95-2K rust help from toyota

humanoid · 06-20-2008, 05:39 PM

Toy2, call a couple other dealers and try to get an appointment for an inspection.

Toy4Life · 06-20-2008, 05:40 PM

I'll guess that this problem is far less common in your area, so the dealers may not have experienced it yet........?......just a guess

AMSRacing · 06-20-2008, 11:23 PM

Well it is official they are mailing my buyback offer letter today, only 1 week. Too bad it is going to my old house instead of where I am now.

ed4stoy99 · 06-27-2008, 11:59 AM

I am now on day 30 with the rental car and still have not had anyone contact me to set a day to get my check.

Dave · 06-27-2008, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed4stoy99

I am now on day 30 with the rental car and still have not had anyone contact me to set a day to get my check.

Whiner, geez just wait, well worth it.

ed4stoy99 · 06-28-2008, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave

Whiner, geez just wait, well worth it.

Just making a statement not being a whiner. Smart azz ! Letting others know about how long it takes. By the way I go Monday to get my check.

trkerstacoma · 06-29-2008, 04:43 PM

Hi I'm new to the forum but i got a letter friday about the frame rust on my truck. It came at kind of a good time because i just had it serviced monday and me and the mechanic were talking about how the frame was starting to rust pretty bad. I dont have any holes that i know of but the rust is bad enough that it is in the metal. Its not just surface rust. I have an appointment this week at toyota to have it checked out but are they just buying these back or will they fix the problem and undercoat the truck if its not to badly rusted already. Thanks for taking the time to read this and respond to me.

Dave · 06-29-2008, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trkerstacoma

Hi I'm new to the forum but i got a letter friday about the frame rust on my truck. It came at kind of a good time because i just had it serviced monday and me and the mechanic were talking about how the frame was starting to rust pretty bad. I dont have any holes that i know of but the rust is bad enough that it is in the metal. Its not just surface rust. I have an appointment this week at toyota to have it checked out but are they just buying these back or will they fix the problem and undercoat the truck if its not to badly rusted already. Thanks for taking the time to read this and respond to me.

Haven't heard of a single repair.

All buybacks.

ed4stoy99 · 06-30-2008, 09:56 AM

I picked up my check today ,took all of 10 min. Thanks Toyota . FYI it cost Toyota another $1,125 for my rental

pittim · 06-30-2008, 11:27 AM

Ya, I'm pretty sure they either buy it back (if they deem it unsafe or whatever) or they extend the frame rust warranty to 15 years from original purchase.

des kaiser · 07-04-2008, 04:15 PM

My 2001 has major frame rot while everything around it looks ok. All the undercoating is flaking off. 44,000 miles or around 5500 a year and garage kept. I'm the only owner. Very depressed as this year is not included in the recall. Planned on keeping this truck forever. Suggestions?

5vzrider00 · 07-07-2008, 08:09 PM

I have a 2000 model (ex-cab, v6, trd, 4x4, 5-speed) and had it checked out a few days ago and everything was lookin alright until the guy hit the frame with a hammer and knocked a small hole in the frame near the rear. They told me sorry and took my registration info and told me in about 10 days toyota would buy my truck from me. Im sad because i had modded my truck just the way i wanted it. The only good thing is that I will be getting a check around $17000

Dave · 07-08-2008, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5vzrider00

I have a 2000 model (ex-cab, v6, trd, 4x4, 5-speed) The only good thing is that I will be getting a check around $17000

For my 2000, reg cab 4 cyl, no TRD, I got 16.7 K, you should get well over 17 without any of the other incentives.

NH95 · 07-08-2008, 06:19 AM

Regarding Des Kaiser's post,
What is the range of years this applies to? I know mine is in there but people always ask me. I always thought it was 95-04.

Dave · 07-08-2008, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NH95

Regarding Des Kaiser's post,
What is the range of years this applies to? I know mine is in there but people always ask me. I always thought it was 95-04.

At present it is 95-2000

jhodge83 · 07-08-2008, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by des kaiser

My 2001 has major frame rot while everything around it looks ok. All the undercoating is flaking off. 44,000 miles or around 5500 a year and garage kept. I'm the only owner. Very depressed as this year is not included in the recall. Planned on keeping this truck forever. Suggestions?

probably the only way to get rid of it all is to do a complete frame swap since they arent covering ur year on the buy back

NH95 · 07-08-2008, 09:57 AM

...will probably be difficult to hold out but Toyota may discover the problem occurs in later years as well as start buying back newer trucks.
...might be too much to wish for though.

sdupp · 07-27-2008, 06:43 AM

Toyota just offered a guy at work $12,600 for his 99 Tacoma due to the frame rust. He bought the truck used five years ago for 13,600... He has 157,000 miles on it. He said this is one and a half times the Blue book value. Needless to say, He is happier then a pig in shit.

KneeDraggerR1 · 07-27-2008, 05:40 PM

Hi all. I have a '98 reg. cab 4x4 Taco and have been thinking about taking my truck in to get it looked at. The frame appears to just have surface rust with no holes that i can see. But before i start modding it i would rather get it looked at. I bought the truck back in Feb. of this year, and i obviously havnt recieved any letter from Toyota regarding the frame warranty due to me not being the original owner i assume. Do i need this letter to get it looked at? Also, where is a dealer in central Ohio that some of you may have taken your truck to that knows about this issue and will give my truck a professional check and know what im talking about? Thank you!

Dave · 07-27-2008, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KneeDraggerR1

Hi all. I have a '98 reg. cab 4x4 Taco and have been thinking about taking my truck in to get it looked at. The frame appears to just have surface rust with no holes that i can see. But before i start modding it i would rather get it looked at. I bought the truck back in Feb. of this year, and i obviously havnt recieved any letter from Toyota regarding the frame warranty due to me not being the original owner i assume. Do i need this letter to get it looked at? Also, where is a dealer in central Ohio that some of you may have taken your truck to that knows about this issue and will give my truck a professional check and know what im talking about? Thank you!

You don't need a letter.

Every Toyota dealer should know about this issue, if not they suck.

My truck looked ok too but the main problem is where you can't see it unless you do some banging with a special Toyota hammer.

06-30-2008, 11:27 AM	#210
pittim knows a spot right over the hill Name: Tim Joined: May 2008, #6939 Location: Pittsburgh-ish Age: 20 Gender: Guy Posts: 2,913 03 XCab TRD 4x4 2003 Access Cab Manual 3.4 V6	Ya, I'm pretty sure they either buy it back (if they deem it unsafe or whatever) or they extend the frame rust warranty to 15 years from original purchase. __________________

07-04-2008, 04:15 PM	#211
des kaiser Junior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #7736 Posts: 23	Frame rot on '01 My 2001 has major frame rot while everything around it looks ok. All the undercoating is flaking off. 44,000 miles or around 5500 a year and garage kept. I'm the only owner. Very depressed as this year is not included in the recall. Planned on keeping this truck forever. Suggestions?

07-27-2008, 05:40 PM	#219
KneeDraggerR1 Junior Member Joined: Feb 2008, #4969 Location: Ohio Posts: 13 1998 4X4 Tacoma 1998 Regular Cab Automatic 2.7L	Hi all. I have a '98 reg. cab 4x4 Taco and have been thinking about taking my truck in to get it looked at. The frame appears to just have surface rust with no holes that i can see. But before i start modding it i would rather get it looked at. I bought the truck back in Feb. of this year, and i obviously havnt recieved any letter from Toyota regarding the frame warranty due to me not being the original owner i assume. Do i need this letter to get it looked at? Also, where is a dealer in central Ohio that some of you may have taken your truck to that knows about this issue and will give my truck a professional check and know what im talking about? Thank you! __________________ 2005 Yamaha R1 (Track) 2007 Suzuki DRZ400SM (Street/Track) 1998 Toyota Tacoma 4X4

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06-20-2008, 11:23 PM	#203
AMSRacing Junior Member Joined: Jan 2007, #813 Posts: 11	Well it is official they are mailing my buyback offer letter today, only 1 week. Too bad it is going to my old house instead of where I am now.

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ed4stoy99 Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2351 Location: Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 30	I am now on day 30 with the rental car and still have not had anyone contact me to set a day to get my check.

06-29-2008, 04:43 PM	#207
trkerstacoma Junior Member Joined: Jun 2008, #7637 Location: central ohio Posts: 1 98 2wd ext cab 1998 Xtra Cab Automatic none	Hi I'm new to the forum but i got a letter friday about the frame rust on my truck. It came at kind of a good time because i just had it serviced monday and me and the mechanic were talking about how the frame was starting to rust pretty bad. I dont have any holes that i know of but the rust is bad enough that it is in the metal. Its not just surface rust. I have an appointment this week at toyota to have it checked out but are they just buying these back or will they fix the problem and undercoat the truck if its not to badly rusted already. Thanks for taking the time to read this and respond to me.

06-30-2008, 09:56 AM	#209
ed4stoy99 Member Joined: Aug 2007, #2351 Location: Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 30	I picked up my check today ,took all of 10 min. Thanks Toyota . FYI it cost Toyota another $1,125 for my rental

07-07-2008, 08:09 PM	#212
5vzrider00 Member Joined: Apr 2008, #5651 Location: Lenoir, North Carolina Gender: Male Posts: 38 2001 Tacoma SR5 TRD 2001 Access Cab Manual 3.4l 5ve-fe K&N FIPK intake, leveled, gray wire mod, Apexcone HID conversion, matched 20% tint.	I have a 2000 model (ex-cab, v6, trd, 4x4, 5-speed) and had it checked out a few days ago and everything was lookin alright until the guy hit the frame with a hammer and knocked a small hole in the frame near the rear. They told me sorry and took my registration info and told me in about 10 days toyota would buy my truck from me. Im sad because i had modded my truck just the way i wanted it. The only good thing is that I will be getting a check around $17000

07-08-2008, 06:19 AM	#214
NH95 Member Joined: May 2008, #6388 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 32 95 SX 2.7 1995 Regular Cab Manual 213,000 miles, is that a modification?	Regarding Des Kaiser's post, What is the range of years this applies to? I know mine is in there but people always ask me. I always thought it was 95-04.

07-08-2008, 09:57 AM	#217
NH95 Member Joined: May 2008, #6388 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 32 95 SX 2.7 1995 Regular Cab Manual 213,000 miles, is that a modification?	...will probably be difficult to hold out but Toyota may discover the problem occurs in later years as well as start buying back newer trucks. ...might be too much to wish for though.

07-27-2008, 06:43 AM	#218
sdupp NJ Member Joined: Jan 2007, #767 Location: NJ Gender: Male Posts: 35 White 07 PreRunner Double Cab SR5 2007 Double Cab Automatic V6	Toyota just offered a guy at work $12,600 for his 99 Tacoma due to the frame rust. He bought the truck used five years ago for 13,600... He has 157,000 miles on it. He said this is one and a half times the Blue book value. Needless to say, He is happier then a pig in shit.