Car was traveling @ 50 MPH ( posted speed for the road). He sneezed, when he looked up the cars suddenly stopped in front of him. He rear ended the car in front of him going 50 MPH. No airbags deployed. The entire front end was crushed. The engine was shoved in. The car is totaled. But not 1 airbag went off. Both are bruised from the seat belts & both driver and passenger have whiplash. I am thankful they were wearing seat belts but very concerned the airbags didn't perform as expected. Both the clean-up crew & officer at the seen were shocked that the airbags did not deploy....updated 07/23/14
2002 Toyota Celica airbags problems
11 complaints (38% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 89,000. 13 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 38%
- typical mileage
- 89,000
- crashes
- 13
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal6
- Side/window1
- Frontal: sensor/control module1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Toyota Celica airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2002 Toyota Celica airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2002 Toyota Celica owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Daughter (17) lost control of car in a curve due to wet roads and speed. The car spun then struck a tree head on. The car was a total loss. The impact was great enough to bust the radiator and kill the motor but neither air bag deployed. My younger daughter (15) was in the passenger's seat. Both girls were wearing seatbelts. Luckily there were no major injuries.
Was turning out on a highway out of a side road. When struck on my front/driverside fender at a high speed approximate 60mph, my car is totaled, or will be totaled in the next few days, my airbag did not deploy making my injuries worse than they should be. Im trying to figure out why my airpad didn not deploy when the car was struck at those speeds.
Air bags did not deploy. I hit a snow bank at 50mph and the air bags did not deploy, I needed to be towed/pulled out of the snow bank. Also engine light keeps coming on, with a catalytic converter code but cat is still good.
A 2002 toyota celica, driven by our 16 year old daughter, exiting off of I-295-designated speed- 65 MPH,was exiting onto I-10 eastbound ramp, and unable to slow down, lost control of her vehicle, and hit a light pole. The air bags did not deploy. *jb upon examination of the car at nimnicht cadillac on blanding blvd, it was found that the car had brake failure which caused the accident.
While driving at 25 MPH consumer's vehicle was cut off by another vehicle. The other vehicle merged over to the left lane and realized that it was a turning lane. Then, other vehicle detoured back in to the lane in front of consumer's vehicle. Consumer's vehicle, at that time, collided into the rear of the other vehicle. The seat belts were worn, but,the air bags did not deploy. Consumer sustained rib and chest injuries.
My airbags failed to deploy after I hit a gaurd rail head on doing 45-50 MPH. I have also seen several other complaints for this modle of car, because there airbags didn't deploy.
While driving at 40 MPH another vehicle made a "u" turn in front of consumer's vehicle and caused a collision. Consumer was wearing seat belts, but none of the frontal air bags deployed. Police that arrived on the scene confirmed that the air bags did not deploy.
While driving at 40 MPH vehicle was involved in a head on collision and air bags did not deploy.
Consumer's daughter was involved in a minor traffic accident in which the vehicle suffered a considerable amount of damage, consumer feels for such a minor accident in which the other vehicle suffered no damage , the vehicle should not have incurred so much damage, also the airbags failed to deploy.
Questions about the 2002 Toyota Celica airbags
Does the 2002 Toyota Celica have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the airbags of the 2002 Toyota Celica, 38% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2002 Toyota Celica airbags problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 89,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2002 Toyota Celica airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Toyota Celica have bad airbags?
The Toyota Celica model years with the most airbags complaints are 1990 (11 complaints), 1992 (11 complaints) and 2002 (11 complaints).
Other 2002 Toyota Celica problems
Body 4Engine 4Fuel system 4Suspension 3Transmission 3Brakes 2Acceleration 1Steering 1Tires 1Wheels 1
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