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
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Seats
Seat heater module connector has failed and burned/melted the connector. Appears to be a fire concern.
ODI 11190946
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
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
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
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
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
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
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