2012 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

ENGINE CODE P2442 & P2440: SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE BANK 2. TRUCK ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER WHAT $1800.00 TO MAKE REPAIRS. TOYOTA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PART AND THEY NEED TO FIX IT. NOTHING LIKE HAVING NUMEROUS FAILURES AND LEAVING THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THE POOR ENGINEERED PART. *TR

2012 TACOMA WITH 37,00 MILES: WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY, (60MPH SPEEDS), TRUCK WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35 MPH. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF THE ROAD AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IF THIS HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED (60 MPH+), WOULD DEFINITELY BE IN A WRECK DUE TO THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT AND DECELERATION. I TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND RECEIVED THE CODE P2442: SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 2. FROM RESEARCHING, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2012 TACOMAS, AND HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OLDER TUNDRAS, WHICH TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB FOR. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPAIR THIS UNDER WARRANTY (EITHER POWERTRAIN OR FEDERAL EMISSIONS) EVEN THOUGH THE FAILED PART IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM! THE SYSTEM IS USED TO PUMP ADDITIONAL AIR INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD UPON STARTUP TO DILUTE THE OVER-RICH CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO INCREASED POLLUTION. (HOW IS THAT NOT AN EMISSIONS RELATED PART?) THE FAILURE OR WARPING OF THE ONE-WAY CHECK VALVE CAUSES HOT EXHAUST GASES TO BACKFLOW INTO THE SOLENOID, AND MELTING THE GASKETS. THIS ENDS UP BLOCKING THE SEALING PLATE AND CAUSING IT TO REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DANGER IS THAT THE HOT EXHAUST IS THEN FED INTO A PLASTIC AIR PUMP CAUSING IT TO POTENTIALLY MELT OR CATCH FIRE! THE FACT THAT THIS FORCES THE VEHICLE INTO "LIMP MODE" IS ALSO A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS IT WILL NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL ABOVE 35 MPH AND COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED, SUDDEN DECELERATION. FAILED ASSEMBLY IS TOYOTA PART NUMBER : 25710-31020. THIS PART NUMBER HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY P/N: 25710-31022 AND TOYOTA CHARGES BETWEEN $1500-$3200 TO REPLACE. *TR

WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK THE OTHER NIGHT MY 2012 TACOMA WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND PRESENTED THE CEL AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ON THE DASH. AFTER REVIEWING THE MANY BLOGS ON THE SUBJECT AND TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANICS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE SECONDARY AIR VALVE IS LIKELY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE MECHANIC HAS QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $1,142 ($780 FOR THE PART) TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM (VALVE NOT SOLD SEPARATELY). I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TUNDRAS/SEQUOIAS AND 2012 TACOS. HOWEVER, ONLY THE TUNDRAS ARE UNDER ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY. I BOUGHT A TACOMA BECAUSE THE LAST TWO TOYOTA'S HAVE RUN 300K MILES + WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. THIS TYPE OF EXPENSIVE REPAIR DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING IS LUDICROUS AND SHOULD BE A WARRANTY ISSUE. I GUESS TOYOTA WANTS TO BE TERRIBLE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. GREAT. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TRAC OFF LIGHT IS ON. MY TRUCK HAS NO POWER AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DTC IS P2442. SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCH VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 2. TOYOTA KNOWS THEY HAVE A EMISSIONS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE ENTERED "LIMP MODE," WHICH KEEPS THE CAR UNDER ABOUT 35MPH AND PREVENTS IT FROM ACCELERATING QUICKLY. THE CEL READ AS A SECONDARY AIR INTAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM (P2440 AND P2442). JUDGING BY THE MULTITUDE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND, THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO RECTIFY FOR TACOMAS BUT HAS ALREADY ADMITTED TO FOR TUNDRAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO DRIVERS IF THE VEHICLE ENTERS "LIMP MODE" WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT ISEEMS ALSO RIDICULOUS FOR TOYOTA TO EXPECT TACOMA OWNERS TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR POORLY DESIGNED PART, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE PART IS NOT VITAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE.

WE JUST PAID TOYOTA A LITTLE OVER $2,000 TO REPLACE THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE SWITCHING VALVE WAS STUCK CLOSED ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. THIS IS A 4 YEAR OLD TRUCK. IT IS UNREAL TO SPEND THIS KIND OF MONEY THIS EARLY FOR THIS. THE TUNDRA HAS RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE.

CHECK ENGINE AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE ACCELERATION BECAME VERY SLUGGISH. I FELT THE VEHICLE BECAME A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT HAD ALMOST NO ACCELERATION . MERGING INTO TRAFFIC BECAME DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCELERATION. HAD LOCAL SHOP CHECK TRUCK AND ERROR CODES RETURNED WERE P2440 AND P2442 WHICH THEY SAID INDICATED SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. EST CHARGE ABOUT $2000!

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM: STARTED THE VEHICLE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OBD READ P2440/P2442. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 20MPH AND THE RPM'S RAMMED UP. AFTER SOME SOME RESEARCH FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TACOMA IN WHICH TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF.

2012 WITH 78,000 MILES, THREW CODES P2440, P2442. SAME AS EVERY OTHER TACOMA OWNER IN THIS YEAR RANGE. BAD VALVES AND PUMP ON THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION UNIT. COST TO REPAIR AROUND 1,000 DOLLARS DOING THE WORK MYSELF. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS THIS IS MY THIRD TACOMA AND HAD PLANNED ON KEEPING THIS ONE FOR A LONG TIME.

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING MY TACOMA NEW I NOTICED THAT MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE SENSITIVE AND WOULD LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE CAN VARY EVERY TIME I APPLY THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THE VARIED STOPPING DISTANCE CAUSES PROBLEMS SINCE THE TRUCK COULD SUDDENLY STOP SHORTER THAN NORMAL AND CATCH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME OFF GUARD AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. OTHER TIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES AREN'T WORKING EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING FIRMLY AND WONDERING IF I'M GOING TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. ON EMERGENCY QUICK STOPS MY BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND WITH THE VARIED STOPPING DISTANCES I'M SURPRISED I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A POSITION WHERE THE STOPPING DISTANCE IN AN EMERGENCY WAS MORE THAN NORMAL CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I WOULD SAY THAT MY ONLY COMPLAINT SO FAR ON THIS TRUCK IS THE BRAKES AND MUCH BETTER THAN THE TRUCK THAT I TRADED IN BECAUSE OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT'S ELECTRICAL, BRAKING (IT'S BRAKES WERE POOR BUT AT LEAST YOU COULD STOP WHEN YOU WANTED), BUILD QUALITY, AND OTHER ISSUES. THIS CLEARLY ISN'T NORMAL AND IF THE DEALER SAYS IT IS, HOW CAN SOMEONE GET IT FIXED WITHOUT TRADING IT IN. THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THIS TRUCK BUT IT'S BIG ENOUGH TO TRADE IT IN. I SPENT $30K FOR THIS TRUCK AND WOULD RATHER KEEP IT BUT IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT.