Used 2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr Access Cab SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A) Consumer Reviews
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I liked this truck
Rob, 05/23/2010
Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr Access Cab SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
I purchased this Toyota with about 44,000 miles on it and owned it for about a year. I did about 12,000 miles in it and never encountered any reliability issues. It was fairly powerful and quite fun to drive; it felt lighter and the handling felt more responsive than my father's F-150 but I found it harder to park. I eventually got in the habit of parking it in reverse which was much easier than parking forward. I am a careful driver and can usually get better than estimated MPG but I found that I was unable to improve this truck's MPG much with careful driving. The car felt well built and the interior was solid, although I did have some problems with paint peeling from the front bumper.
06 Tundra lacks refinement
Jake, Star, ID, 01/08/2018
Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr Access Cab SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
The SR5 has a particularly poor interior both materials quality and comfort level. The steering wheel is about 1 to 1 and a half inches offset from the center of the seat mostly an annoyance. The CD player was unable to play the disk that I routinely used in my other, old vehicles.The accelerator pedal is way too touch, a hallmark of this age of Toyota, it takes concentration to leave a light smoothly. Between the touchy accelerator and the light rear end it was hard to deal with any slick pavement and it tended to wander on dirt roads. The seat belt retraction lacked a decent return spring, the previous owner was not careful and as a result the belt tang had gouged the door sill multiple times from being caught when the door was closed. The engine is powerful but has a groaning sound, not pleasing at all, more like it is straining. At 10 years old and 40k miles the dealer informed me that it needed a timing belt every 8 years or 100,000 miles and while they are in there they like to replace the water pump since the Japanese engineers put the water pump behind the timing belt. That was a $1200 job. The water pump was leaking at 40,000 miles. My Dakota water pump lasted 120,000 miles and 14 years. When people brag about getting high mileage from these Tundras of this era be aware that according to Toyota you have about $1200 in maintenance for every 100,000 miles. I inherited this vehicle and traded it in within 2 years for GMC pickup.
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Great Truck
GO TRD!!!, 03/01/2006
Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr Access Cab SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I just picked up my truck in Feb. 2006 and WOW. This is a really nice vehicle. I have driven for work many of its competitors, but none of those trucks have the get-up and go like the Tundra. I have been in the auto industry for quite some time and never really paid much attention to the Tundra. But while doing some research on Edmunds I was educated, and now am a happy owner of the Sliver Sky SR5 Toyota Tundra. All I can say is great truck and fun to drive!!!
Update to my first review
Jim, 10/13/2008
Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr Access Cab SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I am liking my truck more every day! I get at least 20 mpg just doing every day driving, and I don't drive slow. I have had some short races with some supposed to be fast vehicles, so far I can leave them in the dust! Overall I think it is an awesome truck!
So Far So Good
R.Kuehner, 11/12/2008
Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr Access Cab SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Bought the vehicle new, V8 with TRD package. It came with a 3" lift kit and 20" rims from the dealer. I'm averaging 16 mpg. The odometer is off by .1 and the odometer by 5 mph due to bigger wheels/tires. Plan to try K&N air filter and maybe a performance muffler such as Flomaster. Overall the truck handles well and is fun to drive. I have as good or better ground clearance than stock 4x4's from other manufacturers. I replaced the radio/CD player but kept the stock speakers as they sound pretty good.
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