2025 Toyota Tundra Consumer Reviews
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Never Again!
TLDR - was sold me a defective brand new truck, Toyota failed to fix the issues properly, and then told me I was sorry out of luck. Wish I could give 0 stars. Bought a brand new 2025 tundra, and after 1500 miles the front seats started making a clunking noise, and the steering started pulling to the right. Brought it in to the service department, and was told they needed to get new clips for the inside of the seat. I was also originally told that I would have to pay for an alignment to fix the steering, but then later was told sometimes they come from the factory misaligned, and they would cover the alignment under warranty. Should have been my first warning I was in for trouble. Fast forward two weeks, and never heard anything back on the clips, so I called in. Apparently the clips had arrived a while back, but no one called me. Then, when I go to get the clips installed, I was told there was still a lot of play, and they needed to call Toyota to ask what to do next. Well the end of the day approached, and no one had called me back, so I was going to be stranded without a car. When I called, I found out my service advisor went home sick and no one knew to call me back! Seriously? Had I not been persistent and called back, I would have been stranded without a car. Anyway, after getting me a loaner car, and two more days pass, I was called and told they added some additional insulation to the seat and it was "much better", which doesn't really inspire confidence that the issue was fully resolved, especially since they admitted that the new seats clips still had "a lot of play". So I drive it home, and the steering wheel was now crooked after they aligned the wheels! Then, the next day, the seat sound comes back! I recorded the sound, sent the video to the service department, and had to wait several more days before I could bring it back in again (service director was out of town). I bring it back in and I'm told that in spite of my video, they couldn't duplicate the sound to the same noise level as the first time I brought it in and therefore its "fixed". I was also told they are allowed a certain number of degrees of the steering wheel being crooked, and mine was right at the limit. I was also told my only recourse was to keep bringing in my truck "until the sound is loud enough for them to duplicate". I even sat with the service manager and showed him the sound (albeit fainter than when it was making it in my earlier video), and was still told it was not enough for him to do anything. To top it all off, I find a blue scuff mark on the front fender, and when I asked if their service guys hit anything, was told it was probably just from plants. I don't know what kind of plants leave paint scuffs, but regardless where in the heck were you driving my car while you had it? Did the service tech take it offroad? Toyotas are obviously no longer made to last, and they fail to stand by their products. Who knows what fun issue is going to come up next! Unfortunately now I get to explore my options under lemon laws.
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Had to jump before the tariffs
Only thing is the milage, but I knew this before I purchased it. That's why I made sure I got the 32 gallon tank. Was going to get a 21 but sooo happy I got a 25. The ride and the power is off the charts. Cruemax six and a half foot bed black out package sr5 2wd Absolutely love it.
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- SR5 CrewMax w/5.5' BedMSRP: $45,99724 mi away
- Limited CrewMax w/5.5' BedMSRP: $54,99120 mi away
- 1794 Edition CrewMax w/5.5' BedMSRP: $63,22220 mi away
Third Tundra Owned in 14 years
2 previous Tundra were the V8's. 2025 Tundra 4x4 SR5 short bed Crew Max V6 twin turbo. First impression and still not favorable is the short 5'5" short bed vs the former short bed 6' 5". The new V6 twin turbo has worse gas mileage than previous 2 V8's. The V6 is a bit quicker but top end is the same. Gone are the steel hood and steel door panels. Now hood and door panels are Aluminum. At speed the driver notices the hood flexing and buckling. I hope the door has a strong support structure under the aluminum sheet ... My previous 2018 Tundra survived a high-speed crash resulting in a 270-degree spin followed by a 450-degree rollover resulted in a total loss. But, I was safe within the steel cabin as seatbelt and airbags performed well. Crash not my fault. Hope this model endures as well as my past 2 have.
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Shutter and shake
So I’ve had my 2024 1794 for almost a year and 22,000 miles. I’ve had it back multiple times because of a drivetrain shutter as it hits second gear. They finally sat me down after changing out the driveshaft and said there is nothing they can do. This is a characteristic of the crew cab with a 6 1/2 foot bed. Evidently they ALL do it. Toyota has no solution. I feel like the truck looks really good otherwise but has cheap interior parts. Not up to Toyota standards. Should have stayed with the F150.
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Tire life is an issue
My 2024 Toyota is one year old as of today. I purchased the truck new off the lot. The vehicle is top notch in terms of power, comfort and ease of use, however, I just discovered a major drawback as the original Tundra tires now need replaced (3/32 on two of the 4 tires) with only 18,330 miles. Toyota does not warranty the tires so I had to call the manufacture, Falkentyre. I was told by the manufacturing rep that they do not provide a mileage warranty for Toyota tires as Toyota uses lower stock tires that frequently get less than 30K miles. The rep was empathetic but there is nothing he could do and told me that the low mileage is a frequent complaint.
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