Toyota Trucks breaking in half

[olddog]

A friend had a 2000 Toyota extended cab truck. He got a recall notice. They took it into the dealer. The frame on their truck was cracked. The dealer show them another truck sitting their that had broken pretty much in two and refused to let them leave with the truck. The dealer looked up the book value. Added in any extras that they had purchased. Then multiplied by 150% and gave him a check for $16,000+ with no strings attached. They simply bought the truck back. I trust this man to tell me the truth.

Anyone else heard of this?

[danny]

is it a tundra?

[Daniel Wood]

It's true! “ Toyotas Trunk Rust Problem ” (http://www.wcpo.com/content/news/localshows/dontwasteyourmoney/story.aspx?content_id=7407bf2b-375a-4c4a-803d-0267b8e9c150)

[vetteonr]

Wow.....that's a shame. At least they're trying to do the right thing. I wonder how GM, Ford, or Chrysler would handle it?

[carsandcycles]

Toyota has had their share of recalls of late; their reliability is falling. I wonder how they seem to have a teflon reputation still.

[danny]

it's those impossible commercials where they put a box of weight(supposedly 6500 lbs-more than the weight of the truck) and pull it up the cliff.

[olddog]

is it a tundra?
I don't recall Danny. It was a 4 cylinder and white is all I remember.

I worked with this man about 25 years. About 3-4 years ago he developed a brain tumor that was cancer and left work. After two surgeries, chemo, radiation, and some experimental stuff, looks like he has the cancer beat, at least for now. Then he developed blood clots at the same time he had a perforated bowl. He was on life support for several weeks and not expected to live, but survived it all. He is now in a nursing home learning to walk again. I stop by and see him as much as I can.

He and his family have had a bad time of it, and they definately deserved to be taken care of this well. He is quite happy that the dealership treated his wife this well. Frankly the truck was no longer a good choice for him. I'm happy his luck is changing.

PS
I didn't mean to spoil the mood. The jokes are welcomed. My friend would laugh too. Sometimes I guess I just talk too much -- or is it type.

[Saltmine]

I love it...

Toyota makes it to the "number one auto manufacturer in the USA", and now their trucks are breaking in half. And this is after the Tundra V-8's started breaking camshafts....

Ah, but you're not off the hook, Ford, Dodge, and Chevrolet....in the late '40's and early '50's, they had many of their pickups break in half...due to rust...You see, there's a small 3/8" hole in the floor of the pickup bed, right in each front corner of the bed, next to the cab.
When it rains or snows, water drains down through these holes...right on the unprotected frame rails...and that's where they fail...BT, DT....

[vetteonr]

This is just more proof that Toyota should stick to building cars.

[dougbfresh]

This is the FUNNY thing about the auto industry-they never seem to learn from themselves or other car companies. They continue to make the same mistakes OVER and OVER and OVER again. At least Toyota fessed up and made good-doubt GM/Ford/MoPar would do it unless the government forced them to. Probably cheaper in the long run to buy them back before the bodily injury cases start to hit.

[Saltmine]

I donno, Doug. I've seen GM do many, many acts of "good will" and they've "fessed up" to quite a few "boo-boo's"

Remember when Saturn first started out? GM set the whole thing up..financing, computers, engineers, etc. GM wanted a "real time" laboratory to try different things in.
I recall one year Saturns were inadvertently factory filled with a very corrosive chemical in their coolant. Saturn sent out letters to EVERY Saturn owner affected, offering to replace the cooling system, engine, or the whole car at no cost to the customer. Many people took advantage of this. Saturn gained a flock of loyal owners, and GM learned quite a bit from the incident, too.

GM has come a long way. Things learned from Saturn have been implemented in every GM dealer, coast to coast.

I worked for a GM dealer for twelve years...Yes, GM authorized a lot of "freebies"...
I saw people getting things they shouldn't have almost every day....And they still do.

I know for a fact that if some of these people had chosen Ford or Chrysler cars, they wouldn't have been treated this fairly....

BTW, Ford STILL refuses to admit that their cruise control switches have caused numerous fires that completely destroyed many F-150's and Expeditions...
They also refuse to compensate Crown Victoria and Windstar owners who have lost their homes and cars due to faulty ignition switches....And they claim no responsibility for fuel tank explosions and fires caused by Crown Victoria fuel tank placement...But, they do require a computer controlled, halon fire suppression system in every police cruiser purchased since 2005...it's not an option....Hmmm, I wonder why??

Chrysler? Don't get me started....

[justen]

Danny owns this beauty! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fWfoVOZiKw

[danny]

did you see the front dig-just like on 4x4 extreme-lol-:D

[vetteonr]

Danny owns this beauty! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fWfoVOZiKw

For Sale: Toyota pickup, low miles, custom suspension (could be called a lowrider), a real looker.............make offer!

[justen]

She got plenty of power to spin eh, the front tires yet. I couldn't imagine that happening. Snapping in half and then there you are looking up at the sky lol. What a bummer that would be. I guess two tires would be more fuel efficient. Theres no doubt there. Years ago I've heard of old dodge pickups doing that. Like in the late 60's early 70's. Waving at some hot babes on the sidewalk and then your truck snaps in half. How embarrassing.

[Muddywoman]

Wow.....that's a shame. At least they're trying to do the right thing. I wonder how GM, Ford, or Chrysler would handle it?

Ford would probably do the same thing they did when it came to the 6.0L Power Stroke - make the majority of their customers shell out more cash to fix it (while it's supposedly under warranty) because Ford and IH/Navistar couldn't decide whose fault that engine was.