2002 broke frame..need help!

Runs great 200k body's mint...only other rust is bumper but that's not a issue really ...just frame issues

 

OP just what part of the country are you in ??

 

New York 5 mins from Canadian border ...and bout 15 from Vermont ...up upstate ny

 

But my Tacoma spent its first 150k in Florida. ..but three north country winters later frames shot ..

 

Well shit, you've patched it before? If toyota notices that it will prolly kill any chance you had of a replacement id guess...not to mention it was bought and lived in a non covered state for most its life...

 

The dealer mechanics don't care if you've made repairs. As long as you qualify, the frame will be replaced.

The mechanics are paid very well by Toyota to do the swaps. The more they have done, the faster they can do a switch and the more money the mechanics make.

 

Yeah agreed didnt bitch about the welded in plates ...wasnt a issue but the florida part could be a issue ...but then again it was inspected in 09 for rust ..

 

Helm,

If your truck is part of the extended warranty program then you should be covered BUT there are some criteria that you need to meet.

1- truck needs to be within 15 yrs of the purchase date so being an 02 I'm guessing you have a few months left.

2- truck must have been part of the extended warranty. This is NOT A recall. If you call it a recall dealer will look it is as a recall and find nothing. If the truck was originally sold in a state where they salt the roads you are probably included but you can find actual state info in the forums here.

3- the truck MUST have been inspected AND. Undercoated by Toyota before that part of the warranty expired back in 2010. If your truck has some really crappy tar like undercoating that is flaking off everywhere then it was coated.

4- this one I'm not 100% sure on as I've heard stories both ways but you might need to be the original owner or at least have owned the truck during the undercoating process back around 2009-2010

I'm going through this with my 2003 right now and Toyota has been great about the whole thing.

 

We will find out i guess dealing with toyota now thanks jager91374​

 

Ahh thats good they didnt bitch about the patch job!! I sure hope you get it replaced!

 

Yeah you and me both

 

Good luck @Helmj87. Hope they do right by you and replace your frame.

I hate California for a lot of reasons, but this is one reason I do love living here...no rust.

 

If the dealer denied you for frame recall check, tell them you are going for a "frame warranty," call toyota corporate and get a reference # first. I called a few months ago and got a call back from mgr from corporate, the frame is warranty for 15 years, its not "for frame recall," I had to call corporate when I was at the dealer because the service writer said there no recall on the frame or it already pass the recall, so I call toyota corporate with my reference # and had them talk to the service writer.

 

Yeah spoke of it as a warranty. ..guess its a waiting game now ...dealer also contacted Toyota ...

 

At dealer agian to take pictures fir warranty. ..but fear welding in plateswill void it ...keeping fingers crossed

 

You don't need to be the original owner.
I purchased my Tacoma in 2012, it was inspected and treated in 2009 by the previous owner and Toyota replaced my frame last year.

 

Sending good thoughts. Keep us posted.

 

The dealership sent pictures and ever thing to Toyota. ..now I wait to see if they warranty it

 

Now that its in Toyota's hands anyone have an idea how long it takes to get an answer I saw posts saying a few months....is this true?

 

Just my 2 cents here because I went through this last year with an 04 that was sold to me with a bad frame in NJ.
A) will not take long for Toyota to respond to you..
B) if it passed inspection but not coated, you are in trouble, as that was my case and Toyota denied the frame replacement.
C) don't need to be the original owner of the vehicle.
D) my 04 was inspected by the dealer in my area, showed signs Of having been undercoated at some point but since Toyota Corp didn't have it on their records it did not matter. I was even able to talk to the dealership who had originally inspected the truck and they confirmed that the original owner had failed to bring the truck back in for the undercoating to be applied, all this was in Newburgh NY.
Wish you the best of luck and a better outcome than mine.