2025 Toyota Tundra · symptom sheet
Delay or no response when I press the gas
- 31owner reports
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 5, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026
95 of the 133 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 31 of those describe gas pedal delay, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2025 Tundra.
Tick what matches of 31 reports
Gas pedal delay 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, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Owners in this group press the accelerator and the car doesn't answer, sometimes for a second or two, sometimes longer. Many describe it at the worst moment: pulling out into traffic, merging, or starting off from a stop sign.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2025 model year as of Sep 29, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Tundra
Frame corrosion. Closed jan 26, 2010, led to recall 09V-444.
None of these investigations covers the 2025 model year.
When it happens
Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.
What owners wrote
“When trying to pull out into traffic from a stop there is a hesitation at times. I go to press on the accelerator and the truck does not always move. There seems to be a delay at times. Seem dangerous when pulling out into traffic. It has happened multiple times. No sure if it is the transmission or what.”
Filed Dec 10, 2025
“The throttle lag is a major safety concern. When pulling way from a stop there is a huge delay in throttle response. This is consistent and has caused me to have several close incidents and nearly an accident. This is a programming issue that Toyota needs to address.”
Filed Nov 27, 2025
“Vehicle experiences electronic throttle lag that causes the vehicle to not accelerate when pressing on the accelerator pedal. Then it accelerates excessively and nearly uncontrollably before coming under control.”
Filed Nov 26, 2025
“From a dead stop truck is hesitant to accelerate. Pedal can be pushed all the way down and there is a delay about 1-2 sec. This is very dangerous it and has almost caused an accident a few times already. It only happens after a complete stop and go”
Filed Jul 1, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 31 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.
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