This was an article in our local paper. I don't know the extent of the V8 problem below, but it did show up in the Consumer Affairs section farther below. It apparently was a problem for 5 years.
It supports the complaints about JD Powers and other surveys, probably even Consumer Reports, as neither seem to do well predicting such issues like this, or even a bigger one like the Honda transmission problem (evidently the Tundra such issues too, reading below). This is expected though, as survey pretty much about rattles won't tend to correlate with reliability and/or durability.
http://www.oregonlive.com/info/drivetime....xml&coll=7
Is manifold work for amateurs?
Saturday, February 10, 2007
CHIP KEEN SPECIAL WRITER
Q: I own a 2001 Tundra Pickup with 80,000 miles on it. I am currently preparing to replace its second exhaust manifold because of cracks. After the dealer quoted $950 for replacement of a part which I've seen fail in the past, I've wondered about alternatives such as aftermarket headers. Can the stock exhaust manifold, which I understand is stainless steel, be repaired with any degree of success? I've also been considering tackling the removal and installation myself, having what I consider to be intermediate-level mechanical skills. -- Jim Bordenkircher, Milwaukie
A: No Toyota factory bulletins or www.iatn.net postings shed light on your Tundra's plight, so I turned for guidance to my friend Brian Smith, an ASE-certified Service Advisor for Integrity Auto, a Toyota specialty repair shop in southeast Portland (www.integrityautoinc.com).
He hasn't let me down: "Indeed, Toyota had a problem with exhaust manifolds on the V-8, 4.7-liter, 2UZ-FE engines that affected the Sequoia, Land Cruiser and Tundra in model years 1999-2004.
"The most common problem is that the oxygen sensor will need replacement and be seized in the manifold. The other common problem is that the tubes crack around the collector where the manifold bolts to the exhaust pipe. Sometimes they tend to crack where the tubes come out of the mounting plate on the exhaust manifold.
"The answer to any of these problems is to replace the exhaust manifold. Toyota doesn't have a recall or campaign to replace the manifold for free unless the vehicle is still within the three-year/36,000 mile warranty period.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/toyota_tundra.html
Detroit is worried sick -- and rightly so -- that Asian trucks will eat away at the highly profitable market for trucks, which is about all Detroit has left in the U.S. The problems plaguing owners of Ford, DaimlerChrysler and GM trucks will certainly drive many into the waiting arms of Toyota et al ... but no manufacturer is without problems, as Toyota Tacoma and Tundra owners have learned the hard way.
It supports the complaints about JD Powers and other surveys, probably even Consumer Reports, as neither seem to do well predicting such issues like this, or even a bigger one like the Honda transmission problem (evidently the Tundra such issues too, reading below). This is expected though, as survey pretty much about rattles won't tend to correlate with reliability and/or durability.
http://www.oregonlive.com/info/drivetime....xml&coll=7
Is manifold work for amateurs?
Saturday, February 10, 2007
CHIP KEEN SPECIAL WRITER
Q: I own a 2001 Tundra Pickup with 80,000 miles on it. I am currently preparing to replace its second exhaust manifold because of cracks. After the dealer quoted $950 for replacement of a part which I've seen fail in the past, I've wondered about alternatives such as aftermarket headers. Can the stock exhaust manifold, which I understand is stainless steel, be repaired with any degree of success? I've also been considering tackling the removal and installation myself, having what I consider to be intermediate-level mechanical skills. -- Jim Bordenkircher, Milwaukie
A: No Toyota factory bulletins or www.iatn.net postings shed light on your Tundra's plight, so I turned for guidance to my friend Brian Smith, an ASE-certified Service Advisor for Integrity Auto, a Toyota specialty repair shop in southeast Portland (www.integrityautoinc.com).
He hasn't let me down: "Indeed, Toyota had a problem with exhaust manifolds on the V-8, 4.7-liter, 2UZ-FE engines that affected the Sequoia, Land Cruiser and Tundra in model years 1999-2004.
"The most common problem is that the oxygen sensor will need replacement and be seized in the manifold. The other common problem is that the tubes crack around the collector where the manifold bolts to the exhaust pipe. Sometimes they tend to crack where the tubes come out of the mounting plate on the exhaust manifold.
"The answer to any of these problems is to replace the exhaust manifold. Toyota doesn't have a recall or campaign to replace the manifold for free unless the vehicle is still within the three-year/36,000 mile warranty period.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/toyota_tundra.html
Detroit is worried sick -- and rightly so -- that Asian trucks will eat away at the highly profitable market for trucks, which is about all Detroit has left in the U.S. The problems plaguing owners of Ford, DaimlerChrysler and GM trucks will certainly drive many into the waiting arms of Toyota et al ... but no manufacturer is without problems, as Toyota Tacoma and Tundra owners have learned the hard way.
