Tundra V6 Recall Again?

[Rotten.dalton]

So I read Toyota just announced another recall on 22+ Tundra’s, and now the new Lexus GX’s, for their less than stellar twin turbo v6’s imploding. This time extending their prior recall through the 23 and and into the 24 model year. Yikes! No remedy announced at this time. The credibility of their “machine cleaning/debris” failire reason is getting stretched awfully thin, nearly as thin at the Tundra’s 0w-20 oil, as you might be wondering why you didn’t get that process corrected before another 127k engines were affected. You would also be wise to question if all the engine produced to date are affected and decide to steer clear of Tundra’s until the next, next gen.

Toyota Recalls Another 127,000 Tundras and Lexus SUVs Over Self-Destructing Turbo V6s

Just like with the last recall that has Toyota replacing more than 100,000 V6s, machining debris could potentially be found inside the engines.

www.thedrive.com

 

[testerdahl]

Weird. I beat them by several hours. Not sure why the thread didn’t get created.

Toyota Engine Failure Recall Expanded: 2022-2024 Tundra, LX, 2024 GX 550

The engine recall impacting Toyota Tundra, Lexus LX and GX models has now been expanded to include 2024 models as well as the GX 550.

pickuptrucktalk.com

 

[Fightnfire]

Still sticking with the debris issue, still no hybrids, still not buying it.

 

[Rotten.dalton]

V35-FTS(Fails to Start)….

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Burn!

 

[Hilux]

Weird. I beat them by several hours. Not sure why the thread didn’t get created.

Toyota Engine Failure Recall Expanded: 2022-2024 Tundra, LX, 2024 GX 550

The engine recall impacting Toyota Tundra, Lexus LX and GX models has now been expanded to include 2024 models as well as the GX 550.

pickuptrucktalk.com

Kaizen has been chasing Toyota but Toyota has been playing hard to get.

 

[Hilux]

And now next year the recall will be for the 2025 Tundra, its a pretty chicken sh*t thing for Toyota to do.

 

[Rotten.dalton]

Dealers are at least somewhat complicit, but I doubt they have any choice.

 

[Hilux]

Can we all just agree that the machining debris explanation is pure crapowski? And Toyota knowingly selling vehicles with crap engines is scummy thing to do? I vaguely remember hearing about bearing troubles with this engine when it debuted on the Lexus in 2018 or so.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

I say get a few engines and break them down to see if there's debris or not.

 

[Fightnfire]

I say get a few engines and break them down to see if there's debris or not.

You can find a few of those videos out there and if I remember correctly there seems to be a pretty clear issue with the main bearings.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Cool. I'll have to look for them.

 

[testerdahl]

Cool. I'll have to look for them.

I ran a YT short and the mechanic pointed out it was likely debris causing the main bearing to get out spec. Of course, people didn't believe him, so...

 

[Fightnfire]

I ran a YT short and the mechanic pointed out it was likely debris causing the main bearing to get out spec. Of course, people didn't believe him, so...

For me it's not really a belief thing, it's a piece of information tacked to a wall with lots of other pieces of information. I mostly believe they had an issue with debris, I also believe they have an issue with bearings. Those two can be related but they can also stand on their own. I believe they are using the debris issue to cover for a more complex issue.

 

[Fightnfire]

Cool. I'll have to look for them.

This was a year and a half ago, not a teardown, but good information.

About 36 minutes in for main bearing teardown

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Thank you! (It's been a busy day.)

 

[TheDo114]

As an owner of a 22 tundra, this does not surprise me. There’s been no part change and a slight drop off in failures as model year change, but not enough for it to be a debris issue. I would not/will not be surprise when the 2025 MY gets added to the recall once most of the supply on dealer lot has been sold.

The engine is getting a new part number and some internal tweaks in spring 2026 if we can trust some insiders at Toyota, I’m waiting to see if this is true before getting my engine replaced. Until then, I’ll just keep driving and using my truck as normal.

 

[Fightnfire]

As an owner of a 22 tundra, this does not surprise me. There’s been no part change and a slight drop off in failures as model year change, but not enough for it to be a debris issue. I would not/will not be surprise when the 2025 MY gets added to the recall once most of the supply on dealer lot has been sold.

The engine is getting a new part number and some internal tweaks in spring 2026 if we can trust some insiders at Toyota, I’m waiting to see if this is true before getting my engine replaced. Until then, I’ll just keep driving and using my truck as normal.

I heard somewhere, pretty sure it was a Toyota master tech, that said there was a part number change for the bearing and something else in 2024. I'll try to find it. He thought it was a sneaky way of trying to address the issue on the down low.

 

[Fightnfire]

I heard somewhere, pretty sure it was a Toyota master tech, that said there was a part number change for the bearing and something else in 2024. I'll try to find it. He thought it was a sneaky way of trying to address the issue on the down low.

It's all over in videos and articles so I just linked the AI response. There are videos discussing the when but no real answers other than a definite part number change in mid 2024 for the main bearings.

 

[Rotten.dalton]

Internet conjecture, nobody who really knows anything is talking. I saw the Tundras.com website go hundreds to thousands(?) of posts deep on this and still, this recall was a surprise. Everyone thought toyota had addressed it, whether they believed the “cleaning debris” excuse or not. Now we know better. I’ll buy another tundra when they “fix” the TTV6 by replacing it with their newly announced V8. That’s the only fix that’ll give them a chance to restore my trust.