2012 Toyota Tundra Problems & Complaints

Product almost set my car on fire, luckily I was stop at a car wash when one the cleaning crew members noticed smoke coming out from under my hood my hood , I opened the hood and the actual light bulb was on fire, it burnt my original hardness of my vehicle and the housing of my head light

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the mileage was 137,355. The contact stated that while inspecting the glove box, the contact found three receipts that showed three different odometer readings. The contact then ordered a Carfax report and discovered that the mileage on the Title on October 4, 2025, was 252,307.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 161,000 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 260,000.

Temperature Seat switches are not working, fire hazard does to malfunctioning.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle started leaking fuel, and the contact smelled an abnormal fuel odor. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the fuel leak stopped. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the fuel tank valve assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 20,000.

Wife was driving truck and immediately went into limp mode on the highway. Check engine light came on, no accelerating then died. Had to get it towed. This is the 3rd incident with this issue.

The fuel pump failed on my Tundra. Several dashboard check engine lights suddenly lit up to warn me of the issue. While I was able to safely get it to a mechanic to repair the independent Toyota certified mechanic I use shared they have seen a volume of these where the car stops immediately with the Fuel pump failing completely. I was lucky as the day prior to this I was driving through mountain passes on the highway in Colorado. I have since found out from the feedback from my mechanic that they have repaired a volume of these, and it is a known issue by Toyota who issued a technical service bulletin. The fuel pump needs to be replaced with a different specification - the original pump is not sufficient. My concern is putting driver/passenger safety at risk with a complete fuel pump failure while driving. I consider this a near-miss for me, and would worry about others that are about to have this issue.

ECM safety recall air injection pump failure

My power steering gear blew its seal on the passenger side losing all power steering fluid and almost making me crash into a car next to me, and Toyota refuses to cover it stating that I hadn't had the steering gear replaced prior to whenever their dates were this is clearly faulty equipment and faulty machine work on the steering gear itself. why won't Toyota cover it? I tried contacting One Toyota and Downtown Toyota here in Oakland California and they told me that they wanted $250 to inspect my vehicle and that I would definitely have to pay for it because my vehicle was not under recall it states it is a recall if you look it up.It is worded recall if they're not going to cover it sounds like they're trying to back out of covering it until someone gets seriously hurt or killed like I almost did, I will never buy another Toyota again as long as I live because clearly they don't care about the faulty equipment on their vehicles that's going to hurt or kill someone. All they care about is the mighty dollar and that's just wrong. Safety has gone rite the window and if anyone reading this is thinking about buying a Toyota, I would seriously think twice.

2012 Tundra faced a lot of problems like air injection pump failures, sticking of secondary air pumps, knock, along with other issues like speed control, engine cooling, and throttle failure. At present, it has been slapped with 136 complaints, 4 recalls, and 1 investigation as recorded on NHTSA site.Sep 2, 2022

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while plowing his driveway, there was an abnormal burning odor detected. The vehicle suddenly lost power. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that oil was needed. The mechanic became aware that oil was dripping through a small crack on the cam shaft on the right cylinder bank onto the exhaust manifold. The contact was informed that the engine wiring harness was burned. The mechanic recommended that the engine and transfer case be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed after an investigation, that there was no evidence of a defect. The claim was denied. There was no additional assistance provided. The approximate failure mileage 175,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the light stayed illuminated while driving. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent certified mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the secondary air injectors needed to be replaced. The mechanic informed the contact that the manufacturer had offered an Extended Warranty Program to cover the failure under "Warranty Enhancement Program ZG6" for "Air Injection Pumps and Air Switching Valves" and that the warranty had expired several months prior. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

My driver's side rear lug studs all broke while driving, causing damage to my when and rear axle of the vehicle.

The horn no longer works on the vehicle. I can no longer alert drivers who do not see me while driving or in parking lots. My auto shop confirmed the horn did not work and estimated the repair. There were no warnings.

Computer software issues. Flex full engine.

The engine leaks oil in front of the faulty designed cam tower seal and leaks on the manifold. This caused smoke to come from the oil burning off.

Secondary air injection pump has high rate of failure, recalls in older models. Has caused truck to go into limp mode. Could cause serious accident/fatality if vehicle suddenly goes into limp mode on highway. This has happened on multiple occasions in forums I’ve read. Known problem by Toyota that isn’t being addressed.

The truck has paint peeling from it. There is currently a recall out for other models of Toyota with the same paint type as mine. Toyota says that the Tundra is not affected by this recall. I took the truck to Toyota they took down a report and told me to call the cooperate office to report it as well.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle experienced steering failure with abnormal popping sounds. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21E103000 (Steering). The approximate failure mileage was 156,485.

My horn stopped working. I have two new drivers and this is a huge safety concern of mine. The dealer is telling me that this is a $800 job. Online I'm finding that this is a very common issue that is occurring ... effecting the safety or our vehicle.

Secondary air injection system failed May 2019. ALL dash warning lights came on. Researched on-line and found truck would not have accelerated past “limp mode” (25-30 mph). Had to have vehicle towed to local Toyota dealer as I was over 40 miles from home (all highway). Toyota dealer diagnosed secondary air injection system failure. Cost to repair OVER $3000. Toyota has acknowledged this is a KNOWN design problem on the Tundra “big” V8s but refuses to recognize this is a design problem on the 2012 4.6L V8 models. Local dealer stated “we have lots of these lying around the shop so no problem getting the part.” Indicating this is a common problem/repair. Spoke directly with Toyota Corporate office who refused to acknowledge design fault or reimburse for repair. This is a HUGE safety issue caused by a known Toyota design problem that needs to be investigated by NHTSA. Toyota MUST be help accountable for this problem and made to correct the problem with a "recall".

The horn can not be operated by the steering wheel. The horn still works when the panic alarm is pressed. According to several forums that I have visited, it’s a common issue with the steering column rubbing the insulation off of the wire. I believe that if this is that common of an issue, it should be reported, and hope that it will be addressed by a recall.

Secondary air injection system failed June 2018. Vehicle went into limp mode on highway, a dangerous situation as you go from 70 to 30 MPH rather suddenly. Alamo Toyota dealership in San Antonio stated code PO418 and needs to have air pumps and valves replaced. Cost estimate of $3362.57. Toyota has acknowledged this is a design problem on certain Toyota Tundras but fails to recognize this is an issue on the 2012 4.6L V8 models. Toyota needs to take responsibility that this is still an issue with the 2012 4.6L V8 models.

Started my truck and the 4lo, check engine and trac off lights came on. The 4lo was blinking.

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.

2012 Toyota Tundra Cam Carrier seal/cam tower leak on Passenger side. THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE THE OIL PRESSURE BECOMES HIGHER THAN THE BOND HOLDING THE SEAL ELEMENT, IT BEGINS TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE.

have noticed rust holes on frame-frame rust is flaking-falling off--rust on brake system and wheel rims

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, he heard an abnormal sound, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact drove to his residence. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the secondary air injection system to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,899.

2012 Toyota Tundra has a known design flaw in that moisture is allowed to condense, accumulate and corrode in components of the secondary air intake system leading to decrease performance especially in regards to acceleration which is critical to operating a vehicle safely.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. CAR AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES SPEED CAUSING DIFFICULTY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE SECONDARY AIR PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE. SOMETHING TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL. NO HELP FROM THERE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT. PROBLEM HAPPENED AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPEED TO GET OUT OF WAY OF INCOMING TRAFFIC.

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. SUMMARY: I HAVE PROBLEM WITH LUG NUT RIGHT REAR SIDE OF TRUCK WON'T COME LOOSE NUT KEEP SPINNING HAS A FACTORY DEFECT POSSIBLE THIS YEAR OF VEHICLES SHOULD BE LISTED IN 2013&2014 RECALL I HOPE THIS AND THE TIME GONE BY DOES NOT EFFECT ME AND MY SAFETY THIS SHOULD BE DEALER RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT JOHN HARVEY TOYOTA (2901 BENTON RD, BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111, (318) 741-1337). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MPH AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

MY TUNDRA WITH 75,000 MILES HAS A CAMSHAFT TOWER LEAK AND THIS OIL IS FALLING INTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITHOUT BEING NOTICED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE IT TO THE FLOOR, BUT IT GETS TO THE SENSORS AND STARTS RUINING THEM. TOYOTA MOTOR CO KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN ALL THEIR 5.7L ENGINES AND THAT ITS A FACTORY ROBOT ERROR BY NOT APPLYING ENOUGH SEALANT IN THE GASKET. AND THIS IS JUST BEING FIXED IF YOU ARE EITHER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLES LOOSE POWER AND IF DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE LEAST THIS COMPANY CAN DO IS OFFER A VOLUNTARY RECALL BUT THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO SO BECAUSE THE FIX WILL COST THEM $3500-$4000 FROM ALL THEIR 5.7L ENGINES ASSEMBLED IN THE U.S. SO FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MANY TOYOTA DRIVERS AND GENERAL HIGHWAY DRIVERS SAFETY, I HOPE THIS WOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU

I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON TO MASS 93 HIGHWAY WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT AND BLINKING 4 LOE CAME ON. THE ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE GREATLY REDUCING MY POWER AND I LOST CONTROL AND. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE LANE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT AND GET TO A MECHANICS SHOP. THEY HOOKED UP A ANALYSIS COMPUTER AND CAME BACK WITH MAINTENANCE CODE P2432, SECONDARY AIR PUMPS AND SECONDARY AIR PUMP VALVES. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH TOYOTA TUNDRAS GOING BACK TO 2007 MODELS. THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ON 2007 - 2010 MODELS BUT NOT NEWER MODELS WHICH ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.I FEEL THIS PROBLEM CONSTITUTES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE DRASTIC REDUCTION IN POWER WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DEPENDING ON WHEN THE PARTS IN QUESTION FAIL.

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF NO POWER STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND LOOKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING OUT OF MY TIE ROD BOOT. I IMMEDIATELY GOT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY AUTOMATICALLY KNEW WHAT IT WAS, THE RACK AND PINION BLEW OUT. SO CLEARLY IT'S A TOYOTA THING I FIGURED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT FIXED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT I STARTED DOING RESEARCH ON FORUMS AND MANY FACEBOOK GROUPS DEVOTED TO TOYOTA TUNDRAS AND DAILY I SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR RACK AND PINION GOING OUT AND DAYS AFTER MY FRIEND ALSO HAD HIS GO OUT ON HIS TUNDRA. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM TOYOTA HAS AND IT EITHER NEEDS TO BE RECALLED OR FIXED SOMEHOW SO PEOPLE CAN BE SAFE AND NOT ALMOST GET IN AN ACCIDENT LIKE I DID. WHEN TOYOTA EVEN ACKNOWLEDGES IT AND REFUSES TO NOT FIX IT, THAT THROWS THE RED FLAG RIGHT THERE AND THEY CLEARLY UNDERSTAND IT'S A PROBLEM. THE FIX AMOUNTED TO $1937 DOLLARS ALSO.

THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT STAY CENTERED AND THE POSITION WOULD CHANGE. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS STOPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD SOME MOVEMENT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I CHECKED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK DOWN NUT AND IT WAS TIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A SPLINE BUSHING THAT MATCHES UP WITH A MATCHING SPLINE ON THE SHAFT SO I COULD NOT SEE HOW THIS COULD MOVE. I REMOVED THE LOCKING NUT SO I COULD SEE THE WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHAFT CONNECT TOGETHER. WITH THE NUT OFF I NOTICED THAT THE SPLINE BUSHING DID NOT MOVE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL DID MOVE ON THE BUSHING. THERE WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER OF THE STEERING WHEEL COMING LOOSE SO THAT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OR WORSE YET THE STEERING WHEEL COULD COME COMPLETELY OFF THE COLUMN. THIS PROBLEM CAN EASILY BE CHECKED AS I DID WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE LOCKED POSITION. IF YOU HAVE ANY MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE LOCKED POSITION GET IT CHECKED IMMEDIATELY.

VERY SERIOUS MALFUNCTION WITH AIR INJECTION PUMP. THIS HAPPENED TO OCCUR AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. MULTIPLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. $2000 PLUS IN REPAIRS FOR A VERY DANGEROUS AND APPARENTLY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH RECALLS ISSUED IN PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS OF TUNDRA AND OTHER MODELS OF TOYOTA TRUCKS.

'12 TOYOTA TUNDRA APPEARS TO GO INTO LIMP MODE, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SHIP, A RECALL WAS LISTED FOR SOMETHING, DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. HAD TO HAVE ABOUT $1,500OF WORK DONE. FIXED THE ISSUE....FOR 1.5 MONTHS. BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, THROWING ALL THE SAME CODES FOR ALL THE SAME PARTS. CLEARLY THE PARTS BEING USED AREN'T A FIX TO THE PROBLEM, AND SEEMS LIKE MORE THAN JUST IS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. AT THIS POINT IT'S PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIVES. TOYOTA DEALT WITH THIS WITH EARLIER MODELS BUT ANYTHING 2012 AND UP , NOTHING IS BEING DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THESE TRUCKS GO INTO LIMP MODE ON A HIGHWAY AND THEY GET HIT AT 70-80 MILES AN HOUR FROM SOMETHING OUT OF THE DRIVERS CONTROL, THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT. WHEN WILL A RECALL CONDO THIS, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AND PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY THERE WAS NO POWER LIKE TRUCK WAS IN LIMP MODE AND TRACTOR TRAILOR HAD TO SWERVE OFF OF ROAD TO PREVENT SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION HAS A SEVERE MAL FUNCTION WHICH TOYOTA ONLY RECOGNIZED IN EARLIER MODELS AND THEY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEAR AND 150,000 MILES. THIS IS A SEVERE PROBLEM I WISH SOMEONE WOULD INVESTIGATE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE AND LIVES ARE LOST. THERE IS NOT MUCH RESPONSE TIME TO MAKE A QUICK DECISION DURING THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU

LEAKY TUNDRA CAM TOWER SEAL. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THEY USES A EPOXY TYPE SEAL THAT HAS BEEN FOUND TO LEAK, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT TYPE OF GASKET SEAL..THE CHARGE FOR THIS APPROXIMATELY $ 5000.00 THAT THEY SAY IS THE CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITY.

THE TRAC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CANS ON AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS OF 150,000 MILES. IF IT WAS THE SECONDARY VALVES AND AIR PUMPS. I GOT A CALL BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS, BIG MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS IS AN ISSUES WITH 100S OF TUNDRAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GO OVER 60 OR GET TO 60 SAFELY. THE TOYOTA BLOGS ARE FULL OF TUNDRA OWNERS COMPLAINING. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

WHEN BRAKING THE SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND IF MY FOOT IS PLACE TO THE RIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THUS CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ACCELERATE WHEN I'M WANTING TO STOP. VERY DANGEROUS

MY 2012 TUNDRA HAD A TRAC OFF AND ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR NUMEROUS TOYOTA TUNDRA IN REGARDS TO FAILURE OF THE SECONDARY AIR VALVES AND PUMPS. I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ON THE 10 YEAR , 150,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I URGE YOU TO FORCE TOYOTA TO ADD MY VIN NUMBER TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE CANNOT GO OVER 60 AND BE SAFE. IT WAS RAINING AND RAIN GOT INTO THE PUMP SYSTEM. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THOUSANDS OF THESE BADLY DESIGNED SYSTEM AND MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT COST OVER $2,000 TO REPLACE BADLY DESIGNED SYSTEM.

2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4.6 L AT 101,000 MILES WENT INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING A LACK OF POWER AND ACCELERATION DURING CITY DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. WAS ABLE TO LIMP VEHICLE TO NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. COST TO REPAIR WAS MORE THAN I WANTED TO PAY BEINGTHAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE TRUCK WITHIN THE PAST MONTH OR SO. TOYOTA DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR SO A BYPASS KIT WAS INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK UNDER POWER. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE SYSTEM WAS NOT COVERED HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON 2010 MODELS AND OTHERS THE WARRANTY ON THE SYSTEM WAS EXTENDED TO 150,000 BUT NOT ON THE 2012 4.6L ENGINES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE OTHERS.

WHEN IN MOTION THE VEHICLE ENTERS LIMP MODE AND LOSES POWER. ACCELERATION BY PEDAL DOES NOT FUNCTION, THE ENGINE ONLY REVS AND DOES NOT SPEED UP. THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR ON ITS OWN WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE, HIGHWAY, STREET, DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, ETC. NO WARNING. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM EQUATES TO SOMEONE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS!! I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE TODAY! TOYOTA IS AWARE AND HAS BEEN AWARE SINCE 2007 OF THE PROBLEM AND IS PLAYING WITH PEOPLES LIVES!! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. GOT A CODE P0418-VEHICLE WILL GO LIMP/NOT ABLE TO GO OVER 25MPS. TOYOTA HAS A WARRANTY REPAIR PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR ALL 2012 TUNDRAS WITH A 5.7 SIZE BUT NOT MINE BECAUSE IT IS A 4.6 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM!!! *TR

MY 2012 TUNDRA WITH 107K DISPLAYED THE CHECK ENGINE, 4LO, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS AND WOULD ONLY DRIVE IN 'LIMP MODE'. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED AT STARTUP WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK ONE AFTERNOON, AND NOT AS I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I 'LIMPED' TO THE LOCAL DEALER USING BACK ROADS AND LEFT THE TRUCK FOR DIAGNOSIS. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE TRUCK WAS EXHIBITING CODE 'P2440' FOR A FAULTY SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM VALVE, AND THAT BOTH SECONDARY AIR PUMPS AND VALVES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2500, BUT "LUCKILY" THE DEALER HAD THE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. SINCE I NEEDED THE TRUCK TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EACH DAY, AND I AM NOT READY TO REPLACE IT, I AUTHORIZED THE REPAIR AND PICKED IT UP THE NEXT DAY. SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH ON-LINE SHOWED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR YEARS. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THESE PARTS FOR MY 2007-2011, AND LATER FOR CERTAIN 2012 VEHICLES AS WELL. UNFORTUNATELY, IT APPEARS THAT ONLY THE 2012S WITH THE 5.7L ENGINE ARE COVERED (MINE IS A 4.6L). FROM MY RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THE PUMPS/VALVES IN MY TRUCK ARE THE EXACT SAME PARTS THAT ARE KNOWN TO FAIL (AND ARE COVERED) IN OTHER MODEL YEARS. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND OF COURSE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD 'LOG' THE ISSUE AND CONTACT ME SHOULD THE WARRANTY BE EXTENDED TO COVER MY TRUCK. JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HERE, I FEEL THAT IT WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND PERHAPS APPLYING SOME 'EXTERNAL' PRESSURE TO PERSUADE TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND COVER ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE, BUT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE TRUCK WERE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE FAILURE KNOWN AS "FAIL-SAFE" OR "LIMP-HOME" MODE. AS EVIDENCED BY TOYOTA T-SB-0160-11, WARRANTY POLICY BULLETINS, AND WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS, TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE, YET HAS CHOSEN TO REPAIR OR COMPENSATE ONLY A SELECT FEW. THE PARTS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER MY VEHICLE REPEATEDLY WENT INTO 'FAIL-SAFE / LIMP-HOME' MODE CORRESPOND DIRECTLY WITH THE PART NUMBERS REFERENCED IN TOYOTA WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN POL17-02 WHICH COVERS THIS DEFECT IN OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT IN MY 2012 MODEL. MY OUT-OF-POCKET COST TO REPAIR THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WAS $3034.87. THIS A KNOWN AIR INJECTION SYSTEM WATER INTRUSION DEFECT AND COMMON SAFETY COMPLAINT AT THE NHTSA AND ON MULTIPLE TOYOTA FORUMS, AFFECTING NUMEROUS 2012 TUNDRA'S WHICH TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMPENSATE FOR. I HAVE WRITTEN SEVERAL LETTERS TO BOTH THE CEO OF TOYOTA AND THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT OF MY REPAIR COSTS AND HAVE BEEN DENIED TWICE; THE FIRST DENIAL IN WRITING, THE SECOND DENIAL VIA TELEPHONE. I REQUEST THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF OTHERS DRIVING THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. TOYOTA HAS AN ETHICAL AND SAFETY OBLIGATION TO THE CONSUMER TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT AND TO COMPENSATE THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THEIR FAILURE TO CORRECT THIS WELL-KNOWN ISSUE. *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALKER TOYOTA (5735 COLISEUM BLVD, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303) TO BE DIAGNOSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A HESITATION IN RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *LN CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH 2010,2011, AND 2012 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (PWS) TOYOTA TUNDRAS. UPDATE: TOYOTA TECHNICIAN STATED ISSUE MAY BE PUMPS AND VALVES.*JB

2012 TUNDRA 4.6 V8 MY TRUCK WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE AND THE 4LO LIGHT FLASHES, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS WERE ALL ON. ALMOST COMPLETE LOSE OF POWER WILL HAPPEN. IN TRAFFIC I END UP BLOCKING EVER VEHICLE BEHIND ME, BECAUSE THE TRUCK WILL NOT REACH THE SPEED LIMIT. IF THERE IS A HILL THEN THE TRUCK BARELY MOVES GOING UP THE HILL. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I SAW IT'S A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM ON TOYOTA WITH THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP SEIZING. I CHECKED IT WITH THE CODE READER AT A LOCAL SHOP AND THE GUY CONFIRMED IT, CODE P2240 "AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 1." HE TOLD ME HE USED TO WORK FOR TOYOTA AND KNEW THERE WAS THE EXTENDED REPAIR ON THIS ISSUE BUT COULDN'T RECALL THE SPECIFICS. I WENT INTO TOYOTA AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WILL NOT COVER IT FOR MY TRUCK AFTER THEY RAN MY VIN NUMBER. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF TUNDRAS WITH THE 5.7L MOTOR ARE COVERED BUT THE 4.6L MOTORS ARE NOT. I WAS INFORMED BY TOYOTA THAT IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT BE COVERED.

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN DASH LIGHTS LIT UP WHILE TRYING TO GET TO EXIT TRUCK WENT IN LIMP MODE LOST POWER COULD ONLY MANAGE ABOUT 40 MPH,GOT TO EXIT STOPPED.CALLED BROTHER IN LAW HE BROUGHT TRAILER AN WE LOADED TRUCK,STOPPED AT AUTO PARTS STORE AN THEY CHECKED CODE CAME BACK AS SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM, GOING INTO LIMP MODE WAS VERY SCARY NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE IF WOULD HAVE BEEN NECESSARY. BY FORUM'S I'VE READ TOYOTA KNOWS THEY HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE BUT SEEMS THEY ONLY HELP CERTAIN YEARS.MY TRUCK IS 2012 WITH 93,111 MILES THEVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR SOME YEAR MODELS BUT TELL ME MINE ISNT ONE COVERED.THANK YOU

CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. 4LO SIGN FLASHED. VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE, SLOWING DOWN, AND AT TIMES CREEPING ALONG WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A LARGE DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE ESPECIALLY GOING UP ANY SORT OF INCLINE. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS TOLD TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THIS MAKE/MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AT THIS TIME. I CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE, AND THE WORKER VERIFIED SHE COULD SEE INFO ON THE RECALL TALKING ABOUT WARNING SIGNS -BUT THEY WERE NOT SPECIFIC. SHE FORWARDED ON MY INFORMATION TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. THAT INDIVIDUAL CALLED TODAY, AND SHE ADVISED MY WARRANTY WAS OVER AND MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

I HAVE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE CAMSHAFT HOUSING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS LED TO OIL BURNING ON MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD.

WITH ONLY 81,719 MILES ON MY TRUCK I HAD TO HAVE THE AIR INJECTION PUMP & VALVES REPLACED ON 3/29/2019. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH HAD BEEN RECALLED IN THE 2011 & 2010 MODELS. IF A RECALL IS MADE WITHIN A YEAR OF THE PART BEING REPLACED I WILL BE REIMBURSED. I WORK FROM HOME AND THE TRUCK HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR LEISURE OR CHORES FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. IT WAS DRIVEN DAILY IN LAS VEGAS FROM 2015-2017 AND IN ORLANDO FROM 2012-2015. THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER ENGINE PROBLEMS. IN JANUARY OF 2019 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS PERFORMING WITH LESS POWER BUT EVERYTHING WORKED OKAY. INSTEAD OF DRIVING AN 8 CYLINDER TRUCK IT FELT LIKE DRIVING A FULL SIZE TRUCK WITH ONLY 4 CYLINDERS. THE ISSUE HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND THEN THE PERFORMANCE JUST WENT SOUTH. I WAITED 2 MONTHS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE I RARELY DRIVE AND BECAUSE IT STILL RAN BUT WITH LESS POWER. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT IF ANOTHER MECHANIC FIXED THE PROBLEM AND A RECALL CAME LATER THEN I WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. AFTER I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY BECOME A RECALL I MOVED FORWARD WITH USING TOYOTA'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY GOAL IS TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL PENDING FOR THE 2012 TUNDRA AIR INJECTION SYSTEM OR AT LEAST FIND OUT IF THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. IF I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY A DEALERSHIP USING THE RECALL AS A TACTIC TO GET MY BUSINESS I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LET OTHERS KNOW SO I HOPE SOMEONE FROM THE NHTSA WILL FOLLOW UP. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I TOOK MY TUNDRA IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER SHIP SAID I HAVE OIL LEAK AT THE TIMING BELT. IT WOULD BE OVER 1600.00 TO FIX THIS. IT IS TIME CONSUMING FOR THE LABOR RATE IS HIGH. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT.

I TRADED MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR $17,000.00. BLUE BOOK 'TRADE-IN' VALUE WAS APPROXIMATELY $20,000.00 - $21,000.00 AT THE TIME. MY TRUCK HAD LOW MILEAGE AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR THE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. I LOST $3,000.00 - $4,000.00 IN THE TRADE-IN.

A LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STARTED LOSING POWER. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD GAS. I PUT THE CLEANER IN IT AND IT DIDN'T FIX IT. I HAD SOME BUDDIES TELL ME TO UNPLUG MY BATTERY BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE A SAFETY FEATURE. SO I DID. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TRUCK ACTED RIGHT FOR A FEW MILES THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. MY BUDDIES REFERRED TO IT AS A "LIMP MODE" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WAS AFRAID TO HAVE IT WORKED ON BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IF THERE WAS A RECALL THE MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T BE LIABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL, THE IGNITION HESITATED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

MY TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING HARD START ISSUES SINCE WINTER 2017. I FIGURED IT WAS MY BATTERY SO I REPLACED IT, BUT IT DIDNT HELP. THE HARD START WASN'T CONSISTENT SO I CHOSE TAKE SOME TIME TO SEE IF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SURFACED. GOT THROUGH WINTER 2018 AND SPRING/SUMMER 2019 WITH IT STILL STARTING ROUGH ON OCCASION. BY OCTOBER 2019 MY TRUCK REACHED APPROX 78K MILES, AND ONE DAY IT DIDN'T START AT ALL. TOOK THREE TRIES TO GET IT GOING. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED ONCE AGAIN. IT TESTED BAD BUT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO I HAD I LT SWAPPED OUT. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THIS TIME IT GAVE ME AN ENGINE LIGHT. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS AN 'EVAP CODE' AND RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE GAS CAP TO START. CODE DIDNT RETURN BUT STILL HARD STARTING. TOOK ALMOST TWO MONTHS AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME P1604 STARTABILITY MALFUNCTION. WAS TOLD I HAD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA TO GET A REFLASH. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS THE PROBLEMS TUNDRA OWNERS WERE HAVING WITH THIS FFV DENSITY SENSOR MALFUNCTION. PRINTED THE OLD SERVICE BULLETINS AND WENT TO TOYOTA TO TALK TO SERVICE DEPT ABOUT IT. THEY SAID TOYOTA JUST PUT OUT A NEW SERVICE BULLETIN IN DECEMBER 2019 FOR THE REFLASH BUT NOW ALSO REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP (TOYOTA TOLD ME DENSITY SENSOR ATTACHED TO THE PUMP). UNFORTUNATELY TOYOTA ALSO TOLD ME THEY WON'T COVER THE COST SINCE MY TRUCK HAD JUST GONE OVER 80K MILES, AND THEY ARE NOT FLEXIBLE WITH THAT AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH I TOLD THEM IT STARTED BEFORE 80K. T-SB-0166-19. SO I GOT PRICES. THE REFLASH IS ABOUT $140 AND JUST THE COST OF THE PUMP ITSELF IS $600, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE TOYOTA USA CUSTOMER CARE TEAM AND THEY SAID THEY CANT HELP ME SINCE I DIDNT TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE IT. APPARENTLY IT DOESNT MATTER IF YOU HAVE SERVICE RECORDS FROM ANOTHER SHOP. THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA, AND I LOVE MY TRUCK SO THIS BREAKS MY HEART.

WHEN DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINEER WILL NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE THIRTY MILES AN HOURS. IF YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RESET THE COMPUTER IT WILL WORK FOR ABOUT THREE MILE THEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS THE SAME INDICATION EARLIER TUNDRA MODELS HAVE WITH SECONDARY AIR INJECTORS RECALL. AN IT IS WIDELY DOCUMENTED ONLINE AS A PROBLEM FOR 2012 TUNDRA'S. YET TOYOTA CONTINUES TO DENIES IT'S A PROBLEM AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT TONGUE WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER THE BUCKLE TO BE LATCHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *BF*JB

DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND ENGINE REDUCES POWER SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN AND BECOME A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $3300. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HQ AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER REPAIRS FOR THIS KNOW DESIGN DEFECT.

* ONGOING MANUFACTURE DEFECT / SAFETY CONCERN WITH 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4.6. CODE P2440, SECONDARY AIR INJECTION. BANK ONE OPEN.---CHECK ENGINE / TRAC OFF LIGHTS / ENGINE IN "LIMP MODE" * DOCUMENTED RECURRING INCIDENTS ON 4-2-19 AND AGAIN ON 10-12-19 AFTER COSTLY OUT OF POCKET REPAIR. * MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4.6 MOTOR DOUBLE CAB HAS EXPERIENCED THE AIR INJECTION PUMP FAILURE TWICE IN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD LEADING TO LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE CONTROL. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS AFTER A 2,000 MILE TRIP. DRIVING DOWNHILL THE DASH LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE / TRAC OFF) CAME AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND IMMEDIATELY VEHICLE POWER REDUCED AS WE TRIED TO POWER UP THE NEXT HILL. WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER BY FOLLOWING VEHICLES BY PULLING OFF THE ROAD, AND LIMPED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP. CONTACTED 3 DEALERS AND TOYOTA CORPORATE WITH NO POSITIVE OUTCOME. ALL PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THE ONGOING DEFECT BUT WILL NOT PAY OR OFFER A SOLUTION TO END THE PROBLEM. PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE SIX MONTHS LATER FOUND US AGAIN UNABLE TO REACH OR MAINTAIN SAFE HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AVOID DANGEROUS HIGHWAY SITUATIONS, OR ABILITY TO CLIMB HILLS. BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. * THIS EMISSION CONTROL DEFECT THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT SINCE THE 2007 MODELS. THEY EVEN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY THROUGH THE 2011 MODEL YEAR. TOYOTA ALSO CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS NEITHER DRIVE-TRAIN NOR EMISSIONS RELATED. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AT THE DEALER AND CORPORATE LEVEL, TOYOTA REFUSES TO EXTEND REPAIRS FOR THIS WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT BEYOND THE 2011 MODEL. TOYOTA SUGGESTS THAT WHEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ARE RECORDED, THEY WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON NEWER MODELS. THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM DEALERS AND CORPORATE TOYOTA IS ALARMING. THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET IS EXPENSIVE (FROM $500 FOR A TEMPORARY REPAIR TO $4000 FOR A REPLACEMENT FROM THE DEALER.)

THE REAR LEAF SPRING BREAKING IN HALF FOR BOTH SIDES WITHOUT ANY EXTRA WEIGHT ON EXCEPT THE PASSENGERS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. REGULAR DRIVING CONDITIONS, BOTH HIGHWAY AND STREET.

AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING BAD HORN DOES NOT WORK BUT WHEN YOU STEERING THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT HORN WORKS NORMAL

WHEN CRANKING THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN AS OF 5 DAYS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS ALONG WITH 'TRACK OFF' INDICATOR. THIS THROWS THE TRUCK IN 'LIMP' MODE DECREASING THE POWER OF THE VEHICLE BY 50%. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST MORNING AND I WAS ENTERING A ON RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGH FROM MY NEIGHBOR AND ALMOST GOT PLOWED OVER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE ENTERING THE RAMP. I HAD A TECHNICIAN CHECK THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT HAS TO DUE WITH THE 'SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE' FAILING. AFTER ABOUT FOUR DAYS OF RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IT NOT JUST MY VEHICLE BUT MULTIPLE YEARS AND MOTOR SIZES. TOYOTA APPARENTLY COVERED CERTAIN YEAR MODELS/VINE BUT WHEN CALLING REGARDING MINE THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WASN'T COVERED EVENING THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSAND OF CONSUMERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIRS COST UPWARDS TO $3,500-$400 TO FIX. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND APPARENTLY DOESN'T CARE THAT IT ALSO CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING PROPER POWER TO OPERATE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT PLAN AND SIMPLE.

THIS COMPLAINT IS THE SAME AS MANY I SEE HERE AND ACROSS THE INTERNET. DRIVING ON THE WASHINGTON DC BELTWAY AND MY 2012 TUNDRA GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHICH REDUCED MY POWER SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING A UNSAFE SITUATION TO SAY THE LEAST.. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS WITH SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND THE REPAIR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. NOW 12 MONTHS LATER THE TRUCK IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS AN INFERIOR SYSTEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STAND BEHIND AND COVER ALL THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING INSTEAD OF CHARGING TUNDRA OWNERS AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY SPENT HARD EARNED MONEY ON THE VEHICLE PURCHASE. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT OWNING UP TO.

I WAS COMING OFF AN ENTRANCE RAMP MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON TO A 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT AND BLINKING 4 LOE CAME ON. THE ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE GREATLY REDUCING MY POWER AND IT FELT LIKE MY STEERING CONTROL GOT LOOSE. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM BEING RUN OVER BY FASTER TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT OFF RAMP AND GET TO A MECHANICS SHOP. THEY HOOKED UP A ANALYSIS COMPUTER AND CAME BACK WITH MAINTENANCE CODE P2432, SECONDARY AIR PUMPS AND SECONDARY AIR PUMP VALVES. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH TOYOTA TUNDRAS GOING BACK TO 2007 MODELS. THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED ON 2007 - 2010 MODELS BUT NOT NEWER MODELS WHICH ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED LOW MILEAGE FOR A 2012 WITH ONLY 79,786 MILES. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM CONSTITUTES A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE DRASTIC REDUCTION IN POWER WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DEPENDING ON WHEN THE PARTS IN QUESTION FAIL.

TOYOTA TUNDRA POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING MY TRUCK THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED. I HEARD A POP SOUND AND PULLED OFF THE CITY ROAD TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE. UPON DOING SO I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO MANIPULATE AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID ACTIVELY LEAKING OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BELLOWS BOOT. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 47,000 MILES AT THIS TIME.

SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP AND SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALUE CAUSING CHECK ENGINE AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS TO COME ON. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE SAME PIECE AND DESIGN WAS RECALLED ON THE 2011 BUT NOT THE 2012 TUNDRA. IT COMES ON AND OFF BUT WHEN IT IS ON IT FEELS LIKE THAT THERE IS A LIMP MODE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING FEELS DIFFERENT WHICH I THINK IS THE TRACTION CONTROL.

SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND CONTROL VALVES FAILING AND THIS IS A ON GOING ISSUE WITH THESE TRUCKS ALMOST $3000 TO FIX

MY 2012 TUNDRA HAS JUST UNDER 70,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRAC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY. HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC SAYS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THERE IS A CSP THAT COVERS CERTAIN 2012 TUNDRA'S. UNFORTUNATELY THE CSP ONLY COVERS THE 5.7 L. ENGINES AND NOT MY 4.6L MODEL. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT EVERYTHING IS THE EXACT SAME SET UP AS FAR AS THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT SIZE ENGINE. NOT SURE WHY ONE IS COVERED BUT THE OTHER ISN'T BUT I'LL HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND PAY THE PRICE. MAYBE IF MORE PEOPLE MAKE TOYOTA AWARE OF THIS THEY WILL EVENTUALLY COVER IT. I'M A TOYOTA FAN AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING THEM FOR 40 YEARS AND THIS WON'T PUSH ME AWAY BUT IT IS DISAPPOINTING.

P0418 SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR RELAY A MALFUNCTION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.THE CODE SHOES P0418 AIR INJECTION VALVE/PUMP. 76,000 MI ON ENGINE. CRUISING DOWN INTERSTATE LOST POWER. TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 2011 MODELS.KNOWN PROBLEM

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.

WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP MODE," MEANING I LOST ALMOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TURNS OUT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR INJECTION PUMP, WHICH IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN TOYOTA TUNDRAS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS.

AT FIRST I STARTED HEARING WHAT SOUND LIKE A FAN RUNNING UNDER THE HOOD AFTER I STARTED MY TRUCK. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE TRACK LIGHT. CODE P2442 WHICH STATED THAT THE AIR INJECTOR PUMPS AND VALVES WERE FAILING. WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAD TOLD US THAT IT WOULD COST US 4000.00 TO GET IT FIXED, AFTER CHARGING US 144.72 TO HOOK A CODE READER TO IT WHICH WOULD OF COST US NOTHING TO TAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE. OUR WARRANTY WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER BUMPER TO BUMPER UP 10YRS OR 100,000 MILES WITH EVER CAME FIRST. THEY TOLD US THAT OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED THE WEEK BEFORE WE BROUGHT IT IN.

I OWN A 2012 TUNDRA WITH THE 4.6 LITER V8 ENGINE. VERY VERY SIMILAR OR EXACT TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS BOARD. TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMPS AND VALVES. I AGREE THE FIX NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODELS AND ENGINE SIZE TUNDRAS, NOT JUST UP TO 2011. ALSO AGREE THAT THESE DEFECTS COULD RESULT IN A FATAL SITUATION IF NOT CORRECTED ACROSS THE BOARD. TOYOTA SHOULD ALSO REIMBURSE THOSE THAT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

HORN STOPPED WORKING CHECKED ALL ASSOCIATES FUSES AND RELAYS APPEARS TO BE WIRING ISSUE IN THE STEERING COLUMN

I HAD A SUDDEN JUMP IN MY RPMS AND ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTION I HAD TO CAREFULLY GUIDE THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER IT DIED I COULD NOT START IT. THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING, THE 4LO FLASHING AND TRACTION'S ALL FLASHING. I STILL HAD ELECTRICAL BUT NO POWER. I WAS BEING FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO ALMOST HIT ME AND MY DAUGHTER. THESE TRUCKS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KNOW FOR THEIR LIFE SPAN AND SAFETY. THIS IS NOT WHAT I CALL SAFE BY ANY MEANS.

I HAVE A 2012 TUNDRA WITH 135K AND 4.6 LITER. I ALSO SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE WITH MY SAME PROBLEM. MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT AFTER SUDDEN JUMP IN MY RPMS FROM 2 TO 4 AND ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTIONING, I CAREFULLY AND VERY SLOWLY DROVE MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING DUE. I HAD SLOW/NO ACCELERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TRACTION OFF. IN LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO GO AGAIN ONCE BEFORE. I AGREE THAT THE FIX NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODELS AND ENGINE SIZE TUNDRAS, NOT JUST UP TO 2011. ALSO AGREE THAT THESE DEFECTS COULD RESULT IN A FATAL SITUATION IF NOT CORRECTED ACROSS THE BOARD.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BREAKS AND STEERING NOT WORKING. I WAS WITH MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK.

TRUCK WENT INTO LIMP MODE BECAUSE OF SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE AND AIR PUMP DUE TO STUCK VALVE. THE EXACT SAME PARTS THAT TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON FOR 2007 THRU 2011 4.6 AND 5.7 V-8'S. DO THEY WAIT ON THE. 2012 MODELS SO MOST WILL GO PAST THE 150,000 MILE EXTENSION. VERY DISAPPOINTED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK 3 MONTHS AGO. AND NOW THEY WANT $2800 FOR A 4 HOUR JOB AND ABOUT $600 IN PARTS

HORN STOPPED WORKING BEFORE 100,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP WON'T REPLACE IT. WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $600 TO FIX. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY WRECK TO CAUSE HORN DAMAGE. IT IS DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT FROM TOYOTA. SEATBELT LATCH DOESN'T CONNECT SEATBELT SOMETIMES AND ALSO WON'T RELEASE AT TIMES WHEN ATTACHED.

THE BOTTOM CORNERS OF BOTH DOORS COME TO A VERY SHARP POINT. BOTH OF US HAVE SUSTAINED NASTY CUTS ON OUR SHINS WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES. THERE SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT DESIGN TO REMOVE THE SHARP POINTS YOU CAN'T AVOID IT AT LEAST PUT DURABLE PROTECTION OVER THE SHARP EDGE.

A GRINDING NOISE BEGAN TO DEVELOP IN THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. THE NOISE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 30 AND 60 MPH. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY DETERMINED THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. THESE BEARINGS ARE SEALED, REQUIRE NO MAINTENANCE, AND SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE TRUCK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE A BEARING FAILURE COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED ON INTERNET TUNDRA FORUMS, WHICH INDICATES THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM.

MY 2012 TUNDRA CREW CAB HAS SEVERE RUST AT THE REAR AXLE MOUNTING PLATES OF THE BED. THE RUST IS CORRODING FROM THE UNDERSIDE THROUGH THE BED. TOYOTA INDICATES MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SERIES DESPITE THE BED RUST BEING IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF A PRIOR RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GERMAIN TOYOTA OF NAPLES (13315 TAMIAMI TRAIL N, NAPLES, FL 34110, (888) 722-4942) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY AND VALVE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

PLEASE REFER TO TSB 0160-11. TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THAT INFERIOR QUALITY PARTS WERE USED AS PART OF THEIR EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND WROTE THIS TSB AS A REMEDY. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THEY CONTINUED TO USE THE FAULTY PARTS BEYOND THE 2011 MODEL YEAR CUT-OFF IN THIS TSB. MY TRUCK IS THROWING THE SAME ENGINE AND EMISSIONS CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TSB. IT ALSO FORCES THE ENGINE INTO A "LOW POWER MODE" GREATLY REDUCING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. LASTLY, IT TURNS OFF TRACTION CONTROL WHICH AFFECTS THE STABILITY OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE FILED A TICKET WITH TOYOTA AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET, I DON'T EXPECT MUCH HELP. THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS RUN OVER $1,000 ALONE. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TUNDRA, SEQUOIA AND SOME OTHER MODELS (ON THE 4.6L, 4.7L AND 5.7L ENGINES). THE ENGINE CODES USUALLY APPEAR ON STARTUP (WHEN THE EMISSIONS DEVICE ARE SUPPOSED TO KICK IN), BUT THE LOW POWER MODE KICKS IN WHILE MOVING.

THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON TUNDRAS. POWER LOSS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE CANT GET OVER 45MPH.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AROUND 72,000 MILES. TRUCK STARTED TO BE SLUGGISH AND LOSE POWER. THE TRUCK IS IN A CONSTANT 'LIMP' MODE AND FAILS TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAUSES UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO A TRAFFIC LANE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVES AND PUMPS. DEALER QUOTED ME $2184.25 TO FIX. NOT CURRENTLY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TOYOTA HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER YEARS AND MODELS BUT FOR SOME REASON HAS EXCLUDED THE 2012 TUNDRA. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY REFER ME TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. SAME ISSUES REPORTED FOR THE 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA REFERENCE NHTSA ID NUMBERS: 11129958 11129497 11128204 11109923 11104774 11076034 11075528 11065298 11002406 10994136 10926200 10567001 10489030 HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE TO BE FILED BEFORE TOYOTA CORRECTS THE ISSUE?

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION IS A LITTLE SLUGGISH WHILE SHIFTING AND IN SOME CASES EVEN JUMPS WHILE SHIFTING INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE A COWORKER WHO HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH HIS TRANSMISSION ON HIS TUNDRA, AND HE ENDED UP TRADING IT IN, BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE FIXED. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FROM GETTING IT CHECKED IF IT IS NEEDED

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH ERROR CODE P2433 0160-11 FAILURE OF AIR INJECTION PUMPS I WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THE TRUCK GOES INTO "LIMP MODE." THE LANE I WAS IN MERGED TO THE LEFT. I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A VEHICLE COMING UP ON MY LEFT, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER DUE TO BEING IN "LIMP MODE." THE VEHICLE COMING UP BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND I SWERVED OFF THE SHOULDER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A CONCRETE BARRIER IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A KNOWN MALFUNCTION AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. TOYOTA HAS PUBLICALLY SAID THIS IS A WARRANTABLE REPAIR UP TO 150,000 MILES ON 2011 MODEL YEAR TUNDRAS. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON MY 2012 (WHICH WAS BUILT IN 2011) BUT TOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO COVER THE REPAIR. I WILL NOW BE OUT OF POCKET $3400 IF I WANT TO KEEP DRIVING MY TRUCK.

CODE P0418 SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR CODE KEEPS COMING ON - AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. 2011 TUNDRAS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS - SO SHOULD 2012 TUNDRAS

CODE P2440 SWITCHING VALVE. WARRANTIES COVER 2012 TACOMA'S BUT NOT TUNDRAS. PART WHICH IS A SWITCHING VALVE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO GO FROM 60 TO 30 MPH CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

RUST IS BUBBLING UNDER PAINT ON TRUCK BED NEAR REAR T51 BED BOLTS WHERE THE SPOT WELDS ARE LOCATED. RUST APPEARS TO BE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH SEAM SEALING IN AREA AS WELL. NO RUST IS VISABLE UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. A TSB ON THIS ISSUE WAS SENT OUT FOR 2007-2011 MODEL TUNDRAS THIS VEHICLE IS A 2012 WITH SAME ISSUE.

PREMATURE BED RUST AROUND MOUNTING BOLTS. VERY SIMILAR TO RECALL AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE 2011 MODEL YEAR.

I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE WITH MY EXACT PROBLEM. THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM RELAY AND SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE. OBD II CODES P0418 AND P2442. MY EXPERIENCE IS THE SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS IN THAT MY TRUCK IS NOW PERMANENTLY IN LIMP MODE AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO THESE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS. ON PRE-2012 MODEL TUNDRAS TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE REPAIR WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS/150,000 MILES AS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE LATER YEAR MODEL TRUCKS LIKE MY 2012 4.6 LITER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE TRUCK SLOWED SEVERELY IN TRAFFIC AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR GO UP ANY HILL. CARS BEHIND ME IN TRAFFIC HAD TO SWERVE AROUND ME. I WAS STUCK DEAD AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL AS THESE CHRONICALLY FAILING PARTS SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE'S POWER. TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE HAS DENIED MY ATTEMPT TO SEEK COMPENSATION OR REPAIR OF THESE PARTS THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE. THE FIX NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL YEAR MODEL AND ENGINE SIZE TUNDRAS AS THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS EXIST ON MODELS PAST 2011. A SIDE NOTE, SOMEHOW THESE DEFECTS ARE REPORTED TO BE AFFECTING THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AS THAT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THESE PARTS FAIL ON MOST OF THE AFFECTED TUNDRAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SLOWLY ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR INJECTION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,023. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

RUST OCCURRING IN BED OF TRUCK BEHIND EACH REAR WHEEL

DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE STEEL WHEELS RETAIN WATER BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN. AS A RESULT, THERE IS CORROSION/RUST WITHIN THE WHEESL AND AT THE BASE OF THE VALVE STEMS. THIS DEFECT IS NOW ALLOWING AIR TO LEAK FROM THE BASES OF THE VALVE STEMS. ACCORDING TO BOCH TOYOTA AS WELL AS TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, THIS IS A RARE PROBLEM. TOWN FAIR TIRE AND THE INTERNET INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL SINK TO THE FLOOR NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK LAST YEAR AND IT STARTED AFTER THE LAST SERVICE BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE SAME THING HAPPEND TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING THE TEUCK WITH MY KIDS. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY LOSING BRAKE PEDAL RESISTANCE CAUSING BRAKES TO SKIN TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMUM TO NO BRAKING POWER. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE SERVICE AGENT WHO WAS ABLE REPLICATE THE ISSUE; HOWERE, RED MCCOMBS TOYOTA OF SAN ANTONIO TX WANTED TO CHARGE ME $1500+ TO REPLACE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THAT WAS PRETTY HIGH FOR JUST THAT. I WAS TOLD THE LABOR WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. I TOLD HIM I COULDN'T DO IT AND THAT I MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND I WAS SIMPLY TOLD TO BE CAREFUL DRIVING IT. I AM HAVING MIDAS REPLACE THE BRAKE MADTER CYLINDER. I DID MY RESEACH AND FOUND VARIOUS TOYOTA TUNDRA ONLINE COMMUNITY FORUMS AND A LOT OF CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. SOME WITH AS LOW AS 30K MILES. I HAD AROUNF 89K, BUT A MASTER CYLINDER SHOILD HOLD UP TO AT LEAST 125K MILES. I CONTAC TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THE CONTACTED ME ACK VER QUICK BUT DID NOT HAD THE TIME TO DISCCUSS AS I WAS DRIVING. I FEELTHERE NEEDS TO BE A OOSSIBLE RECALL.

AIR INJECTION RELAY AND PUMP FAILURE. THIS CONDITION EVENTUALLY LEADS TO "LIMP" MODE CAUSING TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES. THIS HAS BEEN A MANUFACTURER RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY ITEM ON ALL TUNDRA TRUCKS, UP TO AND INCLUDING SOME 2012 MODELS BUT NOT ALL OF THE 2012'S. BY THE NUMBERS OF FAILURES PRESENT, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT WHAT EVER DESIGN CHANGES TOYOTA DID TO SAY THEY FIXED THE ISSUE AND EXCLUDE SOME OF THE 2012'S WERE INSUFFICIENT. THIS RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD INCLUDE ALL 2012 MODELS. TOYOTA/DEALERS CLAIM THE PUMPS ARE PART OF EMISSIONS SO THEY ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTIES. REPAIR COST WAS QUOTED AT $3800. OTHER FILED COMPLAINTS: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11075528 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11002406 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10994136

IN EVENING HOURS DECEMBER 2017 I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND FLASHING 4 LOL WAS ON. DROVE HOME AND HAD CORRODIED BATTERY TERMINAL. RESET LOTT AND WENT AWAY. ON FEBRUARY 23TH, 2018 MY WIFE STARTED TRUCK AND ALL THREE LIFTS WERE ON AGAIN. MADE A APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED HAD WEAK AIR INJECTION PUMP AND CLOSED SWITCH VALVE. THEY WROTE CAUSE OF HIGH WATER. DROVE OFF THE LOT AND THE LOGS CAME ON AGAIN. I'VE NOT EVEN OWN D MY TRUCK FOR TWO YEARS AND NEVER HAD IT THROUGH HIGH WATER. TOYOTA TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE AIR SYSTEM, BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS A 2012. THE COST TO FIX THIS WAS $3,000 DOLLARS. ON WAY HOME MY TRUCK WAS IN LIMP MODE AND I BARELY WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL. NOW I'M OUT OF A TRUCK FOR WORK AND CAN BARELY DRIVE ACROSS TOWN. THERE IS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAILING AND NO ONE HAS OPENED A INVESTIGATION.

I WENT IN TO CARMAX TO TRADE IN MY TRUCK, AND WHEN IT WAS APPRAISED THEY FOUND RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO TO LOWER THE VALUE OF A TRADE IN PRICE. IN FACT, CARMAX WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO 'AUCTION.' MY TRUCK WAS APPRAISED AT $19,000. KBB ESTIMATES IT BETWEEN - $21,300 TO $23,400.

MY TRUCK IS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4 LIMITED. IT HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT. I TYPICALLY ONLY DRIVE IT ON THE WEEKENDS. I WAS DRIVING AND MADE A TURN, ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER STEERING. THE ACCORDION BOOT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS FULL OF POWER STEERING FLUID. IT BLEW A SEAL ON THE STEERING ROD. THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. 18 HOUR LABOR JOB, AND WITH PARTS $3000.00. I ALMOST GOT INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN IT. YOU HAVE TO DROP THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY TO CHANGE IT THAT'S WHY IT COST SO MUCH. THIS HAS TO BE A FACTORY DECFECT. ANY INPUT?

MONDAY, JANUARY 15TH I DROVE AT 65 MPH TO WORK AT AND HOME ON THE FREEWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY DUE TO COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THURSDAY MORNING THE 18TH, I DROVE AT 65 MPH TO WORK VIA FREEWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER LUNCH I DROVE AT 45 MPH BACK TO WORK ON A STREET AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE TRUCK THEN STARTING DRIVING EXTREMELY SLUGGISH AND AND FAR BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT OBSTRUCTING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I CAREFULLY GOT OVER AND DROVE THE TRUCK ONLY ALLOWED AT 30 MPH BACK TO THE OFFICE. AFTER CAREFULLY DRIVING HOME VIA STREET AT THE END OF THE DAY I GOT HOME AND REMOVED THE NEGATIVE WIRE FROM BATTERY AND RE-CONNECTED IT TO SEE IF THIS WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER DOING SO, THE RESULTS WERE THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH WERE NOW OFF AND THE TRUCK DROVE PROPER WITH NO HINDRANCE. THIS WOULD LAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY 24TH. BOTH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE TRUCK STARTED AGAIN DRIVING SLUGGISHLY. ITS SEEM THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS OFF THE TRUCK DRIVES FINE, BUT WHEN IT IS TRIGGERED THE TRUCK IS DRIVES EXTREMELY SLUGGISH. COULD THE BE A DEFECTIVE PART? ANY HELP WOULD BE USEFUL.

TAKATA RECALL

2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DOOR HANDLES STICKING OPEN ON VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR OPENED WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 11/08/2017*JS

LOST POWER STEERING . MECHANIC SAYS NEED RACK AND PUMP REPLACED

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED USED 2012 PLATINUM TUNDRA WITH 32K MILES AND 2 YEARS LATER WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND A CAM SEAL LEAK FIXED BY THE DEALER, I HAVE FOUND A VERY HARD ROD KNOCK FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED WITH 114.8K MILES ON IT AT THIS TIME AND WAS TOLD I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I BELIEVE SOMETHING ISN'T SMELLING RIGHT. DOES ANYONE KNOW ANY ISSUES WITH THE CONNECTION OF THE CAM SEAL LEAK AND THE ROD READY TO BLOW. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE APPROX. $14K TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH 40K MILES ON IT.. REALLY ? AGAIN, I'M SMELLING "NOT MY PROBLEM" FROM THE PEOPLE INVOLVED. WHO CAN I REACH OUT TO ASSIST ME IN RESEARCHING THE CAUSE OF POSSIBLE MIS REPAIR MAINTENANCE ? I APPRECIATE ANYONE'S HELP. BEST REGARDS,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT TIRES, SIZE: 255/70/18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TIRES WOBBLED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAVIS DISCOUNT TIRES, (LOCATED AT 5332 W GENESEE ST, CAMILLUS, NY 13031) WHERE ALL FOUR TIRES WERE RE-BALANCED. THE SHOP STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT GOODYEAR, BUT THEY NEVER DID. THE CONTACT CALLED THE GOODYEAR MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE TIRES BACK TO MAVIS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,769 AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

DRIVING MY 68000 MILE 4 YEAR OLD TUNDRA ON BACK ROAD ABOUT 45 MPH AND STEERING LOCKED UP, AND STARTED SHUTTERING. WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON BRAKES AND GET OFF THE ROAD ONLY TO FIND POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WAS BLOWN OUT AND FLUID EVERYWHERE . THIS IS NO A ISSUE OF WEAR ITS AN ISSUE OF DEFECT PARTS IN THESE TUNDRAS , THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHERS ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE . THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SEVERELY INJURED FROM THIS. WAITING ON PICTURES FROM THE DEALER AND CAN SEND THEM TO YOU. TOYOTA CLAIMS STEERING RACK WENT BAD DUE TO DUST BOOT BEING RIPPED AND OUTSIDE DEBRIS CAUSING SEAL FAILURE, BUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE WHILE ON SIDE OF ROAD MY ARM RIPPED THE DUST BOOT SO THE DUST BOOT WAS NEVER RIPPED UNTIL AFTER VEHICLES WAS PULLED OVER AND ALREADY BROKEN .

LUG NUTS KEPT LOOSING ON MY 20 INCH WHEELS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPEN TO ME 3 TIMES

TRUCK IN LIMP MODE. WOULD NOT EXCEED 40MPH. VEHICLE LIMPED HOME AND TOWED TO DEALER. RODENTS HAD CHEWED ELECTRICAL WIRES PER TOYOTA DEALER. UPON INVESTIGATION TOYOTA BEGAN USING SOY-BASED WIRING IN THEIR VEHICLES INSTEAD OF PETROLEUM-BASED AND DIDN'T NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS. SOY-BASED PRODUCTS IN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO "ATTRACT" RODENTS VERSUS PETROLEUM BASED PRODUCTS. MY 2012 TUNDRA WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TOYOTA DENIED SAID WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WASN'T A "FAILURE" OF THEIR PARTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY OR STEER PROPERLY BECAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ECM HAD FAILED. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR HARM DUE TO AN UNSUSPECTING INTERRUPTION IN SPEED AND TRAFFIC FLOW, AS A RESULT OF WIRING SEPARATION OCCURRING WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.

AIR INJECTION RELAY AND PUMP FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ITEM ON ALL TRUCKS EXCEPT THE MODEL I HAVE WITH THE SAME PARTS AS THE LARGER ENGINE TRUCK. THIS IS A CORPORATE GAME OF NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON A LESS POPULAR MODEL ENGINE EVEN THOUGH THE PARTS ARE THE SAME AS WHAT IS BEING REPLACED ON SAME YEAR MODELS WITH THE LARGER ENGINE. REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $2600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND SWITCHING VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

MY 4X4 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX WITH THE 5.7L ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CAM TOWER LEAK WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES ON IT. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. TOYOTA MADE THE REPAIR AND PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR FOR ME. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2012-2013 5.7L ENGINE AND I WANT THIS ISSUE TO BE MORE PUBLIC. I WORRY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WILL BE STUCK WITH THE $2,300-$3,000 BILL TO FIX THEIR OWN VEHICLE IF THEIR VEHICLE'S POWER TRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I ALSO WORRY THE ENGINES COULD LEAK OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATCH FIRE.

MY 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS EQUIPPED WITH TOYOTA'S VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC). ONE OF THE FEATURES OF THE VSC IS WHEN THE COMPUTER PERCEIVES A LOSS OF TRACTION, THE COMPUTER (WITHOUT THE DRIVER'S CONSENT) ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE LOSS OF TRACTION BY BRAKING AND/OR ENGAGING ONE OR BOTH OF THE FRONT TIRES. IN NOVEMBER OF 2016, THE VSC ON MY TUNDRA (WITH ONLY 43K MILES) BEGAN TO FAIL AND INSTEAD OF BECOMING INOPERABLE AND DOING NOTHING, THE VSC ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE THE FRONT TIRE(S) DURING ROUTINE TURNING MOVEMENTS. THIS CAUSES A JERKING SENSATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO ONE-SIDE. THIS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND I HAVE SPENT NEARLY $2,800 TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, TOYOTA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR DISABLE THE FEATURE. IT IS MY OPINION THE VSC SYSTEM IN THE 2012 TUNDRA IS UNSAFE. THIS IS NOT ONLY BASED ON THE FACT I AM THE OWNER OF A DEFECTIVE TUNDRA, PRIOR TO RETIRING IN NOVEMBER 2015; I WORKED FOR THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR MORE THAN 27 YEARS AS AN OFFICER AND SERGEANT. I INVESTIGATED NUMEROUS TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, WORKED IN SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATION UNITS AND RECEIVED ADVANCED TRAINING IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION. I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED PULL ON A STEERING WHEEL, SUCH AS I AM EXPERIENCING IN MY TUNDRA, COULD CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THEREFORE, IT IS MY OPINION BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED THAT THE VSC SYSTEM ON THE 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.

THE HORN STOPPED WORKING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME POWER LOSS WHICH MADE IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHEN BRINGING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INTAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,000. UPON RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SIMILAR VEHICLES DATING BACK TO 2007. A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT WAS ISSUED FOR ALL EFFECTED VEHICLES FROM 2007-2010. IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AFTER THAT DATE BUT NOT ENOUGH CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED OR EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

THIS TRUCK HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE RATS GET IN THE ENGINE AND EAT THE WIRES. THIS ISSUE ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRUCK IS PARKED. THIS TIME THE RATS ONLY MADE A NEST BUT THE LAST TIME COSTS ME ABOUT $1200.

MY TUNDRA WAS PARKED AND IT STARTED TO ROW DOWN THE ROAD NO BODY INSIDE END IT UP ON NEIGHBORS DRIVE WAY HITTING A TREE TOTAL LOSS I BELIEVE IS BRAKE RELATED ISSUE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 07/12/16*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED CASE NUMBER 1606030334 FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ALSO REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE FTC (CASE NUMBER 73072104). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,200.

ON 4/5/16, I STARTED MY 2012 TUNDRA TO GO TO WORK. ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND STAYS ON. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND TOOK THE TRUCK IN. 5 HOURS OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REVEALS CODE P0418 (SECONDARY AIR INTAKE SYSTEM) ISSUE ON MY 2012 TUNDRA. COST OF REPAIRS, $2048.00. AFTER SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS CODE P0418, I FIND THAT IT IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR TUNDRAS, TACOMAS AND SEQUOIAS DATING BACK TO 2000 - 2010. REPAIR COSTS OF UP TO $4,000. SUPPOSED TO BE RESOLVED IN 2011 + MODELS. NOT SO. IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED, THE TRUCK COULD GO INTO LIMP MODE, RESTRICTING POWER AND DEPENDING ON WHERE THIS OCCURS, COULD LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NO WAY PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WILL HELP IDENTIFY THIS ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY (TOYOTA) WERE WILLING TO PAY FOR HALF OF MY REPAIRS, WHICH I APPRECIATE. HOWEVER, THEY KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM DATING BACK TO 2000, MADE ATTEMPT TO CORRECT AND STILL AN ISSUE. SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS CONTINUES TO PLAGUE OWNERS.

AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE RAISED PAST RED LINE RPM FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. AFTER SLOWING, I STARTED TO BACK OUT DRIVE WHEN ENGINE RAISED AGAIN INTO RED LINE RPM. BEFORE I GOT IT PULLED BACK INTO DRIVE, IT RAISED 3 MORE TIMES. EACH TIME I MANAGED TO GET TO NEUTRAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE FAILURE AND THE TECHNICIAN CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

MIRROR CONTROL ON INSTRUMENT PA NEL HAS NO LIGHTS. HAD TO TURN ON CAB LIGHTS TO SEE THE MIRROR CONTROLS.

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CAME ON WHEN MY SON AND I WENT ON A TRIP TO OUR CABIN. WE STOPPED TO GET GAS, MY SON GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND THE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF GOT GAS, AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. I AGAIN TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. MY SON GOT OUT AND THEN GOT BACK INTO THE TRUCK. I TOOK THE CONCERN TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE AIRBAG LIGHT. AFTER THE AIRBAG TURNED OFF ON US AT ALMOST THE EXACT SAME PLACE ON OUR TRIPS TO THE CABIN 5 MORE TIMES OVER A YEAR WITH NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM I ASKED THE DEALER TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING SAFETY PROBLEM. MY REP. AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TOYOTA CORPORATE REP. WILL STOP IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN A MONTH OR SO AND THEY WILL CALL ME TO MEET WITH HIM. AFTER THREE MONTHS WITH NO CONTACT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN NO ONE CALLED ME BACK I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY REP. WAS OUT FOR THE SUMMER AND ANOTHER REP. TOLD ME THE TOYOTA CORPORATE REP QUIT AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER REP ASSIGNED TO THEM. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA COMPLAINT LINE WORKED WITH A REP. WHO LOOKED INTO THE ON GOING PROBLEM. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF TRYING TO GET A PLAN FROM HER SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE PASSENGER WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE AIRBAG AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR. SHE SAID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SETS THE STANDARDS AND THERE IS NOTING THEY CAN DO TO ADJUST THEM. I ASKED IF SHE COULD SEND ME THE AIRBAG SENSOR WEIGHT SINSITIVITY SETTINGS SHE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE REQUEST. I THEN ASKED HER TO PUT TOYOTA'S POSITION IN WRITING, AND THE REP. TOLD ME THAT "YOUR MAINTENANCE RECEIPT IS YOUR COMMUNICATION". THAT IS THE ONLY THING THEY WILL GIVE ME. I HAVE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THIS AIRBAG, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. I NEED HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED HERE.

DRIVEING 30 MILES EAST OF DICKINSEN NOTH DAKATA FRONT DRIVERS TIRE BLEW CRUISE SET AT 76 MPH SPEED LIMIT 75MPH BOUGHT NEW TIRES IN DULUTH MINNISOTA MICHELIN TIRES TO REPLACE TOYO OPEN COUNTRY BOUGHT FROM LES SCHWAB TIRES BATTLE GROUND WA.. THE WHOLE SIDE WALL SEPERATED COMPLETELY FROM THE TIRE LOOKING AT THE OTHER THREE THEY DETERMAINED THERE WAS STILL 60% TREAD LIFE AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THEY CREDITED US FOR 2- TIRES THX [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE WATER. THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE ALARMED ACTIVATED AND THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND, WHEN THE ALARM DEACTIVATED, HE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS AND EXIT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE IN THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME (BASE) BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY POPPING WHICH PROGRESSED TO A CONSISTENT POPPING FELT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE CORNERED AT SPEED OR WEIGHT SHIFTED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY DEALERSHIP AND AN ADJUSTMENT MADE TO THE SEAT RAIL ALIGNMENT PIN. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE FIXED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM ULTIMATELY RETURNED WITH A SIMILAR POPPING NOISE. I ALLOWED IT TO PROGRESS UNTIL THE DEALERSHIP COULD REPRODUCE THE POPPING NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME (BASE). THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED THE SECOND TIME AS A CRACKED WELD IN THE FRAME NEAR THE POINT WHERE THE SEAT BACK AND BASE ARE CONNECTED. THE DEALERSHIP ORDERED AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE SEAT FRAME WITH A NEW ONE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 23500 MILES. I AM DOCUMENTING THE ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHERS COMPLAINING ON TRUCK FORUMS OF POPPING IN THE SEAT FRAME. ALSO, I NOTICED THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE IN OTHER MODEL CARS. *JS

ELECTRICAL BUZZING NOISE FROM DASH AREA WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. DEALER SAYS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SAME ISSUE WITH SEVERAL TOYOTA MODELS. *TR

ON 12/24/2012 AROUND 04:00HRS I STRUCK AN ADULT MOOSE IN BEAR LAKE, CANADA WITH THE FRONT END OF MY WIFE'S 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX ON THE BRITISH COLUMBIA HIGHWAY. THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD WAS SNOW AND ICE BUT WE HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED AFTERMARKET RIMS AND TIRES ON 12/18/2012 IN CALIFORNIA; 18IN MB VOTEX RIMS WITH BFG ALL TERRAIN TIRES. THE TRACTION OF THESE TIRES BOOSTED MY CONFIDENCE IN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 30-40MPH AT NIGHT. WE HAD TRAVELED ALL THE WAY FROM GEORGIA WITHOUT SEEING ANY ANIMALS AT NIGHT. THE HID HEAD LAMPS GAVE ME A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY NAVIGATING THROUGH THE NIGHT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE FINAL LEG TO ANCHORAGE, AK FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. TO MY SURPRISE, A MOOSE TIPTOED FROM THE WOODS ON MY RIGHT ABOUT 20 FEET AHEAD OF ME AS I INTENDED TO PRESS ON PASS IT. BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOT SPOOKED AND DARTED INTO MY PATH. I STRUCK THE ANIMAL BROAD SIDE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK KNOCKING IT INTO THE ENGINE BAY. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE CONTACT WAS NOT SEVERE BUT INSPECTION PROVED OTHERWISE. THE HOOD WAS CRUMPLED UP UNTO THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE RADIATOR AND MOTOR WAS PUSHED SO FAR BACK THAT IT WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. I BELIEVE MY SPEED WAS AROUND 30MPH UPON IMPACT WHICH SURPRISED ME THAT THE ANIMAL WAS DEAD. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP FOR AN INSURANCE ESTIMATE AS A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS CONCERNED AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SINCE THE DAMAGES WAS SO GREAT. THE TECH EXPLAINED THAT THE SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK WHERE IMPACT WAS MINIMAL. BECAUSE THE CONTACT TO THE MOOSE KNOCKED HIM OFF HIS LEGS THE LARGE BODY FELL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL HAD IT A FULL RACK OF ANTLERS. THANK GOD HE DID NOT! THOUGH WE HAVE PURCHASED A 2013 REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME TRUCK, THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IS STILL A CONCERN AS A DESIGN FLAW AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF OWNING THE TRUCK ALMOST EVERY MORNING WHEN I TRY TO START THE TRUCK IT TOOK AT LEAST 2 CRANKING CYCLES TO START. IT'S BEEN A ON GOING THING AND NOW THE THROTTLE ACTS UP WHEN I FIRST PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. IT DOESN'T GIVE ANY CODE AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 36322 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE ISSUE I AM FACING WITH TOYOTA COMPANY. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK WITHIN 2012 AND SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE TRUCK I TOOK THIS TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL ISSUES. WITHIN FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE THE AIR INJECTION PUMP STOP WORKING, TRUCK WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH. TOYOTA INSTALLED TRD UPDATED FOR MY "INCONVENIENCE" I TOOK MY TRUCK BACK TO HAVE LOOKED AT OVER 10TIMES. ON FRIDAY I START HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, SO I DROPPED OF MY TRUCK AT THE SZOTT DEALERSHIP ON SATURDAY EVENING MARCH 1ST. MONDAY MORNING SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND INFORMED THAT AIR INJECTION PUMP IS BAD AND IT MAY TAKE OVER 4 WEEKS TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED, ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO TRUCK STOP RUNNING SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP CLOSE BY IN CANTON, TOYOTA OF CANTON REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, TRUCK WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK. I TRY REACHING OUT TO TOYOTA AND SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA DON'T CARE. SEE BELOW EMAIL I SENT TO TOYOTA ON 12-13. I WAS ASSIGN "CASE MANAGER" WAS NO HELP AT ALL. ALL I AM ASKING TOYOTA TO REPLACE/RESOLVE MY TRUCK ISSUES. I AM TIRED OF TAKING MY TRUCK FOR REPAIRS. I WILL FILE THE COMPLAINT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AS WELL. ISSUES WITH CABIN IS BEING LOUD AIR COMES FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND FORM THE LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS/WINDOWS. TRUCK WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR FOR OVER 3 WEEKS DUE TO THE AIR INTAKE PUMP ISSUE. I AM STILL FACING THE SAME ISSUES WHILE DRIVING TRUCK LOSE POWER AND WHILE I AM PULLING OVER SOME TIME I GET THE POWER BACK SOME TIME I HAVE TO WAIT TO MAKE SURE I CAN DRIVE OVER 25MILES PER HOUR. ALL THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION, NAVIGATION SYSTEM GOES IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING, DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED. WHOLE DASH LIGHTS ELECTRIC IN THE DASH FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. LAST MONTH BATTERY DIED AND ELECTRIC ISSUES ARE STILL THERE. *TR

I TOOK MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER ON A COUPLE OF RUNS THREW THE MUD IN OUR 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX 4X4 TRD. THE RUNS WERE NO LONGER THAN 2-3 MINUTES OF FUN WITH ZERO PROBLEMS. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO RUN OUR TRUCK THREW A CAR WASH. I PLANNED ON GETTING IT WASHED THE NEXT DAY AFTER WORK. ON MY TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY OUR TRUCK SHOWED NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS UNTIL I ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THAT POINT OF TIME I COULD "FEEL" THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY . I CALLED AVONDALE TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY INFORMING THEM THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THEY SET AN APPOINTMENT UP FOR FRIDAY THE 7TH OF MARCH. I INFORMED TOYOTA THAT I WOULD PREFER TO DROP THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN I FINISHED WORK BECAUSE I FELT LIKE DRIVING IT WOULD ONLY CAUSE MORE ISSUES IF ANY. TODAY I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM AVONDALE TOYOTA INFORMING THE TRANSMISSION "BURNED UP" AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEIR WARRANTY REP BASED HIS OPINION ON PICTURES, STILL DIRTY FROM GOING THREW MUD, AND CONCLUDED THE TRANSMISSION WAS "ABUSED" AND TOYOTA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR "ABUSE." I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO AVONDALE TOYOTA AND SPKE WITH[XXX] AND THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL, TEMPERATURE LEVELS ARE NORMAL AND NO TRANSMISSION CODES WERE TRIPPED. ZERO!!! A GEAR BROKE IN THE TRANSMISSION AND TELLING CUSTOMERS THE TRANSMISSION "BURNED" UP IS AN EASIER WAY TO INFORM CUSTOMERS.IT IS THEIR ASSUMPTION THAT I GOT STUCK IN MUD AND "ATTEMPTED TO ROCK THE VEHICLE BY MOVING THE SHIFTER BACK AND FORTH FROM DRIVE AND REVERSE WHILE I WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR." I INFORMED THE AVONDALE THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. I COULD OF SIMPLY TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH, HAD IT CLEANED AND CONTACTED TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. LYING SEEMS THE WAY TO GO THESE DAYS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PURCHASED MY FLEX FUEL TUNDRA 5.7 IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH COLD STARTS IN DECEMBER OF 2012. I HAD AN EXTENDED CRANK TIME, AND IT WOULD TAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JANUARY OF 2013. THE DEALERSHIP RESET MY COMPUTER. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. THE FOLLOWING WINTER, IN DECEMBER OF 2013, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WITH COLD STARTS. THE DEALER APPARENTLY RESET MY COMPUTER AGAIN. JUST A MONTH LATER, JANUARY 2014, THE EXTENDED CRANK ON COLD STARTS BEGAN AGAIN. THIS TIME, THEY TOLD ME MY ALCOHOL DENSITY WAS READING 49%. THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE AT 85%, HOWEVER, I AM NOT USING STRAIGHT ETHANOL GAS, WHICH I TOLD THEM NUMEROUS TIMES, SO MY READING SHOULD NOT BE 85%. I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER SHOULD RESET TO 0 WHEN I FILL UP, BUT MY TRUCK IS NOT. IT'S JUST BUILDING UP, WHICH RESULTS IN AN INACCURATE ALCOHOL DENSITY READING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY CURRENT SOLUTION IS IF MY TANK DROPS BELOW 1/4 TANK, I SHOULD ONLY FILL IT HALF WAY, DRIVE IT GENTLY, AND THEN GO BACK TO FILL IT THE REST OF THE WAY. AFTER FILLING IT, I WAS TOLD TO LET IT IDLE, AND DRIVE IT GENTLY WHEN I PULL OUT OF THE GAS STATION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. FOLLOWING MY LAST VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN I REFILLED MY TRUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE LAST RESET, THE 'MILES TO EMPTY' WAS READING 425! MY TRUCK USUALLY RANGES BETWEEN 300 AND 320. THE 426 MILES TO EMPTY READING ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, BUT AGAIN, THE INCONSISTENCY AND INACCURATE READINGS ARE NONSENSE, ESPECIALLY ON A $35K+ VEHICLE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE, AND I'M NOT THE ONLY TUNDRA OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. OTHER FLEX FUEL TUNDRA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE 2012 TUNDRA PICKUP HAS AN UNCONTROLLED AND VIOLENT REAR END BOUNCE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MOUNTAIN STATES TOYOTA (DEALERSHIP PURCHASED FROM) AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK AS WELL AS REFUSED TO RIDE ALONG TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES THAT DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT MY TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DUE TO THE VIOLENT SHAKING I REFUSE TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUES. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TO EVERY AVENUE POSSIBLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA TUNDRA. *TR

THE 9/8/13 ACCIDENT INVOLVED A SEVERE SIDE IMPACT. BOTH DRIVER SIDE DOORS WERE IMPACTED AND THE CENTER FRAME POST REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THE TRUCK IS STILL IN THE SHOP AS OF 9/25/13 BECAUSE THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ONBOARD COMPUTER RECOGNIZING THE SIDE AIR BAGS. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *LN UPDATED 1/6/2013 *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING, ANOTHER VEHICLE STARTED VEERING INTO MY LANE. I PRESSED THE HORN PAD TO WARN THEM. HOWEVER, BECAUSE I USED MY RIGHT HAND AND HIT THE PAD AT THE MOST NATURAL LOCATION FOR ME -- I.E. THE LOWER RIGHT PORTION, INSTEAD OF HONKING THE HORN I HIT THE HANDS FREE TALK SWITCH ON THE STEERING HUB. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. THIS IS A NATURAL LOCATION TO HIT THE HORN PAD AND OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IN MY VIEW THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION BECAUSE, NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT WARN THE OTHER VEHICLE BUT YOU ALSO GET DISTRACTED AT A TIME OF POSSIBLE EXTREMIS. IT IS BAD DESIGN AND NEED TO BE CORRECTED;. *TR

FLEX FUEL MODELS SOLD BY GULF STATES TOYOTA HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER THINKS THERE IS E85 FUEL (OR AN ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION THAT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL) IN THE SYSTEM WHEN THERE IS NORMAL 10% OR LESS GASOLINE ACTUALLY PRESENT. THIS CAN CAUSE ROUGH COLD STARTS/IDLE, POWER LOSS, SUDDEN RPM/POWER DROPOUT, MISSING, AND LESSENED FUEL ECONOMY, ETC. (DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS FOR DIFFERENT TRUCKS). AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO FINAL FIX AND NO AVAILABLE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE ONLY GUIDANCE AT THIS TIME IS TO HAVE YOUR DEALER SEE WHAT ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION YOUR TRUCK IS RUNNING AND RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER IF THE READOUT IS INCORRECT. DEALER ALSO STATES TO NOT ACCELERATE AGGRESSIVELY. I HAVE SERVICE SCHEDULE ON 3/9/13 TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM FOR THE THIRD TIME. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW ON 11/23/12. *TR

FLEX FUEL MODELS SOLD BY GULF STATES TOYOTA HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE ENGINE'S COMPUTER THINKS THERE IS E85 FUEL (OR AN ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION THAT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN ACTUAL) IN THE SYSTEM WHEN THERE IS NORMAL 10% OR LESS GASOLINE ACTUALY PRESENT. THIS CAN CAUSE ROUGH COLD STARTS/IDLE, POWER LOSS, SUDDEN RPM/POWER DROPOUT, MISSING, AND LESSENED FUEL ECONOMY, ETC. (DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS FOR DIFFERENT TRUCKS). AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO FINAL FIX AND NO AVAILABLE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE ONLY GUIDANCE AT THIS TIME (3/5/13) IS TO HAVE YOUR DEALER SEE WHAT ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION YOUR TRUCK IS RUNNING AND RE-FLASH THE COMPUTER IF THE READOUT IS INCORRECT. THE ISSUE OCCASIONALLY RETURNS FOR SOME USERS. *TR

THERE IS RUST RAPIDLY FORMING UNDER SEATS ESPECIALLY MAIN STRUCTURE THAT SECURES TO FLOOR . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND TOWING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE TIRES TO SEIZE. AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SPINNING AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND ARRIVED TO THE SCENE TO FILE A POLICE REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ENGINEER HAD FIRST INSPECTED IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS I DEPARTED MY DRIVEWAY. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WHICH OCCURRED THREE DAYS LATER. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE AIR PUMP, WHICH IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM, FAILED. I WAS ADVISED THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. AS OF TODAY (12/17/12) THE PART HAS STILL NOT ARRIVED AT BOCH TOYOTA SOUTH. WILL THE DEFECTIVE AIR PUMP CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER? *TR

WHILE USING TO HORN THE COVER OF THE AIRBAG SPLIT ALONG THE SEAM WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO GET SCHEDULED SERVICE AND TOYOTA'S POSITION IS THAT IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE OR SAFETY ISSUE. I PLACED 3 CALLS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER STARTING 10/26/2012 (CASE#[XXX]) WITH THE PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE! I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY AFFECT THE WAY AND IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 212 TUNDRA CREWMAX AND WHEN I REACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT--RED, I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO PULL UP AND THE RPM'S WENT HIGH. EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES REAL HARD IT WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. I PROMPTED TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED IT AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE TRUCK PULLED UP REAL FAST BECAUSE THE RPM'S WERE HIGH, BUT IN ABOUT TWO OR THREE SECONDS WENT TO NORMAL. SCARED AND VERY CAREFUL I DROVE IT HOME, DIDN'T DO IT ANYMORE BUT I CONTACTED MY DEALER'S CUSTOMERS RELATIONS MANAGER AND HE GOT TOW IT AWAY FROM MY HOME FOR ITS CHECKUP. ACCORDING TO THEM, CAME UP WITH NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY SAID THAT THEY'VE HOOKED UP A COMPUTER TO IT AND THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANYTHING WRONG OR MALFUNCTION WHATSOEVER. BUT IT DID HAPPENED. IT WASN'T MY IMAGINATION AND MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY HAPPENS AGAIN AND I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT OR TURN IT OFF AS I DID THIS TIME. I MIGHT NOT BE THAT LUCKY AGAIN AND HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. MIGHT NOT BE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN RED. AND MIGHT EVEN CAUSE SOMEONE'S DEATH, OR MINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT FRAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/17/12