NHTSA Complaint #10936109 — 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA

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 EVERYONE ELSE. GREAT. *TR