Now that, my friend, is a bad day. Glad R&D wants it though!! Do you know how it happened or better, when?

 

It occurred slowly over the course of about a month... no one single incident (no dunes jumping of anything like that for me) caused this.

The symptom was excessive motor movement. Under load, the engine would move over so much that the fan would start grinding into the shroud. I brought it in assuming it was a busted motor mount... little did I know! :lol:

 

:bigthumb:You do win the most hardcore award:rofl: You were one of those kids that could figure out how to destroy anything weren't you

 

You are very lucky that this is getting covered....

 

Wow! :jawdrop:

 

jeebus.

 

Yes my child?:lol:


Man I took Mike down to the dealership must have been 25 days ago...my old highschool buddy is the service manager there so I figured it would help his case if I went along to catch up with him...the service folks sat around laughing at this situation:lol: no one had ever seen this happen. Mike has more issues than just that also that I hope they take care of...front diff and oil pan is literally dripping:rofl:

Glad they are doing something..I was really hoping they would get you a new truck. I mean the cost of installing the chassis is going to be relative to a new rig...serious man hours:lol: DUR DUR DUR!

 

You have just entered into hero status !!!!!!!!!

Toyota no/R&D yes...I dont get that part.....

 

Toyota no/R&D yes...I dont get that part.....

I am also confused... but the bottom line for me is OK.

Would have preferred a new truck, but hey... can't get THAT lucky all the time.

 

holy moly....

 

Holy Cow, where did you do that, Mike??

 

I won't tell you I told ya so ...:cheers:

 

How the heck does a frame break on a truck and Toyota not just give you a new truck? I dont understand that at all.

 

Sorry to hear about this happening with an FJC. There have been a number of Tacoma owners that have reported this same issue. Here are a couple of threads that should keep you busy reading. I've always been worried about the motor mounts and have considered adding some steel to them.

Cracked Frame 2005 Taco - TTORA Forum

The next thread doesn't necessarily pertain to your issue, but is an indication that Toyota was aware of an issue with earlier Toyota truck that could have been related.

Toyota extends rust warranty on older Tacoma pickups to 15 years - TTORA Forum

 

Damn Tibaaalzy read that taco frame issue exact same thing:fight:

 

Well that's something you don't see everyday...

I am interested on how the R&D side of things came into the picture. Glad to hear it's being replaced for you.

Pictures would be sweeeeet!!

 

I will checking my mounts everytime I change the oil. You know engineering is getting better but sometimes beefier is the way to go. I wish my FJ Cruiser frame was more like my old FJ-62...indestructible!!!!!

 

My buddy had one from Maine with rust holes through the entire frame...he wheeled the piss out of that rig and never could break it...he had open diffs so you could imagine him slamming on things to get up and over:lol:

 

a little superglue, and she'll be as good as new.

 

Well, unless somebody else speaks up, looks like this is an FJ first. Congrats Mike! :cheers:

 

Wow that is some break !! I think I wil start to check that area out..

 

Coolest carnage EVAR.

 

Hey Mike you should print out the TTORA discussion to share with toyota that this is a problem not just with your rig

 

Yea.... I think I'm gonna take this solution and run with it. I'd love to argue "with Toyota" about this, but what does that even mean? I'm not a lawyer, would just get lost in the mix of BS...

Much rather keep the problems local with the nice people at the dealership than a faceless company bozo. :lol:

 

It's hard for me to see from the photo, did it break along a weld?

Seems like the motor mount was stronger than the frame in this case.

Wild.

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It's hard for me to see from the photo, did it break along a weld?

Seems like the motor mount was stronger than the frame in this case.

so did it break at the weld or actual metal fatigue?

That's the weird thing... it broke across a flat plane of metal, no weld or anything. Motor mount is in tact, suspension tower parts are in tact, all the welds are still there and look good.... but the frame caved in. Very bizarre!

 

so did it break at the weld or actual metal fatigue?

 

Hey, Very Happy your getting it fixed free. Nice present. Thought this was going to be a real downer thread. R/D :cheers: Did you tell them you only drove it to the store and church? :rofl::rofl:. You are now known as Lucky Mad Man Mike.
Wow, Excellent pics too.

 

Congrats Mike, your unique! :lol:

I hope Toyota gets the frame off restoration done for you ASAP.

 

Ouch. I hate to see that bill!

 

Just caught the thread, pretty amazing if you think about it. How it could fatigue/fail there is kind of odd as everyone else has said.

Congrats on the fact that its being fixed, can't imagine how it couldn't be a warranty but who knows how some of those minds think.

In any event, I'd buy a "throw away" digital camera and give it to the tech, asking that they take as many pics as they can along the way. It would be fun to sit and watch the process but I'm sure you have more important things to do. On second thought, it is pretty important but I doubt you could miss that much work...

 

Glad your getting a new frame bro. Its probably better getting a new frame anyway with all the work and memories you have in your truck.

Wonder if it is possible to galvanize the frame prior to replacement. Wouldn't have any rust issues to worry about in the future.