1994 Toyota Pickup Suspension Problems

“My frame on my 1994 Toyota, pick- up rusted from the inside out. While I was driving south on interstate 77. The spring shackle separated from the frame causing the rear to separate and shift almost 2 inches. I took the truck to a dealership in parkersburg, wv, where the vehicle remains today. (the dealer is about 91 miles form where I live) the dealership advised the frame had in deed failed and could not be repaired. Dealer advised to contact Toyota motor corp. I contacted Toyota, who in turns denies any wrong doing! They told me this was a dealer consumer issue. …”

“Extreme rust damage to frame ,suspension,steering components etc. Under the vehicle becoming progressively worse even with measures taken to remove and treat with inhibitive coating. Never seen rust this bad on any vehicle I've owned . Apparently Toyota recalled many other pickups from 1995 forward. Mine is a 1994 and from reading other comments many people have the same conditions.”

“I lost tail lights and brake lights so I took it to my uncle witch is a certified mechanic we got the lights fixed up but while under the truck we found alot of rot both I side frame rails now I have a crackright in the middle of frame and the bad part there isnt a spot of rust on the body of the truck. They said they were built in the USA but they dont tell u its all china junk steel they need to take care of this like they did the years 95-2000. …”

“Owner of 2 1994 Toyota pickups, was driving home from work in one of them and by the time I got home, the front passenger wheel was almost ready to fall in....decided to see what I needed to do to repair it and discovered that the upper control arm had completely rusted into, I realized I was lucky I made it home without getting hurt. I decided to look and see if I could use the one from my other truck that I no longer drove, considering after days of searching, that buying a new one was not an option. Low and behold it was just as bad. …”

“The contact owns a 1994 Toyota Pickup. While the contact was underneath the vehicle, he noticed that the frame contained excessive rust and holes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was repaired for the failure. In addition, when braking, the rear of the vehicle would shimmy. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 180,000 and current mileage was 182,000.”