Would you gamble on a gen 4 Tundra?

[Savagenut]

There are some pretty good deals out there on 22-24 Tundras right now. Is it worth the gamble?

 

[Ringbill27]

Nope not with that V6.

 

[Seth]

My ‘23 has been rock solid. 58k trouble free miles. It outpulls the ‘20 RAM with Hemi v8 it replaced.

 

[TxLite]

No

 

[zrodwyo]

I think it would be insane to buy a 22-23 unless you got a smoking deal and could deal with the possibility of the truck being down for an indefinite amount of time sitting in the recall queue.

 

[Savagenut]

I’m seeing a few of them in this range and cheaper

Can’t hardly get a gen 3 for that

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[Chickenchit]

Risky!

 

[Jbehredt]

Gen 4 isn’t a thing yet. These are the 3rd gen. 2 and 2.5 are the 07-21 officially. And no. I reallly want my ‘20 to be my last truck.

 

[cottonant]

My 25 Tundra so far has averaged 17.9 miles per gallon and will smoke the 2017 Z71 I traded, that averaged 16.2 MPG. But the Tundra only has 5,400 miles on it - so we will have to wait and see.

 

[DuckDogDr]

a buddy of mine has one. He loves his .
But the old saying where there is smoke there is

I personally work to hard and put up with too much Bs to have a truck that knowingly has issues and may or may not set me down and take a 50 or 60k gamble

 

[West.mass.hunter]

I feel you. I've been debating this. I've got an 08 sr5 V8 that besides typical wear parts I've only put $ into the radiator. With just about 230k miles on it I go back and forth between wanting to upgrade and then say "I'll drive it till it dies". With the known issues the new tundra have, it's made it easy for me to happily continue driving mine, for now

 

[cottonant]

I feel you. I've been debating this. I've got an 08 sr5 V8 that besides typical wear parts I've only put $ into the radiator. With just about 230k miles on it I go back and forth between wanting to upgrade and then say "I'll drive it till it dies". With the known issues the new tundra have, it's made it easy for me to happily continue driving mine, for now

A guy at the car wash ask me how I liked my 25 Tundra. I told him it was too soon to tell. He said his 2012 had 531,000 miles on it and he was going to see how far he could take it

 

[idahodave]

I just rolled the dice on a 2025 Tundra. The engine “issue” was related to manufacturing…not design. I’m confident they’ve fixed it. There are already Gen 3 Tundras with over 200k miles fwtw. This was my first new truck ever, so I researched the bejeesus out of this.

I’ll spare you the suspense…there isn’t a new truck made that doesn’t have known issues. I can find threads all day long with isssues for any new truck you pick.

The question is which of them do you most trust to make it right? IMHO Toyota does that better than the rest. The recall on the early Tundras and associated VERY broad inclusion speaks volumes about how you make a problem right.

I’m only 1,000 miles in, but man I love this thing. The engine and transmission combine to make a fantastic pairing. It’s not perfect. I can hear a very slight whistle from the driver side at a specific speed and with a specific crosswind and if the radio is turned off.

So far, that’s my only compliant. Geico has the best extended warranty possible (MBI) for pennies on the dollar over most warranties, so I hedged my bet a bit and pay that. Then again, I’d have done the same for ANY new truck given their complexity and repair costs.

Best of luck with whatever you decide.

Dave

 

[sveltri]

I have a 23 and my boss has a 22, neither of which have had even one issue.

 

[PredatorSlayer]

There are some pretty good deals out there on 22-24 Tundras right now. Is it worth the gamble?

Its not. Get a 20 or 21.

 

[Savagenut]

This one too.

Some good deals out there.

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[Miflatlander91]

Man that one seems like a deal with the cap and pullout bed


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[AZ_squid]

I hadn't heard they had issues. I'm not a huge fan of the body style, but figured they were pretty reliable.

 

[cottonant]

I just rolled the dice on a 2025 Tundra. The engine “issue” was related to manufacturing…not design. I’m confident they’ve fixed it. There are already Gen 3 Tundras with over 200k miles fwtw. This was my first new truck ever, so I researched the bejeesus out of this.

I’ll spare you the suspense…there isn’t a new truck made that doesn’t have known issues. I can find threads all day long with isssues for any new truck you pick.

The question is which of them do you most trust to make it right? IMHO Toyota does that better than the rest. The recall on the early Tundras and associated VERY broad inclusion speaks volumes about how you make a problem right.

I’m only 1,000 miles in, but man I love this thing. The engine and transmission combine to make a fantastic pairing. It’s not perfect. I can hear a very slight whistle from the driver side at a specific speed and with a specific crosswind and if the radio is turned off.

So far, that’s my only compliant. Geico has the best extended warranty possible (MBI) for pennies on the dollar over most warranties, so I hedged my bet a bit and pay that. Then again, I’d have done the same for ANY new truck given their complexity and repair costs.

Best of luck with whatever you decide.

Dave

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Lots of research here as well, and my last 5 vehicles were two Z71 trucks, a Z71 Tahoe and 2 GMC Yukon’s, so I’ve been a pretty loyal GM guy for a while. But according to a long-time friend that had sold me many GM’s over decades, and recently retired from a GM dealership he had been with for decades, GM has lost its way. He advised me to only buy the new GM Z71 if willing to buy the +/- $4,500 extended warranty, and trade it before 100k miles.

What sold me on the Tundra is the way Toyota is handling the engine recall. My long-time GM buddy introduced me to a Toyota dealership manager. “Allegedly,” the motor recall (on the 2022 model I believe) has no mileage limit. The manager owns a 2022 with 50k miles on it with no problems to date. I asked him why he had not yet had his motor replaced. His response was why would he, he can get the new motor when he trades it, or if his ends up being one of the few that does end up having an issue. So, I rolled the dice on the 25 Tundra and only time will tell.

 

[Mountain_Life]

Why all the hate on the new Tundras? I'm aware there was a possibility of a manufacturing QC problem that left some chips in the motor, but Toyota stepped up and made it right by putting a new motor in every truck possibly affected. Is there something else wrong with them or is it just stubborn people stuck in a rut?

I'm not emotional about trucks, they are just a tool to me. I have had a 23 Tundra for 2 years and it's at 73k miles. Many of those pulling an enclosed trailer. Zero issues so far.

As far the the V6 vs V8: time will tell on longevity, but this V6 will out pull the V8 in every aspect, plus it gets much better mileage and with the new 10 speed transmission is much smoother.