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2019 Toyota Tundra: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
25%
16 of 64 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2019 Toyota Tundra. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 25% of relevant complaints.

Better than 79% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 8 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 22%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
16
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
72
this model year
Fires reported
2
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
10
4 crashes · 7 injuries

Complaints by component

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM15 · 21%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER15 · 21%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM13 · 18%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE11 · 15%
SERVICE BRAKES9 · 13%
FUEL SYSTEM7 · 10%

The years either side

2010
25%
38 of 163
2011
46%
58 of 134
2012
58%
85 of 155
2013
47%
34 of 84
2014
20%
17 of 92
2015
28%
11 of 48
2016
14%
14 of 119
2017
37%
22 of 78
2018
30%
27 of 99
2019
25%
16 of 72
2020
28%
11 of 45
2021
too few complaints
2022
67%
284 of 428
2023
71%
278 of 397

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

POWER TRAIN08/07/20191 INJURED
VEHICLE PARKED ON BOAT LAUNCHING RAMP 25-30% SLOPE CONCRETE SURFACE WITH 24 FOOT ALUMINUM TRAILER IN TOW; BOAT OFF TRAILER, TRUCK FACING AWAY FROM WATER, TRAILER CLOSEST TO WATER. SUNNY, RAMP WAS DAMP, WITH SOME WOOD AND AQUATIC VEGETATION ON RAMP. VEHICLE WAS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. AFTER UNLOADING BOAT USING A LAUNCH CO…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM07/27/2026
We had just exited the interstate when my Toyota Tundra stopped. We had it towed to the closest Toyota dealer. We had to have fuel pump replaced. They said the previous year Tundra was recalled for this issue, but ours was not. I just found out that some of the 2019 models had been recalled for this issue. They sai…
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM01/22/2026
My toyota tundra is having issues with the fuel pump. It is saying I am using e85 fuel when that is not the case. As a result I am having issues with cold start. There are recalls however I am being told that my truck is listed among them despite having the same issue.

Three of 16 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (10)

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry,…
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been ma…
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Tundra vehicles. The headlight electrical circuits may power the high and low beams simu…

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