2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

PAINT ON 2008 TUNDRA CREWMAX IS TERRIBLE QUALITY. "THIS IS MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE AND I AM FOR THE MOST PART VERY HAPPY WITH MY 08 PYRITE MICA CREWMAX PURCHASE. MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK IS YOU GOT IT, THE PAINT JOB. DON'T GET ME WRONG ITS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR, BUT MAN IS THIS PAINT FRAGILE. I HAVE 408 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND HAVE LEANED AGAINST IT A FEW TIMES LOADING AND UNLOADING ITEMS FROM THE SIDE AND HAVE SCRATCHES THAT ARE VERY NOTICEABLE FROM BRUSHING AGAINST THE SIDE WITH BLUE JEANS. FOR A TRUCK WITH A 44,000 MSRP, YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD HAVE A BETTER QUALITY PAINT JOB THAN THIS, THIS IS BS. MY 98 CHEVY ORIGINAL PAINT IS MUCH TOUGHER THAN THIS. TOYOTA IS GOING HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THIS IF THEY EXPECT A REPEAT PURCHASE FROM ME. I REALIZE CERTAIN CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM THE PAINTING PROCESS IN THE STATES, BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING." *TR

TOYOTA IS PUTTING BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL T/A TIRES ON THEIR 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX TRUCKS IN SIZE P275/65R18 BUT ARE USING MICHELIN LTX A/S AS A SPARE IN SIZE P255/70R18. THE MICHELIN IS APPROXIMATELY 3/8" SMALLER IN DIAMETER. I HAVE ASKED FOR A TIRE THAT MATCHES THE OTHERS AS A SPARE BUT THEY REFUSE EVEN THOUGH I BELIEVE IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 5.7L V8. CERTAIN AREAS OF FREEWAY IN & AROUND RIVERSIDE, CA HAVE WHAT IS KNOW AS "WASHBOARD", I.E. THE SURFACE UNULATES SIMILAR TO THE SURFACE OF A WASHBOARD. MY TUNDRA SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING OVER THIS. WHILE THE WASHBOARD EFFECT IS NOTICEABLE IN OTHER VEHICLES, IT IS FRIGHTENING IN THE TUNDRA. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

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. *TR

BOUGHT A NEW 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 5.7 LITER V-8 4X4 HAD 52 MILES ON IT AUG 8, 2008. DURING THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED THE RUMBLE STRIP VIBRATION UNDER LIGHT ENGINE LOAD AS DESCRIBED IN THE QUOTE FROM AUTOMOTIVE NEWS OCTOBER 22, 2007 - 12:01 AM ET I FOUND ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB. SEE QUOTE BELOW. MOTOR TREND ALSO MENTIONS IT IN AN ONLINE REVIEW. I EXPECT THE DEALER WILL FIX THIS ISSUE BUT OTHER ONLINE BLOGS SUGGEST THE ISSUE CAN BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH TO PREVENT SHIFTING INTO OR OUT OF GEAR. IF THE REPORTS ARE CORRECT THIS BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE POSSIBLY STRANDING DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SETTING WITH A VEHICLE THAT WON'T MOVE. TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS THIS AND CURRENT OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBLE SAFETY CONCERN. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF TUNDRA RUMBLE STRIP VIBRATION WILL YIELD INFORMATION ON THE ISSUE. LOS ANGELES TOYOTA MOTOR SALES OFFICIALS HAVE NICKNAMED THE PROBLEM "THE RUMBLE STRIP" BECAUSE THE SLIPPAGE CAUSES VIBRATION SIMILAR TO THE SENSATION OF DRIVING OVER THE WAKE-UP STRIPS AT THE SIDE OF HIGHWAYS. THE RUMBLING USUALLY LASTS SEVERAL SECONDS. BUT THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES WORSENS TO THE POINT THAT SOME OWNERS CAN'T SHIFT INTO CERTAIN GEARS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ONLY IN SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH ARE LINKED TO THE POPULAR 5.7-LITER V-8 ENGINE. SINCE THE 2007 TUNDRA'S FEBRUARY LAUNCH, THE 5.7-LITER ENGINE HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN 70 PERCENT OF ABOUT 135,000 TUNDRAS SOLD. THAT MEANS THE PROBLEM COULD AFFECT NEARLY 100,000 VEHICLES. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A VIOLENT BOUNCE THAT IS NOT NORMAL. I OWN PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE BOUNCE IS NOT AN ISSUE. OVER THE SAME FREEWAYS THE NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008 HAS AN EXTREMELY VIOLENT BOUNCE TO A POINT WHERE I CAN'T EVEN SIT BACK IN THE CHAIR. I HAVE LEAN FORWARD TO AVOID THE BACK ACHE. I CAN'T EVEN PUT MY BABY NIECE IN THE CAR BECAUSE, HER HEAD WILL START BOUNCING EVERYWHERE. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY TOYOTA. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 40 (EAST OF OKLAHOMA CITY) TRUCK DEVELOPS A VIOLENT VIBRATION. THE BED APPEARS TO BE BOUNCING UP AND DOWN - SIDE TO SIDE. INCIDENT OCCURRS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THIS STRTCH OF ROAD. TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND BALANCED (NO IMPROVEMENT TO ROUGH, DANGEROUS RIDE).

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB 4X4 SR5 W/TRD OFF ROAD THIS TRUCK IS CLEARLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE TRUCK BED BOUNCES. IT WILL ACTUALLY AFFECT THE STEERING AND ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IF YOU HIT A LARGE BUMP IT IS EXCEPTIONALLY HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL. I KNOW TRUCK BEDS CAN BOUNCE, BUT THIS TRUCK IS WAY MORE THAN THE NORM!! THE BOUNCE HAS ACTUALLY LED TO MY 1ST TUNDRA'S BED TO BE OUT OF SQUARE 1 1/2 . FURTHER MORE , IF YOU MEASURE FROM THE BACK OF THE CAB TO THE TOP OF THE BED, THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE OF 1 3/4 INCHES FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. PLEASE HELP! TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM OF THE BED BOUNCE, BUT REFUSES TO HELP. THIS IS A PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE CALL IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE GLAD TO HELP. THANK YOU *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR 6 WEEKS NOW AND LOVE MY TRUCK!! THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WITH THE FACTORY PAINT JOB. THE PAINT ON THIS VEHICLE SCRATCHES FAR TOO EASY. IF A HOSE RUBS ON IT, OR IF SOMEONE'S JACKET RUBS ALONG THE VEHICLE, IT WILL SCRATCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL! I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PICKUP TRUCK, BUT TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK. *TR

AFTER ABOUT 45 DAYS I STARTED NOTICING SCRATCHES ALL OVER MY TRUCK. IT HAD NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAD ONLY BEEN HAND WASHED BY THE DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA CORP. AND THE DEALERSHIP WERE OF ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. YESTERDAY I BUMPED(AND I MEAN BARELY BUMPED) THE HOOD WITH THE WATER HOSE WHILE WASHING IT, AND IT TOOK THE PAINT OFF ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL! UNBELIEVABLE! A $40,000 TRUCK THAT IS RUINED! I WILL HAVE TO INVEST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW PAINT JOB. *TR