Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2003 Toyota Corolla

Takata inflators recall I believe I've contacted Toyota numerious times about getting a rental because the parts are not in yet for my recall and they are passing the buck and making me wait. We dont feel safe to drive our car, seeing what happened on the news. I've contacted Toyota and they have provided me with a Toyota customer experience center case #1908291227.

"takata recall" I have had my airbag inflator replaced, so that my airbag will not inflate unexpectedly. But my main concern now is with the airbag. It is a safety hazard. I have a daughter that rides in the front with me. Nobody is taking care of the airbag itself. There are metal fragments in those airbags, and if I am in an accident those fragments will come shooting out of those bags which will result in serious injury and possibly death. It has happened to others. What is Toyota going to do about the airbags.

2003 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to front passenger airbag inflator module recall problems. The consumer stated the dealer wanted to charge $300 for an air bag cable.

Toyota's repair estimate of 6 -12 months for a defective passenger airbag module is unreasonable given Toyota's warning against having a front seat passenger until a fix is made. Toyota has offered no solution or compromise and continues to advise against having a front seat passenger. Further, that Toyota has not considered the safety of the driver in the recall is unconscionable. In Jan 2015, I received from Toyota a d3f-1 recall notice regarding front passenger airbag inflator module which warned against operating the vehicle with a passenger in the front seat until the problem is fixed. On 02 Feb 2015 sansone Toyota advised that parts were due in three weeks. On 06 Mar 2015 sansone advised that they did not know when the parts would arrive but in the interim it was safe to have a passenger in the front seat. On 19 Mar 2015 sansone scheduled my car for an airbag inspection on 23 March but failed to perform same. Instead, sansone again advised it was safe to have a front seat passenger - provided the airbag light went off after starting the car. Not satisfied, on 24 Mar 2015 I called Toyota hq. "geneva" advised that parts would not be in before mid-2015 and regardless of what sansone said Toyota does not recommend having a front seat passenger until the fix is made. I appealed and geneva referred me to "lisa. " I advised lisa that I was afraid to operate the vehicle given the severity of the problem. Lisa referred me to "tiffany bishop" who told me not to have front seat passenger until the problem is fixed and confirmed mid-2015 as the earliest date of part availability. She also advised that there was no further avenue of appeal - she was the end of the line. That is unsatisfactory. Toyota's lack of response to this situation is inadequate, unreasonable, and unrealistic. I want my car fixed now so I can transport front seat passengers.

Failure by 2 Toyota dealers (1 in nc & 1 in MD) to replace the front passenger airbag inflator module as indicated by safety recall. Both dealerships were grossly lacking knowledge of the recall and information about the availability of replacement parts. We were given misinformation on different occasions by both dealerships and the Toyota customer experience center about what was to be done and when it could happen. Basically, they don't know when Toyota will have replacement parts available and have no indication of a timeline for the repair. We were even offered the option of having the airbag re-activated while waiting for the parts. . . This is in direct contradication to the safety recall instructions. Very disturbing!.

I have received multiple recall notices about replacing air bag inflators for my vehicle . On December 1st 2014 I had an appointment made to get the car looked at. They said when making the appointment that the car needs to be inspected right away to see if the faulty air bags were in our car. When I got to the dealership they refused to look at the car and they said the car is safe to drive and there is nothing they could do for me and turned us away. I just received another recall notice from Toyota stating that based on their records I did not get the car serviced for the recall that was updated in June 2014 which called for these airbag inflators to be replaced regardless of inspection results and they recommend that the car is not driven with passengers in the front seat until the air bags are replaced!!! this is becoming very frustrating and seeing that this car is the primary vehicle of transportation for our family now we should not have front seat passengers until parts become available which is not feasible, so now we have to run the risk of being severely injured or worse because this recall is not being handled properly by Toyota and this dealership which is unacceptable. Basically the car should not be on the road and they need to step up and provide alternate means of transportation until the car is safe to drive the dealership that refused service is boch Toyota south 620 s washington street attleboro MA 02761 please help.

2003 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to front passenger airbag inflator module recall notice. The consumer stated he received two recall notices. However, the part was not available.

Airbag light still on after Toyota dealer replace the airbag inflator module and they refused to repair. Report receipt date: Jun 20, 2014 NHTSA campaign number: 14v350000 component(s): air bags.

Toyota is not acting timely to fix the problem with air bag inflator module. It indicates now that it may be 18 months or longer from first notification, which was April 2013 where vehicles were to be inspected and fixed if equipped with affected module. Takata gave wrong serial numbers on the faulty module so vehicles fixed and/or not fixed or inspected need to be recalled as of June 11, 2014. I attempted to have mine fixed August 2014, however Toyota service still didn't have the replacement parts. My daughter took car to college but no service dealer was available there. I just learned of this 2nd recall when my local Toyota dealership cancelled the appointment I had for today (6/20/14) to have the first recall fixed. I am told that they need to redesign the part and will be replacing it in all vehicles affected, including those who received a replacement part under first recall. No redesign has been done, nor to they know when it will be done, likely more months! in interim I have a ticking time bomb being driven be a teen driver more prone to accidents. I do not want an safety device in car to cause serious injury! Toyota has had 15 months to fix this. It now halts the repair of affected vehicles indefinitely without any solution or remedy?! yet are willing to fix vehicle where a airbag light is on? how? I was told by Toyota corporate I could receive a loaner vehicle in the interim of this remedy and to contact my local Toyota dealer. I did. They refuse to comply with this request since no light is on my dashboard. Your reports do not indicate that a light on the dashboard (10537899, 10568848, 10585224) occurred prior to incident. I live in a humid climate several months of the year another concern for owners. Toyota continues to ask about miles on vehicle, is that because they are older models and they secretly want them to die first!!!.

I received a safety recall followup notification in early January 2014 regarding the front passenger airbag inflator module issue. I never received the first notice for this recall. I made an appointment with the westchester, NY Toyota dealership to have my car evaluated and dropped it off on January 14th. I got a call the next day saying that I would need to have a part replaced and that I would be given a rental free of charge (besides the $100 deposit) however, I declined the rental. Several days went by without a word from the dealership so I called to followup. They informed me that the part was not yet shipped out and they would call back with any updates. I asked if I could have my car back until the part came in but they informed me that since this is a safety issue I cannot have my car back. The rental was offered to me again. A week later I got another call telling me again that the part was not yet shipped. It is now March 9. . . It has nearly been two months since I dropped my car off. I spoke to the dealership again and they said the part is on national back order and the do not know when this part will be shipped or when my car will be fixed. . . I understand they are offering me a rental, however, I am paying to have my vehicle on the road and I do not want the added pressure worrying about having a rental in my possession. If this recall has been going on for so long this part should have been produced in enough quantities to fill the orders properly.

2003 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to complete front passenger airbag inflator module recall notice.

2003 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to defective front seat airbag inflator module. The consumer had to return to the dealer twice, for the same problem.

I was driving my Toyota Corolla and hit another vehicle when they pulled out in front of me. My vehicle sustained damage to the front and the airbag did not deploy.