2008 Toyota Tacoma Air Bags

AIR BAG FAULT INDICATOR IS ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED , AND DOES NOT GO OFF . VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 16 CHANNEL SPIRAL CABLE. ALSO THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE

TAKATA RECALL THE SPINDAL CABLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACED AND THERE IS A SIMILAR RECALL ON THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR BUT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MINE.IT SAYS MY AIRBAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

THE AIRBAG/ SEATBELT SIGNAL SHOWS UP IN DASHBOARD . OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING IS WRONG. IT COMES ON APON STARTING AND STAYS ON. THEN AFTER TURNING OFF THEN BACK ON ITS NOT SHOWING. WHAT GIVES ?

THE PAD ASSY STEERING PART# 45130-04091-BO. EVIDENTLY THE PLASTIC CONTACTS ATTACHED TO THE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY BROKE OFF AND MY HORN WAS INOPERABLE WHEN ANOTHER CAR DRIFTED INTO MY LANE. HORN DIDN'T WORK. ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. IT WORKED SPORADICALLY FOR MONTHS, THEN ANOTHER INCIDENT AGAIN WHEN DRIVER WAS TEXTING ON HIS PHONE AND DRIFTED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. I CHECKED WITH TOYOTA SERVICE, THEY ALL KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG PAD ASSEMBLEY. I HARDLY USE MY HORN, ONLY WHEN NECESSARY, NO DRIVER OVER ABUSE HERE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE CONTACT POINTS BREAK OFF IN THE COLD WEATHER. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I AM CONCERN THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT REPORT OR ARE DRIVING WITH NO HORN BECAUSE IT'S SO COSTLY TO REPLACE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. INJURY AND LOSS OF LIFE IS REAL HEAR.

"TAKATA RECALL" HIT A GUARD RAIL ON INTERSTATE 40 IN ICE AND SNOW, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I RECEIVED A LACERATION TO LEFT EYE AND EYELID, TOTAL OF MED BILLS INCLUDING LIFEGARD AIR TRANSPORT AND EMERGENCY/TRIAGE ETC OVER $25,000 AND CLIMBING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A YEAR LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000. UPDATED 11/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS REPLACED IN 2015, BY TOYOTA UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, IN SPETEMBER 2016, THE CABLE FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD NOT BE FREE OF CHARGE, BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 11/17/16 .*JB

AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR COVERED UNDER RECALL 12V092000 BUT NOT THIS VIN. PROBLEM STARTED WITH VOLUME CONTROL ON STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. SOON AFTER THIS ALL THE ELECTRICAL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS INCLUDING HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY. I REMOVED AIRBAG AND STEERING WHEEL AND FOUND THE RIBBON CABLE INSIDE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY COMPLETELY SEVERED (SEE PHOTO). I INSTALLED A NEW CLOCKSPRING P/N 843060E010 AND EVERYTHING IS NOW WORKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH DOWN A NARROW ROAD, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE SPIRAL CABLE RECALL. MY DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER IS BAD. I FEEL THE COMPUTER IS DOING ITS JOB TELLING SOMETHING IS WRONG. IS IT POSSIBLE THE CABLE THEY INSTALLED WAS DEFECTIVE? THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 23000 MILES. THE ESTIMATE THEY GAVE ME WAS $1200 FOR THE COMPUTER. I NEED SOME ADVICE AND HELP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR OTHER INDICATION, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE RED SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN AFTER ALL PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL UP A CODE FOR THE LIGHT AND STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST OR FIND A REASON STATING THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS TO THE COMPONENT. RECENTLY, DURING A U JOINT REPAIR, THE SHOP I TAKE MY VEHICLE'S TO WARNED ME THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY STATED THAT THE RED INDICATOR LIGHT IS SHOWING ME THAT THERE IS NOT AN ACTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PATTERN WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE OR MODEL AS THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW ISSUES WITH TOYOTA TRUCK MODELS AT THE MOMENT. MY DAUGHTER ALSO DRIVES A 2006 TACOMA AND WAS REIMBURSED FOR HER SPIRAL CABLE REPAIR EXPENDITURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V092000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

HAS 62,000 AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN CLUSTER ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 08 TOYOTA TACOMA HAS AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE 490.00 TO REPLACE SPIRAL CABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM CAUSED BY A FAULTY PART THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TT

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX: 76,000 MILES AND HAS STAYED ON...NO CRASH, BUMP OR ANYTHING. WAS ON SMOOTH HIGHWAY DRIVING. *TR

AIR BAG (SRS) LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF TACOMAS. MOST SAID IT WAS DO TO A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE TRUCK. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 48 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OVER SOME BLACK ICE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RULED DESTROYED. THE POLICE STATED THEY WERE SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NEITHER THE FRONTAL NOR SIDE IMPACT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. $114.99 PAID TO TOYOTA DEALER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. $524.00 TO REPAIR PROBLEM. 2008 TOYOTA TACOMA PURCHASED NEW, NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT, NOT EVEN A DOOR NICK. TRUCK HAD 71,032 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED "SPIRAL CABLE". *TR