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Toyota Tacoma 2004 and Earlier Frame Problem

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Re: 2001 Toyota Tacoma frame rot [cgranberg] by sparkland
Jul 06, 2008 (12:05 pm)
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Replying to: cgranberg (Jun 19, 2008 8:15 pm)

As an owner of five Toyota's, although none of them are of the Tacoma variety--camry, 4-runner, T-100; I am amazed at how disgusted most of the people on this board seem to be.
 
A vehicle with over 150,000 has given excellent service and it is a miracle that Toyota is giving over $14,000 for those vehicles. I understand the engines will last much longer, it is the body that usually deteriorates long before the engine.
 
Sure Toyota made a mistake and they are attempting to correct it.
Just try to trade in any truck in this atmosphere of high gasoline prices and you guys will find out you are making out like bandits.
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Re: 2001 Toyota Tacoma frame rot [sparkland] by kcram HOST
Jul 06, 2008 (3:34 pm)
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Replying to: sparkland (Jul 06, 2008 12:05 pm)

I don't think anyone is faulting Toyota for admitting these trucks may be unsafe because of the deteriorating frames. But part of the concern many people are having with this inspection/buyback program is the fact that their trucks are paid off for the most part. The buyback money isn't putting them in a new truck free and clear, which means an auto loan they weren't planning on, along with the increased insurance of a newer vehicle (and if they had dropped collision coverage due to age, they would have to reinstate it for the new ride). When you keep a vehicle that's 7+ years old and has 6-figure mileage, it's cheap to own at this point and these owners understandably didn't want to increase their expenses.
 
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Help?? by 2001taco
Jul 07, 2008 (7:10 am)
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I need to know who everyone who has a 2001 went through for there buy back...Did Toyota contact you?? ISG?? I can not find out who is handling my case?? It has been months and no word ..
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Re: 2001 Toyota Tacoma frame rot [sparkland] by cgranberg
Jul 07, 2008 (9:55 am)
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Replying to: sparkland (Jul 06, 2008 12:05 pm)

are you joking? the bodies arent' rotting. the frames are. i don't see other vehicles with "exposure to high salt areas" having this problem. they messed up royally is what they did and they should have to pay. sh_t! don't you think they have insurance for this type of thing.
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Re: Help?? [2001taco] by cgranberg
Jul 07, 2008 (9:57 am)
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Replying to: 2001taco (Jul 07, 2008 7:10 am)

we were contacted by a person saying they were from toyota. the contact number we were given is 8003314331. if it was isg then we were never informed that.
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Getting Angry by cal4
Jul 07, 2008 (11:09 am)
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Owners of hard used trucks that have been used in construction and oil fields are likely happy with the buy back. I bought my truck new, took great care of it, with the intention of running it 20 years and 300K miles. People like me are not making out on this deal.
 
I am getting angrier by the day at the way Toyota is calling all the shots and making $lemonade$ out of other peoples misfortune of buying their defective product. My experience with this situation so far is one of the Toyota people bullying me around. What can I do? I have to sell back to them for whatever they offer since these trucks are branded and worthless after this fiasco is over. We are getting lower value price due to the book value they choose, how they use it and what they allow in or out. It’s a bad time to buy a truck due to the old gas guzzling designs and the dealer’s lack of incentive to deal like when I bought my truck in 1997. Sales taxes, higher insurance (with starting over with a new vehicle) are a couple of issues that are no gift from Toyota. Toyota is going to get at least $500 for scrap value for these trucks, then keep their factories running to replace the scrapped trucks with more gas unfriendly trucks that they lure you into with $1000 off MSRP. Bottom line… Toyota wins I/we lose..
 
This has not all played out with me and my truck, but I certainly did not need this crappy situation Toyota has put me into right now.
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Re: Help?? [cgranberg] by 2001taco
Jul 07, 2008 (11:42 am)
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Replying to: cgranberg (Jul 07, 2008 9:57 am)

That contact number is just the main Toyota company, They are not giving us any information from there, Just keep saying that someone will call....WHEN??? It has been 2 months...This is so fustrating...It is like we are punished for buying a newer truck.
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Re: Getting Angry [cal4] by cal4
Jul 08, 2008 (10:34 am)
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Replying to: cal4 (Jul 07, 2008 11:09 am)

My dealer hid the 2009 Tacoma brochures in the back room then lied to me saying Toyota did not make such and such a combination of tran/engine/body type. they do . He just wonted to sell what he wonted to sell me, to hell with what the customer wants.
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by cal4
Jul 08, 2008 (10:46 am)
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Have you noticed, the milage on each of the 2009 Tacomas went down 2-3 miles per gallon from 2008?
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Re: Help?? [2001taco] by divwid
Jul 08, 2008 (10:54 am)
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Replying to: 2001taco (Jul 07, 2008 11:42 am)

HELP!! Have 2000 Tacoma--96,000 kms. Purchased in S. Ontario in 2003. Paid in full at purchase time. Received letter about undercoating defect. Holding off on dealership inspection as I am indecisive about how to handle this situation. New experience. Should local mechanic check it out first?? Called dealership. Said 10 Tacomas came in. Four pulled off road. Not prepared to possibly have to change vehicles at this time. LOVE our truck and very much needed. I am a young widow feeling proud to have purchased this beautiful set of wheels alone, but now intimidated by the "deals" Toyota is offering. Please advise on what I should do!!

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