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2017 Toyota Tundra Power Train 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 mi3

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 26, 2019 · 16,000 miles

    Power Train

    Traveling at 65mph - 70mph 12/26/19 2pm pst highway [redacted] ca slight uphill grade, pushed wiper control up to mist position, trans downshifted to 1st or 2nd instantly engine redlined and extreme driving measures were taken to maintain vehicle control until trans shifted up releasing power train to role normally, no accident occurred as no other traffic was around at that moment, vehicle went from 65mph + to…

    ODI 11297533

  • November 5, 2018 · 18,900 miles

    Engine · Power Train

    Toyota 3ur-fe 5.7l v8 engine camshaft tower seal is prone to premature failure, which leads to engine oil leaking on the hot exhaust manifold, which could cause potential fire/flash hazard. More details (including photos) could be found in the recall petition at: https://www.change.org/p/toyota-motor-company-get-toyota-to-recall-cam-shaft-tower-leakage-problem-on-5-7l-v8-3ur-fe-engine?source_location=topic_page

    ODI 11149499

  • April 18, 2018 · 4,373 miles

    Power Train

    I bought this 2017 tundra dlb cab brand new and have had to shop several times about transmission down shifting and then up- shifting on slight inclines, not engaging when put in drive then slamming into gear . 1rst time they checked fluid and said all ok ,2nd time checked fluid again and was told transmission needs to be warmed up before driving , 3rd time they said they did a factory reset on transmission saying…

    ODI 11090487