This vehicle was just involved in an accident, rear-ending the car in front, the front end of the vehicle is demolished, the radiator and everything crushed and slammed back, fluids leaking from everything, even buckled the passenger door, the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle in front of this vehicle's airbags deployed. The police officers on the scene could not understand why they did not deploy.
2008 Scion TC: airbags did not deploy in a crash
6 of the 86 complaints about the 2008 Scion TC describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 60,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 scion tc. While driving 25 MPH, the contact's vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent facility. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 156,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 scion tc. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH the vehicle crashed into the side of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy during the crash. The vehicle was destroyed, but no injuries were reported. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not traveling fast enough to have the air bags deploy during a crash. The failure mileage was 29,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 scion tc. The contact stated while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags did not deploy upon impact. A police report was filed on scene and the driver sustained minor unknown injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop where the contact was awaiting an assessment of the damages. The failure and current mileages were 60,000.
Motor vehicle hit a bump in the road and rolled over and hit a light pole. Airbags failed to deploy to protect occupant.
My daughter had a new 2008 toyota scion, less then 3,000 miles when she was hit by a semi - front drivers side. Her airbags did not deploy on either side -- even though her lights indicated that they did deploy. *tr her seatbelt did not lock and hold her in place. She came up and out of the shoulder harness and hit her head on the roof and top part of the window. Toyota held up the repairs for several weeks, failed to show when they promised to send an investigator to the toyota body shop. Refused to send copy of the report and claimed that nothing was wrong. They even said she probably came out of the seatbelt and hit her head after the wreck when she unbuckled her belt! The car is now repaired , over $10,000 and she's very concerned about the safety of her and her passengers in the future. Neither the dealer or the manufacturer will give her answers.
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Questions about the 2008 Scion TC no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2008 Scion TC?
6 of 86 owner complaints about the 2008 Scion TC (7%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Scion TC?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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