2002 Toyota Camry: airbag warning light

Filed Jun 1, 2019 · Airbags, Electrical · 75,750 miles · WI

Vehicle is a convertible. The air bag light remains on whenever the car is running. Car has never been in a collision. Many others have reported same problem for same make/mode/year. Where collisions have occurred with vehicles displaying this condition, air bags fail to deploy.

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 140,000 miles · GA

The SRS light has blinked for 5 years. It may blink for a day or two and then not blink for a week. Now it has been blinking everyday for 2 weeks. A diagnostic check was made and I was told that the passenger air bag tried to open but did not. I bought this car used and after about a month the SRS light began to blink.

Filed May 31, 2012 · Airbags · 114,000 miles · OK

I purchase a 2002 toyota camry in august 2003 from reinhart toyota in montgomery, alabama. The vehicle was certified used with only about 19000 on the odometer. Because it was certified used I assumed that the vehicle had been reviewed to ensure that it had all of its parts and they operated properly. I have driven the vehicle for almost nine years without any major issues. About a year or two ago, the airbag light would come on and stay on in the vehicle when the cabin of the vehicle got hot but I did not take in to have it looked at that time. Until recently when I took the vehicle to bob howard toyota in edmond, oklahoma to replace the driver side door handle (which was my third time replacing it) during this time I thought it was good idea to have the technician check out the airbag light also. After the technician conducted their review they informed me that my vehicle did not have a passenger side airbag. They installed resistors to keep the airbag light from coming on to warning me about the issue. This gave me a false sense of security by intentionally falsifying information about the vehicle in order to earn a profit, therefore endangering the lives of my family members. If the light would have come on before I bought the vehicle I would have asked about it but it did not. If they sell a certified used vehicle and they mention that it has dual-side airbags, the consumer should not have to worry about the company lying to them about it. I have driven the vehicle for about nine years with the assumption I had dual airbags in my vehicle to recently find out that I been lied to for the past nine years. Now, I am being held responsible for a defect that should have been corrected during the certification of the vehicle. This is unfair have the customer pay for someone elses mistake. They are now refusing to correct the mistake.

Filed May 27, 2011 · Airbags · 117,908 miles · CA

27 may 2011 1. Events leading up to the failure: the car battery, incorrectly place directly over the left side air bag sensor normally leaked water and acid onto the wiring harness opening the circuit and causing the air bag light to go on and the car safety air bags to be disabled. The left side air bag sensor maybe moved so that it is not under the car battery or the sensor could be shielded, such as a splash guard. 2. The failure, how often it occurs, it consequences: this is a 2002 or 8 year old car; however, I would estimate this failure could occur within 6 months to four years. The consequences are that the air bags would always fail to deploy in an accident; making the safety system inoperable. 3. What was done to correct the failure; the main engine wiring harness was replaced; toyota wanted $3,800 dollars at first. The two wires to the air bag sensor could have a disconnect, so that only the two wires to the air bag sensor could have needed too be replaced.

Filed Jul 25, 2002 · Airbags · VA

Consumer states that the air bag light on the vehicle will intermittenly come on while driving. Contacted dealer and the dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle.

Filed May 28, 2002 · Airbags · VA

Air bag light has come on and stays on while consumer is driving. There is a potential of air bag not deploying or for air bag to deploy unexpectedly. Contacted dealer, and the stated that there was nothing worng with the vehicle.