2012 Tundra..any reason not to buy it
I am considering a new to me 2012 Toyota Tundra for $27991: 35K miles Crew cab 5.7 V-8 2 WD factory trailer tow package leather spray in bedliner Texas Edition Toyota Certified used vehicle ...
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patperry2766 wrote:
After the posts from W.E.BGood & youngone, I started doing some research...and now I gotta say that I'm a little leery of Toyota's. I have always had good luck with Ford's, but I won't buy their 3.5 Ecoboost because of the condensation issues.
This problems seems eerily similar to Ford's in retrospect to them not being able to fix the problem in the first place or at least come up with a proper fix.
To the people that have had the ECM reflash and AIP replair, did this solve the problem completely, or is it just a band aid fix?
I had never heard of the AIP "problem" until I read about it on Tundrasolutions.com. If I recall, it was an issue in areas with lots of rain and driving through deep water. Supposedly, if water got sucked into the AIP intakes, it could damage them. Like I said, Toyota sent everybody a letter extending the warranty on the AIP so they were obviously aware of the problem, but I don't think it would ever apply to me since I live in a very dry climate. Having said that, I would recommend you buy what you like; the new Chevys and Fords with the 6 speed trans are nice trucks too, but IMO opinion, the Tundra drivetrain with the 4.30 rearend, 6 sp trans, and 5.7 V8 is a tough combo to beat. The AIP issue would not stop me from buying another Tundra.
