Used 2012 Toyota Tundra Tundra FFV CrewMax Cab Review
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Warning: rats love to eat the soy wiring!
Florida Don, Sanford, FL, 08/01/2022
2012 Toyota Tundra Tundra FFV 4dr CrewMax 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
I bought my truck new in August 2012, and until November 2017, I would have given it 5 stars. I've driven it 264,000 mechanically trouble-free miles since then, and it still rides and drives exactly as it did when new. I've been fortunate in that the problematic air pump system hasn't given me any issues; maybe because I live in Florida and it doesn't come on unless the air outside is … below a certain temperature, so it's not activated as much here by the ECU? Just a guess. Anyhow, while on vacation on the West Coast in a very urban area, a rat got under the intake and ate the wiring of a knock sensor...this in just one night. The truck went into limp mode, and about $1000 later at a nearby Toyota dealership, it was fixed 3 days later. And now, back home this past week, parked outside one night, in a single night a rodent of some sort began to make a nest under the hood and ate enough of the wiring harness to ruin it--a $10,000 (ten thousand dollar) repair. And the part they put back in it is just as susceptible to being eaten by rodents as what they took out. Maybe I'm just unlucky and the rodents randomly chose my truck but in 2017 they passed on a 1988 MR2 parked in the same driveway, and last week they passed on a 2000 Mercury and a 1972 AMC Hornet parked in the same driveway; all the other vehicles were lower to the ground and much easier to access. So at least in my case I'm blaming Toyota's "environmentally-friendly" soy-based wiring, which they started to use in Tundras in the 2009 model year. So for now, it's back to my 2011 Land Cruiser (2011 was the last year for petroleum-based wiring on those; much less favorable, apparently, to rats' palates), and my 1993 Land Cruiser. I'd planned to buy a new Sequoia Capstone or maybe a Lexus LX600 this year, but because those have the same problematic wiring that rodents see as a snack, I'll wait a few years...and the Tundra can sit in storage until I have time to get rid of it. If you're looking at a used Tundra, in my opinion a well-maintained 2008 is your best bet, or maybe a 2007 as long as it's not an early one.
Edmunds Summary Review of the 2012 Toyota Tundra Tundra FFV CrewMax Cab
Pros & Cons
- Pro:Strong V8 powertrains
- Pro:capable six-speed automatic
- Pro:large Double Cab with traditional rear doors
- Pro:colossal CrewMax cab
- Pro:one axle ratio fits all.
- Con:Interior design missteps
- Con:lively ride
- Con:feels more cumbersome to drive than competitors.
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