2009 Toyota Tacoma electrical system problems
40 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2009 Toyota Tacoma, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
The plastic housing/plastic lens covering the amber daytime running lights and the clear fog lights are burned, melted, cracked and broken. This is not due to any front end collision but due to the extreme heat generated by the original factory-installed light bulbs. The lights are generating so much heat that they are melting, burning and cracking the plastic housing which then breaks under driving stress.
My one week old 2009 toyota tacoma truck's blue tooth function is defective. It will not read contacts from cell phone. I am supposed to enter my 500 ever changing contacts one by one into the truck's blue tooth system. Otherwise, I will have to look at my cell phone while driving, dial the number, then talk on the blue tooth. Toyota e-mailed that I should have known my cell phone is not compatible with their system.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Toyota Tacoma
- Suspension 120 complaints
- Lighting 105 complaints
- Cruise control 59 complaints
- Body & structure 54 complaints
- Transmission 46 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Brakes 35 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 30 complaints