2006 Toyota Tacoma Air Bags

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, STAYS ON, DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES FAILURE, AIR BAG WON'T DEPLOY. DIAGNOSTICS SHOW "CLOCK SPRING/SPIRAL CABLE" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST $100 DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND $654 TO FIX. CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NO AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. THIS PART FAILED SIMPLY FROM NORMAL TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. AIRBAG NOT WORKING WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. THE LIGHT REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME FOR NO APPARENT REASON, GIVING YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN NECESSARY. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. I HAVE OWNED 5 TOYOTAS AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF REDLANDS, CALIF ON 1/28/2020 FOR CHECK. THEY REPORTED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE HAS FAILED. COST TO REPLACE $523. AS I STATED I HAVE OWNED 5 TOYOTAS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEPART TO BE DEFECTIVE AND IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION. TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM PARTS UP TO 100K MILES OF A VEHICLE. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE HAS BEEN MANY PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE REPORTED AND IF SO DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH TOYOTA. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT (AIRBAG SRS WARNING! ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL ON THE TRUCK) CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS LITERALLY MINUTES AWAY. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN KNEW EXACTLY WHAT REPAIR NEEDED TO BE MADE WITHOUT EVEN DOING AN INSPECTION. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE "SPIRAL CABLE" EITHER SHORTED OUT OR BROKE, AND THAT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT FUNCTION UNTIL THE $400.00 PART WAS REPLACED PLUS THE COST OF LABOR BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I DON'T FEEL THAT A COMPONENT AS VITAL TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SAFETY AS THE AIRBAG IS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO COSTLY REPAIRS UNLESS IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS OF YET, IT ONLY BECAME AN ISSUE TODAY. *TR

MY WIFE WAS JUST INVOLVED IN A SINGLE MVC, IT APPEARS SHE HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE THAT MADE HER LOOSE CONTROL OF HER TOYOTA TACOMA. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON SHE VEERED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER FOR SEVERAL FEET CAUSING HER TO ROLL SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO A STOP AFTER HITTING SEVERAL TREES HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE IS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FROM DRIVERS, PASSENGER OR SIDE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-16 WEST BOUND AT 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA, I LEFT THE TRUCK BESIDE THE ROAD. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARRANTY ONLY GOOD FOR 36,000 . MY TRUCK ONLY HAD 51,000 TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS AIRBAGS WILL NOT OPEN IN FRONT CRASH DUE TO AIRBAG LIGHT BEING ON. I CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR CO. THEY WERE GOING TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER, THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME IN ANY WAY. DEALER CALLED AND SAID TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH HE SWERVED FROM HIS LANE INTO THE NEXT TO AVOID A CRASH WHICH CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO FLIPPED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND SLAMMED HEAD ON INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, TISSUE DAMAGE AND A CONCUSSION. THE CRASH CAUSED THE ROOF TO CAVE, THE WINDOWS TO BLOW OUT AND SMASHED THE FRONT END. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT TYPE OF CRASH WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND REQUESTED PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS OFF WHEN PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. *NM