2006 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

2006 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT ACCESS CAB. FOUND HOLE ON FRAME RAIL FROM RUST, ABOUT 3/4" HOLE BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, BELOW THE CONDENSER DRAIN. *TR

THE BODY OF MY TACOMA IS PERFECT --NO RUST. THE FRAME HOWEVER EXHIBITS STAGE IV CANCER RUST. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT AS THEY SUED '[XXX]" THE FRAME MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED MILLIONS IN COMPENSATION AND IN 2009 WENT WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. IN AUGUST 2014 THEY CAME OUT WITH LIMITED CAMPAIGN FOR SELECT VIN #'S 2005-2008 TACOMAS SOLD IN THE NORTHEAST TO EITHER TREAT OR REPLACE RUSTED FRAMES. MINE HOWEVER WAS NOT ONE OF THEM EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN ONE OF THE SELECT STATES. HOW CAN THAT BE? IF THEY COULD SEE MY TRUCK THEY WOULD ASK THE SAME QUESTION BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT. IM SORRY BUT BESIDES THE FACT THAT MY TRUCK IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE AROUND TO SEE OLD AGE THERE IS THE SAFETY FACTOR INVOLVED. WHAT IF I AM HAULING A LOAD AND THE STRESS OF THE LOAD BREAKS A WELD THAT HAS BEEN EATEN AWAY BY CORROSION? TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO DO THE RIGHT THING INSTEAD OF PRETENDING A PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST. GO ONLINE AND ENTER "TACOMA FRAME RUST" IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW PREVALENT THIS PROBLEM IS. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRINGS HAVE STARTED DIGGING INTO THE SIDE OF FUEL TANK. NO LEAK YET. VISUAL SIGNS OF DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN UNRELATED REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

WE LEFT OUR TRUCK AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF RATTLE IN FRONT END, STATE INSPECTION AND OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US WITHOUT REPAIR AS THERE IS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME AND HOLES THROUGH THE FRAME. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL, BUT MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE UPCOMING RECALL. HOWEVER, I WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A TIME FRAME AND IF OUR VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY INCLUDED. MY HUSBAND USES THIS VEHICLE TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK DAILY AND I FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM EXPERIENCING EXTREME AND UNUSUAL RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF MY 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF RUST YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FIRST INDICATION FROM MY DEALER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WAS WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN ON 07/10/14 FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS SO SEVERELY COMPROMISED BY RUST AND CORROSION THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I WAS TAKEN INTO THE SERVICE AREA AND SHOWN THE TRUCK ON A LIFT, I COULD SEE THAT THERE WERE ACTUAL HOLES ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME AND IT HAD LITERALLY BEGUN FLAKING AND FALLING APART. I CONTACTED A CERTIFIED WELDING TECHNICIAN AND HAD THE AFFECTED AREAS REINFORCED AS BEST WE COULD. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK TO BE INSPECTED ON 09/16/14, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS DUE TO THE ADVANCED DETERIORATION OF THE FRAME, IN SPITE OF THE REPAIRS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL RUST FOR AN 8 YEAR OLD VEHICLE USED TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. THE REST OF THE TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO DETERIORATION ANYWHERE ELSE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT THEY WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER A TRADE-IN (KELLY BLUE BOOK TRADE IN-VALUE SHOULD BE $9,300 OR PRIVATE SALE $11,668). THE TRUCK IS BEAUTIFUL, LOOKS ALMOST NEW AND RUNS PERFECTLY AND IS WORTH NOTHING? THE ONLY ISSUE IS THE FRAME, WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE AUTO BODY GARAGES I HAVE CONSULTED, WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE NOTE: TOYOTA NOW HAS A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN IN PLACE FOR 2005-2008 TACOMA'S, FOR WHICH MY VIN IS NOT YET INCLUDED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA AND BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED BY MY OWN DEALER, CLEARLY EXISTS IN MY VEHICLE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS GROWING PROBLEM UNTIL THESE COMPROMISED FRAMES RESULT IN WIDESPREAD INJURY OR DEATH, PLEASE OPEN A NEW INVESTIGATION NOW.

I HAD MY TRUCK INSPECTED BY TOYOTA OF BRISTOL FOR FRAME RUST. AT THAT TIME THEY SAID IT WAS SURFACE RUST AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT DO ANY THING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THE TRUCK HAS RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE IT AND IT ONLY HAS 63500 MILES ON IT. THE SPRING SHACKLES ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK HAVE COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY LEAVING THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK ALMOST COMPLETELY UNATTACHED TO THE TRUCK FRAME. EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA HAS A CAMPAIGN # SC-EOD TO REPAIR 2005-2008 TOYOTA TACOMA FRAMES THE SAID MINE WAS NOT COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

'FRAME PROBLEM" RUST PROBLEM MY TACOMA HAS AN EXCESSIVE RUST PROBLEM ON THE FRAME. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY TO KIDS AM AFRAID THE TRUCK WILL NOT HOLD ON THE ROAD WHILE HITTING POT HOLES (ONE OF THEM IS 5 AND MY OLDEST ONE IS 10) I AM LIMITED TO WHERE TO GO THIS IS MY EVERYDAY CAR, IT IS NOT COOL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND NOTHING. THIS TRUCK IS AN 8 YEAR OLD CAR THAT SHOULD'NT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ON TOYOTA FORUMS IT SIMS EVERYONE HAS THIS PROBLEM. I AM HOPING THE TOYOTA WILL TAKE CARE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE WINTER STARTS :( *TR

VEHICLE FRAME: APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO YEARS AGO BEGAN TO NOTICE EXCESSIVE RUST ON VEHICLE FRAME. CORROSION IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED FOR A VEHICLE LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS OLD. PARTS ATTACHED TO FRAME ALSO EXCESSIVELY CORRODED. CONCERNED FOR OVERALL SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. SUSPENSION AND LEAF SPRINGS POINT OF CONTACT WITH FRAME ARE CORRODED. ALL NUTS/BOLTS ATTACHED TO FRAME ARE ALSO EXCESSIVELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 75000 MILES. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LONG TERM VEHICLE. I EXPECTED A NEW VEHICLE TO HAVE A LONGEVITY OF MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND WARRANTY AND THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN ON THEIR PART. A SMALL AMOUNT OF RUST ON A VEHICLE THIS AGE IS EXPECTED HOWEVER THIS CORROSION IS REACHING THE POINT OF A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR