2.2
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 71,000 miles
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The metal bar inside the seat headrest is coming through the cloth. There is no padding between the metal bar and your head. In a crash you would hit the metal bar inside the headrest with your head. Other people on the internet have complained of the same problem.
- Ramona, CA, USA
Foam in head restraints have deteriorated to the point where the steel bar is only covered by the fabric of the head restraint. This should be considered a safety hazard. If a person in a car accident was to have their head hit the head restraint, serious injury would occur because of the exposed steel bar.
- Aiea, HI, USA
The foam inside the driver's head rest has deteriorated so a steel bar is covered by only fabric and no foam. It creates a hazard because in case of a rear end crash, the driver's head will impact a steel bar instead of a foam pad. I contacted Toyota. They consider it out of warranty and want almost $500 for a new head restraint. This is like saying the seatbelts or airbags don't have to work for the life of the vehicle.
- Broomfield, CO, USA
The front seats on my 2003 Toyota Tacoma 4X4 xtracab rock on their tracks when I drive on rough surfaces. I took the vehicle to my nearest dealer and they said they would apply a shim in order to solve the noise problem. However the shims were already installed during manufacturing, so the dealer said they could not fix the problem.
- Auberry, CA, USA
- Dinuba, CA, USA