2023 Toyota Tundra service brakes problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2023 Toyota Tundra — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My Tundra has been having lagged throttle after takeoff for a few months now going into 2026. My truck is slightly over 50k Miles and did well for the first 40k Miles. Last week it went limp and gave a loss of Power Warning and Check engine light came on. Then the very next day a parking brake…”
filed Mar 7, 2026
“We recently had an engine failure in our 2023 Toyota Tundra ([XXX]). Then on [XXX] the truck caught fire while we were driving in Arkansas. The fire caused the brakes to fail completely, and we wound up jumping from the still moving truck. The truck and contents were a total loss. Since then…”
filed Dec 13, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some 2022 – 2026 model year Tundra, Tundra Hybrid, and 2023 – 2026 model year Sequoia Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a condition where the front brakes produce a squealing noise when driving forward or in reverse.
T-SB-0022-25 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 19, 2025
Service Brakes problems in other Tundra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tundra | 2 | 9% |
| 2025 Tundra | 5 | 4% |
| 2024 Tundra | 20 | 6% |
| 2022 Tundra | 30 | 7% |
| 2020 Tundra | 4 | 9% |
| 2019 Tundra | 8 | 11% |
| 2018 Tundra | 22 | 22% |
| 2017 Tundra | 13 | 17% |
| 2016 Tundra | 34 | 29% |
| 2015 Tundra | 8 | 17% |
| 2014 Tundra | 7 | 8% |
| 2013 Tundra | 4 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2023 Toyota Tundra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.