Takata recall. This car was never recalled by the local toyota dealer. Air bags failed to deploy in a one car accident. Camry went around a traffic circle and unexpectedly accelerated. The car hit a curb and hit a mid size tree. The tree was destroyed and the car totaled. The car was on a city street when the accident occurred and the air bags failed to deploy. The owner of the car had to go to the hospital for treatment.
2006 Toyota Camry airbags complaints
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Traveling at highway speeds in damp rainy cool weather,the airbag light came on and it's staying on.
There was no incident. The airbag light came on and is remains on. Is there a recall on the electrical component ?
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 toyota camry. While driving 70 MPH in inclement weather, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained chest and head injuries that required medical attention. The rear passenger sustained minor head injuries that also required medical attention. The contact was unsure if a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene, but was not diagnosed to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact received notification of a manufacturer's recall for the air bags; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN and the federal safety agency campaign number were unknown.
My airbags light is on and my airbags are not working making it very dangerous. I brought my into the dealer and he said that the computer system in the car is defective causing my airbag system to be inoperable. They will not fix it. I only have 49,000 miles on the car. I am concerned that if I am in a accident my airbags will not protect me.
On april 21, 2015 I had my car in the dealer for a oil change etc. When I left the dealer I noticed that my air bag light was on located on the dash and also the air bag light stated that it was off. I went back to the dealer and showed him what happened and he stated that it was a computer problem and it would cost me around $700.00 to repair the computer. I told him it was not on when I brought the car in and now it is on. I only have approx., 48,000 on this car and I purchased it new in nov. 2005. He did not fix it and I am concerned that if I get into a accident the airbag system will not work. I do not have the $700.00 to get it fixed. I do not believe what he told me, it must be something else with the airbag system. As long as the airbag lights are on it will not pass state inspection. I need it fixed. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000. Updated 7/21/15
Air bag warning light illuminated intermintently.
Air bag light came on and it is still on.
Air bag light came on intermittently for weeks before coming on in february 2015. Thinking it was not urgent, I took the car into the dealership and they ran the code. They informed me that the air bag computer sensor had failed which was located in the passenger seat and had to be replaced, totally $3300 for parts. Air bags may not deploy properly or deploy unexpectedly until fixed. Expensive repair for car nearing end of its life.
Traffic light was green, I entered intersection and hit another vehical broadside. My car received damage to the front bumper, the left front fender, and the right front fender. Air bags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. While driving 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,505. The VIN was unavailable.
Vehicle referenced left target, stoughton,ma, parking lot at 12:10pm-11-11-14 (with 7yr old grandson car seated behind driver & driver was in seatbelt). When existing lot, another car backed out of parking space and hit rt, back end of ref car. Driver of ref vehicle looked behind at vehicle that struck her and, as she turned forward & barely stepped on gas to move away from vehicle that hit her, there was a loud clicking noise, tires started spinning and car took off accelerating w/o control of brakes, shift or steering. Ref vehicle hit curb, accelerated up hill from parking lot and went airborne, crashed down into guardrail at approx 45-50mph and airbags did not deploy. Driver is sure ref vehicle would have continued traveling forward if not for guardrail! Driver of vehicle (and grandson) were taken in ambulance to hospital and in triage all day. Driver suffered head and eye injuries and hematomas from neck down. Grandson reported slight back pain and was released. Thankfully, neither of ref vehicle's occupants were maimed or died. After much research, found there are 2006 toyota camrys with etc issues. Again, no control of any aspect of car - could not put in neutral, gear shift just "floated" over all gears when trying to use! Would like for the federal safety agency to inspect gas pedal for "whiskers" or other problems that LED to this. As driver of this vehicle, I can honestly state that I have a great driving record and I am not prone to "driver error" putting foot on gas pedal instead of brake (and accelerating to that distance) and there was no carpet for pedal to stick under. Checked toyota dealership where my mom purchased this car (she passed prior to this).they informed me that there were no recalls for this VIN#. Makes me wonder about airbag deployment as well. None of this should have happened! Any feedback from you would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. While driving 65 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the spiral cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v168000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 109,000. The VIN was not available.
2006 toyota camry. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer stated on two separate occasions, he experienced sudden acceleration. The first time the accident happened, he was pulling into a parking space, and all of a sudden the vehicle accelerated, went over a curb and impacted the side of a building. He immediately shut the engine off, using the key. The air bad did not deploy. The second incident happened on june 30, 2014. He was pulling into a parking space, when the vehicle accelerated out of control, it went over a curb and into a fence. He immediately turned the key to the off position and the vehicle stopped. The air bad did not deploy in the second accident. The consumer sold the vehicle on august 27, 2014.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that the air bag sensor remained illuminated on the driver side. In addition, the front passenger side air bag sensor indicated "air bag off" intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who adjusted the wires under the front passenger seat and the sensor did not illuminate; however, the failure recurred one month later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, he crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered bruised lungs and cracked ribs. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000. Updated 07/08/14 ma
In 2008 my 2006 camry had the warning light for the seat belt come on. Wellesley toyota corrected the problem. I took the car back in 2009 twice for the same problem. The problem reoccurred in 2010 and I had it repaired at another toyota dealer. Since then it comes on and other times goes out. Now it is permanently on.
Wife was driving and noted that the red airbag warning light had gone on. We stopped. I moved the seat and began driving. The airbag warning light was off. The light remained off until early 2014, when it began alternating periods of on and off. On march 27, 2014, we took our camry to our toyota dealer. The dealer wrote (report is in the computer holdings of toyota motor sales, u.s.a.): "found the seat track floor covering has come loose which once the seat has moved it caused the cover to [be] pushed against the airbag connector underneath the seat. This causes the light to come on due to no communication at the drivers side airbag squib connector. (code b1821)" the dealer repaired the wiring. It is evident now that each time my wife or I moved the driver's seat there was a possibility of disruption of the airbag electrical circuit. The seat is driven by an electric motor, so there was no chance we disrupted the wiring as might happen with a manually readjusted seat. This is a serious safety defect caused by poor engineering design and not a "wear and tear" issue. The airbag electrical circuit should have been designed so as to have been safe from disruption by movement of the driver's-side seat. On april 9, 2014, toyota announced a recall for an airbag electrical connection design defect--in the steering column rather than under the seat--similar to what we experienced. Based on our experience, the recall does not go as far as it should have.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle spun uncontrollably and then rolled over. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained minor lacerations and bruising, and a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was ruled as being destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 64,000. Updated 02/11/2014
The 2006 toyota camry involved in a frontal collision (which is a total lost) does not has the airbags deployed at the moment of the accident as designed.
Driving home from work I hit a large deer, approximately 200 pounds, at 45 MPH, direct front end contact, causing damage to the whole front hood, grille, both front fenders, radiator, headlights, air conditioning system. Air bags did not deploy, no injury to me. Received my car from the body shop october 25th and everything looked great. After driving approximately 800 miles noticed a little body misalignment and on the 18th of october I drove to the body shop to have them look at the alignment problem and check the air bag warning light. They are working on the body issue, which I could care less about, however, after doing a scan of the car systems, with the hand held scanner, the air bag warning is not a sensor issue due to the collision with the deer, but it is in the passenger seat sensor/wiring which should be a toyota issue. I have researched this and there are several complaints online, but I have not seen a re-call from toyota, the fix for this situation is to replace the passenger seat at a cost of about $3400.00. My biggest concern is why did the air bags not deploy and now is the total air bag system not functioning?
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer performed two diagnostics that located failures at the air bag pinfit and the passenger's side front seat. The air bag pinfit and the passenger's side front seat were replaced however, the failure was not corrected. The air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 46,823 and the current mileage was 89,000.
Vehicle airbag warning light came on for passenger side. Dash message said airbag off even though passenger was in the seat. Car was taken to dealer who said "the computer got confused, probably because weight exceeding trigger threshold was removed from seat & replaced while car was running". Computer needed to be "re-calibrated". I was charged $95 labor to re-calibrate. In my opinion for the computer to disable the airbag because something was moved in or out of the seat is a serious safety concern. If there is proper weight, the bag should be on, otherwise off, but not disabled requiring a trip to the dealer to fix and an exorbitant labor charge to fix.
The airbag warning light came on in the car. We brought it to the dealer and were told that there is an internal open inside circuit in the side air bag of the passenger seat. Because this is an integral problem with the seat, it needs to be replaced. Approximate cost with tax is $3400.00. Other similar complaints are on the internet. I believe that there is a systemic issue with the seat/air bag system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was continuously illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that there were no recalls for the vehicle and in order to repair the air bags, they would have to remove the passenger's seat and replace it with a new air bag assembly, all at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was notified who also advised the contact that there were no recalls and that he should contact the dealer for the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 113,417 and the current mileage was 234,000. Updated 012/14/12*lj the consumer stated the local dealer offered $1,000 assistance of the total cost ($3,300) as a goodwill gesture. The consumer declined. Updated 12/17/2012
The air bag warning light stays on all the time.
I was traveling sw around 35mph and entered an intersection with the green light. Another (unlicensed) driver also traveling at the same speed entered the intersection traveling ne, his light was red, but he ran it. My front end impacted his drivers side (near the front tire) both of his air bags deployed, yet neither of mine did. My front end (frame) bent like a v-shape, and fluid from the radiator drained onto the hot engine. I had to be evacuated from the car by the local emt and was taken by ambulance to emergency. I have photos that would love to share especially toyota, so they can explain to me why the air bags failed, and put me into what is going to be months of therapy.
I bought a toyota camry 2006 from maple hill auto group in kalamazoo, mi in march of 2011. The car had 49,202 miles on it at the time. When I test drove it, I noticed the airbag light was on. I expressed concern to the salesman who indicated "oh, that's just a sensor issue, that can be fixed quickly." I purchased the car with some reservation about the light. When I picked up the car, the light was off (they had taken it to the local toyota dealership to fix). Everything was fine for about 5 months in august when the light came back on again. I returned it to maple hill auto and was told by the salesman that "the airbag light was not part of powertrain warranty and therefore would not be fixed. I then took it to the toyota dealer who informed me that they could "tweak"it again but in evidently the entire front seat may have to be removed at a cost of about $3000, which of course I don't have. So they "tweaked" it again and it was okay for a while. Now, july 2012, it has come back on again. On my sales agreement with maple hill auto it states "dealer will repair air bag light issue." obviously, this has not happened. The car only had 49,000 miles on it when the light was on originally. The original warranty for camrys is supposed to be 60,0000 miles for this issue. I feel that I have been scammed and lied to by the dealer who only took it to toyota to get the light temporarily off so I would buy the car. I believe they knew it was a more serious issue because I believe toyota told them it would be a recurring problem. Now I feel stuck as I cannot afford to replace a seat and I don't feel a 2006 camry I paid $12,350 for should have this issue. Aren't they supposed to be about safety? Now I am forced to drive around in an unsafe car, including with my grandchildren. I think maple hill auto should fix this problem at no cost to myself.
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