Toyota Can Fix Its Costly Mistake By Offering Its Tundras a Non-Turbo Towing Engine Option

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Toyota Tundra forums and groups on social media are full of discussions about Tundra's engine issues, like the one I covered at Torque News this morning about a Tundra engine failure at 34,000 miles and Toyota's honorable handling. And now there is a thought in the Tundra enthusiast community that Toyota can fix many issues if it could offer something new.

"They need to offer a non-turbo towing engine option soon. They don’t have this figured out after 3 years. Sad to see this happen to Toyota," writes David Nix under a disucssion at 2023-2024 Toyota Tundra Owners Facebook group, upon which the above-referenced article was written. You can check it there.

Now, some of you may ask, why non-turbo towing engine for a Toyota Tundra?

David explains:

"Because these turbo engines add a ton of complexity, pressure on the engine and heat. The turbos are only there to get a V6 to do something it likely shouldn’t be doing. I watched a video of them rebuilding this engine and it has to be torn down to every last nut and bolt. It’s a mess. The truck will never be good again and they won’t go the short block route because it costs too much. This engine is the biggest disaster in the history of Toyota reliability."

Yes, these things happen to the best of them as well. And just like Tyler Thiede in the previous article (referenced above) I am glad that in these cases the Toyota dealerships are standing by it and they seem top notch. But it must be sickening watching your Toyota Tundra get hauled off. "I went to the Tundra years ago for one reason only, I could not afford to be down and in the shop for a day much less a month. Three years is long enough to correct a catastrophic engine failure issue in Tundras and they can’t," David wrote.

I understand David's frustration with the new Tundra engine. The complexities and potential issues associated with turbocharging are definitely concerns and Toyota should address them. Many Toyota owners have come to expect a higher level of durability and reliability, and it's clear that this engine has fallen short for some.It's important for Toyota to address these issues and consider offering alternative engine options to meet the diverse needs of their customers.

The only Good news is that as we learned last night Toyota and Lexus are taking care of their customers! They're replacing about 100,000 engines in Tundra trucks and LX SUVs made in 2022 and 2023. This is because there was a tiny mistake during manufacturing, and some small metal pieces ended up inside the engine. Do you think this will solve the issue?

Armen Hareyan is the founder and the Editor in Chief of Torque News. He founded TorqueNews.com in 2010, which since then has been publishing expert news and analysis about the automotive industry. He can be reached at Torque News Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube. He has more than a decade of expertise in the automotive industry with a special interest in Tesla and electric vehicles.

Images by David Wallace, from the 2022+ Toyota Tundra Owners group on Facebook.

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