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 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.

Well, Well, Well, The people have spoken.

Recently purchased a 2022 Tundra iforce max hybrid. Absolutely loved it. Then reality set in and I wasn't able to dodge the bullet.

Hybrid engine failure and went into limp mode driving through stop light. 3 days later Toyota says its just a chip / computer issue. 1 Day after they said my timing chain broke and now need to replace entire engine. WTF! 25k miles. SMH.

Now negotiating between short block and long block... Hoping i dont have any additional issues in the future.

I have a 22 Tundra SR5. The dealer also installed a lift leveler kit with new tires. So out the door it's about a $75,000 truck. Within a thousand miles as I had the first loss of power. It was a new truck and I really didn't think a lot about it because I was able to turn it off and turn it back on again. It drove home fine and didn't do anything else but I mentioned it to the dealer when I went in because I was having some other issues with data and they replaced the antenna and said that it was all the same issue. Right around 12,000, mi. I had been idling in a parking lot for a while talking to my daughter. I left and got on the highway and as soon as I get up to 70 mph it said power failure and then asked me if I wanted to conduct an emergency stop. I was able to do the same thing, turn it off and turn it back on after putting it in neutral of course and just keep on driving. I figured it was a glitch because if you're familiar with the tundra in 22, it's full of glitches and it does all kinds of dangerous things that they're not even complaining about yet! But I just thought it still drove strong and it didn't any misfire or do anything crazy and it still felt strong. Just recently I was on highway 81 in Virginia. It had rained earlier that day and I was just getting on the exit yet again after idling in a parking lot talking to my daughter. I had reached 70 mph and this time it said loss of power, lost A Turbo, lost a breaks I think and went into a limp mode. In a limp mode you have limited steering. You have limited brakes in. The engine is still running but if you gave it gas it won't accelerate. I immediately put on my four ways, I'm on a downhill surrounded by trucks with red hot brakes and we're just now ready to go uphill. I'm in the left hand lane because all the trucks are in the right hand Lane. I don't have any accelerator very limited brakes and very limited steering but luckily the four ways worked and the windows work and I was able to flag down a trucker and let him know that I needed to get over and it was emergency. He let me over and this time on the side of the road I shut the truck off thinking it would start back up except it did not. It kept telling me to contact the dealer and would do nothing. Knowing how finicky this thing is I got out of the truck, walked away from it with the fob and kind of just blew off some steam for a few minutes and then came back to the truck and it started right up. I live in Florida and I'm in Virginia on the side of the road starting this truck back up and it's now knocking and not running right. I was able to shut it off again and it started right back up and seemed like it was running a little better so I just drove it back to where I was staying. I contacted a couple dealers and a local dealer but it was right around Christmas time and it seemed just as easy to get back home as it did to get to a dealer and it was running good again. Back home at the dealer. They looked at it and supposedly there is a software upgrade to fix this and they did that. The antenna didn't work the first time and I'm pretty sure the software upgrade's not going to work either. I'm not as worried as most people cuz I have 150,000 mile extended warranty. I didn't plan on using it probably at all but now I'm stuck with the truck that is totally lost its value and worse than that nobody wants it including me. I purchased it as a truck that was supposed to last me the rest of my lifetime, I'm 60 years old and the last 4Runner I had last ed 12 years $255,000 mi and the only thing I did was put tires on it so that's what I expect out of Toyota. Toyota, I'm not happy at all with my purchase and the dealer doesn't seem the one even back up their sale or even try to make an effort to tell you the truth about what's going on. So I'm looking at different brands and hoping to get out of my truck but honestly I need to go straight to Toyota then and they need to make it right! I filed a complaint with the national traffic Etc. It's posted online. You can read about it but the other is you at the dealer was very same. Problems occur with every one of them. But now if you're an owner of a 22 Toyota Tundra SR5, look at your tailgate right by your handle. On the bottom left hand side. You'll see that they did not even bother to paint to the handle and it goes straight to the paint. There is a small line on every one of them that I have seen where it is metal. I haven't had a stereo knob fall off in my hand since probably a 1980s vehicle. But yet my 2022 Toyota Tundra and everyone else's the only knob on the whole stereo will fall off in your hands cuz it's broken! They didn't address the fact that my transmission can't find a gear sometimes and chooses the wrong gears. They did say there was an update and performed the software update because I had also complained that sometimes I give the tundra gas to accelerate and it starts to accelerate very slowly and then all of a sudden it's a race car! A good example would be just in resuming the cruise control with a camper on the back. 5,000 lb. On dry pavement on 75 the traffic slowed down. I have radar cruise control so my truck slowed down automatically and then traffic sped up very quickly. My truck started to speed up like it should and obviously it didn't like the way it was accelerating either so it gave itself more gas and next thing you know my rear tire is spinning! With a camper on the back! That supposedly has been fixed with a software upgrade too. It's amazing that they didn't spend any money or any parts at my visit but I did because both of my remote batteries are dead after 2 years! It's still under manufacturer's warranty and an extended warranty, but I paid 18 bucks for my two batteries. They did offer to replace my windshield wiper blades for $75 + labor. My rear tailgate they took pictures of and sent to Toyota to see if they will actually cover it. Course they will cover it. That's the way it came from the factory and if it didn't come from the factory like that the dealer should cover it because there is a time that when you buy a car and you spend 10 minutes in a finance office and they explain to you about the dealer prep fee that you're just paying all this crazy money for and all the inspections and all the cleaning and all the things they do to your car. Or in this case a truck. I want to believe that Toyota is going to take care of this somehow. I am a lifetime Toyota fan. I have owned Toyotas for a very long time and many of them. I didn't expect anything like this and I don't expect to be treated like I'm being treated by the dealership. I don't think the answer is to give us all a new engine and hope that it runs ? I see daily problems with 23s 24s and 25s now. So what are they going to ship me to put in my 22? That is better than what's in there right now? I've lost entirely too much money and I think Toyotas it to me and needs to make this right. I plan on contacting Toyota corporate and letting them know. I don't want to be part of a large lawsuit. I'm not trying to hire an attorney quite yet because I want to give Toyota the opportunity to make it right, but I'm not quite sure what that means. For me for right now they could give me a 2025 with the same options and everything else and that seems fair. But what's to say I'm not going to have the same problem because they're having those same issues too! I do not have a hybrid. I can see where a hybrid would be a lot safer when the vehicle decides to do some of the crazy things that it does. I am retired public Service. I've driven everything from Mac in a fire truck to Ford Chevy's or dges and everything else in ambulance's and police cars. I was a firefighter of a paramedic and a police officer. I've driven many cars at very very high speeds and had some crazy things happened but it didn't worry me so much because I was in control of the car. The other day. What happened to me scares me to get back in my Toyota because I don't know what it's going to do and it takes control and takes the control away from me! It's not scary when it's on the side road or even getting on the highway when there's not anyone on there. But anyone else in the situation that I was in that would have panicked maybe would have died!

Lies! All lies! As far as the new Toyota Tundra V-6 engine. You can blame our left-wing, liberal politicians for that. They're the ones who made restrictions on the new trucks and no more big V-8s. So it's not just Toyota. Thank the democrat party for their Green New Deal.

I have a 2023 Toyota Tundra hybrid it has 21,000.00 miles and I have gone to dealer for couple recalls and both front window regulators motor died and different dates. Last one we were in Miami with my wife and my 2 years son and we had to leave Miami sooner because couldn't parked the truck with windows down because gave up to go up. Plus we have to drive back home on I 95 for 2 hours with window down. It's annoying pay for this high money trucks and have to go with all this aggregations.

I have a 2022 SR5 that I dropped off at my Toyota dealer today for a new engine.
I called them 10 days ago about the new engine. They ordered one and it’s here now. They told me it would only take 2 days. Got a new RAV 4 for a loaner.
They’ve been great. BTW….I had 85,000 miles on it. Not a bad deal. Never a problem with the truck since day 1.

Happened to me - had my Tundra 6 months.
Driving on I95 in Maryland, in far left lane and WHAM!! the dashboard lit up like a Christmas Tree, flashing ENGINE OFF - only by the grace of God I didn’t get hit as I coasted across 4 lanes of 18wheeler traffic at about 70-75 mph!!!
Made it to Connecticut and to a dealership - 4 1/2 months later my Tundra was returned to me and yes - Toyota replaced the entire engine at their cost.
Dealership gave me a Rav4 replacement car while the truck was being repaired.
What amazed me was
- Toyota knew of this issue for a year before the recall
- car Manufacturers can put a recall out BUT there is no timeframe that they have to adhere to
- Toyota Corporate Offices have tighter security that the Pentagon or the Pope

Thanks for letting me vent!!
Suze M

I have a 23 tundra Capstone, purchased last summer as a 23 demo, had 32 miles on it. Immediately had new battery put in because batteries don't like sitting around without being used. With 3,000 miles on it, I went to pull out into traffic from a parking lot with traffic approaching, and the engine tried to die on me, but pumping the accelerator brought it back just in time. It's already been in the shop for the fuel line replacement. For the top of the line, it's missing many conveniences that my 9 year old King Ranch had and I miss. I'm looking at trading it in already on one of the new Ramchargers when they hit the market to avoid going down the same road many have already traveled.

I bought my new 2022 Tundra in September 2022. I've driven Camrys for over 15 years and was excited to get a Toyota pick up. I needed a truck to haul my 32 ft bumper pull travel trailer. The V6 Twin Turbo sounded attractive and I figured if it is a Toyota it will be the right move. Apparently I am a victim of driving a truck that can go into the "limp mode" with no warning. This limp mode has happened to me twice, both times pulling my travel trailer. I could not go faster than 30mph, screen said "reduced engine power call dealer". I took the truck to the dealer both occurrences and was told they could not duplicate the error???? I would like to trade the truck in for an F250 but was told they won't take a trade in due to the engine recall. My wife, myself and Australian Shepherd love to travel in our trailer but I worry about having an accident if my truck goes into limp mode again. Toyota will be sued for gross negligence should any injuries occur! I have HEARD NOTHING from Toyota since

i have a 2022 tundra sr5. im having an issue with this truck. when i try to overtake and speed up it looses his power. it make me feel that somebody will hit at the back. this happen to ne numerous times.. and try to call the dealer asking when would they replace the engine and they cant give me the dates..

I own 2023 Tundra; within the last month my Tundra lost power while entering oncoming traffic then recovered power in time before a collision happened. This has happened twice in the last month. I have stopped using truck except when I need to the store.I am waiting for the dealer to find a loaner so I can have the truck serviced.
No luck so far. This truck is my only means of transportation. I am stuck with a $70,000 truck with no help from Toyota in sight.

There not asking you to flip the bill.
They will cover it under warranty.
Yes it stinks you have to wait for a new engine to come in.
Ask your dealer if they will loan you a rental car. Or check with your insurance company.

When my Toyota Highlander was totaled in an accident in 2023, I had to decide whether to buy a new 2022/2023 Tundra or get the last of the Gen 2 Tundras, a 2021. At the time, all the auto reviews were swooning over the Gen 3. I bought the Gen 2, 2021 SR5, for 39K with 23K miles on it. Boy, am I grateful to get a Gen 2 for a good price!

I have a 2023 Tundra Special Edition 1794 with the twin turbo gas engine. Is this one of the engines on recall.

I have an all stock, no modifications 2022 Tundra Limited with 22,800 miles and aside from the engine needing to be replaced, the surging, throttle lag, rear-end jolt, almost everything on the interior of my $65,000 truck has broken. My motors in my windows burned out and are struggling to get the windows up, sometimes they start to go up and then stop and go down and now I just don't try anymore. The seals all have wind noise and a few leak water, the paint was never sealed properly and is fading and peeling off, the entire headliner came apart from the metal roof and the panoramic sunroof shade got stuck in the track so I brought it in to be looked at and the technician broke all the clips holding the headliner up and brought my truck back up and the service advisor told me the entire thing needed to be replaced and they didn't have the parts in stock but they would order them and I drove off and the entire headliner fell down on my head. I never got a call back that the parts were in after 6 weeks so I brought it back again and they gave me a loaner vehicle and the next day they called me and told me it was ready and I got back in my truck and it was still broken so they put me back in a loaner vehicle and the next day they call me back again and said it was fixed and I go to get into my truck and it was the same exact way even after supposedly replacing it. At this point I was so pissed because you could see the the metal of the roof because the clips or whatever they're supposed to use was not done and I drove off and can you believe a screwdriver came flying out of the gap because the service tech left it up there. It's still not fixed but I give up.  My side mirrors that close automatically are all faded and both motors are struggling to close so thats only a matter of time that they too will stop working. My entertainment screen blacks out, my back passenger door doesn't close right and no matter how many times I bring it in they say they can't fix it. There is a huge thud in the rear end when letting up on the gas pedal at approx 45-50 mph and it feels like I was hit from behind. My drivers seat separated from the floorboard within the first month I purchased it, my tailgate has a 1 inch gap on one side and apparently can't be fixed per the Toyota technicians. The lane departure safety feature has almost caused me to have a head on collision because of construction on the road which pulled the steering wheel side to side and would not let me control it and steered me directly into oncoming traffic. The very first day I purchased this truck my brakes squealed so bad and I brought it back and they said there was nothing they could do and that has just gotten worse and worse. The parts shortage is a joke and the dealerships can't even fix anything that's under warranty but then they want to sell me an extended warranty! This is my 4th Tundra and unfortunately Toyota went a little too far with trying to build a more sustainable vehicle.

As for maintenance on my vehicle I no longer trust any of the Toyota dealerships after bringing it in to Southern 441 Toyota in West Palm Beach for my last dealership oil change and tire rotation, they brought my truck back up front and told me everything was done so I looked at my tires which unknown to them, I had marked my tires and every one of them was in the same exact spot and they told me how sorry they were and offered me a free mini detail which I refused. I talked to the service manager who was useless and said that he would talk to the guy that did my service but what good is that and how could you ever trust these dealerships after that. As soon as I got home my brother in-law checked my oil and it was filthy dirty and we went and bought the oil and changed it ourselves. I have videos of all of this so not only did they not rotate my tires they never changed my oil. I have my oil changed every 5,000 miles with Mobil 1 full synthetic and a new Toyota oil filter that I purchased. Those two free oil changes and tire rotations that you get when you buy a new truck for all of you out there reading this trust me it does not get done correctly if you want it done right do it yourself.

I went to Al Hendrickson Toyota in Coconut Creek for them to fix my burned out motor in my window and do my fuel line recall and they told me to bring my truck to where I purchased it. 

I wanted to love this truck but I feel we Tundra fans were all duped by Toyota. The plastics that Toyota use are so cheap that when I pull my driver's door shut from inside you can feel the interior plastic pulling away from the metal door frame.

The problem is when they do fix something they just use the same cheap parts that the truck was made with in the first place so it's only a matter of time before it happens again. I'm afraid to take my truck on a road trip for fear of it breaking me down and leaving me stranded alone.

The resale and trade in value of this truck has nose dived and caused me so much anxiety, stress, time and money.

I could go on and on but I'll leave it at this.

This is NOT something that I am ok with at all. Temu, I mean Toyota, promised us a safe truck but failed us all.