My Toyota Tundra Suddenly Lost Power and I Need a New Engine, I’ve Been to the Dealer Countless Times, Now They Say My $60,000 Truck Is Only Worth $35K

I had purchased a new 2022 Tundra and noticed my vehicle lost power while I attempted to back up my truck while attempting to park my boat in my driveway. I even put the truck in 4WD and the tires were spinning on blacktop and didn’t have the power to back up. I traded it for a different truck for that reason. I loved my truck, but had to trade.

I also have a useless 2022 Tundra Crew Max SR5-TRD loaded with aftermarket improvements. After 5 recalls awaiting the big fix the new crate engine & harness package. TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE Has proven to be a Great Partner. Not so much the Dealer where it was purchased. My 60K plus truck is now worth about 38K once the new motor is complete. Have lost trust in the Brand not my Repair Dealer.

I have a 2023 Tundra Capstone bought new. I have not had any issues with it. It has 26,500 miles on it. This article is very concerning to me. I absolutely love the Capstone and plan to get another new one next time I buy.

My 2023 Tundra Platinum engine failed at @ 14k miles. It took 3.5 months to replace!!! Drove a cheaper
rental ....I will NEVER buy anything from Toyota again. When my wife's Toyota Siena needs replacement - it sure won't be ANY Toyota!

What's with all the Torque News Toyota Hate? On the Tesla payroll now?

I'm curious as to why it doesn't fall under the Lemon law. Is it just because they say it doesn't? Seems like they sold 100k lemons and don't want to pay for it.

I had a 2013 Tundra with 168000 miles and never had an issue. I was in the market for a new truck. With all these issues and also at the suggestion of a service writer, I steered clear of another Toyota product and bought a new (different brand) truck. It’s going to take many years of watching Toyota get back on track successfully before I spend any money with them again.

Denis, I appreciate your story and I feel badly for the new truck owners. Unfortunately every Tundra model seems to have had some issues, but if resolved the results can be worthwhile.

I have a 2001 Tundra. It was my daily driver. At 75,000 miles I lost power and had it towed to the dealership. The transmission had totally failed. Toyota replaced it at no cost to me. When the truck reached 110,000 miles, I received a frame recall notice. At that point the truck was 15 years old and only used on weekends. I talked to the dealer and Toyota authorized the $12,000 repair (2016 dollars). The dealer had the truck for nearly four months. As they tried to take the truck apart, other elements were rusted and broke so they had to replace them as well. Toyota gave me whatever loaner I wanted and for fun, I tried all kinds of cars during the repair period. In the end, my truck was returned with a new frame, new shocks, all kinds of mounts etc. replaced. The Tundra is now at 175,000 miles and 23 years old. The clear coat is starting to peal, the leather seats are starting to dry out and crack, BUT the truck is still my weekend warrior. It starts up every time in all types of Midwest weather. At my usage rate, the truck may outlast me.

P.S. I also have a 2012 Sienna with 260,000 miles and a 2012 Highlander Limited with 240,000 miles that work perfectly with no unusual maintenance issues.

My 2022 Tundra has gone into limp mode twice while pulling my travel trailer. I was lucky to pull off a major interstate i35 without getting hit. Very scary helpless feeling!

I have a 2022 tundra limited hybrid I have 58000 miles on it have no complaints till recently it had a engine misfire stopped dead in the middle of the highway in on coming traffic was scary after 3to 5 seconds it fired back up. Took it to the dealer they said engine misfire no recall on your tundra wow. This is dangerous but nothing they can do

I don’t have a Tacoma I have a 2015 Highlander which I purchased used in 2021. Fortunately, when I purchased a car, I paid for an additional warranty to cover it up to 100,000 miles at 88,000 miles. my daughter was driving it and it started acting up and it turned out. It needed a new transmission Well that may not sign much in comparison to the Tacoma situation. I was absolutely stunned that a Toyota would require such a substantial repair with that type of mileage. It was a terrible experience as it took the dealership close to five months to finally address. All the issues were related to the replacement of the transmission, including persistent issues with the engine warning light coming on.

Honestly, I’m beyond frustrated with Toyota at this point. My 2022 Tundra Limited has been sitting at the dealership for almost 7 months waiting for an engine replacement, and I still have no idea when it’ll be fixed. This was my first brand-new truck, and I’m paying for a premium vehicle that I can’t even drive.

I want to be clear—this isn’t about the dealership. They’ve been great and provided me with a loaner, but it’s nowhere near what I should be driving. My issue is with Toyota and how poorly this whole situation has been handled.

After all this time, I feel like my only options are either a full refund or a brand-new truck. I’m not sure I’ll ever buy another Toyota after this experience. A company with such a strong reputation should be doing way better by its customers.

Our 2022 SR5 died in a similar fashion while pulling our trailer at highway speeds. Very scary but thankfully it wasn't a super busy highway. We had to get the truck towed which took 6 hours before they could get it. Plus somehow unhook our trailer and arrange for it to be taken to its parking spot. Truck was eventually towed to closest dealer which is about an hour away. They offered a discounted rental vehicle so it still cost us 500$ for a months rental and we had no truck for 4 months. I only took the rental for about 6 weeks as it was dumb to have to keep paying for something that was not our fault. Toyota Canada refused to fully pay for offer us a vehicle during this time.

That's these modern manufacturers for ya. Sell the truck and get something from the 1980s and older that's actually reliable. Anything modern ESPECIALLY TOYOTA is junk. I sold all my new stuff and relaxed it with old military surplus equipment and I never looked back.

The fact that Toyota provides a loaner vehicle at no cost to the customer should be mentioned.

2009 toyota venza use 2 to 4 qt of oil in 5k miles. Oil rings are too small. They will not repair with recall kit even it I pay for it. This is my last toyota I will buy.

Oh... you raced out and paid $60k for a vehicle that underwent an enormous update to incorporate a smaller displacement turbo engine and hybridization? When you could have easily just bought a previous gen Tundra with a rock-solid, reliable engine and basically all the same features as the new one? What was your rationale here? I'm assuming it's because you wanted to impress the people in your neighborhood with your new shiny truck. Or maybe you rationalized your purchase with goofy features like lane departure or Apple CarPlay. Welp, now it's worth less than than the previous gen Tundra and you've got a dead motor to boot. I just find it hard to garner any sympathy for all these people who continue to fuel the ridiculous increase in new vehicle prices. It seems as if there's no limit to how high manufacturers will go, and you all line up like good little consumers to pay. As long as that monthly payment is as low as possible, that's all you care about. And yes, I'm sure everyone reading this is "the exception" and makes a million dollars a year. Good for you, but you still lost half the value of your precious status symbol.

$60000 for a truck is absurd territory.

That being said, Toyota should foot the bill for repairs, provided maintenance was done properly, of course.

I have a 2022 Tundra that I ordered and waited 3 months for. It had multiple recalls which were causing it to be at the dealers while waited or got a loaner. Because of the recall I drive the truck very little due to thr safety warning from Toyota about the engine recall. Have just passed 6,000. Miles. Got a second notice to contact my dealer to get new engine. Dealer notified they can only order 1 engine at a time and it will take 3 or more months and put me on there list. This is my last Toyota.

I purchased a new 2022 from the factory. I have had recall after recall.While driving at 70mph I to loat power, lights all over the dash,contact dealer. I shut it down for 5 minutes and it returned to some what normal.Juat. got info on new motor and should be early February. Also dont guess this is new for the drivers side seat panel to break.

This is old news, why, at this time, are you stirring the pot. Toyota have already said, they are replacing over 100,000 engines, free of charge. I believe changing engines has already begun.

Got my 2023 SR5 Tundra in March of 2023 and have had no issues - 13k miles. Ill be getting a new motor with the recall.

Had my engine replaced at 5k on a 2023 GR86. My car was in the shop for three weeks.I was given a loaner at no charge even an uber twice. The mechanic was experience with putting new engine back in car they could get engine in crate because Subaru only has parts. The engine has had no problems great at a MA dealership. No cost me. For those dedicated tooth's blog there is a pending class action suit for GR86 owners.