2000 Toyota Tacoma air bags problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SWERVED TO PREVENT HITTING A DEER BUT VEERED OFF ROAD AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 5 TIMES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL BLEEDING AND A CRUSHED RIGHT ARM AND KNEE. THE CONTACT ALSO SUSTAINED AND A BROKEN LEFT ARM ,LEG, AND ANKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.”

“YESTERDAY NIGHT I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA.... A MAN FAILED TO YIELD AT A STOP SIGN AND CROSSED THE INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS DRIVING ON AND HAD THE RIGHT AWAY. I WAS GOING 45 AT THE TIME AND WHEN I SAW HIM PULL OUT I SLAMMED MY BRAKES AND IT WAS TOO LATE. I T BONED HIM...MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO WHIP LASH FORWARD(YES, I WAS WEARING A SEAT-BELT). WHEN I WHIP LASHED FORWARD MY FACE HIT THE WHEEL AND I BIT INTO MY OWN LIP , MY PINKY FINGER ALSO HIT THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO SWELL UP. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY THE POLICE OFFICER AND INSURANCE COMPANY WAS THAT MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED !! THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT NEVER WENT OFF. *TR”

“MY 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PRERUNNER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DETONATE. THE SPEED OF MY VEHICLE AT IMPACT WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. *TR”

“RESTRAINED DRIVER OF A 2000 TOYOTA TACOMA PICKUP WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL IN THE ROADWAY, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR”

“DT: WITHOUT WARNING AND AT ANYTIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, AND THE HORN BLOWS OUT ON ITS OWN. HE HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY BECAUSE OF THE HORN. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE THE CALLER FOR LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK”

“THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. AFTER I WARMED THE TRUCK UP & STUT IT OFF,UPON RESTART EVERY THING WAS NORMAL. HAD DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT WESTBORO TOYOTA& FOUND FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR. CHARGED ME 85.00$.DEALER WANTED 425.00$ TO FIXSENSOR & I REFUSED.I CALLED TOYOTA & THEY REFERCENED ME BACK TO WESTBORO TOYOTA. I TALKED TO RICK TONNILLI AT THE DEALER.HE WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING & TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO TALK TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER.I WAS CALLED BACK IN A FEW DAYS WITH TOYOTA PICKING UP THE COST OF THE PART & I PICKING UP ONE HOUR OF LABOR@ 85.00$.I AGREED TO THIS JUST TO THE PROBLEM FIXED.WESTBORO TOYOTA HAS BEEN VERY EXCELLENT & COOPERATIVE & I HAVE NO COMPLANTS FROM THEM. MY QUSTION IS THAT WITH THE LIGHT ON THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS WOULD TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM? *AK”