Is there any interest is a 2004 TRD tundra 4wd extend cab 255k miles, ARE Zseries cap. I AM the original owner. I will know for sure tomorrow if I am going to sell it, waiting to hear on new truck, it has been a great truck to me. $6,000 truck is in MI I can send pics
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I'm looking around. put up some pics.
The tundra issues were more with 00-03 but there's a chance later years also had some corrosion problems. I think Toyota offered rust proofing spray on the later years rather than frame replacement because the problem wasnt as bad. May want to call a local dealer and check.
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Yes you are! The frames on those trucks are defective when exposed to salt. Toyota stepped up and replaced the frames...at least on east coast trucks.
Are you guys thinking of tacomas? Toyota boughtback my 96 because of the frame.
As I said before, Toyota bought back the Tacoma's and replaced the frames on the Tundra's.
Here is a thread where Beno shows it being done....
https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat-section/512681-body-engine-chassis-swap-24-hrs.html
Check the frame, and perhaps get the truck to Toyota for a new frame. That should help you sell the truck faster.
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I may look at that if I have corrosion, but a am pretty sure I am out of warranty for corrosion? Being that I am looking to get 6kobo for my truck I am not sure it will help me, I drove it off the showroom floor with 9 miles and have never had it in service except for timing belt every 100 k, it owes me nothing.
Good luck with the sale! Also I don't believe that there is a mileage warranty issue, they were doing it for all the trucks regardless of the mileage.
Zack
The Tacoma buyback/replacement ended December 31 and had been going on for a while. Not all of them got new frames. The dealer would inspect any tacoma from 98-04 for "rust perforation". If the truck failed and was a 98-00 they would buy it back for 150% kbb value. 01-04 tacomas would either get a new frame, or get anti corrosion undercoating depending on the severity.
I'm not as familiar with the tundra recall. I know it started with 00-03 because the rear crossmember would rust and there are stories of the spare tire falling off going down the road. They eventually included the whole frame in inspections. It wasn't as common in 04+ but did affect some and Toyota paid to apply undercoating to trucks who passed inspection.
It may be worthwhile to take yours in. Depending on the last time you had it in there they may have automatically had to check your frame. For tacomas, if it was checked during the inspection period the vehicle would be covered for 15 years after the date into service. So if it's the same for a tundra, and it was inspected, your frame is covered under the program until around 2019
I'm not as familiar with the tundra recall. I know it started with 00-03 because the rear crossmember would rust and there are stories of the spare tire falling off going down the road. They eventually included the whole frame in inspections. It wasn't as common in 04+ but did affect some and Toyota paid to apply undercoating to trucks who passed inspection.
It may be worthwhile to take yours in. Depending on the last time you had it in there they may have automatically had to check your frame. For tacomas, if it was checked during the inspection period the vehicle would be covered for 15 years after the date into service. So if it's the same for a tundra, and it was inspected, your frame is covered under the program until around 2019
I think this is also correct about tacoma mileage. As long as you owned the truck for a year and it was running it was covered. I'm not sure if it's the same for tundras though. And there are always special cases depending on different things.
