1999 Toyota Camry Air Bags
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH CONSUMER HIT EDGE OF A BRIDGE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK
WENT TO ARBITRATION AND LOST, BECAUSE I COULD NOT PROVE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH. SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*741229
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE FRONT AND REAR, HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 5-10 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION,AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER GAVE CONSUMER TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THEIR ATTORNEY. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN A CRASH, HIT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FIRST, VEHICLE CHANGED DIRECTION AND HIT A POLE HEAD-ON. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH IN A INTERSECTION AND HAD THE RIGHT AWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TURNING AND VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. MECHANIC OF A PRIVATE STATION TOLD HER THAT THERE WERE BAD SENSORS INSIDE OF AIRBAGS, AND THAT WAS WHY AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 25 MPH. THERE WAS EXSTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONT LEFT SIDE OFFSET CRASH AT 40 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. DRIVER SUFFERED A CONCUSSION, AND SOME FRACTURED RIBS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WAS MAKING LEFT TURN, AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS COMING HEAD-ON, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT AN TREE HEAD-ON AT 20 TO 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO BACK/NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED, EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG EQUIPMENTS ON 5-26-00. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE HEAD-ON AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WAS REPORTED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ADDTIONAL DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, AND BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER RECEIVED WHIPLASH IN NECK AND LOWER BACK. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. *AK
AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH TO DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR.
WHILE DRIVING WEST BOUND ON 84 50MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE, A 1989 HONDA IMPACTED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON FRONT WHEEL ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, DRAGGED VEHICLE INTO A CONCRETE WALL. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER . *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH CONSUMER HYDROPLANED INTO A SPIN AND HIT A WALL HEAD-ON, CONSUMER WAS THROWN FROM THE WALL INTO A TRACTOR TRAILOR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SAID CONSUMER DID NOT HIT HARD ENOUGH. *AK
WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A LIGHT SIGNAL ANOTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR AT THE LEFT FRONT AIR BAG CENSOR AT ABOUT 50-57 MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, NOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE 350MPH & HAD REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. INFORMED BY POLICE THAT VEHICLE NOT DRIVEABLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A 50 MPH ZONE ATTEMPING TO CHANGE LANES, DRIVER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS CAVED IN, THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND SUN ROOF WAS BUCKLED. THE 1986 CADILLAC WAS TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH WITHOUT ANY REASON. DRIVER WAS KNOCKED OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WENT OVER THE DIVIDER AND WAS HIT BY 2 OTHER CARS. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED A FRONT END COLLISION WHICH PUSHED THE FRONT HOOD BACK TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. BOTH DRIVER SIDE/ PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG'S EXPERIECED NO DEPLOYMENT DURING COLLISION. PASSENGER OF THE VEHCILE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM. *AK
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The 1999 Toyota Camry has 76 Air Bags complaints on file. 51 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.