2012 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

MY 2012 TACOMA HAS A SPIRAL WIRE ISSUE THAT DEALER REFUSES TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THIS PART IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TAKATA RECALL IN PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS WONDERING WHY THE RECALL STOPPED AT 2011 AND DOES NOT COVER THE ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. CURRENTLY ONLY AFFECTIN THE USE OF MY HORN BUT AS SEEN IN PREVIOUS RECALLS COULD AFFECT MORE LTHINGS LATER ON.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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