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2019 Toyota Tundra Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Aug 18, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
14%
of 72 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2019 Toyota Tundra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesElectrical
Filed Aug 18, 2025

Intermittent message displaying "Trailer Brakes Disconnected" while towing. Trailer lights continued to operate even while message was displayed. On average trailer connected and disconnected every 2-3 minutes

NHTSA ID
11681433
Incident
Aug 18, 2025
Brakes
Filed May 1, 2025

The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while replacing the shocks, the contact noticed that the shocks were oily. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer for warranty repair, and the contact was informed that the brake pads on the rear axle were soaked with oil. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

NHTSA ID
11658206
Incident
Mar 1, 2020
Mileage
30,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jul 8, 2023

IBC errors while towing. Serious safety issue.

NHTSA ID
11531014
Incident
Jul 8, 2023
Brakes
Filed Jan 22, 2023

2019 Tundra: for no reason or indication the vehicle displayed a “Trailer Break Error” and “Pre-collision System malfunction” warning asking me to pull over if towing anything (nothing was being towed) and to contact the dealership. Vehicle still operational however the menus can’t be seen as the warning is consistent.

NHTSA ID
11503022
Incident
Jan 21, 2023
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 25, 2022

PCS ABS 4LO 4HI Brake ABS BSM Traction Control RCTA Warning Triangle christmas tree started. Along with the Precollision System Malfunction, Drive Start Control Malfunction, Blind Spot Monitor Malfuntion, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, and Trailer Brake Error massages

NHTSA ID
11481180
Incident
Aug 22, 2022
Brakes
Filed Apr 15, 2022

Integrated break controller won’t detect the trailer and it won’t engage the breaks on the trailer.

NHTSA ID
11460966
Incident
Apr 15, 2022
Brakes
Filed Apr 1, 2022

2019 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MISSISING BRAKE SENSOR.

NHTSA ID
11459236
Incident
Apr 1, 2022
Brakes
Filed Feb 15, 2020

DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A DARK ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER WHEN THE TRUCK BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A BANKER LEFT TURN. HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM HOME WHEN PROBLEM SUDDENLY OCCURRED. OVERWHELMING SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES OUTSIDE WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS HOT. TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR. DEALER DETERMINED PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT PERFORMED AT 5,000 MILE SERVICE WAS IMPROPERLY DONE. THEY ADJUSTED PARKING BRAKE AND RELEASED VEHICLE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES DOWN FREEWAY AND SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER EXITING FREEWAY (AFTER A BANKED RIGHT TURN), BUT I COULD HEAR BRAKES SCREECHING THIS TIME. SMELLED BURNING BRAKES AND REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WAS HOT. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER SERVICE AND TRUCK DRIVE NORMALLY EXCEPT FOR PERSISTENT BRAKE SQUEAK. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES AND RESURFACED ROTORS LAST WEEK. ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN AS OF THIS DATE.

NHTSA ID
11309395
Incident
Jan 3, 2020
Mileage
5,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Sep 10, 2019

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE WARNING LIGHT 'ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY ' CAME ON AND THE TRUCK SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING USED WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID
11254513
Incident
Sep 10, 2019
Mileage
4,000 mi
BrakesElectrical
Filed Apr 11, 2019

LESS THAN 3000 MILES WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE DASH SCREEN SAID BRAKE AND A CHIME WAS HEARD. IT WAS LATE EVENING 3 DAYS AGO AND THEIR WAS ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. MY INITIAL REACTION WAS TO BRAKE HOWEVER I DID NOT. IT ALSO HAPPENED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES AT ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE FINAL FEW MILES FROM MY HOME. THE INDICATOR DID NOT STAY ON LONG ENOUGH TO GET A PHOTO OF IT. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I FILED A CASE WITH TOYOTA USA. I THEN CALLED THEM THE NEXT DAY. TODAY I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT TAKING IT IN FOR THE TO CHECK. AT THAT TIME THE SERVICE REP ADVISED ME THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART SENSOR ON THE ANTI COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM. I RECEIVED AN EMAIL REPLY FROM TOYOTA USA HOWEVER THE REPLY DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION , OTHER THAN THE CASE WAS GOING TO BE ENTERED INTO THEIR DATABASE. THEY WILL PLACE A FOAMY TAPE ON THE BACK OF THE SENSOR AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. THIS SEEMS A BIT UNDER DONE AND A BAND AID FOR WHAT COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. IF IT IS A WATER ISSUE (NO RAIN ON THE DAY IT HAPPENED AND DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION) I RESEARCHED THE VIN FOR THE RECALL AND I RECEIVED "THERE IS NO RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN, ANSWER. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA WILL DO A SIMPLE WEBSITE SEARCH AND SEE THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I PREFER NOT TO HAVE ANY SAFETY ISSUES WHILE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
11195636
Incident
Apr 9, 2019
Mileage
2,900 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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