7,000 Miles In, My Brand New 2024 Toyota Tundra Turns Into a Warranty Battleground (Seeking Advice!)

I do believe the easiest route of under warranty is everything new replacement if the lemon law does not apply. I am wondering if there may have been recall or there is more than one truck with same issues. I built engines for GM on the line many years and things like this are not usually isolated to one truck, what ever failed on this truck can be traced to time of build, part and who installed it on the line. Most engines at GM with problems like this were pulled from assembly rectified, that’s when things can go wrong.

I would ask for my money back and go buy a 2021 and older V8 Tundra.

I'd try and go for a new one. Wouldn't replacing the engine show up on car fax or something like that?

I'd fight for my money back and go get a v8 Tundra if he wants the real advice.

You will be happy if they fix the engine. Your not getting a new truck.
You can get a attorney's and claim the lemon law but they have the right to fix it before you can go to court. Only if they can't fix it is it a lemon.

How could that possibly be. Did he forget to put oil in the engine or what?

When I see these posts its so disappointing that Toyota has dropped the ball on these new models and let down its loyal customers and every time I consider looking at a new tundra these posts reappear and remind to stop complaining about my few repairs on my 2010 with high miles.

Why would you need a completely new truck if just the engine is bad? Literally makes no sense.

Legally you have to let them fix it first. After that if you’re not happy you can try walk away from it.

You guys have clearly never worked in automotive. You all are speaking based off of your own feelings. I worked for Honda for several years. We had a bunch of premature failed engines. Wanna know how many new vehicles were swapped under warranty the very first time? NONE. Every single one of them got a new engine. The owners moaned and groaned, bitched and whined but none got new vehicles. I can Counter your statements as well. You could replace an airfilter and crack the air box on the top half where dirty air particles are entering the engine. Just went from a tiny part replacement to needing a new engine over time. If the tech breaks something while replacing guess what happens? More often than not it's caught right then and fixed.

Hello, I have a Toyota tundra 1794 edition 2023 and I have had three warranty visits, now it is in intention for engine problems, I don't know what it has, but with your notice and your problem I will consider a trade if the problems continue.

Check your state for lemon law to get your money back and then go buy whatever you want. If you go this route, get an attorney. Most states pay for the attorney to protect the consumer.

There was a video on YT by a guy named Trigger Happy. He posted that Toyota is buying his Tundra back under the lemon law. You should look for his video and if you can try and reach out about his experience.

In 2015 we bought a brand new sienna van. We hadn’t had it but a few weeks and I went to go somewhere and it wouldn’t start, acted like a defective battery. I took it to the dealer that I had purchased it from and it started right up for them. They checked it out several times said they couldn’t find anything wrong. After it happened a couple more times I had it with the dealer and I emailed Toyota Motor Corporation told them what happened and how I was treated by the dealership. I heard back from them almost immediately, they assigned a number to my case gave me the name of the person who was handling my case and they acted on it. Evidently Toyota contacted the dealership where we purchased the van had me take it back there and it turned out to be a defective battery like we thought. The dealership took care of the problem like they should have to begin with. Toyota continued to stay in contact with me until we were completely satisfied. Once we let them know we were completely satisfied they closed the case. My experience with Toyota was a very good one and I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to contact them again if I had a problem with a new car with a warranty.

The purchase of the amount you had to pay is like a house purchase to me with today's prices. I have a 2008 Tundra SR5 new best vehicle I've ever bought. I would hate the thought of owning a brand new vehicle in your situation because I would be concerned it's not original. No Factory install not me. Go for a new Tacoma you deserve it.

Get rid of it and get an older Tundra with a tried and true 5.7

Be glad your car is a Toyota. Had this been a Honda they would have fought you till the end of time over the replacement of the engine. I personally bought a brand new Honda, and after 6 mo, my engine blew, and after years of fighting and going through all the different legal avenues after being denied till I was blue in the face at Honda, I had to fork over $20k in legal costs and repairs. My lawyer tells me that with Honda putting up 5 lawyers against my one lawyer, he believes the bill for their high-powered attorneys was probably over 5 times what my overall costs were. The fight completely changed my family and my life. We will forever shy away from EVER buying a new car. Honda also killed that vehicle and stopped producing it indefinitely. My family learned our lesson, and so did Honda... well, not really, they still sell new cars, their engines still blow, and they still deny warranties. They hurt my family and we will never forget it.

Moral of the story... be glad Toyota is so quick to put in a new Engine.

Hi,
My thought is, that if you want to boost your case for pursuing lemon law see what the Dealer will give you for your vehicle. If it’s a total lowball offer….them there’s some additional proof about lost value.
Sorry this happened.
J Dub

The customer might be hard pressed to get a new truck for a repair that is only a fraction of the cost . Replacement would not be good buisness as everyone who had an issue would seek the same resolution. Just my opinion