2022 Toyota Tundra · symptom sheet
Transmission hesitates when accelerating
- 39owner reports
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 10, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
39 of the 46 reports of transmission shudder on the 2022 Tundra describe hesitation when accelerating.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (46 reports)
Tick what matches of 39 reports
Hesitation when accelerating on other Tundra years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2018, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for a car that pauses before it goes. You press the gas, and for a beat nothing happens, or the engine revs and then the car catches up. What makes it distinct from the wider sheet is timing: the complaint isn't a rough shift at speed but a delay right when you need to move.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (10 reports) and the software (10 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2022 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Unexpected vehicle movement may occur when the vehicle is in neutral and the brakes are not applied.
The flange nuts on the axle shaft sub-assemblies can loosen over time and potentially cause one or both axle shaft sub-assemblies to separate from the axle housing.
All 13 recalls on the 2022 Toyota Tundra, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2022 Toyota Tundra that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some customers of 2022 – 2026 model year Tundra vehicles equipped with specifically non-hybrid V35A-FTS engines may experience one or more of the following drivability related concerns: • Hesitation from a rolling stop. • Hesitation from a quick stop.
Some 2022 ? 2023 model year Tundra vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following drivability-related conditions: ?Hesitation from a complete or rolling stop (worse when vehicle is cold).
What owners wrote
“My 2022 Toyota Platinum hesitates on acceleration. This happens constantly. I pull out of my neighborhood street onto a busy street, the truck moves forward then hesitates in a busy lane, then will surge ahead. This leaves me exposed to oncoming traffic. I have just missed being hit many times. This happens at intersections, where it will hesitate and the car behind me almost hits me. Thank you.”
Filed Jan 16, 2026
“Engine hesitation from a stop. Engine takes 1-2 seconds to respond to throttle pedal input. Creates timing safety hazard when attempting to cross oncoming lane to enter roadway. Puts vehicle at risk of not clearing the oncoming lane in time to avoid collision. Intermittent and havenât been able to reproduce with dealer.”
Filed Jan 15, 2026
“When at a stop, pushing the gas pedal to go, the truck hesitates. Almost like the truck dies then all of the sudden takes off. I have had multiple instances were i was almostnT-boned. Dealer said that is normal for a vehicle with turbos. We don't experience this with my wife's Kia. No warning lights appear. Just to be clear the truck hesitates at almost every stop when trying to accelerate.”
Filed Dec 12, 2025
“Throttle lag or hesitation after a stop, and is more frequent after stopping on an incline.”
Filed Dec 12, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 39 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 72 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 63 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 42 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 31 reports