1995 Toyota Corolla Air bags Problems

“I ordered a super sized drink that was too large to fit in the cup holder, so I sat the drink in the center console to keep it stabile while I drove home. A car drove thru the stop sign without stopping and I had to make a sudden stop and the drink tipped over in the console. I removed the console thinking I can wipe off whatever I can wipe off , let the area air dry for a day or two then put it back together and it would be alright. However, the light remained on while driving.”

“Consumer attempted to brake at slow speed while approaching a stop sign and foot got stuck on the floor mat, and she was unable to brake. As the vehicle went through the intersection it was struck on driver's side. Upon impact, both air bags deployed. Driver's air bag caught on fire, and driver sustained second degree burns to the midsection and upper chest areas/bruises, and swelling to the face. Vehicle was totaled.”

“The driver's side airbag deployed in a low speed front end collision and caught my clothing and me one fire, causing second degree burns across my chest. I now know that there were so many complaints of drivers catching on fire from airbag deployment in 1995 Toyota corollas that there was a five month investigation of the problem in 1997 (pe97-017) which did not result in a recall. I am shocked that you did not require Toyota to recall airbags that catch drivers on fire. I hope that you re-open the investigation and order Toyota to recall these faulty products.”

“The contact owns a 1995 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the front driver and passenger air bags deployed without warning or impact. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The contact drove to a local police station to file a report, but was informed that she was in the wrong community . The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a local dealer for inspection. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 159,000.”

“Recall 96 v 107 000/passive restraint air bag: vehicle air bags inadvertendly deployed while traveling at highway speed of 60 MPH, some injuries were sustained. Dealer / manufacturer were aware that recall repairs were done in march of this year, before this incident. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.”