Air Bag Light On problems of the 2000 Toyota Avalon

Air bag indicator flashing on and off whether in motion, turning or stationary.

Tl- takata recall. The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicles air bag warning indicator illuminated on the vehicles instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the center brake sensor, air bag sensor assembly, driver and passenger seat belt assembly had failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired, however the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt assemblies had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Wh.

Air bag malfunction. Air bag light.

The air bag light is on. Possible air bag malfunction. Dealer was notified three years ago. Dealer fails to correct the problem dealer wants to charge $750 for replacement. A defective air bag is not driver's fault. Air bag is defective and may fail to function should there be an accident. Vehicle is not safe to drive with a defective air bag. I am unable to pay $750 for something that I am not responsible for. That is the dealer's responsibility.

The first thing that happened was that the air bag light on the dash came on. Looked this up in the manual and it said to take the car in to the dealer - which I did. The local Toyota deal said that they ran a check and found nothing wrong with the car. Their explanation was that a led light in the dash was malfunctioning. My horn was not working either - so they wiggled the wires under the hood and said that it would be fine. The horn lasted until I was out of their driveway. This fall I decided to take my car to a local garage to have the brakes replaced. And asked them if they would check on my horn, since it didn't work. They told me it was odd for a horn to go out - but they would replace it if needed. Before they did anything to the horn they called me to let me know that not only did I not have a horn but - I didn't have the driver air bag or cruise control. The problem is that a spring in the steering column is broken. It is called the cable hub assembly. Presently I can not get a clean inspection on my car - because this is a safety hazard issue. Used parts are not safe to use and new parts must be ordered from Toyota - and are costly. The labor for installation is costly as well.

Vehicle taken in service departments 3 differant tiems with airbag light on, tech unable to diagnose problem at any service location. Have requested area rep be notified as service manager stated he cannot guarranty that the airbags will deploy if I am in an accident;malfunction continues.