2.6

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,258 miles

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problem #6

Aug 262001

Tacoma

  • miles
It appears to be the clear coat of the paint job has been coming off for a very long time. Really does not look good at all now. I reside in the state of Oregon. Although it rains a fair amount here, that should not cause this rate of decay of the paint job. It was not painted very well!!

- Eugene, OR, USA

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problem #5

Aug 132018

Tacoma

  • miles
Recently purchased 97 Toyota Tacoma from private owner who claims he never received the notifications regarding the frame warranty extension from Toyota and subsequently he never had the vehicle repaired. Now the frame on the vehicle is unsafe and I notified Toyota who claims the extension expired and they refuse to do anything to help me, hopefully something can be done by someone because they are allowing unsafe vehicles to stay on the road because they do not want to pay anymore $ then they have to. Meanwhile they acknowledge that the frame issue was clearly their fault. Please help

- Farmingville, NY, USA

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problem #4

Dec 082015

Tacoma

  • 69,547 miles
Frame rot.had a recal, in 05 23 2011 and was done at gateway Toyota NJ. Applied corrosion preventative compound and now frame is rotted badly and not safe

- Browns Mills, NJ, USA

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problem #3

Sep 012010

Tacoma

  • 165,000 miles
My 1997 Toyota Tacoma has severe frame rust. The tech at hudson Toyota in New Jersey wouldn't even take for a test drive. I noticed the rust forming in 2010 but was unaware of the extended warranty placed by Toyota until 2014, after it had expired. Very frustrating. Mileage as of 9/11/15 is 190K.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

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problem #2

Nov 112014

Tacoma 4WD 6-cyl

  • 115,000 miles
Took 1997 Toyota Tacoma to dealer in August of 2011 for frame rust recall. Was told frame was fine and they would spray frame with rustproofing material at no cost. Returned to dealer in November 2014 frame was rusting through. Told by dealer they could respray but were now not responsible for rust through and said I could contact Toyota. I did so and they said that recall campaign had expired and they would do nothing. I believe I originally returned to dealer when recall was in effect and all they did was hide the problem until the recall expired. Their lifetime rustproofing lasted only 3 years.

- Decatur, IL, USA

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problem #1

Sep 172000

(reported on)

Tacoma

  • miles
No summary

- Kelso, WA, USA

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