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2008 Toyota Tundra engine problems

The 2008 Toyota Tundra has 56 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

56

Engine complaints

12%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tundra engine complaints by model year191 complaints2000: 52 complaints2001: 13 complaints2002: 11 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 11 complaints2005: 25 complaints2006: 23 complaints2007: 59 complaints2008: 56 complaints2009: 7 complaints2010: 18 complaints2011: 35 complaints2012: 60 complaints2013: 24 complaints2014: 8 complaints2015: 3 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 11 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 191 complaints2023: 184 complaints2024: 143 complaints2025: 45 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Tundra engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE FAN PULLEY CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSE THE SERPENTINE BELT TO GIVE, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND CRASH INTO A ROAD SIDE DITCH. THIS TRUCK HAD PARTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE FAILURE, AND NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 8, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Toyota Tundra have?

NHTSA has 56 complaints about the 2008 Toyota Tundra engine — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.