2013 Toyota Tundra Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 85 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,358miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2013 Toyota Tundra, 4% of the 85 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,358 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Turned headlight switch to on position but lights did not turn on. Turned switch off and back on and lights still did not work. Wiggled the switch around some and the lights came on. Truck was sitting in my driveway when this happened. I was driving one night and turned my left turn signal on and the headlights went off. I was able to wiggle the switch around and get them to come back on to make the turn. When I parked I turned the right turn signal on and the headlights went out again. It seems there is a short somewhere in the switch.”
NHTSA complaint #11377848, filed 2020-12, 127,000 miles“I was driving with bright lights on I had fog lights on first time I had ever used them had a left turn to make turned turn signal on all lights went out I was in total darkness I turned signal off and lights came back on I pulled off the road I hit the signal again and the lights went our again and the GPS unit we noticed changed from night mode to day mode. I turned signal off and the lights came back on I played around making it do it again and again so I thought this has never happened before what caused this ? …”
NHTSA complaint #10939311, filed 2017-01, 10,000 milesExterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 6 | 4% |
| 2024 | 34 | 10% |
| 2023 | 20 | 5% |
| 2022 | 6 | 1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 6% |
| 2019 | 5 | 7% |
| 2018 | 4 | 4% |
| 2017 | 17 | 22% |
| 2016 | 15 | 13% |
| 2015 | 5 | 10% |
| 2014 | 1 | 1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 4% |
| 2011 | 3 | 2% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 | 1 | 3% |
| 2008 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 3 | 1% |
| 2006 | 3 | 1% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 4 | 1% |
| 2002 | 7 | 1% |
| 2001 | 4 | 1% |
| 2000 | 9 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2013 Toyota Tundra
23 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSeat belts
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Tundra
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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