2024 Tundra Capstone engine rebuilding

Bought a used 2024 tundra capstone with 19k miles and no issues leaving dealership.

Two months later at 21k miles not engine oil was in the truck. Called the dealership and they towed the vehicle in and said that it did not fall in the recall but it needed a short block rebuild.

anybody have any issues with the engine being rebuilt?

 

Clearly you haven't done any research. There are countless threads about this.

In a nut shell, only 2022 thru Feb 2023 non-hybrid build dates are covered under the safety recall. Those trucks are getting full crate engine replacements. All other build dates for both non-hybrid and hybrid trucks that suffer from the same catastrophic engine failures are getting short block repairs. It's borderline criminal, and will likely result in lawsuits, if it hasn't already, IMO.

My 2023 isn't covered under the recall either. If my engine blows, the first call I'll make is to my attorney. I will not accept a short block repair for the same failure that a randomly defined group of trucks are getting complete engine replacements.

 

Being a low mileage 2024 I assume it was gold certified used right?
Certified covers any and all drivetrain failure for 100,000 or 7 years whichever comes first.

 

Explain what "not engine oil in the truck" means please?

 

No engine oil.

 

I'd like to hear more about how this came to be. Did someone recently change the oil? Had you been checking the oil since you purchased the truck?
Reason I bring this up is that the dealer may fight you on a warranty claim if your engine oil level wasn't properly maintained.

 

Was it on the driveway…underside of the truck?…nowhere to be found, aka, came from the dealership that way???

 

Got an oil change when I bought it, at around 19k miles, drove it until around 21k and the low engine oil light popped up.

called dealership and had to get it towed in. They looked at it for a day and I got a call that the engine needed to be rebuilt. From what I read the oil was getting internally burnt up so no oil was leaking. The only issues I found was that a day or two before the light popped on a ton of white smoke blew out of the exhaust.

Warranty did end up covering it and I am getting it back tomorrow and am hopping no other problems arise. It is an amazing truck other than these issues.

 

That explanation of the failure doesn't sound legit. If your engine was burning that much oil, it would have been obvious.

Be sure to get a copy of the work order and post it, if you can. I'm very curious to see how your service department describes the failure.

 

Something doesn't sound right about this whole situation. If the engine burned almost 8 quarts of oil in 2,000 miles the truck would have been smoking profusely and honestly the CATs should be fouled from that much oil. When you started the truck you should have seen a huge puff of smoke and probably a cloud when you gave it the slightest bit of gas.

"They looked at it for a day and I got a call that the engine needed to be rebuilt. From what I read the oil was getting internally burnt up so no oil was leaking. The only issues I found was that a day or two before the light popped on a ton of white smoke blew out of the exhaust."

Where did you read this. The dealer didn't give you anything so where did you read this at?

 

Man, this is scary if the engine just suddenly burnt oil. Following this thread closely

 

This 100%

 

If the engine was burning that much oil, you would having a constant plume of thick smoke behind you for the past 2000 miles. Sounds fishy. But either way, these motors are a problem. Even if you get a new block, the new blocks are plagued with the same problem and could fail too. Sorry you’re going through this, but this is why the 21 and earlier with the 5.7 are holding so much value.

 

Opinion, (which you're absolutely entitled to) not fact.

 

Which part is an opinion? The replacement blocks are starting to fail as well from bearing failure.

 

What is your source of data for this statement?

 

From what Cargentleman describes this doesn't sound like anything to do with bearings. If it were me I would want to know exactly what gave way in the engine. With all the complaints about the V35a this is the first one I have seen with this stated failure since I have been following this forum.

 

Know of one first hand. Friend of mine had his 23 motor fail at 20k. It was replaced. It’s now back at the dealership with another failed motor 30k miles later. He’s currently getting a lawyer. And simple research and following of tundras on social media will pull up the failures of the replacement blocks. The replacements are starting to come up on the 25-35k miles marks and they too are seeing failures. These motors have had failure issues since it was released in 2017. But the motor wasn’t in many Toyota vehicles, so the statistical data never really amounted to anything. Now that they are using this motor in a popular platform (Tundras), the data is starting to catch up because the frequencies of failure are starting to show up more.

 

(some)Third gen tundra owners in denial as usual.



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Whats confusing is, OP is calling dealer instead of first checking dipstick when low oil indicator comes on?.

 

The trolls have come out, thread lock is next.

 

Unless things have changed, Toyota trucks have never had an oil level sensor meaning you'd never get a "no oil" message. We have seen people get an oil pressure warning when these eat a bearing - I'd bet that's what happened here as there being "no oil" simply makes no sense.

 

I found a similar issue on a '23 on the NHTSA website.

 

You're absolutely right! We only have oil pressure sensor, not level.

 

You know of ONE first hand. OK, great. Was his '23 under recall? Do you have the details of the engine failure? The first or the second? Replaced with a complete engine or a short block reassembled at the dealership?
Yes, social media, and the internet in general. The great arbiter of truth and factual knowledge. Including AI generated responses that do nothing but rehash the same stuff we've heard over and over and prove nothing in the process.

I'm not denying that failures are happening. They are. No denial.
But really now, how many??
And of those, how many that are directly attributable to the recall issue?
We don't know, and anyone that says they do is lying or delusional.

The internet and social media are echo chambers. What is reported is overblown and magnified, often with an agenda.

 

23 was under recall. Replaced full motor (ie long block). Crank bearing failure on first motor. Crank bearing failure on second motor. Both occurred during normal driving conditions.

 

Thanks for the rational response, it is appreciated.

All, please take note:
We CAN talk about this stuff without it devolving into argument or worse. It is possible.

 

Such an echo chamber.
Only Toyota has true data. I still think it's better to talk to a service manager at a large store vs internet echos.

 

Maybe they should start building these engines in Japan. Sounds like the guys here aren't getting it right.

 

From what I see the 23 models years haven't been released for recall/long block replacements yet (based on phase). How did his 23 get a long block already? Sounds more like it was a short block replacement on the original failure, and that rebuild failed (which isn't surprising to me).