Toyota Tundra Lemon Law

The Tundra's 3.4-liter V35A twin-turbo V6 can be built with machining debris left inside the engine that was never fully cleared during assembly. Under load, that debris can migrate to the number-one main bearing, wear it down, and cause knocking, a rough idle, sudden power loss, and in the worst cases a complete stall or engine failure. Toyota issued a NHTSA recall (including campaign 25V767) covering 2022–2024 Tundra trucks with the affected engine.

Beyond the bearing defect, Tundra owners report a range of drivetrain and electronic complaints: hesitation or harsh shifts from the 10-speed automatic, turbocharger issues, illuminated check-engine and hybrid-system warning lights, and infotainment screens that freeze or go dark. Any one of these, if it substantially impairs the truck's use, value, or safety and can't be fixed in a reasonable number of attempts, can support a lemon claim.

California's Lemon Law doesn't require a recall — it requires that a covered defect keep failing. If your Tundra has been in the shop repeatedly for the same problem, if a recall repair or engine replacement didn't hold, or if the truck has been out of service for an extended time waiting on a fix or backordered parts, you may be entitled to a buyback, a replacement, or a cash settlement, with Toyota paying your attorney fees.

A recall is not automatically a lemon — it's the manufacturer acknowledging a defect and offering a free repair. California's Lemon Law (the Song-Beverly Act) comes into play when a substantial defect can't be fixed after a reasonable number of attempts, or when your Tundra has been out of service for 30 or more cumulative days.

If your Toyota Tundra qualifies, you may be entitled to a buyback (a refund of what you've paid, minus a mileage offset), a replacement vehicle, or a cash-and-keep settlement — and Toyota pays your attorney fees on a successful claim, so pursuing your case costs you nothing out of pocket.