2005 Toyota Corolla Air Bags Problems
- 416
- 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 416 stored complaint records:
- 41 indicate a crash
- 32 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- takata recall · 67 records
- failure parts · 44 records
- issue failure · 42 records
- parts distribution · 39 records
- distribution disconnect · 39 records
- part recall · 31 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 150–400k mi | 18 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v286000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable timeframe to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair.…
ODI 10775430
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 toyota corolla le. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a head-on crash where the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. No injuries were reported. A police report was available. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle would have to have been struck at a certain angle for the air bags to deploy. The manufacturer advised the contact to send…
Crash reported
ODI 10346995
Air Bags
Toyota corolla 2005 in an accident - hit on passenger front end and then flipped over landing on the roof of the car. All 7 airbags failed to deploy. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10329063
Air Bags · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
My husband bought my 2005 corolla as a wedding gift. It was slightly used but bought from one of the best toyota dealerships in our town. It had approx. 18000 miles when i got t in feb of 2007. It was very basic and a standard. The shifting/clutch never seemed right from the start but i learned how to deal with it. In feb of 2010, i was leaving work and was a few miles from home. I had never in my many years of…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10508714
Air Bags
2005 toyota corolla vin # [xxx] had air bag light go on 10/2009. Brought to a1 toyota new haven ct and told there was a front passenger side problem. Waited over 2 months for new air bag harness (car not drivable) and harness replaced (3400 dollars). Air bag light went back on 11/2010 and brought back to same dealer 12/2010. Clockspring in steering wheel replaced and tension tightened on front passenger side air bag…
ODI 10373846
Air Bags
5 vehicle wreck in fast lane on 6 lane portion of state highway, 50 mph zone. Car in front stopped unexpectedly. Corolla stopped in time (preventing rear end collision) but 3 vehicles (included 2 trucks) behind the corolla collided heavily and pushed the corolla into the car in front. No airbag deployed. Car "totaled". Severe front end and rear end damage. No airbag deployed on driver side or other side. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10607409
Air Bags · Engine · Service Brakes
I just purchased my 2005 corolla 3 months prior to this incident and it was a fairly new car but it had the check engine light on with in the first month i had it. On the day of the incident the weather nice and pleasant & i was soberly driving home from nursing school in san jose along in the middle lane of a [redacted] at the legal speed limit of 35 miles an hour. About 600 feet ahead there was a yellowing…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10598719
Air Bags
I was in a acident last week, someone turned left in front of me. We were going straight through the intersection. Our air bags did not deploy, a number of people (rescure personal, auto repair shop) all mentioned that were surprised the air bags did not deploy. We were going around 15 to 20 mph, i am not sure if this has happened to others or if the bags should have gone off or it this is the correct place to…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10198881
Air Bags
Dt*: the contact stated the air bag light illuminated as soon as the driver seat belt was buckled. Then, while driving 25 mph, the vehicle collided with the side of a dump truck and neither frontal air bag deployed. However the left side impact airbags deployed. The vehicle was considered a total loss as a result of the crash and was towed to a salvage yard. The contact was wearing a seat belt at that time of the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10167142
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota corolla. While driving at 15 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into a building and the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head, leg, knee, teeth and chest injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an auto body repair center and repaired. The…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10693678
Air Bags
My daughter drove a 2005 toyota corolla, she was in a wreck today that totaled her car, taking the front end of her car off, she was hit by a commercial size wrecker that lost control, her air bags never deployed. They should have. Toyota has to look into why the air bags do not work on these cars. My daughter brandy mcnamee is going to be ok but had the truck hit her more to her side instead of the passenger side…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10149335
Air Bags
2005 toyota corolla hit the rear end of another automobile on the freeway. Driver was traveling approximately 30-35 mph. There was severe damage to front end of the 2005 toyota corolla. The airbags did not inflate on impact. The insurance company declared the car totaled and took possession. Also on 2/28/2005 the same 2005 toyota corolla was hit on the passenger side, which damage the passenger door and front end of…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10146587
Air Bags
The front passenger airbag is known to be defective and to potentially cause injury or death. Toyota's current remedy is to instruct me to "not drive with an occupant in the front passenger seat". If they are unable to fix my vehicle in a timely fashion they should be providing me with a safe alternative to drive. This language can not be used as jargon to waive their responsibility in case of injury. Their explicit…
ODI 10747709
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
I have the air bag lights on all the time, the time i turn on the car and driving it, it just do not go away on parking either,ever since i buy the car the dealers said it will go away as i drive it, it never did, it is not stable at all every time i brake while driving it goes forward like it did not stop but it did. It is in some way unbalance at every stop. But they said this is how it is since i bought it. Now i…
ODI 10918112
Air Bags
Takata recall, i got a recall notice on my toyota's airbag system back in may of 2005. It stated to take care of this problem immediately. I called clearwater toyota to get an appointment. Said they didn't have ant parts in stock, will get back with me. They never did. Called again oct 2, 2005' they told me the mgr. Would get in touch with me. Well, it's nov. 18 and no call yet. This has been going on since june…
ODI 10794587
Air Bags
I have been trying to get my airbags on my corolla for several months, but toyota of slidell doesn't make a replacement car available. They keep telling me they have to see what will be available in the morning!!! Really??? You are a freaking car lot!!
ODI 11174363