Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||||
| TSB-0122-11 | 09/06/2011 | 10042555 | Toyota: information provided for replacing the seat covers for vehicles equipped with side airbags. *pe | 12/16/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 200000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. the contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle veered into a slight ditch and the vehicle flipped over and landed on its roof. the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained head injuries because of the air bag failure. the vehicle was destroyed and was not investigated to determine the cause of failure. the vin was not available. the failure and the current mileages were 200,000. kmj | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 200000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. the contact stated the vehicle was in an accident and the air bags did not deploy. the contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle went into a slight ditch and the vehicle ended up on its roof. the contact received head injuries because of the air bag failure. the vehicle was destroyed in the accident. the vin was not available. the failure mileage and current mileages were 200,000.rl | |||
| 07/19/2011 | 127623 | ||
| Today my wife was stopped in a parking lot driveway waiting for traffic to clear when 2 cars crashed into the front end of the our camry. it broke the front bumper open and the styrofoam support inside. the impact did not set off the airbag and it is within the front end range of impact. | |||
| 07/11/2007 | 40000 | 1 | |
| My wife started up her 1998 toyota camry, slowly made a right turn when suddenly the automobile accelerated at a high speed, jumped the curb, knocked over a parking meter and hit the side of an apartment house. she was not hurt and the air bag did not deploy, despite the impact. toyota, which had just serviced the car two weeks before, repaired the car (with my insurance). we insisted on a full investigation by toyota, who determined that the floor mat jammed the accelerator. we do not buy that story in light of recent events and what happened to us. and that is why we are writing now to show this problem has existed for a while. *tr | |||
| 06/26/2009 | 119700 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. while driving approximately 35 mph, the contact was involved in a frontal crash. the air bags failed to deploy and he sustained minor injuries. the dealer and manufacturer have not been notified. the current mileage was approximately 120,000 and failure mileage was approximately 119,700. | |||
| 09/22/2006 | 1 | ||
| Just recently my air bag light has been on. i called toyota to see if the problem was a recall perhaps and found out that it was not and i was surprised only because that this is a true safety issue in event that i was ever in a accident. air bags have not reached 10 yrs old yet and they are causing problems now? what concerns me is that when i heard that when the air bag light comes on your air bags are not working meaning that will not deploy in accident. toyota needs to consider of a recall on this issue. *nm | |||
| 08/11/2006 | 108000 | 4 | 11/23/1999 |
| Pulling 1998 toyota camry into parking space. foot on brake. put into park. car suddenly began accelerating. tried reverse, didn't stop. tried park again standing on brakes. didn't stop. went over curb down hill into creek. air bags did not deploy when front of car hit bank of creek. saw puff of smoke after hitting bank come from under car. turned car off immediately. *nm | |||
| 11/07/2005 | 3 | 01/13/2005 | |
| My mother just had an accident this morning and from her describing that 98 toyota camry was out of control and break seemed not working at all. so i started looking for vehicle recalls and defects then i realized this accident my mother had could be caused by defects. if you just look, you could easily find many others complaints. she was driving at 55 mph and trying to change lane then next thing she know was car started to swerving so she tried to regain control then hit the break which did not function. i will have to look for legal advise within next couple of days and see what they say. by the way air bags were not activated. please let me know if there was any lawsuit or compensation for this kind of fatal accident. thank you. *nm | |||
| 06/26/2004 | 41138 | 4 | 10/23/1997 |
| When driving at any speed air bag warning light appeared on the dashboard. *ak the consumer contacted the dealer but was told that since the warranty was expired it would cost $90 just to test the system. *nm | |||
| 03/21/2004 | 90000 | 1 | 06/03/1998 |
| While traveling at 40 to 55 mph consumer lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree. upon impact none of the airbags deployed. *ak the driver suffered a fractured left shoulder, minor injuries on the left side of his head and bruising to his left hip. the consumer believes that an antilock brake failure may have also contributed to the accident. *nm | |||
| 10/08/2003 | |||
| While driving at 45 mph vehicle was involved in an head on collision, and air bags did not deploy. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Air bag light illuminates at all times. also, horn and cruise control are inoperable. dealer contacted. *ak *yd | |||
| 2 | 01/01/1998 | ||
| Intermittent air bag light, eventually failed continuously on, dealer repaired/replaced cable assembly, failed again in same manner within 12 months. *ak | |||
| 1 | 11/11/1997 | ||
| Brakes fail during rainy weather while attempting to stop causing consumer to rear end another vehicle. no deployment of airbag during accident. yh | |||
| 12/11/1998 | 1 | 11/01/1997 | |
| The car accident involved another vehicle which illegally turned in front of my wife's car as she proceed through an intersection. as a result, the front center of my wife's car hit the other woman's car at the right fornt corner, causing excessive damage to the center frontal section of her vehicle. the air bag did not deploy, and even the body shop owner is wondering why, as naturally am i. i do not want the dealer or manufacturer to be able to cover up what may be a very serious failure of the safety system of this car, and potentially cause more serious harm to unsuspecting toyota car owners. i want to know if it should have gone off. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 05/31/2010 | 130000 | ||
| I was driving a 1998 toyota camry. i had an accident as i moved to curb and hit a tree. i was moving at 20-25 miles per hour. the airbags got deployed and with a huge force. the airbag in the steering caused severe damage to my fingers causing multiple fractures and multiple stitches. | |||
| 10/09/2009 | 1 | 09/15/1998 | |
| 1998 toyota camry. consumer states unintended acceleration causing a crash. *tgw the consumer stated in the seconds the vehicle left the street, it jumped the curb, ran over a small tree trunk, crossed two driveways and hit a 25 year old dogwood head-on. the vehicle was stopped by the tree being uprooted because the soil was saturated from the recent heavy rains. the tress and branches destroyed the front of the vehicle and its undercarriage. the vehicle came to rest after it hit the second dogwood tree. the windshield was intact, however, the air bags did not deploy. *jb updated 03/24/10.*jb | |||
| 01/13/2010 | 154000 | 1 | |
| Car hit a guard rail at around 40 mph or higher, car wrecked, no air bags inflated. car was a 1998 toyota camry. *tr | |||
| 08/07/2009 | 156000 | 1 | |
| Crash. my daughter driving my car attempted to execute a left turn against traffic on residential street. oncoming large suv. lost in shadow of large tree suv dark gray going 30 mph approx. hit head on with my toyota camry le 1998. the steering wheel airbag did not deploy in a head on collision. no previous accidents or airbag deployments. *tr | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| Consumer mechanic found a problem with the column post about to come loose so that the driver could not control vehicle. *ts the mechanic also discovered that both air bags were not completely assembled. parts were on top of the air bag but not installed. *jb | |||
| 08/28/2002 | 29645 | 1 | 07/06/2001 |
| Dt: while driving home from work in the rain on 8/28/2002 there was a toyota pickup truck in front with the tailgate down. the driver was talking on his cell phone. while going over a hill in traffic, the truck in front had bad brake lights. the truck was about 30 yards in front of the consumer's vehicle. the consumer's vehicle was in the left lane, hit the brakes and the front end of the car dropped down and slid into the back of truck. the consumer's vehicle could not swerve around truck because there was a car alongside. upon impact the air bags did not deploy. the consumer cut his hand and face but refused medical attention. the vehicle was taken to the repair shop and they fixed it. the consumer returned it to toyota because he did not want to drive an unsafe vehicle. *ak *sc | |||
| 05/07/2005 | 1 | ||
| Consumer wants to know why her air bags did not deploy after she rear ended another vehicle.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer suffered injuries. *jb | |||
| 01/22/2005 | 54000 | 1 | |
| While making a slight turn, the steering continued to turn right and the front wheels locked without warning. as a result the consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided into a stone wall. the dual airbags did not deploy and the consumers seat belt did not lock. the driver sustained chest and back pain due to hitting her chest on the steering wheel. the cause has yet to be determined. please provide additional information. *jb | |||
| 09/16/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that he ran into the back of another vehicle going 15 mph. the front air bags didn't deploy. dealer notified. *ph | |||
| 03/25/2002 | |||
| In a frontal collision none of the air bag deployed on impact, causing chest injuries to driver.*ak | |||
| 09/06/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling approximately 35 mph a vehicle in the other lane traveling in opposite direction crossed in front of consumer's vehicle, causing a front end collision. upon impact, both frontal air bags failed to deploy, and no determination has been made for the reason they failed. consumer received neck injuries, and 2 individuals in other vehicle were taken to hospital with unknown injuries. please provide any additional information / attachments.*ak | |||
| 05/20/2001 | 0 | ||
| While traveling at 35 mph dry pavement, another driver made a quick turn right in front of consumer, consumer was hit on driver's side and knocked off the road, and hit a tree head-on. upon impact, none of airbags deployed. driver sustained head and knee injuries, and passenger broke left foot. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| No deployment of both frontal air bags during collision. *mjs | |||
| 04/18/2000 | 1 | 08/11/1998 | |
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal/rear end collision at 60 mph. upon impact, air bags failed to deploy. dealer / manufacturer notified. inspector from toyota said that aig bags worked as they were designed to. *ak *ml | |||
| 12/17/1999 | 1 | 07/16/1998 | |
| Vehicle involved in a frontal collision of 35 mph during which both air bags failed to deployed. dealer / manufacturer notified. fracture of sternum.*ak | |||
| While traveling 30-35 mph and as a result of an accident air bags did not deploy without indication. please provide further information. *ak | |||
| 08/21/1999 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of air bags when vehicle was hit head on, on the front left side causing serious injury to the driver. nlm | |||
| 08/21/1999 | 1 | ||
| No deployment of air bags during vehicle collision. ( 4 airbags 2 frontal and 2 side). yh | |||
| 03/27/1999 | 1 | ||
| While driving at 30 mph a truck pulled out in front of consumer's vehicle, and vehicle was hit head-on. upon impact, driver's side and passenger's side air bags fell out and didn't inflate. *ak *ml | |||
| 06/14/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Camry traveling e/b on 4 lane divided highway. late model buick skylark traveling w/b turned left at crossover into path of camry. impact at 45 mph. moderate to severe damage to both doors of buick. buick was pushed into concrete filled steel post doing moderate to severe damage to left side of car and bending post about 20-30 degrees. there was no braking by camry driver. my question is simple-- should camry airbag have employed? *ak | |||
| 11/12/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| On both occasions which the failures occurred it was necessary for my wife, and in the latter case our family, to travel to another city to obtain service without the safety protection of the air bag system. *ak | |||
| 02/16/1999 | 0 | ||
| Consumer's wife was involved in a head-on collision, and passenger's side air bag did not deploy,causing her to sustain serious injuries. *ak | |||
| 08/07/1998 | |||
| Concerned that side door air bag will cause severe damage to arm, that is resting on door, when deployed. | |||
| Consumer was involved in a 40 mph frontal collison in which the driver's air bag did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 07/29/1998 | |||
| Consumer was driving on highway at approximately 40 mph on a wet road, vehicle hydroplaned, consumer lost control and struck a guardrail. air bags did not deploy. dealer/manufacturer notified. *ak | |||
| 07/18/1998 | |||
| While driving 30-35mph driver's and passenger's airbag system malfunctioned. had a frontal impact and both airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this accident. dealer stated the airbags did not deploy because the sensors are located in dash panel. *ak | |||
| 12/21/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| During a 70 mph frontal crash, the air bag did not deploy and the driver's head hit the windshield. | |||
| 09/29/1997 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was involved in a right side impact collision at 25 mph in which the passenger's side air bags did not deploy. *ak *nlm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 10/20/2003 | 1 | 09/05/2000 | |
| When 98 camry was first bought in sept 2000, i had a problem with my air bag light going off ever since it was driven off lot. dealership fixed and i did not have a problem ever since. in june 2003 i had floor wiring harness replaced. the end of oct, beginning of sept i needed my alarm system switched out with new key system (the alarm system is something i needed to have done). since the alarm system was changed out, my air bag light has been going off since and they tell me there is a sensor problem again but i would have to pay for them to fix. this is the same problem i had when i drove the car off the lot. now that the warranty is up they do not want to fix. they want me to pay for a problem that i feel is theirs. its only been 3 years that i have had this car and i fill that this is a safety issue. why would i keep having a problem with my airbag indicator? this airbag can go off anytime or may not go off when it is really needed. *la | |||
| 73033 | 1 | ||
| Air bag system replacement. *mr ph | |||
| 05/14/1998 | 02/19/1998 | ||
| Air bag service indicator stays on. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 01/09/2001 | 1 | ||
| Another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed t boned toyota on driver's side. upon impact, side door air bag failed to deploy. jaws of life had to be used to extract driver out of vehicle. *ak | |||
| 06/14/1999 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| Camry traveling e/b on 4 lane divided highway. late model buick skylark traveling w/b turned left at crossover into path of camry. impact at 45 mph. moderate to severe damage to both doors of buick. buick was pushed into concrete filled steel post doing moderate to severe damage to left side of car and bending post about 20-30 degrees. there was no braking by camry driver. my question is simple-- should camry airbag have employed? *ak | |||
| 08/07/1998 | |||
| Concerned that side door air bag will cause severe damage to arm, that is resting on door, when deployed. | |||