They told Invoice Pricing that new engines will be put in about 102,000 Tundra pickup trucks and Lexus LX SUVs that have the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 engine. Machine waste can get into the power plant and cause big issues like rough running, knocking no-start situations, and complete shutdowns. For quite some time, this has been understood. In the past few months, there have been a lot more reports of breakdowns. Toyota will soon let owners know, and the release date is likely to be “late July 2024.” Toyota did a full investigation and found that the May voluntary safety recall was caused by machining debris. At that time, it was said that an approved patch would be released soon. There was a lot of talk that whole engine replacements would be the best choice since dealers had to take the cars apart to get them back on the road. Photos of the jobs that were posted online show that engine parts took up whole service bays, which shows that this needed careful work and a lot of person-hours. No cost will be charged to the owners of the damaged engines. Please keep in mind that this only works for Lexus LX cars from the same model year and Tundra trucks with gas engines that were made in 2022 or 2023. At this point, it needs to be clarified if the recall would include Tundra hybrid cars, which have the same V6 engine but also have an electric motor and battery. Even though Toyota may still cover repairs under the terms of the powertrain warranty, there is no promise that they will replace the engines in most of those cars.
