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 | |||
| 01/15/2013 | 1 | ||
| Owner was driving with snow on the road and hit a slick spot that had ice. the vehicle started sliding sideways out of control off the highway. the car continued off the road, into a ditch, and hit a tree. the entire front end of the car was damaged; the hood was smashed, grill fell off, part of front bumper detached, headlight out of place. we were traveling around 50 mph when we ran off the highway. neither of the front air bags deployed. it was a front end impact and we were traveling fast enough that the air bags should have deployed. this has to be a defect of the air bags. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2013 | |||
| Owner was driving with snow on the road and hit a slick spot that had ice. the vehicle started sliding sideways out of control off the highway. the car continued off the road, into a ditch, and hit a tree. the entire front end of the car was damaged; the hood was smashed, grill fell off, part of front bumper detached, headlight out of place. we were traveling around 50 mph when we ran off the highway. neither of the front air bags deployed. it was a front end impact and we were traveling fast enough that the air bags should have deployed. this has to be a defect of the air bags. | |||
| 02/09/2009 | 58000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 40 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle head on. the contact's head struck the steering wheel and he sustained injuries. the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vehicle was repaired. the contact also experienced a failure while driving approximately 60 mph. the vehicle began to decelerate and suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the engine control module would have to be replaced. the failure persisted after the repair. the engine control module was replaced three times before the failure was corrected. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000. kmj | |||
| 02/09/2009 | 55000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving at approximately 40 mph the contact crashed into another vehicle head on. the air bag did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries to his head because it struck the steering wheel during the impact. the vehicle was driven away from the scene. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the vehicle was repaired. the contact also experienced a failure while driving at approximately 60 mph. the vehicle began to decelerate and suddenly stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic. the technician stated the engine control module would have to be replaced. the failure continued after the repair. the engine control module was replaced three different times. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000. ds | |||
| 09/15/2011 | |||
| Granddaughter driving on county road evidently inattentive had to quickly stop because car in front of her stopped for red light.there had just been a short rain and road oils were present. her car slide into the rear bumper of the suv in front of her. i assume that the quick breaking caused the toyota to nose dive under the rear bumper of the suv. the read bumper of the suv suffered only slight movement and small abrasion mark. the toyota has serious damage - crumpled hood and destroyed headlight and required towing..the airbags did not deploy. she was unharmed. perhaps this is an incident when the airbag should have deployed. i have heard of very minor collisions causing deployment. | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 70000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact stated while driving 45 mph her vehicle spun out and she crashed into a utility pole causing the air bag to not deploy. the vehicle was destroyed she suffered injuries due to the seat belt. she had seat belt bruises across her chest. the police report was available if need. the vehicle was towed to her home. the manufacturer was contacted who informed her that the air bag should not deploy. they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 70,000....mw | |||
| 06/03/2008 | 35000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact stated that a vehicle crashed into the rear of his vehicle at 50 mph while he was stopped at a traffic stop. the force from the crash caused the contact to crash into a preceding vehicle. the contact stated that the force caused the headrests to be thrown backward but the air bags did not deploy. the contact was able to drive the vehicle away from the scene. there were no injuries and no police report filed. the vehicle was repaired. in addition, the contact stated that the cruise control would not activate when needed and when he was bale to utilize the cruise control, the component would deactivate independently. the failure recurred sporadically. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the cruise control was replaced yet the failure persisted after repairs. the vehicle was not further repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000. | |||
| 06/03/2008 | 35 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while stopped at a red light the vehicle located directly in back of the contact crashed into the rear of the vehicle at approximately 50 mph. the contact crashed into the vehicle directly in front of him. the contact stated the air bags did not deploy and the head rest bent backwards. the contact was able to drive the vehicle away from the scene. there were no injuries and there was no police report filed. the vehicle was repaired. also, the contact stated the cruise control does not activate when needed and deactivates on its own. the failure occurs intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the cruise control was replaced. the failure continued after the repairs. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000. ds | |||
| 02/24/2011 | 1 | ||
| 2006 toyota corolla. consumer states failure of the central computer and brake failure caused a crash *tgw the consumer stated when her daughter applied the brake to reduce her speed to steer around another vehicle, the brakes locked up and steering the vehicle became difficult. ultimately, her daughter collided with another vehicle. when she attempted to move the vehicle, the vehicle had stalled. also, the air bags failed to deploy and she strongly impacted the seat belt causing injury to her shoulder. the consumer stated ecu was replaced last april at a cost of $700. a reading of the ecu the following day, showed there was no accident. the consumer believed the ecu may have caused the abs to lock up. the vehicle was declared a loss by the insurance company. *jb | |||
| 08/13/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving 55 mph during sunny weather conditions the vehicle in front of her suddenly stopped and she engagerd the brakes to the floor but did not have time to stop and she crashed into it. she stated there was smoke from the impact. the vehicle that she crashed into flipped over and landed on it's roof. a police report was filed. the contact stated that the fire department helped her out of her vehicle. she stated the driver's air bag did not deploy. the contact stated she had injuries to the neck, back and some bruise. the other driver had back injuries. the vehicle was destroyed. the contact was unable to provide a vin. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. | |||
| 02/07/2010 | 59276 | 1 | 01/09/2010 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. the contact suffered minor injuries. the contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate. the failure mileage was 59,276. updated 05/20/10. *lj the consumer also stated the air bags failed to deploy. updated evoq 05/27/10 the consumer stated the engine control module was replaced in 2008 due to the check engine light illuminating. updated 06/01/10. *jb | |||
| 09/25/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while entering a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intention. consequently she rear-ended another vehicle, and then struck a telephone pole. the vehicle was completely destroyed, and none of the air bags deployed. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed away from the crash site. the failure mileage was 80,000. updated 12/07/09 *bf updated 12/07/09.*jb | |||
| 09/11/2009 | 80000 | 1 | |
| My daughter ran off the left side of the hwy, back across to right side of hwy, into a ditch, hit a culvert, rolled & flipped several times, totaled vehicle, air bags on either side deployed. she was probably running 40-50 mph when she hit the culvert and i can't believe the airbags did not deploy. *tr | |||
| 06/20/2009 | 52000 | 1 | 10/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving 19 mph, the vehicle drove over a puddle of oil on the road. the vehicle struck a street sign and the guardrail ripped the front fender off of the vehicle. none of the air bags deployed. there were no injuries and a police report was filed. the manufacturer stated that the air bags should have deployed, but they could not assist. the contact feels that the vehicle is very dangerous to drive because the air bags failed to deploy. the current and failure mileages were 52,000. updated 07/17/09. *lj updated 07/17/09.*jb | |||
| 12/19/2008 | 1 | ||
| I got hit (t boned) by a truck on my (driver | |||
| 08/08/2008 | 43200 | 1 | |
| My 2006 toyota corolla's airbags did not deploy when i had a head on collision. the entire front of my vehicle was smashed to a pulp, and my airbags didn't even flinch. i tried to find out if this was a manufacturer defect or if there was a recall on this so to have it fixed, but have not been able to find anything on this. *tr | |||
| 03/03/2008 | 1 | 04/17/2006 | |
| In march 2008, i was the 3rd car in a four car accident. when i was hit from the rear, i was pushed, extremely hard into the car in front of me. i lost conscientiousness when i hit the steering wheel. my air bags never deployed, nor did my seat belt lock up in order for me to avoid an injury. should toyota be recalling their 2006 corollas for re-check and repair. also, i understand the 2006 toyota was recalled in 2007 for exterior lighting issues, i was never notified. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2007 | 32000 | 1 | 01/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving 45 mph in an ice storm, the vehicle slid for approximately half a mile and the brakes failed. the vehicle rear ended the preceding vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 32,000. | |||
| 10/26/2007 | 11000 | 2 | 08/01/2006 |
| Last year we purchased a 2006 toyota corolla. we added side air bags. we wanted a safe vehicle for our daughter to drive. two days ago she was driving a friend to work. a car was parked on the right side of the road. it pulled out to a make a u-turn right in front of her. she avoided a straight on t-bone of the car by braking and swerving to the right. the left front of her car hit the drivers door and side of the other car. she was traveling at 50 mph. the airbags did not deploy. the passenger in her car hit his head on the dashboard- his seatbelt did not tighten and lock in. he suffered a concussion. both my daughter and passenger suffered body aches and bruising from the collision. at this time the car is at a body shop for estimates on the damage. we will have it also go to the toyota dealer to determine why the airbags and seatbelt failed to work. we purchased this vehicle specifically for its safety features and are quite dismayed that they failed. we have no confidence in this vehicle now. *tr | |||
| 06/08/2007 | 1 | 07/15/2006 | |
| While traveling at a speed of 45 mph an individual pulled out into the middle of the roadway as i was traveling on and i struck them head on in the front driver's side door. before the crash occurred, i was able to halt on the brakes and slowed the vehicle.. because i was wearing a seat belt i only suffered minor injuries to my neck, chest, and legs. i drive a 2006 toyota corolla.*ak | |||
| 05/13/2007 | 42500 | 1 | 12/20/2005 |
| 2005 toyota corolla rearended. idiot light said airbag deployed, but it wasn't. dealer shop said code was thrown, reset system. *tr | |||
| 02/27/2007 | 20587 | 1 | 06/06/2006 |
| I was heading home from work traveling westbound on i-70 in the left lane and two deers ran in front of me from right to left. i collided with both deers in the left westbound lane , and then veered left and collided with the guard rail. the car sustained severe damage to the entire front and undercarriage and moderate damage to the driver and passenger sides. none of the airbags deployed. i hit my head on the steering wheel and suffered head contusions, head and neck injuries, and bruised my bladder from the seat belt, causing blood in my urine. the car has been declared a total loss.*ak | |||
| 09/20/2006 | 3300 | 1 | 04/09/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 25 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle crashed and overturned. the contact did not remember any thing other than the air bags did not deploy. the contact sustained injuries, and did not know if the police was present at the scene. the vehicle was taken to a junk yard. | |||
| 08/18/2006 | 11700 | 1 | |
| My husband and i were stopped at a red light when we were hit from behind and knocked at least one car length. we both suffer from whip lash. however my air bag warning light came on and stayed on but my air bags never deployed. what if this had been a head on collision would they have worked then to try and help save our lives. *nm | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 10/01/2010 | 49050 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving 65 mph a deer crashed into his vehicle. the contact stated he had major damages to the front end of the vehicle. the contact stated the front air bag did not deploy. a police report was filed. the contact stated he had injuries to the neck and back. the vehicle has not been repaired. he stated that the body shop informed him that the vehicle would most likely be destroyed. the failure mileage was 49,050. vwb | |||
| 09/14/2010 | 122000 | ||
| Air bag did not deploy during a 25 mph front end collision | |||
| 08/13/2009 | 36000 | 1 | |
| Car crash on august 13th, 2009...i was traveling in a straight path going southbound and an oncoming vehicle did a left hand turn lane and hit my car on the front passenger side. i was traveling 34-37 mph, he was traveling pretty fast. i received whiplash and upper shoulder and back injuries. police and ambulance arrived at the scene. my car safety bags did not deploy. *tr | |||
| 02/12/2008 | 44907 | 1 | 03/15/2006 |
| My 2006 toyota corolla s was rear ended on the right half of the rear bumper on hwy 85, then propelled into a concrete barrier creating left front damage. the trunk was crumpled including the right rear roof support. the crash to the front broke a large piece out f the left wheel and flattened the tire. the seat belt held me, but i suffered two severe whiplashes and still under treatment for injuries. the car has been repaired at a cost of $9,300. i don't understand why the airbag didn't deploy. the toyota agency said it was because the collision didn't happen in the middle of the front bumper. it is my understanding that airbags are suppose to protect you. is there an issue with toyota airbags? *tr | |||
| 08/28/2007 | 23000 | 1 | 03/01/2003 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 60 mph, another vehicle struck the side of the contacts vehicle. the contacts vehicle then bounced off the other vehicle and crashed into the median. a police report was filed. the air bags failed to deploy. he took the vehicle to 3 or 4 dealers and all of them stated that the air bags should have deployed. the vehicle is currently at the repair shop. the failure and current mileages were 23,000. updated 11/06/07 *tr | |||
| 06/15/2007 | 48000 | 2 | 02/14/2006 |
| Was driving down an decline in the road and was applying the brake gently due to stop light at the oncoming intersection, which i saw that was red, but it changed to green and i reapplied the gas at this time. then , i heard a great loud noise and this thing was in my face, and i could not see . i knew that i needed to get the car off the road, but i was fighting the airbag to see the road and to prevent me from hitting a car in front, i used my right hand to fight the airbag and my left to steer the car. at this point i was thinking i had passed the intersection which had a small area for flowers or signs, had a 4-6 curb, but when i turned the wheel toward the right to get off the road i ran upon the median( across the curb which was 4-6 inches in height, and this damaged the tire rims . they were bend and damaged the tires , all four went flat. i still managed to get the car to safety without any real injury to myself. i am still in daze with this freak occurrence. i have never experience d anything like this. i would like to hear from others., but mainly i would like to know what caused this. the car had been hit in the rear approximately 6 months prior, in which the whole trunk area and back had to be replaced. could this have been a factor? i really need answers. keep it mind, i have driven this road for 40 years without an accident. i can't understand this with a new car and new tires.*ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | |||
| 09/10/2007 | 15000 | 80 | 11/11/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. while the contact's wife was seated in the front passenger seat, the air bag on/off switch failed. the dealer recalibrated the sensor in the seat to 85 pounds so that the 95 pound wife could sit in the front seat without the air bag failing. the contact stated that the on/off switch is still malfunctioning and the dealer cannot identify the cause of the failure. the powertrain was unknown. the failure mileage was 15,000 and current mileage was 21,000. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 03/19/2010 | 64000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota corolla. the contact was driving at approximately 30 mph through an intersection when another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the vehicle. the air bags did not deploy and two people were injured. a police report was filed. the body shop technician stated that the air bags should have deployed based on the speed at which the impact occurred. the manufacturer requested pictures to determine why the air bags failed to deploy and the insurance company was investigating the failure as well. the current and failure mileages were approximately 64,000. | |||