2012 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

BRAKES ON VEHICLE LOCK-UP AND ARE OVERLY SENSITIVE. ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT SLOWS SPEEDS THE ABS ENGAGED AND LOCKED THE BRAKES WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ON ONE OCCASION WHEN DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT IN SNOW, A LIGHT TOUCH TO THE BRAKE LOCKED UP THE BRAKES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE AND CRASH. I HAVE HAD FOUR OTHER TOYOTA TRUCKS, THREE OF THEM TACOMAS AND NONE OF THEM HAD THIS BRAKING ISSUE. BARELY PRESSING THE BRAKES SHOULDN'T CAUSE THEM TO LOCK UP WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE. LUCKILY IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS. IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE BECOMES UNDRIVABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILIABLE.

FUEL SYSTEM CAN BE HEARD HOURS AFTER THE TRUCK IS PARKED, FEW TIMES A WEEK AND SOMETIMES DAILY .AND RUNS 2 TO 15 MINUTES. CONTACTED DEALER AND SAYS IT NORMAL FOR FUEL EVAP TO DO A SYSTEM CHECK. ONGOING STARTED BEFORE 3000 MILES

ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES A FEW TIMES AFTER STARTUP, BEYOND THE NORMAL TIME FOR ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS WHILE IN THE STARTING MODE, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE

VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN YOU COME TO COMPLETE STOP, BETTER HOLD THE BRAKE WITH SOME FORCE ANY TIME STOPPED, TOYOTA SERVICE SAYS IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, ITS NORMAL !!

CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, THE SPARE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN USED WAS LOW ON AIR, DROVE FOR LESS THAN 5 MILES AND PARKED LATER IT WAS FLAT TOO.DEALER HAS DONE SEVERAL MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS, SPARE TIRES NOT ON LIST. DEALER STOLE THE HUBCAP DURING THE MOUNTING / INSTALLATION

AT APROXIMATE 40 MPH AND AT A CONSTANT SPEED THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHUTTER OR SHAKE, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO DOWN SHIFT OR UP SHIFT MAYBE ITS CONFUSED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE 2 TIMES

REAR PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT HAVE WELDED IN WINDOW STOPS. GLASS COULD SHATTER AND AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY.

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON TWICE WHILE DRIVING MY TACOMA. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SECOND TIME I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. AS SOON AS I STOP THE VEHICLE AND UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT THE LIGHT GOES OFF. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND TEST DRIVE BUT THEY COULD FIND OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH I HAVE ALSO VERIFIED.

ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2015, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AND DIDN'T GO OFF. UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL ON THE 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER. I CONTACTED BOTH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY PLANS AT THIS TIME TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. I CAN NOT TELL IF THESE COMPONENTS ARE WORKING OR NOT AS I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IN ICE, SNOW, ETC AND HAD A NEED FOR THEM TO ENGAGE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL A TIME IN WHICH I DO NEED THEM AND THEY BE INOPERABLE.