Normal seat wear?

Has anyone had trouble with their seats wearing out really quickly?

I have a 2013 DC TRD that has ~5000 miles on it. Since I've owned it, the driver's side seat fabric has loosened a lot. The seats already look worse than my girlfriend's 2007 Corolla that has 10x as many miles.

Originally I thought maybe I was sliding into the seat too much so I started being excessively careful when entering or exiting the truck. I even bought tube steps to make getting in easier. Then I realized this is a truck, its supposed to go off road and generally tolerate rough conditions. The truck has only been used in-town since I bought it and I worry how the interior will hold up once I take it out hunting, camping, etc.

The dealership looked at the seat and agreed to replace it. I also looked at the passenger side seat and its wearing quite a bit as well even though my ~110lb girlfriend has used it maybe a couple dozen times. I weigh about 180lbs so I don't think my size is being excessively rough on the seats either.

Yeah, the issue seems petty but its a $30k brand new truck and I guess I expect it to hold up better.

 

I have already noticed this on my 2014 with 1400 miles on the od

 

i am in the same boat... where my right thigh / ass cheek slides on the seat when getting in my 4 month old TRD off road i notice that the seat is starting to fray a little bit....

 

Mine looked like that after the first week. 28K later, it still looks the same.

 

My original driver seat ripped at 45k...bought those TRD oem front covers.
Found some 2010 seats now I have those covered...cheap material best cover them early

 

Wanna trade? Mine's 300

 

Mine kinda looks like that. I am not worries about it but the seat covers could be thicker.

 

My 06 with 90k hasn't loosened up like yours. I weigh about 180 and slide into the seat. Sounds like they may have downgraded materials (cut costs)

 

Mine is a 2012 with ~69,500 and we're about the same size. Mine does not show any wear...???

 

Same here. Mines a 13 with 6,000 miles and I weigh 200 pounds and exact same issue except mine has a crease on the side by the levers.. That shouldn't be the case with a brand new truck! It is a truck though and it's going to get abused.Just threw some wet okoles and call it a day.. You won't regret it.

 

I'm 6'1'" and 260 lbs. Install cheap seat covers A.S.A.P. It's not our size...It's some cheap fabric.

 

My bench seat started looking similar. 6'2" 230lbs. It has more to do with the way we get in a truck, up & in vs. just sitting down in a car. My Ford dump truck has an auto-eject seat, as soon as you open the door, you slide right out.

 

I put TRD covers on mine the first week I had it. Working on trains tends to get dirty.

 

My '10 has over 90k and no signs of wear on the seats. I weigh 180 pounds also, so it may be the way you slide/sit in or the way you sit while you're driving. Sorry to hear it's not holding up. I had a Ford Explorer that was that way once...

 

No issues with my 2011 yet. As others have said.....cheap seats & it has a lot to do with how you enter/exit the truck. Mine is pretty high so I don't slide into the seat. I have to pretty much stand up on the side step & lower myself into the seat. And just for kicks, I'm just under 250lbs.

 

No issues on my 2011 at 32K. Just put on a set of Wet Okole. I would imagine since Toyota stopped sale on the new vehicles, there might be a recall for the seats of the newer trucks.

 

Only for vehicles equipped with heated seats.

 

The driver's seat on my '12 is worse at 32,000 miles than my old '05 was at 74,000 miles. Both with TRD, and I never changed the way I get in or out of the trucks. Guess they changed the fabric at some point.

 

I recently noticed the same wear on my 13 with only about 7,000 miles on it.

One of the main reasons I am now on the group buy list for some Wet Okole seat covers.
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/group-buys/311230-2014-wet-okole-gb.html

 

My seat looks like that too! Glad it's not just me I guess. Sucks though.