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School bus drove across a four lane divided road and my daughter ran into the school bus, she applied the brakes and turned to the right and hit the bus. The air bag did not deploy. Injuries are soreness in shoulder and neck. Granddaughter age 3 was traumatized over the crash. School bus driver was ticketed.
The car was struck on the drivers side. The car is equipped with side curtain air bags, in addition to the steering and passenger dash. The impact covered from the drivers door and the entire front fender. The only air bags that deployed were the steering and dash. The side curtains did not, resulting in head injury to a 16 year old that was the driver. This car was purchased with these safety features expecting it to work as intended. I would like to know why, and what is going to be done about it.if I don't receive a proper response.I will seek legal support. Thank you!
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle head on. The contact's head struck the steering wheel and he sustained injuries. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also experienced a failure while driving approximately 60 mph. The vehicle began to decelerate and suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the engine control module would have to be replaced. The failure persisted after the repair. The engine control module was replaced three times before the failure was corrected. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
Granddaughter driving on county road evidently inattentive had to quickly stop because car in front of her stopped for red light.there had just been a short rain and road oils were present. Her car slide into the rear bumper of the SUV in front of her. I assume that the quick breaking caused the Toyota to nose dive under the rear bumper of the SUV. The read bumper of the SUV suffered only slight movement and small abrasion mark. The Toyota has serious damage - crumpled hood and destroyed headlight and required towing..the airbags did not deploy. She was unharmed. Perhaps this is an incident when the airbag should have deployed. I have heard of very minor collisions causing deployment.
The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a utility pole. The air bags to not deploy during the failure. A police report was filed and the contact sustained bruising across the chest from the seat belt. The vehicle was destroyed and towed home. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was informed that the air bags should not have deployed during the crash. No further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 70,000.
- Indio , CA, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that a vehicle crashed into the rear of his vehicle at 50 mph while he was stopped at a traffic stop. The force from the crash caused the contact to crash into a preceding vehicle. The contact stated that the force caused the headrests to be thrown backward but the air bags did not deploy. The contact was able to drive the vehicle away from the scene. There were no injuries and no police report filed. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the cruise control would not activate when needed and when he was bale to utilize the cruise control, the component would deactivate independently. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the cruise control was replaced yet the failure persisted after repairs. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 08/31/11 updated 2/9/12
2006 Toyota Corolla. Consumer states failure of the central computer and brake failure caused a crash the consumer stated when her daughter applied the brake to reduce her speed to steer around another vehicle, the brakes locked up and steering the vehicle became difficult. Ultimately, her daughter collided with another vehicle. When she attempted to move the vehicle, the vehicle had stalled. Also, the air bags failed to deploy and she strongly impacted the seat belt causing injury to her shoulder. The consumer stated ECU was replaced last April at a cost of $700. A reading of the ECU the following day, showed there was no accident. The consumer believed the ECU may have caused the ABS to lock up. The vehicle was declared a loss by the insurance company.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact was driving 55 mph when the brakes failed. The contact crashed into the vehicle ahead of her. The contact stated she depressed the brake pedal to the floor but the brakes failed to operate. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle ahead of her was flipped and landed upside down. There was smoke coming from the front of the contact's vehicle. A police report was available. The contact was removed from the vehicle with the assistance of the fire department. She sustained injuries to the neck and back with additional bruising. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving 35 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. The contact suffered minor injuries. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck and caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate. The failure mileage was 59,276. Updated 05/20/10. The consumer also stated the air bags failed to deploy. Updated evoq 05/27/10 the consumer stated the engine control module was replaced in 2008 due to the check engine light illuminating. Updated 06/01/10. Updated 09/29/10 the consumer also stated the steering mechanism and brake failed on the vehicle. Updated 12/06/10 updated 12/28/10.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While entering a parking space the vehicle suddenly accelerated without intention. Consequently she rear-ended another vehicle, and then struck a telephone pole. The vehicle was completely destroyed, and none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away from the crash site. The failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 12/07/09 updated 12/07/09.
My daughter ran off the left side of the hwy, back across to right side of hwy, into a ditch, hit a culvert, rolled & flipped several times, totaled vehicle, air bags on either side deployed. She was probably running 40-50 mph when she hit the culvert and I can't believe the airbags did not deploy.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While driving 19 mph, the vehicle drove over a puddle of oil on the road. The vehicle struck a street sign and the guardrail ripped the front fender off of the vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The manufacturer stated that the air bags should have deployed, but they could not assist. The contact feels that the vehicle is very dangerous to drive because the air bags failed to deploy. The current and failure mileages were 52,000. Updated 07/17/09. Updated 07/17/09.
I got hit (T boned) by a truck on my (driver's) side when the driver of the truck failed to yield. It was severe; my car swirled around for a couple of times. The front of my car was smashed and it was total by insurance company. The most dangerous thing was, my airbag did not even flinch. Big question is, after buying a new car, doing servicing regularly from the dealer and maintaining properly, why the airbags did not open? it might be manufacture's error or the dealer's.
My 2006 Toyota Corolla's airbags did not deploy when I had a head on collision. The entire front of my vehicle was smashed to a pulp, and my airbags didn't even flinch. I tried to find out if this was a manufacturer defect or if there was a recall on this so to have it fixed, but have not been able to find anything on this.
In March 2008, I was the 3rd car in a four car accident. When I was hit from the rear, I was pushed, extremely hard into the car in front of me. I lost conscientiousness when I hit the steering wheel. My air bags never deployed, nor did my seat belt lock up in order for me to avoid an injury. Should Toyota be recalling their 2006 Corollas for re-check and repair. Also, I understand the 2006 Toyota was recalled in 2007 for exterior lighting issues, I was never notified.
The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Corolla. While driving 45 mph in an ice storm, the vehicle slid for approximately half a mile and the brakes failed. The vehicle rear ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 32,000.
Last year we purchased a 2006 Toyota Corolla. We added side air bags. We wanted a safe vehicle for our daughter to drive. Two days ago she was driving a friend to work. A car was parked on the right side of the road. It pulled out to a make a U-turn right in front of her. She avoided a straight on T-bone of the car by braking and swerving to the right. The left front of her car hit the drivers door and side of the other car. She was traveling at 50 mph. The airbags did not deploy. The passenger in her car hit his head on the dashboard- his seatbelt did not tighten and lock in. He suffered a concussion. Both my daughter and passenger suffered body aches and bruising from the collision. At this time the car is at a body shop for estimates on the damage. We will have it also go to the Toyota dealer to determine why the airbags and seatbelt failed to work. We purchased this vehicle specifically for its safety features and are quite dismayed that they failed. We have no confidence in this vehicle now.
While traveling at a speed of 45 mph an individual pulled out into the middle of the roadway as I was traveling on and I struck them head on in the front driver's side door. Before the crash occurred, I was able to halt on the brakes and slowed the vehicle.. because I was wearing a seat belt I only suffered minor injuries to my neck, chest, and legs. I drive a 2006 Toyota Corolla.
I was heading home from work traveling westbound on I-70 in the left lane and two deers ran in front of me from right to left. I collided with both deers in the left westbound lane, and then veered left and collided with the guard rail. The car sustained severe damage to the entire front and undercarriage and moderate damage to the driver and passenger sides. None of the airbags deployed. I hit my head on the steering wheel and suffered head contusions, head and neck injuries, and bruised my bladder from the seat belt, causing blood in my urine. The car has been declared a total loss.
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- North Fort Myers, FL, USA