Warning Light On problems of the 2006 Toyota Camry

Air bag warning light illuminated intermintently.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. While driving 65 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the spiral cable needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v168000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 109,000. The VIN was not available.

In 2008 my 2006 Camry had the warning light for the seat belt come on. Wellesley Toyota corrected the problem. I took the car back in 2009 twice for the same problem. The problem reoccurred in 2010 and I had it repaired at another Toyota dealer. Since then it comes on and other times goes out. Now it is permanently on.

Wife was driving and noted that the red airbag warning light had gone on. We stopped. I moved the seat and began driving. The airbag warning light was off. The light remained off until early 2014, when it began alternating periods of on and off. On March 27, 2014, we took our Camry to our Toyota dealer. The dealer wrote (report is in the computer holdings of Toyota motor sales, u. S. A. ): "found the seat track f[l]oor covering has come loose which once the seat has moved it caused the cover to [be] pushed against the airbag connector underneath the seat. This causes the light to come on due to no communication at the drivers side airbag squib connector. (code b1821)" the dealer repaired the wiring. It is evident now that each time my wife or I moved the driver's seat there was a possibility of disruption of the airbag electrical circuit. The seat is driven by an electric motor, so there was no chance we disrupted the wiring as might happen with a manually readjusted seat. This is a serious safety defect caused by poor engineering design and not a "wear and tear" issue. The airbag electrical circuit should have been designed so as to have been safe from disruption by movement of the driver's-side seat. On April 9, 2014, Toyota announced a recall for an airbag electrical connection design defect--in the steering column rather than under the seat--similar to what we experienced. Based on our experience, the recall does not go as far as it should have.

Vehicle airbag warning light came on for passenger side. Dash message said airbag off even though passenger was in the seat. Car was taken to dealer who said "the computer got confused, probably because weight exceeding trigger threshold was removed from seat & replaced while car was running". Computer needed to be "re-calibrated". I was charged $95 labor to re-calibrate. In my opinion for the computer to disable the airbag because something was moved in or out of the seat is a serious safety concern. If there is proper weight, the bag should be on, otherwise off, but not disabled requiring a trip to the dealer to fix and an exorbitant labor charge to fix.

The airbag warning light came on in the car. We brought it to the dealer and were told that there is an internal open inside circuit in the side air bag of the passenger seat. Because this is an integral problem with the seat, it needs to be replaced. Approximate cost with tax is $3400. 00. Other similar complaints are on the internet. I believe that there is a systemic issue with the seat/air bag system.

The air bag warning light stays on all the time.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was continuously illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that there were no recalls for the vehicle and in order to repair the air bags, they would have to remove the passenger's seat and replace it with a new air bag assembly, all at the contact's expense. The manufacturer was notified who also advised the contact that there were no recalls and that he should contact the dealer for the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 113,417 and the current mileage was 234,000. Updated 012/14/lj the consumer stated the local dealer offered $1,000 assistance of the total cost ($3,300) as a goodwill gesture. The consumer declined. Updated 12/17/2012.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer performed two diagnostics that located failures at the air bag pinfit and the passenger's side front seat. The air bag pinfit and the passenger's side front seat were replaced however, the failure was not corrected. The air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 46,823 and the current mileage was 89,000.