2012 Toyota Tacoma
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 295 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 11th highest complaint count among 26 Tacoma model years with reports.
Of the 2012 reports, 16 involved a crash. 6 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Structure, body, hood, hinge and attachmentsJul 3, 2017
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner vehicles equipped with accessory hood scoops installed by SET or SET dealers. The adhesive attaching the hood scoop may weaken, allowing the hood scoop to detach from the vehicle.
If the hood scoop detaches, it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
SET will notify owners, and dealers will mechanically fasten the scoop to the hood, free of charge. The recall began on September 1, 2017. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-954-429-2000. SET's number for this recall is SET17B.
Campaign 17V425000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, other, labelsAug 4, 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 FJ Cruiser and Tacoma vehicles equipped with accessory wheels and tires installed by Toyota or dealers prior to the vehicle's first sale. The affected vehicles may list incorrect spare tire size and/or cold tire inflation information on the tire placard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."
If the spare tire is inflated to the incorrect pressure provided on the placard, tire failure may occur while it is being driven on, increasing the risk of a crash.
For the involved vehicles, overlay stickers to correct the tire placard will either be mailed to owners or provided to dealers for placement over the incorrect information on the placard. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 14V475000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/moduleFeb 12, 2014
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 Toyota Tacoma and Lexus RX350 vehicles and certain model year 2012 Toyota Rav4 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the brake system contains a brake actuator that adjusts the fluid pressure of each wheel cylinder. An electrical component within the actuator may experience an increased resistance resulting in the illumination of various warning lights, including those for the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system, Antilock Brake System (ABS), and Traction Control system.
If this occurs, these systems could become inoperative, reducing the directional control assistance, increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and Toyota and Lexus dealers will update the software for the Skid Control electronic control unit, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 14V054000 on NHTSA.gov
Tires, temporary/emergency spare tireOct 17, 2013
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Tacoma vehicles equipped with 18" Maverick Alloy Wheels. In the affected vehicles, the spare tire requires the use of a different style of lug nut to attach it to the vehicle than the other wheels use. These lug nuts were not provided with the vehicle.
If the spare tire/wheel is installed on the vehicle using the lug nuts from another wheel, damage to the wheel could result and may eventually lead to a loose wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
SET will notify owners, and dealers will: (a) Install a Warning Label on the spare tire/wheel, (b) supply a bag containing proper spare wheel lug nuts, and (c) place an Owner's Manual Addendum in the vehicle's glove box. The recall began on January 23, 2014. Owners may contact SET at 1-954-429-2000.
Campaign 13V494000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, other, labelsApr 9, 2013
Southeast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2010-2013 Toyota Venza, 2010-2011 Toyota 4Runner, 2010-2013 Toyota Tacoma, 2011-2012 Toyota Sienna, 2012 Toyota Prius, 2013 Scion FR-S, 2011 Scion XD, 2011 Scion XB, and 2012 Scion TC vehicles. These vehicles were sold with labels that were outside the allowable one percent of accuracy of actual weight added. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Campaign 13V123000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, sensor/control module-inactiveJan 16, 2013
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain models interspersed through model years 2009 through 2013 as follows: model year 2009-2012 Tacoma, 4Runner, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Prius, and RAV4; model year 2009-2010 Avalon, FJ Cruiser, and Highlander Hybrid; model year 2010-2013 model year Corolla, Sienna and Tundra; model year 2009-2013 Highlander and Venza; model year 2012 Prius V; and model year 2010-2012 Sequoia. During modification by SET to include accessories such as leather seat covers, seat heaters or headrest DVD systems, these vehicles may not have had the passenger seat occupant sensing system calibration tested. Without passing the calibration test, the occupant sensing system may not operate as designed.
If the front passenger seat occupant sensing system is out of calibration, the front passenger airbags may not deploy or they may deploy inappropriately for the passenger's size and position. This could increase the risk of personal injury during the event of a vehicle crash necessitating airbag deployment.
Southeast Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will test the sensitivity of the occupant detection sensors, and recalibrate them as necessary. The recall began on March 21, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Campaign 13V014000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, other, labelsApr 10, 2012
GULF STATES TOYOTA (GST) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TACOMA TRUCKS. THE TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION PLACARD ON EACH VEHICLE CONTAINS INACCURATE SPARE TIRE SIZE AND COLD INFLATION PRESSURE INFORMATION. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110,TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.
AN INCORRECT PLACARD COULD LEAD TO IMPROPER SPARE TIRE USE OR REPLACEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A TIRE FAILURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
GST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND SEND EACH OWNER A CORRECTED PLACARD, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. AT 1-713-744-3465.
Campaign 12V158000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
124 reports, newest first. Show all
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Feb 22, 2017
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE. IF YOU LOOK IN LINE IT IS AN EPIDEMIC WITH 2012 AROUND 50,000 MILES. 2000 $ REPAIR. THEY DON'T COVER. LOST POWER AT 75 ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT KILLED.
Electrical system, Engine, Feb 16, 2017
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STUCK OPEN CAUSING LIMP MODE. HAPPENED NEAR VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AND LOST ALL POWER IN TRUCK. AS OTHERS HAVE STATED, TRUCK ONLY HAS 50K MILES AND REQUIRED A $500+ REPAIR (PART ONLY) FOR A COMPONENT OF THE EMISSION SYSTEM WHICH IS ONLY USED ON STARTUP AND INCLUDES A WARRANTY OF ONLY 2 YEARS.
Engine, Feb 13, 2017
THE ENGINE CHECK AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ON WHEN I DRIVE ON HIGHWAY. THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE THE DEALER CHECKED, IT WILL COST $2000 TO FIX IT, IT IS ONLY 69K MILES AND 5 YEARS OLD VEHICLE. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND IT SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN.
Engine, Feb 13, 2017
CHECK ENGINE CODE- P2442. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SUVS, AND TRUCKS!
Engine, Feb 6, 2017
TRUCK NORMALLY STARTS RIGHT UP, CRANKED IT OVER NO START. TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT STARTED, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND THE "TRAC CONTROL" LIGHTS STAYED ON. TRIED GETTING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD VERY LITTLE POWER GETTING ON THE ON-RAMP. PUT THE FLASHERS ON TO PREVENT CARS EXITING THE FREEWAY @ 65 MPH FROM CRASHING INTO ME AND MY LIMPING TACOMA. THEY ALSO PUT THEIR FLASHERS ON TOO. VERY UNSAFE! LIMPED TOWARDS HOME ON SURFACE STREETS....1 HOUR DRIVE TOOK ME 2. SCANNED THE ERROR CODES AND P2440 AND P2442 CAME UP, SWITCHES STUCK OPEN IN THE #1 & #2 BANK. AFTER SPENDING $1470.54 FOR PARTS I MADE THE REPAIRS. LOOKED @ A CO-WORKERS 2008 TACOMA AND THIS BAD IDEA IS NOT ON HIS TACOMA.....HHHHHMMMM. HE,S JUST LUCKY I GUESS. PLEASE HELP.VERY UNSAFE DESIGN, VERY EXPENSIVE REMEDY
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Feb 3, 2017
REPLACEMENT AIR INJECTION VALVES AND PUMPS FOR SECONDARY EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA WANTS 2200 FOR AN ISSUE THEY ARE AWARE OF AND HAVE ALREADY RELEASED SERVICE BULLETINS FOR ON THE TUNDRA AND SEQUOIAS. ENGINE CODES P2442 AND P2446. WHEN THE CODES ARE THROWN THE CAR IS PUT INTO LIMP MODE AND DECELERATES TO 35 MPH, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A NON-ESSENTIAL EMISSIONS SYSTEM.
Engine, Feb 2, 2017
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILURE. FAILURE CODES OF P2440 AND 2442 OCCURRED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO LIMITED THROTTLE CONTROL. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2012 TACOMA TRUCKS. *TR
Engine, Feb 1, 2017
AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILING PUTTING TRUCK INTO LIMP MODE (CODES P2442 AND P2440) AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. COMMON LOW MILEAGE PROBLEM THAT IS NOT COVERED BY EITHER FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY OR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR
Engine, Jan 30, 2017
DRIVING AT 55 MPH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. DECREASE IN SPEED AND POWER. MECHANIC COMPUTER SHOWED FAULT CODES 2440 AND 2442. SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP AND VALVES FAILURE. THROUGH RESEARCH HUNDREDS OF TACOMA OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. FAULTY MANUFACTURERS PART CAUSING VEHICLES TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. *TR
Engine, Jan 19, 2017
CHECK ENGINE AND TRAC OFF LIGHT ON WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. NOTICED IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MUCH AT 20MPH (LIMP MODE?), SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED DEALER SERVICE AND TOOK FOR DIAGNOSIS. LUCKILY NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR BUSY STREET, JUST NEIGHBORHOOD. DEALER REPAIRED SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP AND VALVES FOR $2,000. INDICATED NOT A NORMAL REPAIR. INTERNET SEARCH PROVED OTHERWISE AS ITS A EXTENSIVE ISSUE WITH PRIOR MODELS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES AND 2012 TACOMA'S.
Engine, Jan 16, 2017
SECONDARY AIR INTAKE SYSTEM FAILED DURING START UP. THE VEHICLE IS DRIVABLE BUT DANGEROUS CEL IS ON AND COMPUTER LIMITS THE VEHICLES POWER. THIS IS RELATED TO EMISSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS 8 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH 39500K MILES. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2012 V6 TACOMA. COST OF REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $1950.00
Electrical system, Engine, Jan 16, 2017
ENGINE/ALL POWER IS LOST WHEN ENGINE HAS REACHED A CERTAIN RPM. CODE READER STATES "CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR "A" CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION".
Engine, Jan 9, 2017
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND NEARLY DID NOT MAKE IT UP A HILL. CODES WERE READ AT A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE INDICATING P2440 & P2442. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE CODES AND INDICATED THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVES WERE BURNED OUT AND STUCK OPEN, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED AT A SIGNIFICANT COST TO ME. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS CONDITION IS COMMON TO THE 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. A SIMILAR ISSUE INVOLVING THE TOYOTA TUNDRA WAS ALSO DISCOVERED. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Jan 9, 2017
2012 TACOMA WITH 91,000 MILES: WHILE LEAVING WORK AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO HIGHWAY THE "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. I TOOK VEHICLE TO MAC HAIK TOYOTA AND RECEIVED THE CODE P2445. I HAD TO REPLACE AIR SWITCH VALVE ASSEMBLY $690, AIR W/BRA PUMP ASSEMBLY $813, AIR TUBE GASKETS $132, LABOR $610. TOTAL $2063!!!! 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 (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. *TR
Engine, Jan 2, 2017
I LEFT THE GYM YESTERDAY AND THE TRUCK HAD NO POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, I ALMOST GOT T-BONED PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. RAN BY AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM SCAN THE OBD AND IT SHOWED P2442 ERROR CODE. I TOOK IT BY THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAY BOTH BY-PASS VALVES ARE GONE AS WELL AS THE AIR INJECTION PUMP. ESTIMATE WAS $1,798. THIS IS A 2012 MODEL AS SEEMS TO BE THE NORM WITH THIS FAILURE. BUT WITH ONLY 35K MILES. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS RIDICULOUS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ON THIS MODEL WITH THIS LOW OF A MILEAGE AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WASN'T AND HER HANDS WERE TIED. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AS WELL AS THE GM. SO FAR TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE IN A FAIR MANNER. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM BY TOYOTA ON THE 2012 MODEL TACOMA'S. THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ON THE TUNDRA TRUCKS AND ARE COVERING THESE PARTS UNDER A 150,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE WITH THE TACOMA'S BUT TOYOTA SO FAR IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHEN THIS FAILURE DOES OCCUR THE VEHICLES GO INTO "LIMP" MODE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF UNEXPECTEDLY YOU LOOSE POWER OR SPEED WHILE MERGING, PULLING INTO TRAFFIC OR ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Engine, Jan 1, 2017
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE ERROR CODE P2440 AND P2442 TRUCK IS NOW IN LIMP MODE AND UNDRIVEABLE
Engine, Dec 30, 2016
I GOT THE ENGINE LIGHTS ON IN THE MORNING STARTING THE TRUCK ON NOV 3, AND TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE. GOT IT HOME AND LET IT SIT FOR A BIT AND THEN IT SEEMED TO BE OKAY ACCELERATING BUT THE ENGINE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND WAS READING THE DREADED P2442 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM CODE. THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND DROVE IT AROUND; CLEARED AGAIN THEY DEEMED IT OKAY AND CHARGED ME $60 FOR THE CODE READ. LEAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK AGAIN THIS MORNING AND BAM, THE LIGHTS BACK ON AND THE THING IS BACK INTO LIMP MODE WITH BARELY ANY POWER TO THE ENGINE. HAD TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK IN THIS UNSAFE CONDITION BACK TO MY HOUSE. I READ SO MUCH ONLINE ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED WITH THIS SAME DEFECTIVE PART AND TOYOTA QUOTED ME $2300 CAD + 13% TAX TO FIX IT AND REPLACE THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP/VALVE. NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY NOR MY EXTRA CARE PROTECTION PLAN I PAID FOR.
Engine, Dec 30, 2016
AIR INJECTION PUMP AND DIVERTER VALVE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO ENTER LIMP MODE. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT LOW SPEED FROM A FRESH START UP. TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE ON THE TUNDRA TRUCK AND EXTENDED 150K MILE WARRANTY ON THE PART. THEY HAVE NOT EXTENDED THE SAME CONSIDERATION ON THE TACOMA. BASED ON RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION WITH DEALER IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE 2012 TACOMA. COST TO REPAIR I WAS $1484.14. *TR
Other or unspecified, Engine, Dec 29, 2016
HEADED TO WORK TO FIND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 41,000 MILES. WENT TO AUTOZONE, CODE READER PROVIDED P2442 AND P2440 ERRORS RELATED TO THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM VALVES. FOLLOWED UP WITH LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM VALVES STUCK OPEN IN BANKS 1 AND 2. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE PARTS 17600-0P040: PUMP ASSEMBLY; 25710-31022: VALVE ASSEMBLY; AND THE 4 RELATED GASKETS, PART 17377-31010. QUOTE WAS FOR ALMOST $2400. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE IS 2012, LESS THAN 41K MILES! RESEARCHING THE TACOMA FORUMS ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERATION MODEL AND MORE EVEN MORE SO WITH 2012'S. ONE OF THE DEALER'S SERVICE ADVISORS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TUNDRAS. FURTHERMORE, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN AND OUT OF "LIMP MODE" AND I HAD NO WARNING AS TO WHEN IT WOULD OR WOULD NOT BE IN THIS MODE, OTHER THAN BY THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS HANDLING. LIMP MODE WOULD ONLY ALLOW TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 3RD AND NO MORE THAN 30 MPH, LESS IF CLIMBING AN INCLINE. AT OTHER TIMES, VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE NORMALLY. THE SWITCHING IN AND OUT OF THIS PROTECTIVE MODE SEEMS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. *TR
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 28, 2016
DRIVING ON THE STREET TO WORK ONE MORNING, THE TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BOTH SUDDENLY APPEARED. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE PAST ~40 MPH. GOING UPHILL, MY TRUCK WAS LIMITED TO ONLY ~20 MPH. MY TRUCK WENT INTO THIS "SAFE MODE." I CONNECTED AN OBD DEVICE AND THE CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING TWO CODES: P2440 AND P2442. THE CODES REFER TO "SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN" FOR BANKS 1 AND 2, RESPECTIVELY. I DID SOME FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE CODES, AND IT TURNS OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON 2012 TACOMAS. APPARENTLY, THE VALVE FOR THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM IS STUCK OPEN DUE TO MOISTURE AND/OR CARB BUILD UP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN/ENGINEERING ISSUE. PART REPLACEMENT COSTS ~$480 FOR EACH VALVE ASSEMBLY. LABOR CAN RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN $200-$500. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS COMMON TO A LOT OF 2012 TACOMAS, THEN I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD BE PROACTIVE SUCH AS RELEASING AN OFFICIAL RECALL OR EVEN IMPLEMENT SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT. NOTE THAT MY TRUCK HAS ~80,000 MILES ON IT. AS AN OWNER, I SHOULDN'T SUFFER FROM AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW AND I SHOULDN'T BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE TO REPAIR/FIX THE ISSUE. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS! *TR
Engine, Dec 28, 2016
MY 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. TRUCK WENT IN LIMP MODE, WHICH WAS VERY UNSAFE. TOOK MY TRUCK TO AUTO ZONE TO HAVE THE CODES READ. MY TRUCK CODE WAS P2442. AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCH VALVE STUCK OPEN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCKS BUT NOT FOR THE TACOMA.
Engine, Dec 26, 2016
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
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Dec 23, 2016
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
Electrical system, Engine, Dec 18, 2016
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
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Nov 29, 2016
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.