NHTSA Complaint #10995268 — 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS THE TRAC OFF LIGHT. I WENT TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT WHATEVER WAS WRONG PUT MY TRUCK INTO LIMP MODE AND HAD A 2500 RPM LIMIT. THIS WAS A 60 MPH HIGHWAY AND I COULDN'T GO MORE THAN 35 MPH. THE TRAFFIC COMING WAS IMMEDIATELY UPON ME AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AS THESE VEHICLES HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, HONK, AND SWERVE AROUND ME. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY READ CODE P2442. WHICH IS FOR A STUCK SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE. THEY FOUND WATER IN THE VALVES AND THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED. DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE IN 2ND GEN TACOMAS, MOSTLY THE 2012. THIS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE, ESPECIALLY TO TOYOTA, AND THEY HAVE SO FAR DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. THIS LED TO A VERY DANGEROUS NEAR CRASH INCIDENT WHICH I THEN HAD TO PAY OVER 1200 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. TOYOTA MUST AT LEAST TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR POORLY DESIGNED PARTS AND COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE VALVES AND PUMPS. THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON A CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT BASIS. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA ADDRESS THIS, THEIR CUSTOMERS DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER.