re: Have a Toyota Tundra? Dealers likely won't take it for a trade-in due to engine failures

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twin-turbo V6s are self-destructing

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So many people called this. Same for the 4cyl.

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the new Tundras actually are junk.

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Sounds more like a process issue at their motor plant.The article makes it sound like Toyota already knows the issue and is working on how to implement the fix and have already done so on the '24 models that have been produced. Honestly compared to the big 3 that's a pretty quick fix and diagnosis, similar to what they had on the Tacoma shift issues where the first couple years had bad shift points and they implemented a recall to flash the new shift points on all the 3.5L Autos.

Anyone who says Toyota sucks and use this as an example please let me know what Ford is doing for the 5.0 or did for the ecoboosts. What about GM with the 3.6L or 8 speed transmissions. Ram transmission failures... All of those issues are 5+ years into being known issues and the solutions are still flush the fluids, flash the ecu, and better trade in before 90k because they are ticking time bombs after they go over 90k miles.

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I drive a 2007 Tundra with the 5.7 V8. >17 years and no issues.

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08 here, and I have huge issues with where they put the fricking starter outside of that, love it. My next oil change should be right after the 250k mark was originally my dad's ride/our company vehicle. I leveraged my worker's comp 10% ownership exclusion into a solid deal when he retired and we shutdown his company.

Proven engine I thought? EPA I really fricking is hard.

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there is only one option in a truck for a real man - a V8

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I know a lot of real men who have only ever had 6 cylinder trucks that beat the hell out of them and put 300k plus hard miles on them before they are handed down or turned into strictly farm trucks. Those 6 cylinders would rip the aluminum frame out from under your truck if you tried a tug of war. Unless of course this is some rah rah troll job about guys driving trucks that have known issues while they laugh at a manufacturer actually fixing their issues. If that's the case then I absolutely attacked that shiny hook.

Gotta 2013 V8 with 300k miles that I'll trade in for an entirely new truck if that's the case since the newer shite ain't worth a frick to them.

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Got to get the V8.

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^this

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I drive a 2007 Tundra with the 5.7 V8. >17 years and no issues.

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I handed down an 08 Tundra with the 5.7 to my teen son in 2019. It finally gave up the ghost sometime in 2022 a little shy of 300K. And it only died because he let it overheat and thought he could make it “a few more miles”. Wrong. Had he pulled over immediately and shut it down, probably could have just had to replace the thermostat and water pump and it would still be going today. But that’s what you get with teenagers.

BTW, if you like the Tundra’s 5.7 V8, the Ram’s 5.7 V8 is virtually the same design except it has a cast iron block instead of aluminum, which means it’s less prone to warp or crack at high temps.

I got a 23 tundra. No problems yet.
Not really worried. Bought the 100k warranty cause I wasn’t sure about buying the first year of a new complex engine. Only time will tell.

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I mean they are under immense pressure from the US government to improve efficiency. They had to do something.