10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
39 miles

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problem #41

Jul 082025

Tundra

  • miles
When from a stop vehicle does not accelerate as normal, especially while turning. Lag and hesitation is experienced for a moment and then catches causing a rapid acceleration. When turning across oncoming lanes of traffic the unexpected lag and lack of acceleration considerably increases risk of side collision from cross traffic and risk of rear collision from traffic behind due to inability to know consistent time, speed, and acceleration needed to safely cross lanes of traffic and expected acceleration speed anticipated by vehicles from rear. Concern has been brought up to dealer and properly notified. Dealer was unable to replicate. No dash warnings appeared.

- Nashville, TN, USA

problem #40

Apr 132024

Tundra

  • miles
I purshased my vehicle 4/13/24 and on 4/30/24 (important sefety recall appear) I do not feel safe in the in my car, because of set recall ' engine to stop while driving ' my car is not driving smoothly like it should drive a ''new car'' when I start driving the car it start to shaking and throttle lag 'like the car do not want to drive' when I contact the dealer, they said " we call when the remedy is available'' my car is not safe to drive, I am afraid to drive my car cause it recall that it has, I have not been able to enjoy my car like it should, cuase im afraid that I will get on an accident. Please I need someone to help me, no one is doing nothing it been a year and my car is getting worst, and I still making paying on the car that I can not enjoy. I need my car fix asap.

- West Palm Beach, FL, USA

problem #39

Jul 012025

Tundra

  • miles
I continue to get this message on my dash while driving and no one in front, on side or behind my vehicle: *Foreign Object Speed Acceleration reduced. *Radio Know broke a second time *windows stutter when going up or down while wet *windows rattle *poor acceleration at take off ( very dangerous on the expressway)

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #38

Jul 152024

Tundra

  • miles
Vehicle losses a lot of power after being in a stop sign and trying to accelerate, there is also a ticking sound in the engine. With my fuel my car shows that there-??s a full tank but in reality there is half a tank.

- Oswego, IL, USA

problem #37

May 012023

Tundra

  • miles
Hesitation when trying to accelerate. When I start my truck in the morning And hit the gas there-??s a hesitation before it will move and When I come to a stop sign and hit the gas there-??s always a hesitation. When the truck finally starts to move it jumps quickly forward from pressing down on the gas pedal and it-??s almost caused me to rear end someone multiple times.

- Columbus, OH, USA

problem #36

May 172025

Tundra

  • miles
My 2023 Toyota Tundra motor just locked up exactly as the events discussed on the recall with the same model. Toyota stated that my truck was not affected yet here we are. Toyota opted to do a short block replacement instead of the long block as they did with the other trucks. I am concerned that I will have similar failure down the line due to residual metal in the turbo lines and or turbos that will cause turbo and or possible engine filatures later down the line. This is a safety issue because it can result in me being stranded if failure occurs aware from home. This needs to be addressed. Also my truck lurges and the gas pedal does not always respond. A serious investigation needs to be launched against Toyota, these issues can result in many Americans dying if left un checked!!

- Shirley , NY, USA

problem #35

Feb 012025

Tundra

  • miles
Vibration and noise in the engine and front wheel bearing

- Granite Falls , NC, USA

problem #34

Feb 012025

Tundra

  • miles
The engine began to misfire and stumble while idling. There was smoke present from the tail pipe when you would take off from the stop light. After Toyota ran an oil consumption campaign they came to the conclusion that the valve guides were bad and they need to replace both heads on the vehicle. It took 3 week for the repairs to be completed.

- Loves Park, IL, USA

problem #33

Feb 192025

Tundra

  • miles
Hesitation when trying to accelerate. When I come to a stop sign and hit the gas, there-??s always a hesitation

- State College, PA, USA

problem #32

Feb 182025

Tundra

  • miles
After braking or coming to a momentary stop, such as a stop sign, the tundra-??s throttle is delayed for 2-3 seconds. Full pedal to floor, no acceleration. Extremely scary when it occurs, results in pulling out into traffic and having to wait 2-3 seconds before accelerating. It seems to be the ECM hunting for gears after slowing, hesitating, then selecting 6th gear and bottoming out before downshifting to 2nd and nearly burning out as it finally accelerates away from rapidly approaching traffic. Often happens, or is noticed more frequently, when turning right from a stop sign. Please have Toyota fix this, they are not acknowledging there is an issue!

- Holly Ridge, NC, USA

problem #31

Jan 302025

Tundra

  • miles
Hesitation From Stop and Surge Concerns. this may cause traffic surge, collison in my front for having no control of the speed if I end up pressing the gas all the way which it cause a quick surge of speed, due to the hesitation when pressing the gas, this happened to my car for a lot of times now which I ignored it until I saw the help from the Toyota Tundra forum, that I can actually send a report to NHTSA.

- Anaheim, CA, USA

problem #30

Jan 152025

Tundra

  • miles
There is a lag in the accelerator. It happens 10 to 20% of the time. It is a one or two second lag on the gas pedal. Pretty critical when turning out into traffic. I have al most been hit twice due to car not accelerating properly. I have taken to the dealer twice. They have told me they could not recreate when driving

- Gaffney, SC, USA

problem #29

Feb 172025

Tundra

  • miles
Truck sporadically will not accelerate from stop without significant lag when gas pedal is pressed. Happens infrequently, but typically occurs after truck is started.

- Anchorage, AK, USA

problem #28

Feb 152025

Tundra

  • miles
Vehicle suffers from power failure response intermittently when attempting to accelerate. Sometimes it feels as it-??s its sputtering before getting a sudden jolt of acceleration.

- Liberty, MO, USA

problem #27

Feb 072025

Tundra

  • miles
The vehicle is a great vehicle. However, I have been noticing that my transmission fluid temperatures rise quickly, whether on the highway or when driving around town. I spoke to a Toyota dealership, and they told me that the proper operating temperatures for the transmission are between 167 degrees and 185 degrees. the temperatures on my transmissions have gotten past 200 degrees. I feel that it is a safety issue because if I am towing or driving long distances or in stop-and-go traffic over time, the transmission may cause a breakdown and then I will be stuck in the middle of traffic. It is a pretty big and heavy vehicle to push off the roadway, and way too expensive to allow someone to push me off of the roadway.

- Mount Holly , NJ, USA

problem #26

Jan 242025

Tundra

  • miles
Consistently this vehicle experiences a hesitation to accelerate from a stop or rolling stop such as a stop sign or at a round about type intersection. When this occurs there may be up to a 2 second delay from when I press the accelerator to when the vehicle moves and once it does begin to move it will jump forward rapidly. I have had several near miss collisions upon entering round abouts when this occurs as well as at several stop sign intersections. This problem has existed from when the vehicle was at about 5,000 miles. I have reported this condition to the Toyota dealer on 2 occasions and they tell me Toyota does not recognize this is an issue and there is no fix.

- Eureka, MO, USA

problem #25

Jan 132025

Tundra

  • miles
Even after the recall / tcm reprogram, this truck will especially when cold and rolling away from a stop after deceleration stall / stutter for a few seconds before it starts accelerating again.

- Tomball, TX, USA

problem #24

Jan 122025

Tundra

  • miles
Excessive hesitation in acceleration from stop or slow start. No warnings displayed car has less than 18000 miles. The excessive hesitation poses a real danger when pulling into traffic or trying to avoid an accident. The truck can randomly take several seconds to respond to accelerator input. This issue halls been reported my many 2022 and later Tundra owner.

- Henderson, NV, USA

problem #23

Jan 122025

Tundra

  • miles
Vehicle hesitates when accelerating from a stop. Feels like the engine may stall and the vehicle will not respond to throttle inputs. Very unsafe as I may not be able to accelerate to avoid an accident.

- Manchester, MD, USA

problem #22

Jan 052025

Tundra

  • miles
At certain times when starting (pressing the accelerator pedal) from a total stop, or from when rolling very slowly, the tuck creeps forward but there is up to a two second delay in start of increase of engine revs and power being delivered. This is quite scary when pulling out into traffic. When the power comes on it tends to surge with rapid acceleration for a very short time. To be clear, no accident has occurred and there are no warning lights on the dash. However, I feel that this vehicle behavior creates a significant hazard worth highlighting. Once the vehicle starts moving, it goes back to normal operation within seconds. It-??s not a consistent issue - it does not happen very frequently - but I-??ve had it since the truck was new and it has 27k miles on it now. I have made several complaints to the maker and my dealer at every service, but they fail to replicate / recognize this issue after a number of tests drives. I went on a test drive with one dealer tech and when we replicated this issue I was told that -??all trucks are like this-??. There is a technical service bulletin fix for this, but the maker has refused to do it on my truck and others have reported that it did not resolve the issue on their trucks. From online forums, this seems to be a common issue on non-hybrid models. The truck transmission also tends to thud into drive when cold and the chances of the hesitation / surge issue occurring is higher just after a cold start (-??cold start-?? being a relative term in South Texas). It most often occurs at the nearest stop sign just after I leave home, but does occur randomly at other times.

- Katy, TX, USA

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