My driver side air bag light has been on for some time. There was a recall for a harness in the steering column but that did not repair it. Then they tested the one thing and another and say it is a common issue where in the fender it can rub and cause the air bag to not deploy. I have seen a recent recall on various models where they call this a safety concern and can only wonder if it is also the case on the toyota tacoma prerunner I drive.
2005 Toyota Tacoma airbags complaints
Page 2 of 3: complaints 11 to 40 of 46, newest first, as owners wrote them.
The airbag warning light came on and has mostly stayed on for quite a while. Toyota issued a recall for the spiral/clockspring cable on my vehicle in march 2012, which addressed this problem. However, my VIN was not included in the recall. The problem on my vehicle has gotten worse. I took it to a toyota dealer shop and they indicated that it was probably the spiral cable, as well. Since that time, toyota just issued another recall (april 2014), again for the same problem on the tacoma and other vehicles. Again, my VIN was not included in the second recall. I contacted toyota hq to address the problem. They noted it, but have taken no action. My vehicle has the problem identified in both recalls for the same vehicle, yet my VIN is not included. I'm concerned about my safety and others since this problem can prevent the airbag from deploying in an accident. I believe there could be a gap in the scope of toyota's recall for this problem. Please help.
Like many other toyota tacoma owners, my airbag dashboard light intermittently illuminated last year. After researching it, toyota had issued a press release acknowledging a problem with the "spiral cable" and indicated they were gathering the parts and would send letters to owners. I never received a letter and after inquiring, my VIN was excluded from the recall campaign. After researching a bit more, it appears many tacoma owners have the same issue and were excluded from the recall campaign. The airbag dashboard light now illuminates continuously. The dealership said it would be $106 to diagnose the problem (we all know it's a spiral cable issue) and from all accounts, the spiral cable replacement cost is north of $500 (even though toyota's press release indicated it is a 30 minute fix). By the way, the dealership told me the airbag would not deploy in the event of a frontal crash as long as the airbag dashboard light is illuminated. The cost of repair is out of range for most and it was obvious the dealership had little concern for the safety of the occupants. This is a serious safety issue and the federal safety agency is failing to analyze the data and make a compelling case to toyota to expand the affected range of vins included in the recall campaign. It is yet another black eye for toyota for demonstrating a lack of concern for a serious safety issue that could end up seriously injuring or killing a vehicle occupant, unnecessarily. Given the recent publicity of the fine levied against toyota and the grilling gm is now taking, you would expect the automakers to step up their game. My observation is that they simply don't care. If the federal safety agency is not forcing their hands on safety issues, it's obvious car manufacturers no longer have incentive to do the right thing. The federal safety agency, we're counting on you to analyze this data for safety sake.
Tl* the contact owns as 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v092000 (air bags) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall campaign. The manufacture and dealer were both made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000.
Passenger side airbag does not work due to faulty wiring harness under the passenger seat. Upon investigation of online resources it was found that this is a recurring problem with the tacoma model.
Driver's air bag warning appeared, later disappeared. This has happened often over the last year. Activation of the turn signal sometimes causes this. Other times the warning light just appears by itself. A blow to the steering column sometimes causes the light to go out. This seems to be the problem address in recall the federal safety agency # 12v092000 but toyota says my truck does not have a recall for this. Is my truck covered or not?
The vehicle has never been in an accident and is not modified in any way. The vehicle is 8 years and has 64,000 miles. Air bag indicator light came on. Dealer diagnosed faulty spiral cable, $500 repair. After repair, condition returned. Subsequently a recall was issued by toyota for the spiral cable. New spiral cable was installed by dealer. Airbag indicator light returned within 1 week. Returned to dealer, new diagnosis: need to replace engine wiring harness. Cost $2300 + tax. Dispute started with toyota USA. Toyota subsequently offered to pay for 1/2 of the cost of the replacement part, leaving me to pay the other half and the replacement labor. Text of recall: "due to combination of factors, a part in the steering wheel assembly in your vehicle called the spiral cable may become damaged. If damage occurs, this can affect the electrical connection to several systems, including the driver's air bag. Such damage would cause the air bag warning light to stay on after starting the engine, and the air bag may not work. This could increase the risk of injury to the driver in a crash in which the air bag is designed to inflate." the critical part of the recall notice is "the spiral cable may become damaged. If damage occurs, this can affect the electrical connection to several systems, including the driver's air bag". It appears that toyota recognizes the effect of a damaged spiral cable (the issue of the recall) on other systems but refuses to repair any such damage when found. The spiral cable has been replace twice, the air bag light is still on, and according to nys law the vehicle will not pass inspection because of the failure of a factory installed safety component.
2005 toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to safety recall notice. *tgw the consumer stated he took the vehicle to the dealer, where they found three other things wrong with the vehicle, which did not pertain to the recall. The consumer stated is seemed the dealer wanted to get paid first, for other things, they claimed were wrong with his vehicle. Updated 02/06/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that after having repairs performed on the vehicle under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v092000 (air bags:frontal), the air bag warning light illuminated sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that there was an ECM air bag malfunction. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance and referred her to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 110,000.
Just started my truck up to go to work as usual and after about 1/2 a mile the airbag light came on. My truck has never been in an accident and the airbags have never been deployed before so I wanted to get it checked out when I got to work. As an ase certified technician I hooked up my scan tool and pulled code b1801-open in d squib circuit. So I examined it more and pulled up airbag operation data passenger buckle sw (seatbelt) unplugged=unset plugged in=set d seat pos with seatbelt unbuckled=bkwrd buckled=frwrd driver buckle sw unplugged=unset and plugged in=unset. I followed the toyota motor sales USA inc trouble tree for this dtc and came to the conclusion that the spiral cable needs replaced. Went online and googled the dtc and have found several complaints and questions about this dtc. Several failures of the spiral cable. This seems like it is a manufacturing defect that has been designed to fail. I feel toyota needs to step up and correct the defective parts.
Replacement of spiral cable assembly, diagnosis, paper work to take 4 hours to six hours to complete. This was quoted to me by your toyota dealership ( precision toyota) in the tucson area. Yet the notification states only 30 minutes is needed to replace.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Srs lite came on and never has gone out, for the driverside air bag. After investagating this problem, it seems that hundreds of these toyotas have the same problem. At the dearship, diagnosis, is about $115.00 to pull the code, and then run up to about $500.00 for repairs. The spiral cable in the steering colomne has a short life. 35k mile on some and up in miles after that for others. Srs systems such as this I understand is lifetime warrenty. That may be cut short if the air bag does not inflate if needed. Toyota should be responable, and fix this problem, as the cost of repair is out of reach for many people. Using inferior wires, that is not the consumers fault. I bought this toyota new, thinking that toyota will last a long time, it has been serviced at the dealership regular, and on time. Please help in this matter, as it affects many owners and life. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
Air bags light came on for no reason.
2005 toyota tacoma sr5 dbl cab, 6 cyl, 4.0 eng. 50k miles, 4 wheel drive, manual transmission: driver side airbag light turned on and stays on. I have searched the internet for info. On it and have found a lot of people have been having this problem. Going by the info. Found on line, from google to newsgroups it seems that the spiral cable in the steering column is failing at a alarming rate. The toyota dealers are just charging for diagnostics and not admitting a product defect. I am taking mine to the dealer and is $117.00 just to diagnose it.. And I know this takes them 10 min or less to hook it up to the computer and get the error codes printed. This dealers are charging $90 to $120 just for the diagnostic.. And it seems the repairs can go from $300 up to $800.00. Srs (air bag) issues should be covered for the life of a vehicle or SRS (air bags) should be optional! If it is a required part like a seat belt toyota should cover the part free. Please take time to review my compliant and those of others.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer advised the contact that the spiral cable needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, did not offer any assistance. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileages were 95,261. Updated 10/27/11
My airbag light came on when driving one day. As I did research, it seems that the spiral cable in the steering wheel in the newer tacomas are faulty. There are entirely too many of these things going bad. A simple search on google for tacoma spiral cable brings up scores of people with these things going bad, some at 30-40 thousand miles! It is rediculous that toyota has had this ongoing problem and done nothing! After all the crap about unintended acceleration and floormats I would expect them to address this issue, but apparently safety systems are't that important to them. Not only do they have chronic failures, but the dealerships are more than happy to charge $100 to diagnose the problem, even though almost every case is the spiral cable. The total bill comes to anywhere from 4-500 dollars depending on the dealership, for a repair that shouldn't happen in the first place. Normal wear and tear is one thing, but since when is there normal wear and tear on air bags?
My air bag light went on for no reason - no service or impact to trigger the sensor. I paid a toyota dealer $112 for a diagnostic check and they found codes b1660 & b1801, requiring me to replace the spiral cable. The cost was about $570 before tax. I did not have the money to do the repair, so the air bag light is still on. The toyota representative told me that the air bag would not function in a crash if this was not repaired. This is a defective part and should be replaced by toyota whether I am under warranty or not because it is a safety feature of the vehicle, and other mechanics will not work on air bags.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the squib cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.
At 83,000 miles my air bag light came on and I was quite concerned. While looking in the owners manual all I found was ?if light is continually illuminated bring to the dealer immediately?. So I took my 2005 toyota tacoma into the dealership and they charged me $60 to diagnose the code. Once diagnosed, I was informed that the spiral cable needs to be replaced at an estimate to replace the part at $420. I asked the sales person in the service department how did it break. To my surprise she said ? I don?t know but it seams like almost every 2005 and 2006 tacoma that reaches 75,000 miles has this problem?. At this point I can not afford the cable as I had to replace the water pump at the cost of $600. So this means that I get to sacrifice my safety until I can save up the money. This comes from a 30 year old who at 15 years of age almost lost his brother due to a broken back and a torn aorta in a car accident. Nissan did a recall on the lap belt he was wearing 3 days after the accident. He was in the hospital for 6 months and survived from a 2% chance of living. Please help!!!!
My airbag warning light stays on after I start my 2005 toyota tacoma access cab. My truck has approximately 73 000 miles on it. I took it to the local toyota dealer and for close to $100 they told me it was indicating spiral cable failure. This means the airbag will not deploy in the event of an accident (I am not sure if it means the airbag will deploy when not in an accident). The quote before taxes was over $600. I am very concerned since there was no reason for this to occur (no accident, not even bumped or tapped). They can replace it with a 1-year warranty (but since there was no concrete reason for it to happen who's to say it won't happen again in 1 1/2 years!). The service technician commented that they had seen this before. I strongly believe that this is a manufacturing problem and since it is also a safety issue think toyota should put a recall out for these trucks.
Srs light is on at all times when vehicle is on. There was no cause, it simply came on. It does not seem to effect the vehicle, however, I am greatly concerned that my vehicles safety features are faulty and may not protect me in the event of a vehicle accident. I have done nothing to correct the issue other than research online and communicate with other owners of the same vehicle. There are many other instances of this problem and I feel there needs to be a safety recall by toyota.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and when it was turned on the air bag light illuminated. The dealer was informed about the failure and it was repaired under warranty. The contact stated that when the air bag light illuminated a second time; the dealer stated that the cable sub assembly needed to be replaced again. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 34699. The current mileage was 65910.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. While driving approximately 40 MPH the air bags involuntarily deployed, knocking the driver unconscious and resulting in a single car crash. A police was taken. The driver was reported injured; however, when the ambulance arrive he was not transported to the hospital. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was not examined to determine the cause of failure and it was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 32,800.
2nd time a gas pedal stuck on my 2005 toyota tacoma truck leading to a 2nd collision with property damage to my truck & the car in front of me. Coming up to a red light with plenty of room to stop on a flat rd. There where skid marks from my truck and I had both feet on the brake and the engine increased inspeed. The dealer still does not have the parts to repair this problem even after my first accident in june of last year and again in july of this year. Toyota said they would turn it over to there legal dept. And the truck was to be inspected by a engineering firm from the west. The inspection firm was in a hurry to inspect the truck and called in july now they won't return my calls. This firm was hired by toyota. Also during the repair it was found that the air bag had shorted out and did not deploy. If you have one of toyota's trucks on the recall list be very careful and don't expect any help from the dealer or toyota fixing the problem. As I said it is the 2nd time for both items to fail.
I have experienced an intermittent problem with my 2005 toyota tacoma re: the air bag light coming on. This has happened several times, but eventually goes out. The vehicle has 49,000 miles. I have not taken it in to toyota as the vehicle is out of warranty and I do not want to pay $ 80/hr. Trouble shooting charges.
2005 toyota tacoma lunges or surges while holding the brake at light. If I don't hold the brake firm it could rear end vehicle in front of me. Dealer says its normal. And charged me to inspect. Airbag light came on dealer told me it was a part in the airbag and wanted 612.00 to replace stating that it may go off while driving.causing a crash .shouldn't a part this critical be covered for life of truck?
On february 22 at approximately 5:30 a.m. Pst, I noticed my airbag light come on and stay on. I called the dealer in santee ca., and asked what this was being the manual in my truck said to "contact dealer immediately". I was informed that it meant that the airbags would not deploy if I was to be in a wreck. I brought the truck in on the 23rdbefore work about 5:15 a.m. Pst. Later about 8:00 a.m., I got a call saying the wire harness had a short and needed to be replaced before I can get it back due to it being a safety issue. When I went to pick it up with my spouse, we were told this was by no fault by us , but they have changed hundreds due to a short in the harness itself which is located on the steering column. The part was replaced by said dealer, but the old part was not available to me.
My 05 tacoma,dash light went on. I took it to the dealer and they "oh yea, that's been a big problem with those models". Turned out it was the air bag warning light, after 85,000 it came on. It cost me $800.00 dollars to fix, they said it was a 5 hour job, but it only took 2 hours but charged me the $800.00 anyway.the part is called the spiral cable, and it attaches to the air bag, they said they had to pull my whole dash apart to fix. I later asked them "if this is a common problem,then why hasn't it been recalled"? Service said , must not been that important ! I have logged many complaints about this , but never heard a word back from anyone. If I chose to not have it fixed, what would of happened if I had been in a head on crash with no airbags to deploy, that's why I purchased the tacoma, for it's apparent safety.
Airbag indicator light will not go off regardless of "fixes" on my 2005 toyota tacoma.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2005 Toyota Tacoma?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history