Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Toyota Tundra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
2012 Tundra faced a lot of problems like air injection pump failures, sticking of secondary air pumps, knock, along with other issues like speed control, engine cooling, and throttle failure. At present, it has been slapped with 136 complaints, 4 recalls, and 1 investigation as recorded on NHTSA site.Sep 2, 2022
Secondary air injection pump has high rate of failure, recalls in older models. Has caused truck to go into limp mode. Could cause serious accident/fatality if vehicle suddenly goes into limp mode on highway. This has happened on multiple occasions in forums I’ve read. Known problem by Toyota that isn’t being addressed.
2012 Toyota Tundra has a known design flaw in that moisture is allowed to condense, accumulate and corrode in components of the secondary air intake system leading to decrease performance especially in regards to acceleration which is critical to operating a vehicle safely.
I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON TO MASS 93 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 I LOST CONTROL AND. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE LANE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT 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. I 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.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.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. GOT A CODE P0418-VEHICLE WILL GO LIMP/NOT ABLE TO GO OVER 25MPS. TOYOTA HAS A WARRANTY REPAIR PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR ALL 2012 TUNDRAS WITH A 5.7 SIZE BUT NOT MINE BECAUSE IT IS A 4.6 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!!! *TR
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.
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.
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
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.
I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE WITH MY EXACT PROBLEM. THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM RELAY AND SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE. OBD II CODES P0418 AND P2442. MY EXPERIENCE IS THE SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THAT MY TRUCK IS NOW PERMANENTLY IN LIMP MODE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THESE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS. ON PRE-2012 MODEL TUNDRAS TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE REPAIR WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS/150,000 MILES AS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE LATER YEAR MODEL TRUCKS LIKE MY 2012 4.6 LITER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRUCK SLOWED SEVERELY IN TRAFFIC AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR GO UP ANY HILL. CARS BEHIND ME IN TRAFFIC HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME. I WAS STUCK DEAD AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL AS THESE CHRONICALLY FAILING PARTS SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE'S POWER. TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE HAS DENIED MY ATTEMPT TO SEEK COMPENSATION OR REPAIR OF THESE PARTS THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE. THE FIX NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODEL AND ENGINE SIZE TUNDRAS AS THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS EXIST ON MODELS PAST 2011. A SIDE NOTE, SOMEHOW THESE DEFECTS ARE REPORTED TO BE AFFECTING THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AS THAT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL ON MOST OF THE AFFECTED TUNDRAS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR INJECTION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,023. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
TRUCK IN LIMP MODE. WOULD NOT EXCEED 40MPH. VEHICLE LIMPED HOME AND TOWED TO DEALER. RODENTS HAD CHEWED ELECTRICAL WIRES PER TOYOTA DEALER. UPON INVESTIGATION TOYOTA BEGAN USING SOY-BASED WIRING IN THEIR VEHICLES INSTEAD OF PETROLEUM-BASED AND DIDN'T NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS. SOY-BASED PRODUCTS IN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO "ATTRACT" RODENTS VERSUS PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS. MY 2012 TUNDRA WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TOYOTA DENIED SAID WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WASN'T A "FAILURE" OF THEIR PARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY OR STEER PROPERLY BECAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ECM HAD FAILED. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR HARM DUE TO AN UNSUSPECTING INTERRUPTION IN SPEED AND TRAFFIC FLOW, AS A RESULT OF WIRING SEPARATION OCCURRING WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.
MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS EQUIPPED WITH TOYOTA'S VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC). ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE VSC IS WHEN THE COMPUTER PERCEIVES A LOSS OF TRACTION, THE COMPUTER (WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S CONSENT) ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE LOSS OF TRACTION BY BRAKING AND/OR ENGAGING ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES. IN NOVEMBER OF 2016, THE VSC ON MY TUNDRA (WITH ONLY 43K MILES) BEGAN TO FAIL AND INSTEAD OF BECOMING INOPERABLE AND DOING NOTHING, THE VSC ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE FRONT TIRE(S) DURING ROUTINE TURNING MOVEMENTS. THIS CAUSES A JERKING SENSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO ONE-SIDE. THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND I HAVE SPENT NEARLY $2,800 TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, TOYOTA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR DISABLE THE FEATURE. IT IS MY OPINION THE VSC SYSTEM IN THE 2012 TUNDRA IS UNSAFE. THIS IS NOT ONLY BASED ON THE FACT I AM THE OWNER OF A DEFECTIVE TUNDRA, PRIOR TO RETIRING IN NOVEMBER 2015; I WORKED FOR THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS AS AN OFFICER AND SERGEANT. I INVESTIGATED NUMEROUS TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, WORKED IN SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATION UNITS AND RECEIVED ADVANCED TRAINING IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION. I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PULL ON A STEERING WHEEL, SUCH AS I AM EXPERIENCING IN MY TUNDRA, COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THEREFORE, IT IS MY OPINION BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED THAT THE VSC SYSTEM ON THE 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.
AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING THE TRUCK ALMOST EVERY MORNING WHEN I TRY TO START THE TRUCK IT TOOK AT LEAST 2 CRANKING CYCLES TO START. IT'S BEEN A ON GOING THING AND NOW THE THROTTLE ACTS UP WHEN I FIRST PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY CODE AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 36322 MILES ON IT. *TR
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