2008 Toyota Tundra complaints

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.

CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. WORKS PERFECTLY FOR A FEW DAYS THEN QUITS. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN. SOMETIMES WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED LOCK TO LOCK THE CRUISE CONTROL THEN OPERATES NORMALLY. LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS THIS MAY BE THE "CLOCK GEAR" WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER THE BED LINER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BED OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT NO ASSISTANCE COULD BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES A PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIR INTAKE VALVE AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE WARRANTY IS TOO SHORT, TOO LITTLE MILES, AND ONLY COVERS THE REPAIR ONE TIME. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 3RD TIME EVEN THOUGH THEY CLAIM THAT THEIR REPAIR FIXED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME, AND CLAIMS NO ONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM A SECOND TIME (ALTHOUGH I HAVE).

2008 TUNDRA MAKES A CLUNK/THUMP NOISE WHEN STOPPED AT SIGN/LIGHT AND SLOWLY ACCELERATING. NOT CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. CAUSED BY OTHER ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY TOYOTA. ISSUES STARTED AT 110,000 MILES. TOYOTA PLEASE HELP AS THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY THE CONSUMERS.

THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND AN ENGINE CODE OF P2440 WAS READ. P2440 INDICATED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE BANK 1 WAS STUCK OPEN. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THIS REPAIR.

80,300 MILES. JUNE 2, 2016 REMOVED MY BED LINER TO CLEAN OUT FROM HAULING A LOAD OF TOPSOIL. DISCOVERED RUSTING/BUBBLING ON THE FLOOR SURFACE. 2007-2011 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK BED FLOOR RUST TSB ISSUED 110/17/12. MY VIN FALLS INTO THE CATEGORY BUT IT FALLS PAST THE 60 MONTH/UNLIMITED MILES CORROSION WARRANTY. I KEEP MY TRUCK IMMACULATE AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED....HENCE THE BED LINER. IF I WOULD HAVE TREATED MY TRUCK DIFFERENTLY AND NOT PROTECTED THE BED WITH THE BED LINER, I WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THE RUST SOONER AND PROBABLY BEEN COVERED. PENALIZED FOR TAKING CARE OF MY TRUCK. THE LOCAL DEALER TRIED VERY HARD TO GET TOYOTA TO COVER THE REPAIR BUT THE TOYOTA REPS WOULD ONLY OFFER $2000 TOWARD A POTENTIAL $13000 REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SINCE 1990 AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA. THIS ISSUE HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH CUSTOMER NEGLECT...IT'S NEGLECT BY TOYOTA WHO WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. AS FAR AS THIS BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, THE RUST IS CONCENTRATED WHERE THE BED IS CONNECTED TO THE FRAME. IF I DID NOT DISCOVER THIS, IT COULD POTENTIALLY SEPARATE FROM THE TRUCK FRAME WHILE DRIVING/HAULING A HEAVY LOAD AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. TOYOTA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THAT APPARENTLY.

CODE 2440. CONTROL VALVE STUCK IN AIR INJECTION PUMP. FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME UPON STARTUP. FIRST FAILED AT 68K MILES EARLY 2013. TOYOTA REPLACED IT FOR FREE. THEY'VE HAD SO MANY FAIL THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YR, 150K MILES. THEN IT JUST FAILED AGAIN AT 154K MILES. THEY WON'T WARRANTY THE 2ND ONE BECAUSE IT'S 4K MILES OUT. EVEN THOUGH THE PART ONLY HAS 86K MILES ON IT. COST IS $2100 FROM THE DEALER! 1200 OF THAT IS JUST THE PARTS. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS PART IS ONLY REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST COUPLE MINUTES OF OPERATION ON A COLD START. IT PREHEATS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO IT WORKS BETTER. THE EPA SHOULD BE EXEMPTING MINOR DISCREPENCIES IN THEIR EMISSIONS LAWS WHILE WORKING WITH MANUFACTURERS TO DEVELOP SENSIBLE SOLUTIONS. IN THE MEANTIME WE GET STUCK WITH COMPANIES THAT DO A SHODDY JOB DESIGNING THE SYSTEM, PLACE IT IN A TERRIBLE LOCATION REQUIRING MANY HOURS TO DO THE REPLACEMENT, AND THEN ARE BOUND BY LAW (IN MY STATE) TO MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT. THE TRUCK IS IN LIMP MODE AND IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.....GUESS I HAVE TO SHELL OUT THE CASH. AFTER READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE TRUCK FORUMS AND EXPERIENCING THE PART TO FAIL TWICE FIRSTHAND, IT'S OBVIOUS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. THE CSR FROM TOYOTA ACTED LIKE THEY DID ME A FAVOR BY "VOLUNTARILY" EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 150K MILES. NO COMPANY "VOLUNTARILY" DOES THIS. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER HAVING THEM ISSUE A PROPER RECALL, EXEMPTING THE AFFECTED MAKE/MODEL YEARS FROM EMISSIONS STANDARD

THE DRIVER'S SEAT (POWERED) SUDDENLY, RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTS POSITIONS BY A VERY NOTICEABLE AMOUNT. THE MOVEMENT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD CLUNK/THUNK NOISE THAT IS VERY UNNERVING TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. IN FACT, WE ARE STARTING TO WONDER IF THE SEAT MAY JUST COMPLETELY DISCONNECT FROM THE BODY WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. IF YOU WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE SENSATION OF UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT AND NOISE, I SUSPECT THE SAME THOUGHT WOULD CROSS YOUR MIND AS WELL. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON SOME TUNDRA MODELS AND ON MANY OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. SEE TUNDRATALK.NET, TOYOTANATION.COM, AND TUNDRAHEADQUARTERS.COM. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN 15 - 30 MINUTES. THE LONGER THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN, THE MORE FREQUENTLY THE ISSUE MANIFESTS. THE SLIGHTEST CHANGE IN ACCELERATION OR SHIFT IN DIRECTION SEEMS TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM.

SIGNIFICANT RUST AROUND BED BOLTS. NO OTHER RUST ON BODY, OR UNDERNEATH BED, NO RUST ON CHASSIS. NO RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON TRUCK. SEEMS TO BE SOFTBALL SIZE BUBBLES IN A PATTERN ON BED ONLY. IF NOT FIXED AFRAID BED WILL COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR IN A MINOR ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND THERE WERE ENORMOUS HOLES IN THE REAR BED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BED WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,400.

I RECENTLY HAD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVETRAIN OF MY 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA AT ALMOST ANY SPEED AND THE SOUND WAS PRESENT REGARDLESS OF TURNS OR TYPE OF DRIVING. I HAD NOTICED THE NOISE FOR QUITE A WHILE BUT IT STARTED TO GET SO BAD THAT YOU COULD FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE FLOORBOARD. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 75K MILES ON IT AND IT TURNS OUT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO TOYOTA (SEE TSB-0151-01) BUT AFTER ASKING THEIR DEALERSHIP AND CALLING THEIR RECALL CENTER, THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY WITH THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE, AS THE BEARING COULD SEIZE OR COME APART, POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE CONSIDER HAVING TOYOTA ISSUE A RECALL. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON ONLINE CHAT FORUMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATED AND INCREASED IN RPMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED ONCE AGAIN THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY AND THE AIR SWITCH VALVE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR INTAKE VALVE AND PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

HI: I OWEN A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDERA I AM HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH IT THE VSC OFF LIGHTS, ABS AND SKIDDING LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING! TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY DID'NT FINE ANY THING WRONG WITH IT.

TRUCK STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD ROARING NOISE AT SPEED 50 MPH AND OVER. THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD LESS THEN 30,000 MILES ON IT.

UPON ROUTINE BRAKE CHANGE/INSPECTION UNCOVERED THAT BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING BOLT WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED (TOYOTA PART NUMBER TO47814-0C010) PERMITTING THE ENTIRE BRAKE CALIPER TO MOVE FREELY AROUND ROTOR. DEALERSHIP NOTED VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN CONDITION UNTIL REPAIR COULD BE MADE. REPORTING THIS AS SIGNIFICANT ISSUE GIVEN THAT IT IS DETERMINED UNSAFE BY TOYOTA DEALER, DIRECTLY EFFECTS ABILITY TO STOP, AND IS HAPPENED TO A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN HARD. HALF INCH CALIPER PINS SHOULD NOT DETERIORATE.....UPDATED 01/13/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE, THE BEARING, AND THE BRAKE BACKING PLATE FAILED. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

LEAF SPRINGS GIVING OUT, NEVER PUT HALF OF THE MAX WEIGHT CAPACITY, CALLED TOYOTA THEY TOLD ME NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT EVEN THOUGH I PERSONALLY KNOW SOMEONE THAT HAD THEIRS REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TOYOTA WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE IF THEY DID NOT KNOW THE PRODUCT WAS BAD AND FAULTY. NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10 TO 30 MPH. I WAS TOLD NEEDED ENTIRE NEW FRONT END, AND OTHER COMPONENTS FOR THE REPAIR. I DID NOT KNOW TOYOTA DID NOT CARE ABOUT THE PUBLIC SO MUCH TO LET UNSAFE VEHICLES TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL THESE REPAIRS ARE DONE FOR WORRY OF SAFETY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

STARTED VEHICLE. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. RELEASED LOCK MANUALLY AND DROVE TO DEALER (6 MILES). THEY REPLACED FUSIBLE LINK AND FOUND ABS CONTROLLER NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE HOME AND THEY WOULD CALL 4 DAYS LATER ON AVAILABILITY OF USED CONTROLLER ($300 VS $1953). BRAKES OK BUT NO ABS. HAD SAME THING HAPPEN AUGUST 31, 2014. HAD THE TUNDRA HAULED TO DEALERSHIP. TUNDRA WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A MONTH WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT FUSIBLE LINK. BACKORDERED - OUT OF STOCK ALL THE WAY TO JAPAN. TOYOTA HAD TO MANUFACTURE MORE. MORE THAN EXPECTED DEMAND? BOTH TIMES WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, ABS, AIR BAG WERE ON. TURN SIGNALS AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THE CAUSE. TOLD THEM LOW VOLTAGE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANOTHER VEHICLE I HAVE. MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE ARE BEING TRUTHFUL WITH ME AND IF OTHER SAFETY SYSTEMS MAY BE COMPROMISED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGR THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP CRASHING INTO A DEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AB,S AND 4WD WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO 4WD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE ABS ACTUATOR PUMP AND A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TUNDRA 5.7 4X4 THE 4X4 HI/L, VSC, ABS ARE BLINKING WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. BROUGHT TRUCK IN RAN TEST AND NOTHING CAME BACK. TRUCK ALSO FEELS LIKE IT BUNNY HOPS WHEN GOING OUT OF FIRST INTO 2ND GEAR. TOYOTA STILL SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE POWER DOOR LOCKS ON OUR TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE TRUCK DOES NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH THE FOB OR WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. IT IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL THE DOORS. IT IS ERRATIC AS TO WHICH DOOR RESPOND TO THE FOB AND WHICH DON'T. IT CHANGES EVERYDAY. SOMETHING IS PROBABLY WRONG WITH THE ACTUATOR OR COMPUTER. IT IS A NUISANCE, INCONVENIENCE AND DANGEROUS;IN A CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, ONE WANTS TO BE ABLE TO OPEN ONE'S DOORS QUICKLY. THIS WAS DISCOVERED A YEAR AGO AND CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA 5.7L DOUBLE CAB W/74,500 MILES 4HI, 4LO, ABS, VSC LIGHTS COME ON AND FLASH AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CRUISE WAS SET AT 65 WHEN ALL FOUR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS ARE NORMAL. THE TRUCK WILL NOT ENGAGE 4HI, 4LO OR VSC UNTIL IT IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE SAME DAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OF DRIVING ALL FOUR LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AGAIN, THIS TIME THE CRUISE WAS NOT ENGAGED. SOMETIMES ONE OR TWO DAYS PASS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. NO ERROR CODES ARE INDICATED ON THE COMPUTER. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2007, I HAVE NOTICED A "BUG" IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IN PARTICULAR, THE RADIO AND AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE GIVEN ME "ISSUES" SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY TRUCK. I'VE NOTIFIED TOYOTA ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE RADIO AND DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, NO FURTHER WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BECAUSE I, PERSONALLY, FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO HAVE ME PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THEY DO THINGS "LITTLE-BY-LITTLE" INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY JUST FIXING THE PROBLEM. I TRULY ENJOY MY VEHICLE AND HAVE NO PLANS TO TRADE, SELL, OR GET RID OF IT, BUT, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT SOME OF THE DOORS WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT SPEED OR WHEN I EXIT THE VEHICLE BY KEY FOB CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE,,, BUT,,, I WOULD BE SURE TO INCLUDE EXTRA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COVERAGE IN ANY FUTURE PURCHASE CONTRACT AS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHAKES. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT DISKS AND BRAKE PADS ALL AROUND AND THE VEHICLE STILL DOES THIS. *TR

ERROR CODES P2240,P2241. SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE EMISSIONS. *TR

2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK WITH 5.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE THAT SEEMS TO BE A VALVE TRAIN NOISE WHEN TRUCK IS ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN, UNDER LOAD OR TOWING A TRAILER. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES SO FAR , WITH FEEDBACK RANGING FROM CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING TO THIS IS A NORMAL NOISE OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ MANY POSTINGS ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND INSISTS CONDITION IS NORMAL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A POOR DESIGN OR POOR QUALITY THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. I OWN SEVERAL TOYOTAS AND IT SEEMS QUALITY STANDARDS ARE REALLY DROPPING LATELY. PERHAPS IT IS TIME TO MOVE AWAY FROM TOYOTA BRAND. THIS ENGINE SITUATION COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE IF A PART INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BREAKS OFF AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN, LEADING TO LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING CAPABILITIES. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AS THE OWNER MANUAL INDICATES. DIAGNOSE CODE B1801 OPEN SPIRAL CABLE PART# 155740. WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THE AIR SYSTEM IS DISABLED AND WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN RESEARCHING IF THIS IS COMMON OR NOT, THERE ARE A LOT OF TUNDRA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SPIRAL CABLE IS EITHER A DEFECTIVE PART TOYOTA USED OR A DESIGN FLAW THEREFORE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. TOYOTA DEALER WANTS OVER 750 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE SPIRAL CABLE. SINCE IT GOES ON AND OFF, TOYOTA OWNERS WILL HAVE TO BE LUCKY IF THEY GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND HOPE THE LIGHT IS OFF AT THE TIME SO THE AIRBAGS WILL WORK. *TR

BED RUST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG AND THE HORN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE HORN, ABS AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 09/09/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE INTAKE AIR SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,844.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX II TIRES, SIZE: 275-55 R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE, VIN AND DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

GOING UP RAMP ONTO HWY 90 AS I WAS TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND AIR SWITCHING VALVES FAILED AND TRUCK POWER DECREASED TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE HAPPENING AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME.TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER REPAIR AS THEY SAID DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE OF SYSTEM NOT COVERED AFTER 150,000 MILES. DEFECT IS THEIR ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY THEM AT NO CHARGE TO CUSTOMER AS THIS IS A DRIVING HAZARD THEY HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED TO THE FIRST TIME AT 49,000 MILES. *JS

THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FAN PULLEY CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT TO GIVE, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND CRASH INTO A ROAD SIDE DITCH. THIS TRUCK HAD PARTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE FAILURE, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO OWNER. *TR

MY VEHICLE NOW HAS A LITTLE LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS A FEATURE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS THE DOORS AT 15 MPH, THEN UNLOCKS THEM WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN PARK. HOWEVER, THE DOORS WILL NO LONGER LOCK UNLESS I DO SO MANUALLY WITH EACH DOOR; THE POWER MECHANISM HAS FAILED. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE CENTRAL RELAY AND CONTROLLER OF THE POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS OK; BUT THE POWER LOCK ACTUATOR (SMALL MOTOR) ON EACH DOOR HAS FAILED INDIVIDUALLY. I FIND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE THAT EACH ONE OF THESE PARTS HAS FAILED IN THE SAME VEHICLE RELATIVELY EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE UNLESS THERE IS EITHER A FAULTY DESIGN OR EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY OF THE PARTS INVOLVED. IN EITHER CASE, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR, WHICH THE DEALER ESTIMATES AT $1,746.00! PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT SOME PRESSURE ON TOYOTA. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. *TR

I STARTED MY TRUCK AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT AND THE 4-HI AND 4-LO LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AS WELL. THE PARKING LOT I WAS IN WAS MOSTLY EMPTY AND SLICK, SO I TRIED A HARD BREAKING AND SURE ENOUGH THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS TO OPERATE. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VSC FAILED TO WORK AS WELL. I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND THAT FAILED AS WELL. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A NUMBER OF FORUMS WHERE OTHERS TALKED ABOUT HAVING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. SOME STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED, OTHERS THAT IT WAS A BAD CONNECTION. I FEEL THAT A FAILURE LIKE THIS WITHOUT WARNING CAN PUT DRIVERS AT RISK. WE HAVE COME TO RELY ON THESE TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES MAKING OUR VEHICLES SAFER TO DRIVE, AND IF THEY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING, IN THE MIDDLE OF A HARD BRAKING SITUATION, THIS COULD LEAD TO DISASTROUS SITUATION AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR BED HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,228. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND VERY VIOLENTLY AND THEN IT STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THE VALVE SPRING ON THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. *TR

SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-0151-10 BULLETIN DATE6/11/2010 NHTSA NUMBER - 10034128 MY 2008 TRUCK HAS THIS PROBLEM WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS IT WAS BAD ENOUGH THAT TOYOTA FIXED THIS ON NEWER TRUCKS BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ON THE OLDER TRUCKS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE POWER WINDOWS ON ALL 4 DOORS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE WEATHER GOES TO JUST FREEZING. I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ENOUGH INSULATION IN THE DOORS OR WATER IS ACCUMULATING INSIDE THE MOTORS THAT RUN WINDOWS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2012 AND DID NOT DRIVE IT LAST WINTER AS I WORK AWAY FROM HOME FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. THIS WINTER I WAS HOME AND THE POWER WINDOWS DO NOT WORK WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE IN COLD/FROZEN WEATHER BEFORE SO, I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. I LIVE IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT DOES NOT GET THAT COLD OVERNIGHT HERE WHERE I LIVE JUST DOWN TO FREEZING USUALLY IN WINTER. MY WIFE DRIVES AN ACURA RL 2006 AND HAS NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO HER WITH HER CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILER HITCH, THE FRAME RECEIVING REAR AREA AND THE REAR BUMPER WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE HITCH FRAME WAS FRACTURED IN PIECES DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *TR

CASE # [XXX] ( FILED WITH TOYOTA) ON JAN 3RD WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM HAVING BRAKES REPLACED ON MY 2008 TUNDRA MY VEHICLE ENGINE DIED ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. I LOST MY ABILITY TO STEER IMMEDIATELY. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE I LOST TOTAL MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE. I TRIED RESTARTING AND IT WOULD NOT. I CHECKED ALL THE INDICATERS AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL. FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED 1/4 FULL WHICH WOULD EQUATE TO APPROXIMATELY 5-7 GALLONS. AFTER EXHAUSTING ALL EFFORTS TO RESTART THE TRUCK I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE OUT OF GAS!!!...I SHOWED HIM THE FUEL GAGE INDICATOR SHOWING THE 1/4 LEVEL AND HE TOLD ME THAT HIS DAD ALSO HAD A TUNDRA AND HAD EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE FUEL TANK FLOAT HANGING GIVING FALSE READINGS OF WHAT THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL WAS. HE SUGGESTED WE TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND PUT A FEW GALLONS IN PRIOR TO TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ONCE WE ADDED SOME GASOLINE THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP. I WAS SHOCKED AND UPSET FOR A NUMBER OF REASON. 1. I JUST PAID A TOW SERVICE $75 DOLLARS FOR TAKING ME DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT A HALF BLOCK TO A LOCAL CONVENIENT STORE TO PUT GAS IN MY TRUCK. 2. I STARTED REALIZING WHAT A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THIS IS. I COULD HAVE JUST AS WELL BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND HAVE MY ENGINE JUST QUIT ON ME!! THE RAMIFICAT

MY 2008 TUNDRA SUDDENLY SHOWED MULTIPLE DASH LIGHTS WHEN I STARTED IT. IT RAN ROUGH, TRIED CODE READER ON IT ,AGAIN MULTIPLE CODES AT ONCE. EVERY ITEM CAN'T BAD ALL AT SAME TIME. THE MAIN PROBLEM WAS AIR PUMP FAILURE, HAVE A FEELING IT'S ASSOCIATED WITH EXHAUST PROBLEM. TRUCK HAS BEEN TICKING SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW, I JUST ASSUMED THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS SINCE IT QUIETS AFTER WARMS UP. TURNS OUT MANIFOLD IS CRACKED BY THE PUMP. OF COURSE WARRANTY IS UP. AFTER READING ONLINE SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. HAVE HAD IT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS FOR OIL CHANGES ETC. . THE DEALERSHIP'S KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND IGNORE THEM. I HAVE TWO OTHER TOYOTA CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TOYOTA TRUCK I'VE BOUGHT . TOYOTA WE'LL HAVE A BIGGER PROBLEM WHEN GO BACK TO BUYING THE CHEVY,FORD, DODGE. THEY WERE BUYING BEFORE THEY CAME OUT WITH FULL SIZE TUNDRA. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER TOYOTA OR YOU WILL LOSE A LOT MORE MONEY AND RESPECT THAN WHAT THE RECALL WILL COST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND EXPERIENCES ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

WAS DRIVING 08 TUNDRA UP HILL AROUND 20 MPH AND CEL VSS LIGHTS CAME ON LO RANGE LIGHT FLASHING ON DASH TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. FOUND OUT CODE P2442 SECONDARY AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM FAILURE PUT TRUCK INTO LIMP MODE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN JUST PARTS TO REPAIR THIS SYSTEM. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH SAME VEHICLE. TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND RE ENGINEER A REMEDY FOR THIS POOR DESIGN AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. I SPENT ALOT OF MONEY ON A TRUCK TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS, NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE TRUCK STUCK IN LIMP MODE BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPAIR, TWO THOUSAND IN JUST PARTS, TOYOTA IS CHARGING PEOPLE 4 TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHEN IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE POOR ENGINEERING AND FAULTY DESIGN ON THE SECONDARY AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM PUMPS AND SWITCHING VALVES......I AM VERY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA FOR THEY HAVE ALWAYS BACKED UP THERE PRODUCT BUT THIS IS A POOR PRODUCT THAT THEY ARE NOT BACKING UP WHEN THEY MOST CERTAINLY SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. ALSO THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE REDESIGNED TO PUT ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT SHOULD NOT PUT VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY ETC..... ALSO THE COST AND PROBLEMS OF THIS UNNEEDED SYSTEM IS OUTRAGEOUS, ALL THIS SYSTEM DOES IS FORCE AIR INTO THE EXHAUST FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES OF ENGINE RUNNING AT STARTUP. I SWORE BY TOYOTA FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, NOT ANY MORE , WISH I GOT A CHEVY. *T

THE 2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA SR5 VIOLENTLY SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT 40 PLUS MILES AN HOUR CAUSING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVING AND A MAJOR DISTRACTION. TSB 0131-12 FOR THIS ISSUE WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST 2012. HOWEVER, TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND TOYOTA USA HEADQUARTERS WILL NOT FIX THE DEFECT UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE, MY VEHICLE IS A 2008, THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN 2011 BUT FAULTY BRAKE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR