[Nathan Cox]

I will soon be trading my F150 for a 2nd gen Tundra. I need help with what I need to watch out for when looking for the perfect crew cab SR5 4x4 5.7L. Any tips would be greatly appreciated:beerchug::beerchug:!

 

[Mr. Creosote]

Rust in the box.

 

[chuckyb]

Leaky water pump

 

[chuckyb]

And unusual frame corrosion. I live in the salt belt and mine has held pretty good for being 10yrs old but I know it can be a problem.

 

[Nathan Cox]

Thanks so much guys. Anyone else?

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[Atomic City Tundra]

These trucks are known to have issues with cam tower leaks, steering rack failures. Pre 2012 also had front diff issues that resulted in a cyclical groaning sound.

 

[Nathan Cox]

Anyone else?

 

[RRzxter]

With these "what problems should I look for" threads, the majority of the posts will be from people that experienced a specific problem. But keep in mind, they are the minority. You're not going to hear from the 1000s of tundra owners that never experienced any of these things. Accept maybe me. I had a 2011 for 3 years and the truck was flawless. The only reason I don't still have it is because it was totaled in an accident. Someone else's fault.

 

[Calbar]

So far mine is 9 yrs old and the only thing so far has been a water pump and I have 113,000 miles on it. Many of the towing 7500 lbs. So far so good.

 

[Smg1234567]

2007 here, 75k no issues except water pump and belt tensioner.

 

[SWThomas]

I've had my 2008 for 10 years and it has 107k miles on it. Had the front diff replaced around 30k miles for the issue mentioned above and had the water pump replaced about 10k miles ago. Otherwise it has been trouble free. Trading it in tomorrow on a 2018 Limited TRD 4X4 DC.

 

[gasrider]

A friend of mine has one with 500000 kms. It has no known issues.

 

[mi_fiveo]

Wheel bearings are known to fail early. You will hear the groaning noise at low speeds.

 

[Nathan Cox]

Thanks guys. Here's what I bought. 2007 5.7 4x4 SR5 with 87,000 miles.

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[ChrisTrucker290]

Nice! She's pretty! Looks just like mine, also a blue 07.