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Toyota Tacoma 2004 and Earlier Frame Problem

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Re: FLUNKED [divwid] by cal4
Jul 18, 2008 (11:43 am)
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Replying to: divwid (Jul 18, 2008 7:17 am)

My insurance agent, flat out told me, that once I was told the frame was defective/unsafe, they would not insure me if something happened because of the frame.
 
The ISG people, handleing the buy back, use the kelly blue book like a bible. You can reject their offer, wait for toyota corporate to call you and try to reason with them. I was told by toyota, that the manufacture added options not listed on KBB, I just have to eat and not get any credit for.
 
I have been getting some real hard ass talk from the local dealer and toyota corporate that I WILL sign off (take all liabillity off Toyota) on my truck if I keep the truck. If I don't are they going to send some one to my house to rough me up? Between toyota corporate and the local rep, I have been lied to so much my head is spinning.
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Re: FLUNKED [cal4] by schukanuoslady
Jul 18, 2008 (12:05 pm)
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Replying to: cal4 (Jul 18, 2008 11:43 am)

Ok... I know what you are going thru. I was really stressed out over this with my truck. When they told me they found a hole I sat there and started crying. And they had to nerve to tell me ..so what..its only a vehicle. That was MY vehicle that I busted my butt off as a single mom to pay off. And kept it up so good that it had almost all original parts. With 131,000 mile on it I only replaced the radiator, water pump and 2 oxygen sensors up to the exhaust manifold and belts done 3 weeks before toyota took my truck.
 
But if you have an accident because of the frame, and you don't have liability and its your fault you are going to be sued if someone gets hurt.
 
Now, look at me.... go see what I have been posting the last few weeks. I lost my truck which I trusted my life with. Go check out the Hyundai Elantra forum posts I have been posting.
 
I hate it Toyota took my truck and now I have more stress to deal with. I would do it all over again though as I have seen some of the trucks that were a yr older than mine loading onto the 18 wheelers to get taken away. And they were 96's and 95's. I had a 97.
 
And Toyota would not give us any of the money back we paid for repairs in April because I didn't get a letter in March like other people did and also, they wouldn't pay us for the rust we took care of.
 
And I complained and for a week was pestered by Toyota to turn the truck over. Yes, they probbaly can make life miserble for you and if you don't carry insurance here in the US its against the law not to have liability insurance. You can drive with no colllision and pay yourself for damage but you can lose your DL if you don't carry basic liability if you should cause an accident. Please do look up my postings on the Hyundai board too.
 
And then remember.... I was stressed over my truck, now I am double stressed.
My husband was almost killed 3 weeks ago because of a manufacturer defect and the car he was driving is the same kind I am driving. I bought it with my money from Toyota and he liked it so much he went and bought one. And was almost killed. And I am driving a time bomb right now waiting for the same thing to happen to me and there is nothing I can do till it happens.
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Re: 08 Tacoma hard to find and 09' are now 5% more $$$$ [tylorkitty] by cgranberg
Jul 18, 2008 (6:49 pm)
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Replying to: tylorkitty (Jul 16, 2008 8:11 am)

funny, we were specifically told once we sign the check the rental has to be turned in. Good luck to you. It has been nothing but a pain for us too.
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one toyota per customer ? by cass6
Jul 18, 2008 (8:35 pm)
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has anyone had more than one Toyota in the buyback program.. our 98 failed,everything went smooth, we purchased a used 99 and it failed also, our claim was turmed over to Toyota corp, after 3 weeks, all we have been told is that any toyota bought after March does not qualify for the buyback program.. how can they do this>? anyone know of a similar situation?
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Re: one toyota per customer ? [cass6] by heywood1
Jul 19, 2008 (5:35 am)
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Replying to: cass6 (Jul 18, 2008 8:35 pm)

I think Toyota has had to respond to some opportunists who were taking advantage of the situation, and buying multiple Tacomas from unsuspecting owners, and trying to flip them in the buyback program for the 1.5 value.
 
The regional rep from Toyota told me that length of ownership is now being taken into consideration. My service manager said that owners of trucks purchased after the buyback program was announced may only be offered what they paid, as the timing seems suspicious.
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Re: one toyota per customer ? [heywood1] by cass6
Jul 19, 2008 (6:35 pm)
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Replying to: heywood1 (Jul 19, 2008 5:35 am)

thanks for the information, I can see Toyotas side, but this was a replacement vehicle, not bought to be flipped, I dont understand why the buyback could not be valid because it was bought after Toyotas announcement I would hope they would take into consideration the fact I wanted a replacement truck and somehow ended up with another failed vehicle, I do not know what I can do at this point...
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Re: one toyota per customer ? [cass6] by schukanuoslady
Jul 20, 2008 (5:13 pm)
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Replying to: cass6 (Jul 19, 2008 6:35 pm)

Did you not see the link back in May where the dealer letter was posted? It stated that the only trucks eligible were ones bought before the announcement of the buyback. And that if any dealer sold a truck in March before the buyback they had to buy it back from who ever they sold it to. And it also said the dealer would get book value for anything sitting in their lots. And if someone bought one after the buyback went into effect they would only get regular book value. Didn't you get even offered that? As they won't give 150% but they are supposed to give what the truck is worth regular book value. I would call Toyota if I were you. I know they don't want people cashing in on a triple amount of money too. I was shocked to see Toyotas on Ebay and people were buying them like crazy. So it is possible Toyota thinks some people want to make off this buyback. But then I also heard they were going to give the previous owner part of the money who had just sold it privately too. And the new owner the rest. I would never have bought another the same year. Did you buy it from a used car lot/dealer because they have to buy it back from you for what you paid for it if you did. It states that in the dealer letter on the internet.
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ISG Phone Number by 2001taco
Jul 21, 2008 (6:54 am)
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Does anyone have the 800 number for the ISG people who are handling the 2001 and newer buy backs ...Its been since May and no appointment yet!
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Re: FLUNKED [schukanuoslady] by cal4
Jul 21, 2008 (8:00 am)
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Replying to: schukanuoslady (Jul 18, 2008 12:05 pm)

Just to clairify what my insurance company told me. If you were offically told your truck had frame problems, you continued to drive it and got into an accedent because of it, the insurance company will not cover you. IT MAKES NO DIFFERNCE IF YOU HAVE LIABILITY INSURANCE OR NOT.
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Re: one toyota per customer ? [schukanuoslady] by cass6
Jul 21, 2008 (8:22 am)
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Replying to: schukanuoslady (Jul 20, 2008 5:13 pm)

where can I find access to this letter, I obviously did not see it, this was bought from a Toyota dealer...

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