2012 Toyota Tacoma Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 46
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- secondary injection · 25 records
- check engine · 22 records
- engine light · 16 records
- limp mode · 14 records
- injection system · 12 records
- light came · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 18 |
| 60–100k mi | 16 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Secondary air injection valve stuck open causing truck to enter "limp-mode" while commuting on congested freeway system. This presented a safety hazard to myself and my family trying to merge off the freeway through traffic without any power.
ODI 10980517
Fuel/Propulsion System
Secondary air valve sticks causing loss of power,,emission system while driving and stays on.
ODI 10979000
Fuel/Propulsion System
2012 toyota tacoma w 47k miles 4 yrs old. Bought brand new from toyota. I was driving the vehicle to work and check engine light and trac off both came on. Attempted to accelerate up a hill over a bridge and could not go beyond 20 mph with accelerator all the way down!. Vehicles speeding up on me, pulled off into emergency lane. Vehicle towed and brought to dealership where they told me a 'bank 1 secondary air…
ODI 10958593
Fuel/Propulsion System
Check engine and trac off indicator lights came in, and vehicle went into fail code mode also known as"limp mode" while driving down a town road. Vehicle was unable to accelerate above 40 mph. Managed to get vehicle to dealership, was told the problem was a "secondary air pump and valve". Vehicle has 56,700 miles on it. Toyota was contacted and a complaint was filed, but they would not acknowledge a fault in the…
ODI 10957761
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Secondary air injection system failure. If you look in line it is an epidemic with 2012 around 50,000 miles. 2000 $ repair. They don't cover. Lost power at 75 on the highway and almost got killed.
ODI 10956281
Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle lost power while on the highway, immediately reduced speed to around 40 mph. The "trac off" indicator light came on and the truck went into "limp mode", so i was able to take the next exit and i took it to the auto part store for a code reader. P2440/ p2442 came up in error, secondary air injection system stuck open. This was an 800$ part from the dealership and i did the work.. Toyota tacoma 4x4 2012 sr5 v6…
ODI 10957725
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Replacement air injection valves and pumps for secondary emissions control system. Toyota wants 2200 for an issue they are aware of and have already released service bulletins for on the tundra and sequoias. Engine codes p2442 and p2446. When the codes are thrown the car is put into limp mode and decelerates to 35 mph, even though this is a non-essential emissions system.
ODI 10949322
Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle stumbled and engine almost died while making a turn in front of incoming traffic with my one year old daughter in the truck. Mil on with code p2442 reported, secondary air injection malfunction. This 2012 tacoma is toyota certified with 34,216 miles, spoke with multiple toyota representatives and all have stated this is not a warrantied item. This malfunction is common on other toyota trucks which have…
ODI 10944021
Fuel/Propulsion System
Secondary air injection system truck would not accelerate and lost power. I've noticed it has done this since new. I now have 37,000 miles on it and have received messages check engine light and trac off messages. This is very dangerous as you have no engine power when entering into traffic. The truck will not go over 35 miles an hour and takes for ever to gain speed.
ODI 10940024
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving on the street to work one morning, the trac off and check engine lights both suddenly appeared. I then noticed that my truck was not able to accelerate past ~40 mph. Going uphill, my truck was limited to only ~20 mph. My truck went into this "safe mode." i connected an obd device and the came up with the following two codes: p2440 and p2442. The codes refer to "secondary air injection system switching valve…
ODI 10937939
Fuel/Propulsion System
Secondary air injection system: started the vehicle and check engine light came on. Obd read p2440/p2442. While driving uphill on a very busy highway, the vehicle loss power and would not go faster than 20mph and the rpm's rammed up. After some some research found out this is a common problem with the tacoma in which toyota was aware of.
ODI 10924933
Fuel/Propulsion System
The air injection pump went out and had to be replaced, and there is only 18,200 miles on the vehicle. The check engine light came on while driving, and i was able to drive the vehicle to the dealership before "safe mode" kicked in. Toyota was able to replace the defective part. I understand from reading on the internet that this is turning out to be a common problem for this vehicle, and wish to add my experience…
ODI 10906719
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My 2012 tacoma with 45,000 miles got a check engine light and "trac off" light when i started it to go home. I was merging onto the interstate and unable to go above 40 mph. This was obviously not safe so i exited and took it to a dealer. They cited trouble codes p2440 and p2442 and said they needed to replace secondary air injection valve (pn 25710-31022) for a total cost of $940! According to forums and the…
ODI 10886218
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My 2012 toyota tacoma prerunner 2wd has 54,640 miles. I just got a check engine light and "trac off" light yesterday. My truck would accelerate to just 25 mph when merging onto the interstate and top speed was around 50 mph. This is a serious safety issue and toyota will not cover this known problem under the standard 3 year 36,000 mile warranty. Autozone ran the diagnostic scan and came up with trouble codes p2440…
ODI 10885279
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I took my 2012 tacoma into service today with a trac off and check engine light on. I was told that the secondary air injection switching valve needed replaced at the tune of $1300. I see that many others have had this issue and with 37k miles, i find it unreal that this isn't covered under the powertrain warranty.
ODI 10881334
Fuel/Propulsion System
Only 49,000 miles on my $32,000 truck and like many other owners of 2012 tacomas i have the check engine light come on with the trac off light and giving the diagnostic code of p2442 secondary air injection switching valve. This is clearly a emissions and manufacturing problem with this year and toyota should have to foot the bill instead of charging us $2,100 for a fix a a practically new expensive truck. The air…
ODI 10874492
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
The secondary air injection systems seems to fail quite frequently on these 2012 tacomas with little to no help from toyota to take care of this issue as a recall. These are known to fail right after your out of warranty and to charge it's loyal customers over $1000 for a part that should not fail or a part that should be covered is absurd. I have been a loyal toyota customer my whole life but the issues of the…
ODI 10871717
Fuel/Propulsion System
While on highway doing 65mph, vehicle slowed to 50, to 40, to 30, to 20 by itself. Pulled over, placed back into gear, vehicle only went 40 mph downhill, 20 mph uphill. Drove to toyota dealer who said this was third tacoma this week with faulty second air fuel injector. No recall yet, but 3 weeks for back order of part. 43 others before my part request. Same part on recall for tundra model. Safety was compromised on…
ODI 10845669
Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
My tacoma tends to surge forward when it is stopped. I do not think it has anything to do with the air conditioner being on.i had the a/c off the first time. If someone isn't on the brake firmly they may tap the vehicle in front of them. *tr
ODI 10549658
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Fuel system can be heard hours after the truck is parked, few times a week and sometimes daily .and runs 2 to 15 minutes. Contacted dealer and says it normal for fuel evap to do a system check. Ongoing started before 3000 miles
ODI 10788758
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My tacoma tends to surge forward when it is stopped. I think it has something to do with the air conditioner being on. If someone isn't on the brake firmly they may tap the vehicle in front of them. *tr
ODI 10468882