Faults:
My family loves this truck. We haven't had any real problems.
We did repair brake drums/rotors. At about 30,000 miles the truck developed a pretty severe vibration during braking. Dealer looked and found that there was warping of the rear brake drums/rotors. I don't know a great deal about mechanics, but evidently that put additional strain on the front. Toyota was wonderful and replaced all 4 brakes and rear drums under warranty.
Only other thing (which was probably our fault) was that the driver's side rear window latch broke off- so the side window did not open properly. I suspect that this had something to do with my son in the car-seat by the window! Regardless, Toyota replaced this too under warranty.
The service department I visit has the "Satisfaction Guarantee" program and has alway gone above and beyond. We do own another Toyota vehicle as well.
General Comments:
Great Truck!
Good Looking.
High ground clearance.
We looked at the Chevy Trucks and the Ford F150 but for the money and the options you get standard- they could not beat the Toyota Tundra.
The V6 offers a really functional vehicle that can accommodate the family at a affordable price. I think every family needs one truck! Although we don't do hauling of anything substantial (so I cannot rate the payload or towing of the truck) there is always a need for bringing home mulch :) and this does that job.
I would recommend this to anyone!
5th Dec 2008, 21:48
First, why should they ride like a dream compared to an american truck, when the design is based on our domestics???
Second, why most threads talk about a choppy ride? Why is the 4.7 V8 an overhead cam when common knowledge rejects this design for towing and severe use???
Why do they advertise generous HP, often outnumbering our domestic trucks, and are laconic about when it is available and at what RPM??? What about their historical cloning of our designs and technologies??? Did you know that Toyota was a textile company and that their first production car was a 1936 Chrysler Airflow clone, with a GM engine replica???