Tl*the contact owned a 1996 toyota tercel. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the front passenger's side brake rotor fractured. As a result, the front passengers wheel seized and the other wheels lost hydraulic pressure causing the vehicle to spin out of control crashing into a concrete wall. The air bags did not deploy. The contact did not disclose if a police report was filed or not. The contact and the passenger sustained unknown minor injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,550.
Toyota Tercel no deployment problems
30 of the 258 owner complaints about the Toyota Tercel describe airbags did not deploy in a crash, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 30
- worst model year
- 1994
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What owners say
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.
While backing out of the driveway and without prior warning another vehicle was passing through and both vehicle collided.upon impact air bags didn't deploy.
Consumer involved in a head-on collision traveling approximately 30 MPH. Upon impact, driver's air bag did not deploy.
Consumer was traveling on a main road and another vehicle ran stop sign and hit consumer's vehicle. Upon impact, and dual airbags didn't go off, consumer sustained minor injuries. *ak also vehicle had previously been in accident where the airbags 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.
While driving about 35 MPH consumer's vehicle crashed into another,and the air bag did not deploy.
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.
While driving at approximately 55 MPH driver hit a deer head-on,without braking, and dual airbags did not deploy, causing injuires.prior to this incident, vehicle was involved in head-on collision on 11/98, and dual airbags didnot deploy at that time also.
Consumer was involved in 25 MPH frontal collision in which the driver's air bag did not deploy. Also, driver's seat belt did not lock up upon impact. Please give any further details.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Toyota Tercel no deployment
Which Toyota Tercel years have airbags did not deploy in a crash problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (9 complaints), 1993 (7 complaints) and 1995 (5 complaints).
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