Has anyone seen this?

Toyota should send all affected recall owners to @Eurodriver how to treat your new truck school. No more engine problems.

1) Don't be afraid to cut parts off it to fit big tires in there.
2) Use it as a truck for truck things
3) beat the hell out of it
4) Never use it as a car.
5) blow that factory material right out of the engine through the turbos at high RPMS!
6) wild boar blood will solve all engine problems.

Problem solved

 

7) buckshot holes look good on the bed!

 

it was 5.56 and the tailgate, not the bed.

 

That was a test. You passed.

 

First of all, lower your voice.

 

Doesn't count then

 

You make a lot of very good valid points. It’s hard to take the emotion out of it when you’re retired as I am and just paid nearly $70k cash for a truck with a potential fatal failure looming. I don’t have as much faith in their truthfulness on the NHTSA report though. Lying to regulators seems to be an all too common occurrence with them in the last 10-15 years. But we’ll see…hopefully in late July.

The only place I'm going to respectfully disagree with you is when you say you’d rather Toyota be dealing with it than others. Not that I trust the others…I don’t. I got rid of an ‘18 F150 that had a long block replacement at under 10k miles, and I’ve lemoned two Chrysler vehicles (or whatever they call themselves now). But I’d rather the Toyota of the 80’s and 90’s be dealing with it. With the scandals they’ve gone through with the EPA and Japanese regulators, IMO, they’ve decided there’s no value add in being better than the others and lowered their standards. It's a disturbing trend, and something Akio Toyoda’s father and grandfather would have never allowed to happen. Trust is earned, but sometimes blown trust cannot be restored. Again…we’ll see.

 

Use Preparation H.

And Vagasil. Something tells me you'll find both emollients efficacious, effervescent, and effective.

 

While the new model years may have their fair share of issues. Media is blowing this out of proportion, very much like the unintended acceleration from the mid 2010s where they had media out there jerry rigging Toyota pedals to show the public how bad of a product it was, and how quickly their car would lose control. Now I've had my fair share of issues back in 2007 through 2012 ranging from electrical, mechanical, fit and finish and paint, all corrected by Toyota in a timely manner. Not saying they're perfect and I'm not white knighting them either, they'll just need time to figure it out. IMO, they should've just gone with an I6 turbo

 

With abundance of main bearings that would turn out perfectly for Toyota. Also it would ride much smoother than a 60 degree V block. Does it have a counterbalancing shaft, by the way?

 

I don't know. I don't think they need one, since Inline engines are more balanced, I mean they've produced an I6 since the 70's all the way to the mid 2000's with the IS300 2jzge vvt-i.

 

Damn that some guy! (shakes fist in the air)

 

More info.
https://youtu.be/XU-wcdpJXcg?si=e7PsFIo236HHvxf7

 

Counter shaft for 60 degree V6, not for inline, of course.

 

The dealer buying back a Tundra segment was interesting, to say the least. Roman discussed how they would have to discount it for various reasons. That's the wholesale part of it people have been talking about. IMO - if a dealer offers you $10-20k less than KBB, that's basically saying they don't want the truck.

 

I wouldn't buy one used unless steeply discounted and Toyota puts everything that a motor swap affects under warranty for 10 years, 150,000 from purchase. Just the powertrain is not enough when they mess with other systems like the AC with the replacement.

 

In the dealership now getting an oil change and there a plenty of tundras on the lot and one just went out for a test drive. This place is definitely not a ghost town like the you tubes would like you to believe

 

Best video I’ve found on the new engine. Long, but gives great details. Not all negative.
https://youtu.be/1XdaccfMxn4?si=4em3HQFD_4rUuQYU

 

What YouTube channel is saying dealerships don't have Tundras?

 

I met that guy at that event and was in the same room when he started this interview. Good guy. Solid information.

 

I have watched so many videos it has about driven me crazy. No videos saying that they are not on the lots. A few have said no one was interested. I have asked about “the recall “ and the service manager said he knew of no resolution, and would wait to hear from Toyota. Good answer and that’s how I feel. I love my 22 trd sport. I have had to limit my you tube time and time spent here. It will drive me nuts. But I am in the dealership

 

Exactly. Any of the YouTube videos I have seen show dealerships have plenty of inventory and are having a hard time selling them, understandably. It's not just the hesitation from potential buyers due to the recall and/or track record of the 3rd generation, but high interest rates are also part of the problem.

 

As someone with a YouTube channel, those "shock jock" channels drive me nuts. They all have headlines and thumbnails trying to make you believe the truck market is tanking. Ford is going out of business. Toyota is done! That kind of crap. Just have to be picky and not fall for their BS.

What really pisses me off is I'll do videos with sales results and they get like 20k views. Another channel does the "Toyota can't sell trucks!" type of videos and gets 500k views. People want to watch negativity I guess. It isn't for me.

 

To say "...high interest rates are also part of the problem" and leave it at that.....well the economy is in the tank right now cause everything is more expensive and interest rates for everything are higher. 5Guys wants over $20 for a burger lunch, Samsung wants $2399 for a combo washer/dryer at HD, eGo lawnmowers go as high as $1k - dam. People are prioritizing where to put money right now and as a result dealers are seeing an increase in inventory - I admit this is anecdotal and I don't have empirical data to back it up. But as I search for a truck I'm seeing an increase in available inventory across the brands (Ram, GMC, Toyota) for the models I'm looking at. I even hit a dealer that had 62 Tundras and was offering about $6k average off sticker price for 1794s, the Ram dealer had plenty of 1500s and offered as much as $12k off sticker.

So I think you're reaching to say the cause of Tundra inventory is due the recall and high interest rates...it's consumer sentiment with maybe a "little" caution on Tundras.

 

Have you tried OnlyFans?

 

I see the Lexus LX 600 is part of the engines effected, that was new info to me.

Find it odd that both Alabama and Japan plants have the "same QC issue". That doesn't jive to me.

Also read in the YT comments that the safety recall was triggered from the dangers of having your vehicle immobile, and Hybrids can still power on after the engine failure. So Hybrid owners are getting screwed twice. Not sure if that's completely true but seems logical at face value.

Tons of comments saying it's an engineering issue.

 

Tragically, we live in a world where misery loves company and to your point, people love negativity which draws them to the "Toyota can't sell trucks" click bait. I enjoy watching your videos because there is actual beneficial content and great insight regarding real time issues and/or reviews. Also, there is a difference between constructive criticism and just criticism. Most people enjoy criticism due to reinforcement of unhappiness or misery in their own life and seemingly "connect" with another person who shares that negativity. IMHO, the U.S. specifically is an overall depressing place to live these days and many American's attitudes are a direct result.

Keep doing your thing Tim, I like your content and will continue to watch.

 

LOL. Farmer's only for me!

 

Yes, you're correct and great points. I didn't make a statement about the economy because I assumed that was an obvious problem that didn't need to highlighted. But, to your point, there many factors that are in play today all of which you and I just discussed.

Most brands have inventory, and some lots of it.

 

Quoting my own post for accuracy and to note my edit - it was $6k off the Tundras not $7k as I initially typed.