NHTSA Complaint #10927329 — 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE ENTERED "LIMP MODE," WHICH KEEPS THE CAR UNDER ABOUT 35MPH AND PREVENTS IT FROM ACCELERATING QUICKLY. THE CEL READ AS A SECONDARY AIR INTAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM (P2440 AND P2442). JUDGING BY THE MULTITUDE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND, THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO RECTIFY FOR TACOMAS BUT HAS ALREADY ADMITTED TO FOR TUNDRAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER TO DRIVERS IF THE VEHICLE ENTERS "LIMP MODE" WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT ISEEMS ALSO RIDICULOUS FOR TOYOTA TO EXPECT TACOMA OWNERS TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THEIR POORLY DESIGNED PART, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE PART IS NOT VITAL TO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE.