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    Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion

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    Image of InsertBullets InsertBullets
    11/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    wasn't this issue part of the plot for a Tom Clancy book where the US and Japan went to war again like 15 years ago?
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    11/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    Well, I guess everything goes in cycles. This (and a few other things) might be the start of a 20-30 year period of Toyota decline.
    I hope not, but empires rise and fall. Especially when the worms of "cost control" and "planned obsolescence" begin to crawl in under the cover of "marketing on one's past reputation of quality".
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    11/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    As much as I am not a Toyota fan and a Domestic fanboy this isn't just a Toyota problem. Every manufacturer that mounts the spare behind the axle and under the box has this issue. I've seen Chevy's fall off after a few hundred miles. The assemblies are a joke. I've seen Ford's become so rusted the assembly has to have the gas axe taken to it. I've seen Dodges that come down half way and freeze up.

    Just a stupid design but there is no place else for a full size spare. At least they make it easy to cut the assembly out and put a new one in.

    Lube, lube, lube and more lube so when your spare comes down it will slide out.
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    Image of metrawatt metrawatt
    11/27/09

    @lilwillie: Say what you will, but my 15 y/o 155k mile Chevy 1500 has one of those spares on a cable deal. I don't think it was ever used until recently and it lowers and raises beautifully from the rear bumper. Actually the whole underside of the truck looks pretty good. And this is a used and abused truck from salty NW Jersey.
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    11/27/09

    @metrawatt:

    They must make our Midwestern salty roads saltier than those Jersey roads.

    I have seen some come out fine, but the majority I have seen are fubared.
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    12/01/09

    @lilwillie: Probably, I know those Ranger spares with the wing nuts rust ALL to hell!
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    Image of Joe-Btfsplk Joe-Btfsplk
    11/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    My '01 4Runner's rear diff. cover rusted clear thru! It was like Swiss cheese. Since the cover is welded in, the complete housing must be replaced ($1,400) to effect a pemanent repair.

    Toyota says tough s**t!
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    Image of glonass glonass
    11/25/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    My '96 Jeep Cherokee spent its entire life outside in cold weather states and its undercarriage was virtually rust-free when I sold it last summer. I guess Toyota still had to cut corners even with all cheap labor from the Sunbelt states.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment YankBoffin approved this comment glonass was starred glonass was unstarred
    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    Rogue floor mats must be able to prevent this.

    /NTN trivia sucks all the cleverness from my brain on Tuesday nights
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 11/24/09 10:27 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of pluck.you pluck.you
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    Oh what a feeling....
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    Image of grzydj grzydj
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    I like how these kinds of threads are open opportunities for people to dish out any kind of anecdotal evidence that Toyota makes the worst vehicles in the world. "Yeah, well my neighbor had their Toyota blow up 5 minutes after they bought it!" "Well I knew a guy who bought a Toyota and the frame broke during the test drive, but he was so smug, he bought it anyway!" ad nauseum.
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    If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face promoted this comment grzydj was starred grzydj was unstarred
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    11/24/09

    @grzydj: Yep. I for one will never understand the seething hatred that is spewed the moment someone says "Toyota," much more so than any other brand. Probably has something to do with the fact that they beat the pants off the Big Three for 30 years and now that Detroit's largely caught up, nobody cares because everyone else gave up on American cars after getting shat on by one too many Citations, Volares and Granadas.
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    If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was starred If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face was unstarred
    Image of Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans
    11/25/09

    @If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: It's because they produce appliances that are back up by a massive marketing machine.

    It's an enthusiasts website, that shit is kind of unforgivable.
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    If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face promoted this comment Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans was starred Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans was unstarred
    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    11/25/09

    @Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans: And that's different from the way GM has been marketing cheapo Chevys lately how?
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    Image of Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans Iron coffin doesn't swerve for pelicans
    11/26/09

    @If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: GM sell POS cars that you KNOW will break down, at least those cars have character. ;)

    #tips
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    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    "In those relatively rare cases where the rear cross-member is significantly corroded and can no longer safely support the spare tire, but the rear cross-member cannot be replaced due to excessive frame corrosion at the mounting location (e.g., if the side rails are too damaged), Toyota will develop an appropriate remedy for those vehicles on a case-by- case basis."

    Like, replace the frame? :)
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    Image of Detroit Velvet Smooth aka Panzerwagon Detroit Velvet Smooth aka Panzerwagon
    11/24/09

    @Turboner: I think it will involve twist ties ;)
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    Turboner promoted this comment Detroit Velvet Smooth aka Panzerwagon was starred Detroit Velvet Smooth aka Panzerwagon was unstarred
    Image of Turboner Turboner
    11/24/09

    @Detroit Velvet Smooth aka Panzerwagon: Or zipties, like a rally car? ;)

    #tips
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    11/24/09

    @Detroit Velvet Smooth aka Panzerwagon: Nice avatar, BTW :)

    #tips
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    11/30/09

    @Turboner: thank you :)
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    Image of LibertyMilk LibertyMilk
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    ...but the rear cross-member cannot be replaced due to excessive frame corrosion at the mounting location (e.g., if the side rails are too damaged), Toyota will develop an appropriate remedy for those vehicles on a case-by- case basis.

    sounds like this is when they train the new guy on the welder
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment LibertyMilk was starred LibertyMilk was unstarred
    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    So the spare won't fall off, but the frame will still rust within a few years?
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    A properly contrite Japanese businessman would've seppuku'd himself by now. Toyota built themselves a gigantic reputation of stolid reliability, then built a mountain of hype on the Tundra, saying it would turn the fullsize truck market on its ear. Well, not so much - more like dropped the fullsize truck buyer on his ass.

    Smooth move, Toyota. Way to drop the ball.
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    11/24/09

    @Elhigh: I understand the new one has its own share of problems.

    All I know, Toyota isn't the automatic home run it used to be.

    #tips
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    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    Toyota toyota, you're going about this all wrong. This isn't frame corrosion thats happening here it's posthumous weight reduction to increase fuel economy.

    We have to put a positive spin on it cause Toyota is a positive company.
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    Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II promoted this comment PowerTryp, Starless wonder. was starred PowerTryp, Starless wonder. was unstarred
    Image of pauljones pauljones
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    Finally, something that's rustier than my dating skills and my sense of humor combined.
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    Edited by pauljones at 11/24/09 6:10 PM pauljones was starred pauljones was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/24/09

    In reply to Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
    But frames in warmer weather states don't rust? Sounds like a larger issue and Toyota is trying to get away cheap.

    The real issue here is losing the rear brakes. Having the spare tire fall out is a problem, but not quite so disastrous.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    11/24/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Who uses their rear brakes?
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/24/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Pretty sure it was NHTSA that allowed the whole "regional recall" joke.

    Edit: New and improved with a link of sorts!

    [www.autosafety.org]
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    Edited by beercheck at 11/24/09 6:07 PM beercheck was starred beercheck was unstarred
    Image of Smells_Homeless Smells_Homeless
    11/24/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I doubt that frames in warmer weather states rust much at all. Actually, it's not the temperature so much as the corrosive crust they develop in the salt zones.

    Why can't all of North America be the Southwest?
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    pauljones promoted this comment Smells_Homeless was starred Smells_Homeless was unstarred
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    11/24/09

    @Smells_Homeless: Because all desert, all the time kind of sucks.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/24/09

    @Smells_Homeless: There are plenty of warm zones near the ocean. Park near the beach enough and it's an issue there as well.
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    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet promoted this comment Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/24/09

    @Smells_Homeless: Good thing trucks that spend time in rust states ever get moved/sold into non-rust states. And then re-sold, even. Or vice-versa. Because then this "don't fix this weakness/proclivity in all trucks" crap would be bit of a bad idea.
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    Edited by beercheck at 11/24/09 6:28 PM beercheck was starred beercheck was unstarred
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    11/24/09

    @Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Falling spare is an issue if you are on the motorcycle following said Tundra...
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/24/09

    @dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: Consider yourself warned...
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    11/24/09

    @pauljones: I dunno, man. I sure wasn't thinking that as it started raining while I raked the leaves this afternoon.
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    11/24/09

    @beercheck: That's a good point, and one that I hadn't considered. Thanks!
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