2004 Toyota Camry Air Bags

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY IN A BAD RAIN STORM. HE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A POLE. HE BROKE HIS COLLAR BONE AND MISSED 30 DAYS OF WORK. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED WE WERE TOLD THE REASON THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN AIR BAG IN THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OF OUR 2004 CAMRY REPEATEDLY DISENGAGES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RE-CALIBRATED THE COMPUTER FIVE TIMES NOW AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA BUT THEIR ENGINEERS HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT. THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE ANY PARTS, SAYING THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY PARTS THAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM AND THEY'D JUST BE "THROWING PARTS" AT IT. THEY ALSO CLAIM THE LEMON LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT REPLACING PARTS BUT SIMPLY RE-CALIBRATING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PUT IN HERE FOR INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY. I WILL USE THE LAST ONE BELOW, BUT THIS IS A REPAIR WE'VE HAD TO SEEK AGAIN FIVE TIMES. THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE NOT HAD TO SEEK IT MORE THAN THAT IS THAT NORMALLY MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR ALONE AND RARELY HAS A PASSENGER. THE AIRBAG ONLY DISENGAGES WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER. IT APPEARS THERE MAY BE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN SEATBELT USE AND PUTTING CAR IN OR OUT OF GEAR. THIS LAST TIME IT WENT OUT WE WERE STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. AT ONE POINT THE PASSENGER RELEASED THE SEATBELT. WE WERE TAKING THE CAR IN AND OUT OF GEAR EVERY 5-10 MINUTES TO MOVE JUST A FEW YARDS. ANOTHER TIME THE AIRBAG DISENGAGED WAS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR. WE HAD PULLED INTO A REST AREA. I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND GOT OUT. MY WIFE LATER MOVED THE CAR (DRIVING) AND WAS WAITING FOR ME TO GET BACK IN WITH THE CAR RUNNING, IN GEAR. WHEN I GOT BACK IN, SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE NOTICED THE AIRBAG DISENGAGE LIGHT CAME ON. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 5/10/04 IN WHICH I WAS HIT IN THE FRONT OF MY CAMRY BY ANOTHER VEHICLE NEARLY HEAD ON. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH ON IMPACT AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED.

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER'S WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. DRIVER'S HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE. *AK *TC

A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS FLAW EXISTS IN THE 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6 WHICH THE COMPANY REFUSES TO CORRECT. OUR CAR CONTAINS DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS. THIS WAS SPECIFICIALLY PURCHASED AS OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ($650. ADDITIONAL) FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE SYSTEM IS SUCH THAT "AIRBAG ON" AND "AIRBAG OFF" INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATE THE ACTIVATION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG, SIDE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT PTENSIONER. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT A PERSON WEIGHING 70LBS. OR MORE SHOULD ACTIVATE THE "AIRBAG ON" INDICATOR LIGHT AND AFFORD PROTECTION FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER. MY SPOUSE WIEGHS 95 LBS. SHE DOES NOT PRESENTLY ACTIVATE THE "AIRBAG ON" INDICATOR LIGHT ALTHOUGH IT DID ACTIVATE THE FIRST TWO MONTHS WE HAD THE CAR. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO HAVE THE FRONT PASSENGER PROTECTED IS FOR ME (THE DRIVER) TO PRESS DOWN ON THE SEAT WHILE I START THE CAR WITH MY SPOUSE IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS WORKS ABOUT ONCE EVERY FOUR OR FIVE ATTEMPTS. THE ABOVE IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT FROM "AIRBAG ON" TO "AIRBAG OFF" WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO TRY TO ACTIVATE THE "AIRBAG ON" TO AFFORD PROTECTION FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER. AS I MENTIONED ABOVE, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER (PRESTIGE TOYOTA OF RAMSEY, NJ) AND TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER TO NO AVAIL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN ADVERTISING POLE. BEFORE IMPACT, THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN '!@#$% HIT A BUMP AND THEN IT DEPLOYED TO THE SIZE OF A HALF BALLON, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY ALL DO THEY DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE BUMP. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE. *JB

THE AIR BAG ON AND AIR BAG OFF, INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATE THE ACTIVATION OF FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG, SIDE AIRBAG ON FRONT SEAT FAILURE. *BF THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT A PERSON 70 LBS OR MORE SHOULD ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG ON LIGHT AND AFFORD THE FRONT PASSENGER PROTECTION. *SC

CONSUMER NOTICED IN FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECAME DISABLED. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM.*AK CONSUMER IS HEAVY SET AND WELL OVER THE MANUFACTURERS THREASHOLD OF 80LBS, 6.2 IN HEIGHT AND THE PSIR WILL NOT ACTIVATE ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME WNEH SEATED IN THE PASENGER FRONT SEAT. WHEN OTHER PEOPLE GET INTO THE SEAT THAT WEIGHT LESS THEN CONSUMER THE PSIR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM WILL ACTIVATE. CURRENTLY IN ARBITRATION. DEALER CAN NOT FIX VEHICLE.CW

AIR BAGS FAILED TO ACTIVATE IN DIRECT HEAD-ON COLLISION AT O/A 35 MPH. PERSONAL INJURIES FROM SHOULDER RESTRAINTS WHICH COULD/WOULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED IF AIR BAGS BHAD INFLATED. SENSORS APPARENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE DERSITE SUFFICIENT IMPACT TO VIRTUALLY DESTROY ENTIRE FRONT END.*AK