Experiencing air bag light on. Was told at dealer I needed the air bag spiral cable replaced inside steering column. There is currently a recall the the spiral cable on certain toyota models. I question if the 2007 toyota corolla should be included in the recall as well.
2007 Toyota Corolla airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owned a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle was involved in a collision and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed and an injury was reported. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 254,000.
On november 26, 2013 at about 5 pm I drove out of a parking lot in the left lane taking a left turn and continued driving with the flow of traffic in the left lane, which was about 30 miles per hour; it was dark and starting to drizzle;I was wearing my seatbelt;I was suddenly hit from behind by a car and we crashed into the car in front of me;immediately upon rear impact I was thrown into the steering wheel at an angle hitting my sternum on the right side of the steering wheel;my injuries were a severely bruised sternum, and continuing neck and back injuries; my car was totaled;I contacted toyota on november 30, 2013 to complain as my air bag did not deploy and my seatbelt did not lock;on january 16, 2014 I received a letter from toyota stating that they inspected the car on december 23, 2013; I was told that I would receive a copy of the inspection, which I did not;the response from toyota was that for the non-deployment of the air bag it was determined that the rear of the other vehicle overrode the front bumper of my vehicle;for the seatbelt failing to lock it was determined that there were no abnormalities observed with the seatbelt and latched;I am requesting an investigation of my complaint;although toyota is stating that the seatbelt latched and released as designed my concern is not that the seatbelt latched and released but that the seatbelt failed to lock and I know that the seatbelt did not lock because if it had worked properly I would not have slammed into the steering wheel and the air bag did not deploy;toyota stated that the inspection determined that the incident was not a result of a manufacturing or design defect;my complaint is not that the incident was caused by a defect with the car as that was caused by the other driver but that if the air bag and seatbelt functioned as expected, my injuries may have been avoided or not as severe.
Air bag warning light came on and stays on. Unsure of exact date.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving an unknown speed, he crashed into another vehicle had-on. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was towed to the contact's insurance company for further inspection. The contact was not injured and a police report was not filed. The failure and current mileage was 136,000. Updated 03/18/14*lj the consumer stated was traveling 35mph and a police report was filed.
A man pulled in front of me turning left. I was going straight. I t-boned him and the front of my car was damaged. I hit the steering wheel before the airbag went off. Why? It was a front end collision and the engine was completely ruined. Gas spilling and immobility of the car. It seems that kind of impact should've deployed the airbag upon contact. I was going 30mph and he was supposedly going 30mph or more (since he was coming down hill)...which equals a 60mph impact at least. I've read a 40-45mph impact to a standing object should deploy the airbags. This was two moving cars.
The air bag light has been coming on since 2010 I took it in to toyota and was told nothing was wrong. Light kept coming on so I took it back in (2011) again was told nothing was wrong, took the car in for a 3rd time in 2012 and was told it was a water bottle that was under the seat. I disagreed with the mechanic cause the water bottle was my daughters from that morning, I told the mechanic the bottle was still cold from that morning so that was not it but that is what they wrote was the cause of the air bag light coming on in the report. I have not taken the care back since because I don't ever get the problem resolved and don't want to pay for them to tell me its nothing, however the light does still come on and remains on for weeks sometimes months at a time. My only concern is that the airbags will malfunction and not work when they should or suddenly go off for no reason.
On a rainy october 28, 2012 sunday, I was traveling on rte. 73, in moorsetown, nj and I attempted to get off 73 and go down the rte. 295 n ramp. As I went down the ramp, I put on my brakes to slow down and all of a sudden it felt like my car was flying. The brakes locked up, the car spun around and crashed into the curb so hard on the drivers side, that it totaled the back and front rims of my tires. Then once I thanked god for not letting there be any cars around me and letting me be alright, then I attempted to move the car. I backed the car up a little bit then pressed down on brake to change gear into drive and turned steering wheel away from curb, and my car flew to the other side of the ramp and crashed into the curb on the passengers side of which damaged the front rim on that side and through all of this the air bag never ejected. I could kind of understand that it was wet and the car hydroplaned before first crash. But I don't understand how before the car took off the second time while I had my foot on the brake and barely moving, brakes were completely locked up. At this point I was scared to move the car again, so I just cut the car off and sat there for a while, then turned it back on, then it felt like brakes were alright when I pressed down on it. I took my car back to the dealer I bought it from and asked them to check the brakes and of course they said that it was nothing wrong with them. At this point and time, I do not trust this car, but I do trust god to keep me safe in this car or else I wouldn't even drive it after that episode. I needed to get 3 new rims, 1 tire, a hub cap and wheel alignment for my car and I just thank god that there was no other damages. And now I'm just waiting on the lord to give me the opportunity to get a SUV and it won't be a toyota.
My husband swerved to miss a car that decided to change his mind and turn left (after he started turning right), he hit the left shoulder, came back onto the road and lost control. He hit a 4 foot ditch head on and flipped the car from to back and landed upside down. The airbags never went off, despite the fact the car was totaled. The front wind shield was destroyed.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the driver was driving 60 MPH when the vehicle was involved in a crash with a tree. The air bags did not deploy during the crash. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified and a complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 86,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact was traveling 45 MPH and lost control of the vehicle, crashing into a ditch. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained neck and back injuries, but the seat belt was successful in restraining the her. The manufacturer was contacted and declined to inspect the vehicle. The failure and the current mileages were 62,000. Updated 07/19/12
At 73 miles an hour I slammed I swerved to avoid a car that had come in to my lane, I lost control and slammed in to the center divide, collided with another car and then my vehicle rolled 2-3 times and came to a stop on the drivers side. Not a single air bag deployed (front or side). Car was completely totaled, front was severely smashed in back was destroyed windshield and roof of car completely caved in also.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the horn stop failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the clock spring was defective. As a result, the clock spring and the air bag spiral spring cable needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 61,078.
Driver of the vehicle was at a stop due to a wreck on interstate when the vehicle was hit by another vehicle in the back and then was pushed forward by the impact into a vehicle in front of the driver. The car was then hit in the driver's side door by another vehicle. This caused the car to spin 180 degrees. Not one airbag deployed for any of these three impacts.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact was involved in a front end collision while driving 35 MPH. The air bags did not deploy. Both the contact and passenger sustained whiplash and bruising to several parts of the body. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The dealer offered no assistance. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 43,000. Updated 08/31/11 *bf updated 2/9/12
Curtain air bag failed to deploy at the time of accident. A full size chevy van struck the driver side of the car injuring my daughter.
At approximately 2200, on march 17, 2011, my daughter was operating my 2007 toyota corolla s when she left 7-11 and attempted to cross centerville tpke when a 95 chevy van struck her driver side putting her unconscious. She was transported to norfolk general hospital via chesapeake ems. The side airbags did not deploy at the crash.
Driving on 2 lane blacktop road, dog in my path of travel, firmly applied the brakes, car was pulled to the right, went off the road and continued to travel parallel until I struck a gravel entry driveway to a field with the front of my vehicle and then flipped end over end 3 times according to witness finally resting on its top. Upon looking at the scene, there was one (1)black skid mark. The highway was dry, there was a very slight incline in the road and it was a straight stretch. The weather was overcast. The insurance company would not investigate my complaint and insisted that I swerved. I called toyota and they "checked the brakes" on the totalled car and the headlight operation. I had called them to figure out what had gone wrong. In their report they said there was nothing wrong with the brakes or headlights. I had reported that prior to this incident that the headlights would go on for no apparent reason at the same location (an area where my cell phone coverage would go out). The accident occurred near an airport which was another area where my cell phone coverage would go out. Since I had fractured my sternum and had the discolored imprint of the turn signal on my chest, I thought that the air bag should have deployed on first impact. I questioned the brakes and electronic/electrical system. Their report is dated 11/11/2008 and does not indicate a file or complaint number.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contacts daughter was driving 60 MPH in rainy weather. When she attempted to apply the brakes, they did not respond, and consequently she crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belts failed to restrain her. The contact sustained several lacerations to the head as well as several bruises and body swelling. A police report was available. The dealer was not informed of the failure however, the manufacturer was contacted and the contact was awaiting a response. The current and failure mileage was approximately 29,500. Updated 02/23/11 *bf updated 10/14/11 *jb updated 12/05/2011
2007 toyota corolla. Consumer states that the vehicle's engine began to speed up by itself while driving. *kb the consumer also stated the engine light illuminated. The consumer stated he was involved in a car accident while waiting at a light. When the light turned green, he removed his foot from the brake pedal when suddenly the vehicle accelerated and the consumer hit the vehicle in front of him, and then another vehicle rear ended him. The vehicle was taken to the repair shop to have the necessary repairs made and to see why the vehicle was accelerating on its own. A few months later, the engine light illuminated again. The dealer informed the consumer the ecu needed to be replaced. Also, the air bag light illuminated and there was a knocking noise coming from the engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 20 MPH approaching the intersection, the contact attempted to slow down and the brakes failed to respond. The vehicle continued moving into the intersection causing a vehicle to crash into the contact's driver side door. The air bags did not deploy. The contact received injuries to the neck. The insurance company investigated the failure and confirmed that the brakes were working properly. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not moving fast and the crash was not severe enough for the air bag to deploy, but they also stated that the air bag was not connected to the driver's seat. The mount vernon police department report 10-24232 was filed. The failure and the current mileage were 33,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into her vehicle on the rear passenger side and pushed her into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained an injury to her neck. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were 62,899.
In 2007, I had purchased a toyota corolla le. I had not noticed this problem until 2 weeks after purchasing the vehicle. The problem lies with the airbag not flushed with the dashboard and creates dips and valleys. The passenger airbag is sunk into the dashboard. After speaking with the dealer, they replaced the airbag and told me to let it sit for a while and the airbag and dashboard would align. However, after letting it sit for nearly two years, it is still the same condition. On almost every oil change, I would complain about the problem to the dealership and they would advise me to give it some more time. I filed a complaint with toyota customer satisfaction department and they researched the case. In the end, the toyota customer satisfaction department told me that there is nothing they can do. They informed me that they have sold many 2007 corolla's that are known to have this problem with the airbag. They cannot guarantee me that because the airbag sinks into the dash, it will deploy when it needs to.
2007 toyota corolla rear-ended in collision resulting in the 2007 toyota corolla hitting the vehicle in front of it - the 2007 toyota corolla's air bags did not deploy and the seat belt assembly anchorage broke, not restraining the passenger in front passenger seat.
Tl*the contact owns 2007 toyota corolla. In october of 2008 while driving approximately 45 MPH on the right side of the road the vehicle suddenly accelerated up to 80 MPH without warning. He collided into a tree and the driver frontal air bag did not deploy. The insurance company did not investigate the sudden acceleration, or the air bag failure. The police report number was not available. The failure and current mileages were 10,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. Another vehicle crashed into the driver side of his vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. The driver sustained a gash on the head and the other two passengers sustained scratches and bruises. He had not contacted the manufacturer to-date. The current and failure mileages were approximately 17,000.
On 11/10/09 my wife was driving a toyota corolla 2007,that we own.the road was wet. She was driving at approximately 30 MPH .was a car and half away from the next vehicle . The car in front a toyota SUV stopped ,she applied the brake pedal . The corolla skidded and hit the car in front. After the car stopped my wife realized the parking brake level was in the up position. The passenger air bag never deployed this is the first time we have an accident with this vehicle.
I had a wreck in a 2007 toyota corolla, it was a frontal impact . The airbag did not deploy and the seat belt did not lock up. I hit the windshield at 35 MPH. I was injured requiring very expensive tests.
I got into a front end collision in my 2007 corolla going at a speed of 55mph. My air bag did not deploy. I was lucky to not suffer any injuries but I would like to know what steps I should take about this. I have pictures of the damage and the interior of the car showing that the airbag did not deploy. All pictures are time stamped.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota corolla. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a telephone pole and rolled over twice. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. The occupant was moderately injured. A police report was filed and the contact has pictures referencing the failure. She called the manufacturer and was not provided any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 47,000.
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