What years 2.5 Gen are more dependable/reliable?

So, long story short..I want to sell my 2013 landcruiser due to electronic issues.. mainly head unit , radio ,DVD failures.. I had a 2016 Sequoia with more simple setup..less electronics..my radio and AC Controls were seperate..
On the LANDCRUISER everything is in the head unit..
I would like to get the same setup as the 16' Sequoia
.my question is what years tundras have that seperate radio, hvac controls?
TY!

 

In 2014 they redid the interior and it will be completely different than the 2nd gen Sequoia. But all the HVAC controls have knobs and physical buttons. I believe in 2017 they add Toyota safe sense which is added safety but more tech to break. 2020 and 2021 got even more tech upgrades like car play / android auto, smart key with push button start to name a few. As far as powertrain reliability I don’t think any years standout above the rest for 2014 to 2021.

 

2007-2021 Tundras will all have HVAC separate from the head unit. Hell, the 2022+ are separate.

 

Well, for what it's worth my 2014 has been solid as a rock. No issues whatsoever. It has about 160,000 on the clock. Need to do the new timing chain and tensioner but that's just scheduled maintenance. It runs fine and as I've said no issues.

 

It all depends on what you want. 2018 was the start of the tss and the last year of the trans cooler if I'm not mistaken. In my personal opinion I believe the 2017 model would be the best year to find due to no tss but still have a trans cooler and the bigger fuel tank on certain models. Now this is very debatable obviously as I have a 2019 and its been fine as well.

 

Timing chain and tensioner? That is not normal scheduled maintenance, especially at only 160K. These are lifetime items on the 3URFE. Unless you have chain/tensioner slap, you should leave it alone.

 

Nope, I just thought it was supposed to be changed 60k miles ago. No problems.

 

The serpentine belt should probably be replaced at that interval though.

 

If you don’t like tech I would say 2016 and 2017 those two years have the bigger 38 gallon fuel tanks and no tss 2018 they came out with tss (the radar cruise control) also 2018 was the last year of the external transmission cooler so if you get a 2019 thru 21 you’ll have to add one yourself

2015 and newer have the newer updated head gasket 2014 and older are prone to leak around cylinder 7 and 8 and the earlier second gens had fuel pump issues

 

Another vote for a '17.
I sought mine out in 2019 specifically after finding out about the early TSS issues and lack of trans cooler. Towing when I had my '15 was painful with the smaller gas tank too.

Having said that; if my '17 were to get totaled today, I would be shopping for a low mileage '21 without hesitation.

 

Sounds good to me. Thank you!

 

I'm going to say 2021 are the most reliable year for the 2.5 Gen. Then 2020 would be the second most reliable year and so on...

 

I get the logic, but my 2020 Covid built truck has had a lot of minor issues.

 

My 2021 did as well in fact it had so many bugs I dumped it fortunately my 2016 has fared a lot better

 

I was unaware of the head gasket issue!

 

my 2021 had a lot of issues definitely a covid build, door frame mouldings were coming off headliner was dropping and had a bad rear main seal leak all at 12k miles. I had such horrible experiences with retards at dealers I didn’t even want to mess with them trying to fix it under warranty I just had no faith in the truck so I dumped it. Have a 2016 now that I got used with 75k miles and the build quality on that is night and day noticeable

 

My 2021 delivered Oct 2020 has had zero issues. well, no non-self inflicted issues that is.

knock on wood

 

I have a 2021 Tundra purchased 2/1/2022.

I have had both upper control arms replaced under warranty due to leaks and now my truck is at the dealer for further warranty work on the same control arms, plus the outer tie rod knuckles leaking AND what I think is a main seal leak because of oil and dirt residue above and around the oil pan while there is no leak while truck sits in the garage so something is leaking while I drive it.

I live in Houston. I haven't researched where my truck was put together, but I think it was Canada.

I'm thankful I purchased a 7 year / 125K warranty.

Ya know, I wonder how many folks are driving around under the original warranty that don't discover these leaks which could exist before the warranty is up, but since they don't make any noise or present until they are really bad, no one gets them fixed until it is post-warranty. What a racket.

 

Crazy. Must have been a later build date? My 2021 was built 9/20.

No issues, but I did have the groaning noise in the front diff. Rather than have Toyota replace the needle bearing under warranty, I installed the ECGS bushing.

 

I have 2021 built 10/2020 and had both cam towers resealed and timing chain cover at 27K miles. Only other issue is the driver side window wiggles going down but haven't addressed it yet. Other than that its been outstanding.

 

How did you know a cam tower needed to be resealed or a timing chain cover was faulty? Was this found by yourself, non dealer mechanic, or a Toyota dealer service center?

 

I noticed it and the dealer tech confirmed. It was repaired under warranty. Posted it below in the past

 

All Tundras are built right in San Antonio.

 

2017 Limited 4x4 with 72k miles here. ZERO issues whatsoever and it hasn't complained about any of my mods. Well, except for one when the TRD pro headlights harness was rubbing against the aluminum AC line and poked a hole in it, but that was my fault.

 

Thanks a ton for the information. Guys! Very informative! My thought is to stick with a 16' or 17'. not to muddy the waters but, do these same changes/years apply to sequoia?

 

I bought a new Sequoia back in 2011 and drove it for 115k miles before I sold it in 2022. It was just as solid and the only thing that failed on it was the fuel pump sensor at just over 100k miles. That was fun; it said I had plenty of gas when it was actually empty. Went ahead and replaced the fuel pump assembly.

 

my buddies 2011 tundra fuel pump took a shit on him a few months ago he has a little under 100k miles and he had to get it towed obviously luckily for him he was close to home and not camping in the middle of nowhere

I heard the early second gens like his have that issue

 

Interesting, I had no idea that was an issue for these. I was on the freeway with the whole family. Had a tow truck pick me up and take me to a gas station. That was how I knew for sure it was the fuel pump sensor after putting 20 bucks in it and starting it.

 

I stand corrected....thanks.