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Toyota Tacoma Seats Problems

30
Owner complaint records in our dataset
13
Years with records
2000–2018
Stored years

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 30 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 4 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • seat heater · 5 records
  • passenger seat · 4 records
  • seat belt · 4 records
  • head rest · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi7
60–100k mi6
30–60k mi5
100–150k mi2

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • March 22, 2019 · 36,000 miles

    Seats

    Seat heater module connector has failed and burned/melted the connector. Appears to be a fire concern.

    ODI 11190946

    2016 records in this system

  • March 13, 2019 · 88,000 miles

    Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification · Seat Belts · Seats

    The seatbelt/airbag sensor in the front passenger seat is malfunctioning. The vehicle will not detect a person sitting in the seat, and in turn will not deploy the airbag in the event of an accident.

    ODI 11186810

    2014 records in this system

  • March 1, 2019 · 84,573 miles

    Seats

    The seat heater amp and harness that went to it tried to catch on fire and shorted out which ended up melting both parts

    ODI 11228421

    2017 records in this system

  • March 1, 2019 · 33,900 miles

    Seats

    The driver's side seat heater stopped working in my 2016 tacoma limited 4x4 delivered in january 2016. Upon inspection it was found that the wiring harness into the seat heater amp had a melted wire, damaging both the amp and the wiring harness. Other instances of this same seat heater failure with melted wiring were found online in the tacomaworld.com forums. I took it to the dealer to be confirm the issue and have…

    ODI 11184547

    2016 records in this system

  • February 27, 2019 · 40,110 miles

    Electrical System · Seats · Service Brakes

    Purchased truck july 24, 2017 from mark miller toyota in salt lake city, utah. In the first 6 months i lost brakes 3 times. Went to dealer each time. They couldn't duplicate so no repairs made. After the 3 times a recall came out, 18v888. Exact symptoms. Then a forth time happened and they said the recall doesn't effect my vin so they still have to duplicate. Today, february 27, 2019 truck wouldn't stop and i ran…

    ODI 11182739

    2017 records in this system

  • November 17, 2018 · 65,000 miles

    Seats

    Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota tacoma. While driving approximately 55 mph, the driver's seat suddenly tilted backwards and could not be re-adjusted. The failure was not diagnosed and repaired. The local dealer (pepabad toyota, bo montellano carr 735, cayey, pr) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.

    ODI 11152549

    2013 records in this system

  • October 3, 2018 · 150 miles

    Electrical System · Seat Belts · Seats

    Toyota has an issue where there service technitians, dealers and customer service representatives cannot tell the difference between nhtsa mandated seat belt indicators and optional indicators. I have reported an issue where the seat will not slide correctly and that the seat belt sensor and optional alert system seems to be malfunctioning. The optional seat belt indicator malfunctions and causes a prolonged audio…

    ODI 11140422

    2018 records in this system

  • July 7, 2018 · 41,000 miles

    Brake Lights · Exterior Lighting · Seats

    3rd brake light over torqued at factory resulting in defective seal and eventually cracked light fixture. This results not only in electrical issue but serious leaking into cabin - affecting rear seat, roof, and flooring. Leak noticed after rain storms and noticing wet floor/seats and damp floors. There are numerous reports of this issue affecting 3rd generation tacomas on toyota forums such as tacomaworld.com.

    ODI 11119971

    2016 records in this system