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#125 of 927 Compensation for prior owners by berdman21 May 06, 2008 (11:48 am)
Well it seems as though a lot has gone on since I started this topic in March of '07. I originally started the topic because of the perforation problem on my truck, and the fact that Toyota customer service told me it was not their problem. I had to send my truck to auction and got $8000 for it when the blue book value at the time was $15,000. Now that Toyota has said it was in fact their mistake by not properly rust proofing the frames, I contacted them once again. I gave my old case # and they asked what my intentions were. I stated that I would also like to be compensated for my loss due to the perforation problem. Toyota asked me to send in proof of ownership, proof of perforation and something that showed how much I got for my truck. I did this and 6 weeks later they finally called back. I was told that they were not going to compensate me because blue book value is now $6,300 for the truck. Well I just looked and KBB Retail is $11,000 for the truck. Soooo I called and asked about it and apparently if you no longer own the truck they will compensate up to TRADE IN value. Since I received more than the current TRADE IN value for the truck they said they wont do anything for me. I still feel that since I had to get rid of the truck because of THEIR PROBLEM with the frame not being safe, and I lost money because of THEIR PROBLEM, I should be compensated for such. If anyone knows of a current lawsuit, or an attorney willing to take on such a suit, please let me know.   Brian Berdine Johnson City, NY Berdman21aol.com Replies to this message: hockeyeast (May 06, 2008 5:12 pm) bostontaco (May 08, 2008 6:18 am)
#126 of 927 Re: Compensation for prior owners [berdman21] by hockeyeast May 06, 2008 (5:12 pm)
Replying to: berdman21 (May 06, 2008 11:48 am) I feel for you. i would be sooooooooooooo pissed! You got screwed big time. Go to Handel on the law (it's a talk show), good one at that. www.handelonthelaw.com. Try it...some lawyer might take it up. Worth a shot. There is a link in the upper right of the homepage "ask a lawyer".
#127 of 927 haggling? Tacoma settlement by acer3 May 06, 2008 (6:13 pm)
Has anyone had any luck haggling the price $$ Toyota offers you? I just a call for $11,000 for my 97 but I'm just curious if u have to say yes or has anyone had any luck negotiating the price up and if so how?
#128 of 927 Re: 98 tacoma 4x4 6cyl [tylorkitty] by mrbill1957 May 06, 2008 (7:08 pm)
Replying to: tylorkitty (May 01, 2008 7:14 pm) Taylorkitty:   Your dealer is giving you bad advice. Reread the letter Toyota sent. The statement in BOLD letters in the box clearly states:   "The warranty extension is offered for a period of 15 years with no mileage limitations from the vehicle's in service date, for perforation of the vehicle's frame caused by rust corrosion."   If they did warranty for 15 years from the data of inspection, then my warranty for my 95 Tacoma (13 years old so far) would be extended until the truck was 28 years old!!. And since I haven't had mine inspected yet, (the letter says nothing that I have to do it right away) I'd be better off waiting 5, 10 or more years before I bring mine in for inspection.   Mrbill
#129 of 927 Toyota Tacoma Rust Frames- New Information by mattz88 May 06, 2008 (7:19 pm)
Hello   For anyone that is getting a hard time from Toyota in terms of the Toyota Tacoma Frames rusting out please try this website The Center for Auto Safety It has alot of valuable information on it and you can file a complaint if you wish. Another website is Home | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) | U.S. Department of Transportation file a complaint and they will start investigating your complaint. Hopefully this can help alot get many of these defective vehicles off the road and correct corporate irresponsibilty. Thanks
#130 of 927 New York Times Article about Toyota Tacoma Rust by mattz88 May 07, 2008 (9:59 am)
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/toyota-offers-to-buy-back-rusty-tacom- as/#more-456   Here is a great article. Replies to this message: hunter60 (May 07, 2008 12:15 pm)
#131 of 927 Re: New York Times Article about Toyota Tacoma Rust [mattz88] by hunter60 May 07, 2008 (12:15 pm)
Replying to: mattz88 (May 07, 2008 9:59 am) I just brought my Truck in to my dealership and it failed and I got my rental within 10 minutes. They kept it saying it had pretty bad rust holes and it actually sat slightly tilted to the left. It's a 1996 4wd x-cab with a matching cap which they told me to leave on for now. This truck believe it or not has 423,299 miles on it and I was on the same clutch and never really had any major problems in 12 yrs. Changed the oil every 4,000 and was hoping to get to a half a million miles, engine still runs great. My problem is now even though I'll get a new truck I'm going to have payments that I didn't count on with 2 kids in college because there frames are faulty..do they take any of these things into consideration...should I remove the cap and sell it on my own?? How much can I expect to get ETC any info will help
#132 of 927 Used truck? by hunter60 May 07, 2008 (12:37 pm)
Can you apply the buy back amount to a good used truck that a dealer has???? Replies to this message: doug70 (May 07, 2008 1:08 pm)
#133 of 927 Re: Used truck? [hunter60] by doug70 May 07, 2008 (1:08 pm)
Replying to: hunter60 (May 07, 2008 12:37 pm) I believe you can apply the check to anything that you want. If you want to make some extra cash pull the cap off and anything else that you could possibly sell.
#134 of 927 Re: Compensation for prior owners [berdman21] by bostontaco May 08, 2008 (6:18 am)
Replying to: berdman21 (May 06, 2008 11:48 am) Brian from NY,  I am sure there will be a class action suit along the pipeline soon if not one already. There are Lawyers out there waiting to hop on this kind of anger train against such a huge corporation like Toyota. Your next step should be searching for a class action suit, finding the Lawyer who filed for the class action suit and emailing or old school writing he/she a letter about your case. The point? He or She may want to direct you to someone (or take it on aside from CAS) who will fight to get you the monies deserved and possibly more. Just a suggestion. Good Luck and I hope you get what you deserve!

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