Problems with 2003 Toyota Corolla AIR BAGS

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. the contact mentioned that there was a recall under nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) however, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

I have received a recall for airbags, and i took the car to be checked on 12/14/14 to reinhardt motors, inc. 720 east blvd, montgomery al 36117, and they told me my vin number was not affected. i received another letter, and called them to report it, and they told me it is not an actual recall unless toyota sends me a letter saying it definitely involves my car. they want to charge me $776.00 to replace the sensor. if the sensor is bad, then it should be on the recall list. the airbag light came on in my car about 5 months ago. what should i do now? thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v312000 and 13v029000 (air bags); however, the part needed 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.

Failure by 2 toyota dealers (1 in nc & 1 in md) to replace the front passenger airbag inflator module as indicated by safety recall. both dealerships were grossly lacking knowledge of the recall and information about the availability of replacement parts. we were given misinformation on different occasions by both dealerships and the toyota customer experience center about what was to be done and when it could happen. basically, they don't know when toyota will have replacement parts available and have no indication of a timeline for the repair. we were even offered the option of having the airbag re-activated while waiting for the parts...this is in direct contradiction to the safety recall instructions. very disturbing! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v350000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. the dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Many months ago this vehicle was supposed to be recalled to replace defective takita air bags. local toyota dealer, laguna hills/lake forest, ca, does not respond. when are these going to be replaced???????

2003 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to recall ssc door front passenger airbag letter. *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. but, he has since received another recall letter. *jb

I have received multiple recall notices about replacing air bag inflators for my vehicle . on december 1st 2014 i had an appointment made to get the car looked at. they said when making the appointment that the car needs to be inspected right away to see if the faulty air bags were in our car. when i got to the dealership they refused to look at the car and they said the car is safe to drive and there is nothing they could do for me and turned us away. i just received another recall notice from toyota stating that based on their records i did not get the car serviced for the recall that was updated in june 2014 which called for these airbag inflators to be replaced regardless of inspection results and they recommend that the car is not driven with passengers in the front seat until the air bags are replaced!!! this is becoming very frustrating and seeing that this car is the primary vehicle of transportation for our family now we should not have front seat passengers until parts become available which is not feasible, so now we have to run the risk of being severely injured or worse because this recall is not being handled properly by toyota and this dealership which is unacceptable. basically the car should not be on the road and they need to step up and provide alternate means of transportation until the car is safe to drive the dealership that refused service is boch toyota south 620 s washington street attleboro ma 02761 please help! *tr

The owner was informed by toyota corp. in a letter of a front passenger airbag recall in early 2014. the owner has taken the car to a local toyota dealership to have the airbag recall addressed twice this year. at the first service appointment, the owner was told that a replacement part would arrive at some point, and that he would be notified by a letter from toyota corp. no such letter has arrived yet. at the second service appointment, the owner was offered the choice between having the airbag disabled or enabled. the dealership could not provide any information on whether or when the airbag issue could be finally fixed. it is extremely disappointing, frustrating, and worrisome to me that it is acceptable to the nhtsa, toyota corp., and takata corp. for this problem to linger without a solution for so long, especially when driver deaths have occurred, which may be related to the faulty airbags. the owner respectfully asks: when will the replacement part be made available? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v312000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 7/16/15*cn the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. updated 08/13/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 13v029000 (air bags), 15v285000 (air bags), and 15v043000 (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. ....updated 01/04/2016 *bf updated 01/11/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags) and stated that the parts were not available for several months. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

2003 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to front passenger airbag inflator module recall notice. *smd the consumer stated he received two recall notices. however, the part was not available. *jb

The car was parked and being hit & crashed from the driver side by another car the front passenger airbag deployed by itself even the car which was hit from a driver side. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v043000 (air bags) and 14v312000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to do the recall repair were 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags); however, the part 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 not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

This is about the current urgent airbag recall. i was told by my local toyota service department that they cannot do anything about the airbags because toyota has not authorized a fix. according to the news, options include disabling the airbag or replacing it. we live in a humid climate ( columbia , sc). our son is about to start driving in december. most likely, some of his driving will happen in this vehicle. sitting in the back seat is not an option. shame on toyota!! please help the concerned consumer, now. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (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 not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags) and nhtsa campaign number: 13v029000 (air bags). however, the parts needed were not available. the dealer did not provide a specific date when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

On october 22, 2014, i contacted 2-of-the-3 toyota dealerships in northern nevada (i.e., reno toyota and carson city toyota). i contacted these dealerships regarding the air bags malfunctioning and causing several deaths and numerous injuries, as reported on 10/20/2014--10/23/2014 by the 3 national news channels in reno, nevada (i know that this is not the typical safety issue envisioned on this website, but this represents a severe and looming safety issue as it pertains to my wife and i). when i contacted these toyota dealerships, they did not seem too concerned about the air bag issues for my 2003 toyota corolla, ce sedan. they said that the "earliest date that toyota could compile a list of vehicles that would, or could, be recalled was around december 15, 2014." further, the dealerships stated that "they could not help me until this list had been compiled." as i stated previously, the dealerships did not seem too concerned about my airbag issues. they said to "check back at around that time (i.e., 12/15/2014). i asked them if they had a recommendation until that time, and they said "no!!!" i found these answers to be unacceptable, and i told them so; however, that was all that they could tell me!!. i thought it prudent to contact the nhtsa website asap to let you know how concerned the toyota dealers are as it pertains to these safety issues. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v655000 (air bags); however, the part needed 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 notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

It's been over a year for this recall and toyota just keeps telling me they don't have the parts. their answer is just "don't let anyone ride on the passenger side". that's ridiculous.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v655000 (air bags). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification for nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v043000 (air bags) and 14v655000 (air bags). the contact was unable to have the vehicle repaired under the recalls because the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 03/30/15*lj the consumer stated only the passenger airbag was repaired on 2/26/2015. updated 06/23/2015 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer deactivated the front passenger side air bag due to the part not being available. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 4/29/15*cn updated 05/05/15*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bag). however, the part needed was unavailable. the contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Our toyota corolla has 2 safety recalls for the air bag system. one recall has been done, but the other one we have to wait for the parts. after one recall was done the dealership found the airbag light on showing a code b1811 for spiral cable. i was told that part is not covered in the recall. they also told me that means the driver airbag is deactivated. i have found that there is a recall for this spiral cable with other corolla's but not for 2003. obviously there are problems with the airbag systems so can nhtsa please look into this. this vehicle is my 17 year olds car and i am very concerned about his safety. thank you *tr

Many months ago i received a recall notice regarding a defective air bag modulator. i've tried many times to schedule this repair and each time i get the same answer: the part is not available and they don't know when they will get it. their only suggestion is not to use the car. how in the world is this acceptable?????? how can they get away with this?

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags) however, 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. while driving approximately 25 mph, the seat belt suddenly tightened, the air bag sensor illuminated, and sparks appeared from the driver and front passenger side air bags. the contact indicated that the front driver and passenger side air bags emitted a substance from the injectors that filled the vehicle, but the air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags); however, the dealer indicated that the part would not become available for months. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

Vehicle was slowing to make a turn into a driveway and was struck from the rear by a truck, sustaining heavy disabling damage to the rear bumper and trunk. vehicle was forced off the side of the roadway by the initial collision, crossed the driveway, hit a stop sign, and finally hit a brick and plastic city service center sign, toppling it completely. driver airbag did not deploy during the front end collision with the stop sign or the brick structure. driver was wearing her seat belt. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. while driving various speeds, the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 145,000.

On the day of september 04/2014 i was driving my toyota corolla 2003 to go work and after few minutes of driving car was start shaking too much and stopped at middle of the street. i tried to start the engine again but it was good with no problem but i found at the dash board light was showing air bags light. on september 12/2014 i went to local toyota dealer to inspect the problem but they found air bags spiral cable is damage , they also notify me faulty fuel system. it is very much cost effective for me to repair. *tr

Is your agency aware that through spring warnings of forthcoming recall notices were sent, as of now toyota still claims "... there is not a remedy available at this time..."? local dealership advised us replacement parts arrived in late spring/early summer but were unsatisfactory. is any pressure being put on toyota to get on with it, lest it further imperil owners?\ writing on behalf of owner [xxx] , my wife. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v043000 (air bags), 14v312000 (air bags), 13v029000 (air bags), and 08v162000 (visibility) and stated that the parts were not available to schedule the recall repairs within a reasonable timeframe. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Air bag lamp always on. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 1435000 (air bags); however, the part needed for 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v312000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (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.

On august 18, 2014 my wife and son was involved in an accident in charlotte nc. she was traveling at approximately 40 mph and rear ended another vehicle. neither her driver nor passenger side airbag deployed. as a result her head struck the steering wheel and she suffered a fractured sternum, which i assume was caused by the seat belt. my son suffered no injuries as a result of the accident. i know that some crashes do not cause an airbag to deploy but that should not have been the case in this accident. thankfully the seat belt did its job. *tr

Airbag light still on after toyota dealer replace the airbag inflator module and they refused to repair. report receipt date: jun 20, 2014 nhtsa campaign number: 14v350000 component(s): air bags *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v043000 (air bags) and 14v312000 (air bags); however, the parts were not available for an extended period of time so the contact was not able to schedule the recall repairs within a reasonable timeframe. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v285000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (air bags). 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 vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

Toyota airbags were identified as a safety hazard when bags deploy they could release metal shrapnel. the problem identified in 2014 and toyota cannot get parts to fix the problem. they recommend no one travel in the front passenger seat of the car until the fix can be made. not using the front seat ( 25% of the capacity of the vehicle ) for over a year ( and no known date for a fix so this could go for several years ) is not acceptable. i also suggested the disconnect the airbag so i could use the seat with the seat belt and the dealer would not do. ( mark motors, stevens point, wi ). this is an unacceptable response as i may as well park the car if 25% of seating capacity cannot be used due to toyota's negligence. they should have to pay owners if they cannot fix their problem within a reasonable period ( i would suggest 1 month at most ). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags). the contact received the initial recall notice in july of 2014; however, the recall part was not available. the dealer was contacted on numerous occasions but the part availability date was not determined. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v350000 (air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. the contact stated that the sub-wire harness assembly was replaced however, the electronic control unit was not replaced because the part was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 25,000. the vin tool confirms ports not available. updated 03/11/16*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v350000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded the reasonable amount of time for the repairs. the dealer stated the part would not be available until december 2014. the manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact was not experienced the failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v312000 (air bag) and 15v043000 (air bags); however, the part needed 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 not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Toyota is not acting timely to fix the problem with air bag inflator module. it indicates now that it may be 18 months or longer from first notification, which was april 2013 where vehicles were to be inspected and fixed if equipped with affected module. takata gave wrong serial numbers on the faulty module so vehicles fixed and/or not fixed or inspected need to be recalled as of june 11, 2014. i attempted to have mine fixed august 2014, however toyota service still didn't have the replacement parts. my daughter took car to college but no service dealer was available there. i just learned of this 2nd recall when my local toyota dealership cancelled the appointment i had for today (6/20/14) to have the first recall fixed. i am told that they need to redesign the part and will be replacing it in all vehicles affected, including those who received a replacement part under first recall. no redesign has been done, nor to they know when it will be done, likely more months! in interim i have a ticking time bomb being driven be a teen driver more prone to accidents. i do not want an safety device in car to cause serious injury! toyota has had 15 months to fix this. it now halts the repair of affected vehicles indefinitely without any solution or remedy?! yet are willing to fix vehicle where a airbag light is on? how? i was told by toyota corporate i could receive a loaner vehicle in the interim of this remedy and to contact my local toyota dealer. i did. they refuse to comply with this request since no light is on my dashboard. your reports do not indicate that a light on the dashboard (10537899, 10568848, 10585224) occurred prior to incident. i live in a humid climate several months of the year another concern for owners. toyota continues to ask about miles on vehicle, is that because they are older models and they secretly want them to die first!!! *tr