Tundra or Ridgeline

RinconVTR wrote:

youngone wrote:
I have owned Toyota Trucks for 25 years. I had a 2007 Tundra with the 5.7v8. My latest one was a 2012 Toyota Tundra Doublecab SR5 TRD 4x4 5.7v8. I had 2,000 miles on this truck and I started losing power as I drove along. Brought truck back to dealer and they were confused. Somehow they thought they solved the problem. One year later {May 2013} I get a Recall notice so I bring in my truck to dealer. Recall was because the 5.7v8 engines were loosing power. They did the recall. A week later I am hearing this howling noise after I shut off the engine. I go back to the dealer and the mechanic tells me that with the recall now the electronic air pump runs after the engine is shut off and there is nothing that they can do with that howling sound after you turn off the engine. That was part of the recall. I met with a Toyota engineer and he told me to listen to his company supplied truck {Tundra}and it does the same thing. I ended up filing a grievance with the lemon law book that they give to you when you buy the truck. I had my hearing and I lost my case because this was a Government approved recall. I think this recall was between 2011-2013 models.
I decided I did not want to listen to this howling sound every time I shut off my truck. AS off today I am no longer a owner of a Toyota pickup and have no plans to own a Toyota product for a long time. I feel Toyota could have solved this problem some how different. I'm not saying the other brands out there are better but I will take my chance.
I feel Toyota could of taken care of my problem better after buying a $40,000 Toyota Tundra.
Good luck on what ever you decide to buy!

I'm really sorry to hear about this. It's interesting I havent seen a thread on the two main Tundra forums about this. Have you posted this on anywhere else?

Regardless, please dont think for a second this reflects on Toyota "quality". Every...and I mean EVERY OEM in the world has problems and major faulures like this. Asking for 100% perfection from anything man made is 100% impossible.

After owning Toyota pickups for 25 years and having a product that you bragged about over the years and that is what I expected with my 2012 and I was very disappointed how Toyota handled their problem with this recall. If you only knew what I went through with Toyota with this recall. Even thou I don't own my Toyota anymore I still have all my paperwork and I would be willing to share with any Toyota owner.I can only tell you what I went thru with my recall.After dealing with a Toyota engineer I don't have any good words to say about him either.My feeling is they do not build Toyota's like they use to. Just to many dam Recalls. Like I said I realize today nothing is built perfect put after owning Toyota's for all those years I guess I was spoiled.