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2003 Toyota TACOMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1217277
Internal NHTSA #	10762005
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	TACOMA
Model Year	2003
File date	23/08/15
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While replacing some parts of the truck (2003 toyota tacoma), the exhaust and shocks, i noticed rust holes on the left and right sides of the frame near the rear tires. Also the right side of the rear cross member was rusted and broken. The following day, i brought the truck to a toyota dealership and explained the situation. They agreed to inspect the frame. When they looked up the vehicles vin, they noticed that the warrantee had expired in september of 2011. I had purchased the truck in february of 2011 and had by no means received a letter or any means to communicate to me that this warrantee was going to expire. The notice that i had not received would have encouraged the previous owners to bring the vehicle to a dealer to have the frame inspected/ serviced. Despite this, the dealership was kind enough to take pictures of the frame holes and send a claim to toyota. A week later, the dealer called me and informed me that my claim was denied. Upon further research, i came to understand that toyota had extended the warrantee for up to 15 years. However, because i had not received any notifications from toyota in the 7 months that i owned the vehicle before this "warrantee" had expired, toyota said, "sorry, there is nothing that we can do". Really? So because of their design flaws, and the fact that i did not receive any notices, and now my trucks frame is rotting, it is my fault? What address did they actually have on file in 2011? Why did i not receive any notice?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	147000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KENNEBUNK, ME
VIN pattern	5TEWM72N33ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	11/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2003 Toyota TACOMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota TACOMA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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