Toyota TUNDRA transmission problems
345 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
6,866 owner complaints analyzed
74 distinct recall campaigns
76,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 3,957 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
345 of 6,866 complaints match this topic (5.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10006372 · 2000-09-11 (September 11, 2000)
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
Owner-reported narrative. 2 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006372 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10066085 · 2004-04-13 (April 13, 2004)
I OWN A TOYOTA TUNDRA, 2000, V8, EXTENDED CAB. ONE RECURRING PROBLEM IS THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE 72K MILES ON THE TRUCK AND HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, AND HAD THE ROTORS TURNED 3 TIMES, AVERAGE EVERY 20K MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AND DEALER CLAIMS NO EVIDENCE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM. I HAVE VIEWED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SECOND ISSUE, RECENT EVENT. AFTER A 4 HOUR DRIVE THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. RESTARTED TRUCK IN PARK AND HAS A ROUGH IDLE. AS SOON AS THE TRUCK IS IN GEAR, TRUCK SHUTS OFF. RE…
Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10066085 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10118619 · 2005-04-28 (April 28, 2005)
2000 TOYOTA TUNDRA 65,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY. THE ORBITAL GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. THIS GEAR HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED BY TOYOTA ,AND REPLACED WITH A MORE HEAVY DUTY GEAR. THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE TRANSMISSION. MANY TUNDRA OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS TURNED THEIR BACKS TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A $3000.00 REPAIR JOB. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118619 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10168717 · 2006-09-20 (September 20, 2006)
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION ON THE TUNDRA TRUCK IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, EXPERIENCED BY THOUSANDS OF TUNDRA OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND YET TOYOTA FAILS TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND HELP OWNERS WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 TUNDRA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ABRUPT GEAR SHIFTING WHICH CAUSE THE TRUCK TO LUNGE FORWARD. I'VE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA AND THEIR ANSWER WAS " YOUR TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY". I'VE BEEN A TOYOTA OWNER FOR 15 YEARS, BUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 102,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10168717 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10198770 · 2007-08-07 (August 7, 2007)
I BOUGHT MY TRUCK AND ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN IT DIED. ANYTIME I CAME TO A FULL STOP IT DIED. TURNS OUT IT'S THE TRANSMISSION AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEIR PLANETARY GEAR EVEN THOUGH IT MALFUNCTIONS. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY TRUCK TO STOP IN A BUSY INTERSECTION AND ALMOST KILLED ME. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 81,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10198770 at NHTSA ↗