Tundra or Ridgeline

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!

mrp116 wrote:
I own a 2012 Tundra with the 5.7 that we use to tow our 6,000 lb, 32' TT. I am an avid follower of the major Tundra forums (Tundra Talk and Tundra Solutions) to keep abreast of any issues with these trucks. I have NEVER heard, or read, ANYTHING about any "howling" problems after the truck is turned off or of any issues with the trucks losing power.

I believe this recall (ref youngone's post) deals with the Tundra AIP (air induction pump) issue. The recall involves reflashing the ECM to change the pump's operating characteristics. After the reflash the pumps run much longer upon shutdown. That's exactly why I'm not having this ECM reflash recall done on my truck--it's very irritating (i.e., "howling"). Sure, I run the risk of having AIP issues, but even without the reflash the AIP is still covered under warranty. Have plans to trade/sell before the warranty expires.

The losing power issue youngone is referring to is the truck going into "limp" mode when the AIP unit throws certain error codes. This issue has been covered in detail over and over again on tundratalk and tundrasolutions.

BTW, if one or both AIP units fail (out of warranty) it's a $2000-$4000 fix!!