1999 Toyota Camry Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *MR *TS THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *JB
WHEN HIT AT 15MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE VEHICLES AIR BAG FAILED. *AK *NLM
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*AK *JB
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A VEHICLE CRASH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, PART WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER AFTER A FEW WEEKS, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT WORK DURING AN ACCIDENT.*MJ
CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFATURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION
AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND EALER TRIED TO FIX AIR BAG, BUT THE REMEDY DID NOT WORK. SECOND TIME CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED. CONSUMER HAS HAD VEHICLE IN SHOP THRREE TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON/OFF ACKNOWLEDGING AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON/OFF DUE TO CENTER SENSOR FAILURE. *YH
WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER REAR ENDED OTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB
WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 15-20 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND WILL REPAIR IT. *AK *JB
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOLLOWING FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH TOTALLED OUR VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN CAMRY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREE ANGLE AT AN ESTIMATED 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER OF THE OTHER CAR.*JB
DURING AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN HEAD AND FACIAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NLM
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RIGHT SIDE FRONTAL COLLISION , SPEED WAS NOT DETERMINED. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT NUMEROUS TIMES NOW THAT MY REGULAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I HAD TO LOOK AT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR COVERAGE AND THEY DO NOT REPLACE AIR BAG SENSORS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT AT 30,000 MILES BUT IT REOCCURED AT 45,000 MILES. NOW THEY SAY THEY WILL PAY FOR THE PART BUT NOT THE LABOR. SHOULDN'T THIS BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER COMPLETELY SINCE IT IS A SAFETY FACTOR?
AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS COME ON APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLASH/BLINK. WOULD NOT REMAIN SOLID. SOUNDS LIKE CABLES HITTING SOMETHING UNDER HOOD. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT HE TIGHTENED A PIN, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
HEAD ON COLLISION AT 50MPH FAILED TO SET OFF AIRBAG.
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM REAR AT 50 MPH, PUSHING VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHCLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAR DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK FRONT AND REAR ENDS OF TH VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERABLY DAMAGE DURING THE ACCIDENT AND PASSENGER WAS INJURED. *YH
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The 1999 Toyota Camry has 76 Air Bags complaints on file. 51 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.