Eight problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2005 Toyota Matrix. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Airbag light on main instrument panel comes on intermittently, when the car is running. When this light is on, the airbags will not be deployed in an accident. There is a very serious safety concern. Having done just a quick search of the internet, it appears that this particular problem is very common, yet there is no recall. It seems most of the issues causing this problem are related to either the spiral airbag cable or the vehicle clock. Please consider the urgency of this, as I have read of folks having high speed head on collisions while the light was on, and the airbags did not deploy.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 Toyota Matrix. The contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the rear ended of the vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact and the passenger sustained unknown injuries and whip lash. The contact mentioned that no medical attention was required. The air bags were inspected by an independent mechanic and deemed the vehicle fit to drive. The air bag lights intermittently illuminate for both the passenger and driver side air bags. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,200. Pam.
Srs airbag light comes on and off intermittently. Clock also goes in and out. Was told the clock and the srs system are linked, and that when the light is on the airbag may not deploy. From doing research this is a very common problem in this car, and it is dangerous. Toyota couldn't diagnose problem, suggested replacing clock assembly.
Drivers side airbag warning light intermittently stays on since sept. 2012, but now stays on most of the time since August 2013. This light means the air bag will not deploy in a collision. Waiting for a recall letter from Toyota. No recall yet for 2005 model and newer. This is also an issue with Toyota Matrix and corollas before 2005.
Airbag warning light sometimes comes on and stays on. If I stop the car and remove the cap from the gasoline tank for a minute, the replace the cap and restart the car, the airbag light goes off. Airbag light may remain off for many days. Airbag light has been intermittent in this fashion for past 10,000 miles. No one seems to know why gas tank pressure should affect airbag warning light sensor system, but it appears to do precisely that. Airbag has never been deployed no vehicle accident has occurred. However the numerous internet complaints about the airbag light coming on in the 2005 Toyota Matrix at about 80,000 miles suggests a design defect on the part of Toyota. Local marin Toyota dealership (in san rafael, calif. ) advises that if there is a collision when the airbag light is on, the airbag will not deploy.
My Toyota Matrix 2005's air bag's light turns on and dealer is unsure how to fix it. I am concerned that the air bag will not deploy.
The airbag warning light started come on my 2005 Toyota Matrix about 2 years ago, and the warning light usually went off if I re-started the engine. I brought the car to the Toyota dealer to check the airbag system on 2007, but they could not find any problems. My car already had over 36,000 miles on that time, thus the warranty was expired. The warning light still came on and off occasionally thereafter. In March 2008, I had an accident when I lost the control of the car during the snowstorm, and I hit the fire hydrant at a speed of 35 miles (my car had 42000 miles on) the car sustained a severe frontal damage, but the airbag did not deployed at the time of the incident. It cost my insurance over $9000 for the repairs. I immediately suspected that there must been a complete airbag system failure on my car since the warning light has been come on/off , so I contacted Toyota customer service if they can fix the faulty airbag system under the power train warranty. I heard "no" and told that I had to pay from my own pocket if there was a problem. The light somehow disappeared somehow since then, so I did not bother to bring the car to the dealer. However, I had another accident in April 2009 when I hit the deer on the garden state parkway in NJ. The car sustained another frontal damage, and car was non-drivable. Once again, the airbag did not deployed at all although I was driving around 55 miles. It cost my insurance over $4000 to repair. My airbag warning lights started to come up again recently, and it goes away if I re-started the engine again. I checked many car sites on the internet, and in my surprise, I read so many people have exact same problems on their vehicles (05 Matrix). I strongly believe that there is an issue with Toyota's airbag system, and I'm not feel safe to drive this car anymore. Someone really need to investigate on Toyota vehicles and issue a national recall on their vehicles before someone gets hurt.
The air bag light started coming on in my 2005 Toyota Matrix - I took it to the dealer and they cleared the code, but "found no problem. " the light continues to come on and off and has been reset several times. . Read more...