2008 Toyota Tundra problems
Owners have filed 461 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Toyota Tundra. Cruise control is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are body & structure (13%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 461 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 369 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 105 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 55 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 48 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 31 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 41 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 25 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 17 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 10 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 10 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 369 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 48,000 miles. For cruise control specifically, the median reported mileage is about 24,000 miles (70 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Toyota Tundra with enough data (263 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 12 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While in park and with engine running and parking brake engaged, after about 5 seconds vehicle suddenly rolled backwards down an approximate 10 degree slope and crashed into a building. My wife and 3 children were in the vehicle (fortunately all were wearing seat belts) and suffered minor injuries.
A report was filed on this incident under complaint number11171605. I'm looking for a follow up. Has there been any recalls on these airbags? I am of the opinion that my airbag was over pressurized thereby knocking me out for about 10 to 12 minutes and causing me serious bodily injuries, I.e. Several bulging and herniated disc, a fracture l5, and hair line fracture of ribs. It's been almost 2 yrs. And I'm still suffering from neck and back pain and I have had a back operation to repair my l5.
I was driving my 2008 toyota tundra on the evening of 1/24/2010. I approached a turn, and removed my foot from the accelerator and applied the brake, but the accelerator remain stuck down, the vehicle's speed exponentially increased and as a direct result I loss control of the truck and slammed into a tree going 65 miles + per hour. The result is that the truck is totaled, I will live with permanent injuries, including broken neck, ribs, hip and partial paralysis.
We were out of town when 3 lights on the dash appeared. Traction , engine and vsb. No dealership in town where we were. My husband disconnected the battery and it reset. Didn't see the lights for three weeks, just came back on after sitting up all night. Dealership said $600, thank goodness I got extended warranty. When you accelerated to 30MPH it would not shift out right. And vehicle would not go over 60MPH.
The ABS actuator failed on my 2008 toyota tundra. Which causes all my dash function to fail, no antilock brakes, no 4x4, speedometer inoperable. Cost for repairs. $2500. Trucks only three years old.