The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving at 70 MPH. The vehicle had front end damage. The driver side air bag failed to deploy upon impact. The driver sustained injuries to his back , the passenger sustained injuries to his/her neck and back.
1994 Toyota Tercel airbags problems
18 complaints (45% of all complaints for this car). 14 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 18
- of this car's complaints
- 45%
- crashes
- 14
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Frontal13
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Toyota Tercel airbags problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1994 Toyota Tercel airbags
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1994 Toyota Tercel owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Consumer involved in a head-on collision traveling approximately 30 MPH. Upon impact, driver's air bag did not deploy.
Consumer was traveling about 50mph hit a deer head-on & airbags didn't deploy until the vehicle came to a rolling stop. It knocked the consumer out for 2 hours. Dealer will be contacted.
Consumer was driving on the interstate when another vehicle veered over into her lane, causing consumer to hit another vehicle. Upon impact, driver airbag didn't go off.
False and violent deployment of air bag when vehicle ran over debris in road which hit undercarriage sensors, caused injury to hand and arm. Mjs false and violent deployment of air bag when debris from road hit censors on the bottom of vehicle, resulting in hand and arm injury. Mjs
Consumer's air bag did not deploy. Please give any further details.
Owner was involved in a head -on accident while traveling at 20mph and there was no deployment of driver's side airbag.dealers sent inspector to look at vehicle but did not tell owner aynthing.
Driver has to position the seat in the foremost position and is concerned about the impact of an airbag, after deployment.
False deployment of air bag caused accident/injuries on face and eyes. (attorney for client)
Airbag deployment was violent upon impact with deer, causing head, neck, back injury.
Questions about the 1994 Toyota Tercel airbags
Does the 1994 Toyota Tercel have airbags problems?
Owners have filed 18 complaints about the airbags of the 1994 Toyota Tercel, 45% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1994 Toyota Tercel airbags problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1994 Toyota Tercel airbags?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Toyota Tercel have bad airbags?
The Toyota Tercel model years with the most airbags complaints are 1993 (24 complaints), 1994 (18 complaints) and 1995 (17 complaints).
Other 1994 Toyota Tercel problems
Engine 7Brakes 4Seat belts 3Visibility 3Acceleration 2Electrical 2Tires 2Lights 1Suspension 1
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