I just took my '05 Tacoma to
I just took my '05 Tacoma to the dealership last week as I was told the deadline cutoff for the frame inspection ended March 31. Driving to my appointment, I received a call from a pleasant-sounding woman from the dealership, asking me "wouldn't you like to test drive a new Tacoma, and consider an upgrade from your old vehicle?" I chuckled at the time, because this dealership has always been pretty aggressive with their marketing (but aren't they all?). At the service appointment, the guy said my truck qualified for a new frame and it would take about a month to get in. He showed me photos on his laptop of a pretty severely rusted area on my truck. But in retrospect,I have been under the truck quite a bit as I do my own work when possible, and I don't recall seeing anything like that. He also told me that "most people pay somewhere between 500 and 1000 dollars for other work that needs doing while they're replacing the frame". Hmm...really? That hardly sounds like a recall. Seems more like a gaff to sweeten the pot for the dealer. Nevertheless, I let him go ahead and order the frame and said he would call when it arrived. I have remained blissfully ignorant of any potential problems until I stumbled upon this site. Pardon my cynicism, but I am beginning to share the sentiment that Pete's story is fiction written by Toyota Motor Corp. I love my Tacoma, it drives like new and I want to keep it that way. I am sure there are success stories out there, but from all the bad ones my gut is telling me to just walk away from the "free" frame replacement, and just drive the truck until I am no longer able. At the very least, I am going to conduct my own rust inspection before I make any decision. One humble request: Posters, whether your experience is good, bad or you don't know yet, please list the name of your dealer for the benefit of others. Mine was AutoNation Toyota in Orlando, FL