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Toyota Tundra Recall Information
Last Updated June 14, 2007

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NEWS: Toyota fixing engine failures in new Tundra truck

DETROIT, May 29 (Reuters) - A glitch in Toyota Motor Corp.'s Tundra pickup truck has caused 20 engine failures and forced it to track down other trucks at risk for the problem, the Japanese automaker said on Tuesday.

Toyota said a flaw in the camshaft in a limited number of 5.7-liter, V-8 engines installed in early versions of the Tundra has caused the engine component to crack and fail.

Toyota has billed the Tundra as its most important product launch ever. Its engine problems comes as Toyota faces pressure to maintain its reputation for quality in the face of a stretch of fast growth that has made it the world's largest automaker.

Toyota said it has determined that a flaw in the casting of a still-undetermined number of Tundra camshafts -- made for Toyota's Alabama engine plant by an outside supplier -- prompted the engine failures.

"The supplier has made changes, and we think the problem is solved," Toyota spokesman John McCandless said. Toyota declined to identify the component supplier.

In cases in which a Tundra camshaft fails, Toyota is replacing the truck engine at no charge, representatives said.


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NEWS: Toyota chases Tundra camshaft failures

Automotive News - May 28, 2007 - LOS ANGELES -- A batch of camshaft failures in 5.7-liter V-8 engines has dinged the launch of the Toyota Tundra pickup.

Camshafts in 20 engines have snapped, says Toyota spokesman Mike Michels. The outside camshaft supplier, which Toyota declined to identify, has traced the problem to "a metallurgical defect in the casting, a flaw in the metal which they have corrected," he says.

To date, Toyota has built 30,000 of the engines, and the company is determining how many might be affected. Michels says that it was "an early batch," and that "Toyota is confident in the production from that point on."

A camshaft is a spinning rod that opens the engine's intake and exhaust valves in sequence. Toyota's camshafts are designed to avoid collateral damage if they snap.

Toyota rushed the 5.7-liter engine into production in time for the Tundra's February launch. The 5.7-liter initially was scheduled to arrive this summer. But Toyota dealers and product planners told the manufacturing arm that the Tundra needed the big V-8 at launch because the 4.7-liter V-8 would not make a strong enough statement.

The 5.7-liter represents more than 70 percent of the engine mix.

Toyota's top executives repeatedly have stated their concern that Toyota is growing too quickly to keep quality at past high levels.

Toyota likely will not test each camshaft to see if it is prone to failure. Rather, customers whose camshafts fail will have their entire engines replaced.

One Toyota dealer service technician who declined to be identified says Toyota asked him to ship overnight a defective engine to its V-8 engine plant in Alabama.

"The guy was towing a small trailer, not under full load," the technician says. "Other folks have been towing 10,000 pounds with no problem."

You may e-mail Mark Rechtin at mrechtin@crain.com


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NEWS: Toyota recalling Sequoia, Tundra models
WASHINGTON - January 17, 2007 - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it was recalling 533,000 Tundra pickup trucks and Sequoia sport utility vehicles because of potential steering problems.

Toyota said the recall involved 2004-2006 Tundra trucks and 2004-2007 Sequoia full-size SUVs. The automaker has received reports of 11 accidents and six injuries connected to the recall, said Toyota spokesman...

The automaker said there was a possibility of excessive wear to a front suspension lower ball joint that could make it difficult to steer the vehicle and stay in the center of the lane. Drivers may also notice more noise coming from the front suspension,....

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NEWS: Safety officials step up Toyota Tundra probe
DETROIT FREE PRESS -- August 8, 2006 -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s Tundra pickup might be recalled for the second time in as many years after new complaints of suspension failures prompted U.S. auto safety officials to upgrade an ongoing investigation.
The inquiry covers 219,522 Tundras from 2003 and 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday. The agency is continuing a review linked to last year's recall of 775,000 Tundras and other vehicles.


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NEWS: Report: Toyota recalling Tundra pickups over air bags
DETROIT FREE PRESS -- (AP) July 9, 2006 -- Toyota Motor Corp. will deactivate front-seat passenger air bag cut-off switches in many Tundra pickups to avoid having to install a costlier child safety seat anchoring system, a newspaper said Monday.




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NEWS:

Detroit News - Despite reliability image, automaker has had five recalls in the United States this year...

LA Times - Toyota Recalls More Than 750,000 Vehicles...

Google News Links - more Toyota Recall information...


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RECALL: 2004-2006 Toyota Tundra
NHTSA Campaign Number: 07V013000 www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Manufacturer TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Recall Date: JAN 18, 2007
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 533124

Description SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Summary ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MINI VANS, DUE TO POSSIBLE IMPROPER FINISHING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, SOME BALL JOINTS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENTAL DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL LUBRICATION. THIS MAY CAUSE THE BALL JOINT TO WEAR AND LOOSEN PREMATURELY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, REDUCED VEHICLE SELF-CENTERING, AND NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
Consequence IN EXTREME CASES, IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.



RECALL: 2002 - 2004 Toyota Tundra
NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V225000 www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Manufacturer TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Recall Date: 07/25/2005
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 768379

Description SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Summary ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SURFACE OF THE BALL OF THE JOINT MAY HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED. THE BALL JOINT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND LOOSENESS, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT.
Consequence THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Remedy DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON JULY 15, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.



RECALL: 2005 Toyota Tundra
NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V328000 www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Manufacturer TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Recall Date: 07/20/2005
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 2527

Description AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Summary CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND OPTIONAL FABRIC FRONT CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, 'OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION.' THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT LENS WHICH WILL NOT DISPLAY THE STATUS OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG.
Consequence AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WILL NOT BE MADE AWARE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR BAG IS ACTIVATED AND READY TO PROTECT THE OCCUPANT AS APPROPRIATE.
Remedy DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM INDICATOR LENS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2005. OWNERS CAN CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.



RECALL: 2004 - 2005 Toyota Tundra
NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V123000 www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Manufacturer TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Recall Date: 03/30/2005
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 5726

Description ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Summary CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) AND THE TRD DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS. THE TRD DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEM MET ALL CLEARANCE SPECIFICATIONS ON MODELS WITHOUT VSC, HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXHAUST LOCATED IN A POSITION WHERE CONTACT BETWEEN A BRAKE LINE FOUND ONLY ON VEHICLES WITH VSC AND THE TRD EXHAUST PIPE MIGHT OCCUR.
Consequence IN THIS CONDITION, THE EXHAUST PIPE FLANGE MAY RUB AGAINST THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE OF VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF SO EQUIPPED, WILL REPLACE THE TRD DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEM. DURING THIS REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER WILL ALSO INSPECT THE SPECIFIC BRAKE LINE TO ASSURE IT HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING LATE APRIL 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.



RECALL: 2004 - 2005 Toyota Tundra
NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V123000 www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Manufacturer TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Recall Date: 03/30/2005
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 5726

Description ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Summary CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BOTH VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) AND THE TRD DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS. THE TRD DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEM MET ALL CLEARANCE SPECIFICATIONS ON MODELS WITHOUT VSC, HOWEVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXHAUST LOCATED IN A POSITION WHERE CONTACT BETWEEN A BRAKE LINE FOUND ONLY ON VEHICLES WITH VSC AND THE TRD EXHAUST PIPE MIGHT OCCUR.
Consequence IN THIS CONDITION, THE EXHAUST PIPE FLANGE MAY RUB AGAINST THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LINE, WHICH COULD CAUSE BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN INCREASE OF VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF SO EQUIPPED, WILL REPLACE THE TRD DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEM. DURING THIS REPLACEMENT, THE DEALER WILL ALSO INSPECT THE SPECIFIC BRAKE LINE TO ASSURE IT HAS NOT BEEN DAMAGED AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING LATE APRIL 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

V8_Fan

The ball joints/suspension on the LC/LX are completely different and much heavier duty than the ones on the Sequioa/Tundra/4Runner. A-arm thickness is about double. As far as the 5.7 failures, those are US-made 5.7's. One toyota/lexus mechanic on the ih8mud board says the failure rate of US-made toyota engines is much higher than Japanese-made ones in general. At least we know the LX470 and current LC are made in Japan of 100% Japanese parts.

Pearlpower

iTrader: (2)

This is old information and a repost. Some early 5.7s had these issues and were caught early on as stated. It goes without saying the new GX570 will receive the newer motor. The other information pertains to the Tundra so perhaps posting over on tundrasolutions.com would be more appropriate.

TRDFantasy

With regards to those recalls for the first-gen Tundra, the ball joints and suspension have both been completely redesigned on the new Tundra to solve those problems. The new Tundra has much heavier duty parts than the old one.

The 5.7L failures were caught early on, and occured with an outside supplier. Toyota is replacing, not repairing every single failed 5.7L with a brand new unit and is sending each failed unit for analysis.

Mr. Jones

exactly what does any of this have to do with the LX570?

Craig B

The LX 570 uses the same engine as the 5.7 liter engine in the Toyota Tundra.

Craig

luxury1

Hee, Hee, Hee

Mr. Jones

CACressida

iTrader: (1)

It's amazing how people think. 20, and possibly a few more engines cam shafts snap, and it automatically marks the engines already made, and the ones that are bing made a complete failure. Do you possibly think that Toyota's supplier after the 20 camshafts that snapped will continue to make the new camshafts the same as the ones that did snap? What part about the "Redesigned" Tundra do you not understand, the "re" or the "designed?" After the ball join failures in the 1st generation Tundra, Sequoia, do you think the redesigned Tundra will have a redesigned ball join failure? lmao, gullible people crack me up. 20 engines in 30,000 trucks makes them all failures.

ren495

Even if Toyota never changed anything, I'm sure the 5.7l would still be more reliable then a Range Rover.

RFFG

ren speaks the truth lol...

2JZ_SC

Like this, I just shake my head.

2JZ_SC

I love this shot of the same truck.