2025 Toyota Tundra Transmission & Powertrain Problems
NHTSA lists 35 Transmission & Powertrain complaints for the 2025 Toyota Tundra, 27% of its 132 total complaints, with a median failure mileage of 2,700 miles. No related recall is listed. The dominant pattern is a 1-3 second acceleration delay from a stop.
- Transmission & Powertrain complaints
- 35
- 27% of 132
- Crashes reported
- 1
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Median mileage
- 2,700 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical transmission symptoms owners report
- Owners report a 1 to 3 second delay before the truck accelerates when pressing the gas from a stop, at stop signs, yield signs, or traffic lights.
- Some describe the hesitation as intermittent and hard for dealers to duplicate on demand, even though it recurs regularly during normal driving.
- A few owners say the truck fails to move at all momentarily when pulling into traffic, creating a near-miss with oncoming vehicles.
- One owner reported that after the delay, the truck accelerated excessively and almost uncontrollably once power returned.
- One separate report describes a complete engine seizure on the highway causing total loss of propulsion while driving.
When 2025 Toyota Tundra transmission complaints were filed
First complaint Feb 18, 2025, latest Aug 18, 2026.
Transmission & Powertrain recalls for the 2025 Toyota Tundra
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Transmission & Powertrain complaints by Tundra model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the 2025 Toyota Tundra have transmission problems?
- NHTSA has logged 35 Transmission & Powertrain complaints for the 2025 Tundra, making up 27% of all complaints filed for the year. The most common issue described is a throttle/acceleration lag from a stop.
- Is there a recall for the 2025 Tundra's transmission or throttle delay?
- No related recall is listed in the data for this problem area on the 2025 Tundra.
- At what mileage do 2025 Tundra owners report these problems?
- The median mileage at failure reported to NHTSA for this problem area is 2,700 miles.
- Has the throttle lag caused any crashes?
- NHTSA data shows 1 crash and 0 fires or injuries associated with Transmission & Powertrain complaints on the 2025 Tundra.
- How does 2025 compare to other Tundra model years for this problem?
- The 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 model years each show a notably higher share of Transmission & Powertrain complaints (21-27%) than most earlier Tundra years, which mostly ran 1-14%.