Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2008 Toyota Corolla

The contact owned a 2008 Toyota Corolla. While the vehicle was parked, the passenger side air bag caught fire without warning. A fire and a police report were not filed. The vehicle was not occupied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available.

Takata recall. Nhtsa recall no. 15v-285 and 16v-127. This involves what appears to me to be slow walking of the installation of the recalled passenger side airbag for my vehicle. In response to the recall letter I received from Toyota (which is undated, but which I received on April 15, 2016), I called and requested that the replacement part be ordered on April 18, 2016 and I was advised by my local dealer (wolfchase Toyota) that it would be "4 to 6 weeks" before the part would be available. It is now the 6th week and the service department here cannot give me any idea as to when the part will actually arrive. Although I appreciate the NHTSA's attempt to address this issue through recall, if in fact parts are not going to be furnished to implement the remedy in a timely fashion, consumers are left paying the price by having to refrain from having any passengers sit in the front (a definite hardship when one's family contains enough people to fill the car). Because consumers are "on notice," liability is presumably reduced or eliminated for both takata and Toyota, while they further avoid the cost of recall implementation by just having the part "on order" in perpetuity.

I took my vehicle in to john roberts Toyota, manchester, TN. And was promised a 'as soon as we can' replacement for passenger side airbag. That was may 04, 2016 and it is now may 27, 2016. 'as soon as we can' is over 23 days now.

Takata recall. The contact owned a 2008 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 35 mph, the driver crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags deployed and the front passenger side air bag deployed violently. The driver sustained bruising to the face and the front passenger sustained a severe contusion from the lower abdominal area to the breast, a fractured sternum, and a bruised face. The passenger required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v127000 (air bags). The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

While driving my 2008 Toyota Corolla le at 55 mph, I encountered a deer and was involved in a collision with the animal, on Saturday, February 19th, 2011. The collision totaled the vehicle, resulting in nearly 11k dollars in damage. The driver's side airbag during the accident became dislodged from the steering wheel, and fell out into my lap. The two torque screws used to hold it in the steering wheel assembly failed to function properly. I reported the incident to Toyota's complaint department and filed a formal grievance. A factory representative came out to see the vehicle and inspect the screws, and said that they are not at fault and that the problem "had to be my fault" after comparing my vehicle to other Toyota Corolla vehicles, stating that I or someone else "had to of removed the airbag at some time during the vehicle's life". I purchased the vehicle used in January, 2011 from a reputable dealer and received a vehicle history. At no time was the airbag reported to have been deployed or serviced, and the screws require a specialized torque screwdriver to remove. At the time of the accident, I had owned the vehicle only a month, and had not driven it more than three times, as I own another primary vehicle. This is a serious safety defect, and I have several witness statements showing that the airbag assembly was not properly secured. Had the airbag deployed while in my lap, I could have been killed or seriously injured. The entire airbag assembly, carriage, charge, and wires came out of the steering wheel itself. Updated 05/26/11 updated 06/06/11.