I’ve been listening to some of the stories people are reporting of engineer failure in their Tundras on your YouTube page. I own a 2024 Tundra iforce max hybrid with just over 11,000 miles. It’s currently at my local Toyota dealership and has been there for 12 days now. I was experiencing stalling when I would hit the gas. It happened three different times, all in intersections, where I would try to take off when I had a break in traffic, then not go anywhere, then take off right before I was smashed into. I had originally thought that I was having an issue with my transmission. Now after hearing these other stories, it sounds like I’m experiencing what others are reporting to be early engine failure. The local dealership has told me that they are talking to Toyota CAS about how to handle the situation, but no one has actually given me an explanation as to why my car is doing this. Now I’m concerned that they are going to either brush this off, or give me the rebuilt engine, since mine is a hybrid, instead of a new one. I was wondering if anyone had some advise on how I should handle my situation?
It's hard to know if it's early engine failure or not, do you have a link to the forum/people stating that they think the stalling is in indication of that? I would be interested to see how they arrived at their conclusion, I suppose anything is possible at this point.
Is your mpg going down, and does it seem like your truck is "boosting" more (can you hear your turbo more) during light acceleration? I know some people had these symptoms before engine failure.
If I were in your shoes, I would start by opening a case with Toyota customer care and track every detail. Force them to resolve the issue (throttle lag) and look at lemon laws in your state. I believe if you pass 30 days and X reasonable attempts to fix the issue for the same issue without resolution you have an opportunity to force a buyback if that's the route you want to go. There's a chance they might fix the issue, or alternatively if the truck does have a bad engine, you can still pursue a buyback. If you get an attorney involved on your side to draft a letter (if it's the serious engine issue), sometimes Toyota immediately goes through the buyback program, from what I've seen online.
The folks that didn't get attorneys involved had different experiences, some good, some bad, it depended on the dealership and who was managing their case at Toyota I believe.
