2008 Toyota Tundra: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Aug 24, 2020 · Airbags · 218,000 miles · OK · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 toyota tundra. The contact stated the while driving at 65 MPH, the front passenger tire started shaking uncontrollably which caused him to veer off the side of the road and into an embankment. The vehicle dropped 25 feet into a creek and landed on its right side, knocking the contact unconscious. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The driver side door had to be pried open by emergency officials in order to rescue the contact. A police report was filed. The contact was immediately transported to a local hospital where he was treated for whiplash, cuts and lacerations to the right side of his body, a slight concussion, and a bruised right rib. The vehicle was totaled at the scene and was towed to an independent mechanic. His insurance then had the vehicle towed to their facilities where the vehicle was deemed a total loss. The dealer nor the manufacturer have been notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 218,000.

Filed Dec 7, 2019 · Airbags · 160,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

A report was filed on this incident under complaint number11171605. I'm looking for a follow up. Has there been any recalls on these airbags? I am of the opinion that my airbag was over pressurized thereby knocking me out for about 10 to 12 minutes and causing me serious bodily injuries, I.e. Several bulging and herniated disc, a fracture l5, and hair line fracture of ribs. It's been almost 2 yrs. And I'm still suffering from neck and back pain and I have had a back operation to repair my l5.

Filed Jan 23, 2019 · Airbags, Body · 160,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

On 01-08-2018 I had a mva in which the front of my truck struck another vehicle and my air bag was deployed. As you may judge from the picture the impact was minimal. The other vehicle, a 2003 honda civic, was drivable, while my much bigger truck was not due to my condition and the deployed air bag. I was knock out approximately 5 to 7 minutes, I made this estimate by the arrival of winter park pd. I also suffered two fractured ribs on my right arm pit area and one on my left arm pit area, this was according to the er doctor and a fracture of my l5 vertebrae according to my mri report. Four herniated disc and six bulging. It is my sincere believe that some if not all this personal injuries I suffered were related to an over pressured air bag system. Although there are no recalls on my truck, I feel a need to register my complaint. As noted on my pd report I had just initiated a u-turn so I could not have been traveling more than 15 MPH on lee rd. (a paved city street). See also odi 11287678.

Filed Oct 30, 2014 · Engine · 50,000 miles · TN

2008 toyota tundra truck with 5.7l engine. Vehicle has a loud knocking noise that seems to be a valve train noise when truck is accelerating after slowing down, under load or towing a trailer. Took truck to the dealer multiple times so far , with feedback ranging from can't hear anything to this is a normal noise of the engine. I have read many postings online about this issue but dealer does not recognize the problem and insists condition is normal. This seems to be a poor design or poor quality that toyota needs to address. I own several toyotas and it seems quality standards are really dropping lately. Perhaps it is time to move away from toyota brand. This engine situation could be very dangerous issue if a part inside of the engine breaks off and cause the engine to shut down, leading to loss of braking and steering capabilities.

Filed Dec 30, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 58,000 miles · OH

My 2008 tundra suddenly showed multiple dash lights when I started it. It ran rough, tried code reader on it ,again multiple codes at once. Every item can't bad all at same time. The main problem was air pump failure, have a feeling it's associated with exhaust problem. Truck has been ticking since about a month after I bought it brand new, I just assumed that's the way it was since it quiets after warms up. Turns out manifold is cracked by the pump. Of course warranty is up. After reading online seems like a lot of people are having same problem. Have had it several times over the years for oil changes etc. . The dealership's know there is a problem and ignore them. I have two other toyota cars and this is the first toyota truck I've bought . Toyota we'll have a bigger problem when go back to buying the chevy,ford, dodge. They were buying before they came out with full size tundra. Get your act together toyota or you will lose a lot more money and respect than what the recall will cost.

Filed Aug 15, 2010 · Brakes, Suspension · 12,979 miles · CA

Toyota tundra 2008 trd rear sway bar failure - rear trd sway bar assembly hardware on 2008 tundra is actually cracking and causing a dangerous situation and bending the rear brake line to the point that if I had not caught the problem my rear brakes would have failed. I was under my truck doing a general inspection and noticed that my left rear trd bilstien shock was leaking. I contacted toyota and told them about the problem and without hesitation they ordered the part without even seeing the truck. Unfortunately when I took the truck in toyota had ordered a standard shock and not a bilstien shock, so I picked my truck back up from them until they got the correct part. A few days latter I noticed a knock coming from my truck and when I had isolated the knock I identified it as the left strap on my trd sway bar kit. What I concluded is that the left rear shock leaking caused too much travel. The extensive travel of the shock caused too much stress on the strap of the sway bar kit and in-turn the strap failed and split in half exposing the rubber bushing (I have pictures of this). I called toyota and informed them of the problem and talked to walter yamamoto the service writter at piercy toyota of milpitas california. I told walter that the sway bar was pressing on the rear break line and had bent it upwards and was now leaning against the rear break line. At no time did walter advise me to take the truck in to the service department. I finally got to scared to drive the truck and took it too toyota and advised them that it was to much of a safety issued to continue to drive the truck. I asked walter to take a look at the sway bar and he saw the issue. I had contacted a couple of other people that confirmed the same thing had happened to their trucks, but when I asked walter if this had happened to anyone else he replied "no". This is a serious problem for toyota because they have sold many of these sway bar kits to tundra owners form 2007 to present.

Filed Mar 16, 2009 · Engine · 25,000 miles · NE

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. At 26,787 miles, the contact heard a knocking sound coming from the motor. He took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the noise was normal, and was coming from a piston. When the motor is cold, the piston strikes against the motor cylinder wall. The manufacturer stated that all 5.7l engines had this defect and offered to extend the contact's warranty. They further stated that it would take much effort to correct the defect. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 25,000 and current mileage was 27,000.