158 of the 1,525 complaints about the Toyota Tundra (10.4%) concern Transmission / powertrain, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 0.9× the Transmission / powertrain share across all tracked vehicles.
158Complaints · Transmission / powertrain
10.4%Share of complaints
0.89×vs. all vehicles
80Last 12 months
2.5%Share involving a crash or fire
2Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Transmission / powertrain complaints peak with the 2022 model (52, 12% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2018 model (1). 80 Transmission / powertrain complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 45 in the 12 months before — the pace is rising.
Owners most often describe: “lag”, “throttle”, “hesitation”, “delay” and “seconds”. 4 of these reports (2.5%) describe a crash or fire, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V125000 (2024-02-21, model years 2022, 2023 and 2024).
Unintended acceleration. When you stop the truck, and have the brake on, the rpms go down to idle ~650. As soon as you lift the brake, without touching the accelerator, the vehicle starts ramping up the rpms and moving.
Transmission / powertrain · 2025-12-26 · ODI 11707147 · Crash
Attempted to shift out 4-wheel high back into 2-wheel drive. On the dashboard, both 4 wheel high and 4-wheel low were flashing yellow/orange. Put truck into park to clear, nothing continued to flash.
Transmission / powertrain · 2025-12-09 · ODI 11704042 · Crash
As many have spoken about already, I have the hesitation or lag from stop or rolling at very slow speeds. I kind of learned to live with it but feel it's getting worse. My wife had to drive the truck, and she said it was very scary and did not feel safe.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-08-14 · ODI 11756896
The TCM is faulty. There is a tsb so Toyota is well aware of the issue. They will not take care of it under the power train warranty. The TCM doesn't shift the vehicle correctly. This lag and funny shifting almost caused an accident.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-08-10 · ODI 11755991
The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that on two occasions while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle lost motive power while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-06-30 · ODI 11747406
Loss of power limp mode at highway speeds, error notification on screen to visit dealer. Almost caused sever wreck. Hybrid motor did nothing to mitigate risk.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-06-12 · ODI 11743633
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Campaign 24V125000 · 2024-02-21 · Model years: 2022, 2023, 2024
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, Lexus LX600, and 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles. Unexpected vehicle movement may occur when the vehicle is in neutral and the brakes are not applied.
Remedy: Dealers will update the transmission control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 8, 2024. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 24TA02 and 24LA02.
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT Campaign 22V445000 · 2022-06-23 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles. The flange nuts on the axle shaft sub-assemblies can loosen over time and potentially cause one or both axle shaft sub-assemblies to separate from the axle housing.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rear axle assembly, tighten the axle flange nuts, and replace any damaged axle-related components if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 15, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA05.
How common are Transmission / powertrain problems on the Toyota Tundra?
158 of the 1,525 complaints about the Toyota Tundra (10.4%) concern Transmission / powertrain, making it the model's second-largest problem area. That share is 0.9× the Transmission / powertrain share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Toyota Tundra model years have the most Transmission / powertrain complaints?
By model year, Transmission / powertrain complaints peak with the 2022 model (52, 12% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2018 model (1).
Is there a recall for Toyota Tundra Transmission / powertrain problems?
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V125000 (2024-02-21, model years 2022, 2023 and 2024).