Tundra engine recall - interesting news

The new engine, that would replace the old one if there is any damage, is fixed. The problem is solved. Thats what I mean by fixed engine.

You also ignoring how much better is that is to the toyota "fix".

 

What was the fix??

 

They had an issue with their rod/crankshaft. Let me get a link for the fix since I'll probably mess up wording.
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/0...all-doesnt-apply-to-2025-model-year-vehicles/




So, I will say, "time will tell". But they believe they made a lasting change and I haven't seen stuff about the 25's blowing or having these issues.

 

Yup, that extra powertrain warranty is the piece missing from this Tundra nightmare. They are pretty much forcing us to buy the Toyota extended warranty, which I would never do except for this engine issue. If you don't have such a plan and have an engine failure at 5 or 6 years (or 1 year past recall engine installation) the way these trucks are depreciating that $30k (and probably rising) repair bill will mean your truck is totaled.

 

So, the warranty engine repair does not maintain the same warranty along with the rest of the vehicle? It this only for the recall replacements, or any warranty work?

That seems like total nonsense either way.

 

Yes, sure you keep the original warranty. But after 5 years or 60k miles that is gone and the truck will be worth less than the repair bill if you have a failure then. Although the way Toyota is slow rolling the recalls I might not get my phase 7 replacement until 5 years in which case I'd get one more year. Bottom line I am either going to buy an extended plan or trade the thing. I have ~another 6 months to decide.

 

I think the biggest issue here is that Toyota is so quiet about this topic that there’s a lot of unknowns and gray areas and even my dealership says they don’t know anything about it.

I bought my tundra used and have never heard from Toyota about my engine replacement, even though my truck’s vin is listed under the recall. I reached out to Toyota and they gave me a very vague response saying yes my engine is in the recall and that’s it. No other information and nothing about it. Dealership and Toyota just keep being vague with literally NO info.

I have owned Toyotas in the past and obviously I own a tundra now. I can tell you that I probably will never buy another Toyota after this situation. Their customer service has been non existent. They allowed themselves to be bent over backwards by ridiculous, climate change nut cases, and switch from the V8’s down to the 3.4L that puts out very similar numbers and very similar miles per gallon on a smaller over stressed engine, that they just seem to be unable to get right and now us customers are paying the price.

My Titan was a V8 and I got 22MPG with that truck. My Tundra with its “more efficient engine” is lucky to get 18.

 

is that the lifter deal?

 

I've never paid for an extended warranty on any vehicle until my Gen 3. With the cost of parts and labor, and unreliability of modern vehicles, it's a no-brainer, IMO.

I think my 10yr/100k Platinum plan cost me around $1500. Pretty cheap relative to the costs of even minor repairs.

 

Yes and no. The only repair that scares me enough to need the extra plan is the engine issue. Otherwise I'd just self-insure and take my chances.

 

I won't either going forward (go without extended warranty). The mentality of "replace, dont repair" has never been more prevalent than it is in the auto industry at this time; Multiple factors/variables contributing to this from lack of skilled craftsmen to labor costs etc., that forces you into swapping parts instead of fixing them when the time comes. Oh well.

 

No, the main bearings deal.

 

thanks, I thought they finally fixed the lifter deal once and for all, that was a concern when I was testing the AT4 refresh 6.2

 

Nope, still get to play lifter roulette.

 

shit, really?

thats been going on forever.

I like the 6.2, pulled good, ran smooth, sounded great, was stoked to throw a borla on it and let it rumble.

 

To be fair, some of the lifter issue is fatigue / contamination over time in the collapsible ones, some is shitty steel in the fixed ones. Shitty steel is also responsible for the lifter springs breaking in the 2.5 Tundra 5.7 engines.

 

Yup. A fricken new headlight assembly on our trucks costs $1500. A new 14" infotainment screen is north of $5K.

I would have never gotten my money's worth out of an extended warranty on my 2008 and 2015 Tundras, but I'm confident I will on my Gen 3.

 

I'm dropping my '22 off tomorrow, heading to the Bahamas and then up to Minneapolis the following week. Should return to a fresh motor on 9/26.

77k miles, no major issues.

 

Not too shabby! I’m about to hit 60k with no mechanical issues to speak of. Waiting for my golden ticket to be called.

 

That and not including the TRD Pro/Hybrid models....

 

Wow, good deal on that warranty. Don't think the suggested warranty contacts provided here were that inexpensive. Who/where did you get your warranty @Matt2015Tundra ?

 

The dealership I bought my truck from initially charged nearly $3K for same plan. After reading a few threads, here, I realized I got ripped off. So, I got quotes from 2 different dealerships. Both were lower, but one was much lower. I gave my selling dealership the opportunity to match it, or I would cancel my plan with them. They reluctantly did match it, and issued me a check for the difference.

There's a lengthy thread about it, here.

Edit: Correction. My Platinum plan is 8yr/100K, not 10yr. My dealership originally charged me $3300. I was quoted $1900 from the other dealership. My dealership matched it and gave me a check for the difference. Sorry for the misinformation.