Tundra engine recall - interesting news

To each his own. I wanted to push the replacement off as long as possible as well but changed my mind when reports of the new engines started coming in. Didn’t want to miss out on a revised design and potentially better fuel economy. Also figured 125000kms for free was a good deal. Made sense to get it replaced while I had the time in stead of it letting go in winter and SOL. Also figured I’d I had a failure on a motor with a known issue that would be on me but if the replacement failed, then I did my due diligence and I can blame someone else.

Edit: There should also be a sweet spot where the dealer techs did enough replacements so they know what they’re doing but not so many where it starts to be too easy and they lose focus. Mine was around #20 at my dealership.

 

Or he must not drive through the middle of nowhere Alabama 1000 miles from home with wife, dog, and tons of gear. But hey, if you drive only 5 miles from home by all means delay as long as possible.

 

I've seen no evidence the replacement engines are immune to the same bearing failures. So the "what ifs" are really no different, IMO.

If my truck was on the recall list, I'd milk the bonus miles as long as possible. If I made it to 100K miles without failure, I might consider getting my new engine then.

 

HE's not kidding! Not fun in ATL. And thinking possible failure - not good

 

are there reports of the recall motor failing?

 

Its a 1% failure rate. I will take those odds. You probably have at least the same odds they screw something up on the install.

 

Why is the engine primarily failing in the Tundra? I know it has failed in the Lexus LS to some degree, but seems to perform better in the GX, and has been around longer than both. Right? What is special about the Tundra tuning? Is it simply that the Tundra is produced in larger numbers and therefore is discussed more? Are Tundras put under greater duress?

 

Yes.