Toyota Will Replace Over 100,000 Engines For Toyota and Lexus Owners Due To Recall

by Carl Malek | July 26, 2024

Toyota steps up to the plate for Tundra and Lexus LX 600 owners with the company confirming that it will be replacing over 100,000 faulty engines after the company issued a recall for the problem back in May.

Toyota confirmed that it will be replacing over 100,000 engines as part of an ongoing recall for the Toyota Tundra and Lexus LX 600

It wasn’t too long ago that Toyota found itself in hot water when it was forced to issue a recall for both the Toyota Tundra and the Lexus LX 600 back in May due to their 3.4-liter twin-turbocharged V6s which left the factory with a serious defect. A fix wasn’t available at the time which resulted in a snowball effect for consumers with some dealerships refusing to take the affected models on trade-in due to the issue and the lack of a repair method to fix it.

The company appeared to finally admit that there is no easy solution for this problem and confirmed that it will embark on a massive campaign to replace the engines of these vehicles as it attempts to solve the problem once and for all.

How debris created a massive problem for Toyota

Debris that contaminated the engines during the manufacturing process can cause critical damage to the main bearings in the crankshaft.

The recall came after Toyota discovered that debris from the manufacturing process had entered the engines with this build-up also not being properly cleaned out before the affected vehicles left the factory. Debris in any type of engine is never good and can cause massive internal damage as it’s circulated through it. In this case, the debris in these Toyota engines caused the main bearings in the crankshaft to fail which has the potential to create a dangerous situation if the crankshaft itself fails.

Toyota said it’s not aware of any injuries that occurred due to the problem but recall documents related to the issue confirm that over 824 warranty claims were filed that could be related to the issue. The company said that it was investigating how to fix the issue but it appears that the writing is on the wall for Toyota and it confirmed that it will now be replacing the engines at no charge to owners saying that it will be doing so for “all involved” vehicles. The pool of these vehicles is massive with the original recall affecting 98,568 Tundras and 3,524 LX600s. The Tundras were produced between November 2, 2021, and February 13, 2023, while the remaining LX600s were produced from July 30, 2021 through November 25, 2022. It’s interesting to note that this issue is isolated to the ICE-version of these engines only with the hybrid-equipped 3.4-liter not being included.

When will owners be notified?

Toyota confirmed that it will begin notifying owners of affected vehicles by the end of July.

Toyota said that it will begin notifying owners later this month but owners of affected vehicles can also contact the company directly for more information. While customers are not being charged for the replacement engines, look for Toyota to absorb a very costly financial hit since replacement engines are very expensive and installing a new engine into a vehicle requires a massive amount of work to be done by a service technician for it to be done properly.