Tundra Frame Rust?
- Thread starter Dave Bennett
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Christ on a cracker!
It's coming for the newer Tacomas too if my truck is any gauge.
Moving from San Diego to mid Ohio last August and watching my frame going from pristine to cancerous blotches in just one winter here was surreal to watch. Seriously, and more to the point, just a couple weeks in late March as it started to warm was what made my head spin. The time I spend in the self service car washes on my knees cleaning the underside seems to have been for nothing.
I'm serious contemplating buying a winter vehicle. Wonderful, I'll be slippin' and slidin' around in some piece of junk while my four wheel drive truck with dual batteries sits in the garage.
Toyota if your listening, you're about one notch above GM on my confidence scale.
It's coming for the newer Tacomas too if my truck is any gauge.
Moving from San Diego to mid Ohio last August and watching my frame going from pristine to cancerous blotches in just one winter here was surreal to watch. Seriously, and more to the point, just a couple weeks in late March as it started to warm was what made my head spin. The time I spend in the self service car washes on my knees cleaning the underside seems to have been for nothing.
I'm serious contemplating buying a winter vehicle. Wonderful, I'll be slippin' and slidin' around in some piece of junk while my four wheel drive truck with dual batteries sits in the garage.
Toyota if your listening, you're about one notch above GM on my confidence scale.
The rusting of Toyota frames, and vehicles in general, is nothing new. They'd all still be driving around if they didn't rust away. 
Most of the serious rust comes from the inside out, it starts in the joints and seams... the places you can't see. I use the stuff shown below everywhere that dosn't get a direct spray off the wheels, inside rockers, fender lips, inside the frame, anything zinc or cad coated, bolts and nuts... it works, it dosn't smell bad...
Most of the serious rust comes from the inside out, it starts in the joints and seams... the places you can't see. I use the stuff shown below everywhere that dosn't get a direct spray off the wheels, inside rockers, fender lips, inside the frame, anything zinc or cad coated, bolts and nuts... it works, it dosn't smell bad...
Cackalak Han
Explorer
Toyota has extended warrantees on the Tacoma's for 15 years and has taken care of all the ones that have failed their tests. Would GM have done the same?
RE: winter beater, my Civic with snow tires is pretty solid. Invest in an extra set of wheels and snow tires if you go that route.
True enough. "GM" and "Mandatory Recall" are words I have heard spoken in the same breath often enough.
I remember the drill. Time to hit the auto auction.
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
I think it boils down to the quality of the prep/paint process... or lack thereof. They should be galvanizing the frames, zinc dipping, or some type of anti-corrosion treatment AND using a quality HD paint like POR-15
I was really set on getting a Tacoma, then reading up on the Tacoma and Tundra frame rusting issues. I live in Chicago and there's no way I would buy a vehicle knowing such a serious issue exist. Too bad.
Then reading up on the FJ Cruiser's body ripping issue doesn't instill much confidence in me either. Basically I have lost all good feelings regarding Toyota reliability. Never owned one and will not now.
Then reading up on the FJ Cruiser's body ripping issue doesn't instill much confidence in me either. Basically I have lost all good feelings regarding Toyota reliability. Never owned one and will not now.
S
Scenic WonderRunner
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Streakerfreak
Jan-Kee
I live in New England (heart of the rust belt) and my truck sits a few hundred feet from Long Island Sound (Part of the Atlantic Ocean) I dare you to find rust on the frame of my 07 Tacoma. Oh yeah and I rarely wash my truck too...about 3 times a year.
The first two model years of the 05+ Tacoma had some problems, but all new designs do. Not saying there are no problems with 07 onward though either, but go ahead and try to find a vehicle that does not have some sort of problem that people complain about.