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According to our friends at KickingTires.com , the metal lift plate that holds the spare tire underneath the truck bed can corrode or rust with exposure to harsh elements and/or road salt. As a result of the corrosion, the plate could break and release the spare tire. Toyota notes that it is possible the lift plates were not properly coated with the right protective make money travel phosphate spray.
The affected vehicles were purchased or are currently registered in cold-weather states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, make money travel New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Toyota has had a slew of rust problems over the last decade (EIGHT recalls or rust TSBs in the last decade). This is a major Toyota quality hiccup that shouldn t be overlooked...Toyota should be held accountable for what is obviously a chronic problem.
Just too many serious problems to mention,heck if this was GM,Ford or Chrysler it would be blasted all over the news,tv/blogs daily ! But since we are politically correct we must praise import companies,especially Asian ones.
The war on the west/political correctness must stop,because the world is under smoke and mirrors..Saying a Toyota is good/reliable is totally bogus,nobody can claim that when we have so much proof otherwise,serious recalls weekly ! Toyota is the worlds worst Car company,proof is out there,you make money travel are delusional if you think Toyota s are reliable...You are in total denial..LOOK AT THE SERIOUS RECALLS KIDS !
By the way Toyota is starting to give up building cars as Subaru builds a new car for them and the new Toyota coming out is built in Mexico by Mazda,proof Toyota doesnt build good cars they are farming them out now ! If Toyota knew how to build the best car,wouldnt they continue to build them themselves,this proves the company is hurting and need reliable cars..from Subaru,Mazda lol,lol!!!
About 30 minutes ago I noticed smoke coming out of a Ford truck in the parking lot where I work. At first I thought it was somebody smoking a cigarette, but the smoke was constant and getting thicker.
It looks to have been caused by the cruise control brake cutoff switch. Ford recalled those switches a couple make money travel of years ago. The owner of the vehicle came out and asked me what happened. I told him about the fire and about the recall of those switches.
So, to make a long story even longer, if you know anybody make money travel who owns a Ford vehicle, tell them to call their dealership make money travel and ask if the recall applies to them. I don t recall the exact years, or models, that were affected by the recall.
It didn t even make the top 10, ranking only 16th on a list of the 21 largest recalls in the United States, according to data tracked by the Center for Automotive Safety. This Toyota recall impacts 2.5 million vehicles, making it about about half the size of the larger of Toyota s two recalls for unintended acceleration in 2009.
Ford Motor Company has the three largest recalls, by far, on the list, due to electrical components - ignition switches in 1981 and cruise-control switches in 1999 - that were installed across the company s entire lineup.
The solution to the largest recall in history, for Ford transmissions that failed to engage Park, amounted to no more than dealers installing a warning sticker. Well, I feel so much safer with that sticker on board.
The industry has made an awful lot of progress since General Motors downsized make money travel its A-body lineup in 1978 that included the Chevrolet Monte Carlo and El Camino. The 78 A-Body amassed perhaps the three most alarming recalls, for collapsing front suspensions, jamming steering mechanisms, and wheels and axles falling make money travel off. (My father drove three and could have vouched for several of these maladies.)
Other than the Toyota recalls, foreign companies are not well represented on the list. That s not to say they are without blemishes on their record, just that the scale didn t reach Top 10 proportions. For example, Japanese automakers had some problems with seat-belt buckles in the 1980s. And Volkswagen had one recall that mirrored Ford s problems with installing a single faulty component (windshield wipers) across its entire lineup for many years.
@HEMI V8 - I know you usually logic, but yeah, as shocking as it is, the biggest OEMs have the biggest recalls. Durrrr... This doesn t necessarily mean these OEM have more dangerous cars or less reliable.
Even if your vehicle is recalled, the chances of encountering the problem first hand is between pretty dismal and zero. If just one vehicle has a defective part or problem that can t be isolated make money travel to an exact batch, date or linked to specific VINs, the entire line gets recalled.
Ford Motor Company has the three largest recalls, by far, on the list, due to electrical components - ignition switches in 1981 and cruise-control switches in 1999 - that were installed across the company s entire lineup.
This in no way has any bearing to reliability, it s just Toyota being gun shy and making sure they take care of their customers by fixing things they may think could give a negative feeling about their ride!
The big 3 always get high traffic because of defective parts and repairs, no need to voluntarily recall their vehicles, they get them fixed on their own while Toyota has to issue a recall because the issue is usually so small and insignificant the customer make money travel will never come in or notice the issue!
From the SAME time frame you have Ford s with the Bed sides rusting holes through it and the SAME thing with Rams as well as the undercarriage. The Super Duty s underside of the body SUPPORT BRACES rot out completely and GM rocker panel s and cab corners make money travel still rust holes through them but since NONE OF THESE COMPANIES STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES YOU DONT SEE A VOLUNTARY make money travel RECALL BECAUSE THEY DONT GIVE A S**T ABOUT YOUR TEN YEAR OLD TRUCK!
Fortunately for Toyota owners the company that built them actually gives a damn and will make it right. thanks but i d rather have a company that is so conservative that they will fix what could potentially be a problem i.e. this recall or cleaning and regreasing a window switch with dielectric grease for something make money travel that really isnt a problem, just to make sure it doesnt happen to you. Rather than a company like Ford, GM, and Dodge who will simply deny deny and stand by!
I am wondering what government motors will come up with next to hit Toyota with? Obama loves them unions... and will illegally use the power of the federal government in violation of the Constitution to bail out scumbag auto companies like GM!
But as always, we get the immature and insecure folks that will use any opportunity to bash another brand. Seriously, some of you guys get so offended and hurt over what you drive and what others choose to drive.
yep oxi: and McDonalds hamburgers are the best also. I cant believe they did not see this when replacing the frames! 3 of them in my small community! and here I am with my 03 Dakota, after either following or leading them on the beach every day for 9-10 yrs. and no rust on my truck, anywhere! make money travel and they have to get the frames replaced 3-4yrs ago due to rust, and one of them is now a flatbed! I will admit their taco s will run longer than my Dodge, but I can rebuild my engine for 1/4 the cost! or just swap it out for a 360, 440 or Hemi! but the Hemi would be a lot of work, but the 360 would just about bolt up, I would have to get a diff manual trans though.
Oh boy, all manufacturers have defect and problems. Fact of life, when any of you nay sayers can build the perfect vehicle for mass production, feel free to let us know. I am not a big fan of Toyota trucks, but where i live rust isn t an issue with vehicles, the Toyota trucks and cars last a long time here, and very common to see them with over 300,000 kms and very few failures. More than can be said for the GM,Ford and Fiat(Ram) trucks around here. I drive GM trucks because they serve me well, but i would t brag that they are any better than the rest quaility wise. Sure do like the new Ford truck engines in the half tons though, love the 5.0 litre, make money travel very stout. Untill i have problems with my Duramax trucks, i will continue to buy GM.. If i were given a Toyota i probably would have great luck with it as well, they just don t have the payload or towing capabilities i need.
P.S. OXI the reason people buy anemic Toyota tacoma s is for gas mileage. Nothing more. You can do more with a Dakota as far as truck work is concerned. Not so good on gas. Good on power and torque. Towing and hauling.
Back in the day my 86 Toyota only needed a 3 inch bodi-lift to get 33 s underneath, that is about $100 back then while a Dakota would need about $3,000 to mount 33 s and a major overhaul of the chassis...
Toyota should make money travel finish the year as global leader make money travel in sales once again. That says quite a bit about Toyota s success despite voluntary recalls to show they are willing to take care of their customers on their terms and not throw defects or other small stuff onto the laps of their customers!
oxi: here is the truth, on a 2003 Dakota, it came stock with 31.5 tires, and with a few turns on the torsion bars I was able to fit 33 tires, and as far as body styles in 2003 the Dak had reg ext and crew cabs, they had a 4cyl up till 2002, at one time you could get a 4,6 or 8clyd! and in 2003 either a 6, 4.7V-8 or 5.9 V-8, yes they are not good on gas, my 5.3Chevy gets much better. Go ahead and drive your taco I don t care, but when you get all toyota is the greatist this and that, it gets old, yes you like your truck we get that but it is NOT the best ever! grow up! you are better than that! the 2003 Dakota is much the same as the 2005-, but there are a lot of diff. also, and they have to do with being able to drive off road, the later models were more comfy on the road, and safer, but they gave up a lot of ground clearence for the sak