Air bag light came on. Mechanic says the clockspring in the steering column needs to be replaced at a cost of $600. Failure of the airbag clockspring in 2005-2009 toyota tacoma pickups is the subject of an existing recall (the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v092000); believe this is related.
2006 Toyota RAV4 airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While parked, the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel intermittently. After some time, the warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised that the wiring in the air bag assembly, which was located in the steering column, would have to be replaced. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v245000 (air bags) that could have been related the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the recall did not included the 2006 model vehicles, only the 2007-2008 models. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Updated 11/14/12*lj updated 11/15/12
The air bag sensor light came on while driving. I took my car into a toyota dealership and the told me there was a problem with the air bag spiral cable and it would cost $486 to fix. They also said that my air bags are disabled because of this so would not go off in the event of a wreck. I have done research and this is a very common problem in 2006 rav4 models. I would like to file a complaint against toyota, I believe this is something we should not have to pay to fix as it is clearly a design flaw and affects our safety every time we drive the car. I personally will not be able to fix this, I can't afford it, and I do not think we should even be responsible to paying for this in the first place. Air bags should have a lifetime warranty.
Air bag light stays on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the SRS warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 76,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic which located the failure at the air bag spiral cable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and the current mileage was 88,000.
A warning light appeared on the dashboard indicating an airbag malfunction. I called toyota service and was told the car required a repair, and the airbags would not function at all until this repair was done. Today the toyota tech told us a "spiral cable assembly had gone bad." he said it will cost $514.00 to make this repair, and again, the airbags will not work unless it is done. I asked if this was a recall issue with toyota and the service manager replied, "I have no idea." I asked if this was a common problem with this car and he replied, "we see it all the time in rav3's and tundra's." I indicated the car is only 5 years old with just over 60k miles, and that I have never (ever) had an airbag failure in any vehicle until now. He again said, "well, we see it all the time with this model." this surely appears to be a design flaw that is very costly to an average consumer. Can they get away with this? Please help! (thanks much-)
2006 toyota rav 4. Consumer states air bag system is defective and has not worked for the past three months.*tgw the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated. A spiral cable was needed at a cost of $404.56 to fix the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While driving at an unknown speed the contact stated that a warning light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the vehicle needed a spiral cable and a steering shaft in order to fix the air bag. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 87,828 and the current mileage was 87,900.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the front passenger side air bag deployed. The dealer was unable to determine what caused it to deploy; however, he confirmed that it could be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were unknown.
At approximately 60,000 miles my 2006 toyota rav 4 SRS warning light came on and stayed on. The local toyota dealer service dept eventually diagnosed the problem as the "spiral cable "in the steering column. "diagnosis "and repair cost over $700.00.
I was heading through an intersection and struck an oncoming vehicle, which failed to yield to me. I struck him in the front passenger side section of a ford ranger. The vehicle has not been repaired yet but is waiting for the other insurance company.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle crashed into the front end of another vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact was injured and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was invalid. No other vehicle information was available.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota rav4. While driving 45 MPH, the driver struck a concrete post and none of the air bags deployed. The weather was rainy, windy, and very cold. The driver suffered congestive heart failure and died. The vehicle has been repaired, but the contact does not want to drive the vehicle and does not believe that it is safe to drive. The dealer stated that the vehicle has major failures and should not be driven. A police report was filed. The contact has pictures. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 41,000.
Toyota rav4, 2006 front passenger air bag is off when my wife sits in that position. She weighs about 85 pounds. In testing other vehicle makes, we found in about ten of 12 other makes, the front passenger air bag system turns on. Information provided by dealer has been varied and without detail. No disclaimer is provided to the buyer about this situation,similar to that about child seats. I do not understand why the consumer is not notified of the situation since we bought the vehicle under the assumption that the passenger would enjoy the added protection of all the included air bags. Is it up to the consumer to go to the trouble of searching out (as we did) the vehicle which will provide the protection advertised? What are the regulations with this system?
Front passenger air bag system does not function when my wife is seated in the front passenger seat. She weighs about 90 pounds. Toyota 2006 rav4 with side and curtain bags.
!. Front passenger air bag not activated when an adult (my wife) weighing 90 pounds is seated in front passenger seat. 2. No inside release for rear hatch.
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