2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESET ITSELF AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THEIR VEHICLE AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE PLUG USED TO HAUL A TRAILER NO LONGER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE DESIGN OF THE NEW PLUG WAS WIDER AND IT CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL CABLE TO HANG FROM THE TRAILER LIGHTS. THE ELECTRICAL CABLES WOULD ALSO DETACH FROM CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO HAVE ELECTRICITY TO THE TRAILER THAT WAS BEING HAULED. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE OLD DESIGN BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY NO LONGER HAD THEM. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS FROM WORKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE AND THE VSC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE "TRACTION" LIGHT ALL CAME ON. TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO GET A READ OUT AND IT HAD A P2442 FOR A SUBARU, BUT WAS FIGURED TO BE THE ASV (AIR SWITCH VALVE) OR THE AIP (AIR INDUCTION PUMP) ON BANK 2. CONSIDERING THAT MY TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 62000 MILES AND ALL THE FORUM AND WEBSITES THAT I HAVE BEEN TO THAT TOLD ME IT WOULD CAST ANY WHERE FROM 1000 TO 5000 BUCKS TO FIX, I CHECKED IT OUT MYSELF. THE ASV ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS A METAL PLATE THAT IS BROKEN AND IS KEEPING THE VALVE OPENED. I HAVE CALLED A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHEN THE PARTS COULD BE IN BECAUSE OF THE TSUNAMI IN JAPAN. I AM VERY UPSET AS TO THIS ISSUE AS I AM NOT ABLE TO BYPASS THE IT AND GET MY TRUCK RUNNING CORRECTLY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE A RECALL ON THESE PUMPS AND VALVES. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE ISSUES IS THAT WATER GETS IN THE PIMPS. I CANNOT SEE HOW WATER IS GETTING IN THESE PUMPS AND VALVES AS THEY ARE ENCLOSED. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER SNOW, ICE OR MUD BUILT UP IN THE RIM, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE WASHED TO REMOVE THE MUD AND ICE BEFORE TRAVELING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IN THE AREA IN WHICH HE RESIDED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,300 UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF...UPDATED 10/06/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIMS WERE BEING RECALL. UPDATED 10/21/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE LEFT GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE AND THE FAILURE CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. UPDATED 09/08/2011 *LN *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 5.7 4X4. VSC/4HI/4LO/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ALL START FLASHING. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALER 3 TIMES. HAVE 88,500 MILES ON TRUCK. WARRENTY RUNS OUT AT 100,000. DEALER STATES THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM. SHOWED THEM ONLINE ARTICLES OF SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME ISSUES AND HOW IT WAS RESOLVED. THEY REFUSE BECUASE THERE IS NO CODE. *TR

THE 2007/2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH ITS AIR INJECTION PUMP THAT ALLOWS THE PUMP TO INJEST WATER WHEN DRIVING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD IN RAINY WEATHER ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN THE WATER IS THEN TRANSFERRED TO THE SWITCHING VALVES. THE VEHICLE WILL LOOSE SPEED RAPIDLY ON A MEDIUM GRADE WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSES THE TRANMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT REPEATEDLY TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGH SPEED. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE STABLIZATION CONTROL IS DISABLED. THIS CONDITION ALSO SHORT CIRCUITS AND DISABLES 4W DRIVE AND CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED OR TO ACCELERATE CREATES A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED TWICE AT A COST OF $1600. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM IN A SERVICE BULLETIN TO THE DEALERSHIP (T-SB-039-08 REV 2 DATED 10/28/08). THERE IS A REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM IT HAS NO AUTHORIZATION FROM TOYOTA TO IMPLEMENT IT. AS A RESULT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT BECOMES UNSAFE WHEN IT RAINS. *TR

I HAVE 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS DEVELOPED A REAREND WHINE/HOWLING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND THE TECHNICIAN QUICKLY TOLD ME THAT MY LEFT REAR BEARING IS BAD. I HAVE LEARNED THAT TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH TUNDRA REARENDS AND WILL NOT ACT. THERE ARE MANY POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN. I AM AT THE POINT OF NEEDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL. *TR

ON MY 2008 TUNDRA WHILE PULLING A TRAVEL TRAILER ON OCCASION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS. THE LAST OCCASION WAS WHILE ON A RETURN TRIP A LITTLE OVER HALF WAY BACK HOME THE LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER A BRIEF STOP. AFTER ABOUT TWO DAYS THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS IS THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD A AFTER MARKET OILED AIR FILTER ON THE TRUCK IT WAS CONTAMINATING THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, AND REFUSED ANY FURTHER SERVICE BECAUSE OF THE MODIFICATION, AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY CODES IN THE HISTORY OF IT HAPPENING BEFORE. AFTER GETTING BACK HOME I PULLED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR OUT AND THERE WAS NOT THE FIRST BIT OF OIL RESIDUE AT ALL ON THE SENSOR. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE TRUCK IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO IT ANY FURTHER AND TO JUST BLAME IT ON THE AFTER MARKET AIR FILTER WHICH HAS PROVEN TO NOT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WE WERE OUT OF TOWN WHEN 3 LIGHTS ON THE DASH APPEARED. TRACTION , ENGINE AND VSB. NO DEALERSHIP IN TOWN WHERE WE WERE. MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND IT RESET. DIDN'T SEE THE LIGHTS FOR THREE WEEKS, JUST CAME BACK ON AFTER SITTING UP ALL NIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID $600, THANK GOODNESS I GOT EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN YOU ACCELERATED TO 30MPH IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT RIGHT. AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 60MPH. *TR