NHTSA Complaint #11434714 — 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11434714
Vehicle	2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 15, 2021
Date Filed	September 28, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

Check engine light which when checked revealed Air pump and air control valve failures. This is a known problem with 2006-2011 Tundras that Toyota issued an extended warranty for 10 years or 150,000 to replace these parts. There was additional extended warranty for 2012 with 5.7 Liter engine but not the 4.6 liter engine. Safety issue is when total failure occurs vehicle goes into limp mode with max speed of 25MPH which would be bad at highway speeds. Code was run by repair facility and copy is enclosed. Email was sent to Toyota corporate and upon phone call follow up, Toyota refused to do anything towards the defect.

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