1998 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED AND CORRODED WHERE THE REAR SPRINGS HOOK TO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA THREE TIMES AND THEY HAVE GIVEN HIM THE RUN AROUND. HE WAS INITIALLY INFORMED THAT TOYOTA WOULD MAKE A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT REPAIR. THEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE A FIFTY PERCENT REPAIR. THE DEALER FINALLY STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE COST FOR A SHORT TERM REPAIR WAS OVER $2,500. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INSPECTION AGENCY AND WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA'S REMEDY WOULD HAVE ONLY BEEN TEMPORARY. TOYOTA OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REPAIR FOR HALF THE MARKET VALUE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO OF HOW TOYOTA WAS GOING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

FRAME ROT IN FRONT OF THE REAR LEAF SPRING MOUNTS ON BOTH SIDES. I'VE HAD THREE SHOPS LOOK IT OVER AND ALL THREE SAY THE DAMAGE IS TO FAR GONE TO REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT WEBBING HAS UNRAVELED. AS OF OCTOBER 2, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,000. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER INFORMED NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS LARGE HOLES. SHE STATED THAT WHERE THE TRUCK CAB AND BED COME TOGETHER IS MORE DAMAGED THAN ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

AFTER LEASING MY 1998 TACOMA 4X4 FOR 3 YEARS, I CHOSE TO BUY IT AT THE END OF THE LEASE. I HAVE MAINTAINED IT RELIGIOUSLY FOR THE ENTIRE 9 YEARS. I TOOK IT FOR ITS ANNUAL PA INSPECTION EXPECTING THAT WITH ONLY 48,002 MILES THERE WOULD BE FEW IF ANY PROBLEMS. IN 2006 THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, NO INDICATION OF ANY RUSTING OR FRAME / UNDER CARRIAGE PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TRUCK IS A DANGER TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED THROUGH & THERE LARGE, GAPING HOLES THROUGHOUT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I BEGAN RESEARCHING IT. A VEHICLE THAT I HAD INTENDED TO KEEP FOR MANY MORE YEARS IS NOW WORTHLESS AND A DANGER TO DRIVE. AFTER READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA TACOMAS. *TR

THE FRAME OF MY 98 TOYOTA TACOMA IS SEVERELY RUSTED THAT CAUSED IT TO CRACK IN THE REAR VIEWABLE THROUGH THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. AFTER NOTICING IT I LOOKED UNDER TO SEE THAT THE ENTIRE REAR PART IS RUSTED AND GOES TO ABOUT THE REAR OF THE CAB. I BOUGHT IT A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO FROM A MAN WHO MAINTAIN IT VERY WELL, AND I HAVE ALSO MAINTAINED TO REGULARLY. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE I JUST STARTED COLLEGE AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE FRAME AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT THE WAY IT IS, BECAUSE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT IT WOULD BE WORTH WITH A GOOD FRAME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE FRAME RACK AT THE SHOP, THE RACK WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS TOTALLY ROTTED. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO A RUSTED FRAME. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUST AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

I OWN A 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA 2WD WITH 105,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME IS CORRODED SO EXTENSIVELY THAT I COULD PUT MY FINGER THROUGH THE RUST. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 1998 AND MAINTAINED IT REGULARLY. THE LAST TIME THAT I PUT IT ON A JACK THE FRAME PARTIALLY COLLAPSED WHERE IT WAS RESTING ON THE JACK. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND SEVERE CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. THE BUMPER BRACKETS WERE BARELY HOLDING UP THE BUMPER. IT HAD BEEN A RELIABLE TRUCK ,AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TACOMA THAT I HAVE OWNED. BOTH WERE EQUALLY RELIABLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS GIVEN ME QUITE A SCARE. I DON'T DARE HAUL ANYTHING HEAVY IN THE BED ,AND THE IDEA OF TOWING SOMETHING WITH IT IS SIMPLY OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE BODY WAS STILL IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE WITH A LITTLE CORROSION ON THE FRONT OF THE HOOD FROM A STONE CHIP. I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BECOME SO SEVERE. I WOULD EXPECT A CERTAIN MOUNT OF RUST DOWN THERE, BUT THIS WAS MORE SEVERE THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN. MY BEST GUESS WAS THAT THE VEHICLEWAS ALMOST WORTHLESS EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING ELSE WASIN SATISFACTORY CONDITION. UNTIL I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM, I HAD EXPECTED TO KEEP IT FOR AT LEAST 5 MORE YEARS.*AK

1998 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 BOTH FRAME RAILS HAVE ROTTED THROUGH RIGHT BEHIND THE CAB WITH THE TRUCK ALMOST BREAKING IN TWO. *NM