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11-14-2013, 04:07 PM | #1 |
Drives: 2008 yaris 4dr Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
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Driver Side Seat Wont stay in place
Hello,
I sorta new to all of this. i have a 2008 yaris 4dr and have come into a particular issue. as the title says; the driver seat wont stay in place and its quite dangerous to drive like that. it just slides back when i press the gas and forward when braking. the release bar is loose, just moves up and down. i didnt see anything under the seat that fell off. im assuming a spring or something myabe have fallen off place. even when the lever is pressed down it still wont lock. is there a fix for this or should i just scavenge a junk yard for a new seat? i was quote $2000!!!! for the repair. im not paying that. snows balls in hell! |
11-14-2013, 04:56 PM | #2 |
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Toyota considers that assembly to be part of the entire seat frame (and then the rails are two separate additional parts), so your best bet is a junkyard.
Below is a picture of a set of seat rails that I recently sold. The left one is the drivers side. The entire assembly is bolted to the bottom of the seat with a few bolts. You could try taking yours apart to see if there is something obvious with the latching mechanism.
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11-14-2013, 05:14 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, pop the seat out. It's very easy with only 4 E10 torx bolts holding it in. Once you can see the underside, being such a simple mechanism, it should be easy to diagnose the problem.
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11-15-2013, 12:53 PM | #4 |
Drives: 2008 yaris 4dr Join Date: Nov 2013
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ok cool thank you guys. ill go ahead and check that out.
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