In 2016, long before I had ever seen a Scotty video, I bought a Tundra for my landscaping business. It would be for towing <3000 lbs and <500 lbs payload. Little did I know, this truck would be a complete disaster area.

The first warning sign should have been the recalls. Before I even had owner the truck for a year, I had to get 2 separate recalls done almost immediately - I no longer remember what one was even for, but one was for the bumper step. My business was sidelined to rental trucks for a combined week during the periods these recalls were fixed - costing me a little more than a grand.

After about 25K miles of ownership, I started having big brake problems - that should have been covered under warranty - but the dealer told me a mild shake in the steering wheel was caused by abuse that was not covered. It ended up costing me about $500 in brakes which certainly left a bad taste in my mouth.

Somewhere between 25K and 35K miles, the cam seal went out, causing oil leaking on a 1 year old truck. It was covered by the dealer. But it shouldn't have happened in the first place.

Just recently, the transmission has been having issues. When I throw her in drive, the truck does nothing for about 3 seconds, then it clunks into gear, and overall shifts quite rough under load.

There are a few other minor shortcomings I have found, where Toyota has cheaped out - there is only 1 keyhole. I have the tradesman trim (removes everything, including power locks) and when I want to access something on the passenger side of the truck, I have to unlock the truck from the left, reach across, unlock the manual door, then go back around. It's not the end of the world, but on a truck this expensive I really wish they would put a hole on the other side, as this makes using the passenger side for cargo a real chore.

While I will keep the truck until its wheels fall off, I want to make known the problems I have had in only 60K miles on this Tundra. Thanks for reading, and God bless!