Five problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2004 Toyota Highlander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Toyota Highlander based on all problems reported for the 2004 Highlander.
My car malfunctioned my tire locked up while I was driving on the high way causing me to spin out of control and skid all the way into a guard rail totalled my car out and not one air bag went off.
The passenger airbag occupancy sensor in my car has stopped sensing a passenger has been stuck on "off" for the past 2-6 months (I believe) even when an adult is sitting in the seat. I don't know exactly when this problem began because there was never any warning light or error message which is a massive safety oversight since I could have been in accident with no knowledge that it wasn't working properly. The car is currently at the dealership and they are telling me it's $1300 to replace the sensor and that there is no way to bypass the sensor and just have it "on" for the safety of my passenger. There is already a recall for this same system in newer Highlanders, but why is there no support for older Highlanders?.
This has been going on for two days now. There is a buzzing like something is malfunctioning on my passenger side coming from the dash I brought the vehicle to pep boys and they said that my air bag is malfunctioning. Is result of this my job won't let me drive patients because of the danger. This really needs to be fixed. I know for a fact it's the airbag because Toyota told when I brought it there because pep boys told go to the dealership for them to confirm and it was!. This happens in motion and a little while in motion. When it is humid outside the buzzing is even worser to where the side panel vy drivers left leg vibrate.
Car in motion @45 miles an hour at 8am 12/29/14. Driver lost consciousness due to medical event, which resulted in auto running off road after hitting curb and sidewalk, then hitting a roadside fence at an estimated 45 mph. The car then rolled and landed on roof. Driver was seat-belted. None of the airbags deployed during the collision. Driver suffered trauma to head and other injuries. Car was rated by insurer as completely totaled.
2004 Toyota Highlander airbags not working.