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2003 Toyota Tundra fuel system problems

23 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2003 Toyota Tundra, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
23 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
67,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2003 Toyota Tundra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 67,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 67,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 50% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

While driving at approximately 60 MPH vehicle caught on fire. The fire was discovered after about 45 minutes of driving, and it was between the cab and the bed of the vehicle. Owner contacted the manufacturer, and was told that they would look in to it......

Reported at 34,168 miles, March 2005 Fire

My toyota had a frame recall for rusting which they fixed. Now I'm being told my gas tank is rusting and needs to be replaced. Toyota will fix it for 1500. 00 dollars I believe this is a safety problem and is a toyota problem.

Reported at 79,232 miles, June 2012

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