Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2007 Toyota Tacoma

(jl redo with crash specifics; injuries? police report? part of the vehicle affected?; remove VIN and info at the bottom; did not mark complaint as a crash) tl-the contact owned 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact VIN#3tmlu42n87m008923 search was completed. The contact was driving on the highway at approximately 70mph and the vehicle was suddenly cut off by another vehicle and. The contact stated the vehicles airbags never depoloyed. The vehicle was towed. The police was called for the accident. The contact stated the vehicle was totalled and the airbags did not deploy. The contact the contact no longer owns this vehicle. Jl 2007 Toyota Tacoma 1recalls associated with this VIN 3tmlu42n87m008923.

I ran into the back of a truck who was completely stopped, and I was moving at approximately 35-40mph on impact. The impact was perfectly square into the front of my truck. The airbags did not deploy. I was wearing my seat belt, however I was still pushed into the steering wheel quite hard. Fortunately I sustained no major injurious, and only suffered minor aches and pains.

Truck was in a parking slot when it suddenly accelerated and jumped the concrete barrier and hit the building (deli) broke the glass and damaged building. Airbag did not deploy. Damage to truck was $6533. 97. This is second time truck has accelerated unexpectedly. Toyota inspected it on 6/25/2012 and determined it was not a manufacture design or defect. I believe there is some kind of malfunction. They checked the operation of the accelerator pedal and they claim all throttle tests were safe as they were designed.

Air bag warning light stays on, code indicates defective spiral cable. Seems to be a common defect in newer Tacomas and is a serious safety issue since the air bag will not deploy in an accident. Replacing these is apparently a profit maker for Toyota, isn't it about time they were made to pay for this defect themselves, via a safety recall? or do people have to die first?.

The air bag light came on while driving. My passenger looked it up in the manual and it stated that the vehicle was to be returned to the dealership as soon as possible for maintenance. The problem turned out to be the spiral cable for the air bag had broken. This is a huge safety issue, as the air bag will not deploy when this cable breaks. Fortunately for me, this happened prior to the expiration of the warranty for passenger restraints, as I see this is a pretty expensive repair. I have looked at this site as well as others and see this is a common problem, and have to wonder why there has not been a recall on this part. Why aren't safety features always covered in all cars, as long as they are on the road?.

No issues have occurred with my truck until now. Just recently the air bag light on my 2007 Toyota Tacoma sr5 4x4 came on for a few seconds when turning the truck on, it stayed on for a few moments, longer than usual then turned off. While driving the light came back on and would not go off. Took to dealership; they say this is a spiral cable issue - cost to fix is $400. 00. Truck has approximately 76000 miles on it. Doing more research on Toyota Tacoma discussion forums online there are a few 100 other people out there that have this exact same issue. This is definitely a recall and a safety issue, the dealership let me know when I took my truck in that the airbag will not deploy without fixing this issue. My truck is practically still new, I have never had an issue like this before with any of my other vehicles. I will be sending a letter to Toyota about this issue as well.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Tacoma. The contact noticed that the air bag light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact believed the failure to be a manufacturing defect because the air bags had never deployed. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

The air bag light on my 2007 Toyota Tacoma prerunner double cab 4x2 came on and will not go off. The Toyota dealership planned to charge me $115 to diagnose the problem. They did not recognize the code and charged me $59. 50 stating that they would call back after speaking with technical support. Later they said the problem is the spiral cable and quoted me $562. 44 to replace it. The problem occurred in July 2011 at 59,000 miles. I plan to fix it soon for 2 reasons: my life is worth more than $562 and I believe in virginia the light needs to be off to pass the yearly state inspection. This is definitely a recall and a safety issue, the dealership let me know when I took my truck in that the airbag will not deploy without fixing this issue. My truck is practically still new, I have never had an issue like this before with any of my other vehicles.

Airbag light came on dash- took to dealer because manual said to-$450 later I am told is a spiral cable in the steer column needed to be replaced-was told only option was to replace-otherwise, airbag would not deploy and light would stay on dash-warranty should cover this type of thing forever. No reason consumer should put out $450 for a safety malfunction.

The airbag light on dash came on. Toyota dealer indicated the air bag clock spring on the drivers side airbag is broken and the air bag will not deploy in the event of an accident. The vehicle will not pass the state required safety inspection as is. The mechanic indicated this is a defect as opposed to a maintenance issue and the manufacturer should replace the part, however Toyota has not issued a recall. I was quoted $600 to replace the part.

Air bag light came on. No deployment. Dealer says spiral cable needs replacing inside wheel. $600 to fix. Not coverd under warranty. Air bag will not deploy if needed due to repair. Needed is this not a safety device required? this a failure not a maintenance item. People all over the net reporting same issues.