Complaint 805026
1994 TOYOTA PICKUP • STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS • incident May 5, 2010
- Complaint ID
- 805026
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- PICKUP
- Model Year
- 1994
- Component
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- Incident Date
- May 5, 2010
- Date Received
- Aug 8, 2010
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Owner Narrative
MY FRAME ON MY 1994 TOYOTA, PICK- UP RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 77. THE SPRING SHACKLE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE REAR TO SEPARATE AND SHIFT ALMOST 2 INCHES. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP IN PARKERSBURG, WV, WHERE THE VEHICLE REMAINS TODAY. (THE DEALER IS ABOUT 91 MILES FORM WHERE I LIVE) THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE FRAME HAD IN DEED FAILED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. DEALER ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, WHO IN TURNS DENIES ANY WRONG DOING! THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A DEALER CONSUMER ISSUE. I ASKED WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE TRUCK? TOYOTA,ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THEY KNOW IS UNSAFE, ON THE HIGHWAY! *TR
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