Tundra 5.7 motor blowing up?

Hello everyone,
Just trying to find out why the 5.7's are blowing up? and what is Toyota doing about it. I am looking into upgrading. I like the Tundra over the Sierra pickups. I don't want to buy a Tundra and it blow up on me.
Let me know

 

wow first ive heard... subbed

 

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Ive worked for toyota for 5 years, and havent seen a single blown tundra motor.

 

same!

 

No I have a couple of buddies that work at Toyota as mechanic's and both of them have worked on Tundra's with blown motors. Something to due with the metal in the camshaft's.

 

Probably people who completely abuse them. I had a friend who's dad owned a 1gen tundra with the 4.7 and he went through 3 engines because he abused the hell out of them.

 

What he said

 

http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/news/toyota/tundra/camshaft/camshaft.html
Quality escape on the initial, very limited run of camshafts in 2007.

http://www.jdpower.com/autos/ratings/dependability-ratings-by-category/large-pickup/
Now the Tundra tops JDPower 3-year reliability ratings in the large pickup class. (Survey conducted in 2011, on 2008 model year trucks).

The 5.7 was designed from the beginning to take a TRD supercharger, so in naturally aspirated form it is very sturdy.

 

so in the end it was only the 2007's that had the problems?

 

The tundra's are awesome trucks for power and all. My tacoma doesn't have the easiest life either. If I were to get a Tundra I want it to be able to take some beatings...

 

I used an 07 D Cab, 5.7 (2 wd) to outrun a 4.6 GT mustang at the dragstrip a few years ago. That truck hauls A$$. Beat him by 3 lengths in the quarter, and the Tundra was BONE STOCK. All I did was put some 93 Octane in it, and drive to the dragway. Mustang owner was so pissed, he left.

 

Why didn't it?? I run 87 in it daily drive, but I figured "Well, I am going to the dragstrip, why not??" Didn't put any 110 in it, thought it might damage the engine.

 

I have a 2013 5.7 with ONLY1500 mi with a blown motor. have driven Toyota since 1996 and never had a breakdown. now I am waiting for a new motor off their assembly line to be shipped and installed. pissed off as Toyota roadside was terrible also. I am so unhappy with the whole ordeal !!!

 

my 2013 tundra with only 1500 mi blew last weekend. luv Toyotas and am very disappointed at this.

 

x2.

 

i was driving on the NYS thruway at a steady 65 mph when motor started knocking bad. pulled off the road shut her down and there was oil and gas everywhere.

 

I have had 3 2nd gen tundras, 2 had the 5.7, 1 the 4.6. First batch of 5.7's had bad cams, fixed them, had 70 k miles on 1, 44k on the other 5.7. My problem was the air injection pump. failed and they wanted 4 grand to fix it