Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 01/28/2007 | 115000 | 1 | 11/05/1995 |
| Airbag failed to deploy during violent collision. *jb | |||
| 02/27/1998 | 2 | 07/01/1996 | |
| I was in an accident going approx 50 miles an hour, fronal impact. neither of the airbags in the front came out. i have contacted toyota and they investigated the car but they will not contact me and let me know what their investigation turned up. i have contacted them several times but they keep giving me the run around. | |||
| 11/01/1996 | 1 | 01/21/1997 | |
| No deployment of airbag in accident. | |||
| 0 | |||
| No deployment of air bag in accident. | |||
| 1 | 02/07/1996 | ||
| Consumer concerned that airbags may be unsafe for short driver's. | |||
| 02/20/1996 | 1 | 02/09/1996 | |
| Consumer complains that airbags are not safe for short driver's. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 01/28/2007 | 115000 | 1 | 11/05/1996 |
| My toyota corolla (1996) was totaled in a recent crash -- but the air bag failed to deploy! *jb | |||
| 08/17/2003 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a rearend collision at 35 mph and both front air bags did not deploy. driver contacted dealership. *ak | |||
| 03/27/2003 | 120000 | 1 | |
| Consumer's vehicle was involved in a minor accident and there was a delay with the air bags deploying, which caused injuries to the driver and passenger. *ak *cb | |||
| 08/23/2001 | |||
| Consumer's vehicle rearended another vehicle at 20 mph, and neither airbag deployed. vehicle has not been inspected by mechanic, vehicle sustained extensive damage to front end. no injuries.*ak | |||
| 09/16/2001 | |||
| Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 50-60 mph with another vehicle. upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. manufacturer was notified. feel free to provide any further information.*ak | |||
| 11/06/2000 | 08/01/1999 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/25/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1998 | |
| I was in a car accident 10/23/00, in which i hit another vehicle from behind. i was driving at 45mph. my air bags failed to go off. lukily, i was wearing my seat belt. the estimated damage to my vehicle is over $6,000, which is more than the car is worth. also, in feb. of this year, while at a stop light, another driver informed me my left tail light was on fire. the fire caused my alternator to blow, and the battery to drain. i took my car back to the dealer, they couldn't find the cause. i took my car to a toyota dealer, and not only could they not find the cause, but they said they had never heard of that happening before. after towing fees, battery, alternator, all new fuses, tail light and wire harness i spent $500.*ak | |||
| 01/11/1999 | |||
| The consumer was driving at 40 mph when another vehicle rear ended consumer's vehicle. upon impact, driver's side and passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. *ak | |||
| Vehicle rear ended another vehicle at 50mph and the passenger side airbag did not deploy. the driver's side airbag deployed improperly, and knocked driver's head through side window. gas from the airbag ignited a fire on the driver's sweat shirt. manufacturer said there was no problem. *ak | |||
| 08/05/1997 | 12/30/1996 | ||
| No deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags during a collision. *ak | |||
| 07/01/1997 | 1 | 07/01/1996 | |
| False deployment of driver's/passenger's airbag resulted in an accident/injuries. | |||
| 07/31/1998 | |||
| While driving the driver's side air bag deployed, cause unknown. please provide details. *ak | |||
| During frontal impact at 50mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy.700765 dup of 822156; posted on 09-07-1999. *ak | |||
| 08/05/1997 | 12/01/1996 | ||
| While driving noticed that a vehicle was backing out of a driveway, did not have time to hit the brakes and went right into the other vehicle. the air bag did not deploy. 523377 duplicate of 815096, posted on 03-nov-98. *ak | |||
| 08/05/1997 | 12/30/1996 | ||
| Non deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags during a crash. *ak | |||
| 06/10/1997 | 0 | ||
| Consumer came around a corner and hit the curb, then hit a pole and the air bag deployed later, causing his pants to catch on fire in lap area. consumer received burns in lap area. *ak | |||
| The vehicle was in frontal left-side crash, braking from 60 to 65mph when the airbag did not deploy. toyota did an investigation and forwarded the results, but consumer is not satisfied and does not agree with the results. *ak | |||
| 04/10/1997 | 08/01/1996 | ||
| Consumer was involved in 20 mph frontal collision in which the dirver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, causing occupants to sustain injuries. please give further details. *ak*ak | |||
| 12/15/1996 | 0 | ||
| Driving on hwy, the driver's/passenger's side air bags spontaneously deployed for no reason, vehicle did not hit anything, obstructed driver's vision, vehicle at dealer's being repaired. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | |||
| Vehicle crashed into six inch center divide, impact caused airbags to deploy, passenger injured by airbag; rental vehicle/enterprise, consumer will include vin. *ak | |||
| 01/07/1997 | |||
| Was in an accident and both air bags didn't deploy . *ak | |||
| 10/23/1996 | 1 | ||
| Deployment of passenger's airbag was violent, causing burns to driver's face/ no deployment of driver's side air bag, causing injury to chest. | |||
| 08/26/1996 | 5 | ||
| No deployment of driver's/passenger's air bags during front and rear collisions, also sear belts did not lock, resulting in injuries. *ak | |||
| 06/09/1996 | |||
| In a front-end accident at 40mph air bag did not deploy. please describe details. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 06/05/2000 | 1 | 07/01/1996 | |
| I was pulling out of a parking space (parallel, side of the road) when i was struck by a crown victoria going at least 50mph. the impact caused the entire front end of my crolla to fold, accordian style, and resulted in a complete loss of the vehicle. neither the driver side nor passenger side airbags deployed. i was wearing my seatbelt, so only minor injuries were sustained.*ak | |||