PSA Regarding 2022 Toyota Tundra
Hey everyone, I’m not 100% sure if there’s a way to post without asking a question, but here’s something interesting.
My friend got in his 2022 Toyota Tundra at the beginning of this month, and 2 weeks later with 237 miles, the truck went into Limp Mode and slowed him down majorly on the highway, causing him to almost be hit by a 16-wheeler. He brought it back to the dealership he bought it from (I won’t say which one unless it gets fixed properly) in Southern California (where he bought a base model 4WD for $67,900 which is ridiculous on the dealership), and supposedly there is an issue with a ton of the waste gates for the turbos on the 3.5L v6 TT engine. Dealership told him “sucks for you it’s your truck. You can pay to replace both turbos and that will fix it”. He got in contact with Toyota and they basically told him to pound sand as well. He is still looking into getting his waste gate fixed by the dealer under warranty, because, again, it has 237 miles on it!
Don’t get me wrong, I love Toyota, I’ve got a 2003 Sequoia and a 2013 Tundra, and I will always keep them, but Toyota, this is ridiculous. Fix the damn turbo chargers. I just wanted anyone who is willing to read this far to know the issues that not only my friend, but several other people across the country have been dealing with before they lock down buying one of these first generation engine designs.
On what basis are they denying warranty coverage on the turbochargers?
They’re denying it because it’s “Non normal wear”, whatever that means. He was accelerating to pass a slower car in the right lane when the warning flashed up and threw the truck into limp mode. Toyota said something about it being under the discretion of the dealership he bought it from to take care of warranty work, and that there was nothing they could do.
Very disappointing. Sounds like GM-style horsepucky where they won't honor the warranty on items that fail due to bad design because they claim bad design is not a "materials and workmanship" defect.
1) this is a known issue, but how common it is is not known (probably not very)
2) Not sure who he talked to but it is covered under warranty.
Tim Estardahl at Pickup Truck Talk did a nice story on it here:
https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/01/does-the-new-2022-toyota-tundra-have-turbo-problems-already/
Thank you, I will definitely send him this article, and read it myself so I’m prepared for an argument at this dealership tomorrow.
This does not sound right. How could a brand new vehicle under warranty be denied a fix for a part malfunction. I would contact a lawyer if they refuse to fix the problem.
Yeah, he has been looking into that, and I figured I’d come on here to warn others and see if maybe anyone else has had the issue. Apparently it’s a problem that’s been happening not only around us, but other places in the country as well. I’m just not sure why they wouldn’t fix a very apparent manufacturing flaw. He and I are gonna go down there again tomorrow, because they still have the truck, and if they refuse to fix it, we’ll take it back and open a case.
Also, if they don't do anything to fix it you might want/need to look into Lemon Law.
Try another dealer?
