# 2014 Toyota Tundra 4WD Truck - Chip failure **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [May 6, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-chip-failure/200149 "2025-05-06T10:50:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dveres66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dveres66](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dveres66)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-chip-failure/200149/1 "2025-05-06T10:50:05Z")
In 2021 lost ALL power of truck decending a steep hill,.needless to say,I’m lucky to still be here.The mechanic diagnosed it,A FAILED CHIP !!it shouldn’t have happened… ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-chip-failure/200149/2 "2025-05-06T11:51:14Z")
Aren’t you familiar with the old cliché: “chip happens”? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-toyota-tundra-4wd-truck-chip-failure/200149/3 "2025-05-06T13:06:42Z")
> [@dveres66](#): > > Same ,2014 tundra trd Also in 2021 lost ALL power of truck decending a steep hill,.needless to say,I’m lucky to still be here.The mechanic diagnosed it,A FAILED CHIP !!it shouldn’t have happened… You have been redirected to a forum called Car Talk, so your post is incomplete to us.. lol Welcome… Sorry you had the issue, but with a vacuum boosted system, you still have normal use of your hydraulic brakes for 3 applies before they get the hard to depress pedal, but even then they will still stop the vehicle…