SRS warning light

it could also be a plug under the seat that came un-plugged. i had the same problem(light came on) took it to the dealer and within 15 minutes they had it fixed. so this may be something worth looking at. look for the wire looms that have yellow tape on them and make sure they are all plugged into something.

 

Took a muliti meter to the whole thing this morning afterposting and the seatbelt sensor seems to have no power. Hopefully its as easy as fixing a disconected wire from the back side of the plug.


The only one I would bypass is the weight sensor. Reason being there really is no point to it. If the car is in a collision there is someone in the drivers seat 98% of the time.

Also I never don't wear my seatbelt, so I would consider bypassing that.

 

I'll look into this tyvm.

 

well mine did the same thing at about 40k outta warrenty haha, i took it in to the dealer they told me $450 parts+labor i said fuck thats safty equipment fix. they told me only seat belts were covered i said fuck that. i told them give me your service managers name and number and your GM's name and number they will be hearing from BBB and the attorney generals office. then they told me only seat belt were covered that they didnt have the service managers card and they dont have a GM. i said fuck that i walked into the service managers office took a card off his desk and walked straight to my truck and left not even 30sec later they called and said they would fix it for free

stand your ground dont let the stealership eff with you!! i believe that if air bags are standard safty equipment it should be covered no matter how long you have owned the damn car/truck!!

 

Right, but there isn't going to be a child driving the car. Right now even if there was it would be worse then bypassing the sensors since I am on a 5x12 mile island with no Toyota dealership.

 

Well, got the call from the dealer, they quoted me $500 to replace that spring/wire thing in the steering column. My truck has 65,000 miles and I have Toyota Extra Care which doesn't cover that little part.. WTF. This truck just pisses me off sometimes.

 

I have been driving with my light on too.

 

Mine comes on every other start up or when it sits over night. The head unit also doesn't come on when I first start the truck; it will about 10 minutes into the drive. Then randomly get tired and shut back off. Oh yes, the clock does the same thing at the same time. I have just learned to ignore these things about my truck, or else I might get really pissed off.

 

SRS is under the powertrain warranty.

http://www.toyota.com/tacoma/warranty.html

Also, even if it wasn't I'll tell you first hand that's the best $200 you'd ever spend if you get in a wreck.

 

got mine fixed for free haha, but i do agree i was worried about gettin in a wreck the whole time it was on

 

bringing up an old topic here... my SRS light came on this week... 1801 is the code. I teach high school autoshop, and I had my students test out a nice new piece of technology we got though a grant this year...(Snap-On VERUS). The VERUS has mitchell shop-key loaded on it as a trial, and all signs, notations, and yadda yadda stated clock spring for this... BUT wait! I purchased a Toyota extended warranty, called the "Gold Package." I say to the students, lets leave this one to the professions and let the warranty work for once...

The dealer wacks me 106.93 for diagnosis, then goes to tell me that it is the seat belt sensor, and that is not covered under my warranty.... The gold package clearly states shoulderbelt and sensors are covered... But does that exclude the latch?????? I thought this was rediculous, and on top of it all, they turned out the light, told me on the phone that it was a history code, and that nothing seemed out of the ordinary. I get my recipt (after hours because I was at work), and they put in the notes "found faulty seat belt assembly...customer quoted 400.97 for repair" Are you kidding me???? I was not quoted ANYTHING, and they told me on the phone, nothing seemed wrong and the code was a history... But wait!!! It gets better... I back out of my spot...no light... I pull up 2 car lengths, and the effing light comes back on!!!!!! This is a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So... What to do now? Obviously the service manage will be on the phone tomorrow, but what do I do??? If I give him the same spiel im putting here, he's gonna say "the warranty company says its not covered", and Im stuck with a light on in the dash, a lying service rep, and a crappy oil changer who turned my idiot light off and didnt check anything???? this blows, and this is the exact crap I teach my students NOT to put up with and NEVER do themselves as future mechanics!!!!!!!! Damn im pissed.



John

 

Really dont know what to tell yah... My situation got fixed with only minimal damage.

I took my truck in and they decided it was necessary to take apart my interior. I then get called back and they tell me that it is the power cord to my amp for my sound system, and that they cant do anything because it is messing with the signal. They told me that I need to move it and see if that fixes the problem.

So I get charged like 50 bucks for them to take apart my interior and put it back together. I never did touch my amp cord and guess what, I havent seen that light since....

 

my light just came on...lets see what i laern tomorrow. 06 with 89k miles no warranty here.

 

I had my airbag light on for some time and I got into an accident and they both still deployed....I didnt think about until after the fact...I was like holy shit....but the seatbelt saved me anyways lol

 

I hope you get it worked out. If not just remember this when you go to buy your next vehicle. A lot of manufactures are making improvements to win customers back.

 

Mine just came on the other day. I'm going to check the wiring under the seats and hope that fixes it. I think dealerships over charge. I went in for my inspection sticker and decided the get the truck looked at just cause I drive almost 150 miles from one town to the other a few times a week for school. They wanted to charge me $70 just to change my air filter. Another $70 to change my air cabin filter. One the list of quotes they also wrote how long they think it would take them to do the jobs. For the air filter they estimated a total of 45 minutes from the start of the job till finish. 45 minutes my ass, I bought the filter myself and like any capable person got it done in less than 1 minute. They get out of hand over charging people because they assume the person is not capable of doing the job themselves.

 

I'm sure there is a whole new topic that I ignored to this fact, but since this is directly related, I figure bring up this old topic to get everyone their due...

Toyota has this massive recall for all tacos and their spiral cable, 05-early 09 models...

if you paid for a spiral, you will be reimbursed, but only if you ask for it.

if you are in my shoes, you call the better business bureau and consumer affairs for poor business practices. My clock spring "spiral cable" was the issue the entire time, not the seat belt.

oh well... another mark in the "don't let students work for this guy" for Toyota World of Newton, NJ.

good luck everyone!

John

 

Who do you ask for a refund??
Got a number or something?