Toyota Tacoma Complaints (2012)

295 consumer complaints on file.

#10986105May 16, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY VEHICLE LOST PARTIAL POWER TO THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC SAYING THAT I HAVE A "FAILED ENGINE AIR SYSTEM PUMP AND VALVE." IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS LOOSING CONTROL OF THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984661May 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, TRAC OFF LIGHT ON, ENGINE POWER WEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984569May 9, 2017
ENGINE
MY 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA FIRST STARTED THROWING A P2442 ERROR CODE AND I HAD A MECHANIC CLEAR IT TWICE. NOW IT IS THROWING A P2440 AND P2442 ERROR CODE. THIS IS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM VALVE ASSEMBLY. BOTH BANK 1 AND BANK 2 VALVES ARE STUCK OPEN. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE (1-800-331-4331) AND FILED A COMPLAINT AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER 2012'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY JUST WANT ME TO GET IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO READ THE CODE AND THEN GO FROM THERE. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T LIVE NEAR A DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT MY LOCAL MECHANIC JUST PERFORMED. THE TRUCK IS IN LIMP MODE WITH THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984597May 9, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2012 TACOMA WITH 24K MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRC LIGHT CAME ON WITH TRUCK IN LIMP MODE WHEN I STARTED IT TO GO TO WORK. CODES P0412 P2433 P2438 P2442. TOYOTA WONT COVER THIS AND ITS A DEFECT IN MANY MANY 2012 TACOMAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983601May 4, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EMISSIONS AIR PUMP VALVE WENT OUT WITH 60,200 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK IS BONE STOCK AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. AFTER RESEARCH ITS SEEMS THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS SAME EXACT PART ON THE 2012 TACOMAS. TOYOTA EXTENDED A RECALL ON THE TUNDRA'S BECAUSE OF THIS PART, BUT NOT THE TACOMAS. THE TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN LIMP MODE AND WILL NOT GO PAST 40MPH, AND THE DEALER WANTS $1,075 TO FIX IT. THIS OCCURRED ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY, AND WAS QUITE SCARY TO NOT BE ABLE TO GO OVER 40MPH ON A BAY AREA FREEWAY WITH CARS HONKING AND FLYING PAST ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983512May 4, 2017
ENGINE
CEL AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE 25-35MPH IN LIMP MODE. TOOK 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE TROUBLE CODE WAS P2442, SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM BANK 2 VALVE STUCK OPEN. CONTACTED TOYOTA DEALER BUT NO HELP EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA CORPORATE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON 2012 TOYOTA TACOMAS AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983037May 2, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON YESTERDAY AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OVER 40MPH. I RAN A DIAGNOTICS TEST ON IT AND IT CAME BACK P2440 AND P2442 WHICH IS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE. ONE OF THE VALVES IS STUCK OPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981593May 1, 2017
ENGINE
BOUGHT TRUCK NEW IN 2012 AND MAINTAINED 100% RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE AT DEALER. AT 64,500 MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, AND WE DROVE TRUCK STRAIGHT TO DEALER SERVICE GARAGE. DEALER DETERMINED SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP HAD CONTAMINATED WITH WATER, RESULTING IN RUST IN SYSTEM (VALVES ALSO). REPLACED PUMP AND VALVE ASSEMBLY AND GASKET. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THE SAME PARTS WERE USED AND RECALLED IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF AIR INDUCTION PUMP ASSEMBLIES AND/OR AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVES ISSUES ON THEIR 2007-2010 TUNDRA AND 2008-2010 SEQUOIA MODELS, TOYOTA HAS DECIDED TO INCREASE ITS WARRANTY ON THESE PARTS AND IS EVEN OFFERING A REIMBURSEMENT IF YOU ALREADY HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED. TACOMA'S NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL REIMBURSEMENT! WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT HOW TO PREVENT FUTURE ISSUES, SERVICE TECH INFORMED US THE PART HAS BEEN "RE-DESIGNED" TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RE-OCCURRING. TOTAL BILL FROM DEALER WAS $1968.29. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD, NEVER BEEN IN FLOOD CONDITIONS, AND IS A COMMUTER VEHICLE ON PAVED ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980517April 25, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STUCK OPEN CAUSING TRUCK TO ENTER "LIMP-MODE" WHILE COMMUTING ON CONGESTED FREEWAY SYSTEM. THIS PRESENTED A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY TRYING TO MERGE OFF THE FREEWAY THROUGH TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979853April 21, 2017
ENGINE
4.0L V6, DCSB, AT, OR PACKAGE, 4X4, 41.5K MILES, CEL ON, TCL ON, LIMP MODE ON, CODES P2440 P2442. REFERENCES A SECONDARY AIR PUMP VALVE ISSUE. TRUCK WAS STARTED IN THE MORNING, REVERSED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CEL, TCL, AND LIMP MODE ACTIVATED WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE. UNABLE TO REACH SAFE OPERATING SPEEDS DUE TO LIMP MODE. VEH WAS ON CITY STREET WHEN CODES TRIGGERED LIMP MODE. FAILURE OF POORLY DESIGNED VALVES AND SYSTEM CAUSES VALVES TO REMAIN STUCK OPEN ALLOWING A LARGER THAN NORMAL VOLUME OF EXHAUST FUMES TO RECIRCULATE TO THE INTAKE THROUGH ALL OPERATING RANGES INSTEAD OF JUST ENGINE START UP. POTENTIAL FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979575April 20, 2017
WHEELS
NEED UPDATED OVERLAY LABEL ON THE TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABEL ACCORDING TO FMVSS 110 S4.3. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 14V475. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: E0X. NO ACCIDENT OR ABNORMALITY OCCURED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979000April 18, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SECONDARY AIR VALVE STICKS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER,,EMISSION SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978945April 17, 2017
ENGINE
SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND VALVE FAILURE. SECOND TIME IN 1 YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978966April 17, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRUCK WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO MECHANIC THAT FOUND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P2442 - SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. AT 61K MILES THIS FAULTY PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THE PART COST ALONE WAS $1321 AND THEN ADD TAX AND LABOR FOR A TOTAL OF $1709! SO DISGUSTED WITH TOYOTA FOR NOT TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS FAULTY PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978913April 17, 2017
ENGINE
AS I READ THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS ON HERE, IT SEEMS MOST ARE FOR THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE SEEN. AS IT IS THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT ITEM FOR 2012 TACOMA ON THIS WEBSITE, AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON TUNDRA FOR THE SAME ITEM, AND THAT 2013 TACOMA WERE REDESIGNED TO FIX, THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN ISSUE OF A FAULTY PART/DESIGN OF THE THE AIR INJECTION PUMP VALVE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS AND THE DANGER IT POSES. LIKE THE OTHERS, I GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/TRAC OFF ONE EVENING WHEN I STARTED MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK STARTED UP FINE, AND I DIDN'T NOTICE A PROBLEM UNTIL I TRIED TO MERGE ONTO A 60 MPH ROAD. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE BUT I ALMOST CAUSED A PILE UP AS I COULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 35 MPH. LUCKILY, ALL I GOT WAS A BUNCH OF HONKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I SAW THE CODES P2440 AND P2442 AND UNDERSTAND IT IS A LIMP MODE DUE TO AN EMMISIONS ITEM AT STARTUP. BEFORE BEING ABLE TO FIX, I HAD TO WORK A SHIFT AT MY SECOND JOB OF SKI PATROL IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. AS MY TRUCK OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T MAKE IT UP THE CANYON, I WAS FORCED TO BORROW ANOTHER CAR, AND ALL I COULD GET WAS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE WAS A LATE SEASON STORM, AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE MY 4X4 TRUCK I GOT STUCK OVERNIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS. I SURVIVED, BUT TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I WAS FACED INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I BOUGHT A NEW 4X4 FOR THE VERY REASON TO AVOID DANGERS LIKE THESE. GRANTED I HAVE 65K MILES NOW, BUT I DON'T EXPECT A VEHICLE TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. IT IS EVEN WORSE TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WITH A KNOWN ISSUE TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS FOR THE TACOMAS, BUT I AM EQUALLY SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND EXAMPLES OF DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND THE NHTSA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972182April 13, 2017
ENGINE
ECL CODE P2442, SECONDARY AIR HANDLER, EPA PART BUT TOYOTA DEALERS WON'T COVER UNDER EPA WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10972165April 12, 2017
ENGINE
AIR VALVES IN EMISSION SYSTEM WENT BAD, WAS REDUCED TO DRIVING 35MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, VERY UNSAFE. WAS QUOTED $2500 IN REPAIRS FOR REPAIRS RESULTING FROM FAULTY DESIGN. REPORTS RAMPANT ON THE INTERNET OF THIS PART FAILING. TPYOTA FIXED THE ISSUE ON LATER MODEL TACOMAS AND RECALLED TUNDRAS WITH THE SAME ISSUE BUT HAVE IGNORED THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971900April 11, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ERROR 2440/2442 CAME UP A FEW DAYS AGO WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK TO GO TO WORK(COOL MORNING) - SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 1/2. I FIRST NOTICED THAT IT INDEED PUT THE TRUCK INTO LIMP MODE, WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO DECREASE POWER SO I COULD HARDLY ACCELERATE.(PRESSURE SENSOR IN EXHAUST WENT OFF BECAUSE VALVES WERE STUCK OPEN) I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MANY HAVING THE SAME ISSUES ON A TACOMA FORUM I AM ON.(ALL WITH EARLY 2012'S, A REDESIGNED PUMP WAS MADE AND INSTALLED ON LATER BUILT 2012S) I TOOK APART THE SYSTEM AFTER GETTING A SHAFT FROM MY LOCAL DEALER SAYING IT WAS UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.(KNEW IT WAS UNLIKELY AS I HAVE ALMOST 70K MILES, BUT THOUGHT WHY NOT TRY) AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER'S WAYS OF SOLVING THE ISSUE, I TOOK APART BOTH THE AIR PUMP AND VALVE ASSEMBLY TO INSPECT THEM. I WAS AMAZED TO FIND A SOAKED AIR FILTER WITH WATER SITTING IN THE PLASTIC MOLDING UNDER IT, I ALSO FOUND THE RUBBER HAD BEEN BURNT UP IN THE VALVE ASSEMBLY, ALONG WITH DEPOSITS DUE TO MOISTURE.(PICTURES ATTACHED) FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN, TOYOTA INSTALLED THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM ON EARLY 2012 TACOMA'S BEFORE A REDESIGNED PUMP(NOT SURE ON VALVES) AND PROGRAMMING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO RUN THE AIR PUMP AFTER THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF TO GET RID OF THE MOISTURE. I BOUGHT NEW VALVES FOR $479, BUT WILL ALSO HAVE TO BUY A BYPASS FOR $350 BECAUSE I KNOW THE AIR PUMP WILL STILL BRING IN MOISTURE AND CAUSE THE VALVES TO FAIL AGAIN, THIS BYPASS ALLOWS THE PUMP/VALVES TO COMMUNIATE TO ECU THAT THEY RUN OK BUT THE AIR PUMP NEVER RUNS. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB FOR TUNDRA'S AND SEQUIOA'S FOR THE SAME REASON, YET THEY ARE IGNORING TACOMAS.(ATTACHED PDF) ALSO JUST NOTICED ON THIS TSB THEY WERE VERY QUICK ABOUT ISSUING IT AS WELL, CAN'T SEE HOW THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT TACOMA'S HAD THE SAME SYSTEM INSTALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970124April 3, 2017
ENGINE
ON THE WAY HOME FROM A RECENT CAMPING TRIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC LIGHT CAME ON IN MY TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP A HILL ABOVE 20 MILES PER HOUR. WE DROVE TO THE NEAREST AUTO ZONE, THEY PULLED THE CODES P2436 AND P2442. I WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE CODES AND MAKE IT HOME. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS AND FOUND THE SECONDARY AIR SWITCHING VALVES TO BE A COMMON FAILURE ON TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS. I FEEL THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND UPGRADED, THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THE VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHILE CROSSING ACROSS HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE REPLACEMENT PART 25710-31022 WAS ORDERED FROM THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. I ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970146April 3, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
P2440-P2442 ERROR CODE. SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVES AND PUMP. A POORLY ENGINEERED PART THAT CONTINUES TO BREAK AND TOYOTA WONT ADDRESS THE ISSUE LIKE IT HAS ON THE TUNDRA & SEQUANA (SP). THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A BAD PART .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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