Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v285000 (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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
2005 Toyota Corolla Matrix airbags complaints
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Takata airbag recall. We received the recall letter in august. Since then, we have not been able to use our car with anyone in the front passenger seat. That puts a strain on our family...we can't drive the car with 5 people and we think toyota should do something to allow us to use our car in a normal way. They have proposed a loaner car, but we would have to pay the insurance, as our personal car insurance does not cover a long term rental that is due to a recall. As there is no end in sight, that could become impossibly expensive. It just doesn't seem fair to put our family out like this, with no idea when it will end.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v285000 (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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v285000 (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. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair were not available. 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. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 1/21/16 *ss
I received notification of a recall several months ago. The letter stated that I should submit a complaint to the federal safety agency if I felt that toyota had not remedied the defect within a reasonable time, which is the reason for this complaint. I have asked my local toyota dealer when this will be repaired and have only been told that I will get another notice when parts are available. It is extremely inconvenient to have passengers ride in the back seat all the time since toyota has advised against allowing passengers in the front passenger seat. This is far too long to wait for resolution of this problem.
My complaint is that it is taking a very long time for toyota to provide the parts to replace the front seat passenger air bags in my vehicle. The air bag was recalled in june; it's now nearly november. Not only have they not provided parts, they have not even given a time frame for when parts might be available. When I am not simply going to work alone, I need to be able to put other family members in the back seat and in the front passenger seat. At this time, the only solution provided by toyota is, "don't allow passenger to sit in the front passenger seat". And they are sorry for the inconvenience. How long must I wait to be able to use my car the way it was intended when I purchased it??
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated constantly. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v285000 (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 notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v285000 (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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available...updated 02/01/16 *bf
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 1/20/16 ln; 4/23/18*jb
I received a recall notice from toyota about the front passenger airbag in my car, as you know. It has now been four months since the recall and there is no word from toyota about replacing the airbag. They have advised me not to have a passenger in the front seat until the airbag is replaced. It's ridiculous to go four months without being able to have a passenger. They need to speed this up. They aren't providing me what I purchased--which is a car that I can safely have a passenger in.
2005 toyota corolla matrix. Consumer writes in regards to front passenger airbag inflator module recall replacement parts and unsatisfactory customer service at dealership. *smd when the consumer arriver at the dealer for her scheduled her appointment, she was informed the parts were not available.
Called dealer to ask about recall, they said they would order parts and to bring car in a week later. Called today and they said they don't have the parts yet. Please advise when this recall will be fixed as it is dangerous and not acceptable to not allow passengers in the car.
We received a notice in june regarding a recall of our family vehicle (toyota corolla matrix 2005) for a defect related to the airbags. According to the statement, it has to do with the air bag inflators and, depending on circumstance, could rupture and cause metal fragments to pass through the air bag cushioned material resulting in injury or death. We were told that until a remedy because available in our location to have no one ride in the passenger front seat. That was three months ago. I just looked up the status and there is still no remedy available in our area. This is not a minor issue. It's caused undue stress and inconvenience throughout the entire summer. We have a baby on the way and are concerned that there is still no remedy in place, and we feel a solution has not been provided in a reasonable amount of time. We plan on calling toyota during normal business hours to see if there is any way we can fix the issue ourselves and then submit for a reimbursement. Simply telling customers to have no one ride in the front passenger seat and not provide any additional information--such as when we can expect parts to become available--is poor customer service. Plus, if we have to address the issue ourselves, it will cause unnecessary strain on our already tight budget.
Shortly after acquiring this car, the airbag warning light comes on sometimes and sometimes not. Toyota refuses to do anything to remedy this problem.
Toyota will not let dealerships disable these defective passenger side air bags. Honda recently went through the same thing and they did disable the airbags until the parts were available to fix them. I got a complete run around from toyota's customer service when I called them and was told "it had to go through the state." ridiculous. If it has to be coordinated through the state then toyota should be responsible for that. Why should I be driving around in a car that can have shrapnel flying around in it? "don't let anybody sit right in front of it" is not an acceptable solution. Not to mention they have no idea how long it will be til the parts are available - and this recall went out in june but I am only just now being notified. So 2 mos. Passengers have been sitting on the deadly side. They should not be allowed to get away with this as a business practice - totally unacceptable to put people at risk this way. Please do something about this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The contact called the dealer on several occasions and felt he had been given the run around due to his hispanic accent. The dealer initially scheduled an appointment and then stated that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 09/21/15
The air bag light is on and will not go off. The media says that my model year is in the takata recall and my model is in the toyota recall but only in the "high humidity region". I contacted a dealership and they said they couldn't do anything until toyota caught up entering in the VIN numbers for the model years that were added to the recall. This is not safe, this is a malfunctioning part and this needs to be remedied.
Airbag light is on all of the time. All 2005 matrix seem to have the same problem.this means that in an accident no airbags. The cure for the problem is replacement of the- spiral cable clock spring.
Airbag light on main instrument panel comes on intermittently, when the car is running. When this light is on, the airbags will not be deployed in an accident. There is a very serious safety concern. *tr having done just a quick search of the internet, it appears that this particular problem is very common, yet there is no recall. It seems most of the issues causing this problem are related to either the spiral airbag cable or the vehicle clock. Please consider the urgency of this, as I have read of folks having high speed head on collisions while the light was on, and the airbags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v655000 (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 was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. While driving 30 MPH, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on and off. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 03/04/15*lj the consumer stated the vehicle was not included in the airbag recall. Updated 10/15/2015
Air bag light comes on/off at different times. I called toyota 1‑800‑331‑4331 customer service on 8/8/13. Was told my air bag warranty was 5 yrs 60,000 miles. I then had 80,000 miles on the car. I now have 120,000 air bag light still comes on. I called my local toyota dealer they said bring in would cost me 85 dollars to be diagnosed. I feel I shouldn't have to pay for the air bag I cannot control anything about it-there should be no 5 yr 60,000 miles warranty on something I cannot change. Also my clock if barely viewable on my dash. I refuse to pay. I was told no other complaints about this issue have been reported. But I see by this site that it has been reported numerous times.
I was driving at highway speed and my air bag light came on. It stay on constantly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla matrix. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the SRS light illuminated. The problem recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The diagnosis was that the clock spring was cracked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.
Srs warning light began to go on and off intermittently. Toyota dealer fixes by installing new clock assembly. Total cost $465. This assembly is an important part of the airbag system and is failing at a very high rate in these cars. I believe it is defective and should be part of a recall. Supposedly if the light is on the airbag is not functional.
Srs airbag warning light is going on and off, so is the clock. This has happened many times and I find that other owners of this vehicle are having the same problem. There seems to be a connection between the clock and the airbag system being tied together.
About a year and a half ago the airbag warning light started to come on and off intermittently. I checked with the dealer and was offered to pay for a diagnostic. I decided to do research first and found a whole lot of other owners have this issue. Some have taken the car in for services including complete replacement of the airbag system and clock (which happens to have faulty circuit that can result in the warning light coming on and off intermittently.) some have paid over $1k in service fees. I contacted toyota about it. They are not looking to own up to this quality defect. It's not a wear and tear (vehicle age) issue. The culprit appears to be a component that cracks off the pcb on the clock. Someone has reported having re-soldered this component to eliminate the intermittent airbag light issue. When will toyota recall?
Our driver side SRS airbag warning light has been intermittently on for over a year. Sometimes it doesn't go out when the car is started and stays on while driving; other times it goes out like normal a few seconds after the car is started, but spontaneously comes on and stays on later while driving. Once it's on, I have to pull over and turn the ignition off, wait a few seconds, and then restart the car to get it to turn off. This is not always successful. The toyota dealer was no help at all - couldn't find anything wrong, and said that I'd need to bring the car back when the light was actually on. Since the problem is inconsistent, I haven't been able to do that. I'm very afraid that someone in my family may be injured should we get in a collision, because I understand that if the light is on, the airbag is inoperable.
Recently my air bag light started coming on intermittently. After searching toyota/matrix forums, I have found the 2003-2008 toyota matrix has had numerous complaints regarding the air bag system. It is common for the clock to stop working, which cases the air bags to stop functioning properly. This also seems to be a common problem with the 2003-2008 corolla. I don't mind that my clock doesn't work; however, it is a safety issue if it is the cause of the air bag malfunction and toyota should rectify the problem.
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