Toyota Airbags

I was hit by a driver who went through a red light. The driver front wheel and front of car was smashed in and no airbag deployed. I suffer from neck, side, and back pain. If one of my kids had been in the car, their heads would have struck the window and they would have suffered from TBI. This is unacceptable. I certainly will have an attorney contact Toyota about this.

I was hit from behind and the air bag did not deploy! I have suffered chest, neck, and back pains!

Last Friday morning, a crazy lady decided to stomp on her brakes going 70 mph on I24. She was driving reckless the whole time. Well, I knew if I hit her, it would have killed us both. So I swerved to miss her, spun into 360, crossed the interstate to the right and then 360 to the left, finally hitting the concrete median at 70 mph head on! So hard that the motor was shifted! I have a bruised femur, bruised rib, bruised pelvis, whiplash that extended all the way up my jaw, bruised wrist. My steering wheel came down on my legs because of no airbag protection. I am extremely happy to of walked away from my accident. However, what is up with the anti lock brakes? And the airbags! There shouldn't be a special sensor for an airbag. It's a head on collision not enough for them to come out. I mean really how do you total a car and the airbags fail to come out? I am livid.

The cops, lawyer or doctors do not understand how my airbags failed to come out. The motor was shifted. Is that not enough of a sensor for the airbags? Toyota, if you are reading this, I suggest you make a quick recall because you could end up killing somebody! I would have saved myself a lot of medical bills if the airbags did not fail. My lawyer will contact the company. After this, I plan to never own a Toyota again and anyone who plans to get one, don't! My husband's Ford Taurus, his airbags popped out for running off a curb and messing the alignment up. That's how it should be. I do not want any excuses. You can save them for contact with my lawyer. This page has already been sent to her with several other similar stories. Recall them already!

I hit an icy patch and my Toyota Tacoma spun around and hit the hillside. After it hit the hillside, it flipped onto the passenger side. The truck was totaled at $9200 worth of damage (90%) to the front end and my airbag did not deploy! I suffered severe bruising over most of my chest area and tops of my thighs and was sore for over a week.

Simple, I was broadsided by a school bus that ran a stop sign between 40-50 mph. I had direct impact to the driver's door and the only airbag that deployed was the steering wheel. I spent 5 nights in the hospital and still injured. Can anyone explain why no other airbag deployed? It was a full size school bus.

First wreck I was in was at 70mph in a 1992 Camry. A deer ran out in front of me and the damage was dead center of the car. Everything from fender to fender above the bumper line was crunched down to the engine. The airbag did not deploy, but I am happy it didn't since the hit made the deer go over the car and there was not much impact. Car was fixable, but would be considered totaled since the front part of the uni-body was replaced. No damage to driver (me) besides a day missed at work.

Second one was in my mom's 1995 Camry. I drove off the road and ended up in a ditch and wrecking into a driveway with cement on the side at about 50-55mph. Damage to the car was lower front end. Both airbags deployed and I'm sure it saved me from having a lot of problems. Right after the wreck, I had slight rib pain which went away after 3 days. First day after, my back/neck was stiff but have no problems showing up at all. The damage to the car was beyond repair since the uni-body damage covered the entire front end of the car.

In both cases, the car was able to start up and drive! Of course, wouldn't be good since there was no cooler in both cases. Reading several of the other reviews, seems like the newer models are the ones with the airbag problems. My family all owns 1992-1999 Camry and everyone has nothing bad to say about them at all. Sometimes, older and simpler is better than newer and more complicated since more things that can go wrong almost always ends up with more things that will go wrong. I will never buy American made again (big 3) and refuse to buy 2000 or newer cars due to poor quality. Read up on the 92-99 Camry for issues compared to 2002 and newer ones, the only better thing about newer cars are better safety standards.

I was in a car accident on the freeway on my way to school. My car rolled landed on its wheels but the roof was pushed in, windows smashed, front was pushed inward. None of the airbags deployed. I have many health issues due to this. I have to withdraw from the semester in which I was unable to receive a refund for tuition. I am still having issues in which my insurance now refuses to pay since another party is responsible.

I was smashed in the front and rear of my 2012 Toyota Camry. I flipped over totaling my vehicle. When I finally came too and was able to crawl out of my car. I stared at the car in complete disappointment when I noticed that not even one of my air bags had deployed. I purchased my car with 15 miles on it and had it for just 3 months.

My daughter was driving my wife's 2007 Yaris and a car suddenly swerved in front of her and she hit them in the side/rear end. She said she was traveling 40 and neither of the front airbag deployed resulting in her hitting her head on steering wheel.

On January 12, 2012, I was in my used 2006 Corolla S, a car cut me off on the freeway and I spun out hitting the center divider, ending up backwards on the freeway, damaging the front, side, and rear end of my car. My car was determined totaled, and the only air bags that deployed, was my passenger roof airbags. I came out with minor injuries, but my steering wheel air bag did not deploy.

I own a 2008 Toyota Sienna and I was involved in a front passenger collision with a school bus and the air bags did not deploy. My van was pushed 15 feet back after contacting the bus. Really!

I was hit on 1/12/2012 in my Toyota Matrix that totaled my car, hit almost head on and no air bags deployed. I have always loved Toyota, but this will be my last after reading all the other complaints about air bags not deploying and Toyota not standing behind their cars. Sad, sad, shame on them!

I swerved to keep from hitting a deer and had a passenger side impact with a tree. Both front airbags deployed. Why would the airbags deploy with a side impact?

I was at a stop in traffic and was rear ended by a guy doing 45 mph plus. I then hit the guy in front of me and no air bags deployed. This caused severe neck and back damage, 9 bulging discs, a concussion, whiplash and a torn shoulder muscle.

I got into a car accident on Monday, 12-12-11. I hit a deer then a concrete wall doing 40 mph. The airbags didn't deploy.

I was hit on the driver's side of my 2007 Toyota Tundra. My air bags did not deploy. When I was hit, I hit my head against the driver's side window and it knocked me out, which in turn as my truck continued in motion without me controlling it. I ended up going through a lady's yard and coming to a stop when my truck crashed into her shed.

My brother was driving my 2008 Toyota Corolla. He hit a guardrail head on at 40 mph, the airbags did not deploy. He hit the steering wheel with his chest, this caused severe bruising. My brother has 2 stints. I bought this Corolla new, so I know its maintenance history was not a factor. I called Toyota's corporate office, and their response was a bunch of excuses. They said the government set their specs on airbags. I told them that the consumer bought their cars, not the government, and when we didn't feel safe. We would no longer buy Toyota's.

We spent over $20,000 in medical bills, not to mention lost wages. I am now afraid to drive my 2008 Scion, after the airbags didn't deploy in my 2008 Corolla. My brother is still having severe pain from the injuries he sustained in the accident. The accident occurred on Nov. 15th 2011.

Our air bags did not function in an accident that crushed the front of the car at 35mph. This was our 2006 Toyota Corolla. The car spun around on new tar and gravel. Dale obtained broken ribs, we're not sure why the air bags didn't work.

I have a 2010 Corolla S. I was recently hit broadside in the driver door by another vehicle traveling approx 60mph. The vehicle was a total loss. The side curtain airbag did deploy, but the side-mounted (seat mounted) airbag did not. This resulted in 2 broken ribs.

On 10/10/11, our 2006 Avalon was hit broadside just behind the passenger side wheel by an SUV traveling an estimated 35-40 mph at impact. My wife's 95-year old parents were on the passenger side of the car and were severely injured, particularly our dad in the front seat. The side airbag did not deploy and his most severe injury was a right-side chipped vertebrae. He also has broken ribs and broken clavicle. He was wearing a seat belt. We believe that if the side airbag had deployed, he would not have had such a serious neck injury with a possibility of never being able to live without the brace. He spent three weeks in the hospital and is now being cared for in a nursing home that he probably will never get out of.

At this point in time, our dad has gone from mowing his own yard, doing house repairs, driving himself and mother wherever they needed to go, to bedridden with a brace from his chin to below his ribs. Because of the brace, he can't swallow properly and must be fed intravenously. The monotonous nature of his daily living (not being able discern day and night with breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus the drugs he must take for pain) have caused him to be delusional, confused and miserable.

It's about the airbag & seatbelt issue. It "deployed" without hitting anything. My life and my love ones' is all my concern here & it's a bad experience; it's not safe.

As parents it has been a long journey since the passing of our son in 2007. This occurred while driving his 2-month old 2007 Toyota Tundra. The response from Toyota head office in Torrance CA was uncompassionate at best. Even worse was the reply from the NHTSA. Only through perseverance were we, as parents, able to hold the feet of Toyota to the candle.

I urge everyone to seek a competent attorney. If your vehicle is a total loss make sure to remove and retain the EDR from your vehicle in a sealed non-static plastic bag. Your attorney will then have the option to decide how and when it is read. Otherwise, crucial evidence will be sold and delivered to the new owner that being your insurance company.

My airbag spiral cable malfunctioned. It should be under warranty. They offered to fix it for $700 after the $130 for the diagnosis. This truck has had two recalls already. My wife's Toyota Rav has also had two recalls. The spiral cable should be covered for the life of the truck since based on the number of complaints, it is a common problem.

My 2006 Toyota Sienna failed its safety inspection because the airbag light kept coming on. It cost $3000 to fix the problem! From what I'm finding online, many other people have had the same issue with their 2006 Siennas.

I had an accident on 06/25/11 on my Toyota Corolla 2007, airbags did not deploy. I contacted Toyota and got the same answer from the other costumers. The impact was not severe enough for the airbags to deploy. After reading all the complaints, Toyota should do something about it. I think that Toyota is not putting any airbags and still charging like if the car has airbags.

My husband, Jeff **, rear-ended another vehicle while he was attempting to stop. Jeff was going approximately 30mph. The brakes locked and he skidded into the other car. The airbags never deployed! He was injured on his forehead and strained the muscles in his arms, neck, shoulders, and back. He was driving his 2007 Yaris. Isn't Toyota responsible for his injuries since the airbags never deployed?

I purchased a 2007 Toyota Yaris in 2009 and had a horrible head on crash that totalled my car. I was going 65 mph (posted speed limit) and no air bags deployed. I just recently had another crash in the Toyota Yaris that replaced the first one and again, I had a head on collision and no air bags deployed!

In the first case, I missed work and had to pay the resulting doctor bills because it was my fault but this time, I'm bruised and still upset.

In June of 2010, I was rear ended on the highway. I was pushed into the side of the car in front of me, and then bounced into two more vehicles. My 2007 Toyota Yaris was totaled. No airbags deployed even though my car was smashed, and windows had been shattered.

On 5/26/2011, I was involved in a wreck with my 2004 Camry. I rear-ended a car going about 50 mph. My car was totaled because of the front end damage and no air bags deployed. After reading the reports on this website I can see it would do no good to contact Toyota about this issue. I bought the car new and I am replacing it with a Honda. I don't feel I can trust a Toyota to safe guard me and my passengers in a wreck. By the grace of God, we were not seriously hurt but not because of the safety features working like they should have. Oh, the seat belts did hold. My wife has cracked ribs and bruises from hitting her seat belt so hard. Yet no air bag. It has caused total loss of car and physical and mental injury, plus total loss of faith in Toyota.

About 6 weeks ago, I was driving my 1997 Toyota Tercel and had just gotten off the interstate and was preparing to stop for a red light. All of a sudden, I heard this very loud "bang" which, at first I thought, sounded like someone had taken a shot at me. In an instant, my vision became blurred and my car filled up completely with smoke. I then came to my senses enough to realize that my airbags had gone off!

I struggled out of the car because I could not breath with all the smoke. I did not hit anything and no one hit my car. I do not understand how this could have happened. I do know I'm very lucky it didn't happen on the freeway as I'm sure it could have been life threatening. Both air bags deployed and the passenger airbag shattered my windshield.

I saw in the paper where various manufacturers have had problems with airbags not deploying but i haven't seen any with spontaneous deployment. I feel Toyota should cover cost of repair but I'm not sure how I should go about proceeding. Maybe you could help? I don't care to pursue a legal option unless it is the last straw. All I would like is my car back to its driving condition. I am retired and on a fixed income and I really can't afford to go out and buy a different vehicle. Thanks

On 1 Nov 10, I hit a block of ice and the car went off the road. I hit a culvert dead on, and it flipped the car onto the roof. The airbags never deployed. I was going approximately 40 mph in a 55 mph zone. I had three fractured ribs, two were displaced. I was told to be on total bed rest because the displaced fractures were in critical areas and could puncture my lung with even a bump. I had severe headaches for two weeks. I had a broken sacrum which was mending, and the accident caused me to have even more severe pain with that. I also suffered severe pain from chest trauma. Medicines didn't work on them. My son had severe whiplash and couldn't return to college. I think that there should be a class action lawsuit or something against Toyota. I have read so many articles about airbag failure on their cars and cannot believe that this has not been addressed sooner. If anyone wants to contact me, use **. Thanks.

I was in a car accident on Tuesday, November 23, 2010. I hit a truck with the front end of my 2004 Toyota Camry. The air bag did not deploy and due to that I hit my head on the steering wheel. I have been to the emergency room, a chiropractor and my family doctor. I have been told I have a pinched nerve and this is causing all the problems I am currently having in my right hand. My thumb index finger and middle finger are numb and causing me problems at my job. I am an Accounts Receivable Specialist and need to use my right hand.

I was in an accident on 9-08-10. I was in a 2006 Toyota Camry and the airbags did not deploy. I was getting on to 95 from Crosstown Parkway heading north. I think I hit something getting onto the exit. I lost control of the car, tried to pull out of it and the back end of the car hit the guardrail. Thank God, someone had stopped to check on me; her name was Katie, that is all I know. I had her call 911 for me. Florida Highway Patrol came and put a neck brace on me, I was taken to the ER by ambulance.

My knee is cut and very bruised, and swollen. I will find out Monday exactly what is wrong, I have an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. X-rays were taken of my head, knee, and back. My back was also hurt; I hurt from the inside out. The car needs to be totaled per insurance company. 9-10-10 was my worst day. I had a migraine headache, and I hurt all over. Today, 9-11-10, I noticed I have a bruise on my left shoulder from the seat belt.

I met an accident last week and my car was completely smashed form front. But the airbags didn't open. I have the claim number that I registered with former insurance.

I would like to get everyone together, via email possibly, to see what can be done about our airbag issue. On top of the airbag issue, I took my vehicle in 08/10/2010 for services including maintenance light on, recalls for pedals and mats, and power outlets that kept blowing out. First of all, upon making the appointment, the service technician said I would have to leave my car with him all day. That is not happening. For one, because the dealership is about 30-40 minutes away. I (try to) make one appointment for multiple things (if necessary). Then the service tech had the audacity to say to me (when I asked for a loaner car) "we have rental cars". I said to him, "I am not paying for a rental car period". Then he replied with, "if we fix anything that's covered under warranty, you'll get reimbursed". Does that sounds ** or what?

Toyota is the one who sold me a vehicle with not only a faulty pedal, but also faulty airbags. Now, I have to deal with some arrogant dealership acting like they did me a favor. To make matters worse, the mats they replaced (in my case, all the all weather mats that have Camry engraved in the plastic) don't even match the first set I purchased. They are two totally different types of mats and when I asked for two matching rear ones, they said no. Considering that you have already inconvenienced me and I purchased them at that, why wouldn't you just replace the whole set as it was purchased? In my reading everyone's testimony, I just thought maybe there is something we could do so that all of our voices are heard and something is done.

On August 6, 2010, my son was involved in a car accident with the Yaris. Doing a left conversion another car hit hard the Yaris at the front right fender, it was a hard hit, car is to be considered totalled, half of the engine compartment is destroyed. Both frontal air bags deployed, but even wearing seat belt and despite the air bag, the passenger hit hard the windshield with his head and broken the windshield. I think, the air bag deployed late or offered not enough protection. I have pictures. Hard bruises. I thought air bags were made to protect from this to happen.

I had a wreck traveling at about 55 mph and ran into a ditch and hit a concrete culvert. The airbag on the driver's side didn't deploy causing me to hit the steering wheel which broke my jaw in two places and knocked me out, causing a concussion also. I did have my seat belt on but they said so from the apparent severe bruising on my chest and neck.

I bought a brand new 2010 Toyota Camry, and after 1 week, we were in a major accident. The car was totaled. None of the 7 airbags deployed. My son banged his head. He has big knot on the eye.

In a front end crash, the air bags in my 2008 Prius did not deploy. Damage was bad enough for the car to be considered a total loss.

I had a concussion, a scar on my forehead, some dizziness, and headaches that continue to this day. I lost my work and I'm applying for workers' disability now.

My car is Toyota Corolla 2006. I always have check up for my car at Toyota service here in Syria and on regular times every 5000 km. On 28/5/2010 I was driving my car at about 80 kph. Suddenly I had an accident because my car slide on left and on right and I don't know why and whether the ABS system was working or not. Then I hit the paving by the anterior side of my car, and another car (was driving in the road) run into my car from the right side of my car. After that my car turnover and stop on the left side. The airbag didn't work in spite of the crashing of its sensitive and I hit my head.

Now I don't want to repair my car at your service because if they check up for every part in my car, they must know that the ABS system and airbag doesn't work and at least they have to tell me. Another problem I have with your service: once I was driving my car and the left anterior wheel felt in a hole that was in the road and I have damage in on part of my car. I don't know what you call it (here we call this part automassor). I asked the service to check for this and I told them what happened exactly. After they checked it, they said that every part in my car is very good. Then I change this part (automassor) outside your service and I bring the damage part (automassor) and gave it to your service to see their fault. I think Toyota service in Syria has very good machines for check up but I don't know why these faults happen! Finally, your service is very expensive and for that reason I must always have my car as new ones. Thank you for listening to my complaint.

I was struck in my 2010 Toyota Yaris at the driver side front, which caused my car to roll completely over and end up back on the wheels. Good news, I did not sustain any serious injury. Bad news, none of the airbags deployed at the time of impact or during the rollover even though the airbag casing on the driver's side was cracked open (you could see the compressed airbag). I liked the car, but I am not confident about the airbag system.

On June 3rd, 2010, my father-in-law was involved in a front end collision in his 2007 FJ Cruiser. The airbags did not deploy. He is very tall and as a result, his head hit the windshield and busted it. I think there is a flaw in the airbags that Toyota needs to fix!

Would anyone happen to know the name of the manufacturer of the air bags used in Toyota's. If possible, specifically the 2002 Toyota Prius.

I had an accident on May 8, 2010 in my 2007 Corolla LE. The driver door was crushed and the car declared totaled. My car had 6 airbags (2 back, 2 front, 2 sides) Not one airbag deployed to protect me from the inside of the car. When I called Toyota regarding the accident, a girl from their financial department wanted to know what that had to do with the next payment and informed me that I wasn't hit hard enough for the airbags to deploy.

Mind you that the car and I were slammed from the middle of the street to up on the sidewalk. Thankfully I had my seatbelt on. I complained on the Toyota Experience line about the accident and received a call from a guy named Paul supposedly in their corporate department who informed me that the car has to be hit certain way for the bags to work. In other words I got hurt and missed work, but I wasn't suffering from broken bones or death for it to matter.

I informed him of the fact that there had been an issue the previous year with the airbag light and that their repair department had failed to fix it the first time and on the second trip to them LO and BEHOLD there was a problem with the airbag connection in the driver seat. (They didn't care). As far as Toyota was concerned the car performed as it was expected. Toyota as far as I am concerned has lost face, the rush to be the best is sending right down the toilet, which where I flushed any respect I had for them.

On April 26, 2010 I hit a deer going between 25-30 mph. No airbag deployment. I had my seat belt on, Thank God. Where is the safety standard? Toyota is (so I thought) about safety. What a misrepresentation? I wrecked my 2003 Toyota Corolla. I got loss of wages, loss of transportation, mental fatigue.

I was involved in a major car accident in which the 1997 Toyota I was driving went head on into a tree. I sustained injuries I am also on kidney dialysis, and the airbags never deployed in the driver or passenger side. I have all accident reports and plenty of pictures as well as the totaled out car. Vehicle was a total loss, I was treated and released from the hospital, received stitches in my lip and knee. I broke the steering wheel when my face planted in it.

On February 14, 2010, myself and three other passengers including my nine years old daughter and three years old son were involved in a near death accident that could've claimed our lives. I was traveling Eastbound on the route 30 bypass in Chester county, PA. We had a major snowstorm about a week or so prior, so the was still piled up snow along the medians on the highway. I was driving in the left hand lane when a road enraged driver intentionally tried to ram his vehicle into mine, so my immediate reaction was to obviously avoid that impact. So I immediately jerked my wheel to the left. Upon doing so, my car fishtailed a little bit and then I hit the guardrail (at approximately 55mph and then the car flipped over a few times and landed on its rooftop).

When EMS personnel arrived, my family and I had already exited the vehicle through the passenger side window, which had shattered probably due to the impact. In this accident, none of my airbags deployed. Not even the side curtain airbags! When calling Toyota customer relations, I spoke with a lady named Theresa who claimed she did not have an ID number and she had the nerve to basically interrogate me about my accident and then asked me why I did not call on February 14th when it happened. My car sustained $14k in damages including needing a new roof and windshield. Initially, this was a total loss with the insurance company. But thanks to "good neighbor service", State Farm made a business decision to go ahead and repair my vehicle.

State Farm also carries my renter's insurance and life insurance for myself and my children. In November of 2009, the house that me and my children rented burned down. The house was completely gutted and nothing was salvageable. We lost everything! Even during this tragic loss, Toyota was very unwilling to work with me on payments just until got myself back on my feet which only took literally one month. By December 4 of 2009, I was in a newly rented home and began to piece back together what was lost in about 7 minutes flat.

In January of 2009, I was driving my 2007 Toyota Corolla when I hit a patch of ice. My car hit a tree head on and my airbags did not deploy. I was going at an estimated speed of about 30 mph, also my seat belt came undone during the crash. As a result my face hit the steering wheel, resulting in severe bruising over most of my face for approximately 1 month.

I did consult an attorney, but was told it would be difficult to take on a case with a company as big as Toyota. I never went any further, but I have seen so much in the news about Toyota's air bags being a problem and I get because Toyota seems to be getting away with a lot of injuries due to faulty parts in their automobiles. I used to be a faithful customer buying Toyota's, but never again. Of course my corolla was totaled but it was not replaced with another Toyota. I do have pictures of how badly I was bruised. I also have pictures of my vehicle showing the air bag had not been deployed. I was in a lot of pain for several weeks and missed about 1 week of work, which was not reimbursed because the tree did not have insurance.

I was driving my 2006 Toyota Matrix down the freeway on my way to work, when the driver in front of me hit his brakes rather hard. Unfortunately, I did not have enough time to react and I hit him going about 45-50 mph. The entire front part of my car was completely damaged, bumper broken off, fluids leaking from the engine, etc. However my airbags did not deploy.

I am still waiting to hear if my car is totaled or not, which I will not be surprised if it is. I sprained my ankle and have whiplash. My neck has been sore for several days. I found online that many people have had this same issue with Toyota vehicles. Toyota needs to take responsibility for their products. People could be killed because of this defect.

I was driving in my Toyota FJ Cruiser, a Ford Bronco ran a red light and turned in front of me. I hit him directly in his passenger door going 48 miles per hour. Mini van in lane next to me hit the Ford Bronco also. All 3 vehicles were totaled. Front ends pushed in completely. All air bags deployed on other vehicles. None of the airbags in my FJ Cruiser deployed! With an impact at that speed, I am lucky to be alive and not severely injured. Possible torn rotators cuff, multiple bruises and neck, back and arm pain. I will not buy another Toyota vehicle.

In Sept of 2005, I was hit (in my 2005 Camry) broadside in the front driver's side by a car going approx 35 mph. Air bags did not deploy. Toyota told me I didn't get hit "in the right spot". If not, where the heck is the right spot? Their documentation claims the air bag will prevent the very injuries I sustained. Fractured ribs, bruised shoulder, concussion (head broke through driver's window) and cuts and bruises. Nearly $18,000 in damage and my car was one week old! I won't accuse Toyota of a systemic defect I can't prove but I believe something's wrong with my airbags. I believe they should have deployed. It's a shame it's taken this long for all their problems to surface. I do have photos and the front end, hood, front left fender, driver's door, roof, wheel, axle and lots of stuff under the hood all needed to be replaced. Unbelievable!

In January 2009, I was involved in a 3-car accident involving my 2006 Toyota 4Runner. I was going approximately 30mph and was hit on the driver's side by an 18-wheeler going 60mph. The impact spun my vehicle around, in which I broadsided another vehicle, spun off of that vehicle and stopped short of rolling down an embankment.

In this accident, the side curtain airbags did not deploy. The rear driver side door was crushed so much that it could not be opened. I am very grateful there are no injuries. I contacted the Toyota Customer Care line and was told that I had been hit at an odd angle, hence the non-deployment of the air bags. The entire driver side from the passenger door to the bumper was severely damaged. The side air bags should have gone off. All 3 vehicles involved were declared total losses. I am now very wary of Toyota's safety features.

Defect on Toyota Matrix waiting for report of absence of air bags. Serious injuries consequences for no air bags.

I had an accident last Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, while on my way to the NAIA 3 Airport and exiting Skyway at Nichols exit toll. Since road construction is still on-going, diversion road were guided by concrete barrier. I accidentally hit the barrier and hitting the front left part of my Toyota 2006 Fortuner. After hitting it, my vehicle turned sideways and the right side of my vehicle laid on the ground. My complaint is that the airbag did not function at all. The windshield is badly damaged and glasses were broken into pieces. My left front tire was totally damaged and its ream was broken into half. The whole issue here is the airbag that did not function. I had a bump in my head. The vessel is severely damaged.

I was in a serious collision accident where a car was waived on to cross the main traffic behind a row of cars that prevented him from seeing the on-coming traffic. This guy jetted across the street without exercising caution and stopping mid-way to look for any oncoming traffic. His actions resulted in me slamming head on into the back frame of his car, and for the most part totaling my car. The entire front end of my car was bashed in and my car was not drivable by no means.

My airbags did not deploy and I should have sustained very serious injuries or even death. I was extremely fortunate that I am still here today to tell this story. I have called Toyota and even emailed them with this issue and they refuse to respond to my email and the person I spoke with on the phone was not trying to hear my concerns or my questions on who I needed to contact in relation to this issue. He was down right ugly on the phone and I ended up hanging up on him.

My daughter contacted Toyota to inform them of the accident, when it happened and told them that she would not make another payment until we knew whether or not this guy's insurance was going to total the car or have it fixed and that we would not know this right away. So Toyota has been calling us every 20-30 minutes starting as early as 0700 every single day of the week (yes, Saturday and Sunday also). They refuse to talk to me, but they hassle and harass me about the car payment. What is the world coming to?

I own a 2005 Matrix and my airbag light at first started coming on and off. Now the light is just on. The dealer told me they would need to install a new airbag assembly which would run me $300+. After coming home and doing some research of my own, I found that replacing the airbag assembly would not solve my problem. I refused the clock assembly part installation and opted to continue researching the problem. It turns out that my clock which fades in and out every so often is causing my airbag light to malfunction.

The dealer did not figure this out. It took me researching on the internet to figure this out. A new clock would cost me $350+. The dealer told me that they could not guarantee that my airbag would deploy in an accident. This being my only vehicle, I am often reluctant to put anyone in my passenger seat fearing the airbag will not deploy when it is needed.

I've seen at least 10 cases with the same issue and I wonder why would Toyota do this? Why if my clock starts malfunctioning will my airbags malfunction? Is there an electrical problem that Toyota should fix? Keep in mind, my clock comes in an out but always has the right time, my air bag light is always on, one of the ac dial lights comes in and out, and from time to time the station on my radio will just change on its own. I think it's time for Toyota to admit all the problems and not just a few oopsies. I am unwilling to put anyone in my passenger seat and am fearful that I or my passengers will be seriously hurt because of a malfunction of the airbag.

I was in an accident on January 22, 2010 and my airbags did not deploy in my 2007 Toyota Corolla. I have not contacted anyone specific yet other than the insurance company and police being notified about this, but was researching online to see if there are any similar situations. I have bumps, bruises, scrapes, swelling, but nothing life-threatening. I believe they will total my car as the front end is entirely crushed. When I turned the car off and pulled my keys out, the engine kept running as well. The firemen had to cut something to get it to shut off. They were concerned about the airbag deploying at a later time since it did not deploy during the accident.

My daughter was involved in a traffic collision with her 2007 Toyota Camry SE. The other vehicle made an illegal left turn directly in her path, causing my daughter to collide with the other vehicle square into its passenger side inflicting major damage to her Camry. My daughter's estimated speed on impact was 35-40 MPH.

The Camry sustained major front-end damage which was determined to be a total loss by her insurance company. None of her airbags deployed. After reading all of the posts in this website relating to Toyota's airbag failures, it is apparent that something needs to done to force Toyota to address these serious issues.

Dec. 12,2009 my husband was driving at 55 mgh when a deer jumped out in front of us the deer was killed on impact the drivers head light was smashed in , the hood has shoved in and up and the front bumper was cracked down the front we have taken pictures because the airbags did NOT deploy. We have taken the car in to be fixed and we were told by Toyota here in McMinnville that we did not hit the deer at a fast enough speed because the deer was soft.

On 11/13/09 I took my car to DCH Toyota of Simi Valley to see why my air bag light stayed on all the time on my 2004 Toyota Corolla Sport. I was told that it is due to a spiral cable and the cost was $1350.00. I was also told that my airbags might not deploy in the event of an accident. I asked for a number to call and I was given Toyota Customer relations PH: 1-800-331-4331. I received a case number and was told by the rep that someone from DCH would be contacting me in 1-3 days. When I finally had to call DCH on the 4th day, 11-20/09, the service rep said that Toyota's Customer Care rep was willing to give me $300.00 towards the repair costs. I said I this was unacceptable and that I was calling Toyota Customer Care. The service rep said I was welcomed to do that but that was the final word. I am presently waiting for Toyota Customer Care to contact me. The following is a list of my concerns: 1. I feel this is a factory defect, my car only has 72,000 miles. 2. I have never been in any collisions for this problem to have occurred. 3. I feel this is a Very Serious Safety Issue. The possibility that my airbags might not deploy in a collision could have very grave consequences, for not only me but my Children, Grandchildren and other passengers. I feel Toyota and DCH of Simi Valley need to take care of this safety issue.

I was recently in a car accident that went down 20-25ft off a bluff per the police officer. I was bruised but i made it out alive and well. My car was totalled and my air bags did not deploy. This has happened in many cases according to my insurance company and they told me that i would have to handle this on my own reagrding why the air bags did not deploy. I called them to inform them what had happened and the smart man on the phone which would only give me his first name and he said his name was brad. He was so rude about the situation and when i told him that i have talked to motor vehicle about the suv and the air bags, he spoke out and said that i am just wasting my time, that many have tried and it has not been proved that toyota air bags are a problem. I continue to speak with him and ask him to speak with a manager and he told me that the managers had already left for the day. You don;t know how i felt when he said this to me, i could have died and they have some young punk on the phone joking about the situation.

What can I do about this. I even gave my vin number to the motor vehicle and they said that this vehicle had already been in an accident. can you help me to prove this situation. When I spoke to them and I have since then faxed a letter to the company and I am awaiting a reponse to see what that say. I asked that they give me what I had put in the car. He told me they would give me a car if i finance it. And then he said that Oh! i doubt you will be finacing with us again with your credit. When I had good credit they never said a word, called me 3-4 times a day with offers and all the nine yards. Because i was late in the past, this man throws this up in my face. I am not suppose to be treated like this by no one. I need your help in this matter. I had a Toyota Highlander 2003. If they are right then I know that I will never buy another toyota, I had a Lexus before and there was no problems with the air bags.

I want to bring this up because Toyota as a company has not been taking care of this IMPORTANT feature which failed miserably to bring in the air bags when I drifted to the shoulder on a high way and ended up hitting the divider....I came out with minimal physical damage due to god's grace but my bags never went up...this is a serious complaint and if there is a clear path I can even take this to next level by suing this company....Needless to say MY CAR HAS BEEN TOTALLED.

While traveling on the highway to work the drivers side air bag of my wife's 2005 Toyota Carola exploded without cause. It took Toyota over a month to repair the air bag. They have been unable to explain why the air bag exploded, but claim to have fixed it. I do not feel safe driving the vehicle. Toyota has not resolved other problems we are having with the vehicle since this incident. There seem to be many electrical issues with the vehicle, CD player no longer works, clock on the dash board has faded out, the engine as a whole sounds much louder and a compartment that flew open upon deployment of the airbag no longer closes.

On 10/8/09 at approx. 8:25pm, I was driving my 2005 Toyota Prius down a main road 1/2 mile from my home and was involved in a 4-car accident. I haven't seen the police report yet, and of course it all happened in a heartbeat, but my understanding from the police officers is that: one person made a left turn into oncoming traffic without waiting for a green arrow, thus running a red light. He hit someone else who hit me, and I was forced off the road (at 30-40mph) into a parked car.

All 4 cars involved were totaled. The front of my car was hit twice in the course of the accident, but NONE of my airbags deployed. I was told by the police and EMTs that the airbags in the cars of the 2 other drivers were deployed, and they were shocked that mine were not. As a result of the 10/8/09 accident, I suffered a fractured sternum and upper back re-injury (because, believe it or not!) I was in a previous accident on 8/11/09 less than two months prior, ALSO due to a woman running a red light through an intersection, at which time I suffered some mid-upper back injury, which was just coming under control with treatment).

An ambulance took me to emergency at the local hospital, where I spent 3 days, and have been uable to work since that date (10/8/09). I was told in a follow-up visit with an orthopedist that I cannot drive for at least 2 more weeks, for a total of more than 3 weeks out of work. My car is gone, of course, and I am dependent on others for transportation and other assistance. I will need to replace my car, and will have to take out a loan for the difference between the cost of the new car and the amount reimbursed by the insurance co. for my Prius. I was in intense physical pain for the first week, and have spent considerable time and effort dealing with the consequences of this accident.

When my family and I did some research on the internet, we discovered that there were many complaints about airbag deployment failure in Toyota vehicles, including the Prius (especially 2004-2006 models - yet I never received a recall notification). I would like to know why this issue is not more well-known, and how to prevent this situation from happening to others. Thank you.

I was in a head on collision going approx 45mph when a car pulled out in front of me, totalled both cars. Airbags did not deploy and seat belts did not hold. Toyota stated I was not going fast enough. They have major problems and will not do anything about it. Camry was totalled and I am disabled after a couple of surgeries

Our 2005 Toyota Highlander was involved in a accident. The cars was traveling around 35 mph when it struck a moose. There was heavy damage to the front end of the vechicle. The airbags never deployed. I've read on this site of many other newer Toyotas that hve had the same issue.

I was in a full frontal wreck in my Toyota Camry going aprrox 40 mph where a car pulled out in front of me and it totalled both vehicles. Neither my airbags deployed nor my seatbelts held. I am trying to get pictures of other Toyotas that have been wrecked that the airbags did not deploy and other people that would like to file a complaint because Toyota will not allow us to download the information on the EDR or black box to have it check out.

We purchased the car, we paid for the black box, so the information should be ours. If you are interested in pursuing something on this let me know. My car was totalled, I suffered 5 major back neck surgeries

My daughter was in an accident on Friday, and totaled our 05 Toyota Corolla CE. The airbags never deployed, neither of them. She has injuries and the entire front end of the car is folded up. I want to know why those airbags weren't deployed--she could have been killed! We are getting a check for the car, and I will not be a returning customer of Toyota, which I've had my entire adult life.

A red light runner crashed into the left side of my 2007 Prius in the drivers side door at approx 15 mph. The Side impact SRS curtain airbag on the driver side did not deploy.

I had to crawl out of the passenger side because there was no way I could get out of drivers side

Aug 19th my daughter, Marianna was driving home from work traveling down E. Drummond st. As she drove around and out of the swooping turn her front left tire blew out causing her to spin out of control! Failing to steer the car straight, she jumped the curb and slammed head on into the concrete barriers aside the road( her speed was estimated @ 43mph ).

Upon impact her safety belt failed to lock throwing her into the steering wheel, then the second safety device had also failed..the airbags never deployed! She was taken to the hospital that evening and released the next morning with no major injuries yet found. She is in a lot of pain ( chest ).

This event was horrific for my daughter and we are so thankful it was not fatal. However the thought of this happening to someone else with a different more tragic outcome is very unsettling. I wish to seek legal counsel/advise on this matter. If there are other similar models out there with the same vehicular defects it needs to be brought to the attention of the manufacturer and the owners of their products.

I was in a wreck in my 2001 Toyota Camry on 8/17/09. I didn't see the stop light and T-boned an SUV. My airbag didn't deploy. I asked at the toyota body shop where it was towed. They said that there are two sensors on each end of the bumper and that both sensors had to have been hit in order for the airbag to deploy. The sensor on the driver's side can be seen when looking at the car. I was travelling maybe 20 or 25 mph. You would think the airbag would have worked.

The air-bag warning light started come on my 2005 Toyota Matrix about 2 years ago, and the warning light went off if I re-started the engine. I brought the car to the Toyota dealer for a repair on 2007, but they could not find any problems with the air-bag system. My car already had over 36,000 miles on it, and since the bumper-to-bumper warranty was no longer available, I had to pay for the diagnosis out of my pocket. The warning light still came on and off occasionally.

In March 2008, I had an accident when I lost the control of the car during the snowstorm, and hit the fire hydrant directly. The car sustained a frontal damage, but the airbag did not deployed at the time of the incident.

It cost my insurance about $9000 for the repairs. I suspected that there must be an issue with the air-bag system, and I contacted Toyota Customer service if the power train warranty would cover for a faulted air-bag system. They replied with "No" answer.

I had another accident in April of this year when I hit the deer on the highway. The car sustained another frontal damage, but once again, the airbag did not deployed at all. It cost my insurance about $4000 to repair. My air-bag warning lights started to showing up again recently, and it goes away if I re-started the engine again.

I strongly believe that there is a fundamental issue with Toyota's air-bag system, and it really need to make a national recall on their vehicles.

I was involved in an automobile accident on 7-16-09. I ran into the back of the vehicle in front of me at 45 mph which was stopped in traffic. The airbag did not deploy upon impact. I was lucky to have walked away from the accident with whiplash and a bruised kidney. I think I should be compensated at least for the price of the airbag which failed to protect me. The 1992 Toyota Celica GT was a total loss.

I hit a car that was parked in the road to let a family of ducks cross the road. I was going about 40 mph and had my twin 6 months boys with me. Much to my surprise, my air bags never went off and I suffered whiplash and hit my mouth on the steering wheel. When I called Toyota, they had nothing to say! This is **. I don't feel safe at all in this car.

I am amazed at all the complaints about faulty airbags in Toyotas! I too have a similar story, except that this has happened in 3 accidents! About 4 years ago, my 2003 Toyota Tacoma was involved in a collision on black ice with damage over $16,000.00. No airbag deployed. Three months ago, I was involved in a collision when going 20mph and no airbag deployed. Just last Friday, someone left a parked car on the interstate with no hazard lights and I hit it at 40-45mph. Again, no airbag deployed. I sustained whiplash and bruises on arms, legs and my jaw. I am appalled to think that Toyota has done nothing to correct this problem or to make it right with those who have suffered this experience.

I was driving my 2009 Toyota Matrix S eastbound on a city street going 25 mph, the posted limit. A motorcycle, traveling northbound on the cross street at approximately 60 mph, blew through a yield sign, no braking applied and broadsided my car on the rear passenger side of my 2009 Matrix S. The force of the impact spun my Matrix 180 degrees. Thus my car was now facing westbound and there is tremendous damage to my passenger side of the car. The curtain airbags deployed on the passenger side of the Matrix. However, the driver's side curtain airbags nor my frontal airbags deployed.

Because the side curtain airbags failed to deploy on the driver's side, my head hit the handle on the roof of the car above the drive's side door. I also received a severe contusion on my left shoulder because of the impact. I have a minor head injury which the ER docs are watching. My left shoulder is extremely swollen and painful and I developed a lump at the point of impact on my shoulder that was the size of an egg. Of course, the other driver had no insurance and no license to drive a motorcycle. As far as I know, he is still alive.

Amazinglly, her baby in the back seat didn't even wake up. The grill was wrecked and probably the bumper. My car the rear bumper poped out on both sides, jammed the trunk lid shut and dented both sides "C"piller, But NO airbags. It all happened so fast, I think the safty belts worked, and my 76 y.o. Mom were not hurt. At this point who knows, but it is concerning.

My boyfriend and I were involved in a 4 car chain reaction accident on April 30th, 2009. We were completely stopped and a car struck us in the rear end traveling about 50 mph. Thus we struck a car infront of us. There is over $11,000 damaged to our 2006 Toyota 4Runner. Damage is severe to the back and front of the truck. Neither airbag deployed when we hit the car infront of us, and my, the passenger, seatbelt did not lock up. Thus I struck the windshield, dash, and ended up on the floor with my seatbelt still partially around me. I have injuries to my neck and shoulder due to the "Safety" Equiptment not working.

On Friday, April 24, 2009, I was involved in an accident in which a car made an illegal left turn against a red arrow, causing me to crash into the car. Neither the drivers side nor the passenger side airbag deployed. The car is a 2002 Toyota Camery SE that I purchased in 2003.

8/23/04 - Driving my NEW 2004 Toyota Solara when a car pulled out in front of me. Upon impact my airbag did not deploy, my seatbelt did not engage and my seat slammed into the dashboard. I had the car to the dealer twice to have the seatbelts repaired. My mechanic, Gene, assured me that the seatbelt would work if I stopped fast enough. Wrong - it didn't.

I have lost my job due to medical problems. Suffered severe back injury, seizures, etc. Permanent brain damage. Too many injuries to list. The nightmare goes on and on.

Toyota did not stand behind their product!

Air bag failure in a 2004 4Runner Sport. Front collision with a semi-truck and car was totalled from front end damage. Toyota refused to send field investigator out and stated air bags would only deploy if engine came through the dash and it an uneven impact. Concussion and neck strain and shoulder injury from seat belt. I don't know if this is the way it shoudl be but I would not buy another Toyota due to their rude response and failure to investigate.

I was involved in an accident on 3-15-09. I was hit on the passenger front. I was hit so hard that the car ended up on a curb 4 lines over. While on the phone with 911, after the car came to a rest, the airbag deployed. I feel that the airbag did not work properly, when it did deploy it did not deploy fully. My question is, why did this not go off when I was hit? Was this another defect with a toyota? and when it did deploy was it supose to deploy fully?

We experienced a roll-over accident - totally our fault. The problem is that NONE of the air bags deployed. This 2008 Toyota Sienna was sold by touting safety features, such as numerous air bags. True, wherever we looked, there were air bags. Why, then, with G-force action and impact on sides, top, and bottom, did none of the air bags operate? In addition, one, if not two, seat belts failed in this accident.

My wife and I were driving our 2006 Toyota Sienna LE one day and the Airbag Sensor started to flash on the instrument guages. We called Toyota service that instant and were told to bring the Sienna in for service. After diagnosing the problem, (Airbag Sensor in driver's seat) we were told that they had to order and install a new Airbag Sensor which was located in the driver seat. At that point, the service department turned the Airbag Sensor off. When the part came in, we returned the Sienna to Toyota for service. After the service was complete, we took possession of the van. On the way home (which is approximately 30 miles away) the back of the driver's seat popped off.

When we arrived home, I examined the seat back and noticed that the clips were present; however, the grabber(s)on the seat back had been broken. The very next day, we call Toyota to let them know what had happened and spoke to Jaime. He said the next time we come in for an oil change to talk with him and the service department would take care of the seat back. So, the time arrives for the routine oil change and to fix the seat and we take it in. Upon recieving the Sienna, we noticed that once again the back of the seat popped off again. I observed it and this time they tried to glue it back on. A FINE EXAMPLE OF A POORLY RUN SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

We alerted Toyota Service Department and were told to bring it in a third time that they would take care of it. At this point, my wife and I are totally frustrated. We decided to wait a couple of months to take it back in, but we did on a routine oil change and brake job. This time they not only didn't fix it, they said the we would have to split the cost 50/50 with Toyota because our 36,000 mile warranty was up. THIS ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK WAS NOT ONLY CAUSED BY A POOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT NOW IT IS HALF MY PROBLEM BECAUSE OF POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP.

On 2/20/09 I called the Toyota Service Department to speak with the Service Director Dave. I had to leave him a detailed voicemail. This is Monday 2/23/09 at 4:00 est. time and still no response. I also have an extended warranty with this van. I have had 2 Camry's, this Sienna van and recommend my 79 year old grandmother to Toyota to purchase her Sienna. I don't know if I will ever buy a Toyota again because of this experience.

In an accident that cause almost $10,000 worth of damage. Other driver hit me in the front side and slammed me in the curb. Airbag did NOT inflate and seat belt did NOT lock up. This accident was over ten (10) days ago and I am still in and out of the hospital due to injuries sustained in this accident.

I was driving my 2001 Toyota Camry on a snowy afternoon at about 30 miles per hour when I lost control. The car ran on the median and hit a light pole. The light pole broke into 2 pieces. The light pole completely broke apart at the point of contact and fell on the road. The car continued past the lower part of light pole (that was left standing) and then hit a tree next to the pole.

The emergency crew and police that came on site was very surprised to see that AIR BAG did not deploy after such a severe accident.

I just got my Toyota serviced about a month back with Libertyville Toyota and spent good $350 on repairs to ensure that car is in good shape. This is what I get. I have pictures of my wrecked car. I am still waiting for insurance company to estimate the damages but I am guessing my vehicle might be a TOTAL LOSS.

July 19, 2006 I had a frontal collision with my 2003 toyota tocoma. Travel speed approximately 45mph. Air bags did NOT deploy. I called toyota and asked about this. The reply was the entire front end was not damaged. this is correct, driver side received considerable damage, apprx. $9,000.00 damage.

December 2009 air bag light is on continously. When dealer ship called to give an estimate, first question: Was truck in an accident. I said yes. Dealership wants $950.00 to repair. Why should I spend this money for air bags that do not deploy when needed. I am also experincing knocking and jerking when braking to complete stop since accident, cause to me unknown.

about 1 1/2 year ago, I brought truck in for knocking when braking but was told nothing wrong with truck. Maybe braking problems has nothing to do with complaint, but could my air bag system be checked and corrected not only free of charge but deploy when in an accident of considerable front end damage?

I just wnated to complain about my airbags in my 2005 Toyota Matrix not deploying when I got into an accident on Monday the 22nd. What had happened was I spun out got hit in the back then launched accross my lane the center lane and my car turned and an SUV hit me in the front passenger side and the airbags did not deploy. I dont know what action I can take but I am very concerned about this and anyone else who may own one.

My front, rear and passenger side was totaled I was going at speeds of 65-70 MPH. I have lost my car and still have to pay for my car because the car financing institute in charge failed to let me know about a discrepency with my inspection so now I am stuck paying for the rest and suffering head, neck, and severe back pains. I lost 3 days of work from this incident and shocked and appalled that these airbags did not deploy seeing as I was hit twice on a highway. If someone can contact me regarding my options here that would most appreciated.

Head-on crash with a deer at between 60-65 mph, airbags did not deploy in spite of $6000 damage to the front of the car, right where the airbag sensors are. I thought they at least should have sent someone from Toyota to look at the car, was told to just send pictures. The whole thing has been a traumatic experience and I don't feel safe back in that car, knowing that if there is another accident the bags might not go off. Luckily there were no deadly consequences but there could have been, and they don't seem to care.

I was completely stopped at a red light when a drunk driver hit me from behind in a small pick up truck without braking. I was pushed into the car infront of me stopped at the red light. My airbags did not deploy. I hit my face on the steering real during the impact causing a broken front top teeth with nerve damage and broken nose that required reconstructive surgery and valve replacement. My 2006 4runner had over $6,500 in damages, the truck's engine dropped towards the ground and the car infront of me had approximently $2,ooo in damages. What does it take for the air bags to deploy?

I was hit on the left side of my toyota yaris on the way to work, my air bag did not deploy and I blacked out, I have whiplash and a concussion possible other problems, I am left with my car being fixed out work and a ton of medical tests, I do not would the air bag going off make it worse but It just seems I got jolted around and my little yaris fell apart a lot easier than other model cars.

7,000 so far in damages not including my injuries

I just had a wreck in my 2004 Toyota Solara. The impact was so hard that the front end nearly came into my dashboard. The car is a total loss. Here is the problem. The brakes, which were replaced by Fred Anderson Toyota within the last 6 months would not stop the car neither would the emergency brake. Also, the airbags did not deploy, at ALL! Thank God my daughter and I were wearing seatbelts. We are both in a lot fo pain this morning, but no major injuries.

I was not issued a ticket because the officer and the person I hit concurred that the car just could not stop, because even after the impact, the car was trying to push the truck, a much bigger vehicle. This is very disappointing and scary. Now, I have no car and I will have to purchase a new one. I am very upset and traumatized after being told by the driver of the truck and the officer that the ball on the truck saved our lives. I thought I had a safe vehicle and after being checked out and repaired last week at Toyota, I really thought I was safe!

CAR IS TOTAL LOSS. The engine is smashed in, no air bag deployment. Emotional and physical trauma.

I was traveling in my 03 Toyota Corolla down a main street at about 35mph, when all of a sudden out the left side I see a blue van heading straight across the intersection I am about to cross. I immediately slam on my breaks of course this was not enough time to stop with out t-boning the van. I slammed straight into it. I was probably going 30 by the time the car impacted. He (the other driver) ran a redlight, he just went through it like it was not there. My whole body went numb when I impacted, my first thought was I was going to pass out.

I managed to get out of my car which was completely demolished, fluids leaking all over the intersection. I went and sat on the curb. My chest began to hurt I realized the seat belt must have cut into me. My airbags did not deploy. I am extremely swore today, this happened last night. My car was towed away, I am waiting for the insurance to let me know if it is salvagable. The police officer told me he thought it was totaled. Thank God for my seat beat, and Thank God I had a glimmer of a moment to brake, because if I had not seen him (the van) coming He would have t-boned me and the damage done to the front of my vehicle, I could not imagine if that were on the drivers side. I have always owned Toyota's I had only 3 payments left on this one. I will never buy a Toyota again.

On 10-06-08, I was involved in an accident where a car pulled accrossed two lanes of traffic and decided to stop half way in my lane. I was doing about 55 mph and crashed into the back quarter panel of his car. I hit his car dead center of my Toyota Tacomca and pushed everything back. It even looks as if it pushed back the engine. The front end is totally destroyed and my driver side airbag did not go off. I am still waiting for the insurance company to review the damages and make their decision and while they are investigating my truck, I am going to have them check the airbag sensors in the front of my truck. I am suffering from back sprains and neck sprains and I hit my chest on the steering wheel. I have read all of the other complaint concerning airbags not deploying and it seems that all the law firms are scared to go up against Toyota. With all of these complaints, why is there not a class action suit being processed against Toyota.

My airbags on my 1999 Toyota Tacoma did not deploy on a direct impact to the front of my truck. I have owned my Toyota for the last 6 years and have been a diehard Toyota fan. After this accident and fact that Toyota is not as safe as it states, I will not be purchasing a Toyota again.

i was run off the road by a driver traveling in the opposite direction who crossed the center line. i swerved and hit a utility pole at about 25mph. my airbags did not deploy.

I was in an accident Tuesday, September 16th at approximately 5:00am in my 2003 Toyota Tacoma. I came around a curve to find 4 horses in the middle of the road. I hit two of the horses head on. My airbags did not deploy. The collision killed one of the horses instantly and the other died shortly after.

The full impact of the two 500lb+ animals totalled my truck, but the airbags did not deploy at all. Thankfully, I was not seriously injured. I have a swollen knee, ankle and both wrists are extremely sore from hitting the dash of my truck.

I was in a car accedent in 2004 and my airbags didn't open. My car mashed headon into a cement wall. I had a head injury,were my head hit the string wheel. I would like to make a cliam from the injuiry. I still have bad head and shoulder problems because of this. Still have Pictures and a case was filed in court. My car was a 2004 Camery

I was in a car accedent in 2004 and my airbags didn't open. My car mashed headon into a cement wall. I had a head injury,were my head hit the string wheel. I would like to make a cliam from the injuiry. I still have bad head and shoulder problems because of this. Still have Pictures and a case was filed in court. My car was a 2004 Camery

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I was in a car accedent in 2004 and my airbags didn't open. My car mashed headon into a cement wall. I had a head injury, were my head hit the string wheel. I would like to make a cliam from the injuiry. I still have bad head and shoulder problems because of this. Still have Pictures and a case was filed in court.

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I was in a car accedent in 2004 and my airbags didn't open. My car mashed headon into a cement wall. I had a head injury, were my head hit the string wheel. I would like to make a cliam from the injuiry. I still have bad head because of this. Car total

On 8/13/08, I rear ended a truck with my 2002 Rav 4 going 40-45 miles an hour. I did not see the truck before I hit it so therefore I did not apply the brakes. My airbag did not go off. I received a fractured sternum and was just told by a representative of Toyota that the airbag would only deploy to prevent serious head or chest injury and a fractured sternum was not serious enough to cause the airbag to deploy.

I suffered a fractured sternum and if the airbag had gone off the car would have been totaled.I was told by the insurance company that my damages were $1,200 away from being totaled.

My toyota 2004 forerunner airbag was not working on July16, 2008, approximately 940pm. My brother was on the wheel and fully stopped in red light in Bellflower intersection of Lakewood and Flower street. The forerunner was hit by another forerunner behind, and my brother hit the car in front of him. My brother's chest was pressed in the wheel. I am concern of the car's safety during this major impact. My brother NOel was shaken and got very scared on this accident. He was on his way to pick up his 3 children (about 3 minutes away to his destination to get his 2 sons and 1 daughter. Please inform me on why the airbag was malfunction. The forerunner looks totalled per the picture my brother took and my mother's description. Mental distress of my brother, he did not even call 911 because he was thinking of his 3 children. He was very sacred of toyota's performance on safety feature.

I was involved in a car accident where a car pulled across three lanes of traffic an I was in the far right lane and i was unable to ssee or stop in time to avoid a full frontal hit at approximately 40 MPH. My airbags did not deploy on impact and it was a dead full frontal dead on hit with the other car car not moving on impact. I hit the streeing wheel with my chest by the time my seatbelt caught me.

My mother and I were on our way home from grocery shopping and were in a line of vehicles behind a school bus. The bus stopped to let children off and we wre stopped when a Ford explorer smashed us in the rear and pushed us into a truck that was sitting in front of us. The airbags did not deploy and the seatbelts did not hold. My mother hit the windshield, breaking it with her head and knocking her out.. I flew forward hitting the wheel and who knows what else...I can't remember. Maybe I was knocked out too. My Scion Tc was totalled.

April 20, 2008 - I was driving a less than 30-day old Toyota Camry 08. Upon approaching an intersection, an over speed car hit me from driver's side. The impact so so severe that it had thrown the car around 50 feet, landed on a side walk, flipped over at 180 degrees with the driver' side on the ground. 911 Rescuers came and broke the car's windshield to take me out of it. NONE OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Toyota Camry LE V6(2000) model. - I have had a great experience owning a Camry for over 8 years until a multi-car crash when my car was declared 'totalled' by my insurance company. My concern was when the accident happened, none of the airbags ever got deployed. Now do the sensors get activated only if the car was stressed in specific direction? To briefly describe, my car was hit from rear by a handyman truck, and my car got dragged and ploughed into a X5 SUV in front(sandwiched). Nothing visibly major happened to the X5 or the truck that hit, but my car was damaged badly in the front as well as rear.

Last year in August 2007. I financed at the time a new 2007 Toyota Camry. I noticed the car over the course of only 1 month was very slow and took a long time to speed up. I mean i found myself attempting to switch lanes on several occasions and its like the car was a dud. no force when trying to get ahead. on March 15, 2008 i was traveling from PA visiting a friend in Huntingdon PA heading back home to New York. And my wheels started acting funny. I believe i had a blow out in one or both my back tires. This caused the car to obviously go out of control. At the time i was doing a little over 65mph which is the speeding limit in Harrisburg. I completely lost control and was heading dead fast into my left lane trying to steer away from the road side railing. I managed to bang up my right side something terrible. somehow as i hit my right side my car lifted and rolled over repeating so about 3-4 times. and my passenger side airbags came out but my driver side airbag never deployed. my car was completely airbourne and when all was said and done it was my seat belt that saved my life. Toyota SUCKS!! The car is now totaled and i am battling with my insurance peeople. What a nightmare. It was 5 oclock in the afternoon clear as day no traffic. I hit no one and no one hit me. I thank God.. Toyota failed me...

I was driving on Route 93 South (Massachusetts) in my 1997 Toyota Camry. The driving conditions were not great due to heavy rain. There was a sedan infront of my car and a truck infront of the sedan. The truck had just passed exit 5A (the exit they had intended to get off) when they decided to put their car in reverse to go back to the exit. When this happened, the sedan slammed on their brakes to try to stop in time. When this did not work the sedan hit the truck. By the time I knew what was happening it was also too late for me to stop. My car continued to slide at a decent speed over 40 mph and his the sedan straight on. My airbags should have gone off after this crash; however, they failed to deploy.

I rearended a ford explorer that was stopped just over a hill trying to turn.I was doing about 55-60 mph.and niether air bag deployed even though the front end of my car was crushed.I only suffered whiplash and a few bruises along with a few days out of work but i believe that could have been prevented had the airbag deployed.Iwas the only person in the vehicle.

On Dec. 27, 2007, I was driving my 2000 Toyota Camry, when my car was hit in the rear by another driver, causing me to swerve off the road, hitting a telephone pole head-on at approximately 30 mph. My airbags failed to deploy, causing me to suffer a fractured sternum and 2 broken ribs.

On Dec 23 2007 at about 6:15 pm I was traveling intown of Modesto CA. I was traveling to go see a friend, and as I went thru town the lights were turning Green ahead of me, as i crossed one street I saw something coming at me I applied my brakes realizing it was a car that had run a red light. The vehicle was traveling so fast it ended in front of me, and I struck it on the side and the Air Bags never went off.

On November 20, 2007, I was involved in a hit-and-run accident. My airbags did not deploy. I was taken to the trauma unit at a far-away hospital. The damage to my car was $6500. The damage to my personal being was not serious, however, the shock of the accident had me sent to the trauma unit for a night. My car is a 2007 Toyota Matrix. It was gifted to me by my mother, who is now suffering with cancer. The accident happened on the anniversary of my brother's fatal accident many years ago in 1986. This trauma greatly disturbed my peace of mind and has left me in a state of loss. Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I sat alone, crying, unable to tell my mother what happened. The last time I was ever in a trauma unit was with my 19 year old brother in the Shock Trauma unit in Baltimore. He lost a lung before he died.

Head on collision with telephone pole, enough force to break pole but airbag failed to deploy, transported to hospital, x-rays negative but suffered bruised leg and sore neck. Have not been able to sleep.

My Daughter & I went shopping for a safe car for her 16th Birthday. I told the saleman I wanted a truck for her since she was a new driver & I wanted her to be safe. She wanted a brand new Toyota TC Scion, I wanted a truck. The saleman told me how safe she would be in in the Toyota TC Scion since it has 5 airbags, etc., etc. Well three weeks later she is involved in a total car wreck (By the way they made me turn in my Ford 2001 expedition, said I had to many cars to qualify being a single Mom) so I did. The car was $18K plus taxes the wreck was over $22k in damages Totaled. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. The wireharness was severed & to no avail Toyota's only response we not all airbags are meant to go off depending on how they are hit. Hello $22K in damages & no airbags. Come on. My insurance Paid the car completed off plus the $7k I put down & the gag paid my truck off, but to no avail toyota won't put her back to where we were. Later I went & talked to Jeff Parker, he said Laughed & then said If you can find a lawyer that would fight Toyota you wouldn't be here, so we are finished. The lawyers say you either have to be quadrapeldric or dead to have them fight because toyota puts up $1 mil up front, which lets the little guys not to be able to fight.

On September 28, 2007 I had an accident with my Toyota Sienna which caused considerable front end damage and some right side damage in the amount of about $19,000 totaling the vehicle. The front air bags did not deploy nor did any side bags deploy. This was a 2006 model all wheel drive with about 9,700 miles.

I was currently in a accident September 1, 2007. There was no damage to the other car but my car was severely damage.The airbags did not deploy on either side. The frame of the car was bent past the airbag sensor 5 inches.

I have contacted toyota and their defective hotline for toyota. They sent me a link i could not open. I did some research and there have many reports bad assemby to the toyota yaris 2007 airbags. I have a 2007 toyota yaris sedan and i have had since 07/29/2006 it is still under factory warranty they refuse to test it and test why it did not go off in the first place.

I have spoken to a legal aid because i have very low-income and he said he will look at my case. I think that some one should do something because the person who was able to do minor work to my car said because we don't know it didn't go off in the first, it can maybe go off at any moment. I have a 5 month old child i don't want any situation like ford,i do not want an serious injury to myself or anyone else. This is something that can be prevented. I have tried everything i can think of. Please help me!

On Friday, November 9, 1:15 PM, when driving on the freeway, 70 MPH, in the fast lane, the driver airbag on my son's 2006 Toyota Matrix deployed for no reason. The explosion and smoke was very alarming, and at first, my son thought he was in an accident. As the car filled with smoke, my son, 19, disoriented, veered to the right, crossing 3 lanes. By a miracle, he did not hit anyone. He could barely hold unto the steering wheel because he said it immediately got very hot. He pulled over, got out of his car, realizing what happened, and let the car clear of smoke. Again, disoriented, he got back in the car & drove back to school with the bag hanging open and the seat belt no longer working. When he arrived at school, he called me. I picked him up and took him to the hospital.

My mother has wrecked her toyota corolla on 2 separate occaissions. Both times the air bag did not deploy. What are the laws pertaining to this. I thought that any impact would make it deploy.

I had a 2002 Toyota Camry. On May 17 2007 my daughter was driving me around. She came to a stop sign and proceed on. She attempted to go since she had the right away. A huge pick up city truck turned in front of her and she hit him head on in the middle of his truck. She was traveling about 20 mph but it scared her and she got the gas and brakes confused and she hit gas instead of the brake that cause the impact to be more severe. Partially left and the whole right passenger side was smashed in the front.

The hood was peel back to the windshield. The frame was crack and the right door was jammed. The seat belts did not lock us in place and the airbags did not deploy. My daughter chest went into steering wheel. I thought she was going to hit the windshield. The impact pulled us up out of our seats and I hit my head and the whole right side of my face on the windshield.

I was already suffering severe traumatic brain injury. My knees hit the console. My daughter suffer whiplash, back sprain and spasms. I suffer an partially torn cartlidge in my knee, crack jaw, tmj, back pain, spasms on top of spasms, and a set back on my brain injury. I am really upset about this because if the airbags deployed that would have stop me from hitting my head again.

God is with me because taking another blow to my head could have caused me my life. I contacted Toyota main office and they gave me a worker. I sent pictures to toyota of my vehicle.

Get this, Toyota told me that the dash board would have to be in my lap before the airbags deploy. I told toyota I would not buy another toyota and they could not give me one.

We purchased a 2006 Toyota Corolla with both front and side airbags for our daughters use. Two days ago she was driving with a friend when a car pulled out in front of her from the side of the road to make a u-turn. My daughter was traveling at approx. 50 mph. She hit the brakes and swerved to avoid hitting the other vehicle in a straight on t-bone collision. The left front of her car and the drivers door and side collided. The airbags did not deploy. The passenger side seatbelt did not lock in and the passenger hit his head on the dashboard. He blacked out for approx 1 min and sustained a concussion.

I acquired my Toyota Yaris last Jan 2007 and have less than 3000 miles on it. On September 4, 2007 at around 11pm I had a head-on collision accident involving the Yaris where it was pushed several feet back after the collision. I had green light and was approaching the intersection when an east bound vehicle made a fast and wide right turn. It went into my lane colliding with the Yaris head-on. Also, the neighborhood people heard of the crash and were the ones who actually contacted the local police while I was making an attempt to dial 911. To my astonishment the Yaris' airbags did not deploy! I strongly think the airbags should have worked for my safety in this type of collision. As of this time no repair attempts or any alteration have been made to the Yaris as it is fresh from the accident.

I was in a car accident last Tuesday, 08/21/07. The airbags in my Camry did not deploy. My kids and I were taken to the emergency. When the police arrived, they had adviced me to have the car investigated as to why the airbags did not deploy considering the impact it had taken. The car is declared total loss.

I have been paying for this brand new car for almost a year. If this car is found to be defective, I would take further action, to get reimbursed for what I had paid and the medical cost that was incurred during the accident.

My son was in an accident where he had to swerve to miss a truck coming towards him in his lane. It caused him to hit the guard rail on the bridge. Now, it is up to us since my insurance didn't cover my son, to pay for the damage, towing and medical bills. The crash was severe, and the airbags on the 2005 Toyota Prius did not deploy. They just didn't work. THe CHP said if the guard rail didn't stop him, he and his 2 friends would have died.

$20,000 in repair, $2,100 in new guard rails, $170 for the tow, and I don't have the latest medical costs. My son is missing his 2nd week of work.

My son was in an accident where he had to swerve to miss a truck coming towards him in his lane. It caused him to hit the guard rail on the bridge. Now, it is up to us since my insurance didn't cover my son, to pay for the damage, towing and medical bills. The crash was severe, and the airbags on the 2005 Toyota Prius did not deploy. They just didn't work. THe CHP said if the guard rail didn't stop him, he and his 2 friends would have died.

I was involved in an accident while driving my 2003 Toyota Corolla. I was heading south down state street when a car heading north turnned in front of me. Unfortunatlly I was not able to stop in time to avoid hitting the other car. The impact of the car was bad that it bent the frame of my care but my air bags had not deployed. A couple years ago the same thing happend where I was driving a toyota and the air bags did not deploy. This is rediculous. I know now never to purchase a toyota again. But in the mean time what does one do to get this taken care of?

My daughter was in a car accident this morning. Her 2001 Toyotsa Avalon, never deployed the air bags. Fortunately, she was not hurt. She had her seat belt on. The condition of the car is terrbile. Lots of front end damage, side damage. I am shocked and angry that the airbags did not deploy. She could have been severly injured or possibly killed.

My son was driving my 99 camry xle when he fell asleep at the wheel. He drove into a guard rail which smashed the entire front end right up to the windshield. The airbags never deployed. He split his head open upon impact. He suffered severe head trauma and lost a lot of blood. He also suffered whiplash. The car was deemed totalled but, I feel that Toyota should be liable as the adjuster stated that the airbag sensors were defective. I have pictures and documented everything. What to do next.

My wife was in a wreck yesterday at 0740 a.m. 6/14/07 on my birthday let alone in 05 toyota matrix.She was was driving down the highway the person had to lock up her brakes to miss a truck in front of her.Ellen then done the same but it was to late she smashed the front end and the person behind her hit her rear she got sand wiched double impact no airbags deployed also my wife got severe whiplash and back spasms who do I talk to thanks the self family.

We do not know of the severity of the damage yet it has not been assessed yet it has front passenger side and back end damage.I would say its totalled but im not an assesser.

We bought our daughter an 05' Toyota Corolla 5/03/07 a car ran in front of her and she t-boned him. Her airbags didn't deploy. She was only going about 25mph but the car has severe front end damage. Her body lundged forward hitting the steering wheel. Her face hit the steering wheel and she has severe whiplash. I totally don't understand why her airbags didn't deploy. I would like to file a complaint but don not know how. Does anyone have any ideas? I think Toyota needs to be sued.

I have a 2002 Toyota Camry and was told I have oil sludge and need a new engine. My mechanic told me of a secret recall regarding this problem. I went online and saw under Somcer Affairs that Toyota had setttled a class action lawsuit. The question I have is how do I go about getting this taken care of at Toyota's cost and also, does it cover a 2002 4 cylinder? That is what I have. I'm SO upset as I do not have the money that will be needed to fix this. Thank you for anything you can do to direct my complaint.

I was rear enden on I-95 in VA on August 24,2006, I was on my way home from work in bumper to bumper traffic at a complete stop when a man rear ended me at 40 mph. He hit hard enough to pick my car up. I took it to the shop and got the bumper and some mechanical work done.

my airbag didn't come out but his did. Not only that I suffered severe whiplash injuries and have been out of work since the accident, my drs and physical therapist don't believe I will be able to go back because of my injuries, I can't lift my left arm over my head or even to chest level, I have an attorney to deal with the insurance but I wonder if I can go after toyota not just because of the airbags, but also my car an 2005 Corolla was rated the poorest protection from whiplash injury no matter where you sit in the car.

The support isn't there but Toyota is good at tooting their own horn about how safe the cars are. I'm 26 and I have to find a whole new career. What makes it hard I have a family to support now and income. Thanks Toyota.

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Was in an accident on Feb. 25, 2007. I was headed North and a car headed South turned in front of me on a rural highway. I hit her head on and then hit a deep ditch. I have a 2005 Toyota Camry and the damage totaled 10,000 but the insurance company decided to fix it. The airbags never deployed even though the front of my car looked like I hit a tree. We were traveling about 40 mph. I'm pregnant and had my other two children in the car with me. Just muscle strains and bruising. Has anyone ever been sucessful against Toyota??? I'm really scared of my car and what might happen next time.

This has happened twice to me in two different cars. In 2000 I had a Toyota (1998) Camery we rear ended another car going 30 miles an hour and smashed the whole front end in having about $8,000.00 or more of damages, and the air bags DIDN'T DEPLOY in some ways I was thankful I was 8 1/2 months pregnant and I don't think that would have felt very good.

Then last year April of 2005 we had just PURCHASED a BRAND NEW 2006 TOYOTA SIENNA and a car RAN a RED LIGHT going 40-45 miles an hour and took off my whole front end of my car me suffering whiplash and back problems and my AIR BAGS also didn't deploy. I am really ****** off I have talked with a lawyer about it and they said it is really hard to go after a big company like this but I would still like to try and do something.

Why purchase a vehicle when they quote themselves on being #1 in safety and peoples choice. I am a little irritated the toyota guy told me that if they had DEPLOYED I could have been hurt WORSE what kind of comment is that??? Lets all brain storm its' like the firestone tire thing it's all about safety right.

On 3/1/07 I was involved in an auto accident which left 2004 Toyota Corolla completely totaled. I was hit head on by another driver and suffered extensive front end damage. I am 4 1/2 months pregnant and was wearing a seatbelt which held me but THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I have an attorney regarding my case against the other driver; but I need to seek other counsel in regards for Toyota. I would really like someone to contact me regarding this matter.

The physical damages to my car is that it is totaled (I do have pictures) and the damages to my body is severe whiplash, and I am currently in ankle brace with damages to my right foot.

It seems yet again, there is another incident of a sludge problem. My 2003 Corolla (Which doesn't seem to be included in the class action suit) was diagnosed with an extreme case of sludge. After having all my regular mileage maintence done at the dealership and my last oil change 2 months ago, I am now looking at a $2200.00 repair bill (Valves, valve seats, oil pump and screen). It would seem that Toyota may need to reevaluate the vehicles included in their settlement. I have read of several Corollas with engine sludge problems. Funny how their highest selling car isn't included in this.

I was driving along and the guy in front of me hit the lady in front of him and as a result I hit the guy in front of me, but not very hard. The airbags deployed and one of the air bags had a short and caused a fire. Had my children been in the back this would have been tragic.

The whole passenger side interior is destroyed.

My son was hit by a large van while waiting for movement of traffic December 2006. He was hit from behind as well as in front, his airbads did not deploy in the 2005 Toyota Corolla. The vehicle was like a sandwich and my son is suffering from injuries he may not have if the airbads had depolyed.

God is still in the miracle making business today! It was March 19, 2005 when I was involved in a single car accident. I was driving a 1998 Lexus GS300 car. My right side tires dropped off the shoulder of the highway. I must have overcorrected when the vehicle went left across the highway and slammed into an embankment. The car partially ejected me while rolling over three or four times and then landed on top of me. Luckily, I landed in a ditch which seemed to give me some protection. Emergency personnel used somesort of lifting device (airbags) to get the vehicle off of me.

The Lexus car had four airbags - NONE DEPLOYED. I HAVE LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS! Needless to say, the car was totaled. I broke my C7 vetebre, pelvic, collarbone, six broken ribs, cheekbone, serious leg laceration, and acquired a brain injury. Responders said it appeared I was not wearing my seatbelt, which is highly unusual because, as a habit I make passengers buckle-up when they are with me.

I was air lifted to a trauma unit. For two weeks, I was in a coma state and never responded to commands. I also battled pneumonia and internal bleeding. My spleen was removed. My family was approached about transferring me to a special brain & spinal cord hospital in Atlanta who they thought could help me. I was carried to Atlanta via medical airplane. When I arrived, my medical statistics had dropped considerably (below entrance level into the hospital). However, the hospital accepted me and started me on a different series of drugs.

I woke up the next day and showed improvement in the days to follow. I remained in the brain hospital for four weeks while I continued waking-up before being transferred to an aggressive re-hab center. It was here where I gained strength and mobility. I was involved in rehab from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm five days a week for six weeks.

There were 8-10 specialized therapists who worked with me daily; exercise, cognitive-thinking tasks, multi-tasking, and recreational activities. My husband and mother took leave of absences from their workplaces to be with me. They were with me daily from the time I was in trauma until the day I was dismissed from the re-hab center (about ten weeks)and came home. After returning home, I continued my physical therapy locally. My employer allowed me to return to work part-time almost nine months after the wreck. As my endurance increased, I returned to my job full-time about two months later.

My husband and mother stayed with me (in a different state from our homes)while I recovered. They had to seek housing, some furnishings, and other things we needed to help us adjust to apartment living. They were responsible for getting me to the rehab center and picking me up in the afternoons. They basically put their lives on hold while we lived out of state 2-1/2 months. I was broken up; pelvis, C7 vertebre, broken ribs, collarbone, cheekbone. Extensive daily therapy helped me get stronger and recuperate.

Now, almost two years later, I have aches and pains...but have been blessed to return to doing things I enjoyed before the horrible accident. My walking is alittle wobbly and I have difficulty balancing, but overall, I get around okay. Their isn't a dollar amount to the strain and stress it caused my family and friends. My husband and I were away from our 17-yr. old son who tried to carry on with his life and school obligations here at home. We have stored the wrecked vehicle and I'm tempted to put it on a trailer and drive it through Nashville with signs plastered on it....AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. Anyone can look and ask themselves, why didn't they go off?

Lexus states the car performed as it should have. The car is crushed all over - so what does it take to activate the air bags? My suggestion to friends and family, and other consumers...DO NOT BUY A TOYOTA/LEXUS PRODUCT! Lexus promotes their products by emphasizing their safety features. But in my case, they failed. I am thankful to be alive and have suffered enough. Ready to let go of all of this and close this chapter of my life. It's been a living hell for everyone involved. P.S. We did obtain an attorney who filed a lawsuit against Lexus/Toyota.

Our courtdate is set for June 2007; however, our attorney is telling us they don't have the resources necessary to battle such a huge corporation. Expert investigators were brought in to inspect the damaged vehicle and agree the airbags should have deployed considering the damage to the vehicle. Unfortunately, if we cannot find a law firm who is qualified to take on Toyota/Lexus, we will be forced to drop the lawsuit. If anyone can give us some suggestions or wants to get involved; please e:mail or call. I am not looking to get rich out of this; however, I do feel Lexus/Toyota should be held accountable for their product failure.

On Jan. 22,2006 I was involved in car accident. The other party turned left in front of me. I was going appoximatly 35 mph. My grandaughter in the passenger seat. We hit him head on. The seatbelts held us in the car but Neither air bag deployed as I hit the steering wheel. My front end destroyed.

I am suffering from severe whiplash and pain to the left side of my body including shoulders and upper back. My granddaughter is suffering from chest pain. She is complaining of not breathing right. No hedaches at this time, but it has been less than 24 hours.

My grandaughter is on strong pain meds and will not be able to retun to school for a few days. I am not able to sleep because of pain to neck and back.

I have a 2006 Toyota Corolla S. On October 30, 2006, I had an accident in which the back and front of my vehicle was smashed, damaging all the parts of the car including bumpers, hood,trunk, headlights, fenders, radiator was damage. My seatbelt provided me with excellent protection and I was unhurt. However, the driver airbag did not deploy (nor the passenger side, but there was no passenger).

I and my daughter suffer neck pain for several days. Loose days in hospital, insurance claim, police reports, etc. Repair cost of car was $6,000. I am now afraid to drive the car.

On July 15, 2004 I was in an auto accident. A woman blindly pulled out in front of me. I was doing about 35 mph and had no time to apply the breaks. I t-boned her with the front of my 2004 Toyota Matrix. The front on my car hit her front passenger side wheel. It was head on for me. I went from 35 mph to zero in a split second. My daughter, who was 15 yrs old at the time was in the front passenger seat and I was driving.

Neither of our air bags went off.

I would like to file a complaint against Toyota, but I don't know how to go about doing it. Both myself and my daughter suffered severe whiplash as we were both wearing our seatbelts. We both have been diagnosed with permanent injuries to our shoulders and back and both of us have daily chronic pain. Please let me know if there are any class action law suits against Toyota for faulty air bags. I would greatly appreciate your help. I have a thick folder with all the info in it such as the accident report, auto VIN #, etc.

I was in a car accident on 12/9/06 in my 2005 Toyota Camry. We hit a tree at an impact of 40-45 miles per hour almost head on. The seat belts restrained both my husband and I, but the air bags did not deploy on my side nor did it on the passenger side.

I now am suffering from neck problems and migraines and wait for Toyota Experience to get back with me on this.

Driving Lexus series 330. On 11/14/06 had an accident. I ran into an ongoing car. Serious impact. Had seatbelt on.

My chest went into the steering wheelmy neck shifted back. Airbag did not release. Observers wondered why airbag didn't come on. I sustained injuries to my chest,(chest pains) neck and back, migraine headaches.

I have a 2002 Toyota Corolla S. On October 4, 2006, I had an accident in which the front of my vehicle was smashed inward, damaging all the parts of the car up to and including the windshield. My seatbelt provided me with excellent protection and I was unhurt. However, the driver airbag did not deploy (nor the passenger side, but there was no passenger). The police asked about the airbag which is when I realized it had not been activated by the crash.

As of now, I have no physical injuries because of the seatbelt. However, this seems to be a problem that may require a recall if it has occurred to other drivers.

While driving my 2005 Toyota Corolla (north bound on main st. in Joplin Missouri) A dump truck going East on 20th street failed to stop for a read light. My auto hit his right fuel tank at about 25 miles per hour.The main impact was my front to his side. My front air bag did not deploy. However as the force of the impact procceded to move my car to its left the left front drivers side air bag deployed as well as the left rear side air bag. My auto came to rest on a fire plug.

Consequently my head was being throne to the right by the side air bag. My lower left side was being punksured by the door panel and the set built was cuting into my left shoulder. Common since tells you that. Had the front air bag deployed as it was supposed to my neck shoulder and ribs would not have been injured as much.

I had a frontal impact in my 1995 Toyota - only minor injuries luckily. When I contacted Toyota to see why my air bags didn't deploy I was told that the 15 MPH impact formula was only when you hit an immovable object. When I asked what the formula is for a movable object I was told that the wreck would have to be distributed evenly over the front of the auto and the motor would have to be moved in. Obviously they work sometimes and sometime they don't but Toyota is never going to admit it. My advice.....buy a Honda.

This was a side impact by another car going the same direction as we were. He fell asleep and hit a cement barrier on the right (Jersey barrier) and over corrected when he woke up hitting our right passanger door.

We were on the Highway.

I was in a high speed rollover and no airbags deployed. We had front and side airbagsin our 2004 Toyota Sequoia. Could there be a problem with the airbags? We are concerned about other people getting injured by airbags not deploying. Could this be a re-call issue? We already have an attorney only for the personal injuries.

I had a horrific accident at 25 miles per hour on 03-21-06. I was turning left on my way, another car on the opposite side of the road was turning left on hers and the driver changed her mind and went straight, That ended up in a front-end collesion. The air bags in my 2003 Toyota Camry did not deploy and the restraining seat belt did not catch me. I hit the visor hanger and I had a big injury in my head (V shaped) that required 11 staples. The vehicle farme was severely bent. The car was deemed a total loss.

I had 11 staples in my head and I was dignosed to have second degree concussion in addtion to severe pain in my neck, shoulders and my back. I was not able to go to my work for almost 2 weeks now. My wife said that for the 2 days past the accident my memory was very bad. I was not able to focus and I am still suffering from severe headache. As a consequance my health insurence will go up as the hopital bill for the ER alone is almost $4,000 alone without the follow up and physical therapy.

I have a 2000 Toyota Tundra Limited Extra Cab 4x4. I have had all the problems that I have seen on this web site and have not got anything out of Toyota. The problem that got me was when I had a wreck and the air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not hold me. I hit the windshield with my head and cracked it and also bent the steering wheel.

Toyota said that since I hit a power pole the front end absorbed the impact and the air bags should not deploy. I sent them pictures that the body shop took showing that the frame where the bumper is attached was bent. The wreck did almost $10,000 of damage.

I am afraid to drive the truck but I have to work. I will not let my daughter ride in the truck with me.

Almost three months ago, I was in a car accident. I was the passanger in a 2003 Toyota Tacoma Extended cab, I was sitting in the front passanger seat, we were on our way home from a night out, and we hit black ice, the truck started to fishtail, and we struck three trees. The first tree we hit head on, the second tree we hit with the driver side of the truck, as well as the third tree -- needless to say our airbags never deployed, on the driver side or the passenger side, and yes the passenger airbag was turned on.

I don't remember much of that night, but i know myself and the driver of the truck were both life-flighted to a nearby trauma unit, the driver has sustained serious injurys, such as a limb of his body is paralyzed, as well as broken ribs, punctured lung, fractures of the back. As for myself I have a broken neck and a broken back, I suffer from constant pain, muscle spasms, and bulging discs in my neck. I haven't worked since the accident, which is close to three months i have no income either. Toyota claims it is not their fault but all three sensors for the airbags were set off, but no airbags.