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Average Mileage:
14,667 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints
Most common solutions:
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2007Aug 31
Tundra SR5 5.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 2,000 miles
The engine has had noise from the day it was purchased. I thought it was the injectors or the exhaust. It still runs fine, but sometimes it sounds like a diesel.
2008Jan 01
Tundra 5.7L V8
- Manual transmission
- 10,000 miles
My 2007 Tundra 5.7 V8 started knocking when cold at 10,000miles. I now have 25,000 miles and its getting louder. The knocking has been diagnosed as piston slap.
The dealer, Maita Toyota says the knocking is acceptable for this motor.
What can I do about this noise.
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2010May 04
Tundra SR5 5.7L V8
I just bought a 07 with 30,000 miles on it last week. The next day I heard the knock as I was pulling out of my driveway. It lasted the whole 2 hour drive to work. The knock is there at about 2000 to 3000 RPM. It sounds identical to a spun bearing I had with my Mustang. I immediately got online and found all of these posts about the knock and piston slap issues. The next day I took the truck back to the dealer and told them I wanted nothing to do with a truck that sounded like this. They told me not to worry that the service department would take care of it. A week later they had their master tech look at it and he told me that the sound was normal.
I have family and friends that drive Rams and Siverados and it's kind of embarrassing when they hear that noise and ask me what's up with it. I was a tech for years and piston slap was never something anyone I knew in the field would consider normal.
I called Toyota in CA and was assigned a case manager. The case manager called the dealer and was told by the dealer it was nothing to worry about. The case manager offered no assistance and according to her was not aware of any issue with the 5.7L. They basically said I was stuck with the truck and would have to put up with the noise.
Joseph A.
East Berlin, PA, USA
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