The corporate culture that has charged Toyota’s ascendance in the automotive world isn’t without its pitfalls. Pride in quality products has driven the automaker for decades and the recent spate of issues with the Tundra – from snapping camshafts, cracking tailgates and faulty torque converters – is making Toyota executives realize that exponential growth is not without its pains.
Speaking with Automotive News at the Tokyo Motor Show, ToMoCo’s global manufacturing exec admitted that problems with the automaker’s full-size pickup have caused “shame” within the company. Takeshi Uchiyamada cited the rapid expansion of Toyota’s production facilities, increased sales and issues with new products as being the major dilemmas facing the automaker, but that all these problems are being addressed. Recognizing the issue is half the battle, but time will tell whether or not Toyota’s break-neck pace will continue to hamper the Japanese firm’s growth.
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November 14th, 2007 at 12:38 am
I own one of these trucks, and have had NO problems with it! 1 person has a problem, and they make a huge deal about it!
November 14th, 2007 at 12:40 am
[…] Toyota Tundra woes "shame" automaker The corporate culture that has charged Toyota’s ascendance in the automotive world isn’t without its pitfalls. Pride in quality products has driven the automaker for decades and the recent spate of issues with the Tundra – from snapping camshafts, cracking tailgates and faulty torque converters – is making Toyota executives realize that exponential growth is not without its pains. Speaking with Automotive News at the Tokyo Motor Show, ToMoCo’s global manufacturing exec admitted that problems with the automaker’s full-size pickup have caused “shame” within the company. Takeshi Uchiyamada cited the rapid expansion of Toyota’s production facilities, increased sales and issues with new products as being the major dilemmas facing the automaker, but that all these problems are being addressed. Recognizing the issue is half the battle, but time will tell whether or not Toyota’s break-neck pace will continue to hamper the Japanese firm’s growth. Toyota Tundra woes "shame" automaker […]
November 14th, 2007 at 8:04 am
[…] Toyota Tundra woes "shame" automaker The corporate culture that has charged Toyota’s ascendance in the automotive world isn’t without its pitfalls. Pride in quality products has driven the automaker for decades and the recent spate of issues with the Tundra – from snapping camshafts, cracking tailgates and faulty torque converters – is making Toyota executives realize that exponential growth is not without its pains. Speaking with Automotive News at the Tokyo Motor Show, ToMoCo’s global manufacturing exec admitted that problems with the automaker’s full-size pickup have caused “shame” within the company. Takeshi Uchiyamada cited the rapid expansion of Toyota’s production facilities, increased sales and issues with new products as being the major dilemmas facing the automaker, but that all these problems are being addressed. Recognizing the issue is half the battle, but time will tell whether or not Toyota’s break-neck pace will continue to hamper the Japanese firm’s growth. Toyota Tundra woes "shame" automaker […]
November 27th, 2007 at 6:22 am
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February 1st, 2008 at 2:16 am
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
March 4th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Unfortunately, I DO own a 2007 Tundra. In the 2 months I’ve owned it I’ve been to the dealer for 7 different major and minor problems, from paint issues, transmission, engine ecm, minor problems (trim breaking and other problems) and bumper rust. This is NOT a standard Toyota, but a cheap nock off!!!
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:18 am
toyota has never made a truck yet and there first attempt is not even worthy to be called a truck. I’ve put over a million miles on so called light duty trucks and there never has been as of this posting a toyota that can meet the standards of those like me that run the highways daily hauling for hire. There products work well for people that occasionally, maybe a couple of times per year, haul a light load, and that is exactly what they are designed to do. Toyota makes all its vehicles to the standards that its engineers deem necessary ro meet the demands of the job the unit will be exspected to perform. This is good engineering practice. However, there is at least one US company that engineers its trucks to standards far in excess of this, bad engineering practice, but one which people like me take to the bank everyday. I guess anyone that saw the first commercials of the “new” toyota so called truck may have noticed that all the trucks in the commercial doing work were made by one manufacturer and it wasnt toyota. The only toyota in the commercial was simply lifting the 10,000 pound weight up a ramp. Whoop de do, that aint the same as 900,000 or so highway miles pulling that much weight or more. Don’t worry you toyota fans, toy will get it right some day, but for now you had better get a real truck if there is work to be done.
April 30th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
I’m starting an online petition against Toyota’s crap paint on the Tundra… if you own a Tundra, your signature and comments would be appreciated:
http://friendsite.com/users/petitions/sign/content_petitionid-1_2007%2B+Toyota+Tundra%27s+Paint+Quality.html
January 7th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
2008 tundra with tranmission and xfer case out at 2000 miles–I suppose the xfer case would have been fine if I didn’t intend to use it, but, alas I live in the upper midwest and there’s been a lot of snow this year…
The dealership is doing what it can do to resolve the issue, parts are backordered from Japan (probably because other tundras broke in the same way!) and it’s out of action for almost a month. I think toyota knows of the xfer case design flaw and they won’t deal with it,
4wd lo doesn’t engage in some cases/intermittently, resulting in no traction (4wd hi is then out) and attempting to switch back to high and into D or R results in xfer case alarm/lights and NO (ZERO) tranmission. Just call a tow truck.
If ford is still around for my next truck, I’ll be talking with them. Adios toyota!
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