Value, the best quality and long lasting with a high resale value. Quiet and smooth ride, the transmission is unbelivably smooth. Huge cab for family, with the biggest box in market segmetnt. It looks great and gets compliments almost daily!

Very poor mirrors for towing, can't even find good aftermarket mirrors. As with almost all new vehicles, it came with cheap tires. I swapped with the good near new tires on my old truck before selling it. This dramatically improved the stability and handling, especially when towing. I almost never get to drive it, my wife drives it daily. I have a company truck to commute in, I only get to drive it on weekends and vacation.

After owning two 1990 F-250 4x4's and a 1990 Honda Accord for the past 11 years, my wife and I decided to buy a Tundra as our one family vehicle to replace our ageing car and truck. We have never regretted this decision! We tow our 24' fifth wheel trailer all over Vancouver Island and the mountainous interior of British Columbia every summer. This truck did it with power to spare compared to the 1990 Fords we owned previously, one with a 302 and the other with a 351, both 5 speeds. The Toyota not only has far more power, it gets better fuel economy. The automatic is so smooth shifting, if it was not for listening to the engine or watching the tachometer, you would not notice it shift. The Tundra is much quieter, more comfortable, and the family has loads of room in the double cab. My wife uses it every day as the family car, and would not want anything else. We have an aluminium roll a way tanau cover, which turns the box into a huge trunk. Kids, groceries, bikes, stroller, the truck carries it all. It is almost as easy to drive and park as our old Accord. It handles almost as well too, considering it is a 4x4 truck. The box cover does not interfere with towing our trailer either, it rolls up in the front of the box, drop the hitch in the rails, and hook up the trailer. This truck is direct market competition to the F-150 super crew, but I am convinced you cannot compare a Toyota to a Ford, or any domestic for that matter. The base Ford is several thousand dollars cheaper than the Toyota, but the base model Tundra is loaded and the base model Ford is...bare bones. By the time you add options to the Ford to equal the Toyota, they are the same price. The Toyota will without question have a higher resale and last 50% longer, that is VALUE the domestic manufactures could not possibly deliver! The box on a Ford super crew is too short to tow a 5th wheel trailer(or do much else with for that matter), you need a minimum 6’ box. Some people do tow 5th wheels with a shorter box, but the unit is dangerously unstable, and reputable shops will not install a 5th wheel hitch in a box less than 6’. If you want to tow a 5th wheel with a Ford you must either get a smaller cab (your family will hate this), or spend as much as 50% more on a huge, fuel guzzling, near impossible to park and way to expensive F-250 or F-350 supercrew. Think you’ll save in the long run with a diesel? Ask people who paid the extra 7 to 9 grand for this option, then have ridiculous repair bills once the truck gets above 120,000 miles! My brother is a diesel mechanic and swears by them, I constantly remind him his labour is free, parts are at cost, and he has the knowledge to fix things most people, even backyard mechanics cannot. Toyota’s may not be known for power compared to what is available in the domestics, but power costs money, and in more ways than one. Power costs more to buy, burns more fuel, tires wear quicker, repairs are needed more frequently, and those repairs are more expensive. The Tundra has plenty of power for what I need, and reliability we want. Several times I have driven different 2004 and 2005 F-150 supercrews that are owned by the company I work for. Compared to the Tundra, they are noisy, less stable on the road (they feel top heavy at highway speed and handle very poorly conering) and are just not put together as well as a Toyota. You can feel the quality in a well built vehicle, domestics feel and sound cheap. My Wife and I have owned many vehicles, Honda and Toyota have been the most reliable, best built and longest lasting out of all of them. We did look at most trucks in this market segment for sometime before buying our Tundra. Besides our thoughts about Toyota quality, no other manufacturer made a truck that would tow our trailer, and be a practical economical vehicle for every day driving. The only thing that would have us consider anything but another Toyota truck would be if Honda builds one to compete with the Tundra.

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Roomy inside, decent power ( not as much as the chevy )and comfortable to drive. Cant beat Toyotas reputation of reliability.

Gas mileage...thought i would be doing better then my old chevy. Boy was i wrong. Worth the extra gas though.

So far so good. The double cab Tundra offers good power, comfortable ride, plenty of room, and great looks. Originally bought an 04 silverado, crew cab and was dissapointed with the amount of problems i had for a new truck...pannel bubbles, noisey air conditioning ( when it was turned off ) and cheap window seals. Not to mention the inconvience of suicide doors. Enough to make me take it next door and trade it in for the toyota.

Reliable

Can't find a job driving it more.

I have had the truck for almost 3 years and 50k miles. I have had the dealer do 15, 30 and 45K service as well as oil changes every 5K. The only thing I have replaced is the tires at 30K and the wipers. The front brakes are still 50% and the rears 90%. I have not had any other problems. The truck does have fairly weak suspension, but I knew I wasn't getting a one ton when I bought it. Makes for a sweet ride on the highway where it spends most of it's time. The main reason I am doing another review (I have a few previous) is because I met a guy yesterday with a 2000 TRD 4.7 4X4. The guy has 319K on the truck and it looks like it came off the showroom floor last month. I inspected the truck from front to back, and quite frankly I thought he was full of crap until he showed me the records. This is a truck that has averaged over 200 miles per day every day for 5 years. If brakes are going to overheat and warp, this is where it would happen. Constant heat day after day after day. If the seat is going to be uncomfortable, this guy would know. His stock seats still look god and he said it was the most comfortable ride he has ever owned. Asked about repairs, the guy has replaced the pads on the front 4 times, (no rotors yet) the rears once, the oil every 5K and all fluids yearly. Nothing else other than tires. He did say he was getting ready to replace the exhaust. Muffler is starting to leak. This dude was still as giddy about his truck as I was the day I bought mine. He came in the store where I was and asked if that was my Tundra out front. We got to talking and he told me how many miles he had on his. I expeced to go out and see a well used truck. Didn't happen. That is when I knew I had bought the right truck.

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Fit and Finish

Thin paint that chips easily, thin leather in the seats, defrost does not keep ice from building up on the winshield, VERY poor gas milage for a small V-8, not much power for a V-8

I purchased my 00 Tundra with 328 miles on the odometer. The steering wheel had to be replaced because the leather was coming un-ravelled, the passenger arm rest had the same problem. At 33666 miles the fuel pump went out. It took 5 weeks to get a new fuel pump. At 48241 miles (not under warranty at this time) the check engine light came on (first time). The service department at SoMD Toyota was very poor (LONG story) so I went to Toyota of Waldorf. The vehicle was left overnight to be cold for the removal of the # 2 sensor. The tech had to oversize the hole to replace the sensor and I was told that I would need a new manifold if it failed again to the tune of $336.00 in US dollars. Two months later the 02 sensor blew out and I was back at the dealer. The manifold was replaced and a new sensor installed. At 63098 miles the check engine light came on again, this time I was told it was covered under warranty and it did not need to be left overnight. When I returned to the dealer I asked about the warranty being extended. They checked the sensors and told me the old type had been installed and ordered a kit so the engine would be up to date. So far the engine is running OK. I also went through the first set of tires in about 40K or less. I replaced them with GoodYear AT's. At about 40000 miles I also had the rotors turned to eliminate the brake surge and at 50K had the front pads replaced .....I now have 63K and the brake surge has returned .... I have spent so much time at the dealer with this truck they know me by my first name .....nice people but not where I like to spend my time off.

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Mechanical Reliability (Top priority when I purchased) Fit and Finish (Does not feel much different than new now when fully washed, waxed and detailed) Engine Performance (0-60 7.5 in original Motor Trend review). Engine always seems like it has more to give. I understand newer model years are now lacking power as the truck has goten heavier, especially the crew cab.

Original BF Goodrich Rugged Trails only lasted about 40,000, but that seems to be pretty normal for original equipment tires. The replacement BF Goodrich All-terrain T/A's have nearly 75,000 miles on them with some mileage left.

After reading many of the other reviews citing numerous problems I feel compelled to report my experience. I have had my Tundra for 5 years and three months now. With nearly 115,000 miles I have no real problems to report. Aside from regular oil changes every 7,500 >80% highway miles, two air filters and transmission fluid change, and $304 work of brake work at 100,000 I have not had to have any other work done. As for the brakes I did have a check brake light come on about 60,000 miles, but they only required a minor adjustment at that time. I did experience uneven rotors causing pulsing before I replaced the front pads and turned the rotors at 100,000, but they now feel as good as new. The back drums only required cleaning and adjustment and still have the original pads. I did have a check engine light come on during a fishing trip from Texas to Minnesota, but it went off on the way home and never recurred (think may have had something to do with some sensor associated with the gas cap). I have also experienced the last couple of years the problem where, once or twice a month, you feel like you have been lightly tapped from behind while sitting at a traffic light. That's about the extent of it. I have driven extensively off-road on some of the tougher stock capable 4x4 roads in Colorado and having used many different 4x4's have been extremely pleased with its capability. I have even pulled one stuck Chevy Silverado 4x4 out of the mud with it. All in all my experience highly recommends the Tundra to anyone looking for a reliable go anywhere truck. I am currently in the market for a replacement. I am considering going for a true off-road capable suv like the Toyota 4 Runner or even possibly the new Land Rover LR3 (like style and engineering, but concerned about brand reliability reputation after reading Land Rover reviews here) for a change of pace. Also considering going with the new Tacoma or Nissan Titan. If all else fails I can always wait for the all new remodeled Tundra due out next year and stick with this tried and true winner.

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Build quality, reliability

Not as many options available as others, poor wheel and tire choices

Unlike some other here I have not had many problems with my Tundra and still love it. Over 18K trouble free miles, which I would have neve been able to say about my Silverado's. I like mine so much I'm getting an 05 Double cab, if I didn't want the extra space I'd keep this one for a long time.

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Good gas mileage, great power, great looks, nice color selection.

Didnt come with a towing hitch...give me a break. Also didnt come with keyless entry. Poor toyota service.

Ive owned this vehicle for 3 years now. I still love the truck but i have had the same issues that most have had here. When i got the truck the tires had flat spots on them. After two trips back to the dealer they determined that the tires where so bad out of round that they replace all four tires. 6 months later the back window assembly broke when my kid opened the window to hard(plastic, plastic plastic!). I started having brake problems at 38,000 miles. Just after the initial warranty expired...(big surprise). I did buy the extented warranty. David Maus toyota wanted over 200.00 to do a brake job on it. I did this myself for 30.00. At 42000 miles i noticed the pulsating while breaking. i turned the rotors twice since then. I did some investigation on the internet about the TSB referencing this issue and brought the truck in today to see if the extended warranty will cover it. I was told that they will not even think about replacing the brake system because they where not the one whom did the brake job. Way to stand behing your products toyota. About a year ago one of my oxygen sensors failed. then about 2 months after that another one failed. Luckly they where covered under the extened warranty. Ive also had to replace the fan belt at 38,000 miles becuase of excessive noise. this also was not covered by the extened warranty. One of my biggest complaints ive had is that the a/c smells musty if the re-circulation button is left on. I live in Florida so the a/c is constantly in use. I was told by toyota dealer that this is not covered because they cannt contol the growth of mold in the a/c ductwork. They charged me 50.00 the insert a cleaning foam into the a/c unit to kill the mold. This last about one month. When i kept complaining i was told to turn off the re-circulation when i turn the truck off...Yeah right! Sounds like poor engineering to me. Over all ive been happy with it, i guess because i owned a pontiac before this and the problems were fewer in the tundra. Currently im waiting to see how the Nissan Titan does, it might be time to trade it in!

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none..this is my first truck...had a 1996 pontiac firebird.

comfortable ride, nice styling, nice highback captain chairs

leaky battery, squeaky belt, cheap BF Goodrich RAGGED trails, faulty rack and pinion, terrible break problems, Oxygend sensor failures, thin chip prone paint, poor gas millage for a SMALL V8, Customer service dept that doesn't care about how many Toyotas you have owned and doesn't make an effort to keep you Toyota Brand Loyal.

I've had this truck for three years and have put 52,000 miles on it. The ride is good and smooth and the seats are comfortable. However, I am very disappointed in the quality of the truck, as well as Toyota's inconsiderent Customer Service Department. I have had several problems with this truck while under warranty. I have had it worked on at two different dealerships. My rack and pinion was replaced at one because the front end never was able to say in line. I had the complete TSB brake replacement at another dealership which took five solid weeks to perform....during which time my truck set in the weather the whole time. Both of these dealships tore up as much as they fixed on my truck. Toyota's customer service explained that, "all of our dealerships are intependantly owned and if you are unhappy you should CONSULT ADVICE OUTSIDE OF TOYOTA."

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Brake Problems started within the first six months, Dealer did replace Rotors with " Heavy Duty" replacements, I now have 32k miles, had to replace pads again. I do have vibration in first gear,at 50mph,BFG tires are shot ????

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Brakes, tires had to be replaced ta 35k, some rattles when going over bumps.

BUYER BEWARE!!! I had purchased this vehicle brand new, it has 43k miles on it now. It has been in the shop 7x for brake problems.(right side shimmys when braking) It started at 23k miles when it had 35k. They had put the 3d set of rotors on including their updated service advisory tsb, At that point I had filed arbitration paperwork with toyota. End result they failed to stand by there work. No vehicle replacement or extended warranty offer. There justification was it is normall to have the front of the vehicle shake under certain braking conditions. So I have contacted a lawyer to take action against Toyota , he said there wasnt enough money in it for him. I guess all I can do is contact the BBB and file more paper work. Take your Money and run of the lot.

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