I had an accident last august while driving my toyota tacoma prerunner. I was slowing down in a turn lane and I could not get the truck to stop which made me continue into oncoming traffic. The damage to my truck was over $8,000. And I do not know the dollar amount cased to the other car but it sustained major to the front of that car. The other car hit me on the driver side near the front wheel and back wheel areas. I did not receive a ticket but I was noted as the cause of the accident. I also ended up in the emergency room . No air bags went off I guess because it did not hit me in the front. I am not sure of the exact day of the accident so I put the 15th of the month. I can get the exact from my insurance company when needed.
2005 Toyota Tacoma airbags complaints
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Air bag light stays on. Taken to dealership to have checked out and it was a defective spiral cable. 81,000 miles and 787.00 repair bill not under a warrenty. I had to pay and then the service tech tells me this has been a very common problem with tacomas lately.
Warning light for airbag system came on. Manual said to take to dealership immediately. They ran a check and found that the spiral cable assembly needed to be replaced. (b1801) I had to pay out of pocket $798.44 to have it fixed. This to me, sounds like a manufacturer defect, and not something that is caused by wear and tear from the owner. I asked the service tech if this is common and he said, "oh ya, this is very common". My response was then why isn't this a recall part.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The indicator remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was related to a shortage in the spiral cable for the air bag system. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 67,800 and current mileage was 68,500.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. While driving 25 MPH, the air bag indicator light illuminated and remained lit. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 06v096000 (air bags). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the air bag switch needed to be replaced. The dealer also stated that the air bag could deploy at anytime if a crash occurred or for no reason at all. There was also the possibility that the air bags would not deploy at all. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was 71,000 and failure mileage was 70,600. Updated 3/25/08
Noted pain in back while driving. After repeated close inspection of driver's seat, noted very slight protrusion in seat back. Took to miller toyota in manassas, va and service agent has reported that a spring had come loose and that it had also cut the wire to the side air bag, which made the air bag inoperative. There was no indication that the air bags were not functioning properly.
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