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2000 Toyota 4runner Seats Problems

2 owner-reported seats complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
Feb 2001Mar 2017
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (2)

mediumSEATS
Filed: Mar 2017

THE DRIVER SEAT BOLTS WHERE THE MOUNTS ARE LOCATED ARE COMPLETELY STRIPPED/RUSTED OUT WHICH WILL REQUIRE COMPLETE WELDING REPAIR. NO ACTIVE RECALLS ARE FOUND. 3 OUT 4 BOLTS ARE STRIPPED/RUSTED OUT. UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DRIVER SEAT ON VERGE OF DISLODGING OUT, CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT. VERY COMMON 4RUNNER PROBLEM, OWNER SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURER DEFAULT.

NHTSA #: 10967953
mediumSEATS
Filed: Feb 2001

CONSUMER TEST DROVE A VEHICLE WITH POWER SEATS BUT PURCHASED A VEHICLE WITH MANUAL SEATS AND A MOON ROOF, CONSUMER HEAD BRUSHES THE CIELING WITH THE SEAT IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION, CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE THAT THE ADDITION OF THE MOON ROOF DECREASED HEADROOM BY 2" AND THAT MANUAL SEATS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED LOWER LIKE THE POWER SEATS, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THE CONSUMER OCCASIONALLY HITS HIS HEAD ON THE MOONROOF HOUSING CAUSING MILD INJURY. NLM

NHTSA #: 559335

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