Toyota US in Tacoma rust settlement

[zildjian]

In the spirit of balance its worth pointing out Nissan aren't alone in their rust issue
Toyota:



'The settlement estimates the value of replacing the frame at roughly USD 15,000 per vehicle. Under the settlement, Toyota will inspect vehicles for 12 years from their initial sales or lease date to decide if the owner is eligible for a replaced frame or reimbursement' 3.4 Billion USD

[earthman]

How do they decided if an owner is eligible I wonder?

Being new to the pick up/4X4 scene in general, I never really thought about the aspect of cleaning the underneath of a vehicle after going 'off road' as such.

I'm guessing that if there's some caked on mud when they inspect the vehicle, you won't be eligible??

[zildjian]

well some more digging turns up this blog,
owner kept his cool and didn't go off at dealer like a cheap firework and would appear to have paid off
http://tacomaproblems.com/

the comments from Toyota in their letter appear telling all the same;

[zildjian]

Turned up one other reference but the 'Tundra' (Also US model) as far as UK Hilux go so far its surface rust on chassis so something any Hilux owner is familiar with.

[Alexd]

and if you read these comments you'll probably never buy another pickup/Landrover of any sort ever again
http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ ... 0-chassis/

began on Mitsubishi (which I had actually heard someone talking about recently) then moves on to other makes

[Alexd]

Seems spread across all three american an market models (reading a bit more this morning)