2017 Toyota Tacoma electrical problems

Filed Sep 14, 2025 · Airbags, Electrical · AZ

Clock spring has failed. I've lost all steering wheel button controls as well as cruise control. Air bag light has now come on. I am afraid that if I get into a wreck, the airbag will not deploy. This seems to be a common issue with this select year for this Tacoma.

Filed Aug 18, 2025 · Electrical · 220,717 miles · CA

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 87,000, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 220,717.

Filed Oct 21, 2022 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · OH

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving or idled, the front driver’s side seat heater failed to operate. The contact then stated that he smelled a burning odor and upon inspecting the seat, he noticed burned and charred marks on the amp and wiring harness. No warning lights was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where an electrical diagnostic was performed. The contact was informed by the dealer that the front driver’s side heated seat amp assembly and the wiring harness had melted and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle is out of warranty, but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2022 · Electrical · 113,000 miles · IN · fire

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that they had smelt an electrical burning odor coming from their heated seat. The vehicle's heated seats had caught fire. The contact had not received any injuries. The contact spoke with the dealer who stated they would have someone call them back to discuss the failure, however, they received no callback. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 113,000.

Filed Dec 20, 2021 · Electrical · 5,500 miles · CO · fire

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Tacoma. The contact noticed the seat warmer had malfunctioned. The contact noticed that the amp for the wire relating to the seat warmer for the driver and passenger side had burnt out. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle had not been officially diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case regarding the matter. The approximate failure mileage was 5,500.

Filed Jul 28, 2021 · Body, Electrical · AZ

The high mount rear stop lamp leaks water into the cab. The water channels in through a cheap gasket, down the inside of the frame, destroying the cushions and plastic through moisture and mildew. Toyota Corporation and Precision Toyota of Tucson (service) AZ, both say the problem is only covered by the regular 36,000 mileage, 3 year warranty. They want to charge me $575 to replace the light. However, the known issue doesn't occur because of miles driven or even age of the vehicle. I live in the desert and it has not rained significantly since I bought the truck new in 2017, according to the National Weather Service. This year, with record rains, water is freely seeping in to the cab. Toyota should recall Tacomas with this issue and replace the cheap gasket it used to manufacture these trucks.

Filed Apr 28, 2021 · Electrical · 50,400 miles · WA

Left turn signal quit working while driving on a city street making a left turn. Toyota took 4.5 hours to diagnose the problem. Said it was in the instrument cluster affecting the turn signal and odometer. Said it would take a week to get part and they needed to know how many miles I would drive in that week because the odometer had to be set to existing miles plus the miles I drive during the week. One week later was told the part was on back order and it would be 30 to 60 days for the part. I googled the problem and found many complaints of "left turn signal going out" on toyota tacomas dating as far back as 2012. Obviously toyota knows of the problem. Have they fixed the problem on the replacement part or is it pron to go out again. How many people have had to drive for one or two months without a left turn signal, how many accidents have occured because of not having a left turn signal, how many citations have been issued for failure to use turn signal. How many vehicles do not have the correct mileage on the odometer, mine wont unless they contact me and ask how many miles I have driven prior to shipping the part as I was told it had to be set at the factory before shipping. In addition the diagnostic coast was $150.00 the part will be $750.00 plus labor to install. I feed toyota should have known exactly what the problem was when told the left turn signal quit. I googled it in less that 5 minutes. So far no invoices to share.

Filed Mar 6, 2021 · Electrical, Fuel system · 35,865 miles · PR

Every so often I heard a bang coming from the drivetrain while I'm driving and also when I put the truck on reverse the sound it's loud. I don't know it's a transmission problem or the joints with the differential. But it's getting bad. Also I have problems with the charging system and it was brought in and the day there is no problem but for some reason some times lights will come up out of the bue.

Filed Oct 13, 2020 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · MP

Occasionally when driving the speedometer does not show the accurate speed such as the speedometer show 0 when going 30mph. There is also a weird metal clanking noise which sounds like its coming from the transmission and sounds like its trying to shift gear while in reverse or drive. Also the air conditioning fan motor has cracked and when turned on sounds like a motorcycle reving it's engine.

Filed May 3, 2020 · Airbags, Electrical · 21,700 miles · PA

Went through a car wash and both rear corners of the cab leaked enough that the water was gushing in. The headliner got soaked, if this hits electrical components it could short an electrical system possibly resulting in affected electrical components shutting down increasing the possibility of an accident. Or worse, could damage the SRS airbag located in the next to the rear seats. The file type of the pictures I have are not the format accepted so they will not upload.