Complaint 689088
1994 TOYOTA PICKUP • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS • incident Aug 15, 2008
- Complaint ID
- 689088
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- PICKUP
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Incident Date
- Aug 15, 2008
- Date Received
- Sep 19, 2008
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Owner Narrative
I OWN A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES AND THE FRAME AS SIGNIFICANT RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF RUST PERFORATION THAT THE TOYOTA TACOMA'S ARE EXPERIENCING WHICH HAS RESULTED IN TOYOTA BUYING BACK ALL 1995 TO 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA'S AS THEY WERE DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE BY TOYOTA. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT MY VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT INCLUDING THE 1994'S IN THEIR BUYBACK PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE TACOMA'S. PLEASE SEE SIMILAR COMPLAINT #10236880 FILED BY ANOTHER 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP OWNER. THERE ARE STORIES ON THE WEB THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ACTUALLY SPLITTING IN HALF DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST PERFORATION TO THE FRAME. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.