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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 9 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 8 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 121,163 miles
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The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed the accelerated pedal became stuck, the brake pedal was applied but travelled to the floor, as the vehicle crashed into a metal mail box. Additionally, while applying the brake pedal the instrument panel went dim when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated that he replaced all the bulbs. The air bags deployed. The contact stated that when the air bags deployed he saw a glowing light as a fire was ignited. The contact sustained injuries from the fumes and fire exerted from the driver's and passenger side air bags that burnt his nostrils and forehead. The contact did not seek medical attention. A police report was filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 140,000.
- Cottondale, AL, USA
The contact owned a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. While driving 35 mph, the contact's vehicle collided with another vehicle and then left the road and collided with a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 336,000. The VIN was unavailable.
- Torrance, CA, USA
Airbag system failure broken leaf springs.
- Mcminnville, OR, USA
Airbags failed to deploy during frontal impact with embankment at speed in access of 40 mph. Vehicle left the roadway, traveling straight, under hard breaking conditions and struck an embankment. Upon hitting the embankment, the truck became airborne and made impact with a telephone pole, before landing on its wheels.
- Brownsville, TN, USA
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. While driving 35 mph, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 205,000.
- Granville, OH, USA
Airbag light on, driving.
- Warrensburg, NY, USA
There was extensive damage to the front left side of the vehicle from a collision. The radiator was pushed against the engine. Most of the driver side fender as well as the inner core support was crushed. Both airbags didn't not deploy.
- Elk Grove, CA, USA
Dear [xxx], I sincerely appreciate your email but I am completely satisfied with my 2002 Toyota Tacoma pick up truck at the moment with 134,000 miles as of today. The problem lies with the "defective air bags and defective computer air bag.? over a year ago, this was accessed from haley located off rt 288 and the air bag light was coming on at that time. I paid for a diagnostic testing and it should have been resolved then, not to reoccur a year later. In any case, if a Toyota vehicle has defective parts such as the air bag and its computer that is the responsibility of the manufacturer to replace the part and absorb the labor and costs involved to do so not at the expense of the client. The client did not cause the problem, it is a defect in the manufacturing of the vehicle. The problem I am now facing is that haley Toyota wants me to absorb this cost of parts and labor to the tune of $711 for a defective air bag. I have not been in contact with an attorney specializing in auto injury, but with some research and taking with a friend of mine who is a lawyer; he highly suggests that unless Toyota replaces the parts and labor at their expense that I should proceed with hiring an attorney and explain what is going on with the air bag and what haley has said. For haley to dismiss this defective part and say that they cannot be responsible is in itself an ?egregious" remark for which they can be liable for if something were to happen while the passenger is driving the car/truck in questioned. Infact, they should never have allowed me to leave the premise this past Friday knowing all of this, because if a major accident were to happen they would be totally responsible as well as Toyota itself. Thank you. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Richmond, VA, USA
I lost control of my truck when the driver front tire deflated. This occurred as I was taking an off ramp on to another freeway. This caused me to bounce off the hollow tubes in front of the concert divider. My 2002 Toyota Tacoma will require over $8K to repair. The driver and passenger airbags never deployed in my single cab truck. The damage taken was on the front driver fender/bumper (I have pictures) clearly the airbags should have deployed but failed. This caused me to slam into the steering wheel upon impact.
- Coppell, TX, USA
Hit a deer at approximately 45 mph. Destroyed from center of grill to the right front fender. Two more inches and the radiator would have been included. No air bag deployed. Seat belts prevented any serious injury. Had only sore muscles.
- Caribou, ME, USA
The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Tacoma. He states that on March 20, 2005 he hit a telephone pole head on when his steering locked up and the air bags did not deploy.
- Martin, KY, USA
I approached an intersection when a on coming car made a left turn in to my car. We collided head on in the middle of the intersection. Neither one of the air bags worked. I'm working for an auto supply shop and this is my delivery truck so I can't answer all the questions about the vehicle.
- Cocoa, FL, USA
- Tucson, AZ, USA