2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TUNDRA WON'T ACCELERATE AS ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHICH RESTRICTS SPEED CAPABILITY OF VEHICLE. THIS IS RELATED TO AIR INJECTION PUMP FAILURE AND RELATED ALSO TO AIR SWITCHING VALVES. LIMP MODE ON A TOYOTA RESTRICTS SPEED AT WHICH YOU CAN DRIVE, SHIFTING AND TOP SPEED ARE RESTRICTED. SLOWS TO POINT IF ENTERING HIGHWAY OR TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH SPEED OVER 50 MPH COULD NOT DO IT. TOYOTA IS AWARE AND HAS A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM ZTQ BUYING VEHICLE USED NOT AWARE OF THIS OR ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SLOWED TRAFFIC AND CAUSED BACK UP ON THE STREET WAS TRAVELING COULD NIT DO MORE THAN 20-30 MPH ON ROAD POSTED AT 50 MPH. GLAD NOT ENTERING FREEWAY. PLENTY OF U TUBE VIDEOS DETAILING REPAIR AND PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA DOCUMENTATION SAYS 477,000 TUNDRA VEHICLES WERE COVERED BY THIS ENHANCED WARRANTY PROGRAM. PREVIOUS OWNER DID COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA AND HAD COMPUTER REPLACED ON VEHICLE.

FRAME MOUNT FOR GAS TANK HAS RUSTED AND FUEL TANK IS DROPPING DOWN. LAST YEAR AN UNDERCOATING WAS APPLIED BY A TOYOTA DEALER AND IS PEELING OFF IN CERTAIN AREAS. I BELIEVE PURSUANT TO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REFERRED TO AS BRIAN WARNER ET AL TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION MY VEHICLE MAY BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE GAS TANK STRAP MOUNTING IS PART OF THE FRAME. AS OF NOW, MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I NOTICED THE TANK STRAP WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE FRAME AND THE GAS TANK WAS ALSO HANGING DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

NHTSA ID #10140591 WAS THE CAMPAIGN THAT MY TRUCK WAS WARRANTIED UNDER, I AM EXACTLY 64 DAYS OUTSIDE OF TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY AND MY TRUCK STARTED THROWING CODE P2442 BANK 2 SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR VALVE STAYING OPEN, A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS TRUCK. I ASKED TOYOTA ONLY FOR ASSISTANCE AND NOT THE COMPLETE REPAIR AND 3 REPS FLAT OUT SAID NO WE DID OUR PART. THE CAR WAS FINE YESTERDAY AND TODAY STARTED IT TO GO TO WORK AND MY TRACTION CONTROL, 4LO, VSC, ENGINE LIGHT WERE ALL ON, MY TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" TOYOTA USA WAS USELESS.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE $3500 TO REPAIR. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT TOYOTA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS BUT IT EXPIRED AFTER 10 YEARS OR 150,000, I HAVE 121,000. WHEN THE PUMP FAILS IT CAUSES THE VEHICAL TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. I RAN A ERRAND TODAY AND THE TRUCK RAN FINE. I WENT TO THE STORE AND RETURNED TO THE TRUCK. I STARTED IT AND THE THE VSC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I HEADED INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT REARENDED. TOYOTA SHOULD OF HAD A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS AIR PUMP IS INSTALLED ON TUNDRAS AND OTHER MODELS. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK NEW IN 2008 AND HAVE SERVICED IT ON THE MFG SCHEDULE. SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE PUMPS DURING REGULAR MAINTENANCE INSTEAD OF NOT DOING NOTHING AND HOPE IT DOES NOT OCCUR. EVEN IF I REPLACE THE PUMPS WHAT SAYS IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I LOST CONFIDENCE IN MY TRUCK AND AM AFRAID IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN.

ON 01-08-2018 I HAD A MVA IN WHICH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED. AS YOU MAY JUDGE FROM THE PICTURE THE IMPACT WAS MINIMAL. THE OTHER VEHICLE, A 2003 HONDA CIVIC, WAS DRIVABLE, WHILE MY MUCH BIGGER TRUCK WAS NOT DUE TO MY CONDITION AND THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. I WAS KNOCK OUT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 MINUTES, I MADE THIS ESTIMATE BY THE ARRIVAL OF WINTER PARK PD. I ALSO SUFFERED TWO FRACTURED RIBS ON MY RIGHT ARM PIT AREA AND ONE ON MY LEFT ARM PIT AREA, THIS WAS ACCORDING TO THE ER DOCTOR AND A FRACTURE OF MY L5 VERTEBRAE ACCORDING TO MY MRI REPORT. FOUR HERNIATED DISC AND SIX BULGING. IT IS MY SINCERE BELIEVE THAT SOME IF NOT ALL THIS PERSONAL INJURIES I SUFFERED WERE RELATED TO AN OVER PRESSURED AIR BAG SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY TRUCK, I FEEL A NEED TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT. AS NOTED ON MY PD REPORT I HAD JUST INITIATED A U-TURN SO I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TRAVELING MORE THAN 15 MPH ON LEE RD. (A PAVED CITY STREET). SEE ALSO ODI 11287678. *DSY

I HAD LIFTED THE BED LINER ON MY TUNDRA AND FOUND THE BED TO BODY MOUNT AREA RUSTED THROUGH WITH HOLES IN IT. THERE IS A TECH BULLETIN FOR THE EXACT ITEM BUT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS A HOLE IN THE BED NOW. IF I HAD LIFTED IT YEARS BEFORE I FEEL THE RUST WOULD HAVE BEEN SEEN AND IT TAKEN CARE OF. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING FOR IT NOW. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TRUCK RUST THRU SO FAST.

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES PUMPS AND VAULVES, REPAIRED 2 TIMES I CAN'T AFFORED TO FIX IT A THIRD! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS HAPPENING A LOT! $3000 IN REPAIRS! RUNS ON HALF POWER!

HEATER BLEND DOORS MALFUNCTION AND ACCORDING TO 2 DEALERSHIPS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THAT TOYOTA IS NO ADDRESSING. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE HEATER BLEND DOORS NOT WORKING AND BREAKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSES IMMEDIATE DANGER TO OPERATOR PASSENGERS AND OTHER VECHICLES AND OTHER PEDESTRIANS. WINDOWS FROST UP, STEAM UP WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER NOT TO BE TO SEE AND BEAWARE OF THE SURROUNDINGS. SEARCH ENGINE @ TOYOTA : TOYOTA U.S>TUNDRA>2008>NAP.4-ELECTRICAL GROUP>87-14- HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING- COOLER UNIT PART # 87050THIS IS ALL WHAT HAPPENED TO MY TUNDRA WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND A BUMP WAS IN THE ROAD AND I HIT IT AND INSTANTLY LOST MY HEAT. I WAS ON A SIDE STREET IN MY TOWN.

AIR INJECTION PUMPS STOPPED WORKING AND I CANNOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE RAMP WITH 50% OR MORE REDUCTION IN POWER AND IT'S CREATED A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP US? TOYOTA DEALER SAYS IT'S $1,400 PLUS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR AND WE HAVE BEEN A VERY LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SINCE 1981. IN FACT, WE DON'T EVER BUY A VEHICLE UNLESS IT'S A TOYOTA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND CONSIDERATION. ANY ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. GOD BLESS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ATKINSON TOYOTA SOUTH DALLAS (LOCATED AT 39660 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, DALLAS, TX 75237, (972) 780-1166) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR VALVE AND THE AIR INDUCTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1809192901. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,404.