2012 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WHILE ON HIGHWAY DOING 65MPH, VEHICLE SLOWED TO 50, TO 40, TO 30, TO 20 BY ITSELF. PULLED OVER, PLACED BACK INTO GEAR, VEHICLE ONLY WENT 40 MPH DOWNHILL, 20 MPH UPHILL. DROVE TO TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID THIS WAS THIRD TACOMA THIS WEEK WITH FAULTY SECOND AIR FUEL INJECTOR. NO RECALL YET, BUT 3 WEEKS FOR BACK ORDER OF PART. 43 OTHERS BEFORE MY PART REQUEST. SAME PART ON RECALL FOR TUNDRA MODEL. SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF AUTOMATIC DECELERATION

BREAKING HARD, ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP CAUSING LACK OF STEERING. NOTICED THIS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2012. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NORMAL BRAKING AND EMERGENCY STOPPING.

THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE TRUCK COMES TO A STOP AND THE BRAKE PRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITH A SURGE AND FEEL LIKE SOMEONE HAS BUMPED YOU FROM BEHIND BUT THERE WILL BE NO ONE BEHIND YOU. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BUT I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITH 1200 MILES.