2017 Toyota Camry Air Bags
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I was hit by another car on the drivers side front door. The side airbags and the steering wheel airbag did not deploy. This resulted in a C2 nondisplaced neck fracture plus other pain likely from sub clinical rib fractures. This problem has been confirmed by an independent service center. It has been inspected by the police and insurance representatives. There were no indication or lance or messages that there was a problem with the car prior to the failure.
The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving from a stop sign, another vehicle driving at 40 MPH stuck the vehicle on the front passenger side, causing several damages to the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was injured and had to seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000.
The contact owned a 2017 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while her daughter was at standstill at a traffic light and started to move forward when another vehicle run the red light and impacted the front driver side of the vehicle. No air bags deployed. The driver sustained a head injury when hitting her head on the driver-side door window and sought medical attention at the hospital. The vehicle was not drivable. A police report was filed. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The vehicle was towed to towing to the insurance lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, another vehicle impacted her vehicle on the passenger side and pushed the vehicle to the guard rail. No airbags deployed. The contact stated she has a spinal fracture, a right bloodshot eye also has neck and back pains. The contact stated the front passenger sustain injuries on their right leg and also has back pains. The contact stated she seek medical attention at an emergency room and the front passenger decided to go to an urgent care. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to the impound lot. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.
Vehicle was involved in accident on 08/22/2021. The speed was 55-60 mph . The vehicle in front, a 2014 Chevrolet 4wd full size pick up changed lanes (left to right) clipping the left front of the Toyota & slammed on brakes. The Toyota went under the bumper & right rear fender of the truck. The damage to the Toyota included the ECU, ABS & brake components, wiring harness & fuse/relay blocks, & all of the sheet metal, bumper, A/C,etc. Insurance company opted to repair the vehicle (cost is now approaching $18,000). My wife & granddaughter (adult) were the front seat occupants. They both sustained bruises but no serious injuries. If the air bags do not deploy in an accident that destroys the entire front end of a 4 year old vehicle with 25,000 miles (we purchased new), what does it take for them to deploy? Does not give us much confidence in the safety. The vehicle is currently at Greenville Toyota Body Shop in Greenville,SC. Repairs started 09/02/2021. Waiting for interior wiring harness. No warning lights or issues before the crash. The battery was destroyed in the crash.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE T-BONED INTO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOYED BUT FAILED TO DEFLATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD TO USE A KNIFE TO DEFLATE THE AIR BAG, LETTING HIM ACCESS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES ON HIS LEFT RIBS (BADLY BRUISED). THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HIS INJURIES LATER ON. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER GREENTREE TOYOTA LOCATED AT 87 FEDERAL RD, DANBURY, CT 06811, (203) 730-4040, AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND WAS INFORMED BY THE INSURANCE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,060. *LN *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2017, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WAS DETERMINED BY THE POLICE REPORT TO BE A HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT. WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO FIND THE PERSON WHO HIT MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF SPINNING ACROSS 7 LANES AND HITTING THE SUB-DIVIDERS. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE BELOW. UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE 8 AIRBAGS IN THE CAR DEPLOYED. MY FACE WAS SLAMMED VERY HARD AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. WE REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO DO AN INVESTIGATION, WHICH TOOK THEM MORE THAN 2 AND A HALF MONTHS, TO COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY. THEY SENT ME SOME DIAGRAMS AND OTHER INFORMATION WHICH WAS COMPLETELY INCOMPREHENSIBLE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS FROM THE TOYOTA INSPECTION DEPARTMENT. I RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA CORPORATION REQUIRING A FAIR RESOLUTION TO MY SITUATION. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED COPY OF THAT LETTER. EVERYBODY I SHOW THE CAR TO, INCLUDING BODY SHOPS AND MECHANICS, FELT THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO WALK AWAY ALIVE FROM THAT CAR. I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, FEARING ANOTHER ACCIDENT WHERE THE OUTCOME MAY NOT BE THE SAME. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP AND TOYOTA CORPORATION IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIRS, CAR RENTALS, AND OTHER EXPENSES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME AT [XXX], OR EMAIL ME AT [XXX]. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ARRANGE FOR AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, HIT ON FRONT RIGHT ND COLLIDED WITH CONCRETE BARRIER FRONT LEFT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (NEITHER FRONT OR SIDE).CITY STREET, IN MOTION.
TAKATA RECALL 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY SITTING IDLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END IMPACT FORCING VEHICLE TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED OR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,790.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND IMPACTED THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKES. UPON IMPACT FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CUTS, BRUISES, AND SPRAINED WRISTS. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED DUE TO NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASH AFTER IT HAPPENED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,400.
AIRBAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT . AT A INTERSECTION IN SAN DIEGO,CA
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The 2017 Toyota Camry has 13 Air Bags complaints on file. 12 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.