01-31-2023, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by drew_351
Although I had a small hope inside of me that maybe Toyota would be forced to compensate somehow everyone with rust issues on their 4Runner, the case is closed.
Now to figure out what I should do with my 4Runner that has less than 100k miles on it and a rusted frame. Can't sell it outright without telling someone it isn't safe, and it isn't worth much of anything with anyone knowing it is safe.
Wonder if I could get lucky attempting to trade it in somewhere and if they wouldn't look under it? Back when I was first told by the service tech at a Toyota dealer that it had rust holes in the frame (I think about 5 years ago) I was walking around the lot at used cars and then when talking to the used car manager he asked if I had something to trade in. I said sure, my 4Runner. Didn't tell him what the service tech told me. He drove it around their lot a bit, came in and gave me a quote of 5k for my trade in, I never saw him look under it as I was watching him the whole time. At that time I really wasn't sure what to do, and honestly didn't want another Toyota from their lot so I left. Probably should have traded it in then.
Toyota 4Runner Frame Rust Lawsuit Dismissed | CarComplaints.com
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Rusty underneath or not, being offered only $5000 for a 4th gen with under 100k miles is ridiculous. Especially 5 years ago. I have been selling my cars private party and with the car market still berzerk, consumers are looking at the private party ads to avoid the price gouging and fees.
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02-01-2023, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by drew_351
Now to figure out what I should do with my 4Runner that has less than 100k miles on it and a rusted frame. Can't sell it outright without telling someone it isn't safe, and it isn't worth much of anything with anyone knowing it is safe.
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I'd sell it private sale and mention the frame issue. I bet someone mechanical will buy it to fix up or maybe frame swap. These things are still worth money here even with a bad frame especially with such low mileage.
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06-06-2023, 12:57 PM
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Honda recalls cars for frame rust
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06-06-2023, 03:08 PM
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Yep, my FILs 2008 has a request to check it. I looked and it's way better looking under there than my 4runner...lol. Looks pretty clean to me.
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06-07-2023, 01:42 PM
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I had a phone meeting with someone from that law firm last week but they were a no-show. Never heard back and just noticed the link was dead. Called and learned the class action suit was abandoned by that firm.
My 2006 4runner flunked state inspection in early 2022 due to extreme frame rust with just over 100K miles on it. I was hoping to get some compensation for the defect and contacted Bell early in 2022 toward that goal. The 2006 weary soldier is still sitting outside and I needed to understand if I should keep it any longer as evidence. But looks like it is time to move it along.
As with any vehicle I could always donate it to charity. But I'm wondering whether there is any market for it as fix-up candidate or parts donor? I'm in southern NH.
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06-07-2023, 04:17 PM
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I had a phone meeting with someone from that law firm last week but they were a no-show. Never heard back and just noticed the link was dead. Called and learned the class action suit was abandoned by that firm.
My 2006 4runner flunked state inspection in early 2022 due to extreme frame rust with just over 100K miles on it. I was hoping to get some compensation for the defect and contacted Bell early in 2022 toward that goal. The 2006 weary soldier is still sitting outside and I needed to understand if I should keep it any longer as evidence. But looks like it is time to move it along.
As with any vehicle I could always donate it to charity. But I'm wondering whether there is any market for it as fix-up candidate or parts donor? I'm in southern NH.
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I'm also in Southern NH and may be interested in it if the price is right. My 03 is getting kinda tired.
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11-29-2023, 01:08 AM
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2008 #Toyota #4Runner Sport 4WD w/major frame rust found at rear of frame. Virginia rig, majority of it's life; suspected salt water abuse via boat ramp minus the wash. All frame outside of rear was found in decent condition. We spent 18 hours of love on this project spread over 3 days, grinding, cutting, measuring, more cutting, more grinding, prepping, painting, welding & painting again. A huge thanks goes tomy buddy Jarrett on this one for the clean welds on this one; you have a true talent my friend! Thank you for watching!
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11-29-2023, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by elijah.rawls
2008 #Toyota #4Runner Sport 4WD w/major frame rust found at rear of frame. Virginia rig, majority of it's life; suspected salt water abuse via boat ramp minus the wash. All frame outside of rear was found in decent condition. We spent 18 hours of love on this project spread over 3 days, grinding, cutting, measuring, more cutting, more grinding, prepping, painting, welding & painting again. A huge thanks goes tomy buddy Jarrett on this one for the clean welds on this one; you have a true talent my friend! Thank you for watching!
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Wow, I don't think I've seen one that bad that was repaired. Looks great. Do you have yearly inspections there? I would think it would have been noticed earlier if you did.
The dirty face at the end made me chuckle. I've looked like that many times.
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