1. Toyota Corolla
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Air Bags

2004 Toyota Corolla Air Bags Problems

210
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 210 stored complaint records:

  • 24 indicate a crash
  • 17 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • issue failure · 40 records
  • takata recall · 20 records
  • recall issue · 20 records
  • part needed · 20 records
  • part recall · 18 records
  • notified issue · 17 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
150–400k mi21
60–100k mi11
100–150k mi10
1–30k mi8
30–60k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • January 7, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer denied the recall remedy to be performed by the dealer due to the vin. The contact did not disclose if a failure was experienced related to the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. Updated 03/04/15*lj updated 9/15/2017*cn

    ODI 10672228

  • January 6, 2015

    Air Bags

    I contacted toyota motor corporation concerning a recall on the air bag of the vehicle noted above. In speaking to first michelle and then janee, i complained that this vehicle is used by my son. Since there are often other people also inside of the vehicle i have a concern that the air bag, when deployed, will cause injury to the passengers, mostly children. I asked toyota that simply not having passengers in the…

    ODI 10670440

  • January 2, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bag) was received in january of 2015 and nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) was received in march. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving…

    ODI 10703050

  • January 2, 2015

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v655000 (air bags) and 15v043000 (air bags) however, the parts needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. ...updated…

    ODI 10702791

  • January 1, 2015

    Air Bags

    I have been waiting since jan. 2015 to get the airbag inflator installed. Toyota tells me it is not available. The red warning light is on and there is no use of airbag. How long must i wait???

    ODI 10788133

  • December 26, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that the dealer provided a report that indicated the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v350000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer indicated that they would disable the air bags and contact the vehicle owner once the part became available. The dealer and the manufacturer were not able to provide an estimated…

    ODI 10669726

  • December 24, 2014

    Air Bags

    I received a safety recall letter as well as couple messages about the airbag safety recall for my vehicle, i made an appointment last december 24, 2014 in the toyota dealership for that specific recall nearby where i live which is the doxon toyota in auburn, washington, when we came in for the appointment the service specialist [xxx], did not even inspect our car but automatically told us that the available parts…

    ODI 10669682

  • December 19, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v655000 (air bags); however, the part needed was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The vin was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10703264

  • December 19, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10700761

  • December 18, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v655000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10679985

  • December 16, 2014 · 163,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle making an illegal turn. The air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts also failed to restrain the contact in the crash. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags). The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the seat belts and passenger's side air…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10746546

  • November 29, 2014 · 101,000 miles

    Air Bags

    I received a safety recall letter from toyota motor sales, torrance, ca on 28nov14. The letter strongly recommended that i immediately take my 2004 toyota corolla to any authorized dealer where the front passenger inflator assembly would be replaced at no charge to me. I contacted the service department at valley hi toyota, victorville, ca, who i have used for all service on both my toyotas since moving to ca in dec…

    ODI 10661268

  • November 24, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10726658

  • November 18, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags). An appointment was scheduled for the recall repair; however, the part was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10682778

  • November 11, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was not available.

    ODI 10676912

  • November 5, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

    ODI 10788710

  • November 5, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v350000 (air bags). However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 12/17/14*cn updated 01/07/15. *jb

    ODI 10654975

  • November 3, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 15v043000 (air bags); however, the part needed to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The vin was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10694933

  • November 1, 2014 · 172,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Airbags failed to deploy in a accident with hard impact to the front of the car. *tr

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10653723

  • October 28, 2014 · 147,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Pursuant to toyota's website, a recall exists for my vin which states, "in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking and potentially seriously injuring the passenger seat occupant or other occupants." a related article on nhtsa's website indicates that owners of cars with such a recall are "urged to take immediate…

    ODI 10650806

  • October 24, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bag). However, the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. The contact believed that the manufacturer had exceeded the reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was not…

    ODI 10651424

  • October 23, 2014 · 60,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v312000 (air bags). The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The contact was informed that the recall repairs were only being done in selected states at the time. The contact was advised to continue checking for when his state would begin repairs and not to have anyone sit in the passenger seat. The…

    ODI 10650679

  • October 21, 2014

    Air Bags

    Letter from congressman royce on behalf of constituent re 2004 toyota corolla airbag recall (attn: lauren pong). *smd the dealer informed the consumer he had to wait until toyota sent another letter authorizing the dealer to perform the recall. Also, the parts were not available.

    ODI 10693505

  • October 20, 2014

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted (philpott toyota in nederland, tx) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall…

    ODI 11013754

  • October 20, 2014 · 93,561 miles

    Air Bags

    Safety recall dsb from toyota is for a fault in the ecu. I had the problem during the first recall over a year ago but they had not replaced the faulty ecu. I have been talking to multiple toyota dealerships who have been telling me that the part for the recall is not available and keep having me call back every 6 months. It has been well over a year of trying to have the repair done for a known problem on my car…

    ODI 10786031