Driver Side Seat Track Assembly recall

[kaz777]

Hi today my yaris (o8 sedan) had to have the bolts on lower susp arm replaced, one was rusted right off.

BUT they voluntarily (I hadnt asked for it) put a new track on, I think only drivers seat, it works really hard now tho'. As in you have to bend down and get a hold with both hands on each side front of seat bar to move it.

Im wondering if it should be that tight to move it?

Im grateful they took the opportunity to do it for me just wonder if it should work that hard now?

I didnt have time to ask as they were closing. It does work tho'.

Now for the spiral cable, steering wheel thing, hope that light never goes on. Makes me nervous when they have to rip things apart. :eek: I must say tho' my local dealer where it was purchased is exceptional.

[BLH]

I got both recall notices. Both indicated there was no fix ready yet.
Maybe yours got one of the first seat track fixes.

[kaz777]

Oh, okay. I will call them if it keeps working so hard. They only did driver sided that's all my letter offered. I can see where that is the only danger side the other will be a pia tho'. thanks for reply

[IllusionX]

Ya.. I've also got both notices. No fixes yet. They recommend not moving the seats.

[NEexpat]

Went to the dealership for an oil change today. They asked me when I would like to schedule my seat rail locking spring fix thing.

Perhaps I wasn't paying enough attention to this, for some reason I thought it was limited to the sedans and 3 doors. Nope 5 dr. LB's too, so next Tuesday morning....................but they are going to call me first to make sure all the parts have arrived.

I'll let you know if I have the same result as kaz777.

I asked about the spiral cable replacement, they're still working on it.


*When I got home I pulled out the notice, yep 5's too I guess.

[kaz777]

Went to the dealership for an oil change today. They asked me when I would like to schedule my seat rail locking spring fix thing.

Perhaps I wasn't paying enough attention to this, for some reason I thought it was limited to the sedans and 3 doors. Nope 5 dr. LB's too, so next Tuesday morning....................but they are going to call me first to make sure all the parts have arrived.

I'll let you know if I have the same result as kaz777.

I asked about the spiral cable replacement, they're still working on it.


*When I got home I pulled out the notice, yep 5's too I guess.

:thumbsup: I will watch your posts to see how yours comes out. thanks Im guessing maybe the new spring is just very tight or something requiring more work to adjust seat.

[kaz777]

I swear my seat feels like it sits different, a little to the left and like the back and seat base aren't as tight at back, cant be tho' I mean they didn't pull apart the back and base of seat did they? Crooked could be I guess if tracks are off.
So its harder to adjust and feels weird, oh well. I always hate when recalls start causing them to screw with the orig stuff. Guess I will get used to it if its safer, whatever ugh. I loved my seats they're the heavy duty solid sort.

[kaz777]

Ya.. I've also got both notices. No fixes yet. They recommend not moving the seats.
Geez if two people drive one car that's impossible.

[NEexpat]

*Follow up-

Long story short, they were supposed to call me to let me know if the parts for the fix had arrived. They didn't. I called at 1715hrs, no one could give me an answer so I cancelled, rather than get up there tomorrow AM to find out they don't have the goods to fix it, but please have some of our horrible coffee.

Already had one message from a manager expect a few messages tomorrow.

The poor parts guy, asked me if I was sure it was a 4 door hatch. So I told him to hold on while I counted just be sure. 1,2,3, hang on..................... yup 4, plus the hatch. I thought it had 4 doors when I bought 4 years ago.


I am in no rush on this, I am the only one who drives this car, my seat is all the way back and locked, so I'll wait until they get their act together on this.

[nookandcrannycar]

but please have some of our horrible coffee.

The poor parts guy, asked me if I was sure it was a 4 door hatch. So I told him to hold on while I counted just be sure. 1,2,3, hang on..................... yup 4, plus the hatch. I thought it had 4 doors when I bought 4 years ago

:bellyroll:

[Hershey]

:laugh: .That's part of the reason we traded in the '08 sedan . The age of :bonk: .

[kaz777]

Just an update the seat recall has worked out, the seat was tight to move now its finally getting easier to adjust :) Just takes time for the new part to break in I suppose.

[kaz777]

:laugh: .That's part of the reason we traded in the '08 sedan . The age of :bonk: .

Well not all of us can afford a car payment once one is finally paid off :frown:

[grelise]

Mine got done the other week, no problems with adjusting the seat, I suspect they put some graphite lube on the tracks. Got the mod plate on the car also to show it had been done.

[junorico24]

Got mine done seems to give a bit more support by being better secured.

[NEexpat]

Stopped by Dealer today to schedule oil change for next week ahead of trip to Ohio for Xmas, getting the seat rail and and spiral cable recall work done at same time. Trying again, lol

Will let you know how it goes. CS said 4hrs.

[WeeYari]

Will let you know how it goes. CS said 4hrs.


My CS said 2 to 2 1/2 hours for both recalls to be done. She asked if I wanted the services of the valet or wait. Since the lounges in these new dealerships are so comfortable I told her I'd wait. Like I mentioned in another thread, 35 minutes later it was done. When I commented about that being the fastest 2 hours I'd ever experienced, she said she tells clients the absolute worst case timeframe. I also suspect that when possible, priority is given to clients opting to wait it out in the lounge.

It really is a simple recall. Disconnect the battery, replace the seat rail while waiting for residual charge in the SRS to drain. Then replace spiral cable and reconnect the battery. Done.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[NEexpat]

Wee, agree the waiting area has got Cable, WiFi, etc. Plus where I got there is a lot of stuff a couple of hundred yards away, Mall, shopping, I'll drop it, go get bfast, hit lowes etc.

Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Plus I'm going in right when they open.

[NEexpat]

Went in at 0730 out at 0930. Oil &Filter change and both recall issues. No noticeable difference in seat rails, or locking mechanism.

Oh yes, they told me that my serpentine was cracked and my air filter was filthy. I said, "Thank you not today". $169 for the belt, $38 for the filter. Filter was replaced at 36k.

As soon as I said "yeah, not today" they couldn't get me out of there fast enough, no oil change sticker on the windshield, didn't even reset the maint req. light. Very much unlike them, not sure what happened today.

When I got home I thought I would look at the belt just for the hell of it, looks fine to me It started raining hard so I didn't open the air cleaner box. It's possible the air filter is dirty. I did pull the stick and check the oil was new. lol

I'll take a pic of the belt if it stops raining.

[bronsin]

Sounds like bill padding to me. Especially at $169 for a belt change! Yikes!

[chrisgblues]

I got the recall done on the driver's side seat rail and now I notice that the seat is squeaky. It doesn't squeak when I adjust it, but I notice when I sit down or when my weight shifts (while driving around tight corners) it will squeak every time. It never did that prior to the recall. Anyone else notice this?

[bronsin]

I$ havnt had any recalls done at all and everything is hunky dory.

[andulong]

I too am holding out on having the recall work done. Seats seem fine and the airbag light is not on. If it ever comes on, then it is going in, recall should cover it. If you have squeaky seat rails maybe try a little lube up under the seat on the rails to try to quiet them. They should probably take care of that when the seats are out.

[Exiwolfman]

I too am holding out on having the recall work done. Seats seem fine and the airbag light is not on. If it ever comes on, then it is going in, recall should cover it. If you have squeaky seat rails maybe try a little lube up under the seat on the rails to try to quiet them. They should probably take care of that when the seats are out.
It's free also not forever get it done , spiral cable takes 10 to 15 min seat rail 30 min .....dont get why u would not.

[Exiwolfman]

I got the recall done on the driver's side seat rail and now I notice that the seat is squeaky. It doesn't squeak when I adjust it, but I notice when I sit down or when my weight shifts (while driving around tight corners) it will squeak every time. It never did that prior to the recall. Anyone else notice this?
No I have no problems with mine had both done I drive a HB ...did it myself also spiral cable under the recall was great cos nothing better than working on ur own car and getting paid for the job lol

[Yaris_Mac]

Hi,

So the recall is just for the drivers side rails? Is there any recall for the passenger side? I took mine last year sometime during summer and ever since then, the passenger side rail was never the same. It doesn't slide smoothly. You have to really push it hard (with force) for it to move and it also never feels like it locks in place. Sometimes when I slam my brakes (sudden stops), the passenger seat would slide forward. I took it back to the dealership and was told that they fixed it already but it still feels the same. I'm going back tomorrow night o have them check it again if somehow they changed the passenger as opposed to the drivers side.

[tmontague]

This is one of the reasons why I haven't taken my Yaris into the dealership to have it done. If I ever have an issue with my seat track then I'll take it in with the letter I got about the re call. As for now it is functioning fine so I'd rather not have anyone but me start going about my car.

[IllusionX]

If you don't slide it all the time, it won't fail.

It's just because some people cannot get in and out without sliding it, and those wear prematurely and breaks the locking mechanism.

But the new rail locking mechanism is really stiff compared to the of one. I am not sure why you have issues with the passenger side though..

Sent from my ONE A2005 using Tapatalk

[Yaris_Mac]

I dropped it off this morning and according the the service tech, there is a recall for both seat rails. They found out that the sliders were installed wrong so they redid it. I will check it out tonight when I pick it up. It took them all day to get that fix (including oil change) but then again, I filed a complained to their Service Manager to get this shit fix since it's the 3rd time I sent it and all they did was put a f'n grease on the sliders. Anyway, I'm exited to drive my car again! =)

[ern-diz]

I had it done on my next maintenance trip after the recall. Only difference I noticed is that when I put the passenger seat all the way forward to allow someone in the backseat to get out, the seat stays in the far forward position (closest to the dash) on it's own much better than it did prior to the recall. Before, I could put the front passenger seat in it's full, as close to the dash as possible position, but it would take very little for it to start sliding back towards the rear. I would typically keep a hand on it to keep it from sliding back, but don't need to do that anymore.