2025 Toyota Tundra power train problems
35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2025 Toyota Tundra — 27% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On July 20, the vehicle experienced a catastrophic mechanical failure resulting in a total engine seizure while operating. The failure caused an immediate, sudden loss of motive power, forcing the vehicle to become completely immobilized on the Interstate highway. This unexpected loss of propulsion…”
filed Aug 18, 2026
“I have experienced a severe hesitation or delay in acceleration when accelerating from a stop or near-stop condition. While the issue has only occurred a few times over the past several months, on multiple occasions it happened while merging into traffic and nearly resulted in an accident. Toyota…”
filed Jun 10, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some customers of 2022 – 2026 model year Tundra vehicles equipped with specifically non-hybrid V35A-FTS engines may experience one or more of the following drivability related concerns: • Hesitation from a rolling stop…
T-SB-0032-26 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 18, 2026Some customers of 2022 – 2026 model year Tundra vehicles equipped with specifically non-hybridV35A-FTS engines may experience one or more of the following drivability related concerns: • Hesitation from a rolling stop…
T-SB-0032-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 6, 2026
Power Train problems in other Tundra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tundra | 7 | 23% |
| 2024 Tundra | 83 | 25% |
| 2023 Tundra | 85 | 21% |
| 2022 Tundra | 104 | 24% |
| 2021 Tundra | 1 | 4% |
| 2020 Tundra | 2 | 4% |
| 2019 Tundra | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Tundra | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 Tundra | 6 | 8% |
| 2016 Tundra | 5 | 4% |
| 2015 Tundra | 1 | 2% |
| 2014 Tundra | 5 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 Toyota Tundra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.