Used 2005 Toyota Tundra Consumer Reviews
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cowman, 05/26/2008
2005 Toyota Tundra 2dr Regular Cab 4WD LB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
Good employee! This truck works like a one ton on the ranch. Regularly hauls 3000 pounds of feed, pipe, fence posts, etc. Heaviest load in the bed was 8000 pounds (100 bags) of concrete readymix, which it hauled 150 miles without complaining. Frequently tows a bumper pull cattle trailer that weighs over 10,000 pounds loaded with squirming livestock. Most mileage is in pastures and on dirt roads. No repairs, only oil changes for 32,000 miles. Except for going to town, I just leave it in 4WD and still manage 16-17 mpg over rocks and thru creekbeds. On the highway, I have gotten over 21 mpg. Unlike my Dodge and Chevy, the Toyota allows me to be a rancher, instead of mechanic.
My Best Vehicle Ever
frank, 09/19/2016
2005 Toyota Tundra 4dr Access Cab SR5 Rwd SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Back seats are uncomfortable. Low gear is a button on the dash...dumb. Hazard is near the low gear button. Other than that, a simply amazing vehicle. One set of brake pads in 175,000 miles (admittedly, a lot highway). One set of spark plugs. When I changed the timing belt (suicide is preferable) the old belt still looked fine. Power is incredible. Mileage only about 16 combined. I have never been so impressed with a vehicle's reliability...they need more stars for that category.
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Toyota Trucks, Just like a Timex Watch.
Joseph M Priestley, 07/15/2018
updated 01/20/2023
2005 Toyota Tundra 4dr Double Cab SR5 Rwd SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
I have owned five Toyota Products. They are by the best vechiles on the road for the money. My Tundra Truck was by far the best of all of them. It has never let me down. She still drives like she just came out of the show room. Like I have told the people in the maintance department Toyota Trucks are like a Timex Watch, they can take a licking but they keep on running.
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Not crazy about it.
srpeterson, 02/04/2006
2005 Toyota Tundra 4dr Double Cab SR5 4WD SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I like my Tundra V8 with the TRD package, but I'm not crazy about it. Ride and handling are great. I've had an irritating rumble/vibration that Toyota claims is a harmonic vibration from the exhaust and they have no fix for it. Live with it is their answer. Very disappointed with the gas mileage. From March to July 2005 I got 14 to 16 mpg. Since then I am averaging 11 to 12 mpg. This is for all round driving. I don't let the truck warm up forever before driving it so very little idling time. Getting some wind noise from somewhere around the windshield that wasn't there when I bought the truck. I have 7400 mi. on it now. Overall I think this is just a so - so vehicle.
The 75% American Truck
Thomas R., 07/08/2018
updated 01/09/2020
2005 Toyota Tundra 4dr Double Cab Limited Rwd SB (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This truck is made here in the USA in Princeton, Indiana. The truck has most of the vehicle components made here, made with the quality that America is know for. It is a truck made for the American market of working and outdoor folks. The size of the truck is not too big to be overwhelming driving it around the city, in compare to the second and third generation big Tundras (even though they offer a bigger towing and payload capacity). This truck is the perfect size for my application of hauling gear and people for mountain biking. That is all the good things about the truck. Now for some of it not so great features. The equipped 4.7L engine requires the timing belt to be change every 100,000 miles, not a big headache once you do it the first time for a DIYer. The other dislike is the lack of more storage space for stowing gear in neatly order in the bed or the cab. The under the rear seat in the crew cab is small, just to put 4 half gallon milk jugs end to end.
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