2003 Toyota Tundra drivetrain & axles problems
33 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2003 Toyota Tundra, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 99,000 miles 28 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 99,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While towing a small trailer the front end of the vehicle started floating and became impossible to control. As a result the truck went out of control and flipped over causing over 10,000.00 in damages to the pickup. It was a bout a month or two after this that we received the recall on the front ball joint. Even though it was supposedly fixed??? It still continues to have problems. I have contacted the insurance company and they had never heard of the recall.
Toyota had a re-call for excessive corrosion on the 03 tundra. I have been taking the truck in for inspections for 3 years & was told everything was ok. This year toyota said they had an ok to undercoat the frames. While my truck was in for the work it was discovered that the rear differntial had rusted through & was leaking oil. Even though this componenet is on the underside of the truck just like the frame that was covered the repairs were not covered under the recall.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Toyota Tundra
- Body & structure 152 complaints
- Air bags 86 complaints
- Suspension 64 complaints
- Brakes 43 complaints
- Fuel system 23 complaints
- Steering 23 complaints