2009 Toyota Tacoma Electrical System Problems
- 38
- 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.
Among these 38 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- daytime running · 15 records
- running lights · 15 records
- running light · 8 records
- plastic lens · 6 records
- fire hazard · 6 records
- light bulbs · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Running lights melting, possible fire threat. *tr
ODI 10469518
Electrical System
1. Was parking tacoma in garage at about 5 mph or less; when i applied the brakes, the vehicle accelerated. Put gear into neutral to avoid crash. (sept 2009; about 1500 miles on vehicle) 2. Was slowing down; at a speed of approximately 20 mph i applied the brakes and the vehicle accelerated. Put gear into neutral to avoid crash. (nov 25, 2009; about 2500 miles on vehicle) ---->>> drivers side floor mat removed on…
ODI 10296116
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. While driving the radio will suddenly turn off without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. The technician stated that radio needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 3000. Updated 01/26/10 *bf the radio would come on and go off various times with no warning. The dash and head lights flickered. Updated 01/26/10.*jb
Crash reported
ODI 10297134
Electrical System
Electrically issue, highly distracting to driver. While radio malfunction is not a "safety issue" per sea, the manor in which the tacoma radios malfunction is highly distracting to the driver. Radio changes station by itself, turns itself off, displays strange text characters on the dash and does not respond to dash controls, it is highly distracting when driving. (google tacoma radio problems). *tr
ODI 10304282
Electrical System
Without any warning or assistance the tacoma's radio will, all by itself, randomly change stations, turn itself on/off and increase/decrease the volume. During these occurrences it displays odd characters on it's led screen. When it shuts itself off it's impossible to turn back on until quite sometime later. What's especially disturbing is when it suddenly turns itself on at maximum volume. *tr
ODI 10549695
Electrical System
On three occasions my 2009 toyota tacoma would continue to run with the ignition switch turned off and the key removed. *tr
ODI 10285904
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 95 mph without intention. He had to shift the vehicle into neutral to decelerate. He then restarted the vehicle and resumed normal operation.the vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection. A technician speculated that the cause of the failure was either a computerized system reset or a floor mat…
ODI 10284131
Electrical System · Equipment
Like a great many other people, i am experiencing major problems with the radio in my 2009 toyota tacoma. The radio turns on and off randomly with no input from me. It also switches bands (fm1 to fm2, etc.) of its own volition. Sometimes it refuses to turn on at all. Judging from the other complaints scattered around various forum sites on the internet, this problem seems particularly prevalent in the "access cab,"…
ODI 10280538
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
Radio turns off on its own. Display sometimes does not work while radio is on. Display sometimes is erratic. Toyota of saint croix,us virgin islands removed it. Will put in a new one by 6/8/09. I'm driving without a radio for now! After slowing down to enter a sharp turn, when trying to accelerate out of the turn the vehicle's rpm raises to 2000 but only revs. No output is achieved. To correct this i let go of the…
ODI 10272740
Electrical System
Vic. 2009 toyota tacoma pu ,jbl radio factory sys. Radio comes on and off at will , shakes you up to the point all most rear ended traffic in front, first time to dealer with no response, second time sunshine treatment but told one on order. Maybe fix on 4/15/2009. *tr
ODI 10264345
Electrical System · Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
The radio on my 2009 toyota tacoma access cab 4 cyl pick up randomly turns off and back on. It also randomly changes channel frequency from set position, and the lcd display screen is filled with unreadable characters.i was told by the dealership that this has been a problem on all toyota models and toyota does not have any fix as of yet. I wanted them to install a new unit and the dealership refused, stating that…
ODI 10273802
Electrical System
My one week old 2009 toyota tacoma truck's blue tooth function is defective. It will not read contacts from cell phone. I am supposed to enter my 500 ever changing contacts one by one into the truck's blue tooth system. Otherwise, i will have to look at my cell phone while driving, dial the number, then talk on the blue tooth. Toyota e-mailed that i should have known my cell phone is not compatible with their…
ODI 10242992
Electrical System
Entering my complaint as electrical as it involved the door actuator mechanisms and fob for locking and unlocking the door locks - fob gets easily "un programmed" and cannot be reprogrammed. Door actuators are faulty with light duty dc motors that operate the door lock mechanism - the dc motors are prone to carbon build-up inside, etc. Rear doors (and possibly front doors, as well) have interior failure of door exit…
ODI 10785821