2000 Toyota Avalon Air Bags
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Hi was making a left turn when this guys ran the last and hit me on my passenger and wheel and this air bags never deployed !
AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHING ON AND OFF WHETHER IN MOTION, TURNING OR STATIONARY.
TAKATA RECALL
. AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE. PANEL LIGHTS ON. AIR BAG DOES NOT WORK
AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. AIR BAG LIGHT. *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. POSSIBLE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED THREE YEARS AGO. DEALER FAILS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $750 FOR REPLACEMENT. A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG IS NOT DRIVER'S FAULT. AIR BAG IS DEFECTIVE AND MAY FAIL TO FUNCTION SHOULD THERE BE AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. I AM UNABLE TO PAY $750 FOR SOMETHING THAT I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR. THAT IS THE DEALER'S RESPONSIBILITY. *JS
MY SON WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD CAME AROUND A CORNER AND A LADY HIT HIM HEAD ON HE HIT HIS HEAD IN STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2005 TOYOTA AVALON WAS INVOVLED IN A CRASH. IT HIT THE REAR END OF ANOTHER CAR. THE AVALON WAS GOING 55 MPH AND THE CAR IT HIT WAS GOING 35 MPH. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALLED. THE AVALON'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER OF THE AVALON HAD MINOR INJURIES.*AK
IT WAS A CLEAR DAY DRY ROAD, ABOUT 5:30 PM ON AUG. 16, 2005. I WAS WESTBOUND ON STATE RT 9, IN LOUDOUN COUNTY VA TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. A 2005 HONDA CRV, SUV, CROSSED MY LANE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS SO CLOSE THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT, NO TIME TO SLOW DOWN. I PUSHED THE SUV SIDEWAYS ABOUT 30 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. DURING THE ACCIDENT MY TOYOTA AVALON AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, (OPERATE). DURING THE ACCIDENT I COULD SEE THE SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE HONDA OPERATE. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS INJURED BY THE SEAT BELT AND MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY TOYOTA WITH RESPECT TO THIS ACCIDENT. *NM
2000 AVALON XLS - MY WIFE WAS HIT BROADSIDE BY ANOTHER CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT @~50 MPH. THE IMPACT OCCURRED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND KNOCKED THE VEHICLE 25 FEET SIDEWAYS DOWN THE ROAD. THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE.*JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES.*JB
CONSUMER HAD A CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO HER HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. *TS *JB
WHILE MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 MPH, ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IMPACTED PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PASSENGER WAS INJURED, SUSTAINING LEG/HIP/BACK, AND CHEST INJURIES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RESPONDED BACK. *JB
DRIVER SIDE IMPACTED BY OTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX. 35-45 MPH--SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
MULTIPLE TIMES, MY AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, BUT THE TECHNICIAN CAN NEVER IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN TOLD TO COME BACK WHEN THE INDICATOR IS ON. I FEAR THAT MY AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.*AK
CAR WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE (MAINLY DRIVER'S DOOR) BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
ONE OF THE AIR BAGS FAILED WHEN COLLISION OCCURED. *YH
VEHICLE TAKEN IN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS 3 DIFFERANT TIEMS WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ON, TECH UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AT ANY SERVICE LOCATION. HAVE REQUESTED AREA REP BE NOTIFIED AS SERVICE MANAGER STATED HE CANNOT GUARRANTY THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT;MALFUNCTION CONTINUES.*AK
CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF INTERSECTION & WAS HIT ON FORNT DRIVER SIDE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE COME OUT. THEY TOOK PICTURES & SENT THEM TO A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE. CONSUMER WAS SENT TO AN AUTO REPAIR GARAGE. THERE, A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INVESTIGATED FURTHER & SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH AIRBAGS. CONSUMER DISAGREED WITH THE CONCLUSION & WAS UNSATISFIED. *AK
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The 2000 Toyota Avalon has 19 Air Bags complaints on file. 11 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.