2012 Toyota Corolla Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED OF THE INCIDENT BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND BUT HAD NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,400.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE AIR BAG SENSOR. MY WIFE AND A CO-WORKERS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT SEVERELY DEFORMED THE FRONT OF A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE AIRBAG SENSOR. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARS THAT THE PORTION OF THE CAR THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS ATTACHED TO, MOVED OVER A FOOT AND A HALF WITHOUT TRIGGERING THE AIR BAG SENSOR. AS A FORMER ASE MASTER TECHNICIAN AND TECHNICAL EXPERT FOR THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, THIS MAY BE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD ENDANGER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHER 2012 COROLLA OWNERS. I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA USA AND I AM WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2012 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE PROCEEDED TO ENTER THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID A CRASH. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A POLE AND THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING THE CONTACT HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, FACE, LEFT SHOULDER, RIBS, LEGS, AND ABDOMEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.