Table 1 shows 20 common power train related problems of the 2002 Toyota Tundra. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (14 problems). The second most common problem is related to the differential unit (ten problems).
My original owner 2002 Toyota Tundra truck was being backed up in reverse with a utility trailer attached up a very, very moderate incline on a driveway pushing the trailer onto a gravel pad alongside (parallel) the driveway. Read details...
The rear axel and differential housing/casting is corroded thru such that oil is leaking through the differential hub onto the roadway and resulting in a loss of gear oil within the differential and axels. Read details...
While driving on the highway I would occasionally hear a slight "clunk". Sounded like it might be the transmission. This first occurred around 85k miles. Then again about a year later. After the second or third time, I took the car a transmission specialist. Read details...