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Great vehicle with a few major disappointments
Scott, 03/13/2017
updated 09/13/2019
2017 Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr CrewMax 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
38 of 41 people found this review helpful
UPDATED AFTER ALMOST 3 YEARS: Mileage is slightly increasing after 25,000 miles on the truck. The ride continues to be very smooth. I completely stopped using the navigation because of how useless the ScoutGPS system is, even using an iphoneX. I found the majority of wind noise was from the radio antenna and replaced it with aftermarket and most of it went away. A strong side wind on the highway will still produce a whistle noise from somewhere though that is annoying. I have the truck scheduled to go in a second time to have the rear diff worked on. After the repairs to fix the leaking seal, it's doing the same thing again. I know the Tacomas had a huge issue with this. Also a lack of quality I didn't expect with a Toyota. I still think it's the best looking truck on the road but now I don't refer to it as a great truck, its just a truck. I will end up taking out the stereo and GPS and replacing it with aftermarket just to get it up to speed with other makes that have the better systems from the factory. It's become apparent that on the technology side, Toyota is way behind their competition. The engine is still very strong and not a leak or issue anywhere. Not related to the truck but my experience with Toyota service, since it's mentioned in the survey above, is not good. I don't think I've been in once where the didn't dismiss a concern which they were later proved wrong, or damaged the truck, or misquoted the costs, or ignored me waiting at the desk. Owning other brands of cars, my experiences with other dealer service depts has always been better than the service and quality from my local dealership. I wish I had another option that wasn't 1-2 hours away at least. UPDATED AFTER 1Year: My disappointments below haven’t changed. The mpg is the same after 11960 miles. My two biggest complaints though are the wind leaks/noise on the highway and still the garbage ScoutGPS. Some new issues are the door panels rattling a bit and lots of panel vibration with the stereo volume up. Looks like I’ve got a small leak in the rear end too that will need to get fixed. The bed also isn’t perfectly centered and Toyota says it’s just the way it is. Bad manufacturing quality controls. I admit that I really expected better quality from a Toyota. On a separate note I’m not happy with the dismissive attitude and lackluster service at Toyota. Huge disappointment. FIRST REVIEW: I love this truck with a just a few exceptions. The looks are great, it rides very nice and is comfortable, its amazing in the snow, ice, and rain. Very powerful. Steering is great. Stereo sounds pretty good for stock. TONS of room in the back seat and up front. My disappointments after a couple months are the fuel economy is not even close to the manufacturers claims. According to the vehicle computer I'm getting barely over 12 mpg, and that's with a couple road trips of a few hundred miles each. Toyota's claim is 13-17mpg. I've never seen the computer hit 13 yet. In fact, after my last fill up of a 38 gallon tank the computer said 410 miles to empty. Thats not even 11 mpg. That's my biggest let down. Second, when the wind is blowing and while going down the highway I get wind noise in the cab which is very frustrating on a brand new vehicle. Around town its fine and on calm days its fine but doing 65-75 and wind blowing its not good. Lastly, the ScoutGPS is the worst thing ever. If you're considering Toyota, make sure you have Integrated GPS, NOT the ScoutGPS. It's a very poor attempt at using your phone (and data) to sync with the vehicle for GPS. It's only arrows instead of maps, it cant find several locations I've looked for, it uses your data plan non stop, and if you forget your phone you're out of luck. It's completely useless. Overall I'm very happy. The fuel economy is a big disappointment but it is what it is now. I will be replacing the stereo unit though to get away from the ScoutGPS.
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Best-value pickup truck (part 2)
Eric from Michigan, 01/11/2019
updated 02/18/2020
2017 Toyota Tundra SR5 FFV 4dr Double Cab SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
I have owned this truck for nearly 2 years now. I love it more than when I first bought it! The more I read of new trucks and what manufacturers are offering, the more I love my truck and hope it lasts forever. Specific observations: SEATING--The seats are very comfortable! I have plenty of thigh support on long trips, so fatigue is minimal. I have 6 passenger seating, which means manual adjustments instead of electronically-adjusting seats, but that was the sacrifice I had to make. There is nice lumbar support, but not so much that it causes any pressure points in the low back. VISIBILITY--the outward visibility is decent but, like most full size trucks, the hood is large and does obstruct some view. It becomes the norm quickly however, so it doesn't bother me. HEADLIGHTS--the factory headlights were awful. I did install some HID headlights from Headlight revolution which were much nicer! They were too bright for oncoming traffic in the primary position. Thankfully the Tundra has a little dial to adjust the headlight beam downward for times that you have a load in the bed and headlights need to be adjusted. This easily lets me adjust the beam downward so I'm not blinding oncoming cars. TOWING--this tows very smooth! The trailer brakes are very easy to adjust and the truck feels planted and stable with a trailer. The tow/haul button works very well. I was impressed that with a trailer full of beach sand (2500lbs) and a bed full of sand (approximately 1200lbs) there was some rear-end squat, but not as much as I expected. FUEL ECONOMY--this seems to be the main place the competitors attack the Tundra, but i'm averaging pretty good. In the summer I averaged about 15.9 mpg. I live in the country, but work in our small city, so I drive a mixture of roads and conditions. This winter with my softer snow tires (Blizzak) I am averaging about 15.2mpg. Pretty decent in my opinion. MAINTENANCE--none!! I had the Toyotacare which covered all the oil changes and tire rotations for the first 2 years. BED--a huge point in favor of Toyota! I have a double cab, which offers plenty of room for rear passengers, even full side adults. I still was able to get a 6.5' bed instead of the too-small 5'7" beds on most pickups nowadays. ENTERTAINMENT--I am frankly disgusted by most manufacturers offering more and more interior "bling" and bigger screens and more interior distractions. The driver is supposed to be focused on driving so my basic interior setup is what I feel is appropriate for a vehicle. I don't need a 10-12" screen to look at while driving. I should be looking at the road. The controls are very easy to use while keeping the eyes of the driver on the road. The knobs are big and logical. The steering wheel controls work perfectly. The bluetooth syncs up reliably. I have very rare connection problems--way better than my past Chevys. The bluetooth phone conversations work very well too. I don't have to yell for my wife to hear me on the road. ACCESSING THE BED--the bed walls are very tall. It is very hard to reach over the side and pick up items in the bed. I'm 5'10" and I usually have to get into the bed to get items from the bed, other than storage totes which I can reach over and grab. The benefit is that I can haul a lot of taller items, including my recycle bins and very large cooler dry under my tonneau cover. I wish that there was a better step into the bed, but I bought a great hitch step on Autoanything.com that extends long enough that I can step up even with the tailgate down. TRACTION--the traction is great most times. There is so much power that I sometimes peel out in wet weather. The traction control works well. 4WD engages and disengages well and works excellent. Update 8/2019. I have now owned the vehicle for 2.5 years, have 38000 miles on the odometer and the ownership experience has still been awesome. My wife hit a deer which caused bumper damage, which has been the only maintenance thus far. I am done with the Toyota care so now doing my own oil changes, which are a little tedious compared to the other vehicles I have owned (GM, Lincoln, Subaru). It takes a little more time, but is not too difficult. I absolutely love this truck yet and would buy it all over again. The only thing that really would give me pause are the crash ratings. I wish they were better. Last winter I had to pull an Art Van delivery truck out of my driveway in the winter in the snow. I hooked up a sturdy tow rope, put the truck in 4 low and up my hill we went in the snow--that was fun! The driver of the delivery truck was quite amazed. This past summer our property was flooded so I spent a good deal of time hauling sand. I had about 1 yard in the bed (roughly 2,000 lbs and slightly over the limit) and several thousand pounds hauled via trailer loads too and the truck has performed wonderfully! My gas mileage is still gradually improving, up to about 16.2-16.5 mpg overall!!
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First time Tundra owner
Steven Pruitt, 01/27/2017
2017 Toyota Tundra Platinum 4dr CrewMax 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
21 of 23 people found this review helpful
Since I was 18 years of age I have owned two new Dodge 2500, three new Nissan Titans. Small and mid-sized: new Chevy Colorado Z71, new Mazda B2000, new Dodge D-50, new Mitsubishi Macro-Cab, and a new Isuzu 'Hombre'. Now, I own a 2017 Toyota Tundra 1794 Edition. Without question, the Mitsubishi was the most reliable pickup I've ever owned, and after putting 330,000 miles on it. My Son and I changed the timing chains, and tyranny bearings SO HE COULD DRIVE IT FOR ANOTHER 45,000!!!! The Dodge 2500 (2008) was the biggest price of junk I have ever purchased. Chevy showed me just how bad customer service could be. I have a very strong affection for the Nissan Titan, in that they are comfortable and easy to drive, but the acoustic deadening is non-existing and the wind noise is extremely irritating. So far the Toyota is very quiet, comfortable and has that throaty growl (after I installed the TRD dual exhaust package) and extremely quick! There are some items the Tundra doesn't have that I enjoyed on the Titans, and ergonomically it is behind some of the other brands. However, one of the biggest reasons I purchased my Toyota was the resale value. It's nice to have all the Truck world has to offer on your ride, but paying for it again in the end is not a very smart way to purchase.........and there is a good reason for the high retainage of value as the years of ownership pass bye..........Toyota builds a better truck.
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Made me a repeat customer
Mac, 03/27/2017
updated 10/03/2018
2017 Toyota Tundra SR5 4dr CrewMax 4WD SB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
20 of 22 people found this review helpful
This is now my second tundra. I liked my first one so much I bought a second one. I think is a truck that does just about everything (except fuel economy) pretty damn well. It's not class leading in most respects but it does everything well. My last tundra had exceptional reliability only repair it had was a water pump replaced under warranty @ 80k miles. So far my 17 has been perfect as it should be sense it only is 2 years old at this point. If you want a truck that gets the best mpg, look else where, if you want massage seats look else where. If you want a reliable truck that's a strong preformer while maintaining expetional reliability the tundra may be the truck for you.
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Loving my Tundra
CamperJoe, 01/14/2020
2017 Toyota Tundra SR5 FFV 4dr Double Cab 4WD LB (5.7L 8cyl 6A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
We bought our 2017 5.7 SR5 double cab Tundra new on June 9th 2017, so I think I can do a review now. I absolutely love my truck for reasons that were important to me: dependable, reliable and affordable ($32k out the door), although affordable is in the eye of the beholder, but compared to The F-150, 5.0L, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L and Ram 1500 5.7L which all start around $50k. I’ve read and reviewed several Tundras that achieved 800,000 to 1,000,000+ miles with their original engine and transmission, and with all respect I don't believe the others could make that claim without rebuilding or replacing the engine and or transmission. I owned a new 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 5.3L for 16 years and I have to say I enjoyed the first few years but it was constantly needing some sort of repair. Right off the lot the main computer fried, later the alternator short circuited, radio fried, rear brakes froze, rear window defrost broke as did the plastic frame around the window, front shocks leaked and many other things. Only reason we held on to it was we never paid so much for a truck and many of these things happened during the warranty period. Although our tundra does not have all the bells and whistles I don’t miss them nor will I miss them Braking. As to some saying it’s bad on gas, my Avalanche had a 5.3L 268 horsepower and got 11-12 mpg towing out 19’ camper, the Tundra is 5.7L 368 horsepower and I get 12-14 mpg towing the same camper. I look forward to at lease 25 years of great service out of my Tundra with regular service 😊
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