BUYER BEWARE. DON’T BUY Tundra, Sequoia or Lexus variants until 2025. 

Looks like the days when you could buy a well built, reliable & durable vehicle from Toyota are over. Sad.

40 years to build a reputation! Just a few years to destroy it! All for the love of greed! RIP Toyota

Imagine spending $70K+ for a truck you can’t drive

Toyota knew of this engine problem long ago. They just hid it from the public.

Unlike 99% of other RU-vid Journalists you are the only honest one. Thank you for being so straightforward and honest.

I'm following from Dubai were we still have the 70 series Land Cruiser and Hilux, they're still reliable and going strong in 2024 except for the Lexus 600 and the Land Cruiser 300 series which are suffering the exact same issues with the V6 twin turbo I'm wondering why Toyota is crewing up their North American market and I feel sorry for all the people whose suffering from Toyota's 2024 models

I really feel bad for everyone that spent $70K and more for a new Tundra. Thank you God for giving me the good sense to keep my 2019 TRD PRO Tundra, love that 5.7 engine.

And yet the fan boys tell everyone the new 4banger fart box tacoma will be as rock solid as the previous gens.

Holy shit … Toyota is totally losing its reliability reputation

What doesn't pass my sniff test, is that Toyota decided to streamline their build process with the shared chassis to save on cost but now we're seeing all these prices and reduced quality

Good time for Nissan to capitalize on Toyota's miss-steps

Don’t buy turbo engines, period.

It's not debris in the engine, that's the corporate BS version we've screwed up!

Amazing how Toyota’s quality has gone to shit.

I’d stay away from Toyota for years.

There is no debris in the engine, the bearings fail and the damage from the failure causes debris.

TRUE on the 4Runner it is a beast...bought mine in 18 and it still runs like its new!

100% agree. my 2013 Tacoma has 213k no issues. 2011 Sequoia 211k no issues. 1997 Lexus lx 450 254k just replaced original alternator .

I feel like I dodged a bullet. I purchased a LX600 in February of 24. Absolutely hated it. The way it rode (especially the ride), handled, the dash layout, seats, etc. In short, it ticked me off every time I drove it. It threw a check engine that cleared after a restart twice, but I didn’t really think anything about it - because everything else annoyed me so bad. Twice to the dealership for squealing brakes was enough. Traded it one month before all of this mess about engines came to light. Jeeze, Toyota needs to get it together because without claim of being the most reliable in the market, well, most of their current products fall short. Just my opinion.

OMG so many issues. My 2024 4Runner TRD Pro winked at me from outside “I’m your best purchase ever”

I would buy a 2024 Nissan Titan before buying a 2024 Tundra.

Thank you for speaking the truth. I've avoided domestics for a decade now but the Toyota bullshit lately has been unbelievable and so many of my old Toyota channels are just absolute shills about it.

Toyota engineer: "Let's add more pressure to a V6 with a turbocharger." Toyota exec.: "No. Go for 2 turbos."

Pretty bad when Toyota is making GM look good

For decades they have built upon their reputation and even improved it until the CEO switch. Amazing how fast a company can go the wrong direction.

Keep on Preaching. As a long time Toyota fan all I have to say is these “fanboys” need to hear the truth. Toyota’s quality is now the same as all the other manufacturers, junk.

gonna love my 21 tundra forever

Thank you for giving a positive shout out to the Nissan Titan. 🙂 Very reliable truck with a factory 100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty.

Not only did a rookie build the short block, the rookie technician at the dealership will do the installation. They give warranty work to the newest guys because Toyota pays low rates for warranty jobs. In short, the customer is screwed.

If they dont replace these engines, their reputation amongst the sheep will be ruined. As for those of us with actual vehicle knowledge, this shocks us not at all. Toyota is overhyped.

It’s an engineering issue that they will never admit because they somehow think we are going to buy the engine debris theory. The cast Iron bearing caps are the issue and here is why. Aluminum and cast iron expand and contract at different rates. The bottom portion of the main bearing caps and the torque specifications of the bolts that hold them in place are off. The Aluminum expansion is greater than the cast iron allowing normal metal shavings during engine break in period to get into the main bearing. It’s engineering one on one. They messed up thinking that cast iron would somehow prevent main bearing damage under extreme pressure. Torque specifications differ between aluminum and cast iron. They gambled at lost.. Go woke go broke. They could have kept the V8 and made it more fuel efficient, but they wanted to be clever and claim all this greatness with a V6. If the V6 was so great they would be using it in trophy trucks. V8 all day long is the better more reliable platform… the quality of the turbos in the V6 will not reach the mileage of the natural aspirated V8. Truck limited by to many variables that can fail is an ESG conformity rather than a customer first business model. Sorry Toyota is not on the right track.

This makes me feel much better that I decided to go with the 2024 4Runner TRD PRO 😅

I would like to thank the 4 Toyota dealerships in Las Vegas for marking up these 3rd gen Tundra's when they first came out. Since I don't play the mark-up game I purchased a used '21 Tundra from a BMW dealership 😅 Truck is freaking awesome and always comes back code 1!

Friend of my sister just bought a 2024 Tundra at $7,500 off MSRP.....he isn't an idiot but didn't know about any of the recall/ engine failure issues and the dealer didn't mention any of it to him. I DID tell him and he said to me...."thats crazy, its a Toyota, my last Corolla went 16 years and 260K miles with only regular maintenance." He flat out denied it and still didn't believe me when I showed him articles and RU-vid videos. He insists its "hype" and way overblown. Since he bought the truck in May it has been to the dealer twice for the window gap/ wind noise issue that you talked about here and leaking rear diff. They told him at a dealer here in Denver that the diff wasn't leaking and what he was seeing was oil that was left on the diff/ seal area during manufacture. There are oil drips on his garage floor. This has almost caused a rift between us friendship wise and he still feels that all of this is mostly hyped up about a few isolated failures. We will see how his 2024 holds up.

So glad I purchased a 2022 4Runner limited.

There is another problem. They are going to replace short block not everything. And to take it out half of the track have to be disassembled. It will never be as factory made again. Such a guck up for Toyota...Unbelievable

Forget about 2025 I wouldn't buy one until 2027 and they lower the insane msrp's they are asking. I told people Toyota is the same as every other company now. They gave into greed and getting all their parts from lowest bidder but don't worry the CEO can give himself another 46% raise next year.

We're a 4Runner family, with four vehicles in service. A 2008 with 210k miles; 2010 with 180k; 2012 with 160k; and a 2014 with 90k. Zero problems. Just oil, brake pads, fluids, tires, etc. That 4.0L V-6 engine is absolutely bullet-proof. The tech is fairly low, and gas mileage is just okay (19-mpg typical combined), but I value reliability and safety the most. And, as you stated, they are still made in Japan. Sad to see Toyota slip like this.....

I started posting close to a year ago after my 2022 blew up at 28,000 miles. It’s definitely an engineering issue and Toyota has been trying to cover it up for three years. It’s great to hear they finally got busted. After being a Toyota family for years, I made the switch and bought the most dependable pick up on the road right now. The 6.6 Gasser HD GMC, this truck is twice the truck that my 2022 tundra was and better gas mileage to boot.

I have a 2011 Tundra with 125k miles on it. Bulletproof. Never had an issue. I was actually thinking about upgrading to a new one until i saw all this about the engines and other problems. Information is power! Thanks car guy!!

This is why I if I buy a Japanese vehicle it must be made in Japan, no turbos and hybrids . However I just bought my final Toyota, a 2023 4runner, and I hope it lasts like a Toyota should. Toyota hates their customers and that shows with their poor quality and reliability, predatory stealership network and new pricing.

I don't know ... are you sure 2025 is enough because we're only a few months from them starting to assemble those.

I bought a 21 tundra I just did not want a turbo… THANK GOD I DID..Toyota lacks integrity. They lie..they lied on not putting a trans cooler in the 19 20 and 21 Tundra. They lied about testing. Video on line comparison the ford 2.7 vs the Tundra 3 rd gen. YOUR EYES will see tell you everything. They have a under engineered bottom end girdle compared to the ford

I just cancelled my reservation for the GX 550 this past week. I was a little bummed but I think it’s best to wait it out a couple of years for these issues to get worked out.

Nissan should think twice about discontinuing the Titan!

As a Toyota owner/loyalist I am very disheartened by the downturn the company has taken and in the future if I find myself in the market for another vehicle I will be looking elsewhere. I am sick of these companies these days that all seem to be in on tanking themselves and pretending everything they are doing is so great, new and improved.. yeah right.

I wouldn’t touch Toyota/Lexus vehicles with this engine at least in the next 5 years. If the issue is due to craftsmanship, then they can probably fix it in the next couple of years. However, If this is a design flaw, I doubt they will ever fix it. Their 4.6 and 5.7 V8 engines, which are always quoted as “bulletproof”, also have fatal, inevitable flaws such as cam tower leaks and coolant valley leaks, both of which require complete engine tear down to fix (just Google these terms to see them to believe). They also know these problems for the past 10+ years but never attempted to fix them.

They knew about the issue. My dealer finance manager warned me about them last year. He recommended the third gen Tacoma and so I got it. And I don’t regret my purchase

In our country experinceing over heating . Turbo coolant leakes . Tubo failures . Engine failures in vehicles fitted with effected engines

I drive a 2023 Nissan Frontier PRO4X, got it new June 2023. I love it, has every option on it. The zero gravity leather seats are fantastic and I am 6'2 260 lbs. The 3.8 engine has plenty of power and torque, the 9 speed trans shifts just fine. I got rid of the OEM Hankook tires this month. I was not impressed with them, replaced them with the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac RT. Truck drives much better now.

Daily is a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder V8 👍Made them from 2008-2012 to compete with the V8 4Runner at the time. The Pathfinder has that normally aspirated 5.6 stuffed into the hood 😁 With 165k on the clock it's been extremely reliably. No turbos, no GDI, no expensive tech, no nonsense 👌

Their only option is to replace those engines, as the cost is a drop in the bucket for them. It’s their only way to recover this stain on their reputation.

Man, that opening was spot on, Toyota has some work to do

Remember when Subaru had a head gasket issue with one of their engines. That issue was resolved 20 years ago yet people still talk about it. Gonna take Toyota a long time to shake this off. Especially when their trucks are $80K.

I’ll just stick with my 2014 Tundra 5.7 liter. No issues so far with 77K miles.

It seems that in Toyotas quest to meet immision standards they have sacrificed Quality and reliability that has built the Toyota name… what a shame!

Add to these failure We experince in middle east the drop of thottle scwes in to the engine thrue valves causing engine probles . And no one say thing

Still driving my 01 sequoia 4x4 with 247,465 miles. Runs new only needed fluid changes. 4.7L obv

IMO, this will cause the value of older, bulletproof Toyotas to rise.

If it is an engine defect, then in time all the engines would fail. This would make these trucks worthless with age, and that to me is down right dirty.

I believe it is a design problem. You hit the nail on the head with everything you said here.

I know there's going to be a lot of people saying that, "Toyota will fix these problems." That's a LOT of problems.😬

My 2018 Tundra dinosaur with 350k miles still runs strong and reliable

Great video, great insights, no 🐂 bs, subbed. So is the real issue too much heat from such a small displacement engine frying the main bearings?

I have a 2010 Tundra CM. Every time I come across a 22+Tundra I feel content, happy, and maybe even a little ego boost I don't own a dumpster fire 22+ GEN3 Tundra.

My 2016 is rock solid. If I could have Toyota build whatever I wanted, it would have a 4.7 v8 used in 2003. The 4.7 was one of the best v8’s they’ve ever made.

Thanks for the info. and updates Following.

Marketing for sure got a lot of us real good. Toyota could offer one possible option to “bought new Tundra owners” simply: ATTN: Test dummies turn in your defective Tundras and receive a new Tundra. When I bought my 22’ Tundra it was to be held until the wheels fall off but I didn’t expect that to happen so soon. 😢

Nice to see there's channels like yours to inform buyers 😊

I was saying it's a design issue, not a debris issue, before the recall was announced. There were Lexus having bearing failures in 2018.

Had my '24 platinum oil change yesterday (build date 11/23) and noticed my transmission was hunting for gears and seemed confused. It eventually smoothed out, and it subsided. Hopefully, it's not an issue down the road.

5.7L just went up in value again. Toyota should have never went away from the reliable V8.

Maybe now the Toyota/Lexus fanboys will stay off of BMW videos spewing their "reliability" garbage.

2021 Tundras prices just skyrocketed

Quality was replaced with poor plastic parts and probably poor quality check after assembly was completed. We have to remember that dealership is not just making money in sales but also repairs, this is now the reality in this age.

Excellent video. Thx.

Toyota took too long to release their new generations and now they are in a hurry manufacturing. A pity.. still Toyota fan!

My friend bought a Tundra and had the transmission issue and traded it in for her old Tacoma. She had to buy her old truck back because the dealer refused to take the car back. STAY AWAY FROM TOYOTA. The thrill is gone . I’ve had a LS460, ISF, and a GS350 and they all had problems that my 2 Camaro ZL1s do not have. I used to hate on American cars until I left Toyota. Nissan was a disaster with their CVTs and Toyota is plying customers like Chevrolet did in the 90s. STAY AWAY.

All of the new Tundra fan boys here in Texas have a stupid sticker on their back windows that says “built here, lives here! I guess they need to replace it with a sticker that says “built here, repaired here”😂!!! That truck just doesn’t look right!

Just wanted to say that I am so happy you are making these videos about the V35A engine failures. It’s ironic, but “The Car Care Nut” did a video posted 5 months ago about the best and worst Toyota engines. About half way thru the video, he mentions the V35A concerning turbo issues as well as he actually states that there is contamination from the engine factory, how did he know that? Recall just came out end of May, 3 weeks ago. Toyota has known this was the issue or he would not have been able to say that comment. Im pretty sure he has a Toyota insider that leaked that to him. Anyway, this engine failure is a serious issue and consumer safety should be top priority, not designing, manufacturing, and selling new vehicles. They clearly stated that there was an issue in their manufacturing procedure that has the potential for catastrophic engine failure. All Tundras effected should be parked and Toyota needs to provide transportation vehicles to these customers. NATSA should have more power to enforce these manufacturers to fix these problems. Chevy Volt was another joke of a recall. These vehicles could explode without warning, telling customers to park it outside in case it went up in smoke. That’s total BS. Different problem, but same issue concerning the lack of safety for the consumer. Guess it is to be expected, look how long it took to get seat belts in cars. We need another Ralph Nader to step up and get the government to do something about the safety recalls. I guess Toyota expects their customers to park these vehicles and go rent a vehicle. I don’t really care if it cost Toyota 3-5 billion to fix this issue. They created it, so they need to fix it. Keep in mind, all of us that bought back in 2022 and 2023 got hit with MSRP at a minimum, some were asking $20K above MSRP. BTW, one dealership tried that one on me, never step foot on their property again. Hope that dealership goes bankrupt for the way they treated potential customers.

Nissan picked a bad time to discontinue Titan. Nissan will discontinue production of the Titan full-size pickup truck after the 2024 model year. Production is scheduled to end in the summer of 2024 at Nissan's Canton, Mississippi plant, which will then be used to make two new electric vehicles

But TRD JON says tundras are awesome and all new gens have issues in the beginning, just buy it anyways.😅

I have a 2024 Tundra. A lot of the issues have been rectified, not all. The floppy door cup holder has been braced, the taillights do not rattle, bed liner is very nice, I have zero wind leaks zero rattles.The truck is silent at highway speeds with zero noises. EXCEPT, I have the dreaded vibration at highway speeds. They put a new rear diff in, the original had metal shavings. Vibration still there. I was told nothing will be done. I'm call Toyota corp.again Monday. I think it a really nice truck, time will tell.

Thank you man for your hard work! It is a very good video!

All companies go thru production issues. But the Toyota cult followers wont acknowledge it. Good luck to them as they will need it. As for me, I'll wait till 2026 and then re-evaluate. Sometimes, it takes years to turn a big ship like this around.

As a former Toyota Master tech, lot of the issues with Toyota Quality started few years back when they decided to transfer engineering from Japan to USA. They wanted all the engineers to be American bec they knew the quality of US roads lol😂. They said a Japanese engineer won’t know how people in USA drive. Also, vehicles built in Japan had less issues then American built. If you vin number started with J then it’s was much more reliable then US variant. This is why I don’t buy anything new from Toyota and wait till all the fuckups are fixed by them.

I just recall typing info this in several u tube forms and either got massive pushback and 1 kicked me off the discussion. So glad u can put this off. As a Toyo buyer for 25 years this is beyond disappointing!

For the ignorant people commenting that it is engineers fault, you are dead wrong. It's your government pushing carbon emission laws. That is why they got rid of v8. instead of spewing nonsense, contact your local representative and demand change. No, I am not a Toyota fanboy. Yes, I prefer v8, v6, and naturally aspirated engines.

I wonder if these issues will drive Nissan to keep the Titan in production?

My advice guys and gals...get a Nissan Titan if you can. Just as reliable as a older Tundra, and a V8 under the hood.

My truck has been to a mechanic 5 times! In 24 years! Love my 2000 Tahoe with 63k original miles. Paid cash when I bought it. Gonna keep it.

OMG! I knew it! Thanks god I was smart enough to buy one of those last 2021 V8 Tundras at the end of 2021. Enjoying it every day and will keep it till it fall apart, maybe in 30 yrs. Never needed this fancy stuff they put in the vehicles these days. Reliability, comfort, and resale value are the most important things a vehicle needs to have.

Because all and I mean all trucks on the U.S market ar over priced by 10,000 USD or more right now. Please unless you need a new truck don't buy one. As for Toyota trucks they have lost my business even if they drop their price.

Traded my 2024 1794 TRD last week. It’s been a disaster since day one. Bought it new in October 2023 it has 3800 miles on it now Broken drivers seat from day one , not the plastic, the adjustments and memory. Dealer response “ Toyota does not have a fix”. Wind noise on drivers side, rear door not closing properly, hood latch too tight pops when you hit the interior switch, ill fitting exterior trim gaps and loose, too much cheap plastic, front grill loose and rubber gasket does not fit properly, at highway speed the hood flexeslike it’s too thin, audio system is pathetic very under powered and sub woofer rattles. This is my 4th Toyota and I was a fan, no more. They should be embarrassed. Oh, I almost forgot the engine recall which I’m sure will catch up to the 2024’s. I will be formally contacting Toyota I feel like I was duped. I did contact Toyota twice and they assured me the dealer would follow up, that never happened. My service advisor had no answers and when I pointed out some of the defects her answer was “that’s the way they are these days “!

I dodged a bullet on this one. I was very close to buying a Tundra 4 months ago, but I went with the f150 5.0 / 3.73. Put an OZ tune on it and really love how it drives. Best iteration of the Coyote V8

This is an awesome video, I have a Nissan and it's been solid! I'm sure Toyota has tested the new engines and it is a manufacturing problem, not a basic design problem. I just can't see them releasing these new engines without them passing a complete durability test program. You pointed out that they have more than just engine problems, transmissions, differentials, trim etc! They had so many years between models to perfect this new design, what happened? Toyota was reputation was built on slow gradual changes over many years, testing everything before it was sold. They better get some really talented people in engineering, quality and the manufacturing departments to replace the people who helped make this mess!

I was sort of contemplating replacing my 2020 Tundra. But too many red lights were coming up. Have a couple friends that have new 2023 Tundras. Both really like them. But after all this I’ve got that idea totally out of my head. My sister and brother-in-law we looking for a new Lexus SUV I told them avoid any new turbo powered Lexus. Gave them cold feet as well. This has got to be really hurting Toyotas sales. Mike Sweers the head engineer for the tundra that’s now been promoted??? I would think he would be somewhat to blame? I found him to be a bit flackey when I was following the development and release of the new tundra. If I were Toyota I’d be looking at getting different engineers not promoting them….

Major props to Toyota if they voluntarily replace all the engines, but I suspect they will not do that. When you consider this engine is used in 4 of their trucks, this is a huge blow to Toyota’s truck lineup.

You can thank your government for the crazy changes in modern gasoline engines. Auto makers are forced by strict standards to improve upon efficiency with deadlines. This is what you get

Best reporting on this issue. I didn’t buy a tundra in 23. My ram zero issues.