NHTSA Complaint #11203020 — 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA

I WAS PULLING OUT OF WORK. YOU MUST CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC PLUS THE CENTER MEDIAN TO TURN LEFT. THIS IS A CITY STREET. SPEED LIMIT IS 45 I BELIEVE WITH MANY VEHICLES GOING FASTER. VEHICLE HAD THE SMOG AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND VALVES FAIL. THIS CUTS POWER DRASTICALLY TO THE ENGINE AND PUTS IT INTO LIMP MODE. I WAS FORCED TO SWERVE BACK INTO AND STAY IN THE CENTER MEDIAN INSTEAD OF MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE HAD LITTLE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO WAIT FOR A BIGGER GAP IN TRAFFIC AND LIMP THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE DEADLY SHOULD IT OCCUR IF TRYING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY OR PULLING A TRAILER AND THE ENGINE CUTS POWER DRASTICALLY. TOYOTA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ISSUES WITH THESE PARTS FAILING GOING BACK TO 2007 AND POSSIBLY EARLIER. THERE IS NO NEED FOR A SMOG PUMP FAILURE THAT ONLY RUNS FOR 2 MINUTES ON COLD START TO DRASICALLY CUT ENGINE POWER AND ENDANGER THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS.