Front Driver Side Air Bag Inflator problems of the 2004 Toyota Corolla

Airbag warning light was on following the first airbag recall service. Dealership refuses to take responsibility, claiming they only replaced the passenger side airbag, and that the cause of the service light is the spiral cable, which is in the steering wheel. Dealership must have checked the driver side airbag in order to see if the inflator needed to be replaced, which must be what tripped the light.

2005 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to complete front passenger airbag inflator module recall notice.

I have rec'd 3 safety recall notices for srs ecu air bag inflator replacement. I scheduled appointment and took my car into green's Toyota in lexington,ky only to be told that parts were not available and to "just not ride in the passenger seat". Rec'd another notice today and was again advised that parts were not available.

I have been waiting since Jan. 2015 to get the airbag inflator installed. Toyota tells me it is not available. The red warning light is on and there is no use of airbag. How long must I wait???.

I received a safety recall letter from Toyota motor sales, torrance, CA on 28nov14. The letter strongly recommended that I immediately take my 2004 Toyota Corolla to any authorized dealer where the front passenger inflator assembly would be replaced at no charge to me. I contacted the service department at valley hi Toyota, victorville, CA, who I have used for all service on both my Toyotas since moving to CA in Dec 2013. I was informed that the recall on my vehicle was temporarily suspended as Toyota hasn't decided how it will address the issue and to call back in a few weeks. Unsatisfied with this response, I called the Toyota customer experience center where I was informed that because I live in CA, an area lacking consistently high absolute humidity, my vehicle is not authorized for a recall. This is absolutely unsatisfactory. As a military officer, since 2004 I have lived in texas twice, arizona, north carolina, georgia twice, kentucky, and California. I would count living in houston, TX, fort bragg, nc, fort benning, GA, and fort knox, ky as high absolute humidity areas. I don't understand what Toyota has decided the threshold is for determining that my vehicle has been exposed to consistently high absolute humidity. I will take legal action if the front passenger airbag in my vehicle deploys abnormally in a crash, injuring the occupant. I will also never purchase another Toyota as safety is not their top priority.

Pursuant to Toyota's website, a recall exists for my VIN which states, "in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants. " a related article on NHTSA's website indicates that owners of cars with such a recall are "urged to take immediate action. " the recall date was nearly five months ago (June 10, 2014). I called the local dealer (Toyota of manhattan) to ensure that if I brought the car in, a replacement part was in stock, and they told me the car would be repaired if I brought it in. I brought the car in the following day (10/28/14) and was advised hours later that there is no remedy yet for this recall. This was confirmed by a call to Toyota, who told me, contrary to the information linked to my VIN on their website, that this doesn't affect my vehicle. Toyota (and all other companies using the defective air bags at issue) should have a remedy available for all owners of affected vehicles, and should provide consistent information between their website, dealer service shops, and phone centers. The dealership wasted hours of my time by telling me I could bring the car in, and Toyota doesn't have a fix for a major safety issue affecting hundreds of thousands of cars.

2004 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to front passenger airbag inflator recall issues. The consumer was informed the part was not available. It has been over a year and still no remedy is available.

2004 Toyota Corolla. Consumer writes in regards to front passenger airbag inflator recall. The consumer stated it has almost been two years, since he/she received the first recall letter and the parts are still not available.