1994 Toyota Corolla Air Bags
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THE AIR BAG EXPLOTE WITHOUT NO REASON IN FRONT OF ME. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE A MONTH AND THEY DON'T ANSWER NOTHING PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. DRIVER RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND CHEST AREA, AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THE NEXT DAY, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT. *AK
FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR. THE IMPACT WAS SO BAD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. TOYOTA STATED THAT THE IMPACT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH DEPLOYMENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SCC
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE, SSCT03, IN THE MAIL REGARDING SPILLED LIQUID SHORT CIRCUITING THE AIR BAG SENSOR CAUSING THE INDICATOR LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WILL INSTALL A MODIFICATION KIT TO PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO REPLACE THE RUINED SENSOR. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE CONFIRMATION THAT THIS IS WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE RECALL. *JG *TS
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT HER VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN 96V107000 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE. DEALERSHIP STATED THE PART NECESSARY TO CORRECT DEFECT WAS UNAVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
WHILE STOPPING AND WHEN DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL VEHICLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A SIX LANE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES . IN THE PROCESS CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS THE AIR BAG FAILURE. *YH
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TRAVELING AT 55 MPH IWAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. MY CAR WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED FROM THE IMPACT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY LATER INFORMED ME THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I CANTACTED TOYOTA, AND THEY ARE SENDING AN INVESTIGATOR TO THE EVALUATE THE SITUATION. MY CAR HAS BEEN TRANSPORTED TO A COPART LOT IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. LOT # 84900, PHONE # 800-269-4885. *AK
INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY SPOUSE HIT A JEEP AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF OUR CAR. NO DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. A REVIEW OF YOUR WEB SITE INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST MORE THAN ONCE. WHY HASN'T A FACTORY RECALL BEEN MADE? *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON SIDE STREET WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING 20MPH IN THE FRONT, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
DRIVER WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN DUAL FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS AND FACIAL INJUIRES. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH, BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER EXPLAINED VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED ACCIDENT, RESULTED IN DRIVER LOOSING VISION OF LEFT EYE AND FACIAL SCARS.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. VEHICLE HAD SERIOUS FRONTAL DAMAGE. DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. *AK
I REPORTED MY ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON JUNE 15 1998 TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAS A REP COME LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HIT HEAD ON TO AN ANOTHER CAR AND HIT IN ALL THERANGES THAT ALL THE MANUAL SAYS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SECOND I WAS IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT ON AUG 25TH WHERE THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AGAIN TOYOTA SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE AND I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL 12/22/1998 REGARDING THE AIRBAGS BEING MALFUNCTION.
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPEREINCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO COROLLA WHILE IT WAS STANDING STILL. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER YET TO BE CONTACTED. THE DEFECT COMPLIES WITH RECALL NUMBER 96V107000. *AK
HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH INSTANCES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO CROSS INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S RIGHT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT COSUMER BROADSIDE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOFITIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 15-19 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR RECALLED VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING $100 TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS. "AIRBAG IMPACT SENSOR" RECALL TO ADD A PROTECTIVE COVER AND PREVENT A INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT.
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING AUTOMOBILE WHICH HIT HIM FROM THE SIDE, AND THEN AGAIN IN THE FRONT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. DUP 820199, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. 824725 DUP OF 820321; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
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The 1994 Toyota Corolla has 65 Air Bags complaints on file. 49 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.