1997 TOYOTA CAMRY Air Bags Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END DRIVER SIDE COLLISION. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN BOTH A SIDE IMPACT AND FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED (ACCIDENT NUMBER 2822). THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN JAW AND NERVE DAMAGE THAT REQUIRED APPROXIMATELY 23 SURGERIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TAKATA RECALL 1997 CAMRY HAD A MALFUNCTION IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND OFF, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATED AND EJECTED OCCUPANT OUT OF VEHICLE. ARE 1997 TOYOTA AIR BAGS GOING TO BE RECALLED?

1997 TOYOTA CAMRY TRAVELING AT OR ABOUT 30 MPH STRUCK A STANDING/STOPPED VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. STANDING VEHICLE STRUCK REAR END OF CAR IN FRONT. 1997 TOYOTA DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE, BODILY INJURIES. FACIAL INJURIES INCLUDE LIP/MOUTH CONTUSION, EYE SOCKET BRUISES FROM STRIKING STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN. OTHER BODILY INJURIES INCLUDES LARGE INTERIOR RIGHT KNEE HEMATOMA, BROKEN LEFT FOOT REQUIRING IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION OF METAL PLATE & SCREWS & MULTIPLE BRUISES TO BOTH LEGS. DRIVER IS WW2 VET & IS SCHEDULED FOR 3 WEEKS REHAB IN CARE FACILITY. CAR IS CURRENTLY A LOCAL SALVAGE YARD AWAITING DISPOSITION WITHIN 2 DAYS. POLICE REPORT 902361501 ON FILE AT AVON INDIANA POLICE DEPARTMENT & INDICATES DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT OPEN.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DEFLATED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 255,000.

Mileage: 255,000

I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON ROUTE 93 SOUTH IN MASSACHUSETTS BEHIND A SEDAN. THERE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE NOT GOOD; IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY. THERE WAS A TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE SEDAN AND IT HAD JUST PASSED ITS EXIT. THE TRUCK THEN WENT IN REVERSE TO GO BACK TO THE EXIT. THE SEDAN WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED THE TRUCK. BY THE TIME I HAD REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO STOP. I SLID ON THE WET ROAD STRAIGHT INTO THE BACK OF THE SEDAN. I WOULD ASSUME THAT BECAUSE I CRASHED INTO A CAR GOING OVER 40 MPH, STRAIGHT ON, THAT MY AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY BUT THEY DID NOT. SINCE MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, MY NECK WAS THROWN FORWARD AND ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT BREAK IT HAS CAUSED SEVERE DISCOMFORT. EVERYONE WHO SAW MY CAR AFTER THE INCIDENT WERE AMAZED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 147,500

OWNER WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE, OWNER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

Mileage: 123,000

FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *NM

MY AUTOMOBILE SUSTAINED A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 MPH BUT THE SAFETY AIRBAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE OR INFLATE. *AK

Mileage: 166,064

I WAS INVOLVED IN A 5 CAR PILE UP ON INTERSTATE 94, HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME GOING AT 45-50 MPH, AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, THIS IS ACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF FRONTAL ACCIDENT I HAD. IF HITTING A CAR AT 45-50 MPH DEAD ON IS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING THEN WHAT IS? DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING, I SUFFERED A SEVERE BRAIN CONTUSION WITH BLEEDING IN THE BRAIN AND LOSS TIME OFF OF WORK. EARLIER ENGINE PROBLEM: OIL SLUDGE IN ENGINE, ONCE REPAIRS WERE DONE 6 MONTHS LATER ENGINE MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT AND DOG BONE, INJECTORS AND GASKETS, WHY?, THIS WAS ALL REPLACED ON THE FIRST ENGINEERING DEFECT TOYOTA CREATED AND WHY SHOULD I PAY A PORTION OF THEIR OIL SLUDGE ENGINEERING DEFECTS.

Mileage: 84,000

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. PH *JB

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT.

Mileage: 65,000

THE SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE BLEW THE FUSE FOR THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. *NLM

AIR BAG COMPUTER SENSOR BAD AND SHUTS DOWN CAR WHILE ENGINE ON IN PARK. CAR DID NOT RESTART. SENSOR BLEW ENTIRE FUSE BOX FOR OPERATION OF VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 71,000

CONSUMER STATES WAS HIT FROM THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROX 25-30MPH AND IN TURN COLLIDED WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MR

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISIONS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, DID NOT HAVE SOLUTION FOR OCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 10 HOURS, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING BURNS TO CONSUMER'S HAND AND ARM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPLACE AIRBAG UNDER WARRANTY, SAYING CONSUMER CAUSED IT. *AK *JB

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 25-30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *JB

AT 40 MPH, FRONTAL CRASH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN ABOUT 3 FEET. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL AT A RED LIGHT AND VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, IMPACT SPEED 40-45 MPH. BOTH, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS COLLAPSED IN THE RECLINING POSITION, VEHICLE WAS FORCED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING FRONT END COLLISION WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES (FRONT), NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS.

DURING COLLISION AIRBAG'S EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING THE DRIVER AND HIS WIFE TO SUSTAIN SOME INJURIES. *YC

CAR WRECK.AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER OBTAINED POLICE REPORT. *AK

CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 53 MPH, AND COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE. DROVE OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, VEHICLE NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT THE VEHICLE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. ALSO THE REAR SHOULDERBELT DID NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND THE OCCUPANT SUSTAIN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 25-30 MPH, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS RESULTING IN BURNS ON HAND AND BRUISING.

ENGINE DIED, DIAGNOSED THAT A POWER SHORT ON AIR BAG ASSEMBLY FAILED. YH

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. YH

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS IN WHICH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY ON BOTH OCCASIONS. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFED. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO ACCIDENTS. 1ST. ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE SIDE. 2ND ACCIDENT INVOLVED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. ON BOTH OCCASIONS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED OF THE THE 1ST ACCIDENT. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE SIDE. ON THE SECOND ACCIDENT DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME. 831843 DUP OF 831726; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AND THE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HYDROPLANED @ APPORX. 65-70 MPH HITTING A CONCRETE BRIDGE WHICH TURNED THE VEHICLE 180 DEGREES AND THE FRONT HIT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED SPINNING. NIETHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG THE STREET WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING FROM PARKING AREA DRIVEWAY ONTO STREET STRUCK CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 5MPH AND WAS IT HIT HEAD ON BY A 90 FORD TAURUS STATIONWAGON GOING 35MPH. SPEED LIMIT ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD WAS 30MPH. PASSENGER SPENT 5 DAYS IN PARKLAND TRAUMA CENTER DUE TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT . PASSENGER WAS 5'4" WHITE FEMALE WEIGHT 115LBS WAS SITTING IN FURTHEST POSTION AWAY FROM AIRBAG AND WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

CONSUMER WAS PULLING ONTO THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHCLE HEAD-ON AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OR MORE MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, CAUSING AIR BAGS NOT TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO PASSENGER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES FAILED DURING A COLLISION. AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE PROPERLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSED INJURY TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER.

DURING FRONT END COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG RESULTING IN INJURIES TO CONSUMER.

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65 MPH, WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, STEERED TO THE RIGHT, ENDED UP HITTING A CALL BOX HEAD-ON. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT WAS WORN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, BUT RECEIVED WHIPLASH. TOYOTA INVESTIGATOR CLAIMS WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY BECAUSE IT WAS HIT IN AN ANGULAR POSTION. CLAIMS ADJUSTOR/BODY SHOP TECHNICIANS AND 3 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AGREED AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.THIS DEFECT CAUSED BODILY HARM. *AK *NLM

CONSUMER WAS INVOLED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS AIRBORNE, AND ALSO HITTING A TREE IN WHICH THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE SEVERELY INJURED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE STEERING MECHANISM WAS UNCONTOLLABLE PRIOR TO VEHICLE HITTING A 6FT FENCE. *NLM

WHILE DRIIVNG 30-35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN INTERSECTIONAL CRASH WITH FRONT END DAMAGES TOTALLING $5,000 DOLLARS, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. 524328 DUPLICATE OF 817009, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98.*AK CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH.*JB

WHILE STOPPED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, ANOTHER AUTO LOST CONTROL AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RECEIVE A BROKEN STERNUM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 25 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, HITTING A TREE IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE ROAD ABOUT 40-45 MPH WITH ABOUT 4 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THE COMSUMER WHEN HE SAW THE VEHICLES STOP, AND COMSUMER TRIED TO STOP BY STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, BUT COULD NOT STOP IT ON TIME AND SMASHED FRONT OF VEHICLE OR REARENDED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE SHOP SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH GOING 38 MPH AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP ON 3/27/97. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON FROM THE PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS CAUSED DEATH, DURING ACCIDENT.