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The frame is broke in the front side of the driver, this truck never was involve on an accident or on an offroad extreme situation, always used on the city or on freeways. I went to the dealer and they open a case and I'm waiting for a answer, I hear the phone conversation of the dealer whit Toyota's engineering department and they said that is not the first report of this kind of problem whit the frame.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the frame of his vehicle was completely rusted. The manufacturer would not assist. The contact is very concerned that the frame could fail while driving. The failure mileage was 26,000. Updated 07/20/09 updated 07/21/09.
The frame of the truck is very rusted and pitting and I feel that this will cause frame failure and I also am on a second tailgate first one bent in half.
2006 Toyota Tacoma tailgate is dangerously weak, and is unable to support what most consider normal weight for a truck tailgate. Although substandard design may be considered "buyer beware", truck buyers expect a tailgate to support the weight of normal truck use activities. Toyota provides no warning or caution anywhere that the tailgate is of insufficient strength to perform normal 1/2-ton truck duties, and typically (per internet forum threads) tells their customers that it is their problem and that they should not expect to be able to safely use the tailgate for anything more than hiding the inside of the bed. Since Toyota has produced a substandard designed part, they should have provided a visual warning on the part to alert customers to the danger their product imposes if used in a traditional manner. Since they did not do so, they should be held liable to provide a redesigned part to their customers or full restitution for the purchase price of the vehicles. A google or similar internet search on "Tacoma tailgate forum" will substantiate my statements beyond my personal experience with the tailgate bending.
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
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