Problems with 2001 Toyota Tacoma STRUCTURE

2001 toyota truck - when an auto company finds a product defect, a recall is ordered & the defect fixed at company cost. no one blames the salesman, repairman, dealership, etc if the auto company doesn't address the defect, it loses its reputation & its business goes away. however there is a terrible prejudice when my vehicle has the exact same defect and i am being treated differently than other owners. i purchased a 2001 truck it has been garage kept, detailed and hand waxed twice a year and only has 87k miles. your safety defect of a bad box frame resulted in a recall. the 2000 truck owners with the same issue are being offered a deal of 150% to return the truck. i am not being offered the same deal ' however my truck has the same safety defect. i would like my case reviewed, resulting in the same offer as the 2000 owners. the program should include my 2001 truck it has a safety defect (rusted box frame). *tr

2001 toyota tacoma diagnosed with frame rot back on 4/2/08. numerous huge holes in right rear frame rail. told by toyota not to drive vehicle as it is unsafe. i have no other vehicle still driving this truck. my vehicle was manufactured 01/01. not part of current buy-back program 1995-2000. i am caught between the current buyback program and the original warranty. the toyota tacoma owners with the same issue are being offered a deal of 150% to return the truck. my truck has the same exact defect as 1995-2000 model why is my offer not the same. i would like my case reviewed. this program should include my 2001. my safety and toyota's reputation are both on the line. *tr

Toyota has issued a "customer service" program, whereby they are buying back toyota tacoma pickup truck at 150% of the kelley blue book value. this program is only for 1995-2000 vehicles with significant perforated (rusted) frames. i am the original owner of a 2001 tacoma, built in 2000. my frame is rusted straight through and is only 7 years old. my dealer has stated that it is unsafe. i contacted the dealer as well as corporate directly. they are doing nothing to support owners. no repairs, no buyback. i was told today that "individuals living in new england" should expect this. i believe strongly that the implied warranty extends beyond that statement. there are thousands of tacomas out there not being covered by this program. we are caught between the new buyback program, and the original 5 year warranty. this is wrong. *tr

Toyota tacoma 2001, frame is rusted to the point that it cannot be repaired. truck has 185,000 miles well kept. the body is in perfect condition. frame looks like it is rusting from the inside out. poor design box frame. 7 years and now is useless. toyota should be held responsible for this engineering flaw. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota tacoma. the contact took her vehicle to the dealer for an oil change and because the check engine light was illuminated. the technician noticed that the under body frame had rusted completely through and the vehicle was unsafe to drive. in december of 2007, a local welder repaired the hole in the frame at the cost of $80. toyota later implemented a buy back program and stated that they would only buy back vehicles from 1995-2000. the failure mileage was 132,910 and current mileage was 139,995.

I own a 2001 toyota tacoma 4x4 with 83,000 miles. i have taken very good care of it and have been very happy with it except for the issue of severe frame rust. the body looks great, however the frame rust is just about all over the underside of the vehicle and includes the brake system, frame, drive train, etc. i have many older vehicles that have seen similar wear and use that have no frame rust whatsoever. this seems to be a common problem with the recently manufactured tacomas and i believe it is due to a manufacturing flaw. *jb

Driving around curve at 5mph and front left wheel broke at ball joint and my truck fell on top of wheel bending my fender. i had to have truck towed and had both ball joints replace, $453 worth of repairs, not having had my fender fixed yet. my truck was man. in 05/01, missing the recall on the same problem by a few months. i'm blessed to have it happen at low speed, no telling what would have happened if it happened on the highway. *tr

i, own a 2001 toyota tacoma pick up truck. i bought it new in jan. 2001. i put 93000 miles on it .last june i went to my repair shop to have my leaf springs replaced. much to my surprise the mechanic told me that my frame was rusted so bad that it could not be repaired. i went to the dealer and presented the problem to them. they told me that the road salt was to blame not toyota! now there is a recall on 1995 to 2000 trucks for the same problem. since the rust problem i have not driven my truck it is still registered and insured. the people at toyota should look into this problem before one gets in an accident and somebody gets hurt. there are alot of these trucks on the road. thank you hpl.

Front fender molding was falling off. *ak

Vehicle locks and unlocks at will. when it does lock consumer has to manually unlock the doors to get out. mechanic states there is no problem that they can find.*ak

Consumer could hear a grinding noise when making a slow right turn or pulling into a parking space, dealer found contaminated brake pads and replaced them, hoewver noise continued, consumer also noticed that vehicle would not come to a complete stop, dealer found that abs sensor was installed incorrectly and made repairs. *slc

I have a 2001 tacoma that failed frame inspection that was performed by toyota i have had the vehicle for 1 year and basically they are now telling me it is worthless and i believe a danger not only to me but to others on the highway i have softball sized holes in my frame i bought the vehicle for approx. 15,000 that's with taxes and a warranty i purchased at the time now they offered my 10,000 to buy it back while at the same time they are offering 1995 to 2000 owners 150% above full retail? i feel this is unfair it was produced with the same faulty steel that my truck was but they are cutting me off now i am not sure what to do?? also there was a carfax reporting frame damage the dealership told me there ase tech's checked it and it was fine now i wonder??? *tr