2023 Toyota Tundra · symptom sheet
Transmission hesitates when accelerating
- 31owner reports
- 27,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 14, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
31 of the 36 reports of transmission shudder on the 2023 Tundra describe hesitation when accelerating.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (36 reports)
Tick what matches of 31 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 (6 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2023 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.
All 13 recalls on the 2023 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 2023 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
“The vehicle experiences hesitation when starting to move from a stop. So if i come to a stop and pull out into traffic it sometimes hesitates before applying the throttle that has been input via the pedal. This could cause serious injury because its almost impossible to determine when its safe to pull out into traffic because you do not know how long it will take for throttle to kick in.”
Filed Mar 23, 2026
“The vehicle ofter hesitates for 1-2 seconds when accelerating from a stop or a slow roll. This has almost caused an accident on several occasions when trying to get out into traffic.”
Filed Mar 6, 2026
“Hesitation from vehicle when pressing gas coming from a rolling stop. Late response from vehicle which may increase risk of crash or injury when vehicle does not move.”
Filed Dec 12, 2025
“When trying to accelerate from coming to a stop I almost always have throttle hesitation and or lag. This had cause me to almost get into a few crashes when trying to turn left due to the truck not responding for a few seconds.”
Filed Nov 30, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 31 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. 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
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 82 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 59 reports
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 43 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 30 reports