NHTSA Complaint #10854010 — 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA

ON 4/5/16, I STARTED MY 2012 TUNDRA TO GO TO WORK. ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND STAYS ON. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND TOOK THE TRUCK IN. 5 HOURS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REVEALS CODE P0418 (SECONDARY AIR INTAKE SYSTEM) ISSUE ON MY 2012 TUNDRA. COST OF REPAIRS, $2048.00. AFTER SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS CODE P0418, I FIND THAT IT IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR TUNDRAS, TACOMAS AND SEQUOIAS DATING BACK TO 2000 - 2010. REPAIR COSTS OF UP TO $4,000. SUPPOSED TO BE RESOLVED IN 2011 + MODELS. NOT SO. IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED, THE TRUCK COULD GO INTO LIMP MODE, RESTRICTING POWER AND DEPENDING ON WHERE THIS OCCURS, COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO WAY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WILL HELP IDENTIFY THIS ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY (TOYOTA) WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF MY REPAIRS, WHICH I APPRECIATE. HOWEVER, THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM DATING BACK TO 2000, MADE ATTEMPT TO CORRECT AND STILL AN ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS CONTINUES TO PLAGUE OWNERS.