I received a letter around 2008 regarding frame issues with my 2000 toyota tacoma. Took it to metro toyota in kalamazoo, mi to inspect it and they said it was ok. Years later, I see that the frame rotted near the leaf spring on the driver's side.
2000 Toyota Tacoma suspension complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the door locks, windshield wipers, and brakes failed. Also, the rear axle fractured and the bumper detached from the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the toyota of the desert dealer (located at 68105 kyle road, cathedral city, california 92234; 760‑328‑0871) where it was repaired. The contact was unsure of all the repairs that were made. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.
My frame is rusted really bad and my front motor mont is rusted away
This truck was check out at a toyota dealer in 2014 or 2013 I do not recall the date but they said the frame and suspension is ok but as of 6-2017. They frame is very rusted and I am afraid to drive this vehicle any more . And I am afraid to sell this to any body for safety issues ,
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota tacoma. While driving 15 MPH, an abnormal dragging noise was heard coming from the rear of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the lower ball joint failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned the federal safety agency campaign number: 05v225000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the frame of the vehicle was corroded and fractured. The contact stated that the corrosion was on the rear leaf springs of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 250,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota tacoma. While driving various speeds, the leaf spring fractured in half. In addition, the frame was rusted out. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.
I purchased my 2000 toyota tacoma in 2000. In 2008 I received a recall noticed from toyota in reference to a frame issue. I took the truck to toyota and the service tech advised me that the truck was fine. In april 2016, I noticed that my rear leaf spring was no longer connected to the frame because the frame has rotted. My local dealership could not help me and advised me to contact toyota. I made a claim with toyota and they advised me that I am past the 15 year warranty with the frame. I believe I should have received a new frame back in 2008 when the recall was active.
Purchased truck used. Have since found out that there was a campaign on the rear for rust thru. Mine is completely rusted thru, broken. Dangerous to drive as per body shop. Toyota offers no assistance - how can they not? Supposedly this one was inspected in 2011 and was ok. There is no way that it was ok in 2011 and is now broken, rusted thru and cannot be driven. The rear end shimmys so bad due to broken components, rusted thru, that it is a danger to driver and other motorists.
Do to an error by toyota, the frame on my very well mantained tacoma is almost unsafe to drive do to the the corrosion on the frame, maybe one more year.my truck has only 80,000 miles,no suface rust,engine runs great.I know I'm not alone why is toyota alowed to get away with this? There are owners all over who toyota refuses to help,and make things right.trucks are breaking in half help!!!
The truck has frame corrosion that makes the car illegal to drive. In 2010, it was recalled for this issue. I brought it in to a toyota dealership in 2010 and 2013 for the warranty. Based on a letter I received from toyota, toyota was supposed to buy back the vehicle if corrosion was present or spray corrosive resistant compounds (crcs) at no cost to me. The dealership did neither. I was under the impression they sprayed crcs because that is what we discussed at the dealership. Turns out they did not spray and six months after the warranty ended the frame was deemed so corroded by an oil change mechanic at an independent business, I can no longer drive the vehicle. Toyota and the toyota dealership will not address the letter they sent me and the fact they did not spray crcs as discussed. The vehicle is very unsafe, I did was I was told, and the dealership is negligent if following binary rules of the warranty--replace the vehicle or spray crcs. The dealership claims "they had no responsibility to do anything" but a letter I received from toyota says differently. The vehicle was serviced regularly and ran well and has no issues but the frame makes the vehicle unsafe and inoperable. The frame of the vehicle is no collapsing as well. The frame is rotted through.
While having a tire repaired, mechanic noticed a broken shock absorber mount. Upon his attempt to repair, he found severe frame rust, with insufficient metal remaining to reattach the mount. After an appointment with the local toyota dealer, I was informed that the frame was unrepairable, and that since the "put in service" date was feb 2000, I was too late for the extended warranty program. Apparently, if I had found the problem 5 months earlier, I would have been eligible for a buy-back. As this is a serious safety issue, I can not understand the manufacturer's time limitations. I am the second owner, and other than the frame rust, the truck shows no corrosion. I have never received any notice of frame rust problems, or the inspection and extended frame warranty offer from toyota. Since getting the bad news, I have found numerous similar stories online. This was an admitted manufacturing defect, and definitely is a safety issue, as the frame can collapse or suspension components can break loose. There are thousnds of these vehicles in daily use, and the manufacturer should be responsible for the repair, replacement, or buy-back. Please help!!!
Vehicle parked in driveway and drunk driver hit 2 vehicles, totaled one & 99% on toyota. After repairs, repairman made statement that we had rust on underside and we have been trying to find out more about the problem and how to fix it. Just this month a friend told us about the recalls and how to find out more. We found the recall and was given a case manager and told that it was a warranty and it expired and the next day the article on the recall was no longer on the internet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota tacoma. While driving approximately 60 MPH, there was an abnormal shake from the rear end of the vehicle. The contacted discovered that the drive line failed from the rear end. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front line, springs, and shocks needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Frame is rusted through leaf spring went inside the frame rails.
Had a recall in the past for frame rot. Was told that it may still apply.
The frame has excessive rust. The current recall on toyota frames for the 2001 models needs to be extended to 2000.
Broken driver side rear leaf spring. Inspecting underbody to assess parts list and found the vehicle frame rusted through in a 2 -3 foot span from just aft of the driver seat to the rear leaf spring bracket. Heavy flakes and pieces of rust breaking off and frame almost rusted away near the leaf spring bracket that has cracked and near falling off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle dropped with a loud noise. The contact discovered that the axle was fractured. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the axle, lower ball joint, upper ball joint and tie rod would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 198,164.
My 2000 toyota tacoma has "extensive" rust damage to its frame and suspension system. This truck was purchased in kansas and has since moved with me down to georgia. I noticed on the web that the rust on the frame of the truck is a common concern/defect from toyota. I am inquiring to see if there is a recall on this and how I should go about trying to get this fixed. The engine and all of the vital components work fine, it seems a shame to get rid of a vehicle that is still in good working condition, other than the rust problem that is.
Hit a bump and vehicle lost suspension control. Hit ditch and flipped. Airbag didn't deploy.
My leaf springs are broken and not replaceable due to rusted casters attaching to a rusted frame. Corporate toyota tells me I can have it fixed but every dealer tells me that my truck is not included in the toyota rust campaign. I have found literature online that includes my VIN but no dealers will help me. I just bought this truck in january of this year for 7500 and am now out 7500.
Frame rust perforation per toyota 1995 through 2000 toyota frame rust corrosion perforation warranty enhancement (customer support program) was conducted on my truck last year (september 2010). The local toyota dealership inspected and said it was ok. Today they conducted another frame inspection and said the frame was perforated and would not pass the safety inspection. I asked to see a digital photograph of the frame damage and was told none were available. No offer was made to put the truck on the lift for me to see for myself. I drove home very carefully, pulled the truck in the garage and had a look, does not look safe to me. Appears the left front rear axle leaf spring mount / chassis frame could fail causing the axle to separate from the vehicle. Perhaps this is more serious than a "customer support program"!
Last summer, 2009, noticed that my brakes, which were only a year old, seemed to not be operating efficiently. Upon inspection of the vehicle I discovered gear oil had been coming out of the rear axle, spraying all over the passenger side brakes and tire. I had to replace the rear axel seal and ruined brake shoes. Bought the vehicle toyota certified used in december of 2003. Recently in 2010 I noticed that my frame appeared as though it had a lot of dirt on it, so I tried to spray it off with a high powered washer, it turned out to b rust not dirt. I recently moved to california and I am still settling in, when I hear a loud banging sound coming from somewhere under my truck. I wondered if it had anything to do with the rust so I typed in rust and toyota on google and discovered a customer warranty program issued by toyota on 1995-2000 model tacomas for rust perforation. I was never notified and my car is still registered in one of the applicable states, pennsylvania. I contacted customer service and took the car to be inspected, the dealer said my car passed rust perforation test but could not locate noise. I was shocked as the noise is unmistakable. After leaving the dealer I took the car to a friend who knows a little more about vehicles then me, we crawled under the truck and he was able to point out a broken leaf spring that appeared to be rusted and grinding heavily into my passenger side shock. The dealer let me drive off their lot with my truck like that and the leaf spring is attached to the frame which they claimed to have inspected! Not only this but the tech also checked off suspension as green! This is extremely dangerous, what if the broken leaf spring had swung in the other direction and jabbed into my tire? Toyota is not offering to fix the problem under the warranty despite the fact this broken leaf spring issue is well documented across the nation.
Problem: defective rear leaf springs. On 4/27/05 had right rear leaf spring replaced, mileage on veh. 51261 on 7/18/06 had left rear leaf spring replaced, mileage on veh. 56,586 both leaf springs needed replacement because they rusted so badly that the steel bands which held them together broke. I was driving on an interstate hwy each time a leaf spring broke. I was very lucky that one of the leafs didn't swing into the rear wheels, if so it would have caused a serious accident. I purchased the veh. New, I'm the sole driver, it's used solely for transportation , never used for construction or off road purposes. I believe toyota used very poor quality steel in making these leaf springs & bands or a poor heat treating process to strengthen the steel or both. Thanking you in advance for your time & consideration on this matter. P.s.toyota did replace the first leaf spring as a goodwill gesture, but didn't replace the second one.
In the past 23 months the ball joints have failed, causing wheels to fall off, on both sides of my 2000 toyota tacoma. The first was the passenger side which in september 2006. At that time the vehicle was moving at very low speed causing minimal damage but requiring over $900 in repairs. Second was the driver side in august 2008. This time the vehicle was moving downhill at under 40 MPH on gravel road when the wheel fell off [taking axel, break line and cv joint with it]. The tacoma slid out of control for more than 100' before coming to rest. Towing and repairs to get the truck back on the road came to $1,053. There is some additional damage in the wheel well and the door is not fitting properly but that has not been examined by a repairman as of yet.
The truck began to make a loud banging sound from the rear of the vehicle. I found the left (drivers side) leaf spring had broken and then twisted and wedged underneath the skidplate to the gas tank. I had to use a chisel to get the broken spring out from under the gas tank.
Dt: while driving about 65 MPH, with no warning whatsoever the right front drivers side tire came off the vehicle. Upon inspection of the tire, the ball bearing, rotor, etc was there but the shaft was broken in half. No accident occurred. Mechanics observed that the shaft had broken in half and had never seen anything of this sort. No repairs have yet to be made. Infect, the rotor and the ball bearing, nut are still on the tire.
While driving 35 MPH third leaf spring failed . As a result, the rear driver's side shock absorber broke.
While driving, suddenly there was cracking, then a metallic clunking noise. The consumer slowed the truck down, drove home and parked the truck. The next morning , the consumer could visually see the broken leaf spring, because the spring was sticking into the gas tank, but didn't penetrate. The consumer contacted two dealership who indicated that this is a common failure with these vehicles. The consumer feels that the spring broke because of a design flaw, due to the springs being assembled in correctly. If the truck was towing a trailer at the time of failure, this could of resulted in a roll over.
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