Turbo issue

"Hey! It's all ball bearings nowadays. Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads, and I'm gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State." -Fletch

 

Another one…185 miles.

 

Well that isn’t good.

 

Another black eye for Toyota

 

This is one way to get Toyota to put official info out there on number of affected vehicles and production dates.

If you have turbo issues or other drivability issues (wind noise, gaskets missing, etc.) report your concerns here:
https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem#index

 

Mine was confirmed today to be the turbo…needs replacement and parts on back order. They said they are supposed to have an ETA on Monday. Was at like 606 miles…put in another post cause I am a dummy and hadn't realized it was this issue…but will update here. Bad day…Sucks.

should I be concerned with how they repair? They said it is a new OEM unit that solves the issue…but honestly not sure that guy new much.

 

Who'd a thunk it?!

 

Sorry to hear about your turbo issue, the 2022 Tundra is such a great truck in my book. I've got 550 miles on my SR5 and hope I'll be ok?, I wonder if the more miles you have and no problems, the chance of not having an issue increases. Keep us informed on how the repair goes.

 

Is there a silver lining in all this? Could this have Mike Sweers moving somewhere else?

 

Wouldn't that be great.

 

Possibly.

Most Japanese companies won't fire you for a screwup like this. But they will put you in a room without a doorknob so you can't do any more damage. The next step is yours...

 

215 miles

 

160 miles

 

Everyone says the passenger side turbo is getting replaced.

 

Any evidence Toyota is actively contacting buyers of affected trucks? or are they just waiting till the part(s) fails and then replacing them at failure?

Any evidence this problem was limited to early builds only?

Any evidence this is limited to a so called “bad batch” ( singular) of bad turbos?

 

I said this in another thread.

For everyone affected, Toyota should do 2 things:

1. Extend the engine warranty.

2. Any affected customers that paid ADM, Toyota should work with the dealership to have the ADM returned.

 

If memory serves me correct, FCA is the highest buying carbon credit auto mfg. Fwiw

 

What about the people that paid ADM and didn't have an issue? This is akin to forgiving student loans.

 

Same as "why not extend everyone's warranty?"

 

Right, both don't make any sense.

 

Having your new “world beater truck” in the shop with 161 miles on the ticker doesn’t make sense…….

 

This may not be a turbo issue. All the pics I've seen have a "reduced engine" error.

 

Good lord the meme’s write themselves.

I hope heads roll over this.

 

The manufacturer would 100% agree with you.

 

Maybe it's just a plain old beater? ;-) But seriously, I'm sure it will work out fine in the long run.

 

Shoe sole?

 

Right because they stuff a port injected, iron block, push rod engine in literally everything they build including sedans. FCA has not innovated the driveline side of things in a long time except for the Jeep 4Xe.

Their driveline R&D budget is probably $20 a year and can afford the carbon credits.

 

Good idea.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/2022-gen-3-turbocharger-failure-list.102563/

 

I had been thinking about it, we’ll see if it is useful and can remain “clean” as just a list.

 

Make a google drive spreadsheet and only make it viewable. Then as new claims come up they can be added and documented.