1998 Toyota Camry airbags problems

Filed Jul 20, 2020 · Airbags · 146,000 miles · FL · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 1998 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the driver loss control when vehicle was hydroplaning. The contact depressed the brake, causing the vehicle to flip twice. The contact stated that no air bags deployed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact sustained back, neck, bruises and glass cut that required medical treatment. The contact stated insurance company deemed the vehicle total loss. The contact stated local dealer nor the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000

Filed Aug 10, 2015 · Airbags · FL

This 1998 toyota camry le was purchased used in 2003 from a local dealership. It now has 64, 970 miles on it, has never been in an accident, contains all original parts, and has a flawless electronics system. The problem lies with the air bags warning light which has burned constantly for the last few years, while driving. To have this system checked is costly, yet there has never been a recall on these air bags for this year and model. In addition, I have never received a recall notice of any kind regarding this vehicle. Please advise

Filed Jul 31, 2015 · Airbags, Brakes · 192,000 miles · IL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. The contact noticed that the accelerator pedal was stuck to the floorboard. As a result, the contact crashed into a concrete median. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained collar bone injuries and abrasions that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 192,000.

Filed Mar 8, 2014 · Airbags, Steering · KY · crash · fire

Car began "going out of control" unable to steer the vehicle. As if I had no control over the car. Car continued straight instead of turning with the road, into a fence/tree and caught fire and burned up. Air bags did not deploy. Passenger received facial trauma, chest trauma, and multiple lacerations and contusions, requiring surgery.

Filed May 1, 2012 · Airbags · 200,000 miles · CO · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota camry. The contact was driving 65 MPH when she vehicle veered into a slight ditch and the vehicle flipped over and landed on its roof. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained head injuries because of the air bag failure. The vehicle was destroyed and was not investigated to determine the cause of failure. The failure and the current mileages were 200,000. Updated 08/01/12

Filed Jul 19, 2011 · Airbags · 127,623 miles · AZ · crash

Today my wife was stopped in a parking lot driveway waiting for traffic to clear when 2 cars crashed into the front end of the our camry. It broke the front bumper open and the styrofoam support inside. The impact did not set off the airbag and it is within the front end range of impact.

Filed Jun 13, 2010 · Airbags · 130,000 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

I was driving a 1998 toyota camry. I had an accident as I moved to curb and hit a tree. I was moving at 20-25 miles per hour. The airbags got deployed and with a huge force. The airbag in the steering caused severe damage to my fingers causing multiple fractures and multiple stitches.

Filed Mar 8, 2010 · Acceleration, Airbags · IL · crash

1998 toyota camry. Consumer states unintended acceleration causing a crash. *tgw the consumer stated in the seconds the vehicle left the street, it jumped the curb, ran over a small tree trunk, crossed two driveways and hit a 25 year old dogwood head-on. The vehicle was stopped by the tree being uprooted because the soil was saturated from the recent heavy rains. The tress and branches destroyed the front of the vehicle and its undercarriage. The vehicle came to rest after it hit the second dogwood tree. The windshield was intact, however, the air bags did not deploy. *jb updated 03/24/10.

Filed Mar 6, 2010 · Airbags · 154,000 miles · WA · crash

Car hit a guard rail at around 40 MPH or higher, car wrecked, no air bags inflated. Car was a 1998 toyota camry.

Filed Nov 6, 2009 · Acceleration, Airbags · 40,000 miles · NY · crash

My wife started up her 1998 toyota camry, slowly made a right turn when suddenly the automobile accelerated at a high speed, jumped the curb, knocked over a parking meter and hit the side of an apartment house. She was not hurt and the air bag did not deploy, despite the impact. Toyota, which had just serviced the car two weeks before, repaired the car (with my insurance). We insisted on a full investigation by toyota, who determined that the floor mat jammed the accelerator. We do not buy that story in light of recent events and what happened to us. And that is why we are writing now to show this problem has existed for a while.