Side/window Air Bag Problems of Toyota RAV4 - part 1

The vehicle was involved was stolen and in a single car collision with a telephone pole. Extensive front end damage occurred with no driver side air bag deployment.

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Water stains on the interior headliner where the plastic a-pillar cover meets the roof. This appears on both side of the car. The water leaks all the way down to the floor not the driver and passenger side. There is a lot of electronic wires / connectors / side airbags and driver dash panel and they all get wet and appear they get corroded thus impairing function of the car and create danger or unexpected behavior of the car. The issue appears to be a pin that mounts the roof rails to the body of the car. Water will leak inside the car after rain or car wash. The issue appears when car is stationary and while in motion but during movement water leaks faster.

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While getting my emergency brake repaired because it did not appear to be holding properly at firestone the technician pulled the emergency brake lever and the drivers side air bag deployed. After taking SUV to Toyota dealership they stated that the individual pulled the handle up to far causing a short in the air bag module deploying the air bag while individual was in the drivers seat. I consider this to be a defect in the manufacturing process but Toyota claims they have no recalls for this problem and want me to pay $2,780. 00 for the repair. The vbehicle was stationary when this occurred.

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I was stopped at a light. It was my turn to go, I proceeded to go straight when another car ran the stop light and I was t-boned on the drivers side when a driver ran a light. The car was totaled. The none of the air bags deployed. I would have expected the side airbag to deploy if the his was bad enough to total the car. I was told by the dealer the air bags know when it is a life threatening situation.

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The side airbag connector failed to work sporadically. When it failed to pass the onboard test, the whole airbag system stops working, which becomes a safety hazard.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Toyota Rav4. While driving 45 mph, the brake pedal was applied, but the brakes failed to respond without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into an embankment. The front driver, front passenger, and front side air bags deployed. The passenger seat was not occupied. The contact sustained a sprained right ankle, which did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and opened case number: 1802082867. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.

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"takata recall" my car only had it's passenger side air bag replaced. Toyota dealer said the drivers side (steering wheel) air bag, did not need replacing???? I can't find any information as to whether it should be or not. I've misplaced my work receipt, and the dealership has changed hands. So I don't know the date of the replacement of only the passenger side air bag. Please advise ASAP!.

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Head on collision at 48mph after being sideswiped. Neither front or side airbags deployed. This incident occurred on a 4 lane highway.

Backing my Rav4 out of the garage after an oil change, I did a three point turn in the drive way. When I put it in reverse again to get closer to my garage the side air bags deployed. Only the side bags and seat belts, and I did not contact anything. Toyota will not cover the repairs (or diagnosis), and insurance will not pay for the diagnosis!.

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2004 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to dealership poor communication to schedule airbag recall repair appointments and to order driver side airbag replacement parts.

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Left front input seal has leaked fluid twice now. First time was 9/25/2012 @ 56,516 miles. Second time was on 1/12/2016 @ 101,753 miles. My independent auto repair service, coram precision auto of coram, NY went to Toyota to get the seal needed to fix the leak both times and asked Toyota parts counter if they knew of a recall and they said no. Then they asked why they had so many seals in stock if there had been no recalls. I am on this website and don't see any recalls either but I wonder if any complaints have been filed. Note: I have several recalls for my Toyota Rav4 for gas pedal and now for the 'rear differential coupling' which extends my warrantee until 2017 from Toyota and from NHTSA for my drivers side air bag in 2014 but can't find anything on this wed site. Please follow up with me on the seal problem and if the airbag needs to be replaced. Toyota told me 'no" but I don't trust them. Thanks, wpziems 02/01/2016.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Toyota rav 4. The contact stated that after making a left turn at approximately 15 mph, the front passenger side and front driver side air bags deployed inadvertently without warning. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the curb causing all four tires to blow. A police report was not filed and there was no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to the contacts residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 330,000. Ss.

Driver side air bag fault lite on. I was told it requires a new sensor and a spring. I own a 2002 Toyota corolla no trouble so far. The car has over 200000 miles on it. I have asked over 65 people with Toyota rav. 4/ years 2008 -2009 and -2011 cars, if they have had any trouble with there cars. They all said not so far.

2007 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to recall concerning the curtain shield airbag sensor. The consumer stated the notice stated there would be no charge to replace the sensor. However, he/she was charged $96. 75 for the labor. The consumer was informed a replacement cable was needed because the spiral cable was too short and as a result, the indicator light would stay on showing there was a problem with the curtain shield air bag. The consumer opted not to have the cable installed due to the cost of the replacement.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for NHTSA campaign id number: 11v245000 (air bag: side window) to have the side air bags sensor replaced. The contact was made aware that the spiral cable failed as a result of the defective sensor. The manufacturer was contact who did not offer any assistance since the spiral cable was not included in the recall. The VIN was not available. The current mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Rav4. The contact crashed into a vehicle that failed to yield the right of way. The contact stated the air bag failed to protect him when the impact was harder than normal and created a smoke that smelled like fire. The driver and passenger side air bags deployed, causing the passenger internal bruising and a cracked rib. The contact received injuries to the chest, which caused breathing difficulties. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 18,000.

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2008 Toyota rav 4. Consumer writes in regards to recall for curtain shield airbag sensor when the consumer contacted the dealer to make an appointment to have the recall performed, the dealer informed him they do not perform recalls on saturdays.

On 11/15/2011 I was driving my 2007 Toyota rav 4 and I ran over a wood on the roadway. My passenger curtain side airbag deployed almost causing me to lose control of my auto. I brought my auto to my insurance claim department ( travers) and I got a inspection and quoted a price of 2959. 98. My auto has no damage to it other then the airbag deployment. I got it fixed and a few days later I receive a letter from Toyota stating they have a recall on the curtain side airbag and that they were deploying because of the sensors. My insurance company has been trying to have Toyota accept responsible for this but Toyota says because I got it fixed before they could look it ,they will not accept responsible and I am out of luck. I would like Toyota to claim responsible for the airbag deployment because they sent me the recall notice for the same airbag that I had the problem with.

On August 29, 2011, 19 year-old subject was traveling straight across an intersection when subject was struck on driver side by a 2010 Hyundai elantra. Subject was struck by a motorist that according to police officer report, ran a red light. Subject was proceeding straight with green light while driving a white 2007 Toyota Rav4 with approximately 104,299 miles. Subject purchased Rav4 vehicle from Toyota in April of 2011. Subject purchased 2007 Rav4 on account of the airbag safety features (head, side, front, passenger side airbags) to protect subject from injury. On August 29, 2011, subject 2007 Rav4 sustained damage from rocker panel to roof and from front left bumper to doors. Structural, suspension, wheel, and steering components were also damaged as per the appraiser's damage estimate following the August 29, 2011 accident. No airbags deployed. A letter was sent to Toyota. Calls were made to Toyota to assess the damage and Toyota denied claims of any wrongdoing or defect. Subject was injured in accident. Toyota declined to inspect vehicle. Recent notices of recalls received along with Toyota sending emails to subject to try to purchase subject Rav4 lends credibility to subject assertion that airbags should have deployed and protected subject from injury during the August 29, 2011 incident. The airbag features failed subject and failed to protect subject from injury on August 29, 2011. 2007 Rav4 was declared a total loss by geico and liberty mutual. This accident totaled a Rav4 and no airbags deployed. Given inadequate attention was given to subject and investigation of this matter by Toyota, subject seeks investigation and remedy for injuries sustained.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Rav4. The vehicle was sitting in a residential garage when it was started and all frontal and rear curtain airbags deployed. The housing for the curtain air bags flew across the vehicle and there was damage to the pet element, leather interior and front and passenger sides of the vehicle. A passenger sustained severe lacerations to the left hand from the seat belt tightening around the hand upon deployment. Another passenger sustained burns to the chest from the explosion. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was inspected by the manufacturer and the event data recorder determined that the vehicle sensor malfunctioned and reacted as if the vehicle was involved in a seventy degree lateral rollover within 4. 2 seconds of starting the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 19,500.

My air bag light was on off and on for two years on my Toyota rav 4. Everytime I brought it in the mechanic would run a test and say that it was just a glitch in the system. We asked them if it was ok to drive and they said it was fine. On the day the airbags really messed up my friend and I were sitting in my car, I turned the ignition on and the side air bags on both sides exploded. It felt like someone had put a bomb in my car. My friend fractured her sternum and I had a severe closed head injury, a hole in my ear drum, and the muscles in my neck were messed up. The rav has been in the shop and they are waiting for someone to come out and do a final check on it.

Wife entered the our 2007 Toyota Rav4, had her foot on the brake, went to start the car, and the curtain air bags deployed, knocking her out and injuring the 15 year old passengers arm.

2008 rav 4 side air bags inflate when starting vehicle causing personal injury. Vehicle is in repair.

Turned on ignition and the side airbags deployed.

Avoiding deer, hit embankment and car rolled onto passenger side. No airbags deployed. Car equipped with front and side airbags.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Rav4. While driving approximately 55 mph, the front passenger side air bag deployed. The dealer was unable to determine what caused it to deploy; however, he confirmed that it could be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were unknown.

My teenage son lost control of my 2007 Toyota Rav4 and crashed into a tree. I believe the car hit the tree at an angle on the passenger side headlight area. He has been charged with speeding, but I don't know exactly how fast he was going. Three of his friends were in the car, all wearing seat belts. The front seat passenger suffered a serious closed head injury, broken leg and arm, and a punctured lung. The driver had a broken clavicle and the driver's side backseat passenger broke his pelvis. The driver and passenger front airbags deployed, but the passenger side curtain and torso airbags did not deploy, which I suspect caused the front passenger to be more seriously injured. The car is demolished from the passenger headlight area to the back passenger door. The car has never been wrecked before and no airbags have ever deployed before.

I got in my vehicle, shut the door, put the key in the ignition and both the driver and passenger side airbags deployed.

Was involved in an accident with the Toyota 2003 Rav4 rolling over and none of the air bags had opened front or skirt above the head for roll over.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Rav4. While driving 20 mph the side airbags deployed without warrant. The left portion of her chest was bruised from the deployment. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. No repairs were made because the dealer was waiting for authorization from Toyota to repair the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 22000.

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2 year old 2007 Toyota Rav4. No prior accidents. I was in a parking lot and parked. I turned they key in the ignition and the side airbags deployed. Toyota has done nothing help the situation. I do not know why this happened and I don't know what Toyota will do for me but I am looking for something.

At low rpm the accelerator and/or the transmission has a noticeable lag. This occurs approx 50 % of the time. Several times it has put me into a dangerous situation when trying to blend into traffic. Most recently I was taking my son to college and was almost hit by a truck on the penn turnpike. I have brought it in twice to the dealer only to be told that a road test showed "normal operation of the accelerator". I recently did a web search and found that Toyota has stopped selling rav 4 with v6 engines in australia for just this problem. In June , while also driving my son to college I had the air conditioner on for about 4 hours of a 11 hour drive. The driver side floor, and to a lesser extent the passenger side floor, flooded. Upon my arrival I dried it out the best I could using hotel towels. A musty smell lasted about a day or two then subsided. Driving back home several days later it rained for most of the trip and again the car flooded . I brought it to the dealer since it was under warranty. They told me that weep vents under the vehicle for the air conditioner and moon roof were clogged thereby directing the water into the vehicle. The cleaned it up as best they could but that the musty smell was stronger now. To get rid of that would require pulling the seats and rugs to properly clean the vehicle and that would cost approx $250. I opted not to do that and drove for the next week with the air conditioner on to dehumidify the car. I checked to owners manual and found no mention of cleaning these weep holes/vents, and it is not part of the dealers maintenance policy to clean them. The owners manual did mention that if the floor was to get wet then there was a safety issue with the side airbag and curtain shield airbag activating correctly (page 379 of owners manual). Water may also get into audio components or other electrical components above or under the floor carpet and cause malfunction and it may cause body corrosion.

Was driving through a parking lot and all side airbags deployed for no reason. All they did was replace airbags. Did not find cause.

: the contact stated while driving 10 mph, the vehicle was broadsided on the driver side. The side airbag did not deploy. Minor injuries were sustained by the driver and a police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to a junk yard. The dealer was not alerted.

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