45 complaints reported

1993 Toyota Corolla Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
45
Crashes
31
Fires
0
Injuries
22

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2015

ACCORDING TO YOU, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A KILLER CAR SINCE 2013. CONTACTING MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, SEVERAL TIMES AND BRING IN MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR HAS FAILED. YOU REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE? DOES THAT COVER INJURY OR DEATH? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2013
Oct 2004 Crash Injury

I OWN TOYOTA CAROLLA (1994 MODEL) AND MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT - FRONT IMPACT. SHE MUST BE TRAVELLING BETWEEN 20-25 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCUR AND STILL THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T INFLATE. BECAUSE OF THIS SHE HAD BRUISED HER JAW AND BROKE THE BONE ON HER SIDE FACE. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY REPEITION LIKE THIS. I WOULD EXPECT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS TO INFLATE ON FRONTAL IMPACT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2004
Jun 2004

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2004
Jun 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2003
Dec 2002

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AFTER WAITING TWO HOURS THE RECEPTIONIST TOLD HIM THERE WERE NO SPARE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL. (96V107000) *YH *SCC

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Nov 2001

AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY CHECKED VEHICLE FOR ANY APPLICABLE RECALLS AND FOUND NO INFORMATION ON COMPUTER SYSTEM. HOWEVER, WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS CONSUMER RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP RECALL 96V107000 NOTICE. *AK CONSUMER INFORMED DEALER OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED, DEALER EXPLAINED THEY DID NOT FIND RECALL BECAUSE OF NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM, DEALER ORDERED THE AIR BAG SENSOR PART, CONSUMER HAS APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS. *TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2001
Jul 2001 Crash

DURING FRONT END COLLISION, @25-30 MPH, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAR WAS TOTALED OR NEAR TOTALED (YET TO BE DETERMINED) *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2001
Oct 2000 Crash Injury

MY HUSBAND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE AND FRONT OF CAR, CAUSING THE WHOLE FRONT END TO BE SMASHED IN, INCLUDING THE FIRE BERECADE WALL. WHEN HIT, AIR BAG IN THE CAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE WINDOW. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2000
Oct 2000

CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WORK THAT WAS DONE ON VEHICLE CONCERNING AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Oct 2000

CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WORK THAT DEALER DID TO CAR CONCERNING AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2000
Aug 2000 Crash

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT STOP SIGN AND ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN HEAD-ON INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. TOYOTA SAID THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH IMPACT TO SET THEM OFF. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Jun 2000 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED AND PUSHED FORWARD INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT,DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING LACERATION TO FACE AND CHIN AND BURNS ON CHEST.SEATBELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RETRACT, RELYING ENTIRELY ON THE WAIST BELT TO HOLD PASSENGER, WHO WAS THROWN FORWARD. *AK *ML

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2000
May 2000

RED AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT COME OUT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2000
May 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT REMAINING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND REPAIRS WAS MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PROBLEM REOCCURRED. VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED SINCE. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S COST. *AK *ML

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2000
Mar 2000 Crash Injury

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Dec 1999 Crash Injury

THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING ACCIDENT BUT SMOKE CAME FROM IT. YH

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 1999
Nov 1999

AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING, HOWEVER RECALL WORK DENIED BY DEALERSHIP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 1998
Apr 1999 Crash

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND REARENDED ANOTHE RVEHICLE, BUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICHCOULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Mar 1999 Injury

AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY. THE AIR BAG ALMOST RENDERED ME UNCONSCIOUS. THE AUTOMOBILE ALTHOUGH TOTALLED PROVIDED MAXIMUM PASSENGER PROTECTION. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM ON ALL CARS ARE AN INJURY HAZZARD. MY ONLY EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT WAS DUE TO THE AIR BAG LACERATIONS AND ABRASIONS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 1999
Aug 1998 Crash

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 50-65 MPH, VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER SOME BLACK ICE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 1998
Jun 1998 Crash Injury

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND SLAMMED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK TWICE MORE FROM THE REAR. DRIVER SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN DURING IMPACT WHEN DRIVER WAS THROWN BACK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 1997
Mar 1998 Crash

AIR BAG: GOING NORTH IN PARKING LOT, COMING TO STOP AND PROCEEDING TO LEAVE STOP. APPROACHED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS SPEEDING,GOING WEST IN PARKING AND THE TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED,SMASHING THE FRONT OF THE CAR. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. TOYOTA SENT INVESTIGATORS OUT AND THEY SAID CAR WAS NOT HIT HARD ENOUGH FOR AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 1998
Mar 1998 Crash

WHEN VEHCLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN INTER-SECTIONAL CRASH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 1998
Oct 1997

BEFORE RECEIVING THE RECALL, VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS IMPACT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON TIME, IT DEPLOYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THEN EXPLODED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 1997
Oct 1997 Crash

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK IN THE SIDE AND WAS THROWN INTO ANOTHER A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL VEHICLE HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHICH THEN EXPLODED ON THE DRIVER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 1997

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Quick Summary

The 1993 Toyota Corolla has 45 Air Bags complaints on file. 31 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.