NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Air Bags complaints
74 reportsClear category filter153,000 miles · Nov 2, 2016
Air BagsSteeringStructureCrash
I ONLY HAD MY 1999 CAMRY FOR 5 DAYS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULDN'T TURN. I TRIED TO STOP BUT COULDN'T AND RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN CAUSING ME TO SPIN AROUND AND THEN HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN. BOTH AIR BAGS CAME OUT AND MY CAR WA…
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I ONLY HAD MY 1999 CAMRY FOR 5 DAYS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I WAS GOING AROUND A SLIGHT CURVE WHEN THE WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULDN'T TURN. I TRIED TO STOP BUT COULDN'T AND RAN DIRECTLY INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN CAUSING ME TO SPIN AROUND AND THEN HIT THE MEDIAN AGAIN. BOTH AIR BAGS CAME OUT AND MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOT WHERE IT WAS DECLARED "TOTALED." NO ONE OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. I HAD MY CAR FOR ONLY 5 DAYS AND IT MALFUNCTIONED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10923747
153,000 miles · Oct 30, 2016
Air BagsSteeringStructureCrash
I WAS DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY DOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS I DRIVING AROUND A CURVE. I DROVE INTO THE LEFT CEMENT BARRIER, CAR SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE BARRIER AGAIN. I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE IT FOR 5 DAYS! THE CAR WAS TOWED AND SALVAGED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10920098
Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 2016
Air Bags
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH FLASHES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER AND THEY USED TO MESS WITH SOME WIRES UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING. THAT FIX LAST FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE FLASHING LIGHT RETURNS. THIS SITUATION HAS…
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THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH FLASHES. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED NUMEROUS TIMES BY AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER AND THEY USED TO MESS WITH SOME WIRES UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT UNTIL THE LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING. THAT FIX LAST FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE FLASHING LIGHT RETURNS. THIS SITUATION HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED WHICH LEAVES ME TO WONDER IF I HAVE AIR BAG PROTECTION OR NOT. LUCKILY I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS ,FOR I SUSPICION THAT IF I DID THOSE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. I NEED TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE !
NHTSA ODI #10907270
80,000 miles · May 2, 2013
Air BagsStructureCrashInjury
I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER CAR RAN A STOP SIGN. I T-BONED THE OTHER CAR AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF. MY BREAST BONE WAS BROKEN DUE TO MY BODY'S IMPACT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM ONLY REPORTING THIS INCIDENT NOW BECAUSE OF AN ARTICLE I READ ABOUT AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING DURING ACCIDENTS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10510386
155,312 miles · Apr 14, 2010
Air BagsCrashInjury
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 1999 TOYOTA LE V6 VIN [XXX] MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE I DON'T KNOW THE PRECISE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, THE SPEED LIMIT IN THAT AREA IS 35 MILES PER HOUR. I WANT AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY …
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INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 1999 TOYOTA LE V6 VIN [XXX] MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE I DON'T KNOW THE PRECISE SPEED AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, THE SPEED LIMIT IN THAT AREA IS 35 MILES PER HOUR. I WANT AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10325691
30,000 miles · Mar 11, 2010
Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury
I REPORTED THIS TO COMPLAINTS.COM ON 11/12/2005 BUT WANTED TO ALSO SUBMIT IT TO YOU DUE TO ALL OF THE NEWS LATELY. IN NOVEMBER 2005, MY PARENTS WERE DRIVING THEIR 1999 CAMRY AND PULLING SLOWING INTO A PARKING SPOT. JUST AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO COMPLETE PARKING AND ONLY GOING LESS THAN A MILE PER HOUR, THEIR CAR ACCELERATED VERY …
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I REPORTED THIS TO COMPLAINTS.COM ON 11/12/2005 BUT WANTED TO ALSO SUBMIT IT TO YOU DUE TO ALL OF THE NEWS LATELY. IN NOVEMBER 2005, MY PARENTS WERE DRIVING THEIR 1999 CAMRY AND PULLING SLOWING INTO A PARKING SPOT. JUST AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO COMPLETE PARKING AND ONLY GOING LESS THAN A MILE PER HOUR, THEIR CAR ACCELERATED VERY FAST, LEFT THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. WE ASKED ABOUT IF SUDDEN ACCELERATION COULD BE INVESTIGATED AT THIS TIME BUT WERE TOLD IT COULDN'T. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. MY MOM WAS INJURED (BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO HER CHEST) BUT RECOVERED FAIRLY SOON AFTER. SHE DID GO TO THE ER. MY DAD, WHO WAS DRIVING, WAS OK BUT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT WAS STRESSED DUE TO WORRY ABOUT MY MOM'S INJURY AND HAVING THEIR CAR TOTALED SINCE HE WAS SURE HE HADN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG.. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY DAD IS SURE HE DID NOT HIT THE GAS BY MISTAKE AND MY MOM AGREES THAT HE DIDN'T HIT THE GAS EITHER. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10319031
100,000 miles · Jul 11, 2008
Air BagsCrashInjury
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS FROM THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLIC…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS FROM THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
NHTSA ODI #10233990
88,000 miles · Oct 12, 2005
Air BagsCrash
DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING CONTACT'S SON VEHICLE CRASHED. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE VEHICLE CRASH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. , THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN THE CRASH. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS TOTALED. . THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMARY LE. TH IS A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE AT TH…
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DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING CONTACT'S SON VEHICLE CRASHED. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, AND THE VEHICLE CRASH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. , THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN THE CRASH. THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS TOTALED. . THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMARY LE. TH IS A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE AT THIS POINT, TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. THE MOTHER DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR THAT WAS IN INVOLVED IN THE CRASH WITH HER VEHICLE. THE MOTHER WAS ENROUTE TO THE CRASH SCENE. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10139392
13,000 miles · Oct 3, 2005
Air BagsVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO A LITTLE STORE. THE CONTACT WENT TO PULL INTO PARKING SPACE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE BUILDING . POLICE WAS CALLED BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE A REPORT. PASSENGER HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL AFTER SEAT B…
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DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO A LITTLE STORE. THE CONTACT WENT TO PULL INTO PARKING SPACE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT THE BUILDING . POLICE WAS CALLED BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE A REPORT. PASSENGER HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL AFTER SEAT BELT LOCKED SO TIGHT THAT THEY CHECKED HER FOR INTERNAL INJURIES. BODY WAS BRUISED BADLY. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NO FIRE REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10138406
Mileage unknown · Sep 19, 2005
Air BagsCrashInjury
VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT BY A ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HEAD, NECK, BACK INJURIES OCCURRED TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10136971
NHTSA investigations
2PE02079 · Engine Compartment Fire
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 18, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
ODI'S DATA ANALYSIS FOUND THE FIRES RATES TO BE CONSISTENTLY LOW AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG SIX MODEL YEARS AND SIX DIFFERENT ENGINE CONFIGURATIONS.ODI EXAMINED A VARIETY OF ROOT CAUSES, THOSE BEING DETONATION (RESULTING IN OIL PAN PUNCTURE FROM CONNECTING ROD), STARTER FIRES, VARIOUS FUEL RELATED FIRES, LEAKING OIL FILTERS, WIRING ISSUES, IMPROPER REPAIRS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS.NONE OF THE ISSUES EXAMINED HAD REPORTS THAT INDICATED A TREND WHEN NORMALIZED FOR POPULATON AND EXPOSURE.SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR FULL DETAILS.
DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.