2003 Toyota Camry Air Bags

SEAL AROUND FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG SEPARATING FROM DASHBOARD CAUSING DANGER OF SPONTANEOUS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE CRASH AND A REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 98,000. UPDATED 07/01/10 *BF UPDATED 07/02/10.*JB UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A STATIONARY WOODEN POWER POLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ON THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NUMEROUS INJURIES SUCH AS 10 BROKEN RIBS, NUMEROUS BACK INJURIES, INJURED SPLEEN, AN INJURY AND CUT TO LEFT BICEP. THE DRIVER ALSO SUSTAINED NUMEROUS BRUISES AND BROKEN BONES IN HER RIGHT HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE SINCE THEY FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE FRONT OF MY CAR HIT HEAD ON INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER CAR. I WAS GOING APPROX. 35 TO40 MILES PER HOUR AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER SIDE,DRIVER AND PASSENGER. IN TURN, MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I DO HAVE SEVERAL PICS. *TR

DOOR SLAMMED SHUT AND SIDE AIR CURTAIN DEPLOYED. CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND AT A FULL STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE HEAT FROM THE SUMMER HAS CAUSED A LARGE GAP IN THE DASH WHERE THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS. YOU CAN SEE A YELLOW COVER INSIDE WHICH I AM AFRAID IS THE AIRBAG. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SOLARA AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE STATES THAT SHE SUFFERED NECK AND CHEST PAIN FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *KB

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER LOOKS LIKE IS COMING APART. I SEE A GOOD GAP BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE DASHBOARD. INSIDE THE AIRBAG COVER, I CAN SEE A YELLOW PLASTIC SHEET KIND OF MATERIAL. I AM WORRIED WHETHER IT WILL AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAG OR WHETHER IF DUST OR SOMETHING GETS IN , IT WILL CREATE PROBLEM ON ITS FUNCTIONALITY. I TOOK IT TO GENE MESSER TOYOTA IN LUBBOCK,TEXAS, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID "TECH STATES SEPARATION APPEARS TO BE CAUSED DO TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. AIR BAGS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH. COST TO REPLACE ....". THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT AN ISSUE AND IF I WANT I CAN REPLACE MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD TO SEAL THE GAP ON MY EXPENSE. 1. IT MAY LOOK FINE NOW WHAT IF TOMORROW IF THE COVER COMES OUT FULLY THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY. 2. ANYTHING CAN GET-IN IN SUCH A BIG GAP. 3. EXCESSIVE HEAT ( THE MAX TEMPERATURE ON THIS MONTH-JUNE WAS AROUND 98+) SO THEY MEAN TO SAY THE DASHBOARDS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THAT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ?(PROBABLY IT WILL BE LITTLE MORE INSIDE). SO ARE THEY SAYING EXCESSIVE SUMMER HEAT CAN CREATE A GAP BETWEEN DASH-BOARD AND AIR BAG COVER FOR ANY CAR?. AIR BAG IS SUCH A CRITICAL SAFETY PART. HOW CAN TOYOTA ALLOW SUCH GAP BETWEEN THE COVER AND DASH-BOARD FOR THE SUMMER HEAT? *TR

PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON HARD DOOR SLAM. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE FRONT OF MY 2003 TOYOTA SOLARA HIT A CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SNOWY AND ICY. BECAUSE OF THIS, REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS UNAVOIDABLE. I WAS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT; HOWEVER I WAS ASSURED BY THE SALESMAN THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS PART OF THE OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER PROTECTION TOYOTA OFFERS. THE OUTCOME OF THE AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY WAS THAT I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED DISCOMFORT SINCE UPON IMPACT I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. THE SOLARA, OF COURSE, WAS TOTALED. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST CUT THE CONSUMER OFF. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL DUE TO THE WIND AND RAIN. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE MEDIAN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PARAMEDIC'S ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER LOOKS LIKE IS COMING APART. I SEE A GOOD GAP BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE DASH-BOARD. INSIDE THE AIRBAG COVER, I CAN SEE A YELLOW PLASTIC SHEET KIND OF MATERIAL. I AM WORRIED WHETHER IT WILL AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAG OR WHETHER IF DUST OR SOMETHING GETS IN , IT WILL CREATE PROBLEM ON ITS FUNCTIONALITY. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, THE REPORT SAYS "TECH STATES SEPARATION APPEARS TO BE CAUSED DO TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. AIR BAGS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH. COST TO REPLACE ....". THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT AN ISSUE AND IF I WANT I CAN REPLACE MY ENTIRE DASH-BOARD TO SEAL THE GAP ON MY EXPENSE. 1. IT MAY LOOK FINE NOW WHAT IF TOMORROW IF THE COVER COMES OUT FULLY THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY. 2. ANYTHING CAN GET-IN IN SUCH A BIG GAP. I HAVE PHOTOS FOR EVIDENCE. AND I HAVE ATTACHED IT. 3. EXCESSIVE HEAT ( THE MAX TEMPERATURE ON THIS MONTH-JUNE WAS AROUND 95+) SO THEY MEAN TO SAY THE DASH-BOARDS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THAT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ?(PROBABLY IT WILL BE LITTLE MORE INSIDE). SO ARE THEY SAYING EXCESSIVE SUMMER HEAT CAN CREATE A GAP BETWEEN DASH-BOARD AND AIR BAG COVER FOR ANY CAR?. AIR BAG IS SUCH A CRITICAL SAFETY PART HOW CAN ALLOW SUCH GAP BETWEEN THE COVER AND DASH-BOARD FOR THE SUMMER HEAT? . I AM PLANNING TO TAKE THIS TO NHTSA TO SEE A PATTERN. THE EXPLANATION OF EXCESSIVE HEAT LOOKS UNREALISTIC. SAFETY IS MY FIRST CONCERN NOT ONLY THE PERSON DRIVING OR PASSENGERS AND TO THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD TOO. IF THE AIR BAG POPS OUT WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT CAN DEFINITELY DISTRACT ANY DRIVER. OR IF DUST GETS IN IT CAN MAL-FUNCTION TOO. WHETHER TOYOTA IS INSTALLING A CAR DASH BOARD WHICH CANT EVEN WITHSTAND SUN LIGHT TEMPERATURE ? IF THAT'S THE CASE, AM I GOING TO SEE THE GAP INCREASING BY END OF THIS SUMMER ? MY INCIDENT # WITH TOYOTA IS : 070625-000298 AND MY EMAIL IS DOCUMENTED AT THEIR TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER FILE #200706260111. *TR

THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS 54,000 MILES. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS ALL WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. A VEHICLE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE VAN AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING NORTH AFTER LOSING CONTROL THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HIT THE CEMENT MEDIAN. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WAS THE ONLY DOOR THAT WOULD OPEN AFTER THE CRASH. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS UP AGAINST THE CEMENT MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP FACING SOUTHBOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE ONLY RECENT WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE WAS AN OIL CHANGE. THE POLICE CAME ,BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. *AK

I REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR IN MY MOM'S 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALTHOUGH MY MOM'S CAR WAS TOTALED, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. IT WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD. HOWEVER, UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

ON MAY 13, 2004, WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE WAS T-BONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 50-55MPH. THE SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AT ANYTIME FROM THE CRASH. *JB THE SIDE AIR BAG SPLIT THE SEAT BACK UPHOLSTERY BUT FAILED TO FULLY DEPLOY. *SC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04-V346-000 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER CATHY. *AK *TC

I PURCHASED A 2003 CAMRY NEW,THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO SIGNIFIGANT FRONTAL COLLISIONS IN WHICH NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED,THE LATTER RESULTING IN INJURY TO MYSELF AND MY WIFE. I AM ALARMED THAT THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURENCE OF AIRBAG FAILURE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE AND THE DEGREE OF INJURY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED DUE TO THEIR FAILURE. WE ARE CURRENTLY CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER TO HOPEFULLY RESOLVE THIS MATTER.*AK

FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY DURING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE TOTALED WITH MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS HIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY A TRUCK. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BROAD SIDE COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS AND BACK INJURIES. *AK

ESTIMATED SPEED WAS BETWEEN 30 - 35 MPH WHILE PERSUING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. THE FRONT HAD IMPACTED THE OTHER VEHICLE AND THEN WAS KNOCKED AROUND. THE OTHER VEHICLES' AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND EVEN AFTER THE OWNER OF THE CAMRY HIT A TREE, NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS TS