1996 Toyota T100 Body and structure Problems

“I am a owner of a 1996 Toyota T100 with serious rust issues on my truck. I have been looking online and found that other owners have the same problems. There was a recall on other truck such as the tacoma. Why hasn't a recall been issued for the T100.”

“I had my vehicle in for an exhaust rattle as well as an oil change today to my local independent mechanic. The mechanic, noting how rotted out the frame was in the rear as well as front, recommended that I not drive the vehicle any longer. The shop didn't do any service work due to the condition of the vehicle. Knowing that Toyota did a recall on a similar truck model of the same vintage, I took the truck to the nearby Toyota dealer where I asked their service department to do an assessment of the vehicle. …”

“I was returning from a short trip and the driver's side control arm broke while traveling down the road at approx. 35 MPH. The frame, body and steering components are all riddled with rust. I have replaced numerous parts that had failed due to rust, including a fuel pump whose design trapped moisture and road salt on top of the fuel tank until fuel was leaking on the roadway. The rear bumper rusted off. Toyota trucks of similar type and year have been recalled because of similar problems, but not the 1996 T100. Toyota forums are filled with the same issue with this vehicle. …”

“I have a 1996 Toyota T100 that I bought from a local Toyota dealership wit 95,000 miles. Now at 135,000 miles , the frame is dangerously rusted. I took it to the dealership where I purchased it , and was told by the service manager to prepare it for burial this vehicle still runs fine, and I can't afford to buy another and simply junk this one there has been a recall and generous buyback on tacomas of the same years for the same problem, and I just found out they are doing the same on some later model tundras why has there been no similar action on t100s.”

“I am aware of a problem Toyota had with the tacoma model years 1995 through 2000 with weak frames. My question is could the T100 be affected as well? I have a 1996 T100 which recently had a rear body mount disintegrate. As my mechanic was fixing the problem, he was grasping the frame and actually put a 3 to 4 hole in the frame with just his fingers. He had to weld a patch over the hole and commented that for only 12 years old, the frame looked terrible. He did not want to try any other parts of the frame for fear that he would cause more holes. …”