2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

THE POWER WINDOWS ON ALL 4 DOORS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE WEATHER GOES TO JUST FREEZING. I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ENOUGH INSULATION IN THE DOORS OR WATER IS ACCUMULATING INSIDE THE MOTORS THAT RUN WINDOWS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2012 AND DID NOT DRIVE IT LAST WINTER AS I WORK AWAY FROM HOME FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. THIS WINTER I WAS HOME AND THE POWER WINDOWS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE IN COLD/FROZEN WEATHER BEFORE SO, I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT DOES NOT GET THAT COLD OVERNIGHT HERE WHERE I LIVE JUST DOWN TO FREEZING USUALLY IN WINTER. MY WIFE DRIVES AN ACURA RL 2006 AND HAS NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HER WITH HER CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH, THE FRAME RECEIVING REAR AREA AND THE REAR BUMPER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE HITCH FRAME WAS FRACTURED IN PIECES DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *TR

CASE # [XXX] ( FILED WITH TOYOTA) ON JAN 3RD WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM HAVING BRAKES REPLACED ON MY 2008 TUNDRA MY VEHICLE ENGINE DIED ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. I LOST MY ABILITY TO STEER IMMEDIATELY. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE I LOST TOTAL MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE. I TRIED RESTARTING AND IT WOULD NOT. I CHECKED ALL THE INDICATERS AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED 1/4 FULL WHICH WOULD EQUATE TO APPROXIMATELY 5-7 GALLONS. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL EFFORTS TO RESTART THE TRUCK I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE OUT OF GAS!!!...I SHOWED HIM THE FUEL GAGE INDICATOR SHOWING THE 1/4 LEVEL AND HE TOLD ME THAT HIS DAD ALSO HAD A TUNDRA AND HAD EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE FUEL TANK FLOAT HANGING GIVING FALSE READINGS OF WHAT THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL WAS. HE SUGGESTED WE TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND PUT A FEW GALLONS IN PRIOR TO TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ONCE WE ADDED SOME GASOLINE THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP. I WAS SHOCKED AND UPSET FOR A NUMBER OF REASON. 1. I JUST PAID A TOW SERVICE $75 DOLLARS FOR TAKING ME DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT A HALF BLOCK TO A LOCAL CONVENIENT STORE TO PUT GAS IN MY TRUCK. 2. I STARTED REALIZING WHAT A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS. I COULD HAVE JUST AS WELL BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE MY ENGINE JUST QUIT ON ME!! THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT ARE QUITE SCARY AS TO ALL THE ACCIDENT SCENARIOS THAT COULD OCCUR TO INCLUDE LOSS OF LIFE FOR NOT ONLY THE DRIVER OF THE FAILED VEHICLE BUT THOSE TRAVELING CLOSE BY AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2008 TUNDRA SUDDENLY SHOWED MULTIPLE DASH LIGHTS WHEN I STARTED IT. IT RAN ROUGH, TRIED CODE READER ON IT ,AGAIN MULTIPLE CODES AT ONCE. EVERY ITEM CAN'T BAD ALL AT SAME TIME. THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS AIR PUMP FAILURE, HAVE A FEELING IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH EXHAUST PROBLEM. TRUCK HAS BEEN TICKING SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW, I JUST ASSUMED THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS SINCE IT QUIETS AFTER WARMS UP. TURNS OUT MANIFOLD IS CRACKED BY THE PUMP. OF COURSE WARRANTY IS UP. AFTER READING ONLINE SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. HAVE HAD IT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS FOR OIL CHANGES ETC. . THE DEALERSHIP'S KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IGNORE THEM. I HAVE TWO OTHER TOYOTA CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TOYOTA TRUCK I'VE BOUGHT . TOYOTA WE'LL HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM WHEN GO BACK TO BUYING THE CHEVY,FORD, DODGE. THEY WERE BUYING BEFORE THEY CAME OUT WITH FULL SIZE TUNDRA. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER TOYOTA OR YOU WILL LOSE A LOT MORE MONEY AND RESPECT THAN WHAT THE RECALL WILL COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND EXPERIENCES ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

WAS DRIVING 08 TUNDRA UP HILL AROUND 20 MPH AND CEL VSS LIGHTS CAME ON LO RANGE LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. FOUND OUT CODE P2442 SECONDARY AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM FAILURE PUT TRUCK INTO LIMP MODE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN JUST PARTS TO REPAIR THIS SYSTEM. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH SAME VEHICLE. TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND RE ENGINEER A REMEDY FOR THIS POOR DESIGN AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY ON A TRUCK TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE TRUCK STUCK IN LIMP MODE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR, TWO THOUSAND IN JUST PARTS, TOYOTA IS CHARGING PEOPLE 4 TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE POOR ENGINEERING AND FAULTY DESIGN ON THE SECONDARY AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM PUMPS AND SWITCHING VALVES......I AM VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA FOR THEY HAVE ALWAYS BACKED UP THERE PRODUCT BUT THIS IS A POOR PRODUCT THAT THEY ARE NOT BACKING UP WHEN THEY MOST CERTAINLY SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. ALSO THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE REDESIGNED TO PUT ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT SHOULD NOT PUT VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY ETC..... ALSO THE COST AND PROBLEMS OF THIS UNNEEDED SYSTEM IS OUTRAGEOUS, ALL THIS SYSTEM DOES IS FORCE AIR INTO THE EXHAUST FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES OF ENGINE RUNNING AT STARTUP. I SWORE BY TOYOTA FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, NOT ANY MORE , WISH I GOT A CHEVY. *TR

THE 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT 40 PLUS MILES AN HOUR CAUSING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVING AND A MAJOR DISTRACTION. TSB 0131-12 FOR THIS ISSUE WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST 2012. HOWEVER, TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA USA HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECT UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE, MY VEHICLE IS A 2008, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2011 BUT FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE TOYOTA TUNDRA THE 4LO , VSR, CHECK ENGINE , LIGHTS LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER IT WOULD 'NT RUN HAD TO TAKE THE BATTERY CABLE OFF TO RESET COMPUTER, IT CLEARED THE SYSTEM THEN THE SAME THING HAPPEN A WEEK LATER TOOK IT IN TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT'S ITS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL . I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM IS THE SECONDARY AIR PUMPS AND INJECTION SYSTEM AND HAVE ALSO READ THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I TRIED TO INSTALL A GRACO MYRIDE 65 REAR-FACING IN A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA, USING LATCH BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I ATTACHED THE HOOKS OF THE GREY REAR-FACING LATCH BELT TO THE LATCH RINGS IN THE TRUCK, AND PULLED THE BELT TO TIGHTEN DOWN THE CAR SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BELT TIGHT, BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE CAR SEAT TO CHECK FOR MOVEMENT, THE BELT LOOSENED COMPLETELY. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE LATCH BELT WOULD TIGHTEN, BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY TIGHT. I NOTIFIED GRACO OF THE ISSUE, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO SEND/SELL ME A REPLACEMENT GREY REAR-FACING LATCH STRAP, SO THEY SENT AN EMAIL WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN A REBATE IF/WHEN I PURCHASED ANOTHER GRACO CAR SEAT. I CAN STILL INSTALL THE CAR SEAT REAR-FACING USING THE SEAT BELT, AND FORWARD FACING USING A LATCH OR SEAT BELT INSTALL. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=TUNDRA). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER CURRENT VEHICLE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,331.