does the trailer have brakes, if so were the locked up. i had one do that, pulled about 20 miles until i figured it out, truck was not smoking but the trailer sure was. also were your parking brakes off, done that one too.
tim

 

Tow mode changes the shift points. As long as your temp gauges on the tranny and engine were good, you did not over work the engine.

 

does the trailer have brakes, if so were the locked up. i had one do that, pulled about 20 miles until i figured it out, truck was not smoking but the trailer sure was. also were your parking brakes off, done that one too.
tim

Yes, the trailer has brakes but they didn't seem to be sticking. The trailer was doing an awful amount of chucking so I will check that this Friday. there was no smoke coming from the trailer either. My parking brakes were off as well

 

Tow mode changes the shift points. As long as your temp gauges on the tranny and engine were good, you did not over work the engine.

my guages were all at the normal levels. Just found it odd that the truck would smell like that

 

There should be NO reason for your vehicle to handle that load. Something is definately amiss...

 

something is wrong...that load isnt even a load for the truck... shouldnt even work hard at all, more like you shouldnt really notice it back there. so...obviously the trailer has an issue, either brakes that are locked up or dragging or bearings that are so far gone they are causing huge amounts of drag. one or the other. but its definitely not the truck...not sure why it would smell i bet it was the trailer and not the 'yota.

 

something is wrong...that load isnt even a load for the truck... shouldnt even work hard at all, more like you shouldnt really notice it back there. so...obviously the trailer has an issue, either brakes that are locked up or dragging or bearings that are so far gone they are causing huge amounts of drag. one or the other. but its definitely not the truck...not sure why it would smell i bet it was the trailer and not the 'yota.

I am thinking the trailer is the issue. One thing that came up yesterday was my wife was saying that the truck was shifting hard and was not acting normal. The I drove it last night and it seemed alright but it was doing the missing when I slowed down (around 10 to 15 km) for a stop sign and then touch the gas and it rev's up and then catchs. I am really starting to think there is something wrong with the truck. It is an '08 with 19,000 km on it. Never driven hard. My Toyota dealer told me that nothing is wrong with the truck, but I am not convinced. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

I am thinking the trailer is the issue. One thing that came up yesterday was my wife was saying that the truck was shifting hard and was not acting normal. The I drove it last night and it seemed alright but it was doing the missing when I slowed down (around 10 to 15 km) for a stop sign and then touch the gas and it rev's up and then catchs. I am really starting to think there is something wrong with the truck. It is an '08 with 19,000 km on it. Never driven hard. My Toyota dealer told me that nothing is wrong with the truck, but I am not convinced. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

is this after you've just started the truck (let's say after it's been sitting in your garage or driveway overnight before work in the morning)? or after the engine has warmed up?

 

is this after you've just started the truck (let's say after it's been sitting in your garage or driveway overnight before work in the morning)? or after the engine has warmed up?

It can be either but more so when it is warmed up

 

From day 1, with my truck there are the infrequent occurrences where it feels like it can't quite decide which gear it's in, then it catches. I told the dealer about it and they said it's normal. My truck still drives fine at 40,000 miles, and I've also towed a much bigger and heavier trailer much longer distances than you're describing.

Might be two different things: 1: Transmission sometimes takes a second to decide which gear it's in (normal I guess, others have also described this in various threads) and 2: problem with the trailer you were towing, because 6,000 lbs doesn't even start to stress the 5.7 Tundra.

My $0.02.

 

Sorry double post for some reason.

 

Do you have a brake controller installed in your Tundra?

 

Do you have a brake controller installed in your Tundra?

Yep, I had one installed by my brother-in-law (he is a mechanic). I would ask him what the problems may be but he would say its because it is a Toyota (he is a Titan owner).