Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Toyota tundra has 43 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
43
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Wife was driving truck and immediately went into limp mode on the highway. Check engine light came ... |
| Jan 2, 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated that while plowing his driveway, there was... |
| Dec 17, 2022 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engi... |
| Sep 15, 2021 | ENGINE | Check engine light which when checked revealed Air pump and air control valve failures. This is a kn... |
| May 28, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Tundra. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, he heard an abnormal... |
| Nov 2, 2020 | ENGINE | MY TUNDRA WITH 75,000 MILES HAS A CAMSHAFT TOWER LEAK AND THIS OIL IS FALLING INTO THE EXHAUST MANIF... |
| Aug 8, 2020 | ENGINE | AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS AND PULLING ONTO HIGHWAY THERE WAS NO POWER LIKE TRUCK WAS IN LIMP MODE AN... |
| Jun 26, 2020 | ENGINE | '12 TOYOTA TUNDRA APPEARS TO GO INTO LIMP MODE, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SHIP, A RECALL WAS LISTED F... |
| Mar 13, 2020 | ENGINE | MY 2012 TUNDRA WITH 107K DISPLAYED THE CHECK ENGINE, 4LO, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS AND WO... |
| Feb 7, 2020 | ENGINE | I HAVE NOTICED AN OIL LEAK FROM THE CAMSHAFT HOUSING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS LED TO OIL BURN... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | ENGINE | I TOOK MY TUNDRA IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND THE DEALER SHIP SAID I HAVE OIL LEAK AT THE TIMING BELT. IT... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | ENGINE | WHEN DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENGINEER WILL NOT ACCELERATE ABOV... |
| Dec 1, 2019 | ENGINE | LEAKY TUNDRA CAM TOWER SEAL. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THEY USES A EPOXY TYPE SEAL THAT HAS BEEN FOUND TO L... |
| Oct 12, 2019 | ENGINE | * ONGOING MANUFACTURE DEFECT / SAFETY CONCERN WITH 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4.6. CODE P2440, SECONDARY A... |
| Oct 9, 2019 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY TRUCK HAS BEEN HAVING HARD START ISSUES SINCE WINTER 2017. I FIGURED IT WAS MY BATTERY SO I REPLA... |
| May 17, 2019 | ENGINE | Secondary air injection system failed May 2019. ALL dash warning lights came on. Researched on-line... |
| Apr 17, 2019 | ENGINE | I WAS PULLING OUT OF WORK. YOU MUST CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC PLUS THE CENTER MEDIAN TO TURN LEFT. TH... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY TRUCK WENT INTO "LIMP MODE," MEANING I LOST ... |
| Apr 2, 2019 | ENGINE | P0418 SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR RELAY A MALFUNCTION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON |
| Jan 30, 2019 | ENGINE | I OWN A 2012 TUNDRA WITH THE 4.6 LITER V8 ENGINE. VERY VERY SIMILAR OR EXACT TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON ... |