I REPORTED MY ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON JUNE 15 1998 TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAS A REP COME LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HIT HEAD ON TO AN ANOTHER CAR AND HIT IN ALL THERANGES THAT ALL THE MANUAL SAYS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SECOND I WAS IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT ON AUG 25TH…
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I REPORTED MY ACCIDENT THAT WAS ON JUNE 15 1998 TO TOYOTA AND THEY HAS A REP COME LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THE AIRBAGS ARE FINE. MY CONCERN WAS THAT I HIT HEAD ON TO AN ANOTHER CAR AND HIT IN ALL THERANGES THAT ALL THE MANUAL SAYS AND MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. SECOND I WAS IN ANOTHER CAR ACCIDENT ON AUG 25TH WHERE THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED AGAIN AND AGAIN MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. AGAIN TOYOTA SAID THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE FINE AND I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL 12/22/1998 REGARDING THE AIRBAGS BEING MALFUNCTION.
NHTSA ODI #701580
Mileage unknown · Dec 23, 1998
Air BagsCrash
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPEREINCED PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN INTO COROLLA WHILE IT WAS STANDING STILL. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER YET TO BE CONTACTED. THE DEFECT COMPLIES WITH RECALL NUMBER 96V107000. *AK
NHTSA ODI #832640
Mileage unknown · Dec 11, 1998
Air BagsCrash
HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT BUT THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH INSTANCES THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #832171
Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 1998
Air BagsCrash
CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO CROSS INTERSECTION CONTROLLED BY TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE AT CONSUMER'S RIGHT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT COSUMER BROADSIDE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOFITIED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #825280
Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 1998
Air BagsCrash
WHILE DRIVING 15-19 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT IN WHICH BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ODI #824725
Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 1998
Air Bags
DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR RECALLED VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGING $100 TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTICS. "AIRBAG IMPACT SENSOR" RECALL TO ADD A PROTECTIVE COVER AND PREVENT A INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT.
NHTSA ODI #537128
Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 1998
Air BagsCrash
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NHTSA ODI #821943
Mileage unknown · Feb 24, 1998
Air BagsCrashInjury
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ODI #820967
Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 1998
Air BagsCrashInjury
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION GOING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #820217
Mileage unknown · Jan 6, 1998
Air BagsCrashInjury
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN CONSUMER WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING AUTOMOBILE WHICH HIT HIM FROM THE SIDE, AND THEN AGAIN IN THE FRONT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. DUP 820199, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. 824725 DUP OF 820321; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
IF LIQUID IS SPILLED IN THE CONSOLE BOX AREA, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAN ILLUMINATE AND STAY "ON" DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS LEAKAGE CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE AIR BAG TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO PREVENT POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY THE SPILLING OF LIQUID SUBSTANCES ON THE SENSOR. AIR BAG SENSORS DAMAGED BY PREVIOUS LIQUID SPILLAGE WILL BE REPLACED.
AN UNUSED HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR POWER WINDOWS, POWER DOOR LOCKS AND SUNROOF WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED UNDER THE FLOOR CARPET IN THE LEFT KICK PANEL. IF THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ROAD SALTS ARE USED, THE SALT WATER OR SNOW CARRIED INTO THE VEHICLE BY THE DRIVER'S SHOES CAN PENETRATE THE CARPET AND DRIP ONTO THE CONNECTOR RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF A SALT BRIDGE BETWEEN THE TERMINALS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAUSES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT INSIDE THE HARNESS, AND CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE UNUSED HARNESS CONNECTOR.
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EA97015 · Turn Signal Failures
Opened Jul 22, 1997 · Closed Sep 21, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting
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