1998 Toyota Corolla Air bags Problems

“Air bag light stays on. When I looked up any recalls on this year of Toyota, there were alot of complaints and no fixes. I think Toyota should fix this safety problem with the air bags, it is a big deal not feelig safe on the road. The light came on when we were driving. We tried to reset it but has no effect. There are a lot of complaints on the 1998 Toyota Corolla.this is not a coincidence, it is a safety hazzard that needs to be addressed by the manufacuturer. Toyota needs to step up and fix the problem, it is there fault. Any help would be appreciated.”

“Airbag light started flashing intermittently. Took it to the dealership who charged $ 100 for diagnostics and told me it would cost $500 to fix. I then took it to a self employed mechanic who had worked for Toyota. He said it had just become disconnected under the seat. He was able to fix it, it seemed, for a period of time, but the problem keeps coming back. I recently learned online that this is a common problem and huge safety concern. Several who have shelled out the money to Toyota to have it fixed say the problem has not gone away. …”

“Air bag warning kept flashing that the air bags needed to be serviced. We took car to dealer, it was not under warranty, dealer said we would have to repair it ourselves if we could find a console that would repair it and he thought there was only one in the united states for approximately $2000. We wrote to Toyota who eventually wrote back to us stating that Toyota would not repair this car and had no intention of recalling this car due to this issue and we would have to repair this car ourselves at the dealer location. …”

“At this approximate date, I began getting a warning light re. My air bags. My dealer said I would have to replace the faulty steering wheel air bag assembly costing me between $1000-1500 or more to replace it. Now, other corollas are being recalled but mine is not being recalled. It appears that my car has had the same problem for an even longer period of time than those that are being recalled. I have not yet been able to afford to have it repaired. I recently read in the news that these problems began in 1998, the year I purchased my car. …”

“Air bag light came on in august of 2004 for no apparent reason (car has no history of accidents). Took it to the dealer where it was purchased (in the states- we now live in canada), air bags not covered under the purchase warranty. Dealer split the cost of replacing the left side air bag out of good will (we paid $418.25). Light continued to come on repeatedly after fix. Dealer replaced computer component, adjusted harness, repeatedly tried to fix wiring. …”