2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AFTER 16,800 MILES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE VEHICLE WAS OUTFITTED WITH A FIFTH WHEEL HITCH AND FACTORY TOWING PACKAGE. IT WAS USED SEVEN TIMES TO TOW A HEARTLAND RV FOE APPROXIMATELY 4K MILES. THE TRAILER WEIGHT AND TONGUE LOAD COMPLIED WITH THE SPECS. IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED UNDER THE TOYOTA WARRANTY. THE DEALER COMMENTED THAT FIFTH WHEEL TOWING IS PROHIBITED ON THE 2010 MODEL WHICH HAS THE SAME REAR END. *TR

INSTRUMENT LIGHTING FOR POWER MIRROR CONTROL MODULE INOPERATIVE REPORTED FAULT AT EVERY SERVICE VISIT. NO ACTION FROM DEALER,, CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATION VIA EMAIL,, NO ACTION.IF DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO ADJUST MIRRORS AT NIGHT DOME LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED ON TO FIND POWER SWITCH,A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EXAMPLE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION[I95 BETWEEN SAVANNA GA. AND JAX FL. RAINING DARK VEHICLE FOLLOWING YOU HAS BRIGHT LIGHTS ON] NEED TO REPOSITION MIRROR TO RELIEVE GLARE MUST TURN ON DOME LIGHT TO LOCATE POWER SWITCH COULD BE AN ACCIDENT AND WILL BE ONE IF TOYOTA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THIS ENGINEERING FAULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR POWER MIRROR MODULE DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK BECAUSE HE HAS TO TURN HIS DOME LIGHT ON TO ADJUST THE MIRROR WHEN DRIVING. THE MIRROR MODULE HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER OF 2007 WITH 100 MILES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FEATURE DOES NOT ILLUMINATE; THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT MODIFY THIS FEATURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE (12/25/08), THE WINDSHIELD WAS HIT BY A ROCK WHICH CAUSED A CHIP. THE CHIP REPAIR DID NOT HOLD AND THE CHIP EXTENDED INTO A CRACK. THIS CRACK WENT ACROSS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CURVED DOWN TOWARD THE DASH. I CALLED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPAIR, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT BUILT WITH A HEATED WINDSHIELD SO I ELECTED TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF WINTER TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER I CAME OUT TO GO TO WORK, STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND TURNED ON THE HEATED MIRRORS. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WENT TO OPEN MY GATE AND FEED THE DOG, UPON RETURNING TO THE TRUCK I SMELLED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED A FLASHING AND A FLAME COMING FROM THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS BEGINNING TO GROW SO I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY CAME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE IN TO THEIR SHOP. THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BUILT WITH A HEATED WINDSHIELD WHICH IS WHAT THE BUILD SPECIFICATION SHEET STATES. AFTER INVESTIGATING FURTHER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY TRUCK WAS INDEED BUILT WITH A HEATED WINDSHIELD, WHICH HAD SHORTED OUT FROM THE CRACK AND BURNED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER WIPER BLADE. I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA HAS STATED THAT THIS IS NOT A DESIGN ISSUE AND IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. HAD I NOT NOTICED THE FLAME COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF THE OUTCOME OF THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE OR A LIFE. IN THE END THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AND EVERYTHING WORKS. HOPEFULLY THE HEATED MIRRORS ARE NOT ON IF THERE IS EVER A CRASH THAT COMPROMISES THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

HEAT/A.C/VENTILATION SYSTEM ALLOWS RODENTS TO ENTER FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT INTO THE DUCTWORK INSIDE THE VEHICLE MEANING ALL AIR CONSUMED BY OCCUPANTS IS LACED WITH RODENT FECES/EXCREMENT WHICH IS UNHEALTHFUL FOR OCCUPANTS TO BREATHE AND IN SOME CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO DEATH VIA ANTIVIRUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCED DRASTICALLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES WERE BECOMING WORN AND NEEDED CONSTANT ROTATION. TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE ROAD CONDITIONS MAY BE AT FAULT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I JUST BOUGHT MY 2008 TUNDRA AND HAVE NOTICED AN INCREDIBLE BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL AND CONCERNS ME. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED AND BALANCED AND THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THE BOUNCE EFFECT. AFTER READING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE THEY FIX IT SOON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CARS TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE OWN 4 TOYOTA TRUCKS AND NONE HAD THIS PROBLEM! I JUST HOPE THAT TOYOTA REALIZES THAT THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH HAPPENS! *TR

EXTREME BED BOUNCE ON FREEWAYS. SHAKES THE CAB/ PASSENGERS INCLUDING 4 YR OLD SON IN CAR SEAT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AT 26,787 MILES, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE MOTOR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL, AND WAS COMING FROM A PISTON. WHEN THE MOTOR IS COLD, THE PISTON STRIKES AGAINST THE MOTOR CYLINDER WALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ALL 5.7L ENGINES HAD THIS DEFECT AND OFFERED TO EXTEND THE CONTACT'S WARRANTY. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE MUCH EFFORT TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

THROTTLE CONTROL, 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH 5.7 L ENGINE. ELECTRONIC "FLY BY WIRE" DESIGN HAS DELAYS IN ADVANCING THROTTLE ON MOTOR. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON TUNDRA BLOGS ABOUT THIS AS WELL. COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING U TURNS OR IN BLIND AREAS AS THERE IS A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE RESPONSE. I ASKED DEALER ABOUT ADJUSTING AND WAS TOLD THAT UNIT WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE. I HAVE MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP NOW FOR A REPLACEMENT OF THIS UNIT. *TR