• Jalopnik
  • spy-photos
  • jalopnik-reviews
  • Profile logout login

#toyotatrucks

Jalopnik

Share Cancel
   
Upload an image | Add an image URL
×

logging in
  • FAQ. Include # before tag:
  • #tips,
  • #spyphotos,
  • etc.

Detroit, 6:27 AM
Wed Nov 11
30 posts in the last 24 hours

Contact

Tip your editors:
tips@jalopnik.com

Editor-in-Chief:
Ray Wert | Email | AIM

Road Test Editor:
Wes Siler | Email

Weekend Editor:
Murilee Martin | Email

Associate Editor - Houston:
Matt Hardigree

Associate Editor - Detroit:
Ben Wojdyla

Editor-at-Large:
Mike Spinelli

Contributors:
Mark Arnold
John Krewson | Email
Andy Didorosi

Follow Jalopnik on:
Facebook
Twitter

SUBSCRIBE TO Jalopnik RSS

New: Breaking news and daily top stories via email
1753 Subscribers
Jalopnik
  • posts about #toyotatrucks more →

    Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames

    Wide Plains, Road Trains, A Whole New World Ahead Of Me: Toyota Of Australia
  • Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.
    Dsmvwl  Admin  Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×
    Image of luismendozaduran luismendozaduran
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    Those frames look like bycicles made in china...
     Reply
    luismendozaduran was starred luismendozaduran was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/30/09

    @luismendozaduran: I own a bicycle that looks almost that bad.


    It's the best bicycle ever.

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    That's right: Toyota is the only Japanese company that hasn't figured out rustproofing.
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    As much as I loved my 96 4-Runner I hated the rust underneath it. Even the trailer hitch was rusted to pieces (fortunately that cleaned up well). But to be totally honest, most of the truck this is happening to are over 10 years old. Not that I'm saying it shouldn't happen, I just don't think it's Toyota's responsibility after ten years.

    Hell, most Chryslers don't even last five years.
     Reply
    aSoundofSleep-less nights was starred aSoundofSleep-less nights was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/30/09

    @aSoundofSleep Forager of Pistons: I love the chromed bumpers turning into a fine powder.


    It's sad - most cars 10+ years ago wouldn't run as long as a Toyota, but they'd almost always stay solid longer.

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    :) I've split one of those on the hoist. Owner wasn't real happy when he saw that happen.


    I warned him.....

     Reply
    lilwillie was starred lilwillie was unstarred
    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    04/30/09

    @lilwillie wants another PCH: Twice I've had "mechanics" drive my van(s) into the overhead door right after I said to them "watch the top of that, it's pretty tall".


    Jackasses.

     Reply
    mytdawg was starred mytdawg was unstarred
    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    These are not so invincible, I guess.
     Reply
    Mobius was starred Mobius was unstarred
    Image of Laxfalcon246 Laxfalcon246
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    no, see toyota was thinking ahead, as the car ages and looses horsepower, it sheds weight, thus maintaining performance. Its actually pretty clever
     Reply
    Laxfalcon246 was starred Laxfalcon246 was unstarred
    Image of Maymar Maymar
    04/30/09

    @Laxfalcon246: More importantly, it improves fuel economy - just another example of how Toyota cares for the environment


    Just don't look at the Sequoia behind the curtain.

     Reply
    Maymar was starred Maymar was unstarred
    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    04/30/09

    @Maymar bans bare chassis hoonage: And let's not forget built in recycling. You don't have to return it for scrap, it just returns to the earth from which it came. Truly environmentally friendly.
     Reply
    mytdawg was starred mytdawg was unstarred
    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    04/30/09

    @Laxfalcon246: That is fantastic. Can you help me with my resume?
     Reply
    MarywithanM™ was starred MarywithanM™ was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/30/09

    @Marywithoutu: A guy I worked with was a master of the resume punch-up. He turned working at Subway into "Nutrition Distribution Specialist".


    /tangent

     Reply
    something_unique_and_descriptive was starred something_unique_and_descriptive was unstarred
    Image of DiegoMDM DiegoMDM
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    Is this a worldwide problem, or is just there in the U.S.?
    I know many people who own 90's toyotas and they do not have this problem, even tough SOFASA, the company that build Toyota/Renault products here in Colombia, isn't really known fos high quality builds.
     Reply
    DiegoMDM was starred DiegoMDM was unstarred
    Image of Flathead Smith Flathead Smith
    04/30/09

    @DiegoMDM: Here is what happened: Some beancounter at Toyota decided they could save several pennies per truck if they either used less paint or a cheaper alternative paint on the frame. Simple as that. There was probably some old timer that worked there that said if y'all do that y'all(*) will live to regret it cause back in 51 we tried the same dern thing and it didn't work then either.


    *probably didn't say yall seeing how this is Japan but you get the point

     Reply
    Flathead Smith was starred Flathead Smith was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/30/09

    @Flathead Smith: Made in the US though, so y'all still works.
     Reply
    something_unique_and_descriptive was starred something_unique_and_descriptive was unstarred
    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    This is Toyota's way of telling everybody they should move to Alameda.
     Reply
    Leeeeena the Jalopchick was starred Leeeeena the Jalopchick was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: I can't. At least not until the restraining order expires.


    But when it does...watch out, Murilee!

     Reply
    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II
    04/30/09

    @engineerd: Murilee is not a chick. I know I know... I was surprised too.
     Reply
    Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II was starred Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    @Prawo Jazdy And The Velocity Trumpets: You take that back!


     Reply
    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    04/30/09

    @engineerd: That cover is exactly wrong for the novel... that image is the British graphic designer's conception of what an Orange County dot-com VP looks like. Really.
     Reply
    Murilee Martin was starred Murilee Martin was unstarred
    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    Denis Kneale: "No way, this is staged. Toyota's don't have these kind of problems."


    Link this to Giz and Gawker, they'll never believe this could happen to a Toyota.


    Only the U.S. builds a proper pickup my friends, only the U.S.

     Reply
    leavethegun-takethecannoli was starred leavethegun-takethecannoli was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Yes, and Toyota's quality isn't what it used to be. Hasn't been for a few years now.


    Maybe public perception will start to change?

     Reply
    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    04/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: My 21 year old Silverado agrees. ...the U.S. builds a proper pickup... Some superficial rust, but zero scale (on the frame), and certainly no structural issues.
     Reply
    smalleyxb122 was starred smalleyxb122 was unstarred
    Image of tomlewis tomlewis
    04/30/09

    @engineerd:
    Hate to say this ,BUT, maybe that is because they are built in the US now.
     Reply
    tomlewis was starred tomlewis was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    @tomlewis: That may be a small part of it. There are many contributors to the decline of quality at Toyota.
     Reply
    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of Jim-Bob Jim-Bob
    04/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: My 320,000 mile 1998 Frontier disagrees. No rust issues at all despite 320,000 miles of pizza delivery during all kinds of weather, from Florida's hot summers to Florida's other season: Not Quite Summer. I even saw a full week of a northern winter in Bingampton NY once.
     Reply
    Jim-Bob was starred Jim-Bob was unstarred
    Image of RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
    04/30/09

    @engineerd:


    I'm thinking we're 5 years out from perception catching up to reality, at a minimum.

     Reply
    RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment was starred RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment was unstarred
    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/30/09

    @tomlewis: They use their own steel and processes.
     Reply
    leavethegun-takethecannoli was starred leavethegun-takethecannoli was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    @rlj676-Carbon Footprint Size - Clownshoe: I agree. If Toyota has a few more missteps like this, and depending on the media coverage of it (that is really what it will come down to), the perception will change a little faster.


    Hopefully it's fast enough. And hopefully Ford and GM don't do anything to screw it up.

     Reply
    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/30/09

    @Jim-Bob: First off, that's a Nissan, and second, it's still a baby truck.


    They're like the pastina of pickup trucks.

     Reply
    leavethegun-takethecannoli was starred leavethegun-takethecannoli was unstarred
    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    04/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: haha my Equator's completely rust free!!!!!! lolzzzz


    jk

     Reply
    wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was starred wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx was unstarred
    Image of mentir mentir
    04/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Never request anything to be cross-linked to any of the other Gawker sites. I beg of you. For the children's sake.
     Reply
    mentir was starred mentir was unstarred
    Image of pauljones pauljones
    04/30/09

    @mentir: We need another Jezebel cross-link.
     Reply
    pauljones was starred pauljones was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Thirdly, he lives in Florida, pretty sure his truck's never seen road salt.
     Reply
    something_unique_and_descriptive was starred something_unique_and_descriptive was unstarred
    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    This is my first rustful glance at a modern Toyota.
     Reply
    Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master was starred Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master was unstarred
    Image of MrBangBam MrBangBam
    04/30/09

    @Ash78: How did everyone miss this! You're a genius.
     Reply
    MrBangBam was starred MrBangBam was unstarred
    Image of TriumphRacer TriumphRacer
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    Damn. Seriously? I've seen 40 year old British Leyland frames that don't look that rotted. I'd say Toyota builds the toughest truck in the universe if they can have rust like this and still survive what Top Gear puts them through.
     Reply
    TriumphRacer was starred TriumphRacer was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    04/30/09

    @TriumphRacer: Ah, but see that was an old truck, the frames last forever, it's the bodies that disintegrate on those. These new ones seem to be the opposite.
     Reply
    something_unique_and_descriptive was starred something_unique_and_descriptive was unstarred
    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    Um yeah I brought my truck in for the recall on the rusty frames. I'll be in the waiting room, make it snappy!
     Reply
    Jo Schmo was starred Jo Schmo was unstarred
    Image of Pixel Pixel
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    Also, they're still not much good at rustproofing. This is the rear beam on my '04 xB *after* I ground the worst of the rust off.
     Reply
    Pixel was starred Pixel was unstarred
    Image of Pixel Pixel
    04/30/09

    [farm4.static.flickr.com]
     Reply
    Pixel was starred Pixel was unstarred
    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/30/09

    @Pixel: Here.


     Reply
    Leeeeena the Jalopchick was starred Leeeeena the Jalopchick was unstarred
    Image of Pixel Pixel
    04/30/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Thank you, I fail at image code today.
     Reply
    Pixel was starred Pixel was unstarred
    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    04/30/09

    @Pixel: No problem. For future reference, the code is >img src="link" and just replace > with < :)
     Reply
    Leeeeena the Jalopchick was starred Leeeeena the Jalopchick was unstarred
    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    04/30/09

    @Pixel: As someone who is likely to never escape NY, I have to say I think I'm just inured to rust. I spent a lot of time under my xB recently (a bunch of maintenance items came up at once), and frankly, I didn't think it was that bad. My car's at least as rusty.


    It's not just a Toyota thing: every car that's exposed to actual weather rusts. Plain and simple.


    The GMC Sonoma I used to own left a huge rectangle of rust in a friend's driveway after we did the brakes, front shocks and replumbed the rear air shocks. It was horrifying, and the truck was only 6 years old at the time. My five year old xB is orders of magnitude better.

     Reply
    Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was starred Paul Y. don't drive too fast. was unstarred
    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    INCONCEIVABLE!


    /Vizzini

     Reply
    engineerd was starred engineerd was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    04/30/09

    In reply to Toyota Truck Owners Clamoring For Recall Over Dangerously Rusted Frames
    And some people criticize Chrysler over iPod docks...
     Reply
    .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Login

Enter your username and password.

Please enter a username.
Please enter your password.
logging in
Login via Facebook | Sign Up | Forgot Password?

Reset Password

Please enter your email address to have your password reset.

Please enter your email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
requesting password reset

Register

Registering will give you a user profile and the ability to add other users as friends. To become a commenter, however, you need to audition.

Want to know more? Consult the Comment FAQ and legal terms.

Please enter a username.
Please enter a password.
Please confirm your password.
Passwords are not identical.
Please enter a valid email address.
registration sent, waiting for reply

Submit Your Comment

You don't need to login to comment. Just enter your email address below.

See how your address will be displayed in the Comment FAQ.

Please enter a valid email address.
Please enter a valid email address.
logging in

Login with your Facebook or Jalopnik account.

Sign up here.



  • Archives
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Legal
  • Help
  • Report a Bug
  • FAQ
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.