2012 Toyota Tundra complaints

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE FAILURE KNOWN AS "FAIL-SAFE" OR "LIMP-HOME" MODE. AS EVIDENCED BY TOYOTA T-SB-0160-11, WARRANTY POLICY BULLETINS, AND WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS, TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE, YET HAS CHOSEN TO REPAIR OR COMPENSATE ONLY A SELECT FEW. THE PARTS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER MY VEHICLE REPEATEDLY WENT INTO 'FAIL-SAFE / LIMP-HOME' MODE CORRESPOND DIRECTLY WITH THE PART NUMBERS REFERENCED IN TOYOTA WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN POL17-02 WHICH COVERS THIS DEFECT IN OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT IN MY 2012 MODEL. MY OUT-OF-POCKET COST TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WAS $3034.87. THIS A KNOWN AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WATER INTRUSION DEFECT AND COMMON SAFETY COMPLAINT AT THE NHTSA AND ON MULTIPLE TOYOTA FORUMS, AFFECTING NUMEROUS 2012 TUNDRA'S WHICH TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMPENSATE FOR. I HAVE WRITTEN SEVERAL LETTERS TO BOTH THE CEO OF TOYOTA AND THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF MY REPAIR COSTS AND HAVE BEEN DENIED TWICE; THE FIRST DENIAL IN WRITING, THE SECOND DENIAL VIA TELEPHONE. I REQUEST THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF OTHERS DRIVING THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. TOYOTA HAS AN ETHICAL AND SAFETY OBLIGATION TO THE CONSUMER TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT AND TO COMPENSATE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THEIR FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS WEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALKER TOYOTA (5735 COLISEUM BLVD, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303) TO BE DIAGNOSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION IN RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH 2010,2011, AND 2012 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (PWS) TOYOTA TUNDRAS. UPDATE: TOYOTA TECHNICIAN STATED ISSUE MAY BE PUMPS AND VALVES.*JB

2012 TUNDRA 4.6 V8 MY TRUCK WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND THE 4LO LIGHT FLASHES, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS WERE ALL ON. ALMOST COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER WILL HAPPEN. IN TRAFFIC I END UP BLOCKING EVER VEHICLE BEHIND ME, BECAUSE THE TRUCK WILL NOT REACH THE SPEED LIMIT. IF THERE IS A HILL THEN THE TRUCK BARELY MOVES GOING UP THE HILL. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW IT'S A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM ON TOYOTA WITH THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP SEIZING. I CHECKED IT WITH THE CODE READER AT A LOCAL SHOP AND THE GUY CONFIRMED IT, CODE P2240 "AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 1." HE TOLD ME HE USED TO WORK FOR TOYOTA AND KNEW THERE WAS THE EXTENDED REPAIR ON THIS ISSUE BUT COULDN'T RECALL THE SPECIFICS. I WENT INTO TOYOTA AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL NOT COVER IT FOR MY TRUCK AFTER THEY RAN MY VIN NUMBER. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF TUNDRAS WITH THE 5.7L MOTOR ARE COVERED BUT THE 4.6L MOTORS ARE NOT. I WAS INFORMED BY TOYOTA THAT IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT BE COVERED.

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN DASH LIGHTS LIT UP WHILE TRYING TO GET TO EXIT TRUCK WENT IN LIMP MODE LOST POWER COULD ONLY MANAGE ABOUT 40 MPH,GOT TO EXIT STOPPED.CALLED BROTHER IN LAW HE BROUGHT TRAILER AN WE LOADED TRUCK,STOPPED AT AUTO PARTS STORE AN THEY CHECKED CODE CAME BACK AS SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM, GOING INTO LIMP MODE WAS VERY SCARY NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE IF WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY. BY FORUM'S I'VE READ TOYOTA KNOWS THEY HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE BUT SEEMS THEY ONLY HELP CERTAIN YEARS.MY TRUCK IS 2012 WITH 93,111 MILES THEVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SOME YEAR MODELS BUT TELL ME MINE ISNT ONE COVERED.THANK YOU

CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. 4LO SIGN FLASHED. VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, SLOWING DOWN, AND AT TIMES CREEPING ALONG WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A LARGE DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY GOING UP ANY SORT OF INCLINE. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THIS MAKE/MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. I CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE, AND THE WORKER VERIFIED SHE COULD SEE INFO ON THE RECALL TALKING ABOUT WARNING SIGNS -BUT THEY WERE NOT SPECIFIC. SHE FORWARDED ON MY INFORMATION TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. THAT INDIVIDUAL CALLED TODAY, AND SHE ADVISED MY WARRANTY WAS OVER AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

I HAVE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE CAMSHAFT HOUSING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS LED TO OIL BURNING ON MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD.

WITH ONLY 81,719 MILES ON MY TRUCK I HAD TO HAVE THE AIR INJECTION PUMP & VALVES REPLACED ON 3/29/2019. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED IN THE 2011 & 2010 MODELS. IF A RECALL IS MADE WITHIN A YEAR OF THE PART BEING REPLACED I WILL BE REIMBURSED. I WORK FROM HOME AND THE TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR LEISURE OR CHORES FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. IT WAS DRIVEN DAILY IN LAS VEGAS FROM 2015-2017 AND IN ORLANDO FROM 2012-2015. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. IN JANUARY OF 2019 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS PERFORMING WITH LESS POWER BUT EVERYTHING WORKED OKAY. INSTEAD OF DRIVING AN 8 CYLINDER TRUCK IT FELT LIKE DRIVING A FULL SIZE TRUCK WITH ONLY 4 CYLINDERS. THE ISSUE HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEN THE PERFORMANCE JUST WENT SOUTH. I WAITED 2 MONTHS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE AND BECAUSE IT STILL RAN BUT WITH LESS POWER. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IF ANOTHER MECHANIC FIXED THE PROBLEM AND A RECALL CAME LATER THEN I WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. AFTER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY BECOME A RECALL I MOVED FORWARD WITH USING TOYOTA'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY GOAL IS TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL PENDING FOR THE 2012 TUNDRA AIR INJECTION SYSTEM OR AT LEAST FIND OUT IF THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. IF I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY A DEALERSHIP USING THE RECALL AS A TACTIC TO GET MY BUSINESS I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LET OTHERS KNOW SO I HOPE SOMEONE FROM THE NHTSA WILL FOLLOW UP. THANK Y

I TOOK MY TUNDRA IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER SHIP SAID I HAVE OIL LEAK AT THE TIMING BELT. IT WOULD BE OVER 1600.00 TO FIX THIS. IT IS TIME CONSUMING FOR THE LABOR RATE IS HIGH. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT.

I TRADED MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR $17,000.00. BLUE BOOK 'TRADE-IN' VALUE WAS APPROXIMATELY $20,000.00 - $21,000.00 AT THE TIME. MY TRUCK HAD LOW MILEAGE AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. I LOST $3,000.00 - $4,000.00 IN THE TRADE-IN.

A LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STARTED LOSING POWER. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS. I PUT THE CLEANER IN IT AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT. I HAD SOME BUDDIES TELL ME TO UNPLUG MY BATTERY BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE A SAFETY FEATURE. SO I DID. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TRUCK ACTED RIGHT FOR A FEW MILES THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. MY BUDDIES REFERRED TO IT AS A "LIMP MODE" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WAS AFRAID TO HAVE IT WORKED ON BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IF THERE WAS A RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T BE LIABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL, THE IGNITION HESITATED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING HARD START ISSUES SINCE WINTER 2017. I FIGURED IT WAS MY BATTERY SO I REPLACED IT, BUT IT DIDNT HELP. THE HARD START WASN'T CONSISTENT SO I CHOSE TAKE SOME TIME TO SEE IF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SURFACED. GOT THROUGH WINTER 2018 AND SPRING/SUMMER 2019 WITH IT STILL STARTING ROUGH ON OCCASION. BY OCTOBER 2019 MY TRUCK REACHED APPROX 78K MILES, AND ONE DAY IT DIDN'T START AT ALL. TOOK THREE TRIES TO GET IT GOING. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED ONCE AGAIN. IT TESTED BAD BUT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAD I LT SWAPPED OUT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS TIME IT GAVE ME AN ENGINE LIGHT. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN 'EVAP CODE' AND RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE GAS CAP TO START. CODE DIDNT RETURN BUT STILL HARD STARTING. TOOK ALMOST TWO MONTHS AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME P1604 STARTABILITY MALFUNCTION. WAS TOLD I HAD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA TO GET A REFLASH. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THE PROBLEMS TUNDRA OWNERS WERE HAVING WITH THIS FFV DENSITY SENSOR MALFUNCTION. PRINTED THE OLD SERVICE BULLETINS AND WENT TO TOYOTA TO TALK TO SERVICE DEPT ABOUT IT. THEY SAID TOYOTA JUST PUT OUT A NEW SERVICE BULLETIN IN DECEMBER 2019 FOR THE REFLASH BUT NOW ALSO REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP (TOYOTA TOLD ME DENSITY SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE PUMP). UNFORTUNATELY TOYOTA ALSO TOLD ME THEY WON'T COVER THE COST SINCE MY TRUCK HAD JUST GONE OVER 80K MILES, AND THEY ARE NOT FLEXIBLE WITH THAT AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM IT STARTED BEFORE 80K. T-SB-0166-19. SO I GOT PRICES. THE

WHEN DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINEER WILL NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE THIRTY MILES AN HOURS. IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RESET THE COMPUTER IT WILL WORK FOR ABOUT THREE MILE THEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS THE SAME INDICATION EARLIER TUNDRA MODELS HAVE WITH SECONDARY AIR INJECTORS RECALL. AN IT IS WIDELY DOCUMENTED ONLINE AS A PROBLEM FOR 2012 TUNDRA'S. YET TOYOTA CONTINUES TO DENIES IT'S A PROBLEM AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT TONGUE WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER THE BUCKLE TO BE LATCHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *BF*JB

DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND ENGINE REDUCES POWER SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN AND BECOME A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $3300. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HQ AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER REPAIRS FOR THIS KNOW DESIGN DEFECT.

* ONGOING MANUFACTURE DEFECT / SAFETY CONCERN WITH 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4.6. CODE P2440, SECONDARY AIR INJECTION. BANK ONE OPEN.---CHECK ENGINE / TRAC OFF LIGHTS / ENGINE IN "LIMP MODE" * DOCUMENTED RECURRING INCIDENTS ON 4-2-19 AND AGAIN ON 10-12-19 AFTER COSTLY OUT OF POCKET REPAIR. * MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4.6 MOTOR DOUBLE CAB HAS EXPERIENCED THE AIR INJECTION PUMP FAILURE TWICE IN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD LEADING TO LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE CONTROL. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AFTER A 2,000 MILE TRIP. DRIVING DOWNHILL THE DASH LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE / TRAC OFF) CAME AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IMMEDIATELY VEHICLE POWER REDUCED AS WE TRIED TO POWER UP THE NEXT HILL. WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER BY FOLLOWING VEHICLES BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD, AND LIMPED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP. CONTACTED 3 DEALERS AND TOYOTA CORPORATE WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. ALL PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONGOING DEFECT BUT WILL NOT PAY OR OFFER A SOLUTION TO END THE PROBLEM. PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE SIX MONTHS LATER FOUND US AGAIN UNABLE TO REACH OR MAINTAIN SAFE HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AVOID DANGEROUS HIGHWAY SITUATIONS, OR ABILITY TO CLIMB HILLS. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. * THIS EMISSION CONTROL DEFECT THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT SINCE THE 2007 MODELS. THEY EVEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY THROUGH THE 2011 MODEL YEAR. TOYOTA ALSO CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS NEITHER DRIVE-TRAIN NOR EMISSIONS RELATED. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AT THE DEALER AND CORPORATE LEVE

THE REAR LEAF SPRING BREAKING IN HALF FOR BOTH SIDES WITHOUT ANY EXTRA WEIGHT ON EXCEPT THE PASSENGERS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS, BOTH HIGHWAY AND STREET.

AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING BAD HORN DOES NOT WORK BUT WHEN YOU STEERING THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT HORN WORKS NORMAL

WHEN CRANKING THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN AS OF 5 DAYS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ALONG WITH 'TRACK OFF' INDICATOR. THIS THROWS THE TRUCK IN 'LIMP' MODE DECREASING THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE BY 50%. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST MORNING AND I WAS ENTERING A ON RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGH FROM MY NEIGHBOR AND ALMOST GOT PLOWED OVER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE ENTERING THE RAMP. I HAD A TECHNICIAN CHECK THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT HAS TO DUE WITH THE 'SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE' FAILING. AFTER ABOUT FOUR DAYS OF RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IT NOT JUST MY VEHICLE BUT MULTIPLE YEARS AND MOTOR SIZES. TOYOTA APPARENTLY COVERED CERTAIN YEAR MODELS/VINE BUT WHEN CALLING REGARDING MINE THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED EVENING THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSAND OF CONSUMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIRS COST UPWARDS TO $3,500-$400 TO FIX. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY DOESN'T CARE THAT IT ALSO CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING PROPER POWER TO OPERATE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT PLAN AND SIMPLE.

THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SAME AS MANY I SEE HERE AND ACROSS THE INTERNET. DRIVING ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY AND MY 2012 TUNDRA GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHICH REDUCED MY POWER SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING A UNSAFE SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST.. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. NOW 12 MONTHS LATER THE TRUCK IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS AN INFERIOR SYSTEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BEHIND AND COVER ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING INSTEAD OF CHARGING TUNDRA OWNERS AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY SPENT HARD EARNED MONEY ON THE VEHICLE PURCHASE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT OWNING UP TO.

I WAS COMING OFF AN ENTRANCE RAMP MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON TO A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT AND BLINKING 4 LOE CAME ON. THE ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE GREATLY REDUCING MY POWER AND IT FELT LIKE MY STEERING CONTROL GOT LOOSE. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM BEING RUN OVER BY FASTER TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP AND GET TO A MECHANICS SHOP. THEY HOOKED UP A ANALYSIS COMPUTER AND CAME BACK WITH MAINTENANCE CODE P2432, SECONDARY AIR PUMPS AND SECONDARY AIR PUMP VALVES. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH TOYOTA TUNDRAS GOING BACK TO 2007 MODELS. THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ON 2007 - 2010 MODELS BUT NOT NEWER MODELS WHICH ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED LOW MILEAGE FOR A 2012 WITH ONLY 79,786 MILES. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM CONSTITUTES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE DRASTIC REDUCTION IN POWER WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DEPENDING ON WHEN THE PARTS IN QUESTION FAIL.

TOYOTA TUNDRA POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED. I HEARD A POP SOUND AND PULLED OFF THE CITY ROAD TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. UPON DOING SO I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO MANIPULATE AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID ACTIVELY LEAKING OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BELLOWS BOOT. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES AT THIS TIME.

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP AND SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALUE CAUSING CHECK ENGINE AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS TO COME ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE SAME PIECE AND DESIGN WAS RECALLED ON THE 2011 BUT NOT THE 2012 TUNDRA. IT COMES ON AND OFF BUT WHEN IT IS ON IT FEELS LIKE THAT THERE IS A LIMP MODE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING FEELS DIFFERENT WHICH I THINK IS THE TRACTION CONTROL.

SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND CONTROL VALVES FAILING AND THIS IS A ON GOING ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS ALMOST $3000 TO FIX

MY 2012 TUNDRA HAS JUST UNDER 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRAC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY. HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THERE IS A CSP THAT COVERS CERTAIN 2012 TUNDRA'S. UNFORTUNATELY THE CSP ONLY COVERS THE 5.7 L. ENGINES AND NOT MY 4.6L MODEL. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS THE EXACT SAME SET UP AS FAR AS THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT SIZE ENGINE. NOT SURE WHY ONE IS COVERED BUT THE OTHER ISN'T BUT I'LL HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND PAY THE PRICE. MAYBE IF MORE PEOPLE MAKE TOYOTA AWARE OF THIS THEY WILL EVENTUALLY COVER IT. I'M A TOYOTA FAN AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING THEM FOR 40 YEARS AND THIS WON'T PUSH ME AWAY BUT IT IS DISAPPOINTING.

P0418 SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR RELAY A MALFUNCTION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.THE CODE SHOES P0418 AIR INJECTION VALVE/PUMP. 76,000 MI ON ENGINE. CRUISING DOWN INTERSTATE LOST POWER. TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 2011 MODELS.KNOWN PROBLEM

I WAS PULLING OUT OF WORK. YOU MUST CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC PLUS THE CENTER MEDIAN TO TURN LEFT. THIS IS A CITY STREET. SPEED LIMIT IS 45 I BELIEVE WITH MANY VEHICLES GOING FASTER. VEHICLE HAD THE SMOG AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND VALVES FAIL. THIS CUTS POWER DRASTICALLY TO THE ENGINE AND PUTS IT INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS FORCED TO SWERVE BACK INTO AND STAY IN THE CENTER MEDIAN INSTEAD OF MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO WAIT FOR A BIGGER GAP IN TRAFFIC AND LIMP THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE DEADLY SHOULD IT OCCUR IF TRYING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY OR PULLING A TRAILER AND THE ENGINE CUTS POWER DRASTICALLY. TOYOTA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ISSUES WITH THESE PARTS FAILING GOING BACK TO 2007 AND POSSIBLY EARLIER. THERE IS NO NEED FOR A SMOG PUMP FAILURE THAT ONLY RUNS FOR 2 MINUTES ON COLD START TO DRASICALLY CUT ENGINE POWER AND ENDANGER THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS.

WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP MODE," MEANING I LOST ALMOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TURNS OUT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR INJECTION PUMP, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN TOYOTA TUNDRAS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

AT FIRST I STARTED HEARING WHAT SOUND LIKE A FAN RUNNING UNDER THE HOOD AFTER I STARTED MY TRUCK. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE TRACK LIGHT. CODE P2442 WHICH STATED THAT THE AIR INJECTOR PUMPS AND VALVES WERE FAILING. WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAD TOLD US THAT IT WOULD COST US 4000.00 TO GET IT FIXED, AFTER CHARGING US 144.72 TO HOOK A CODE READER TO IT WHICH WOULD OF COST US NOTHING TO TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE. OUR WARRANTY WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER BUMPER TO BUMPER UP 10YRS OR 100,000 MILES WITH EVER CAME FIRST. THEY TOLD US THAT OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED THE WEEK BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT IN.

I OWN A 2012 TUNDRA WITH THE 4.6 LITER V8 ENGINE. VERY VERY SIMILAR OR EXACT TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS BOARD. TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND VALVES. I AGREE THE FIX NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODELS AND ENGINE SIZE TUNDRAS, NOT JUST UP TO 2011. ALSO AGREE THAT THESE DEFECTS COULD RESULT IN A FATAL SITUATION IF NOT CORRECTED ACROSS THE BOARD. TOYOTA SHOULD ALSO REIMBURSE THOSE THAT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

HORN STOPPED WORKING CHECKED ALL ASSOCIATES FUSES AND RELAYS APPEARS TO BE WIRING ISSUE IN THE STEERING COLUMN

I HAD A SUDDEN JUMP IN MY RPMS AND ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTION I HAD TO CAREFULLY GUIDE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER IT DIED I COULD NOT START IT. THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING, THE 4LO FLASHING AND TRACTION'S ALL FLASHING. I STILL HAD ELECTRICAL BUT NO POWER. I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO ALMOST HIT ME AND MY DAUGHTER. THESE TRUCKS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KNOW FOR THEIR LIFE SPAN AND SAFETY. THIS IS NOT WHAT I CALL SAFE BY ANY MEANS.

I HAVE A 2012 TUNDRA WITH 135K AND 4.6 LITER. I ALSO SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE WITH MY SAME PROBLEM. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT AFTER SUDDEN JUMP IN MY RPMS FROM 2 TO 4 AND ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTIONING, I CAREFULLY AND VERY SLOWLY DROVE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING DUE. I HAD SLOW/NO ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TRACTION OFF. IN LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO GO AGAIN ONCE BEFORE. I AGREE THAT THE FIX NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODELS AND ENGINE SIZE TUNDRAS, NOT JUST UP TO 2011. ALSO AGREE THAT THESE DEFECTS COULD RESULT IN A FATAL SITUATION IF NOT CORRECTED ACROSS THE BOARD.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BREAKS AND STEERING NOT WORKING. I WAS WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK.

TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE BECAUSE OF SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE AND AIR PUMP DUE TO STUCK VALVE. THE EXACT SAME PARTS THAT TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON FOR 2007 THRU 2011 4.6 AND 5.7 V-8'S. DO THEY WAIT ON THE. 2012 MODELS SO MOST WILL GO PAST THE 150,000 MILE EXTENSION. VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 3 MONTHS AGO. AND NOW THEY WANT $2800 FOR A 4 HOUR JOB AND ABOUT $600 IN PARTS

HORN STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 100,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP WON'T REPLACE IT. WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $600 TO FIX. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY WRECK TO CAUSE HORN DAMAGE. IT IS DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT FROM TOYOTA. SEATBELT LATCH DOESN'T CONNECT SEATBELT SOMETIMES AND ALSO WON'T RELEASE AT TIMES WHEN ATTACHED.

THE BOTTOM CORNERS OF BOTH DOORS COME TO A VERY SHARP POINT. BOTH OF US HAVE SUSTAINED NASTY CUTS ON OUR SHINS WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THERE SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT DESIGN TO REMOVE THE SHARP POINTS YOU CAN'T AVOID IT AT LEAST PUT DURABLE PROTECTION OVER THE SHARP EDGE.

A GRINDING NOISE BEGAN TO DEVELOP IN THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. THE NOISE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETERMINED THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THESE BEARINGS ARE SEALED, REQUIRE NO MAINTENANCE, AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE A BEARING FAILURE COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON INTERNET TUNDRA FORUMS, WHICH INDICATES THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM.

MY 2012 TUNDRA CREW CAB HAS SEVERE RUST AT THE REAR AXLE MOUNTING PLATES OF THE BED. THE RUST IS CORRODING FROM THE UNDERSIDE THROUGH THE BED. TOYOTA INDICATES MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SERIES DESPITE THE BED RUST BEING IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF A PRIOR RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERMAIN TOYOTA OF NAPLES (13315 TAMIAMI TRAIL N, NAPLES, FL 34110, (888) 722-4942) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY AND VALVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

PLEASE REFER TO TSB 0160-11. TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THAT INFERIOR QUALITY PARTS WERE USED AS PART OF THEIR EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND WROTE THIS TSB AS A REMEDY. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THEY CONTINUED TO USE THE FAULTY PARTS BEYOND THE 2011 MODEL YEAR CUT-OFF IN THIS TSB. MY TRUCK IS THROWING THE SAME ENGINE AND EMISSIONS CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TSB. IT ALSO FORCES THE ENGINE INTO A "LOW POWER MODE" GREATLY REDUCING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. LASTLY, IT TURNS OFF TRACTION CONTROL WHICH AFFECTS THE STABILITY OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE FILED A TICKET WITH TOYOTA AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, I DON'T EXPECT MUCH HELP. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS RUN OVER $1,000 ALONE. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TUNDRA, SEQUOIA AND SOME OTHER MODELS (ON THE 4.6L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES). THE ENGINE CODES USUALLY APPEAR ON STARTUP (WHEN THE EMISSIONS DEVICE ARE SUPPOSED TO KICK IN), BUT THE LOW POWER MODE KICKS IN WHILE MOVING.

THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON TUNDRAS. POWER LOSS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE CANT GET OVER 45MPH.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AROUND 72,000 MILES. TRUCK STARTED TO BE SLUGGISH AND LOSE POWER. THE TRUCK IS IN A CONSTANT 'LIMP' MODE AND FAILS TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAUSES UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO A TRAFFIC LANE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVES AND PUMPS. DEALER QUOTED ME $2184.25 TO FIX. NOT CURRENTLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TOYOTA HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER YEARS AND MODELS BUT FOR SOME REASON HAS EXCLUDED THE 2012 TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY REFER ME TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. SAME ISSUES REPORTED FOR THE 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA REFERENCE NHTSA ID NUMBERS: 11129958 11129497 11128204 11109923 11104774 11076034 11075528 11065298 11002406 10994136 10926200 10567001 10489030 HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE FILED BEFORE TOYOTA CORRECTS THE ISSUE?

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION IS A LITTLE SLUGGISH WHILE SHIFTING AND IN SOME CASES EVEN JUMPS WHILE SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A COWORKER WHO HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH HIS TRANSMISSION ON HIS TUNDRA, AND HE ENDED UP TRADING IT IN, BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FROM GETTING IT CHECKED IF IT IS NEEDED

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH ERROR CODE P2433 0160-11 FAILURE OF AIR INJECTION PUMPS I WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO "LIMP MODE." THE LANE I WAS IN MERGED TO THE LEFT. I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A VEHICLE COMING UP ON MY LEFT, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER DUE TO BEING IN "LIMP MODE." THE VEHICLE COMING UP BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND I SWERVED OFF THE SHOULDER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A CONCRETE BARRIER IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A KNOWN MALFUNCTION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. TOYOTA HAS PUBLICALLY SAID THIS IS A WARRANTABLE REPAIR UP TO 150,000 MILES ON 2011 MODEL YEAR TUNDRAS. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2012 (WHICH WAS BUILT IN 2011) BUT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR. I WILL NOW BE OUT OF POCKET $3400 IF I WANT TO KEEP DRIVING MY TRUCK.

CODE P0418 SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR CODE KEEPS COMING ON - AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. 2011 TUNDRAS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS - SO SHOULD 2012 TUNDRAS

CODE P2440 SWITCHING VALVE. WARRANTIES COVER 2012 TACOMA'S BUT NOT TUNDRAS. PART WHICH IS A SWITCHING VALVE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO FROM 60 TO 30 MPH CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

RUST IS BUBBLING UNDER PAINT ON TRUCK BED NEAR REAR T51 BED BOLTS WHERE THE SPOT WELDS ARE LOCATED. RUST APPEARS TO BE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH SEAM SEALING IN AREA AS WELL. NO RUST IS VISABLE UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. A TSB ON THIS ISSUE WAS SENT OUT FOR 2007-2011 MODEL TUNDRAS THIS VEHICLE IS A 2012 WITH SAME ISSUE.

PREMATURE BED RUST AROUND MOUNTING BOLTS. VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE 2011 MODEL YEAR.