NHTSA — Air Bags Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
18,938 miles

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2012 Scion iQ seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2012 Scion iQ Owner Comments

problem #4

Sep 232023

iQ

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

have a 2013 Scion IQ (auto/cvt). I had the 'check engine' and 'trac control' lights come on a few years ago.. I was driving on city streets. All I noticed was that the car didn't respond as it should when I gave it gas. ( nothing drastic ) I ran the codes. It said the gas pedal was the problem. I removed the pedal assembly. (it's easier to unplug it that way. I unplugged it and looked at the inside of the plug. All looked fine. Plugged the pedal back in and all was good then. (I'm sure I avoided a $500 bill ) Same problem just occurred a few years later. I didn't bother running the codes. I just unplugged/re-plugged the pedal. Saved another $500. Here's a scary one. I was driving the car the first light snow of the year. On a city street, going slow on level road. Just maintaining speed..... not slowing..... not speeding up...... not turning. All of a sudden

- Miami Gardens, FL, USA

problem #3

Jul 252023

iQ

  • 75,189 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Scion iQ. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, another vehicle made a left turn, causing the contact to crash into the other vehicle; however, no air bags deployed. The contact was injured on her back and received medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard. The vehicle was deemed totaled by the insurance company. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,189.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #2

Feb 052013

iQ 4-cyl

  • miles
The vehicle was in an accident that ended in a total loss. The Iq was hit by an F150 truck and none of the Iq airbags deployed. The Iq was at joemyers Toyota one week prior to the accident to fix the safety recall of the airbags not deploying. We have paperwork from joemyers Toyota in houston, tx stating that they car's safety recall concerns were repaired. The Iq was sold to us as being safe based on the amount and placement of the airbags. The driver was seriously injured, taken by ambulance and still recovering from a brain injury. The rescue workers, doctors, attorneys etc said if the airbags had deployed the injury to the driver's brain would not of been so severe. We want to ensure that no one else has this problem, the driver could have died based on the Iq not being safe and none of the airbags deploying.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #1

Nov 292012

iQ

  • 562 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Scion Iq. The contact stated that while driving at a unknown speed, she crashed into a brick wall. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact suffered injuries to the chest and ribs due to striking the steering wheel. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign I.D. number 12V528000 (air bags) and called the manufacturer regarding the recall. The manufacturer advised the contact that all of the vehicles under the recall had already been repaired. The contact took the vehicle to a body shop for repairs. The body repair technician advised that the air bag sensors were too low to activate air bag deployment during the crash. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 562.

- Mt. Horeb, WI, USA

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