASE HELP!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED HER THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRAME FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRAMED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE FRAME RUSTING TO QUICKLY. THE COMPANY'S RECALL NOTICE STATED WE COULD TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR THE FRAME TO BE SPRAYED WITH AN UNDERCOAT. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD WE HAD "MISSED THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE IT SPRAY COATED." WE MISSED IT BY ONE WEEK. TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE NOT WILLING TO SPRAY THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION WE HAD UNTIL A CERTAIN DATE TO GET THIS DONE. MANY PEOPLE LEAD BUSY LIVES, WORKING. WE MISSED IT BY ONE WEEK. I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE TOYOTA CO. IN MA. AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK AT ALL. NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE, INSPECT, OR REGISTER, DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. NOW THE CO. ISN'T WILLING...

HI, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN FOR MY VEHICLE AS I LOVE MY TACOMA AND HOW IT DRIVES AND WORKS FOR ME IN MY DAILY LIFE. AS I HAD TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL ON MY SPARE TIRE CABLE, THE TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MAN HAD TOLD ME THAT IN MY FRAME OF MY VEHICLE THERE IS A LARGE RUSTED OUT HOLE. SINCE THEN, I REALLY HAVEN'T FELT SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ANYWHERE AS I'M AFRAID THAT MY FRAME WILL BREAK AND CAUSE A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT. I'VE ALSO HAVE HAD IN THE PAST WHERE MY DAD'S VEHICLE (1998 TOYOTA TACOMA) WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT THING (FRAME ISSUE). AS FOR MY VEHICLE, I AM THE SECOND OWNER AND MY BROTHER WAS THE FIRST. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN HERE IN THE MINNESOTA WEATHER ALL ITS LIFE TIME. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, IF NOT, I WILL...

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2011 AND WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL FOR FRAME RUST. BY THE TIME I GOT AROUND TO SCHEDULING AN APPT, I WAS INFORMED THE RECALL HAD ENDED. NOW, HOWEVER, THE FRAME IS SEVERELY CORRODED AND IS STARTING TO GIVE WAY AT THE REAR SHACKLE. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME A SERIOUS HAZARD TO DRIVE DUE TO THE FRAME BUCKLING. IF THE RECALL WAS PUT INTO EFFECT, TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND NOW IT HAS BECOME A SERIOUS LIABILITY AND SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED TO THE POINT OF MAKING IT SAFE, BUT FEEL THAT I WAS NOT GIVEN AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS DONE UNDER THE LIMITED TIME LEFT ON THE RECALL WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE FACT THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE FRAME CONSTRUCTION IS EVIDENT BY THE FACT THAT THE BODY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ENTIRE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE EXTENDED SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 4/29/14*CN *TR THE CONSUMER STATED DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT WILL HOWEVER REPLACE THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER DUE TO CORROSION BUT NOT THE FRAME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES NEAR THE SHACKLES. THE FRAME WAS WELDED BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WOULD LIKE KNOW TOYOTA DOES NOT HONOR RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS AN R TITLE THAT HAD FRONT END DAMAGE. IT WILL NOT HONOR ANY CORROSION RECALLS (IE.SPARE TIRE LIFE PLATE, EXCESSIVE REAR FRAME CORROSION) HOWEVER I STILL RECEIVE EVERY RECALL NOTIFICATION ON THIS VEHICLE FROM DIRECTLY FROM TOYOTA MOTORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED WITH HOLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE SUBFRAME WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA AND WITHIN 6 MONTHS NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING THROUGH. I LEARNED IN 2013 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRAME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FRAME. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE DOING THIS BECAUSE I HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR RUST PROTECTION. I CALLED TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED FOUR NOTICES PERTAINING TO THIS RECALL, HOWEVER TOYOTA DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT NAME IN THEIR DATABASE, AND THUS I DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTICES. IF I HAD RECEIVED THEM AND TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR THE TREATMENT, THE FRAME WOULD HAVE BEEN WARRANTED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSFERRED INTO MY NAME IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE, AND MY NAME SHOULD HAVE APPEARED IN TOYOTA'S DATABASE. THE VEHICLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER IN THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED BECAUSE THE STRUT AND SHOCK HAD DISMOUNTED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDER CARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WHERE THE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS TREATED WITH A ANTI-CORROSION COATING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. *TR

THE TACOMA FRAME RUST ON MY TRUCK IS BEYOND REPAIR. I AM PUTTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. TOYOTA HOWEVER GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER [XXX] THAT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR THAT IS 8003314331. FOUR MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT THE TACOMA FOR A TIRE CARRIAGE RECALL AT OUR LOCAL DEALER WHICH IT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. THEY TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE ROTTED FRAME AND SENT THEM TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. AGAIN THE LONG ANTICIPATED WAIT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS LEFT OUT. I CANNOT SELL THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR THE MANY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE THE 2001 -2004 TOYOTA FRAME ROTTED AND WAS LEFT OUT. THANK YOU. INFORMATION...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES) DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD CORRODED DUE TO RUST. THE MANUFACTURER PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL RELATED TO THE STRUCTURE BUT THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WELDED THE AREA WHICH EXHIBITED A HOLE AS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I LIVE IN VIRGINIA. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR INSPECTION OF THE TRUCK FRAME FOR RUST CORROSION. AT THE TIME VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL I WAS BEING TREATED FOR A MENTAL DISABILITY AND IN MENTAL HOSPITALS. I WAS NOT OF SOUND MIND OR JUDGMENT TO UNDERSTAND THE "RECALL NOTICE". WHILE HAVING OIL CHANGED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK WAS NOTED TO HAVE HOLES IN THE FRAME CAUSED BY RUST. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK HONORING THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I PROVIDED THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FROM DOCTORS PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION OF MY ILLNESS AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL. ON MARCH 14, 2013, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A SAFETY RECALL FOR RUST OF THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER; WHICH COULD FALL OFF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE TOYOTA DEALER REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CONSISTING OF TWO METAL PLATES WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHASSIS, THE SPARE TIRE CABLE AND THE HOLDER BECAME CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V542000 (TIRES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 95,200. KMJ UPDATED 7/29/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,000. UPDATED 2/25/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE RECALL BEING CLOSED ON DEC 31, 2011. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER SHOULD HAVE RECIEVED A NOTICE. THE CONSUMER CHANGED ADDRESSES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THEREFORE DID NOT RECIEVE ANY NOTICE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 03/11/2013...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIR THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FRAME WAS SEVERALLY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO TREAT THE FRAME AND PREVENT CORROSION. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL AND NEVER HAD THE VEHICLE TREATED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE FRAME CORROSION. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. UPDATED 01/14/13

TOYOTA TACOMA 2001 IN GREAT SHAPE OTHER THAN THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OIL CHANGE; HE SAW SOME HEAVY CORROSION ON THE FRAME. IN SEVERAL PLACES, IT HAS EATEN THROUGH AND HAS PERFORATIONS. HE SAYS IT IS GETTING TO BE UNSAFE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT A DEALERSHIP IN OHIO AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT THIS WAS A HUGE PROBLEM IN THE 1996-2003 MODELS, BUT THIS ISSUE IS APPARENTLY VERY COMMON AS TOYOTA DID NOT PROVIDE ACCEPTABLE UNDERCOATINGS FOR THESE MODELS. NEXT STEP IS TO TAKE IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD TAKE A BUYOUT BUT WOULD PREFER TO HAVE THE FRAME/CHASSIS REPLACED AT THEIR EXPENSE. I LOVE THIS TRUCK AND USE IT EVERYDAY. VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT RIGHT NOW AND HOPE THEY COME THROUGH TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY DETECTED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS DAMAGED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A VOLUNTARY RECALL PERTAINING TO THE FRAME AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWERVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR FRAME AND WHEEL WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE ENTIRE FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.