r/tundra

Hey all,

I have a 2018 F150 Platinum that I am looking to trade for a Tundra. Reasons are... Cam Phaser issue slips in 4th gear, and a few other things that I am sick of.

I was thinking about a Tundra, but not the new model due to reliability issues. I am looking for reliability.

Things I hate about the F150- mechanical issues (this will be the 4th time in shop @ 80k miles and I use as daily driver/hauler), 20" wheels (easy fix I know but I prefer 18 for ride and cosmetics), the seemingly eventual turbo failure and other probable mechanical things. I know things happen, but we have kids now and it's just super annoying to lose a vehicle for a week.

Things I love about it- cabin is very quiet, excellent sound system, the cavernous backseat with seats up. It is an ecoboost so MPG is 19-ish.

Looking at 2021 Tundra Limited with OR Package. For projects, hauling lightly, camping, just random stuff. What are your thoughts on the transition from a super nice F150 to the older model tundra? Will the cabin noise be overbearing? Do you feel the loss of MPG kills the entire concept?

Plan to keep for as long as I can >10 years. In the next 3 ish years transition it from daily driver to farm truck and camping kind of thing.

If you recommend a newer Tundra over this, I would probably prefer just another F150 with a good warranty.

“My 2022 Tundra 1794 had its engine recalled & replaced in January 2024 at 60,000 miles.

Sadly, and surprisingly, just last week - while on a vacation - the new engine catastrophically seized while we on 441 in the Great Smokey Mountains. It died after only 18 months & after only 30,000 miles with total Tundra vehicle miles at 90,000. 

It was towed to the nearest Toyota dealership, located in a small town, which was about an hour away.

The techs found metal shavings just by examining the oil dipstick & the engine inoperative. 

I was informed that the warranty on the replacement engine was “unlimited miles” but only for 12 months. Sadly my SECOND engine was 18 months old, and thus 6 months out of warranty. 

Long story short: I sold the dead Tundra to the dealership & bought (financed) a 2026 Tundra Hybrid 1794 so that I could back home. 

I contacted “Toyota Customer Support” & after speaking with them, they said they needed 60 days to review my case. 

Should I worry that the 2026 Tundra 1794 Hybrid will suffer the same fate as its predecessor?”

I have a 2023 SR5 with 40k miles with the engine recall. My engine failed and was towed to my Toyota dealership about 5 weeks ago. I was told the first week they had it that the engine would need to be replaced. Ever since then I’ve called the service department asking for updates and all they can say is that they are waiting on Toyota to get back with them on what they recommend the next steps should be. I called yesterday and the service person told me they’ve ran into this 3-4 times and the customers just ended up trading in their trucks. I actually bought this truck 3 day’s before the engine failure from a different dealership, so I don’t feel like trading in a depreciating asset after 3 days of ownership would be smart.
Has anyone who successfully had the engine swap have any recommendations or insight on this process?

I want to upgrade my 2026 Tundra exhaust sound. I know it’s a matter of opinion but what is the groups recommendation?

Been in my F150 for 10 years, and only have 80k miles thanks to working from home a lot, and COVID (well.. not thanks) - but she's leaking oil, waters gets stuck in the doors every time it rains, it's on it's 3rd transmission and that's already starting to fail. Scary moments driving 2 weeks ago at 75mph and it just randomly slips out of gear and RPMs go way high while the truck slows down, and then it jerks back in when it downshifts. I just don't know if I can trust the Ford badge after all this.

So... been doing lots of research and want o move to Tundra. It seems that Toyota has stated the hybrid engine isn't affected, but this is legal-speak. The NHTSA doesn't require Toyota to state that since the computer will just switch to the electric motor if the bearings seize, which means it doesn't cause a loss of control like the gas only engine does.

In a model year 2026, what's the risk for this problem to still be present but swept under the rug?

PLEASE if you haven’t experienced yourself then don’t comment.
Looking for any and all ways to boost mileage.
Ram air, haul engaged, clean oil, fuel additives have already in place. So I’m looking for the extras especially computer chip (plug n play only please) and then anything else you guys may have done.
As of now I’m in the 13.7-14.9 range. This needs to change!

Looking to buy a used truck, a first gen tundra. The car needs some tlc work but runs and drives fine. The current owners inspection expires this month, and he has it emissions exempt in Pennsylvania due to driving less then 5k miles a year. The car has a CEL for cats but I’m guessing it’s just an O2 sensor but I don’t want to buy the car and it actually needs cats cuz then I’ll have to weld new ones in and what not and I won’t be able to get it to pass emissions cuz Pa requires 1 year ownership for emissions exemption. My question is, if I pay for him to get it re inspected and emissions exemption, and then I buy it will I be able to keep that exemption valid until my one year of ownership because then it won’t matter if I manage to fix the actual cats or not. TIA

Pulling a 6x12 uhaul and curious on what settings i should set on my dashboard. It only has about 1K inside.I read the 6x12 has surge brakes and may not need to use the trailer brakes. Any advice is appreciated