Three problems related to tailgate have been reported for the 2008 Toyota Tundra. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Toyota Tundra based on all problems reported for the 2008 Tundra.
My tailgate latch broke on me again. This is the second time that it happened in two years. I was just going to let my tailgate down and the latch broke. The vehicle was stationary.
I have an white 08 Tundra cewmax limited. The paint is horrible. It seems like every little light touch of it brings it down to the grey undercoating. For instance, my key fob hit the gate when I was unlocking the tailgate and it chipped it right down to the grey undercoating. The truck is peppered with these probably from road debris. I could understand a little here or there but not this many and having it happen so easily most recently my clearcoat has started to fail and my truck is only 4 years old. It gets washed almost weekly and waxed every month with meguires nxt 2. 0. I know every little ding, scratch and dent on the truck and everytime I go to wash it, there are more. The paint/clearcoat is not very protective and has not held up. My other car is 12 years old and gets the same car care treatment as my Tundra and its paint is 100% better than this truck. It is also a Toyota and white.
08 Tundra crewmax. Has multiple scratches in the paint. Paint is very thin (one coat). Paint can not even be washed without scratching. Truck has scratches on it from leaning over the bed, also around all the door handles from just opening the doors, not to mention all the marks around the door and tailgate from just our hands. $45,000 truck. . . You would think that they could atleast put a good coat of paint on it. This will cost me thousands to fix. The truck has never been off road and should have no visible marks. This is ridiculous.