Comments on: Toyota Tundra Camshaft “Problem”

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:57:55 +0000

Ryan – I’m not sure, but I would bet that you’ll hear some noise out of any engine on cold start. -50 Celsius is insanely cold (as you well know I’m sure), and any engine you buy is going to have challenges in that environment. I’ve been told there are some things that people with trucks in very cold weather do to cope – like reducing the size of the radiator, etc. – so I would look into that at your local Toyota dealer. I’m sure the truck will work just fine as-is, but there are some things you can do to make your life easier.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:34:45 +0000

my typo my buddys new truck has the 5.3

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:32:41 +0000

Hi everyone im up here in Saskatchewan, Canada and i am looking at buying a 2007 Tundra limited with nav and all the rest of the goodies any problems with the nav or stereo? Oh ya just sold my 98 chev z71 it was starting to “nickel and dime me” I have read most of your comments but im up in the COLD prairies where it can dip to a bone chilling -50 celsius if any truck can start, warm up and get me to work in this neck of the woods thats a good truck. As far as all the die hard chevy guys out there my buddy just bought a brand new Chev with the 350 and he started it when it was around -50c and yes it was plugged in and he described the noise as someone beating the top of his engine with a hammer for about five minutes thats what an alluminum block will do. The only reason chev went to a 5.3 allum block is because the 350 was not breaking down enough. and all the big 3 are always trying to re-invent the wheel. As far as you duramax lovers my dads 2003 had over 25000 dollars worth of repairs in 5 years no b.s OH ya TOYOTA didnt need to be BAILED out by the government neither
Thank you Ryan

By: Admin (Jason)

Admin (Jason) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:06:19 +0000

Dave – That certainly sounds like a crank position or cam position sensor. The diagnostic process can take time – let us know how it goes.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:06:44 +0000

Dave can quite say what it is. I haven’t had that issue. I have 74,350 miles on my 07 Crewmax.

By: Dave B

Dave B — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 03:03:47 +0000

My 07 Tundra Dbl Cab SR5 has been at the dealer for the last two weeks. Started dying when coming to a stop at traffic lights intermittently. Most of the time it resttarts and you can drive away and occassionaly it dies again. So far they have repllaced the crank sensor (error codes showed the Crank Sensor “circuit”. New ECU, Engine wiring harness and several other minor items. They have also replaced the K & N cold air intake back to factory system…..No success. Has anyone experrienced or heard of this problem. I have driven the truck for 25K miles with no irregularities.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:46:06 +0000

Justin one thing there I didn’t go to a Silverado, F-150, Ram, or Titan site to tell them there product was crap. Justin I reply in kind. I said that before and will do it again. I’m sorry if it bothers you but the saying you don’t like the heat etc. It wasn’t just those issues Justin it was Customer Service which drove me away from those manufacturers. Justin I just listed the two that were known defects from GM customer service reps. I didn’t list the rest of the problems but we can do this all day with any vehicle you like. It boils down toward what I said earlier. This is what website? I did expect that you would consider it to be more significant that these issues were more than a headliner. That’s why I said take care of your backyard before you tell someone about theirs.

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:46:44 +0000

Steve’s comment was deleted because of his language. Feel free to leave the same comment again Steve, but please don’t use any profanity.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:45:49 +0000

Mickey: Not defending Steve Smith here, cause he obviously posted to get at Tundra owners. But while you complain about the headliners & taillamps of GM trucks and you know I’m not a GM fan, you’ve also got to remember no vehicle on the road is perfect, never have been, no matter how much people may think they are, even some peoples beloved Tundra/Silverado/F150/Ram/Titan. Just like you complain about those two problems from a past GM product, what about all the people that needed a TC replaced, tailgate collapsed, draiveshaft issues, the few camshaft replacements, bed bounce, radio issues, vent movement, unreadable gauges, bed alignment to cab, chrome rust, etc, on the Tundra? I’d consider many of those just as significant, if not more so on some, than the headliner/taillamp issue.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:41:05 +0000

Michael one thing Steve don’t own a thing but a computer he uses to roam and be a troll. Steve as they say take care of your backyard before you state how bad someone else is. Steve how many headliners it takes for Chevy to get it right? Yes headliners. I had your crap 06 Silverado LT3. Yes it cost $36,000 and the defects they had but won’t admit. The 06 was the third year out and why all of a sudden they have headliner defects? They went cheap with a new inexpensive headliner that was cut 1/3 of an inch too short. Great deal. Ohh did I mention the second defect yes you know why Chevy’s have DUCT TAPE not just to hold up the headliner but yes the taillights fell off also. Cheap lens plastic insttead of the metal backing to hold up the lens which was overtightened and cracked at the factory along with a little vibration and yes they fall off. So before you crack a joke again look at yourself in the mirror. Yes now who’s the fool? The one who leads or the one who follows?…….