After a lifelong search for the ideal vehicle I purchased my 2002 Toyota Sequoia. It's still my ideal vehicle; however, on 10 July of this year the spare tire mount rusted to the point that the spare dropped to the road.
I had the local Toyota service department look at it and they said that there is a hole in the frame and that the vehicle will not pass inspection. I am still working with my service rep to find out if they can replace the frame. My belief is that the money I will spend to do that is much less than I would have to pay if I have to buy a vehicle with no trade-in.
I called Toyota USA and they called back and said that the campaign to address frame rust has expired, so no help there.
I'm 70 years old and I was hoping that this was the last vehicle I would ever have to buy...
Took it to the dealer under the recall in July 2014, to get the frame either sprayed or replaced (haha). Rust was so bad they had to spray it twice (on areas other than the frame as well). Coating from the dealer was so thick it was dripping off and took forever to dry. The dealer refused to replace the frame so now 1 year later we have 6" chunks of rusted frame peeling off.
- April T.,
Boonsboro, MD, US
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After a lifelong search for the ideal vehicle I purchased my 2002 Toyota Sequoia. It's still my ideal vehicle; however, on 10 July of this year the spare tire mount rusted to the point that the spare dropped to the road.
I had the local Toyota service department look at it and they said that there is a hole in the frame and that the vehicle will not pass inspection. I am still working with my service rep to find out if they can replace the frame. My belief is that the money I will spend to do that is much less than I would have to pay if I have to buy a vehicle with no trade-in.
I called Toyota USA and they called back and said that the campaign to address frame rust has expired, so no help there.
I'm 70 years old and I was hoping that this was the last vehicle I would ever have to buy...
- Stanley W M., Boone, NC, US