76 complaints reported

1999 Toyota Camry Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
76
Crashes
51
Fires
0
Injuries
34

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2003 Crash Injury

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *MR *TS THE DRIVER WAS INJURED. *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2002
Jun 2003 Crash

WHEN HIT AT 15MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2003
Apr 2003

THE VEHICLES AIR BAG FAILED. *AK *NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Feb 2003 Crash Injury

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*AK *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Feb 2003 Crash

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Jan 2003 Crash Injury

AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2003
Oct 2002

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 1999
Sep 2002 Crash

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BOTH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER AND MANUFATURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDED FURTHER INFORMATION

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 GULF TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2002
Aug 2002

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 1998
Aug 2002

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2002
Aug 2002 Crash

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2002
Jul 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2002
Jul 2002 Crash

WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Jun 2002 Crash Injury

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2001
May 2002

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Apr 2002 Crash Injury

DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FOLLOWING FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH TOTALLED OUR VEHICLE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2002
Mar 2002 Crash

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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2002
Feb 2002 Crash Injury

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2002
Feb 2002 Crash Injury

DURING AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY RESULTING IN HEAD AND FACIAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NLM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2002
Jan 2002 Crash

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2001
May 2001

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?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
May 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS COME ON APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2001
May 2001

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
May 2001 Crash Injury

HEAD ON COLLISION AT 50MPH FAILED TO SET OFF AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 1999
May 2001 Crash Injury

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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2000

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Quick Summary

The 1999 Toyota Camry has 76 Air Bags complaints on file. 51 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.