1. Toyota Tundra
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  3. 2003
  4. Driveline

2003 Toyota Tundra Driveline Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2
60–100k mi1
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 10, 2009 · 80,000 miles

    Driveline · Frame And Members

    Entire rear end housing rusted away requiring a whole new rear end housing. Frame is rusting out on whole truck. *tr

    ODI 10292210

  • September 22, 2009 · 160,000 miles

    Driveline · Power Train

    When returning to my2003 toyota tundra, from a doctors appt, i noticed a pool of liquid, under the rear axle of the truck. Having wife back truck up, i checked this viscous, clearish fluid, finding it to be a rear end oil/grease, and had been leaking from mid housing of the rearend. Upon further inspection, i found this had been leaking for enough time that oil spots were all over the rear window of and tailgate of…

    ODI 10293539

  • July 10, 2008 · 15,000 miles

    Driveline

    I own a 2003 toyota tundra. It currently has 101,200 miles on it. I purchased it brand new and when i reached 15,000 miles the shift column to the right of the steering wheel snapped off in my hand. I brought it to the dealer that i bought it and it took them three weeks to fix because they claimed not to have a tool needed to reassemble the various parts of the column. At approximately 39,000 miles the column again…

    ODI 10276387

  • February 19, 2004 · 25,000 miles

    Driveline

    Truck cab shakes during higher speeds, toyota dealers reviewing the problem say that's just how it rides.*ak

    ODI 10079063