Rust Forming on 07 Tacoma (Pics)

Hey guys,

I was changing the oil in my 07 Tacoma the other day and I noticed this rust on the frame, it flakes off real bad, and is on the same spots on both sides of the truck. The truck has been car-port kept and never been in the mud or salted roads, I live in central Louisiana, only has 6500 miles on it. Do I need to be concerned about this, maybe let the dealer look at it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Matt

 

You are under warrenty take it to the dealer. They will do something for it.

 

put your fucking camera on MACRO

please

 

probably just surface rust

 

thats why i undercoated my frame .

 

I bought my 2007 used from a guy in Boston, MA. I live in Maryland. I was originally concerned about frame rust from all the road salt the truck has been subjected to and from the stories I've read about Tacomas rusting.

When I bought it, I pressure washed the undercarriage. It cleaned up nice and had very little rust. What rust it did have seemed to have been hardware and brackets. After I power washed, I sprayed the engire undercarriage with WD40. Before this winter, I power washed and did another application of WD40. I've put 20K miles on the truck since I bought it. We've had 3 good storms already this winter where the roads have been covered with salt. This weekend, I just rinsed off the undercarriage with a garden hose, let it dry and checked it out. No signs of rust anywhere. It looks like new!

I don't know if I'm lucky or on to something but WD-40 seems to have worked some magic. It takes about 3 cans per application. Give it a try.

 

Buy the way, nice looking truck. Wanna sell those wheels?

 

i have an 08 with a rusted frame.dealer told be to fuck off.there is nothing they can do for me.

 

Thanks guys,

I'm gonna take it to the dealer in Baton Rouge and see what they will do.

 

I wish mine had as much paint as yours.

Marc M

 

I think about all they'll do is tell you it's normal surface rust and send you on your way. If that's the case, if I were you I'd get under there and use some of the products mentioned on other threads here to stop that rust in it's tracks.
I'm curious on what caused this with the miles you have and the fact that the truck hasn't seen salt. My 07 has 12,500 miles and is pretty much rust free other than around a few weld area's which I went over with rustoleum paint.

 

hahahhahahaa that was fresh

 

This company gives their product a lifetime warranty for the frame. Dealer tried to sell it to me when I was in the finance office. They didn't know I live 5 minutes from the place but never knew what they did there. lol. My truck has 800 miles on it so when get my income tax check I'm gonna have it done to my truck.

http://www.tst5k.com/tst_rust_remedy.html

 

what if this is another hurricane truck? one of them that was flooded? could be?

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/68899-hurricane-damaged-vehicle-vin-5tetu62n59z598435.html?highlight=hurricane

 

my 05 looked a lot worse than that. i have a thread somewhere, i used chassis saver and coated all of teh frame that i could get to.

 

You bring it into the dealer so it's documented. Keep your receipt, it should have their response on it. For example, when I brought my truck in a week ago for the harsh ride issue, my receipt says "No problem found" which only means they're morons but still, it's documented (FYI: I'm dealing with corporate now).

 

they said it a little bit nicer but not much nicer.believe me if i was 10 years younger and dumber or didnt have a daughter i needed to be there for i would have smashed everyones skulls in and than driven through the showroom killing the rest.

 

Worst picture ever dude... seriously.

 

Hehehe guys.
I'm living in Canada and the first year we've more rust than this and frames are good for over 15 years. Spray a bit of transmission oil once a year and you'll see a big difference. The humidity ans dust together are doing it. It's normal.