Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 114000 | ||
| Took my 1992 toyota short box pickup in for a brake job. both frame members half way between the front and rear tires were rusted so bad that one could put ones arm all the way thru. the truck has a good engine and tires, but now is just a dangerous piece of junk. nothing can be done to fix it. | |||
| 02/12/2010 | 109250 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1992 toyota pickup. while driving the contact notice a noise in the vehicle middle rear area. when he examined the vehicle he found the subframe with holes and extensive corrosion, the transmission support shield was also corroded. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic whom placed a temporary metal shield in the transmission area. the mechanic advised the subframe could not be repaired it should be replaced. the manufacturer denied knowledge of the failure. the failure and the current mileage were 109,250. li | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 300000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1992 toyota pickup. while the contact was changing the rear tires on the vehicle, he was informed that there was a crack in the rear of the frame near the passenger side tire wheel well. a couple of months prior to the failure, the contact drove over a bump and heard a loud suspension breaking sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the current and failure mileages were 300,000. | |||
| 06/12/2007 | 203000 | 1 | |
| Brought my 92 toyota pickup truck in to have a belt changed. the guys at the shop put the truck on the lift and the truck just folded. the frame is completely rotted you can stick your hand right through it. currently the recall on frame rot does not cover my year. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - BUMPERS | |||
| 08/01/1992 | |||
| Rear bumper completely rotted out and is full of sharp jaged edges. very dangerous if someone steped on it or wiped it when washing the vehicle. | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 03/31/2011 | |||
| 1992 toyota frame is rusted through near the passenger side leaf spring and when driving over road hazards and bumps the vehicle seems to shift and jump off of frame thus may cause an accident if driver control is lost. | |||
| 01/12/2011 | 175000 | ||
| 1992 toyota pickup sr5 v6. was approaching the freeway on ramp and hit a bump and heard a loud pop and immediately lost steering. upon inspection, my left upper control arm frame mount was broken off. this mount also holds the motor mount. taking a closer look, it looks like the metal had cracked at some point and rusted through and the bump was the last straw. its a miracle i was not on the freeway yet, or i (and possibly others) could have been seriously injured! | |||
| 10/24/2008 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 1992 toyota short wb deluxe pickup truck. the entire frame was corroded and rusted. while doing routine maintenance on the vehicle the mechanic informed him it was getting critical on the frame because of the rust. the manufacturer was called and stated there are no recalls and offer no other assistance. the failure mileage was 120,000....mw | |||
| 05/08/1994 | 3000 | 1 | |
| My only complaint is that i purchased a 1992 toyota pickup truck new in 1992 and have never seen anything rust like the undercarriage of this truck. toyota had a recall on some trucks, but not go back that far. i can tell you this truck rusted profusely 2 yrs after i purchased it. this truck was garage kept for many years but did not seem to make any difference. i first had part replaced on top of the gas tank...it rusted away....i had it replaced for a second time 3 yrs ago....i had to have the gas lines replaced. there are so many rusted parts i had to have replaced to keep this truck safe.....i feel when they had a recall of the other trucks, this one should have been included....i own 3 toyotas.... i bought the 1992 pickup and a 1992 toyota camry xle at the same time....my camry is not rusted, why???, is it because it was built totally in japan...different steel???? there is a problem with the metal that was used to build this truck.......i believed toyota knows about these trucks but did not want to go back a couple years earlier and replace these vehicles....my truck is 17 yrs old and only has a 138,000 miles on it...it was my intention when i purchased these vehicles was to drive them many years, but many problems with the truck......due to safety, these trucks should have been on the recall. how do you pay $17,000 for a truck and in 2yrs metal parts are rusting away.....i feel my truck should go under the recall......i documentation of replacing metal parts......too numerous to mention....i have mechanics that can attest to what was done to this truck over the years. *tr | |||
| 11/29/2008 | 92080 | 1 | |
| Purchased 1992 toyota pickup purchased with 89000 miles in summer of 2006. has been garage kept and has 92000 miles currently. took vehicle in to get parking brake replaced. dealer informed me that they refused to service vehicle due to extensive and severe frame corrosion. took vehicle home and confirmed that sides of frame members are completely rusted through. learned from phone conversation yesterday that this is not an isolated incident. researched this online and see causes as manufacturing-related (either skipped rustproofing completely on frames or substandard chemical composition materials were used in frame manufacture). toyota has publicly acknowledged 1995 and later pickups were affected and has offered to buy back the vehicles from current owners. this does not cover the 1992 model year. yet toyota's action confirms the frame defect was present when vehicles were manufactured. additional research turned up instances where the vehicles completely broke in half while being driven. i have serious concerns about the road worthiness and potential for catastrophic loss of life given the frame condition. will write to toyota separately and convey my concerns. i now realize my personal safety is at risk, as well as that of occupants of any other vehicles that may be near me on the road were this to occur, given the severity of the frame corrosion. if not for the frame defect and the imminent frame-induced life-threatening scenario, this vehicle is in near-perfect mechanical condition. *tr | |||
| 05/16/2008 | 296000 | 1 | |
| 1992 toyota pick up (v6,4wd) was taken in to have 2 rear tires installed. when placed on lift a complete cracking of the frame was discovered on the left side. the metal actually flakes in your hands for almost 18 inches. the same thing is happening on the right side. a friend had the same problem and was told not to drive vehicle due to possibility of fuel tank explosion. the current frame recall only extends to 1995 and newer, but an investigation should be made to determine if the problem goes back further. *tr | |||