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Toyota Tundra transmission problems by year.

Worst years for transmission complaints per car sold: 2000 (36 complaints), 2002 (29 complaints), 2022 (27 complaints). Fewest since 2010: 2015, 2018, 2019.

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Photo shows a 2022 Toyota Tundra. Elise240SX, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Transmission complaints owners filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) for each model year, per 100,000 cars sold. A complaint counts when it's filed under the transmission, or under the power train and the owner describes the transmission (shifting, slipping, gears, CVT). It's an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and older years have had longer to collect complaints.

20003635.8 per 100K sold20012422 per 100K sold20022929.2 per 100K sold20031918.8 per 100K sold2004119.8 per 100K sold20051915 per 100K sold2006108 per 100K sold20074321.9 per 100K sold20082518.2 per 100K sold2009810.1 per 100K sold201044.3 per 100K sold201178.4 per 100K sold201243.9 per 100K sold20130no sales data201454.2 per 100K sold201510.8 per 100K sold201632.6 per 100K sold201754.3 per 100K sold201810.8 per 100K sold201910.9 per 100K sold20200no sales data202111.2 per 100K sold20222725.9 per 100K sold20232822.4 per 100K sold20242817.6 per 100K sold2025128.1 per 100K sold

What owners describe

Delay or hesitation20%
Hard or jerky shifting9%
Lost power while driving9%
Slipping8%
Shudder6%
Rolled away or park trouble4%

Share of this model's transmission complaints that mention each symptom. One complaint can mention several.

Transmission and power train recalls

  • 2024 2024

    Unexpected vehicle movement may occur when the vehicle is in neutral and the brakes are not applied.

  • 2022 2022

    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.

  • 2011 2011

    TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TUNDRA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3-JOINT TYPE PROPELLER SHAFT.

  • 2010 2010

    TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 TUNDRA VEHICLES WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT AN IMPROPER WELD EXISTS AT THE UNION OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT AND YOKE.

  • 2007 2007

    ON CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS, DUE TO THE IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT OF THE SLIP YOKES THAT HAD BEEN REWORKED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, THE HARDNESS OF THE SLIP YOKE MAY BE INSUFFICIENT.

Recall repairs are free at any dealer. Check a specific car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

In owners' words

While driving vehicle came to a complete stop, hit accelerator and vehicle stalled. Had vehicle serviced, transmission went out.

2000 Toyota Tundra owner · NHTSA complaint

Transmission feels like it binds after the initial stop. The truck will jerk forward as if it was hit from behind. *mr *nlm dimssii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis ---731059

2000 Toyota Tundra owner · NHTSA complaint

Quick answers

Which Toyota Tundra years have transmission problems?

By transmission complaints filed with NHTSA per car sold, the worst Toyota Tundra years are 2000, 2002, 2022.

What are common Toyota Tundra transmission problems?

Owners most often describe delay or hesitation, hard or jerky shifting, lost power while driving.

Which Toyota Tundra years have the fewest transmission complaints?

Since 2010, the Toyota Tundra years with the fewest transmission complaints per car sold are 2015, 2018, 2019.

See every problem, not just the transmission: Toyota Tundra reliability by year. How we count

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