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2011 Toyota Tundra engine problems

The 2011 Toyota Tundra has 35 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

35

Engine complaints

19%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tundra engine complaints by model year191 complaints2000: 52 complaints2001: 13 complaints2002: 11 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 11 complaints2005: 25 complaints2006: 23 complaints2007: 59 complaints2008: 56 complaints2009: 7 complaints2010: 18 complaints2011: 35 complaints2012: 60 complaints2013: 24 complaints2014: 8 complaints2015: 3 complaints2016: 4 complaints2017: 5 complaints2018: 11 complaints2019: 2 complaints2020: 5 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 191 complaints2023: 184 complaints2024: 143 complaints2025: 45 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Tundra engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 2. EXPERIENCED P2442 CODE AND VSC ILLUMINATED ON DASH. TRUCK WAS STARTED ON A NORMAL MORNING WHEN PROBLEM AROSE. CURRENT MILEAGE ON TRUCK IS 64,277. WARRANTY FOR AIR INJECTION PUMP SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO NEWER MODEL TUNDRAS.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · May 1, 2016

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2011 Toyota Tundra have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 2011 Toyota Tundra engine — 19% 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.