Toyota Tacoma Complaints (2012)

295 consumer complaints on file.

#11054228December 12, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SECONDARY AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILURE IN THE OPEN POSITION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052804December 6, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CODE P2443 VALVE STUCK CLOSED CAME UP WHEN MY "TRAC AND CEL" LIGHTS CAME UP ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED ON STARTUP. THIS CODE IS A FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVE STUCK CLOSED. THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO LOST POWER WHEN DRIVING CALLED A "LIMP MODE" AND IS OCCURRING ON TOYOTA TACOMA"S AT AROUND THE 50K MILE MARK AS I HAVE FOUND ON THE TACOMA WORLD WEBSITE. THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO BEEN NOTED ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA AS WELL AND A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR THE TACOMA. I HAVE NOTED THAT MY POWER HAS DIMINISHED SINCE THE LIGHTS CAME ON (3 DAYS). I CHECKED WITH MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO HISTORY OF THIS HAPPENING. TACOMA OWNERS SAY THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN AND TOYOTA IS FAILING TO ADDRESS A FIX. THE LOSS OF POWER CAN OCCUR ANYTIME AND IF IT HAPPENS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052070December 3, 2017
ENGINE
39K MILES THROWS CODES RELATING TO SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP. $2100 QUOTE TO FIX. MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047407November 20, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE AND WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 35MPH. CHECKED THE ERROR CODE AND IT WAS P2442 WHICH SAYS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM IS FAILING. TRUCK HAS ONLY 55K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS EVERY 6 MONTHS / 5K MILES. DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT WILL BE $2023 TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS INJECTION SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047192November 18, 2017
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND NEXT THING THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE PULLING OUT ON TO A HIGHWAY HEADING UP HILL I HAD NO POWER. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT KILLED BY THE 50 PLUS MILE PER HOUR TRAFFIC. AFTER MAKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A PEP BOYS WHERE THEY CODED THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I PLAN TO CONTACT AN ATTORNEY AFTER FINDING OUT THEY ONLY COVER THEIR MOST EXPENSIVE VEHICLES WITH THEY EXACT SAME SYSTEM. I GUESS 35K ON A TRUCK WASN'T ENOUGH. THE PART COST ME $770 DOLLARS AND I'M NOT SURE IF ITS SAFE BECAUSE I HAD TO DO JOB MYSELF BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD $2000.00 FOR 2 HOURS WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044409November 8, 2017
ENGINE
OEM PARTS FAILURE DUE TO MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THIS EXACT ISSUE PROMPTED RECALL OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRA. DEALERSHIP REPORTS NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS WITH SAME ISSUE. REPAIR IS OVER $2,000. THIS IS SERIOUS ISSUE. AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND SWITCHING VALVES ARE FAULTY ALLOWING WATER INTO THE SYSTEM AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE UP AND DECREASE ENGINE SPEED. THIS HAPPENED ON I-90 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING OTHER MOTORISTS TO APPLY BREAKS QUICKLY. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT HAVE NO PLANS TO INITIATE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043429November 5, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SUSTAINED SPEED OF 70 MPH. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR INSTANTLY DROPPED IN SPEED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH WHILE IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A LARGE TRUCK AND WAS FORCED TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE BERM AND ASCERTAIN THE SITUATION. AS I COULD FIND NO ISSUES UPON INSPECTION, I PRECARIOUSLY DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STORE TO READ THE ERROR CODES. THE VEHICLE SHOWED P2440 P2442 ERROR CODES INDICATING SECONDARY AIR INJECTION FAILURES. APPARENTLY, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE UPON THROWING THESE CODES WHICH LIMITS SPEED AND ENGINE RPM. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT AND PUT ME INTO A A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ADDITIONALLY UPON RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES, IT SEEMS THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE CAUSED BY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ISOLATED TO THE 2012 MODEL YEAR. APPARENTLY, THE SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE IN MULTIPLE WAYS. FIRST, A PIECE OF FOAM IS INSIDE THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP WHICH DEGRADES AND IS SUCKED INTO THE FAN WHICH NOT ONLY CAUSES STOPPAGE AND BURNING OUT THE FAN MOTOR BUT ALSO ALLOWS FOR STINKY RESIDUE AND DEBRIS TO ENTER THE VALVES CAUSING THEM TO JAM OPEN OR CLOSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SYSTEM ALLOWS MOISTURE TO BE SUCKED INTO THE VALVES ADDING TO CORROSION AND DEGRADATION OF THE VALVES LEADING TO THEM TO BE STUCK. THIS IS A ROUGHLY 1500.00-2000.00 REPAIR. IT IS A QUITE FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YET IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE YET NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE TUNDRA/SEQUOIA AND OFFERED REMEDY TO OWNERS VIA EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT ONLY A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AUTOMATIC REDUCTION TO A SLOW SPEED IN FAST HEAVY TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11042842November 3, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO ENTER LIMP MODE IN A HIGH SPEED/HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. "LIMP MODE" RENDERS THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 30 MPH. CAUSING A HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS, I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. UPON RESEARCHING THE TOPIC I CAN PLAINLY SEE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS QUITE COMMON WITH MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, OTHER MODELS MADE BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER ARE BEING RECALLED AND REPAIRED WHILE THE MODEL I OWN IS NOT. IN ADDITION TO MODEL, THE YEAR OF MY VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCING AN UNUSUALLY HIGH VOLUME OF FAILURES. FILING A COMPLAINT HERE IS ONLY APPROPRIATE AND APPROPRIATELY, THE AUTOMOTIVE MAKER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041373October 30, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I START UP THE TRUCK AND PULL OUT IN TO THE STREET. WHETHER AT AN INTERSECTION OR MAKING A TURN, I PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE RPMS DON'T INCREASE, ENGINE MAKES NO SOUND - AND I AM LEFT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE COMES TO LIFE AND THE TRUCK MOVES FORWARD. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN NOT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS "COLD" - WITHIN THE FIRST 20-30 MINUTES OF OPERATION. THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT LINKED DIRECTLY TO THE ENGINE THROUGH A CABLE BUT IS A DRIVE BY WIRE. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY TACOMA METICULOUSLY SINCE PURCHASE INCLUDING TUNE UPS, OIL CHANGES, ETC. I HAVE CLEANED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WITH NO CHANGE. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH A VEHICLE THAT HAS LOST POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11036005October 24, 2017
ENGINE
MY 2012 TACOMA IS THROWING LIGHTS ON FOR A NEW SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR VALVE , PARTS P2440 AND P2442. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AS THE 2012'S HOLD MOISTURE AFTER SHUT DOWN AND THE VALVES BREAK DOWN. I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ONLINE AND A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX FOR US ALL. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED FIX, JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T CAUSE IN IMMINENT HEALTH HAZARD DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER. THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE ONCE A SENSOR DETECTS THIS PROBLEM IS THAT IT PUTS IT IN A LIMP MODE, AND MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY SLUGGISH EVEN DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE 45 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030390September 28, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PULLING OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND MY TRUCK FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY EXPLAINED THAT MY SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVES WERE STUCK OPEN (P2440, P2442) WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO LOSE ALL POWER. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT SINCE I AM NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (MY TRUCK IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT) THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER THE 2,000 DOLLAR COST TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, COUNTLESS OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE TOYOTA TUNDRA ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS OFFERED FOR THOSE VEHICLES. SINCE TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX THE DEFECTIVE PART WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I FOUND OUT. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS NO REASON THIS EMISSIONS PART SHOULD EVER SHUT DOWN THE POWER TO THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030179September 27, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ERROR CODE P2442 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STUCK OPEN. TRUCK IMMEDIATELY GOES INTO "LIMP' MODE AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20MPH. EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DECELERATE ON A HIGHWAY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS PROMPTED WARRANTY EXTENSIONS ON TOYOTA TUNDRA'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022476September 9, 2017
ENGINE
FAULT CODES P2440 AND P2442, POWERTRAIN - AUXILIARY EMISSION CONTROLS. AIR PUMP FAILING AT 41,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIR COST IS $1,900. VEHICLE GOES IN TO "LIMP MODE" WHEN STARTED, THAT DRASTICALLY REDUCES POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021153September 2, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, CAUSING MY TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN, VERY SLOW. IT WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE AND DISABLED MY PROGRESS TO AROUND 2000 RPMS. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS OR A DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF I WAS TOWING A LOAD OR IN A MAJOR TRAFFIC SITUATION. CODES - 2440 AND 2442 WERE THE CAUSES OF THIS SCARY ACCOUNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021214September 2, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ABS ACTUATES PREMATURELY DURING CORNERING ON FREEWAY ON/OFF RAMPS AND IN CORNERS RESULTING IN SUSPENSION DIVE, AN UNDER STEER CONDITION, AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT POSTED SPEED LIMITS ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA/BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION. THEY CLAIM THAT THE LEVELING KIT AND AT TIRES ARE TO BLAME. I RELATED THAT I HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW WITH NO MODIFICATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014957August 13, 2017
ENGINE
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVE MALFUNCTION RELATED TO EMISSIONS. CODE P2440 & P2442,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012975August 5, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LIKE MANY OTHERS, MY 2012 TACOMA SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE HIWAY. REFUSED TO GO ABOVE 40 OR SO MPH. OTHER CARS HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID ME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANTED NEARLY $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE TUNDRAS AS BEING DEFECTIVE. SECONDARY AIR INJECTION STUCK OPEN. THE CODES ARE P2440 AND P2442. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 150K FOR THE TUNDRA BUT NOT THE TACOMA. SAME PARTS! MY TACOMA WAS IN MOTION WHEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CHECK OUT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013036August 5, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
AT START UP "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS WERE ON. TRUCK HAD NO ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSTIC CODES P2440 AND P2442 WERE DETECTED. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM BANK 1 AND BANK 2. DURING RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF 2012 TACOMA'S COMPLAING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. SOME EVEN LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE TUNDRA APPARENTLY HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE BEING REPORTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11012395August 2, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SECONDARY AIR PUMP FAILED AT 47,000 MILES, SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. IT FAILED AS I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A MAJOR FAST-MOVING HIGHWAY AND PROMPTLY WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE, LIMITING ACCELERATION. IT TOOK OVER A HALF MILE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO 40 MPH. MEANWHILE, VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE BRAKING ABRUPTLY TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ME. AS I UNDERSTAND IT THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP IS PART OF THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD EFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE IN THIS MANNER. THIS SEEMS MORE LIKE A SOFTWARE INDUCED FAILURE, WHICH, IN THIS CASE, CAUSED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER SOME BACK AND FORTH TOYOTA AGREED TO REFUND ME 1/2 OF THE $2500 THAT I WAS CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND DOZENS OF INSTANCES OF THIS FAILURE ON 2012 TACOMA'S WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11011463July 29, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HORN QUIT WORKING, ONLY WORKS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT, FUSES ARE GOOD AND SO ARE THE RELAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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