10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
54 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
46 / 1
Average Mileage:
16,915 miles

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problem #283

Feb 102017

Corolla

  • 67,115 miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the air bag indicator intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags); however, 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 failure. The approximate failure mileage was 67,115. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Staten Island, NY, USA

problem #282

Jun 092016

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. 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 stated parts available.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #281

Jan 092017

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (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.

- East Rutherford, NJ, USA

problem #280

Apr 032016

Corolla

  • 140,000 miles
Takata recall it has been a year and no resolution from dealership, no action to resolve the issue or recall has been taken

- Yulee, FL, USA

problem #279

Jan 012009

Corolla

  • miles
Takata airbag. After 8 years, this possibly lethal component has not been removed and replaced.

- St. Louis, MO, USA

problem #278

Dec 102016

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (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. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Monroe Township, NJ, USA

problem #277

Feb 152017

Corolla

  • 105,000 miles
Takata recall it is unacceptable that there is currently no reasonable time frame for the takata recall to be remedied. It is unreasonable to expect no person to occupy the passenger seat in a 4 person vehicle. This requires a family of 4 to either drive 2 cars and waste money on gas or put themselves at risk by sitting in the passenger seat despite the danger. I am told that a solution is still approximately 9 months away. I have asked Toyota to disable the airbag sensor in the seat until the remedy is available and they have refused for liability reasons. There was a time when we didn't have airbags and just used seat belts. Why can't we treat this as such. It is not reasonable to expect families to restrain from using 1/4 of their car for potentially an entire year. There's not the option to sell the car because fair market value will not be obtained with such a recall. In short, I want my passenger airbag disabled until a remedy can be provided. This is the least Toyota can do.

- Hebron, KY, USA

problem #276

Feb 102017

Corolla 4-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. 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 manufacturer was notified of the issue. The VIN was unavailable. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 06/08/17 updated 09/07/2017

- Shrewsbury, MA, USA

problem #275

Jan 102017

Corolla

  • 8,000 miles
No one call tells us when this can be fixed and it's affecting my commute.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #274

Mar 282017

Corolla

  • 0 miles
I received a recall notice months/years ago about the death hazard with these airbags and now I am seeing all over the news that this should have been handled a long time ago and it is recommended that I get it fixed asap, but Toyota says they don't have a fix for it yet. Unacceptable!

- Menifee, CA, USA

problem #273

May 012016

Corolla

  • miles
Takata airbag recall.

- Tujunga, CA, USA

problem #272

May 232016

Corolla

  • miles
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. 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.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

problem #271

Jun 012016

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags) was received in January of 2016. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The VIN was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Sewickly, PA, USA

problem #270

Feb 152016

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags) however, the part for the repair was unavailable. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced any failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Ijamsville, MD, USA

problem #269

Mar 232017

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall I have been fortunate enough not to have an actual "incident", but I am still going to file the complaint on the length of time this recall on the airbag is taking to resolve. I cannot have a passenger due to this and it is extremely inconvenient. I am a single mother and need my vehicle to be in top shape for me and my child. No remedy for 10 months is ridiculous.

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #268

Jan 252017

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Berwyn, IL, USA

problem #267

Mar 232017

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (air bags); however, the part for 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. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Saxonburg, PA, USA

problem #266

Feb 242017

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V006000 (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 contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. 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.

- Ashburn, VA, USA

problem #265

Feb 282017

Corolla

  • miles
Taking to long to fix problem with recall. I drive my grandkids around and due to the recalli am unable to take them anywhere, in fear of my granddaughter being killed by metal from an air bag.

- Stow, OH, USA

problem #264

Mar 222017

Corolla

  • miles
Takata recall NHTSA recall no. 16V-340 & 17V-006. Why does Toyota issue an interim recall notice with no remedy available? I have a 5 passenger car that is now a 4 passenger car (really a 2 passenger car now B/C the back seat is so small) and I cannot carry my whole family in the car. This car no longer meets my requirements because of this recall and the inability to use the front seat. Why can't Toyota expedite the fix and/or disable the passenger airbag in the meantime" also, if my passenger airbag is made by takata and is affected by the recall, who is to say that my driver's side airbag is any safer? is the driver side airbag made by takata as well? has any investigation been done into the drivers's side airbag to clear it for use? what about the side curtain airbags? why would one side be safe to use and the other not be? can I safety operate my vehicle and depend on my airbag to save me in the event of a crash and not kill me instead? I'm not convinced. There are too many questions and virtually no answers in the recall notice. I expect a prompt, full, and complete remedy of this problem in a timely manner., or Toyota is required by law to buy back, replace my vehicle, or offer me a rental for the duration of this recall. It has been over two weeks since I received the interim recall notice, and I expect to hear a response on availability of a fix more promptly than this. This is unacceptable!! Toyota has known about this issue for over 2 years with their airbags now and only now am I receiving a notice that my vehicle is affected. What am I to do? sit here and wait another 2 years for a fix? how long will it be"

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA

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