2012 Toyota Tundra power train problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2012 Toyota Tundra — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Jul 26, 2023
“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…”
filed Jun 28, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Tundra years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tundra | 4 | 18% |
| 2025 Tundra | 34 | 27% |
| 2024 Tundra | 80 | 26% |
| 2023 Tundra | 80 | 21% |
| 2022 Tundra | 103 | 25% |
| 2021 Tundra | 1 | 4% |
| 2020 Tundra | 2 | 4% |
| 2019 Tundra | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Tundra | 2 | 2% |
| 2017 Tundra | 6 | 8% |
| 2016 Tundra | 5 | 4% |
| 2015 Tundra | 1 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Toyota Tundra
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.