12 problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1998 Toyota Camry. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was driving a 1998 Toyota Camry. I had an accident as I moved to curb and hit a tree. I was moving at 20-25 miles per hour. The airbags got deployed and with a huge force. The airbag in the steering caused severe damage to my fingers causing multiple fractures and multiple stitches.
Car hit a guard rail at around 40 mph or higher, car wrecked, no air bags inflated. Car was a 1998 Toyota Camry.
Consumer mechanic found a problem with the column post about to come loose so that the driver could not control vehicle. The mechanic also discovered that both air bags were not completely assembled. Parts were on top of the air bag but not installed.
Consumer states that he ran into the back of another vehicle going 15 mph. The front air bags didn't deploy. Dealer notified.
In a frontal collision none of the air bag deployed on impact, causing chest injuries to driver.
While traveling at 35 mph dry pavement, another driver made a quick turn right in front of consumer, consumer was hit on driver's side and knocked off the road, and hit a tree head-on. Upon impact, none of airbags deployed. Driver sustained head and knee injuries, and passenger broke left foot.
No deployment of air bags during vehicle collision. ( 4 airbags 2 frontal and 2 side). Yh.
No deployment of air bags when vehicle was hit head on, on the front left side causing serious injury to the driver. Nlm.
Camry traveling e/b on 4 lane divided highway. Late model Buick skylark traveling w/b turned left at crossover into path of Camry. Impact at 45 mph. Moderate to severe damage to both doors of Buick. Buick was pushed into concrete filled steel post doing moderate to severe damage to left side of car and bending post about 20-30 degrees. There was no braking by Camry driver. My question is simple-- should Camry airbag have employed?.
On both occasions which the failures occurred it was necessary for my wife, and in the latter case our family, to travel to another city to obtain service without the safety protection of the air bag system.
No deployment of both frontal air bags during collision.
Concerned that side door air bag will cause severe damage to arm, that is resting on door, when deployed.