Toyota Tacoma Complaints (2012)

295 consumer complaints on file.

#10895580August 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL I STOPPED THE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT ION CITY STREET WITHOUT RAIN. I JUST STARTED DRIVING, WHEN LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN, THERE WAS NO STEERING FEELING AT ALL FOR A FEW SECOND. THE CAR WAVED SIDE BY SIDE TWICE WITHOUT MY CONTROLLING. THEN I DROVE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY, IT'S OK. I BOUGHT CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER THE NEXT DAY, THEY SAID STEERING SYSTEM IS OK, MAY BE BECAUSE OF WET BELT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893063August 4, 2016
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON A50MPH HIGHWAY AN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND TRUCK SLOWS TO 40MPH WONT GO ANY FASTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893293August 4, 2016
ENGINE
THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP AND SOLONOID...IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE ROADSIDE...24000 MILES ON A TRUCK IS NOT EVEN BROKE IN..RELIABILITY?..I HANDLED IT..ONLY BECAUSE IVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 25 YEARS...WHAT IF IT WAS MY WIFE AND KIDS BROKE DOWN IN GETTO TOWN...THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR MANY AND IS SO COMMON..IVE CLEARED THE CODES SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY ALWAYS REAPPEAR...THIS IS A DEFINATE RECALL...MAKE IT SO...24000 9N A TRUCK AND I CANT DRIVE IT...MY LOYALTY IS FADING FAST...TRY TO IMAGINE DRIVING YOUR TRUCK DOWN A ST.LOUIS 6 LANE FREEWAY AND YOUR TRUCK SAYS...NOPE YOU STAYING HERE..ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...DONT GET OUT...YOULL GET RAN OVER...MAYBE TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE A DISPLAY ON THE INFO CENTER CONCOLE THAT TELLS YOU THAT...AND THEN WISHES YOU GOOD LUCK...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888533July 26, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A PLASTIC FOOT REST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR BOARD THAT COMES LOOSE AND GETS TANGLED UP IN THE DRIVER'S FEET WHILE DRIVING. THIS CREATES A DRIVING HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886218July 20, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 TACOMA WITH 45,000 MILES GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT WHEN I STARTED IT TO GO HOME. I WAS MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND UNABLE TO GO ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE SO I EXITED AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER. THEY CITED TROUBLE CODES P2440 AND P2442 AND SAID THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE (PN 25710-31022) FOR A TOTAL COST OF $940! ACCORDING TO FORUMS AND THE NHTSA.GOV SITE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS LAST JULY AND I NEVER EXPECTED TO HAVE TO REPLACE PARTS ANYTIME SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885279July 16, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER 2WD HAS 54,640 MILES. I JUST GOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT YESTERDAY. MY TRUCK WOULD ACCELERATE TO JUST 25 MPH WHEN MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND TOP SPEED WAS AROUND 50 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THIS KNOWN PROBLEM UNDER THE STANDARD 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. AUTOZONE RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC SCAN AND CAME UP WITH TROUBLE CODES P2440 AND P2442. THESE ARE TIED TO THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND SWITCHING VALVES. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WOULD COST ME CLOSE TO $2000 TO REPAIR. I PAID $30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW JUST 4 YEARS AGO. THIS NEEDS TO BECOME A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SO THAT A SAFETY RECALL IS ISSUED FOR TOYOTA TO REPAIR THIS KNOWN DEFECT FOR FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883467July 7, 2016
ENGINE
AIR PUMP AND VALVES ON THE EMISSION SYSTEM FAILED. TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH LIMITED ACCELERATION AND SPEED. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2012 TACOMA. TUNDRA AND SEQUOIA VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND REPAIRS COVERED BY TOYOTA. HOWEVER, TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THIS SAME ISSUE ON THE TACOMA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881948July 1, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SECONDARY PUMP DOES NOT WORK WHEN IS COLD TURNING TRAC AND ING LIGHT ON CAUSING LOOSE OF POWER AND HIGHT GAS CONSUMING. DEALER SAYS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881919June 30, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED MY TACOMA, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRK OFF LIGHTS WERE ON AND AFTER TAKING THEM TO THE DEALER LEARNED THAT THE VECHILE WAS IN LIMP MODE. THE TRUCK WILL NOT EASILY ACCELERATE BEYOND 30MPH. THIS IS CAUSED BY ERROR CODE P2442 AND P2440, FROM A KNOWN FAULTY PART THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881334June 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I TOOK MY 2012 TACOMA INTO SERVICE TODAY WITH A TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVE NEEDED REPLACED AT THE TUNE OF $1300. I SEE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND WITH 37K MILES, I FIND IT UNREAL THAT THIS ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876890June 27, 2016
ENGINE
CODES P2440 & P2442 THESE ARE FOR THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM ON START UP. THE VALVES FAIL AND THIS IS A EMISSIONS PART. OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY HAVE 65,000 MILES. TUNDRA HAD THIS ISSUE AND GOT A 10 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875800June 22, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874492June 15, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ONLY 49,000 MILES ON MY $32,000 TRUCK AND LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2012 TACOMAS I HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WITH THE TRAC OFF LIGHT AND GIVING THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE OF P2442 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVE. THIS IS CLEARLY A EMISSIONS AND MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL INSTEAD OF CHARGING US $2,100 FOR A FIX A A PRACTICALLY NEW EXPENSIVE TRUCK. THE AIR INJECTION VALVE IS PART OF EMISSIONS AND SHOULD BE COVERED AND A TSB OR RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS. WHEN THIS VALVE GOES OUT TYPICALLY EVERY 50,000 IT RENDERS YOUR TRUCK USELESS AND PUTS IT INTO SAFE MODE NOT ALLOWING YOU TO GO MORE THAN 35-40 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS SPEED JUST DOESN'T WORK ON THE HIGHWAY TO TRAVEL TO WORK AND UNLESS YOU FORK OVER THE $2,100 TO HAVE IT FIXED THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO WORK. THIS IS SUCH A SCAM ON TOYOTAS PART AND I AM OUTRAGED THAT AFTER PURCHASING OVER 4 TOYOTA VEHICLES FROM THEM THEY DON'T STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872991June 7, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I'VE READ FROM NUMEROUS OTHER 2012 TACOMA OWNERS ON TACOMAWORLD.COM, MY SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVE HAS FAILED AT 65K MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH ALL 2012 SIMILAR TACOMA MODELS AND SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE RECALLED AND REPLACED FOR FREE! UNTIL FIXED, MY TRUCK IS UNDRIVABLE, MEANING THE CEL LIGHT IS ON AND THE TRUCK WON'T GO FASTER THAN 30 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871717May 31, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEMS SEEMS TO FAIL QUITE FREQUENTLY ON THESE 2012 TACOMAS WITH LITTLE TO NO HELP FROM TOYOTA TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL. THESE ARE KNOWN TO FAIL RIGHT AFTER YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO CHARGE IT'S LOYAL CUSTOMERS OVER $1000 FOR A PART THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL OR A PART THAT SHOULD BE COVERED IS ABSURD. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER MY WHOLE LIFE BUT THE ISSUES OF THE TACOMA ARE MAKING ME RETHINK MY DECISIONS AS AN AUTOMOTIVE CONSUMER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870163May 21, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SECONDARY AIR INTAKE PUMP AND SWITCHING VALVE STOPPED WORKING AFTER ONLY 28,000 MILES. CAR WENT DIRECTLY IN LIMP MODE MAKING IT UNDRIVABLE. DEALER WANTED $2,100.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865506May 17, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER STARTING TACOMA, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT CAME ON, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, COULD ONLY GO 30MPH. TACOMA JUST HIT 34,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP STATED SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STUCK CLOSED BANK 1 (CODE P2441). WAS TOLD PUMP AND VALVES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $2100, INCLUDING LABOR. CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE, TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN OR EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE ACTUALLY FIRST OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. PULLED INTO A FIRESTONE AND THEY SAID IT WAS ALSO CODE P2441. THEY RESET IT AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO. THIS TIME THE CODE WOULD NOT RESET, WARNING LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF AND REMAINS IN LIMP MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864485May 11, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE FAILURE AT 53K MILES, TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER UNDER MY POWER TRAIN OR EMISSION WARRANTY. TRUCK WAS PUT INTO LIMP MODE WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENNED AND WAS UNDRIVABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863268May 4, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING PAST 2K RPM AND OVER 20MPH. CONNECTED TO AN ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC READER WHICH GAVE ME CODES P2440 AND P2442- SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 1 & 2. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER FAULTY EQUIPMENT UNDER ANY WARRANTY (POWERTRAIN OR FEDERAL EMISSIONS) ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ISSUED CANADA TSB 3861 ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFICIENCY, BUT LEAVING THE OWNER TO PAY $645.00 FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM TOYOTA DEALER. THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY- THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR A VEHICLE STILL WITHIN POWERTRAIN (60,000MI) OR FEDERAL EMISSION (80,000MI) WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850511March 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS GOES OFF UNEXPECTEDLY IN LOW SPEEDS/HIGH SPEEDS...DRY/WET CONDITIONS...USUALLY ON WINDING ROADS WITH GRADE FLUCTUATIONS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE MY PURCHASE IN 2012. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS BUT LOTS OF CLOSE CALLS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, AND DENYS THAT IT HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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