2016 Toyota Tundra problems
Owners have filed 156 complaints about the 2016 Toyota Tundra with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 21.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 16.7%.
Complaints156
Crashes4
Fires0
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes 21.8% · 34
Electrical system 16.7% · 26
Structure 13.5% · 21
Unknown or other 9.6% · 15
Exterior lighting 9.6% · 15
Steering 4.5% · 7
Fuel/propulsion system 3.8% · 6
Engine 3.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 4 describe a crash and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the Toyota Tundra in this data, 2016 sits 17th by complaint volume. 2000 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 19 in the last three years against 16 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 14,200 miles.
In owners' own words
The trailer brake controller went out. It does not supply electronic braking and the truck no longer recognizes the controller on the dashboard. Multiple on line chats and forums, along with my trailer provider, show awareness of this defect. Online individuals learned of the issue during emergency stopping. This appears to be known and wide spread. Service brakes
Bought a used 2016 Tundra, unaware of the massive problem they have with their intergrated brake controller, i feel they need to do something about this or reimburse the buyer for buying a aftermarket one to replace the factory unit. Its a very unsafe problem when pulling a trailer, I love the truck otherwise but this issue needs fixed. Service brakes
Integrated trailer brake controller intermitent failure. Trailer brakes work for a few braking cycles then fail completely with an error message on the truck of "trailer wiring type, or connection fault". Turning the vehicle off and on resets the controller and "fixes" the problem until another few braking cycles, then repeats. Service brakes · reported at 42,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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