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 2007 Toyota Tundra submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED HOLES IN SOME SPOTS. EXHAUST IS RUSTED. EXHAUST HANGERS HAVE RUSTED APART. FUEL TANK HANGERS ARE RUSTED ALMOST APART. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING DUE TO MOUNTING BRACKETS BEING RUSTED. DRIVESHAFT HAS FALLEN APART DUE TO RUST. TERRIBLE CONDITION.
THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE GIVES A VIBRATION AND SHAKES REAL BAD JUST HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING MY TRUCK
AIR BAG LIGHT SHOWED AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF, TOOK VEHICLE TO MERCED CA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE PROBLEM, WAS ADVISED THAT COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMED. IT COST 130.00. DEALER COULD NOT EXPLANE WHY VEHICLE NEEDED PROGRAMING OR WHEN IT COULD NEED IT AGAIN. VERY CONCERNED!!!!! VEHICLE PARKED AT MY HOME, IN A.M. WHEN I WENT TO START VEHICLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, NO REASON THAT I KNOW OF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,660.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF AN UNYIELDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CHIN, SHOULDER, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
I TOOK MY TUNDRA INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, FOR THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THAT MEANS THE AIRBAG IS INOPERABLE. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK AND TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THEY RAN A CHECK,(CODE B1801) AND SAID TO RULE OUT SOME OTHER PROBLEM THEY WOULD FIRST HAVE TO CHANGE OUT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY, AT MY COST. APPARENTLY THAT FIXED THE ISSUE. IT SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT WITH 8 MILLION SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY'S UNDER RECALL, THAT THAT WOULD BE THE ISSUE HERE, AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE TOTAL COST WAS $507.13, TO ME. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE GAVE ME THIS WEBSITE ADDRESS TO REPORT THE ISSUE, SINCE THEY ARE UNWILLING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY HERE. THEY SAID "THEY CAN'T PREDICT WHAT WILL GO WRONG WITH A VEHICLE". *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND ALL STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONALITY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
I WAS REAR-ENDED BY AN 18 WHEELER AND RAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A FORD F250. THE DAMAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF $12,500. FRAME DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE REAR WINDOW HAD TO BE REPLACED. I SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY TO INCLUDE TWO HERNIATED DISKS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE A FULL SIZE DODGE RAM PICK UP HIT ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY TOYOTA. IT HIT ME ON THE FRONT FENDER AND SLIGHTLY ON THE FRONT OF THE DOOR. WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE SIDE MY SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WHEN I WAS HIT MY HEAD IT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND KNOCKED ME OUT. WHICH IN TURN MY TRUCK WAS STILL IN MOTION WHILE I WAS KNOCKED OUT AND I PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH A LADIES YARD AND CAME TO A STOP ONCE IT HIT HER SHED HEAD ON, WHICH THOSE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. I HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL HAVE A CT SCAN DONE. I SUFFER FROM HEAD ACHES, NECK PAIN AND SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS. I ALSO HAD TO MISS TWO DAYS OF WORK. THE WRECK WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH IT TOTALED BOTH FULL SIZE PICK UPS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SUDDENLY, THE "AIR BAG" WARNING INDICATOR DISPLAYED THE "OFF" POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE AIR BAG SENSOR DETECTED AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
DECEMBER 2008, WHILE DRIVING A RENTED TOYOTA 4X4 TUNDRA THE FRONT AIRBAGS 1/2 DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, NO ACCIDENT, NO COLLISION, JUST A BUMPY PAVED COUNTY ROAD - FM1431 GEORGETOWN/ROUND ROCK TX AREA...AND THE LONGHORN CAR & TRUCK RENTAL COMPANY HAS OFFERED NOTHING IN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. THEY ABSCONDED QUICKLY WITH VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T LET MY ADJUSTER LOOK AT IT. REPORTED ON TX BLUE FORM FOR ACCIDENTS AND THE RENTAL COMPANY IMMEDIATELY. *TR
2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA TIRE FAILURE AND AIR BAG FAILURE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEATH OF HIS SON. *KB A REQUEST WAS MADE TO NHTSA TO USE TOYOTA'S READ OUT TOOL (ROT) FOR EVEN DATA RECORDERS TO READ OUT THE EDR WHICH IS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO TWO RECALLS. *JB UPDATED 06/16/10.*JB
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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