NHTSA Complaint #11066080 — 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY REGAINED POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION, RESTARTED IT, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF POWAY (13631 POWER RD, POWAY, CA 92064) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR SYSTEM VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE AIR INJECTION PUMP MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,472.