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Problems with 2011 Toyota 4Runner AIR BAGS

On average, the 2011 Toyota 4Runner starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 73 937 miles.

Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2011 Toyota 4Runner

Takata recall toyota has yet to provide a fix for this recall and they have provided no timeline for how long it will take. in the meantime, i am stuck with a vehicle that i cannot have a passenger sit in the passenger seat and i wonder if the driver's airbag is even safe.

It has been over 8 months and my car is still not fixed. i am still unable to have my full family ride in my car, as no one can sit in the front passenger seat. toyota corp and the local toyota dealership are refusing to provide me a loaner vehicle unless i sign a form indicating that i will keep my car in my garage and not use it. why can i not drive my own car, by myself, with no one in the passenger seat, like i am doing now? i am only needing the loaner for my full family. i should be able to drive my own care by myself, freely. i refuse to sign such a waiver; however, it has been over 8 months and we need a family car. i have left several messages for toyota corp and for my local dealership. no one is assisting me with this.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount time for repair. the contact received the recall notification in late 2016. the dealer (toyota of killeen, 4001 e central texas expy, killeen, tx, 76543) stated that the parts were unavailable for the repair. the manufacturer was not contacted or made aware of the failure. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 10/07/16*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the vin was invalid. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Toyota mailed a letter regarding the recall, dated june 9,2016. i received the letter on july 19,2016. i sent an email to toyota on july 19,2016 regarding my concerns as the letter indicated that i could not have a passenger. on august 1, 2016, toyota approved for me to use a compact car rental. because the rental was approved, i had to leave my vehicle at the dealership and was told that the recall part could take 6 months to 1 year to fix. although i appreciate a rental being covered during this process. toyota has placed me in a small compact car that does not meet safety standards for my family, as i have a bigger vehicle with 3rd row seating. i am being told i can be without my vehicle for 6 months to 1 year with no actual date given to me. i don't believe toyota is moving in a timely manner to correct this recall and i believe they are placing many families at risk.

Takata air bag-- since i have received a notice for the recall, toyota has instructed us not allow anyone to sit in the front passenger seat. they have not furnished a time line for this repair. this is a major problem for me. also, i am unable to trade the vehicle in due to the recall. toyota is blaming nhtsa for the extended recall. now the public is again stuck in the middle of a problem with no solutions.

Takata recall: on july 15, 2016 we received a letter from toyota regarding the recall or our passenger side airbag. it is now 8 months later and their recall website still says there is no remedy for this. meanwhile, i've seen news reports that takata pleaded guilty for this fraud and there were toyota executives that knew about these faulty airbags at the time the deal was made. we have waited long enough for this fix. please notify us as soon as this remedy if available for our vehicle!

Takata recall when wilt it be fixed? it has been 7 months since i got recall.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 11/29/16*lj updated 12/13/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact stated that the repair for nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time. the recall notification was received in july of 2016. the dealer stated that the part was not available for repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 05/12/17*lj updated 10/11/2017*js

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts unavilable.

Takata recall received the recall about 2 months ago and as of today 8/24/2016 my local dealership (world toyota) has not received the information or parts to repair the recall and they inform me they do not know when they will receive it. being the information in the recall recommends a passenger does not ride in the front seat i believe the time it is taking for the repair is excessive.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to atlanta toyota (located at 2345 pleasant hill road, duluth, ga 30096, tel: (770) 872-0087) where the contact was provided a loaner vehicle. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall i received a recall notice over a year ago about my airbag being recalled. as of yet, my car has not been fixed. i use my car frequently to transport other people including my elderly mother who i transport to grocery store, dr appointments, church, etc. she sometimes gets car sick in the back seat so i have to make other arrangements for her to be transported. on a recent trip from the hospital, i had to let her sit in the front seat because she was nauseated and couldn't sit in the back seat. i think that i have been more than patient and it's time for this to be fixed. over a year is a ridiculous amount of time to take for the repair.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 06v340000 (air bags) was received in june of 2016. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Takata recall received notification of recall in june, still awaiting remedy. toyota says no remedy or expected repair date is available yet.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer offered to place the contact on a waiting list for a rental, but the contact declined. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v340000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 05/05/17*lj updated 10/11/2017*js

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall - i can't use the front passenger seat of my car. i think that is unacceptable when i'm paying toyota for the car and can't use it. i do not feel comfortable even in the drivers side, how do i know that if the air bag goes off metal parts won't fly around the car and hit someone else. i would like the air bag replaced asap!!! the recall came out in may 2016.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the part to do the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 10/05/16*lj *tr

Takata recall: airbag was recalled may 23, 2016. we have contacted toyota and been told there is still no remedy for the recall. it has been 11 months that we have not been able to use our front passenger seat safely. i think nearly a year is plenty of time to remedy the recall and no end is in sight. it is more than an "inconvenience" at this point. we would like it fixed now, it has been nearly a year.

I have been waiting since may of 2016 and there still is no sign of when these airbags will be replace. we are unable to use this vehicle because of family size.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. a local dealer (lowe toyota of warner robins, 375 s houston lake rd, warner robins, ga 31088, (478) 971-5693) confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer did not know when the parts would arrive. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. autonation toyota, east arapahoe road, centennial, co) was contacted and confirmed that the parts would not be available for the recall remedy until 2019. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. steve landers toyota of northwest, arkansas (located at 411 south metro parkway 72758) was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called a local dealer (lakeside toyota, located at 3701 n causeway blvd metairie, la 70002) and was informed that the recall parts were not available. the manufacturer was notified of issue and advised the contact that the remedy was not yet available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall- my first notice of the recall was may 2016 and there still has not been a remedy for this recall. just not having a pasture ride in the front passenger seat is not a long term fix. the holiday season is coming up and people will begin to travel more this is a problem that should have been fixed promptly. we are going on 5 months of this problem. *tr

Takata recall. notified in may of the problem with the passenger side airbag. have made several calls to the dealer legacy toyota, in tallahassee, florida on the status of receiving the replacement part. they cannot give a date on when the part will be received. i am in zone a which is supposed to have a high priority due to high temperatures and humidity. significant propellant degradation may occur is projected at between 6-9 years. your website says millions have been replaced so i wonder why i cannot get a replacement? very frustrated because the vehicle cannot be operated.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer (texas toyota of grapevine, located at 701 e state hwy 114, grapevine, tx 76051; (817) 329-5949) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was contacted at 888-270-9371 and stated that the parts should be available in september of 2017. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall: we were notified of the recall for the air bag on our 2011 4runner over a year ago. we have inquired and opened an issue for it with the dealership, but are being told that the part is still not available. we are very frustrated, as this is the primary vehicle we use when commuting and going on trips, but cannot do so. we were offered a rental, but i am concerned with leaving our vehicle on the dealership lot. we received a letter in the mail yesterday, stating that the company who makes the air bags, takata, has filed for bankruptcy in the us. we are stuck n a rock and a hard place now and do not know what to do. we have had to drive the vehicle to the dealer on several occasions, just to get loaner vehicles for a few day trips we have done. this has become a huge inconvenience and we want the issue resolved.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called texas toyota of grapevine (701 e state hwy 114, grapevine, tx 76051 (817) 329-5949) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall, i received notification of this recall over a year ago. may of 2016. i live in a hot, humid area. toyota suggests that no one ride in my passenger seat. am i really not supposed to let anyone ride in my front seat for over a year? i realize this is a large recall. but i do not plan to get rid of my 4runner any time soon. how long is this supposed to take?

Takata recall: resolution lag time

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. village toyota (2431 s suncoast blvd, homosassa, fl) confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota 4runner. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was contacted (pat lobb toyota of mckinney in mckinney, tx 75070) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts would become available. the contact stated that the brakes locked up while driving approximately 30 mph. the dealer stated that the brakes worked as intended. the failure mileage was unknown. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall - one year and still no fix

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