2024 Toyota Tundra Reliability Report

Throttle lag from a stop or a rolling yield is the most common report, followed by a jerk forward when power arrives. Other filings describe body and trim problems. Sunroof glass shatters while driving or rattles in its track, and dealers call the rattle a known issue. Window seals let in heavy wind noise above 45 mph. Radio knobs break or fall off under the pedals, and the speedometer cover scratches easily. Some owners stopped driving because recalls 25V767 and 25V322 had no available remedy.

Pressing the accelerator gets no response for one to two seconds, then the truck surges as if the pedal were floored. It happens most from a stop, a rolling stop, or during left turns across traffic, and inclines make it worse. A few drivers report throttle cutting out entirely while passing at highway speed, with speed dropping sharply before power returns and the transmission engages harshly. One report says lag returned within 200 miles of a short block replacement. Dealers often find nothing or call the behavior normal.

The fuel gauge resets to full, or near full, after the truck sits parked, especially nose up on a driveway or slope. It stays wrong until the next fill-up. At least one owner ran out of fuel on the highway, and others see miles-to-empty swing wildly. Toyota has blamed the position of the sending unit in the tank. Dealer software fixes have not held, and owners note the same fault on earlier model years. A few filings here describe throttle hesitation from a stop instead.

Brakes squeal or screech from the first weeks of ownership, and dealers call it a known issue while repair parts stay on backorder for months. More serious reports describe the pedal dropping to the floor with no warning light, sometimes around 3,000 miles. In one case a hybrid rolled backward on a hill until the parking brake was set. Dealers often cannot diagnose these, though one pulled a brake communication code. Others report pulsing brakes on downhill runs and automatic braking with nothing ahead.

Most filings concern recall 25V767 and the reverse lamp recall 25V322, with owners saying parts are not yet available and the wait has run too long. Some recall notices went to people who never owned the truck. Several owners report real failures while waiting: stalling at 50 to 70 mph, a rough idle, no-starts, and metal shavings that required engine replacement. One front main bearing failure involved a truck whose VIN was not covered by an earlier engine recall.

Front tires wear quickly on the outer shoulder. One dealer inspection found front toe set out of spec from the factory at about 14,800 miles. One hybrid fractured both front CV axles at around 3,000 miles. The rear air suspension is described as dangerously unstable when towing on rutted interstates, and that complaint is flagged as fire-related. Another driver feels a thud at exactly 40 mph. With 5 complaints total, no single pattern dominates.

Only 2 complaints are on file. In one crash, the truck hit a deer at 53 mph and the dashboard reported the air bags had deployed, but none did. Emergency braking and collision warning worked normally in that crash. The other complaint describes a loose or broken front seat cushion shield. Two reports are too few to show a trend, but the non-deployment report involves a real crash.