2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSPECTION REPORTED ON 10/05/16 THAT ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. MILEAGE 122,482. DISABILING, ABS BRAKE, SPEEDOMETER,ODOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL,AND DISPLAYING ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS FOR ABS. THIS OCCURRED ONE DAY AFTER REPLACING WATER PUMP, WATER HOSES, SERPENTINE BELT, AND FLUIDS ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE. COST ESTIMATE $2642.78. STARTED ENGINE AND ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS SHOWED ENGINE CHECK AND ABS MALFUNCTION STARTED MOVING AND SPEEDOMETER CRUISE CONTROL INOP ALONG WITH ODOMETER.

SOUNDS LIKE A DIESEL WHEN I START THEN GOES AWAY. NOW AT 55 MPH ANTI SLIP LIGHT FLASHES, WHILE IT FLASHED I LOSE ENGINE POWER UNTIL I LET OFF GAS SOON AS I LET OFF GAS POWER COMES BACK FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IT REPEATS UNTIL I TRAVEL AT LOWER SPEED TOOK TO DEALER NO CODES. HAPPEN AFTER I LEFT AND GOT UP TO ABOUT 60MPG

WE BOUGHT THE TRUNK BRAND NEW IN 2008 AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR TWICE. ONCE IN 2012 AND NOW IN 2017. SEEMS THE ALTERNATOR ONLY LASTS 4 YEARS BEFORE GIVING OUT. ALSO, THE POWER LOCKS STOPPED WORKING IN 2013.

I'M WRITING REGARDING MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND A RECENT REAR AXLE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILURE. THE TRUCK ITSELF IS IN METICULOUS CONDITION AND ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. THE REASON FOR THE NOTE IS THAT I'VE SEEN ARTICLES INDICATING THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES AS WELL AS LOCATED A RELATED TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETINS. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE BEARINGS THAT WERE INSTALLED WERE UPGRADED BEARINGS. TYPICALLY I WOULDN'T THINK TWICE, BUT KNOWING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS THE OTHER INFORMATION WE HAVE FOUND, I'M CURIOUS IF NHTSA HAS DONE ANY INVESTIGATION OR HAS ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IT CAN SHARE? TOYOTA AND MY DEALER ENDED UP COVERING HALF THE REPAIR, BUT THERE WAS STILL QUITE A BIT WE HAD TO COVER. BEYOND THE BEARING, WE RECENTLY LEARNED THERE MAY BE ISSUES WITH THE FRAME. ANYTHING YOU CAN SHARE ON THAT WOULD ALSO BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. WE HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD THAT TRAVELS IN THE VEHICLES AND THEREFORE SAFETY IS OUR UTMOST IMPORTANCE. *TR

THE BED OF THIS TRUCK IS RUSTING OUT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CROSS FRAME BARS AND WHERE THE BOLTS ATTACH THE BED TO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. AS THE TRUCK AGES THE REAR OF THE TRUCK HAS DEVELOPED A SWAY WHEN ROUNDING TURNS.

SO LONG STORY SHORT MY 2008 DOUBLE CAB 6.5 FOOT BED WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE FACTORY OR DEALER (IN MID 2009) INSTALLED PLASTIC BED LINER RUBBING THE PAINT OFF IN THE BED AND DISCOLORATION OF THE BACK BUMPER OR DELAMINATION AS TOYOTA CALLED IT. TOYOTA REPLACED THE BUMPER FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO THE CORROSION WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP NOT UNDERCOATING THE BACK OF THE BUMPER, GREAT NO PROBLEM THERE. BUT NEVER IN ANY OF THE RECORDS DID THE SERVICE REP RECORD THAT THE BED COULD CORRODE! LATER TO FIND OUT WHEN TAKING THE TRUCK TO GET A SPRAY IN LINER I DROPPED IT OFF IN AUGUST OF 2016 LATER TO GET A CALL SAYING I SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT MY BED BEFORE THEY DID ANY WORK TO FIND A HOLE ROTTEN THROUGH THE BED AN PAINT THAT WAS BUBBLED, CRACKED AND FLACKING OFF. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE TO FIND A TSB FOR MY EXACT PROBLEM. ITS TSB-0101-12, I NEVER GOT WORD OF THIS TILL I DUG ONLINE TO FIND THIS! I TOOK THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY. SO I CONTACTED THE NORTH EAST REGIONAL CLAIMS MANAGER TO BE TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THIS COMPLAINT DURING THE WARRANTEE PERIOD THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. WOULD ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE ON WHERE TO TURN I MIGHT TRADE THE TRUCK IN TO NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THE BED

I HAVE A REMOTE START SYSTEM ON MY TRUCK, I REMOTE START MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE, NOSE POINTING IN TOWARDS HOUSE. THE DRIVEWAY DROPS OFF INTO A SLOPE, BUT THE TRUCK WAS ON THE FLAT SURFACE AREA. WE GO OUTSIDE TO GET IN IT, AND IT'S GONE. IT'S NOT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND IT'S NO WHERE TO BE SEEN. I LOOK OVER TOWARDS THE CREEK, NOPE NOT THERE. LOOK OUT FRONT, THERE'S MY TRUCK AND IT IS BACKED UP ON HALF IN THE STREET HALF IN THEN THE FRONT YARD. IT'S SITTING WHERE OUR MAILBOX SHOULD BE. IT IS RUNNING AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS ARE LIT. I GO LOOK, OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO SEE IF ANYBODY IS IN IT, NOPE, NOT A SOUL. IT'S IN PARK, THE 4 WD LO ALARM IS BEEPING, THE 4LO LED IS LIT ON THE DASH, HOWEVER, THE SWITCH/KNOB IS STILL ON THE 2WD MODE POSITION. I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE MOTOR CUTS OFF. SO THE REMOTE START SAFETY FEATURES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE PHOTOS AND A VIDEO (DAY AFTER) SHOWING WHERE THE TRUCK LANDED AND THE PATH IT TRAVELED. I DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTS YET AS THIS OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. DEALERSHIP HAS THE TRUCK AND WILL BE EVALUATING THE REAR END AND DRIVE SHAFT, BUT INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY FOR INSPECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN, BUT SPECULATE SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE PARKED.

THE TRUCK BED FLOOR HAS RUSTED AT ALL FOUR HOLD DOWN BOLTS AND HAS EXPANDED TO OTHER ASPECTS OF TRUCK BED FLOOR ITSELF.

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN FEBRUARY, 2012 WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT. A BULLETIN CAME OUT IN JUNE, 2010 (#T-SB-0151-10) ABOUT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS GOING ON 2007-2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA AND THE REPLACEMENT KIT. WE WERE NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS WHEN BOUGHT FROM DEALERSHIP. WE NOW HAVE 92,000 MILES ON IT AND HOWLING HAS STARTED IN THE BACK END AND DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS THE WHEEL BEARINGS--KNOWN ISSUE BUT STILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $1600 TO GET THEM REPLACED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE NO HELP AT ALL SAYING OUT OF WARRANTY AT 36,000 MILES/3 YEARS EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THE WHEEL BEARS WERE JUNK AND THEY UPGRADED THE BEARING KIT WAY BACK IN 2010. WHEEL BEARINGS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE THE WHEEL CAN COME OFF IF NOT REPLACED. NO HELP FROM TOYOTA COMPANY OR DEALERSHIP. CALLED TOYOTA AND CASE #161110029.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND POWER LOCKS FAILED ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.