Side/window Air Bag Problems of Toyota Avalon

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Avalon. While driving less than 5 mph to pull into an underground garage area, the accelerator pedal became stuck and failed to release. The brake pedal was applied with force, but the vehicle lunged forward and crashed into the garage door. Upon impact, a yellow piece associated with the front passenger side air bag fractured. None of the air bags deployed. The driver sustained injuries to the head and neck and sustained bodily scratches and bruising, which did not require medical attention. The insurance company was notified of the failure and planned to investigate the cause of the air bag and acceleration failures. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 10v017000 (vehicle speed control) and 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The vehicle was still at the contact's residence. The approximate failure mileage was 216,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. While driving at an unknown speed, the front driver's side air bag deployed without warning or impact. The contact sustained injuries to the face, but medical attention was not required. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to rice Toyota (2630 battleground Ave, nc greensboro, nc 27408, (336) 387-6004), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 1808082730. The approximate failure mileage was 244,000.

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In a June 21 "t- bone" collision in which I was hit by an SUV on the left side while driving on us 20 in western massachusetts, none of the side airbags deployed. This resulting in severe injury to my left rib cage (11 of 12 ribs either broken or cracked). The SUV had run a stop sign and was estimated to have been going 45-50 mph. The driver and passenger front airbags deployed, but not the side airbags that would have provided vital protection. I suspect that the sensors failed to trigger the airbag deployment.

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Took car to don mcgill 3times ,took it to joe myers today and the srs light is still on ,they say they completed the recall ,but I need a dr side air bag it has a dtc b0116 I'm going to check connections . It's my moms car and I want to be sure it's working. And safe no shrapmetal.

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The srs side airbag system light flashes while driving, states that they fixed it but still airbag system light flashes while drive, it was a recall.

My car has always been kept in the garage, except for being at work. I have cracks all over the passengers side airbags. I was in the hospital getting a lung transplant when the extended service letter came out offering to replace it. I didn't drive for two years because of illness. When I went to the Toyota dealer he said I missed the deadline by a week. He said he had the parts and would like to do it but would need an ok from Toyota corporate . I called Toyota and they said there is nothing they can do. If there is a class action lawsuit on this I would like to join�. . I did nothing to cause this, it is a manufacturer defect and a safety hazard. I f the airbags deploy, it could kill someone.

Dashboard is cracked all across from the drivers side airbag to the left door. Also the dash is becoming sticky ans shiny. Toyota service quoted me almost $2500 to replace the dahboard.

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The Toyota Avalon limited was hit broadsided at around 50 mph, or more on the driver side and the side airbags did not inflate. The driver had to be cut out of the car and the back passenger received some whiplash, and there was some damage to the back door. The whole dashboard received damage and buckled. The front passenger had severe trauma to her left leg. The car is totaled. I bought this car new in 10/2005. A recall of 133 cars were made around 3/2006. I was not the one notified and my air bags did not inflate and that was one of the reasons I bought this car. Why wasn't my car notified? I really don't know if the front airbags would have worked if we were in a frontend collision.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph,the front passenger's side air bag inadvertently deployed although there was no impact to the vehicle. The passenger's seat was unoccupied when the failure occurred. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 156,465.

Multiple cracks and fissures in passenger side air bag plastic cover plate that can break or snap in an accident and could cause injury to face.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag warning lamp illuminated sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that there was a connection problem under the passenger seat and as a result, the wiring harness needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 43,000.

3/30/11 coming out of a right hand turn, it looked like the steering locked into a position which caused the driver to lose the ability to steer. The car slid and the driver's side door was crushed into a tree. The driver side airbag did not work. The driver was injured and was later pronounced dead at the hospital from internal injuries. The car has been preserved at a storage facility in texas since shortly after the accident. It is available for inspection. Not sure whether the gas pedal stuck or not. I was told that there was a black box in these cars which could possibly lead to answers. The steering on the vehicle was recalled and the vehicle was brought to the Toyota dealership for the repair in January 2011. I have copies of the repair bill. Please see that no others are hurt. Updated 10/31/11.

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Side airbag cover is coming down from front roof support and affecting vision.

A coach bus traveling at 60 km + (40 + miles per hr) ran a red light and hit my Avalon 2005 xls turning left. My speed was between 20km - 25 km (12- 15 miles) an hour. Not one of my 12 airbags deployed. When I realized that the bus was going to hit I took my hands off the wheel and removed my feet from both brake and gas pedal with the intent to put the car in neutral. I was lucky - I suffered a shattered wrist and some bruising. The front car was crushed and totaled although the impact came from the nose right across. Paramedics and auto collision shop both expressed shock at the non deployment of these bags. The collision center says they look defective. There was a recall of these vehicles in 2006 for airbag problems. Toyota has not yet checked the vehicle and has not informed us if this is one of the recalled cars. This car would have been manufactured in the USA. A coach bus has a lot of mass. Why no airbags?.

Airbag light on 2002 Toyota Avalon with 65000 miles was flashing and took to dealer. Diagnosed with b1141 code -side airbag sensor assembly malfunction. Cost to repair included complete replacement of the driver seat at $2000. Find this cost unreasonable and don't trust dealer that there is not a cheaper way to fix. Interesting that I had two side collisions and in either case, side airbag did not deploy. Defective airbag assembly should be replaced at no charge due to safety issue.

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2000 Avalon xls - my wife was hit broadside by another car that ran a red light @~50 mph. The impact occurred on the drivers side and knocked the vehicle 25 feet sideways down the road. The side air bags failed to deploy. The car was deemed a total loss by the insurance company and they took possession of the vehicle.

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The Avalon was involved in an accident and was struck on the rear passenger door. None of the airbags deployed. The point of impact was only a few inches away from one of the passenger side airbag. The car spun off the road onto the grass verge but fortunately the driver was able to get it back under control. I have contacted Toyota many times over the weeks since the accident, asking if this was normal or was there an airbag failure. Toyota have been dodging the question and "referring me to the appropriate department". They said they would 'inspect it', during a two week stay at their dealership but they didn't. I am concerned that the airbags, particularly the side ones did not deploy. Is there a fault in the system, or if they are not designed to operate under these circumstances , then why fit them?.

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Sever side impact crash on a 2003 Toyota Avalon resulted in a failure of the srs airbag to deploy.

While making a left-hand turn traveling approximately 3 to 5 mph, another car traveling approximately 40 mph impacted passenger's side of consumer's vehicle, and passenger's air bag failed to deploy. No determination has been made as to the cause of the problem. Passenger was injured, sustaining leg/hip/back, and chest injuries. Vehicle has been classified as a total loss by insurance company. Consumer states that Toyota has not responded back.

Driver side impacted by other vehicle at approx. 35-45 mph--side air bags did not deploy.

Consumer was traveling 15-20mph in dry weather conditions, while turning out of a parking lot, another vehicle traveling at 45-50mph hit consumer's vehicle head on. Front & side airbags didn't deploy. Hood and bumper were severly damaged. Toyota was sending an inspector to determine a reason for no deployment of air bags.

My front side air bag deployed but did not inflate in an accident. It popped out as flat as could be! I hit my head on the side window because of this. If I had been traveling at a fast rate of speed, my head injury could have been much more serious.

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The consumer was in the intersection making a left turn when another vehicle ran into consumer's vehicle at about 35 mph, hitting her on right passenger's front side. Upon impact, passenger's side air bag didn't go off.

Consumer was driving at 35 mph and rear ended the vehicle in front. Upon impact, driver's side air bag didn't deploy, and shoulder belt failed to hold consumer from hitting the steering wheel, resulting in a broken sternum.

When vehice was involved in a right front and left front crash there was no deployment of the driver's or passenger's side air bags. Vehicle was hit on the right front side, causing vehicle to spin around and hit on the left front side. Please provide any further details.

While driving vehicle was hit on the right side of the rear door, causing the vehicle to spin and slide into a median. Neither the side nor the front airbags deployed. The dealer and manufacturer have been contacted.

Side air bag.

S10 appropriate handling re Toyota recent recall customer service action fm owner of 2002 Toyota Avalon involved in accident in 2004 and the side airbags did not deploy.

The vehicle was involved in a side collision, and the side air bags did not deploy.

Email fwd fm fhwa request procedure for reporting matter re failure of side airbag to deploy the side airbag failed to deploy when the vehicle was hit on the drivers side by a driver going through a red light. Scc.

Consumer was driving at 60-65 mph , steered to right to avoid rage road and then made a sharp left ,lost control of vehicle , and hit a concrete bridge head-on, and then rolled over 5 times. Dual airbags did not deploy. There was no warning of airbags being inoperative. Consumer states side air bags did not deploy when vehicle rolled over.