http://blog.toyota.com/2008/03/living-up-to-ou.html?no_prefetch=1
CLIFFS: Toyota has extended its warranty on older tacomas (1995-2000) to 15 years due to excessive frame rust.:tup: to Toyota for customer satisfaction
My brother owns a 97 Tacoma, I’m going to check it out tomorrow during the day. He might be able to get a pretty penny for this!
can’t wait to buy stock in toyota & honda soon
and hold onto that shit for a long, long time
no you do not. the plan extends to second and third owners.
wow…:tup:
That rules!
waiting to hear they give you the value as a trade in on a new Toyota truck
Remember it has to be holes in the frame not a little rust. I would check junk yards fast.
Good friend of mine was fortunate enough to have Toyota buy his Tacoma back for 1.5 times KBB value. I think he said he would get between $8k-12k, depending on vehicle condition. When he went in to the dealer they ended up not allowing him to take his truck home with him! …gave him a loaner until he found a replacement vehicle.
Thumbs up to backing your product Toyota!!!
I can’t believe they’re rusting excessively. They must have missed something. Toyota, shame on you.
I was just kidding Toyota, you know I love you.
Toyota’s, rust. Unpossible. That said that is a pretty lengthy corrosion warranty, pretty impressive on their part. But I’d imagine positive PR would be better than if a suspension mount or something collapsed/broke due to said rust. Quite the good way to make lemonade. :tup:
Unpossible…lol
But seriously, it’s a great PR move. Keep the trucks out of the news for killing people…PLUS…the consumer gets the check for their truck, and turns right back around and buys a new one. It may be a costly endeavor, but it should pay off in the long run.
wow thats great
From what my friend had said it was rust causing fatique at key structural areas on the frame, not excessive rusting.
The owner has the option to buy new, but not obligated. In the end it is a mandatory buy back program Toyota is offering.
IB people park their tacomas in a lake and try to drive them in
^ or people drill holes in the frame to prove the amount of damage.
all those pissed off ex tacoma owners that sold there trucks cheap cuz they found rust damage and tried to sell quick lol at them
Oh I know, but it is a great strategy.
:word: thought the same thing when I got a letter in the mail regarding the steering relay rod compaign on my 95 pickup. They ended up giving me all brand new inner and outer tie rod ends along with the relay rod and an alignment for free on truck with 130k miles that was 12 years old!
its not like they’re deciding to do a service for old tacoma owners out of the goodness of their corporate hearts…some actuaries and lawsuit specialists figured out that it would be better economically to take the writeoff on buying them back now than deal with the potential repercussions in court from owners whose frames melted, especially before someone gets hurt.
That said, its good to see companies being proactive. Dr. Ray Vegso would be proud.
it would be better cuz it makes them look good and when you get that check and no longer have your truck they hope you buy toyota