2013 Toyota Avalon Air bags Problems

“I purchased the used vehicle from corwin Toyota in fargo, nd. After purchasing the vehicle I returned three times for repairs. When I brought the vehicle in for service the third time in six weeks I found out that two recalls would also be taken care of. I went on line to find out what the recalls were for. One of them was NHTSA recall id 13v442. This recall is about a drain hose clogging that could ultimately cause the air bags to activate due to the malfunction or to possibly not activate in an accident. The result could be serious injuries or death to the occupants of the car. …”

“he Occupant Detection System (ODS) in my 2013 Toyota Avalon has failed. The vehicle does not consistently detect an adult passenger in the front seat, and the “Passenger Airbag OFF” light remains illuminated, even when someone is seated properly. This means the airbag will not deploy in a crash, which is a serious safety risk for my passengers. I first noticed this issue several months ago. I took the car to a local certified repair shop, where they diagnosed a failure in the ODS sensor. I then brought it to a Toyota dealership for further inspection. …”

“Received recall notice from Toyota, march 2014 regarding internal short circuiting of the integrated circuits on the electronic control module. Contact Toyota sept 2014 regarding when this would be fixed. The customer support representative did not know. I believe Toyota has failed to remedy this defect within a reasonable time, that being 7 months from march to september. I am filling a vehicular safety complaint that Toyota has not addressed the recall in a timely manner which could cause inadvertent deployment of the air bags or seat belt pretensioners causing injury.”

“The contact owned a 2013 Toyota Avalon. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the contact depresssed the brakes because the vehicle ahead stalled. The contact was able to complete stop but the vehicle behind him was unable to stalled crashing into the rear of vehicle. Which caused the front of the front of the contact vehicle to run in the rear of the car ahead of him. The contact stated the air bags failed to deploy, and no warning light illuminated from vehicle. …”

“The contact owned a 2013 Toyota Avalon. While driving 35 MPH, the contact rear ended a parked vehicle. The contact stated that the front driver's side air bag did not deploy and the front driver's seat belt did not retract during the impact. As a result, the contact's head struck the windshield. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact sustained a fractured right hand, multiple lacerations on his forehead that required 29 stitches, neck pain, whiplash, and a concussion. The contact was transported by ambulance to the emergency room for medical attention. …”