2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILURE DO TO VERY POOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING BY TOYOTA ON OIL FILTER CAP ASSEMBLY #1562038010, TOYOTA TUNDRE 2007/2009 MODEL WITH V8 -C- 5.7ENGINE. THE PERTORATED STEEL CENTER TUBE WILL COME OFF IN THE OLD OIL FILTER AND WILL FAIL BY COLLAPSING IN FAIRLY SHORT ORDER AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. $22,000 TO 30,000 FOR NEW ENGINE. *TR

I HAVE THE BLUE STREAK COLOR AND IT HAS MANY SCRATCHES. THE WHITE UNDER COAT SHOWS THROUGH. SHOWED TO DEALER. THEY SAW THE SCRATCHES AND CHIPPING PAINT BUT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND DID NOTHING TO RECTIFY. IF I BUY A TOYOTA TUNDRA AGAIN, I WILL GET WHITE SO THAT SCRATCHES WON'T SHOW THROUGH THE PAINT. *TR

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION TO 100+ MPH. WILL NOT SLOW OR STOP EVEN WHILE PRESSING BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET. CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT OVERRIDE ACCELERATION WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL, AND TURN THE KEY WHILE HITTING BAR DITCH, NEARLY FLIPPING TRUCK AND COLLIDING WITH TWO 18 WHEELERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T BL P255 25570R18 TIRES I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR AT THE TIME. I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON STRAIGHT LEVEL PAVEMENT. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE MID-30S. THE PAVEMENT WAS BARE AND DRY. I DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBJECT IN THE ROAD. I EXPERIENCED GREAT DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE, SO I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED, BRAKED AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE, AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON EXAMINING THE TIRE, I OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WAS SPLIT OPEN FROM NEAR THE BEAD TO ALMOST THE TREAD LINE, A GASH OF SEVERAL INCHES IN LENGTH. AS THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL, I WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE IT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE AT 202 SOUTH 1ST STREET, YAKIMA, WA 98901-2804 (509) 457-6191 WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPORTEDLY REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW RENTAL VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AS I DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE TO OCCUR. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE ON OUR 2008 TUNDRA 4WD DRIVE HAS FAILED, REPEATEDLY THIS PAST WEEK WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC STREET. IN THIS "FAIL" CONDITION, THE TRANSFER CASE MAKES A GRINDING NOSE, THE TRANSFER CASE ALARM BUZZER MAKES NOSE AND IRRESPECTIVE OF TRANSMISSION POSITION OR TRANSFER CASE SELECTION (2WD, 4WD HI, 4WD LO) FAILS TO ENGAGE IN LOW OR HI, AND MOST TROUBLING, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL IN ANY GEAR, NO GEAR WILL ENGAGE, AND THE CAR CAN ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL. I WAS ALMOST HIT A BY A CAR TODAY BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR, IN ANY SETTING, INSPITE OF ATTEMPTS TO ROLL THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY DOWN THE HILL TO ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER CASE TO ENGAGE, AS SUGGESTED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. WHILE I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE (FAILED) CONDITION OF THE DRIVE TRAIN FOR THIS NEW TRUCK, THIS IS AN ISSUE I WILL ADDRESS DIRECTLY WITH TOYOTA. IN THE FAIL CONDITION OF 4WD, THE TRANSFER CASE MERELY 'BEEPS' AND REFUSES TO ENGAGE TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN A FREE-ROLLING, UNCONTROLLED VEHICLE. HAD THIS FAILURE HAPPENED TODAY AS WE ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, WE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM MOST CONCERNED THAT OTHER TUNDRA OWNERS (AND THE SIMILAR SEQUOIA) WOULD HAVE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND POWER, RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. HOW TROUBLING TOYOTA WOULD PUT THIS VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH "SHAKEN BABY" SYNDROME WILL RECOGNIZE THIS DEFECT. ON CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PAVEMENT AND AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, THIS VEHICLE SETS UP A HARMONIC VIBRATION AND SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY THAT INFANTS ARE AT RISK. THE EVENTS ARE EASILY REPEATED AND ARE KNOWN TO THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

"08 TUNDRA" WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE BED BOUNCE ON THE TRUCK IS HORRIBLE. WHILE DRIVING YOU SOMETIMES FEEL AS IF YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. PROBLEM PERSISTS AT 65MPH+. *TR

THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN TO ME AND MANY DRIVERS CURRENTLY DRIVING 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRAS. THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT WITH THE BED AND CABIN OF THE TRUCK BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN YOU DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY, MY MAIN CONCERN IS THIS UNCONTROLLABLE BED AND CABIN BOUNCE CAN CAUSE BRAIN DAMAGE TO A CHILD STRAPPED TO A CAR SEAT. SO FAR TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. YOU CAN SEE THIS ON YOUTUBE MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED VIDEO ON THIS ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 01/21/10. UPDATED 02/02/10 *BF UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB UPDATED 02/05/10.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK 5.7 V8 EXTENDED CAB 4X4 MY WIFE AND I DROVE FROM CHANDLER AZ TO IDAHO ,THEN TO YELLOWSTONE, THEN BACK TO SALT LAKE AND THEN TO PHOENIX AZ TILL THEN EVER THING WAS GREAT THE TRUCK RAN VERY WELL. WE COMING DOWN INTERSTATE 17 FROM FLAGSTAFF TO PHOENIX ABOUT 3/4 OF THE TO PHOENIX. I WAS TRAVELING AT THE SPEED LIMIT AT 75 MPH AND HAD JUST PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PASS A CAR WHILE GOING UP HILL. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT RELEASE BACK AS NORMAL . THE TRUCK PROCEED TO ACCELERATE TO 90 MPH AND AT THIS POINT I AGAIN PUSHED 5-6 TIMES ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO HAVE IT RELEASE BUT IT CONTINUED TO GO FASTER TO 100 MPH AT THIS POINT I KNEW WE IN DEEP TROUBLE AND DANGER. I WAS PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE AND TRYING TO MOVE FROM THE LEFT LANE IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT TO THE RIGHT LANE TO TRY AND STOP THE TRUCK . I GOT TO THE RIGHT LANE AND TO THE SHOULDER AND HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS STAMPING HARD ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND TRYING TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR TO NEUTRAL . IN THE PANIC I AM NOT SURE WHAT ALL HAPPENED BUT THE TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD VERY HARD THEN DIED / ENGINE STOPPED . I STARED THE ENGINE AND TESTED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE , I CHECKED FOR THE LOGICAL THINGS LIKE THE HEAVY RUBBER FLOOR MAT, HAD IT GOT PUSHED UP ON THE PEDAL BUT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AS IT WAS 4 INCHES AWAY AND IT HAS RUBBER KNOBS OR STUDS THAT PUSH INTO THE CARPET AND WILL NOT SLIDE ALSO MY LEFT FOOT WAS FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE MAT AT ALL TIMES . NO WAY THAT MAT WAS THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO DIRT ETC AS THE ACCELERATOR HAS A HEAVY SPRING AND THE PEDAL IS 3-4 INCHES OFF THE CARPET. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AS IT SCARED US A LOT AND WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRUCK AND TOYOTA. *TR ALSO, THE BATTERY SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY. UPDATED 11/13/09

TRUCK WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL. ACCELERATED TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC. LET OFF THROTTLE. TRUCK WENT TO FULL THROTTLE. COULD NOT GET TRUCK TO DECELERATE. HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO BRING TO A STOP. TRUCK NEEDS NEW ROTORS AND PADS TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP. OCCURRED ONCE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MAT AND GAS PEDAL CAN INTERACT. WHEN THE ALL WEATHR MAT IS NOT CLIPPED IN PLACE, AND IS MOVED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL, IT WILL BECOME FULLY DEPRESSED. THE MAT CAN TRAP THE PEDAL. UPDATED 11/13/09 UPDATED 03/29/10 *BF