Problems with 2005 Toyota Tacoma AIR BAGS

Airbag exploded while driving, no accident involved.

Airbag on passenger side is not working. light continuously says air bag "off". the upholstery covering air bag shows oil staining on inside. this has been present for several months..

Takata recall... bought this vehicle used two years ago . it has 64000 miles on it and the air bag lite has been on for over three months now, it used to only go on once in a while and never at the dealer. they say there is no recall for my truck at this time

I was pulling into a parking spot in front of a building. i was going approx. 1-3 mph due to the lot being wet & had my foot on the brake. when i was almost to the concrete curb, the truck suddenly accelerated, jumped the curb and hit the building. i still had my foot on the brake & shifted into neutral. the engine was revving full throttle, so i turned off the engine. before moving, i checked to make sure nothing was touching the accelerator, which was the case. the airbags didn't deploy but that was because of the angle at which i hit the building. i then restarted the engine an backed off the building. *tr

The airbag system is not properly functioning. the warning light is on and indications are that the system will likely not deploy properly if involved in a motor vehicle accident. it currently does not qualify for the toyota airbag system recall, but interestingly enough there is an issue with the system in this current make/model. the problem was detected during a routine maintenance inspection/service at a shop.

Driver airbag light is on. why is my vin not included in the following recall by toyota for airbags for tacoma pickups. nhtsa campaign number: 12v092000 component(s): air bags

I took my vehicle in for the toyota's recall for the spiral cable. the failure light was not on. a few months after i got the vehicle back the failure light can on. toyota said the spiral cable had failed and wanted $700 plus to replace it. i am guessing they did not fix the vibration that was causing the problem so the system failed again. toyota should have fixed the vibration and left the spiral cable alone. the original cable was not causing a problem. they have refused.

I was slowly turning into my driveway when there was a sudden acceleration of the gas pedal. my truck shot like a bullet (about 40-45 feet) into the corner of my house and deck. the force of the impact sheared a 6x6 deck corner post, knocked the garage small entry door completely loose from it's frame, and did extensive damage to a solid brick wall, as well as damage to the inside of garage. luckily, i did still have my seat belt fastened; however, the air bag did not deploy. i filed a claim with toyota, they sent an inspector, and now have denied that there was any malfunction. i am 100% sure that the acceleration was not "driver's error" and that there is a safety issue here and toyota should be held accountable. the body damage to my truck has been repaired, but i will be getting rid of it. the conversations i have had with the people at toyota's headquarters in torrance, california have certainly been most unpleasant and have left me with a very bad opinion of toyota as a company. i will never have another ...

Driver's air bag warning appeared, later disappeared. this has happened often over the last year. activation of the turn signal sometimes causes this. other times the warning light just appears by itself. a blow to the steering column sometimes causes the light to go out. this seems to be the problem address in recall nhtsa # 12v092000 but toyota says my truck does not have a recall for this. is my truck covered or not? *tr

Tl* the contact owns as 2005 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 12v092000 (air bags) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall campaign. the manufacture and dealer were both made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 55,000.

Like many other toyota tacoma owners, my airbag dashboard light intermittently illuminated last year. after researching it, toyota had issued a press release acknowledging a problem with the "spiral cable" and indicated they were gathering the parts and would send letters to owners. i never received a letter and after inquiring, my vin was excluded from the recall campaign. after researching a bit more, it appears many tacoma owners have the same issue and were excluded from the recall campaign. the airbag dashboard light now illuminates continuously. the dealership said it would be $106 to diagnose the problem (we all know it's a spiral cable issue) and from all accounts, the spiral cable replacement cost is north of $500 (even though toyota's press release indicated it is a 30 minute fix). by the way, the dealership told me the airbag would not deploy in the event of a frontal crash as long as the airbag dashboard light is illuminated. the cost of repair is out of range for most and it was obvious the dealership had little concern for the safety of the occupants. this is a serious ...

The airbag warning light came on and has mostly stayed on for quite a while. toyota issued a recall for the spiral/clockspring cable on my vehicle in march 2012, which addressed this problem. however, my vin was not included in the recall. the problem on my vehicle has gotten worse. i took it to a toyota dealer shop and they indicated that it was probably the spiral cable, as well. since that time, toyota just issued another recall (april 2014), again for the same problem on the tacoma and other vehicles. again, my vin was not included in the second recall. i contacted toyota hq to address the problem. they noted it, but have taken no action. my vehicle has the problem identified in both recalls for the same vehicle, yet my vin is not included. i'm concerned about my safety and others since this problem can prevent the airbag from deploying in an accident. i believe there could be a gap in the scope of toyota's recall for this problem. please help. *tr

2005 toyota tacoma. consumer writes in regards to safety recall notice. *tgw the consumer stated he took the vehicle to the dealer, where they found three other things wrong with the vehicle, which did not pertain to the recall. the consumer stated is seemed the dealer wanted to get paid first, for other things, they claimed were wrong with his vehicle. updated 02/06/13

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota tacoma. the contact stated that after having repairs performed on the vehicle under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v092000 (air bags:frontal), the air bag warning light illuminated sporadically. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that there was an ecm air bag malfunction. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance and referred her to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 110,000.

Just started my truck up to go to work as usual and after about 1/2 a mile the airbag light came on. my truck has never been in an accident and the airbags have never been deployed before so i wanted to get it checked out when i got to work. as an ase certified technician i hooked up my scan tool and pulled code b1801-open in d squib circuit. so i examined it more and pulled up airbag operation data passenger buckle sw (seatbelt) unplugged=unset plugged in=set d seat pos with seatbelt unbuckled=bkwrd buckled=frwrd driver buckle sw unplugged=unset and plugged in=unset. i followed the toyota motor sales usa inc trouble tree for this dtc and came to the conclusion that the spiral cable needs replaced. went online and googled the dtc and have found several complaints and questions about this dtc. several failures of the spiral cable. this seems like it is a manufacturing defect that has been designed to fail. i feel toyota needs to step up and correct the defective parts. *tr