2002 Toyota Avalon

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED RECURRINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER THREE TIMES WHERE THE SYSTEM WAS RESET BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V147000(AIR BAG) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND I PUT ON MY BRAKES SUDDENLY AND THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON ALL DAY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH COST ME 97 DOLLARS, THE CODE WAS B0113 RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG DEFECT. I WAS QUOTED 2,000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED AND I THINK THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE AIR BAGS AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA FREE OF CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA AVALON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT, WHO WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A NECK INJURY AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND FRACTURED VERTEBRAE REQUIRING SURGERY. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO THE CRASH THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. ...UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT GIVE ANY DETAILS OF WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DAMAGED WIRE CONNECTOR UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS REPAIRED YET, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXHIBITED A SHORT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,281 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT ON 2002 TOYOTA AVALON WITH 65000 MILES WAS FLASHING AND TOOK TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED WITH B1141 CODE -SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. COST TO REPAIR INCLUDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER SEAT AT $2000. FIND THIS COST UNREASONABLE AND DON'T TRUST DEALER THAT THERE IS NOT A CHEAPER WAY TO FIX. INTERESTING THAT I HAD TWO SIDE COLLISIONS AND IN EITHER CASE, SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEFECTIVE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MOVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2002 TOYOTA AVALON CAUSES THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. MANUALLY PUSHING A CONNECTOR TOGETHER BENEATH THE SEAT - DIFFICULT AS THAT IS TO REACH - CAN EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE. I ASSUME THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON THAT THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT IS INOPERABLE. THIS SITUATION IS CAUSED SOLELY BY THE ACTION OF ADVANCING OR REVERSING THE SEAT TO ALLOW FOR VARIOUS SIZE DRIVERS. THIS DANGEROUS ACTION HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES DURING THE PAST 7 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR