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2006 Toyota Tundra engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 23 complaints for the 2006 Toyota Tundra, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
23 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
89,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2006 Toyota Tundra Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 89,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 89,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 29% 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 miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tamara recall - I was exiting the freeway, making a left hand turn onto the city street, I was traveling approximately 25 miles per hour. As I entered the intersection, on a green light, a 1996 GMC yukon ran a red light, travelling approximately 40 miles an hour and hit me on my front end, damaging the bumper, fender, door, hood and bed on the drivers side.

Reported at 108,000 miles, October 2014 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota tundra. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate after being stopped at a light. The vehicle was driven to an authorized dealer in limp mode where the contact was informed that the failure was the result of water intruding into the engine air intake system. The dealer also stated that the intake manifold would need to be removed, the upper half of the engine would have to be dismantled, and the valves would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 97,000 miles, July 2011

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