Tundra engine recall - interesting news

Hey Toyota ,

we’ve been told you read these threads

what in the living fuck, fix this ffs.

and no these aren’t recalled trucks

 

In the video, Ryan mentioned that Toyota bought his truck back after its engine blew up. Can someone explain how that can be accomplished instead of accepting a bandaid short block repair? I assume it requires getting Toyota Corp involved, but what/who determines if they buy back a truck versus fixing it?

 

lawyers

 

Do you know for fact that Ryan used a lawyer, or just assuming?

 

just assuming , most buybacks are tight and done via lemon or lawyer etc

 

Thanks, man.

I'd like to contact Ryan directly, but I don't do any social media except here and a Jeep forum.

If any of you know how I can do so, or could relay a message from me to Ryan, please private message me.

Thanks.

 

@eddiefromcali knows how to get ahold of him , or at least did.

 

You'd be wrong.

 

An email to get ahold of him is in the video description.

 

This was shared internally with technicians when training for the new Tundra was in progress.

 

Thanks!! I should have thought to look there.

 

Most manufacturers follow the standard "route" when it comes to lemon law buybacks. You get a lawyer, file a claim with state AG office, etc, etc. Most manufacturers don't even push back much, they want the case resolved and move on. Lemon law buybacks must be reported and get into official NHTSA statistics.
But Toyota is sneaky. They don't want their lemons to be reported in the official statistics. So when you file a lemon law case against Toyota, they look into it carefully. If they believe your case isn't very strong, they will send their lawyers to fight back. They basically will try to wear you out, the longer the case, the more expensive it gets to you and they hope you will simply give up. But if your case is strong, Toyota will offer an out-of-court settlement. Toyota will make you a generous offer in exchange for a non-disclosure agreement. They basically will buy your silence. This is why Toyita has an incredibly low number of "official" lemon law cases. Toyota doesn't mind spending extra money for the sake of protecting their reputation.
How do I know? Because I went through a somewhat similar issue with Toyota once. Toyota is an incredibly unethical company.