2012 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM P2440 AND P2442, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ONTO A CITY STREET FROM A PARKING LOT. WHEN ACCELERATING IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A DECREASE IN POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT ILLUMINATING SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAS A NOW MAXIMUM SPEED OF AROUND 55 MPH AND EXTREMELY SLOW TO ACCELERATE BEING ALMOST DANGEROUS ON BUSIER ROADS. AFTER BEING CHECK OUT BY A THE DEALER IT WAS FOUND TO BE THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WHICH IS COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT PARTS ARE ON BACK-ORDER.

BRAKES ACTUATE ABNORNMAL. BRAKES ENGAGE APPROX. 2 SECONDS AFTER THEY ARE APPLIED. BRAKES ALSO WILL COME ON AT FULL FORCE LOCKING THE VEHICLE UP. MASTER TECH DIAGNOSTIC - FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER. TOYOTA HAS RECALLS FOR 2012 TACOMA'S HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION BEYOND 20 MPH. I TOOK IT FOR A DIAGNOSIS AT AUTO ZONE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS CODES ,2450 AND 2442, SECONDARY AIR VALVES STUCK OPEN. I AM STUCK IN AN UNFAMILIAR CITY AND NO MECHANICS WITH TIME TO FIX IT, TO SAY NOTHING OF ME NOT HAVING THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS TURNING A CORNER ON A HILL. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BECOME A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTAS AND I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A RECALL NOTICE SO THAT TOYOTA WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM! I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING HOME AS PART OF MY DRIVE IS THRU A VERY STEEP AND TREACHEROUS CANYON.

REAR LEAF SPRING IS BROKEN AND NEAR THE GAS TANK. THIS IS AN EARLY 2012 MODEL. THERE IS ALREADY AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THE 2011 MODEL. MILEAGE IS ONLY 45000.

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO MY TRUCK WAS HESITATING AND MY CHECK ENGINE/OFF TRAC LIGHT WAS ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40MPH ON CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY. I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN PUERTO RICO, THEY SAID THE CODES WERE P0052, P0456, P2140, P2442 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM IS BAD AND WOULD COST $2,458.08 FOR REPAIRS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. IT IS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA PRE-RUNNER.

I'M A OWNER OF TACOMA PRE-RUNNER 2012. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO SCAN SINCE I HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. ATTACHED I SEND YOU THE CODES AND I ALSO INCLUDE THE FACT SHEET DELIVERED TO ME AT THE SERVICE CENTER. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY.

TODAY LEAVING WORK MY TRUCK WENT INTO COMPLETE LIMP MODE. TURNED AROUND AND THANKFULLY I WORK AT A DEALERSHIP NOT A TOYOTA ONE THOUGH. I GOT THE CODES THAT POPPED UP CHECKED AND IT WAS THE CODES FOR THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND FLAPS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THIS IS COMMON IN THE MY TRUCK AND I AM RIGHT OUTSIDE MY COVERAGE FOR IT. IT ENDS AT 150,000 AND I HAVE 163. I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BACK AND FORTH ON THE INTERSTATE AND IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHY WOULD Y'ALL PUT A CUTOFF ON THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL. I BOUGHT MY TRUCK 2ND HAND SO I HAD NO IDEA OF THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIME TOYOTA RT 2 (LOCATED AT 700 OLD UNION TURNPIKE, LANCASTER, MA 01523, (978) 353-1700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIFED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *BF CONTACT WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALER NOT TO DRIVE IT.*JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE BACK END CREAKS LOUDLY OVER THE REAR TIRES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS AS THE TRUCK BOUNCES OVER THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND I AM IN THE BED OR ON THE TAILGATE, THE TRUCK BOUNCES EASILY AND CREAKS LOUDLY OVER THE REAR TIRES. I HAD NEW LEAF SPRINGS INSTALLED IN JULY 2018 BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE. NOW, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE SAME ISSUE PERSISTS. THE SOUND IS METAL IS RUBBING ON METAL, AND I SUSPECT ANOTHER PART OF THIS VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION IS BAD.

'TAKATA RECALL' SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP SECONDARY AIR SWITCHING VALVES LIMP MODE DON'T GO OVER 40 CRUDE CONTROLS DOESN'T WORK