Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Toyota Corolla submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 69 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 69, in the owner's own words
THE AIR BAG EXPLOTE WITHOUT NO REASON IN FRONT OF ME. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE A MONTH AND THEY DON'T ANSWER NOTHING PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND CHEST AREA, AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THE NEXT DAY, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR. THE IMPACT WAS SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. TOYOTA STATED THAT THE IMPACT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH DEPLOYMENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SCC
CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE, SSCT03, IN THE MAIL REGARDING SPILLED LIQUID SHORT CIRCUITING THE AIR BAG SENSOR CAUSING THE INDICATOR LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL INSTALL A MODIFICATION KIT TO PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE RUINED SENSOR. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE CONFIRMATION THAT THIS IS WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE RECALL. *JG *TS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HER VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V107000 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE. DEALERSHIP STATED THE PART NECESSARY TO CORRECT DEFECT WAS UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND IT WENT OVER A CLIFF AFTER COMING OFF AN EXIT RAMP ON AN INCLINE. REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILUMINATE PROPERLY. AFTER GOING OVER A CLIFF, VEHICLE HIT A TREE, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK
WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A SIX LANE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES . IN THE PROCESS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *YH
WHILE STOPPING AND WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE PARKING ON A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TOOK VEHICLE FOR SERVICE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD CAUSED THIS PROBLEM ON TWO OCASSIONS. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE. *AK WHILE PARKING THROTTLE STUCK CAUSING ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *YH
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELING AT 55 MPH IWAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY LATER INFORMED ME THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I CANTACTED TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO THE EVALUATE THE SITUATION. MY CAR HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO A COPART LOT IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. LOT # 84900, PHONE # 800-269-4885. *AK
DRIVER WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN DUAL FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS AND FACIAL INJUIRES. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH, BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER EXPLAINED VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE STREET WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING 20MPH IN THE FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
DEALER DENIED RECALL WORK DUE TO SCHEDULING PROBLEMS (96V-107). MJS
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. VEHICLE HAD SERIOUS FRONTAL DAMAGE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. *AK
INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY SPOUSE HIT A JEEP AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF OUR CAR. NO DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. A REVIEW OF YOUR WEB SITE INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST MORE THAN ONCE. WHY HASN'T A FACTORY RECALL BEEN MADE? *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED ACCIDENT, RESULTED IN DRIVER LOOSING VISION OF LEFT EYE AND FACIAL SCARS.
WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. CONUSUMER HIT THE BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE WENT FOWARD, ACCELERATING TO HIGH SPEED , AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND RAILROAD TRACKS. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD CONSUMER, CAUSING NECK AND BACK INJUIRES. *AK
I REPORTED MY ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON JUNE 15 1998 TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAS A REP COME LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HIT HEAD ON TO AN ANOTHER CAR AND HIT IN ALL THERANGES THAT ALL THE MANUAL SAYS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SECOND I WAS IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT ON AUG 25TH WHERE THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AGAIN TOYOTA SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE AND I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL 12/22/1998 REGARDING THE AIRBAGS BEING MALFUNCTION.
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPEREINCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO COROLLA WHILE IT WAS STANDING STILL. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER YET TO BE CONTACTED. THE DEFECT COMPLIES WITH RECALL NUMBER 96V107000. *AK
HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH INSTANCES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO CROSS INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S RIGHT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT COSUMER BROADSIDE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOFITIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 15-19 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
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