2012 Toyota Tacoma owner 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.

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

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 ai

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.

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 rang

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

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. Furthermo

At less then 50k miles on the odometer and 900 miles from home my truck decided to get a check engine light and trac off light caused by codes p2440 and p2442 and p2445. Merry christmas to me. These codes put me into limp mode while on the freeway in snowy and icy conditions. I could not maintain speed with the flow of traffic as I was trying to get to the shoulder with traffic zooming all around me, dangerous and scary! Toyota wants $2000 to repair it. Internet research has shown me that it is a common problem that Toyota fails to recognize for tacomas but has issued a tsb and extended warranties for tundras. Shame on Toyota. Now I get to endure the cost of repair after the holiday seasons and I'm sure my boss will love to hear I wont be returning to work on time.

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.

My truck lost drivability while I was going 60 I ran into a ditch to stop. It hads two codes . I took it in they replaced my rack n pinion. Check engine light came on . Mechanic said he could not work on it anymore because of the rust. To much corrosion he would be risking liability for other parts getting damaged because of all the rust. Took it to mike Shaw to have frame tested. It passed they said. But I can’t find a mechanic to work on it but mike Shaw and they’ll just keep charging for each item they don’t care.

Secondary air control valve failure in the open position

My truck started having a vibration when driving around 45-55 mph. This problem first became noticeable when it had about 115,000 miles on it. Over time the speed that the vibration became noticeable at gradually increased. By 125,000 miles on the truck, it was vibrating hard between 60 and 70 mph. The dealership determined that the problem was that the drive shaft was out of balance and that it had to be replaced. They replaced the drive shaft, but this doesn't seem like a problem that should creep up with that relatively few miles on the vehicle, and I have read that if the drive shaft actually fails, it can severely damage the vehicle and potentially cause injury.

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

My 2012 tacoma is not shifting properly. It is shifting very hard and a bit erratic when driving, and when I am completely stopped at a light, the truck will sometimes violently surge forward making it feel like another vehicle has hit me from behind. It does not happen all the time, but it seems to happen more when it is cold. I took it to the dealership only to be told they could not replicate it, and this is normal for a Toyota. The dealership also said that Toyota is aware of this, all toyotas do it (even the brand new ones), and nothing can be done. My truck is still covered by the Toyota 5 year warranty and the limited lifetime warranty offered from the dealer when I purchased it. I feel like they are not honoring their warranty. If this is true and Toyota is not correcting these is

Secondary air injection valve stuck codes p2440,p2442. Truck goes into limp mode and you can only go a max of 40 MPH.Toyota knows about these issues and does nothing about it

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 EV

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, there was a loud noise heard from under the vehicle. The contact looked in his rear view mirror and saw that the spare tire was rolling down the street. The contact immediately pulled over and retrieved the tire. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis where they advised him that they were unsure as to why the tire separated from the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired by re-installing the spare tire under the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 9,700.

My steering shaft rotted and seized. I took it to a dealer and they repaired it but charged me $536.02 to fix it. When I reseached recalls there was one on 5/12/12. I am asking for my money back for this repair

Almost lost control of vehicle when the trucks performance jumped into limp mode "trac off" as I was driving. Loss of speed and performance caused me to be a driving hazard. 2 vendors today found the codes p2440 and p2442, which appear to have triggered my truck into "trac off" and "check engine" light on. Mode causes my truck to only drive about 45 significantly impacts performance and dangerous to drive. This is a safety hazard,I had no warning that the loss of performance was going to happen initially when I was traveling.there is another problem that appears to be on a larger scale.I have briefly scanned the internet in the last hour and spoke with various vendors about the problem & I have called my dealership & even the main Toyota line and everyone is aware of the issue. The codes

Under the bottom of my truck, there is tons of rust. I know a lot of the trucks my year, make, and model has been recalled for rust on the body and other parts of the truck. I was told that a Toyota dealership should replace it with the amount it has, and now a hole has appeared but they only told me a price to fix everything that is rusted. Just puts my vehicle at risk driving it back and forth to work.