Originally Posted By: Whimsey
Originally Posted By: 02SE
Originally Posted By: ecotourist
There were frame rusting issues with Tacomas somewhere along the line. Good looking vehicles were pretty much write-offs. Watch the video of the guy doing a rust repair of his Tacoma's frame!
Probably older than what you're considering but it's still worth reading (and knowing) about.
But come to think of it I've never heard an "all clear" on that matter.
Dana Corp. incorrectly made frames for the Tacoma, Tundra, and Sequoia, in the early 2000's. Toyota replaced lots of frames, and won a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Dana Corp. I haven't heard of any frame issues since those vehicles with improperly made frames were fixed or scrapped.
My mechanic was telling me that rotted Tacoma frames still happened as late a 2010 models and frames replaced on earlier models rotted again. Of course I'm in NW NJ, our "mountainous" region,
. They use an extreme amount of liquid salt brine on the roads in the winter months if there is even a hint of a snow flurry. That stuff is real bad and rots and rusts vehicles at an accelerated rate, even compared to them just spreading crystal salt on the plowed snow.
Whimsey
I worked as a Master Tech in a former career, and live in an area where the roads are salted heavily all winter long. ANYTHING will rot away under the right conditions if the vehicle is neglected.