Problems with 2003 Toyota Corolla AIR BAGS

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the recall repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. ma 10/5 updated 12/13/2017*cn

Tl* takata recall.the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v285000 (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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. the vin was not available.

Ongoing air bag light on after 4 recall visits to the service department, from 6-7-2014. i have went back to the dealership on every recall, in fact at one call recall they said i needed a clock spring that shorted out. my next visit they said i need a clock spring until i showed them the invoice for $493.35 from the last visit on 5-2-2015 they said i needed a computer that is back ordered. still waiting!

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags); however, the contact was unable to have the vehicle serviced under the recall because the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags); however, 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 not notified of the issue. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v043000 and 15v285000 (air bags). 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 not notified. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure.

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 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 made aware 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: 15v043000 (air bags) and 15v285000 (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 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 of nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags); however, the part needed 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.

One year ago, in june of 2014 according to the letter, i received a safety recall notice on my car. this would be the second safety recall noticed i received concerning my car's airbags. the letter states that the recall is still in interim status, so there is nothing i am able to do as of yet. over the past two years i have called my local dealership checking the status of not only this recall, but another i received a year earlier. there has yet to be a change in the status of either safety recall. i feel that i have been extremely patient in waiting for solutions to the potential equipment malfunctions in my vehicle, however this problem still had yet to be remedied.

I have my toyota corolla 2003 air bag light on for 3 months now, there is no recall activated or the bottom line there is no letter or a message to inform me that my car has to be fixed. i drive 150 miles a day and the risk is higher since the air bag are not functional. why do we have to wait for a crash and death occurs then push for activation for recall. on your website you suggested to call toyota service, i did , i have to pay for the fix. not sure where to go at this point. **** the incident date above is the date that the airbag light turned on. *tr

Accident involving this car rear ending another vehicle. air bags did not deploy. this car was involved in a recall in early 2013 involving airbags deploying due to faulty electronic control module. we complied with the safety recall notice and had the car repaired by toyota in 3/2013. *tr

The red light for air bags has gone off and on intermittently for several years now. in the past it would only do this for brief period of time. now it has gone on and stayed on. i have taken car to dealer and called toyota cust svc. dealer wants to charge for diagnostic test. never had accident that caused air bags to deploy. think toyota should fix this. they have not offered to fix the problem. dealer tells me this light being on means the air bag system is not functional. how can this not be their fault? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the airbag warning light illuminated. the failure recurred on multiple occasions. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the spiral cable needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 127,800.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (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. updated 4/30/15*cn updated 05/05/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact was driving 25-30 mph when the front driver and passenger's side air bags deployed inadvertently and without warning. the interior cabin immediately filled with smoke and chemicals that were being released from the air bag, obstructing the contact's visibility. there were no injuries. the contact was able to shift into park and stop the vehicle without further incident. the contact spoke with a local dealer, who advised that it could possibly take over sixty days to investigate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired however, the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. additionally, the contact stated that the front driver and passenger's side seat belts could not be used, as they were stuck in a locked position. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 154,000.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags); however, the parts for the recall repair were not available. 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. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v655000 (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.

Right after the car was hit,the passenger airbag exploded,breaking the front windshield and hitting the driver in the head causing a cut of 7 stitches ,and catching on fire. airbag never inflated. *tr

Breastbone snapped in two , suspect air bag had too much force. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact stated that while waiting at a stop sign, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the contact was taken to the hospital with bruises. a police report was filed. the vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 102,393.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla le. the contact stated that she was informed by a technician that the driver side air bag would not deploy if involved in a crash. the details pertaining to why the air bags potentially would not deploy were not disclosed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 45,000.

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 repair was unavailable. the contact was concerned about the timeframe for the repair. the contact wanted to know why the recall repair was taking so long. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. while driving 40 mph, the contact stated that the driver's side air bag inadvertently deployed. the air bag deployment caused the driver to rear end another vehicle. a police report was filed. the vehicle was not inspected nor was the failure diagnosed. both the driver and passenger sustained bruises. the manufacturer was not made of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

I was driving and was in the process of coming to a stop when the airbags deployed and i was knocked out. i was the only one in the vehicle when both airbags deployed and caused extensive damage to the car.. i ran into something which caused me.to.stop.. and caused more damage on the outside and right tire.. i have never been in any accident before or have i had issues with the car prior to this. *tr

I received a safety recall followup notification in early january 2014 regarding the front passenger airbag inflator module issue. i never received the first notice for this recall. i made an appointment with the westchester, ny toyota dealership to have my car evaluated and dropped it off on january 14th. i got a call the next day saying that i would need to have a part replaced and that i would be given a rental free of charge (besides the $100 deposit) however, i declined the rental. several days went by without a word from the dealership so i called to followup. they informed me that the part was not yet shipped out and they would call back with any updates. i asked if i could have my car back until the part came in but they informed me that since this is a safety issue i cannot have my car back. the rental was offered to me again. a week later i got another call telling me again that the part was not yet shipped. it is now march 9...it has nearly been two months since i dropped my car off. i spoke to the dealership again and they said the part is on national back order and the do not know when this part will be shipped or when my car will be fixed...i understand they are offering me a rental, however, i am paying to have my vehicle on the road and i do not want the added pressure worrying about having a rental in my possession. if this recall has been going on for so long this part should have been produced in enough quantities to fill the orders properly. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact was driving 45 mph and crashed into another vehicle. the air bags did not deploy however, no one was injured. on a second occasion, the contact was completing a turn and crashed. the air bags failed to deploy and two passengers sustained injuries. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not taken for inspection of the air bag failures. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the recurring air bag failure. the failure mileage was 165,040.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign id number 13v133000 (air bag). the dealer and the manufacturer were contacted numerous times and they were not able to specify when the parts would be available for the repairs. the repair was not taken care of in a reasonable amount of time. the contact had not experienced a failure.

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 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 for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags) however, the part 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. updated 5/5/15*cn

I received a recall notice in the mail regarding the airbags for my toyota camry. i took my car to the dealership (courtesy toyota on 436 in orlando) for this repair. shortly thereafter, the airbag warning light came on. i returned to the dealership to check why the light was illuminated on the dash. i was told it just needed to be reset. when i left the dealership, the light was off, but after driving about 10 miles it came back on. i subsequently took my car to a different dealership and was told that the airbag was "bad" and it would cost approximately $600 to replace it. since the warning light only came on after the dealership addressed the recall, i suspect that something wasn't done correctly. please help! thank you. *tr

In november, 2013 the ourisman chantilly toyota dealer serviced my car for 2 air bag related recalls. in december 2013 my car skid on ice and hit the jersey barrier head on with a significant front impact. the front bumper was all damaged but none of the air bags deployed. i have contacted the toyota dealer "ourisman toyota" in chantilly, va where i had purchased the vehicle new in 2003. the manager responded that the recall work was done properly and they have nothing to do with the non-deployment of the airbags in the accident and that i should contact toyota for any concerns. i have called toyota and they took the issue very lightly and suggested that their airbags are all tested and if there was no airbag light on prior to the accident then the airbag was functioning correctly. i insisted that something must have been wrong with the airbags and argued that if they are all so perfect then why do you have so many recalls. finally he asked me to send the photos to determine if the airbag should have deployed. i sent the accident photos in february 2014 and have sent a reminder on march 2014 but they have not responded back. i strongly feel that toyota is ignoring this issue. since this vehicle was driven by me and my family particularly me daughter, i would like to know if we were at danger due to faulty airbags or not. if i am going to buy another vehicle then i should have the right to know the pros and cons of the makes and models. most of all i believe it is a safety concern. i would request you to kindly follow up on this issue and let me know what you find. thanks *tr

2003 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to replacement parts not available to complete front passenger airbag inflator module recall notice. *smd

Tl* the contact owned a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact was traveling 35 mph and became involved in a crash. the air bags failed to deploy. the driver sustained bruising from the crash. the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard but was not inspected or repaired. the vehicle was deemed as destroyed. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 164,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number 14v350000 (air bags) was performed however, the air bag warning light began to illuminate after the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 20,034.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v043000 (electrical system), and 15v286000 (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 not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 02/12/16*lj

The vehicle in front was turning to the left and decided to make a u-turn and hit front to front left. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v285000 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 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 stated that the vehicle was serviced under a manufacturer's recall for the air bags. the airbag warning lamp illuminated shortly after having the recall service performed. the vehicle was not taken for diagnosis or repairs. the manufacturer was made aware of the incident. the approximate failure mileage was 106000. updated 03/31/14*lj the vehicle is being repaired by the consumer. updated 04/01/2014 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received a notification for a manufacturer's air bag recall; 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v133000 (air bags) in the mail several months ago and stated that the dealer informed him the parts were not available for the repair. the manufacture was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 11/15/13*cn the consumer stated the dealer fixed the vehicle. updated 11/21/13

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact stated that the air bag warning lamp flashed indicating a malfunction. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags). the authorized dealer was contacted several times and indicated that the part needed was not available. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and was not able to provide a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repairs. the approximate failure mileage was 32,000. updated 5/19/15*cn updated 9/22/2017*cn

Leaving a stop light on a highway going approximately 30 to 35 mph. the driver and passenger airbags deployed with no collision, bumps, or road construction. *jb

2003 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to defective air bag recall notice. *smd the consumer stated she received a recall letter regarding an air issue. the air bag light had already illuminated. when she arrived at the dealership to have the problem rectified, she was informed in order to correct the problems, she would have to pay $384.16. the consumer provided an invoice, that showed the sensor and harness were replaced. however, the air bag light was still on. according to the invoice, the spiral cable needed to be replaced.

I received a recall on my airbags a few months back. i took it to dealership last week and was told that there were two parts recalled. the dealership fixed those but then told me that my airbag light will stay on because i also need a new spiral cord which is not recalled. they wanted $500.00 bucks! after reading multiple complaints for the same thing, i am outraged that people have been hurt over this issue. the airbag either won't go off when needed, or it can deploy at any given moment. as you can imagine, i am terrified to drive my car knowing that it could go off at any moment. i feel like its a ticking time bomb. i have always raved about toyota and what great cars they have and that i would never drive anything else. after calling the customer care line, i soon realized that they don't care at all. the rep was rude, and basically said that there was nothing she could do. this is a safety issue and can hurt people! i will never purchase another toyota again..and i have informed my family that if i die in an accident from this issue, that they go full force after toyota. they don't care for the owners well being. i am not the first to complain about this and won't be the last. lets pray nothing happens to me or anyone else. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v133000 (air bags) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for service. the air bag warning light illuminated after the repair. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

I was notified three months ago that there was a problem with the air bag system in my 2003 toyota corolla. i was told the air bag would not deploy in an accident. i immediately brought the car to the toyota dealership. the dealership stated the part to correct the problem was not available. they would notify me when the part came in. i have since called the dealership several times with no success and months have passed. although the problem is serious and could be fatal to the individual driving the car there seems to be little concern from toyota. there is no justification that months have passed and the problem cannot been corrected. the problem is dangerous and should have been given immediate attention. how long must a owner wait until they can safely drive their car? *tr

2003 toyota corolla. consumer writes in regards to vehicle air conditioner and airbag recall repair issues. *smd the consumer stated the air condition worked perfectly well, prior to visiting the dealer. an inspection revealed a relay switch needed to be replaced. *jb updated 02/02/16*lj updated 10/20/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota corolla le. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 13v133000 (air bags), however the part needed to complete the service was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified and they were unable to provide an expected date for the remedy part to become available. the contact had not experience a failure.