Got into a severe car accident. The vehicle that hit us was going approx 50mph head on. Our air bags did not deploy...updated 03/15/16 *bf
2012 Toyota RAV4 airbags complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained neck and back injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene to a dealer where the body was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
I was travelling northbound on I-85 in the city of atlanta at around 55 miles per hour. A car from the hov lane abruptly changed lanes at high speed and hit me on the drivers side. This was a big impact and due to this my car swerved to the right lane and hit another moving truck on its drivers side. The car has been totaled by my insurance company. My concern is that, due to the nature of the accident and the impact the air bags of the car should have deployed and they didn't. This I think is a lapse in the safety of the car and is a matter of life and death. The accident took place on 10/17/2015 around 7:30 am on I-85n in the city of atlanta. I have attached the police report for reference. Please investigate the same.
Driving on road, headed towards highway. Light was green and I continued to forward to get onto highway. A driver a couple cars ahead stopped suddenly before entering onramp to highway and I slammed into the back end of the truck in front of me. The truck was jacked up some and I hit a steel bumper, with a trailer hitch. My car was not drivable, front right side received most of the damage, but my car was determined totaled as it had more than $14,000 damage. The engine wasn't damaged, the windshield fluid was still in the container, the battery wasn't damaged, yet the car was totaled. The driver of the other car took off after I hit him. In the question above, I checked the affected parts as the airbags, because that's where my concern is. The airbags didn't deploy and I received whiplash with a torn ligament in my neck. I have additional injuries on my knee, as my knee slammed into something, steering wheel, bottom of dashboard or something. All are considered minor injuries, as I walked away. But I'm still currently in pain, with regular headaches. Don't understand why there could be so much damage on my car to total it and yet the airbags didn't inflate. The collision shop was unsure as well.
My toyota rav4 was involved in an accident where it was struck on the passenger door causing my car to roll on its side, deploying the curtain airbags but the side airbags were never deployed causing additional injuries to the occupants.
I had a seizure while driving down a road, stopped by a palm tree. It hit the car on the right front. Unfortunately, the air bag did not deploy, perhaps for going to slow or not. I will say that the palm tree stopped the car. I was moving forward, and the vehicle was stopped by the tree. I fractured my shoulder. I dislocated my shoulder, and bruised several ribs. I was transported to the hospital in an ambulance. I was in a hospital for five days, surgery took place there. I was unable to work for two and a half months.
Lost control on a patch of ice on road. Slid and hit a tree totaled front end and air bags didn't deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, another vehicle crashed into the front end of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained a laceration to the left collar bone due to the tightness of the seat belt. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnoses and repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 11,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota rav4. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 MPH, the contact crashed into a pole. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained rib and sternum injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,800. Updated 06/18/13*lj updated 06/20/2013
I read in the news two days ago that my toyota rav4 purchased 9/7/12 was put on recall from the toyota company on jan. 16, 2013 for an airbag problem. No one has contacted me on this matter. I have attempted to contact toyota in reference to this problem but no one has returned an answer. Please advise [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While attempting to roll the vehicle forward to clear a doorway, the vehicle jumped forward about 6 feet. At that time I pulled my foot off the gas and pushed the brake pedal to the floor. The vehicle stopped momentarily, then began to accelerate picking up speed rapidly as evidenced by the revving of the engine. I continued to pump the brake since holding it to the floor was doing nothing. By this time I had gone through a chain link fence, through a ditch over a curb and continued to pick up speed to pass through a concrete block wall and into the back of a parked r.,the vehicle impaling itself on the steel pipes of a motorcycle carrier attached to the back of the r.v. The vehicle could not move any further but the engine was still revving. Needless to say the rav4 was totaled and amazingly I suffered only minor bumps and bruises. At no time did any of the air bags deploy.
I was driving westbound on I-70 around mp 129. This is just before glenwood canyon. There was a flashing icy road sign at which time, I signaled my intention to move to the right lane which I did. I slowed down and put my car in 3rd. This was just before a curve to the right where the road and visibility narrow. The right lane was completely iced over as I realized when I got around the curve. In front of me, I saw a pileup, both lanes of traffic were blocked. I tapped my brakes to slow down but because of the ice, I did not stop or slow down. I went around one car stopped in my lane to avoid hitting it from behind. I went around on the shoulder. I continued to pump the brake. Immediately in front of me was a sierra 4x 4 that was perpendicular to the lane of traffic and it was also blocking the shoulder. I plowed into it about the middle of the truck at a rate of anywhere of 25 - 30 MPH. My airbags did not deploy. My dog and I were both restrained and we suffered no injuries. My car is in all likelihood totaled.
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