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2002 Toyota Tundra steering problems

The 2002 Toyota Tundra has 38 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

38

Steering complaints

6%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Tundra steering complaints by model year43 complaints2000: 43 complaints2001: 23 complaints2002: 38 complaints2003: 23 complaints2004: 27 complaints2005: 21 complaints2006: 25 complaints2007: 11 complaints2008: 11 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 20 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 10 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 2 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 4 complaints2019: 3 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 2 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 12 complaints2024: 6 complaints2025: 7 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Tundra steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 5 ON MY WAY TO WORK AT 70MPH AND AS I WAS ON THE CAUSEWAY THE LOWER BALL JOINT CAME OFF CAUSING MY FRONT TIRE TO COME OFF AND IT RESULTED IN A CRASH THAT TOTALLED MY TRUCK AND DAMAGE TO ME AS WELL .”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · June 29, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2002 Toyota Tundra have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Tundra steering — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.