1998 Toyota Camry Air Bags

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER LOSS CONTROL WHEN VEHICLE WAS HYDROPLANING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, BRUISES AND GLASS CUT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE CONTACT STATED INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT STATED LOCAL DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 146,000

THIS 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2003 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. IT NOW HAS 64, 970 MILES ON IT, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, CONTAINS ALL ORIGINAL PARTS, AND HAS A FLAWLESS ELECTRONICS SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WHICH HAS BURNED CONSTANTLY FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, WHILE DRIVING. TO HAVE THIS SYSTEM CHECKED IS COSTLY, YET THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THESE AIR BAGS FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. IN ADDITION, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF ANY KIND REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN SHE VEHICLE VEERED INTO A SLIGHT DITCH AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ

TODAY MY WIFE WAS STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR WHEN 2 CARS CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE OUR CAMRY. IT BROKE THE FRONT BUMPER OPEN AND THE STYROFOAM SUPPORT INSIDE. THE IMPACT DID NOT SET OFF THE AIRBAG AND IT IS WITHIN THE FRONT END RANGE OF IMPACT. *KB

I WAS DRIVING A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAD AN ACCIDENT AS I MOVED TO CURB AND HIT A TREE. I WAS MOVING AT 20-25 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRBAGS GOT DEPLOYED AND WITH A HUGE FORCE. THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY FINGERS CAUSING MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND MULTIPLE STITCHES. *TR

CAR HIT A GUARD RAIL AT AROUND 40 MPH OR HIGHER, CAR WRECKED, NO AIR BAGS INFLATED. CAR WAS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 119,700.

CRASH. MY DAUGHTER DRIVING MY CAR ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN AGAINST TRAFFIC ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. ONCOMING LARGE SUV. LOST IN SHADOW OF LARGE TREE SUV DARK GRAY GOING 30 MPH APPROX. HIT HEAD ON WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY LE 1998. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS. *TR

JUST RECENTLY MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL PERHAPS AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS NOT AND I WAS SURPRISED ONLY BECAUSE THAT THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE IN EVENT THAT I WAS EVER IN A ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS HAVE NOT REACHED 10 YRS OLD YET AND THEY ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS NOW? WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT WHEN I HEARD THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON YOUR AIR BAGS ARE NOT WORKING MEANING THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO CONSIDER OF A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN THE RAIN ON 8/28/2002 THERE WAS A TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT WITH THE TAILGATE DOWN. THE DRIVER WAS TALKING ON HIS CELL PHONE. WHILE GOING OVER A HILL IN TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK IN FRONT HAD BAD BRAKE LIGHTS. THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT 30 YARDS IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, HIT THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT END OF THE CAR DROPPED DOWN AND SLID INTO THE BACK OF TRUCK. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COULD NOT SWERVE AROUND TRUCK BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR ALONGSIDE. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER CUT HIS HAND AND FACE BUT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FIXED IT. THE CONSUMER RETURNED IT TO TOYOTA BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK *SC

CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB

WHEN 98 CAMRY WAS FIRST BOUGHT IN SEPT 2000, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG LIGHT GOING OFF EVER SINCE IT WAS DRIVEN OFF LOT. DEALERSHIP FIXED AND I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM EVER SINCE. IN JUNE 2003 I HAD FLOOR WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. THE END OF OCT, BEGINNING OF SEPT I NEEDED MY ALARM SYSTEM SWITCHED OUT WITH NEW KEY SYSTEM (THE ALARM SYSTEM IS SOMETHING I NEEDED TO HAVE DONE). SINCE THE ALARM SYSTEM WAS CHANGED OUT, MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING OFF SINCE AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS A SENSOR PROBLEM AGAIN BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO FIX. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WHEN I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT I FEEL IS THEIRS. ITS ONLY BEEN 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THIS CAR AND I FILL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHY WOULD I KEEP HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIRBAG INDICATOR? THIS AIRBAG CAN GO OFF ANYTIME OR MAY NOT GO OFF WHEN IT IS REALLY NEEDED. *LA

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED IT WOULD COST $90 JUST TO TEST THE SYSTEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT HE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 15 MPH. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

AIR BAG SYSTEM REPLACEMENT. *MR PH

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, CAUSING CHEST INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YD

INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, EVENTUALLY FAILED CONTINUOUSLY ON, DEALER REPAIRED/REPLACED CABLE ASSEMBLY, FAILED AGAIN IN SAME MANNER WITHIN 12 MONTHS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE REASON THEY FAILED. CONSUMER RECEIVED NECK INJURIES, AND 2 INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER VEHICLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH DRY PAVEMENT, ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A QUICK TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND KNOCKED OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND KNEE INJURIES, AND PASSENGER BROKE LEFT FOOT. *AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED "T" BONED TOYOTA ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, SIDE DOOR AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT DRIVER OUT OF VEHICLE. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION. *MJS

WHILE TRAVELING 30-35 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL/REAR END COLLISION AT 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. INSPECTOR FROM TOYOTA SAID THAT AIG BAGS WORKED AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO. *AK *ML