Vehicle air bags failed to deploy.*mr (answered by tis) *cb the consumers son lost control of the vehicle when he hit a patch of ice and the crashed into a bridge support.
1999 Toyota Tacoma airbags complaints
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While driving on I-5, just south of mt. Shasta, at about 2:45 in the morning, I hit a 400 lb brown bear, doing the speed limit for the road in the area(65mph). The bear brought the truck to a complete stop. Neither driver nor passenger side airbags deployed. I called a local toyota dealer and they said that the bear was not a stationary object, and this is why the airbags did not deploy.
Collision at 35 MPH, and upon impact air bags did not deploy, causing minor injuries to driver. Manufacture will be notified. Please provide further information.
Vehicle was involved in a 60 MPH frontal collision in which driver and passenger air bags did not deploy, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
While stopping at a traffic light vehicle was rear ended at 80 MPH, forced into another vehicle head-on. Upon impact, driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy. *ak the accident caused damage to the front end of the vehicle and injuries to the driver.
While driving at 35-40 MPH consumer was involved in a head-on collision in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. Also, dollar amount of damage to vehicle was over 48 hundred dollars. Please provide any further details.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 40 MPH with a 1996 gmc, suburban. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Dealer notified, and was unwilling to assist in this matter.
Consumer was traveling about 35mph on a side street and another vehicle jumped in front of consumer's vehicle and he hit vehicle side. Upon impact, dual airbgs didn't deploy. Dealership will be notified.
Consumer's son was involved in a front end collison while driving 45 MPH, and air bags did not deploy. He sustained mouth injuries.
Consumer was taking off from a red light when another vehicle ran a red light at 50 MPH, and hit consumer's vehicle on the front/right side, and airbags did not deploy.
Please ingnore this complaint concerning air bags. It was done over.
Consumer was involved in a head-on collision, impact frontal driver's side at 30 MPH, and driver's side air bag did not deploy, causing driver to fall into windshield. Please provide any further details.
Vehicle involved in a three car frontal collision at 40-50 MPH. Upon impact, both air bags did not deploy. Dealer/manufacturer were not notified at this time. > please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
While traveling at 5 MPH another vehicle traveling at 15 MPH had a collision with consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, air bags did not delploy . Please provide further information.
Consumer was traveling about 10mph, and in the process of turning left another driver was going straight, and both vehicles collided. Upon impact, airbags didn't deploy. Vehicle has dual airbags and no injuries.
Vehicle was involved in an accident, and neither driver's side or passenger's side airbags deployed. Vehicle hit a telephone pole with the front end portion going 25 MPH. Consumer sustained minor injuries.
Was traveling along the road at 40mph and rearended another vehicle that seemed to have been going at 5mph. At time of impact, neither air bag deployed. Driver was slightly injured, but had no hospital treatment.
Front end hit a guard rail at 45mph and then spinned around and hit the front end against a tree. Upon impact, neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. Body shop could not tell why airbags did not deploy.
Consumer was driving on a three lane highway and another vechicle veered into his lane and hit him head-on. Driver was intoxicated. Upon impact, dual airbags did not deploy.
Engine check light and air bag light are on and won't go off. Consumer had harness wires replaced and other electrical wires replaced. Dealer can't determine the cause of the problem.
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Consumer wa sinvolved in a head-on collision- upun impact neither side air bags deployed. There were no injuries. Consumer states was traveling approximately 40 MPH.
While driving 35-40 MPH the vehicle had a direct frontal impact in which the driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this crash. Please provide further information.
While driving vehicle about 50 MPH driver was forced off the road, crashing vehicle head first,and neighter of air bags deployed.
Consumer was driving approximately 30 MPH. Upon impact, vehicle was struck at driver rear tire, vehicle flipped in air approximately 20 feet and landed on the front bumper, air bag did not deploy. Vehicle then flipped on its top and began to slide, and passenger's seat belt buckle came un latched.
When passenger's air bag deployed the substance melted a hole in the upper right hand corner of the dash. Please give any further details.
Driving approx. 55mph when brakes were applied. Vehicle started to skid. Another vehicle making left turn was broadsided. Upon impact, neither air bags deployed. Owner suffered sprained wrist & slight back injury. Other driver hospitalized. Manufacturer sent an inspector & was told the accident did not meet their criteria.
I was travelling north on hwy 3 at 55mph when I saw a lady, mrs keevy, turning left across traffic. I was wearing a seat belt. I locked up my brakes, but the road had been sanded for ice the night before. I broadsided her at a speed of at least 35 MPH. My vehicle was a totaled. Her vehicle was also totaled. She was air lifted to a hospital. None of the emergency workers could understand why my air bags did not deploy. Both auto body places, and a master mechanic said they should have deployed. A 1999 toyota sat next to mine in the repair facility with severe front end damage and his did not deploy. I have pictures of my vehicle, mrs. Keevy's vehicle, and the other toyota. I have also ordered a police report. I notified toyota on their hotline, they sent an investigator who said I did not meet the criteria. I sent them two certified letters, one with pictures of all vehicles. They finally contacted last week, requesting a police report and hospital records.
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