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Originally Posted by Bashlin
I currently own a 98 tacoma and I am going to buy a Tundra but I keep reading reports on how tundra has let buyers down. ie have read transmission is always searching for a gear when cornering at low speeds, lags in power etc. Has anyone had any issues?
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I've had my Tundra for a little while now and these are some of the things I don't like:
1. My truck does the low speed shifting issue, just like many other have reported in all versions of the Tundra since 2007. From the digging around I have done it has shown up in 4.6L, 4.7L, and the 5.7L. Toyota's offical stance is this is normal operation so don't count on anything being done about it. Additionally I have a friend with a Sienna and when I described my issue he said it sounded like I had just driven his van. I have also heard of this issue being in the Tacoma's though there was enough public complaints Toyota finally did something about it.
2. Inaccurate fuel gauge. There have been a few here that have commented on this as well. When my fuel light comes on and my trip computer shows I have about 20km range left I will go and fill up. I can barely get 80 litres into the tank. The truck is supposed to have 100L capacity. This may not seem like a big thing but it is. It effects your driving range and makes having a trip computer pretty much useless. If I wanted to guess how much range I had left I would have bought the version of Tundra without the trip computer.
3. Very sensitive foot feed. I find the inital pressure of the foot feed to be extremely sensitive. Also, another complaint from other Tundra owners I've talked to. This takes some getting used to driving the vehicle and you better be careful backing up to stuff or into your garage like I do. It's my opinion after driving the truck for the past several months that the foot feed is not linear. It seems to accelate like a bat out of hell initially and then once you are going you push and push on the gas pedal to get it to respond.
4. Shifting....in general its probably the least intuitive automatic transmission vehicle I have ever owned. The low speed shifting is one part of the issue but also just daily driving. I find it upshift gears far to quickly and most of the time it takes alot to spur it to downshift. It seems far to happy to just lug it's way along.
I own a 4.6L 2010 D.C. and from the little I have driven the 5.7L that truck seems to be better in terms of shifting operation. I think Toyota tried to do some fancy crap with the shifting patterns on the 4.6L to improve fuel economy. On the highway the 4.6L is respectable on fuel but in the city I am pretty sure I don't do any better than the 5.7L does.
With all that said....it's still a decent truck. I've had compliments from Ford and Chev owners.
I do like:
1. 4 Doors - All of the others only have 4 doors unless you get the Crew Cab versions
2. Now that my truck is broken in I've done a few highway trips. I've been pretty happy with the highway fuel ecomony.
3. Reliability - I still think even with my tranny low speed shifting issues the engine and powertrain will give me longer life than any of the competitors. Time will tell.
4. Nice looking and nice riding and probably the best resale in it's class.
If I had it to do over again I'm not sure I would buy another Tundra. I would definately look at all the competitors alot harder than I did. I had pretty much set out to buy a Toyota from the start.
Hope that helps.
96 Avalon XLS--02 Tundra Access Cab SR5 V8 4WD 
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