2005 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY AIRBAG PROBLEM WAS NOT HANDLED WITHIN REASONABLE TIME FRAME. CONSUMER STATES WAS NEVER OFFERED COMPENSATION FOR THE TIME FRAME INCONVENIENCE. *SMD
2008 Toyota Corolla complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2008 record →
WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICES FOR OUR TWO 2008 COROLLAS.. FOR THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V384000.. THEN WE GOT THE OTHER LETTER SAYING THAT WE CAN GO AND GET OUR CARS SERVICED. WE DID AND THERE THEY TOLD US THAT BOTH OUR CARS WERENT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. YET WHILE WE WHERE WAITING TO BE CALLED UP ONE OF THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT BOTH OUR CARS NEEDED TO GET WHATEVER THEY WHERE GOING TO DO TO THEM DONE.. EVER SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FOR BOTH CARS.. WE HAVE SPENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TRYING TO PASS SMOG CHECKS IN CALIFORNIA... ARE THERE ANY I DONT KNOW RECORDS OF WHAT CIRCUIT BOARDS HAD THAT PROBLEM? I WANT FOR MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IF INDEED THE BOARD WE HAVE ON OUR CARS WASNT A PART OF THE RECALL OR IF WE GOT SCREWED... DO THE BOARDS HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS AND IS IT KNOW WHAT SERIAL NUMBERS NEEDED THE RECALLS. THE TOYOTA PEOPLE DIDNT EVEN OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR... WE WAITED A COUPLE HOURS TO FINALLY GET CALLED UP AND THEN THEY HAD THE CAR TWO MINUTES AND TOLD US OUR CAR WAS GOOD. THOUGH IT WASNT, IT HAD ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL.. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ALSO WHAT IT IS THEY SAID ABOUT THE RECALL ON OUYR CARS.. DID THEY SAY THEY FIXED THEM OR WHAT. THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO ME.. NOW UNFORTUNATELY THE KEPT THE RECALL NOTICES.. SO I DONT HAVE ANY OF THOSE.. EVER SINCE THAT RECALL ITS BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE WIT THIS CAR.
TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2016. I HAVE SINCE BEEN WAITING FOR A CALL FOR WHEN THE PARTS HAVE ARRIVED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER 14TH. I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER OR FRIENDS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. TOYOTA DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE READY, WHICH I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY FRUSTRATING PROCESS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.
WE RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE ON MARCH 2, 2016. AS OF TODAY, TOYOTA STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS READY FOR ME. TWO MONTHS AGO, THEY SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE READY BY NOW, AND JUST TODAY WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY SAID THAT THE PARTS WILL NOT BE READY UNTIL ANOTHER TWO MONTHS. HAVING A MALFUNCTION AIRBAG IS A REALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT CAUSES ME TO BE ANXIOUS EVERYDAY WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS BEEN IRRESPONSIBLE ON THEIR END AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU REGARDING THE RESOLUTION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ UPDATED 10/27/16.*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (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.
I CALLED A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 18, TO ORDER PARTS FOR A RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME WITH 2 TO 3 WEEKS WHEN THEY ARRIVE, OR CALL ME AND GIVE ME UPDATES AS TO WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. TODAY IS AUGUST 28, AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. I EXPECTED THEY WOULD CALL ME, SO I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT, BUT NOW I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE ALL MY ERRANDS ARE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW, AND I AM JUST REALIZING I HAVE HAD NO CALL, NO UPDATES, NOTHING FROM THEM IN OVER 2 MONTHS. MY REGISTRATION IS DUE IN NOVEMBER, AND I WORK WITH THE DMV, AND I KNOW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE CARE OF A RECALL BEFORE YOUR TAGS ARE DUE, YOU DO NOT GET YOUR TAGS. I DON'T WANT TO BE SCRAMBLING IN TWO MONTHS FOR SOMEONE TO GET ME MY PARTS. THIS IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. I CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY WITH ANYONE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE OF THIS, AND YET, THE DEALERSHIP TAKES NO HEAT FOR THIS. THAT'S NOT RIGHT AT ALL.
TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE EMAIL WITH THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS, " UNTIL THE REMEDY IS PERFORMED WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATED THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT" I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO TOOK MY ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND WILL CONTACT ME WHEN IT ARRIVES. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA DIRECTLY, AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE. I UNDERSTAND THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL, HOWEVER THIS HAS CAUSED ME NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE INABILITY TO PUT ANYONE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR, AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BE RECTIFIED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 09/30/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/04/16.*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL - NHTSA RECALL NO. 15V-285 AND 16V-127 I CALLED MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE REPLACE OF AIR BAG MODULE BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE 6 MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD DO IT. THEY TOLD ME THEY ONLY GET TWO MODULES A WEEK AND THERE WAS MANY PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST. I PLACE MY NAME ON THE WAIT LIST BUT WAS NOT HAPPY. MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER IS ROCHESTER TOYOTA, 4365 CANAL PLACE, ROCHESTER, MN 55904. I FIND THAT A 6 MONTH WAIT TIME IS WAY BEYOND REASONABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECIEVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF *TR
I RECEIVED A REMEDY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT "TOYOTA HAS COMPLETED PARTS PREPARATION FOR VEHICLES IN YOUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS REMEDY PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE". I CALLED TODAY AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST FOR AT LEAST 4 WEEKS. THEY SEND ME A LETTER TELLING ME THEY ARE READY THEN THEY TELL ME TO WAIT??? AND IN THE MEANWHILE I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYONE RIDE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT? RIDICULOUS; OBVIOUSLY NO SENCE OF URGENCY.
TAKATA RECALL MANUFACTURER HAS SENT RECALL NOTICE FOR AIRBAG REPLACEMENT BUT HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS. ALL LOCAL DEALERSHIPS REPORT RECEIVING ONLY A FEW PARTS PER WEEK AND HAVE HUNDREDS OF REQUESTS FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER IS REPAIRING AT AN INSUFFICIENT RATE. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF CAR IS INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIR COMPLETE.
WE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CALLED DEALER TO SCHEDUAL REPAIR. REPAIR DEPT WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD ORDERED PART? WHY DO I HAVE TO ORDER PART? HE DIS SAY HE WOULD ORDER AND WOULD TAKE ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS. WE HAD TO LET OUR GRANDSON TAKE OUR OTHER VEHICLE ON VACATION BECAUSE OF RECALL. DIDN'T WANT HIM DRIVING WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN CAR WITH PASSENGER AIRBAG MAYBE NOT WORKING. WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO GET A RECALL PART
I RECEIVED A REMEDY NOTICE FROM TOYOTA STATING THAT "TOYOTA HAS COMPLETED PARTS PREPARATION FOR VEHICLES IN YOUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. PLEASE CONTACT ANY AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER TO SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS REMEDY PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE". WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY, THEY STATED THAT TOYOTA WAS ONLY ALLOWING THEM A FEW PARTS PER WEEK THEREFORE THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD BE 6 WEEKS BEFORE THEY RECEIVED THE PART. THE NOTICE ADVISES THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. THE TIMEFRAME DOES NOT REFLECT THE URGENCY OF THE FIX.
TAKATA RECALL. I JUST CALLED BROADWAY TOYOTAI IN PORTLAND OREGON TO SEE ABOUT REPLACEMENT UNDER THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 20 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. I DON'T THINK THIS IS A REASONABLE TIME TO REMEDY THE DEFECT.
I AM CONTACTING YOU IN REGARD TO NHTSA TOYOTA AIR BAG RECALL NO: 15V-285 AND 16V-127 I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL REMEDY NOTICE IN JUNE 2016 WHICH STATED 'TOYOTA HAS COMPLETED PARTS PREPARATION FOR VEHICLES IN YOUR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. 'HAVE THIS REMEDY PERFORMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.' I CONTACTED THE DEALER, RUSSELL TOYOTA, AND WAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR JUNE 10, 2016. AT THE APPOINTMENT, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY HAD TO SEE WHICH PART WAS NEEDED AND ORDER IT. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE PART CAME IN (FP NUMBER: 04006-06102 - AIR BAG ASSY KIT). WHICH IS WHY I AM WRITING. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE RECALLED DEFECT. WHEN I CALLED FOR AN UPDATE, I WAS TOLD THE PART HAD NOT BEEN RECEIVED AND THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE RECEIVED. HOWEVER, THE TOYOTA.COM/RECALL FAQ SITE STATES 'THE OWNER LETTERS WILL BE MAILED IN QUANTITIES CONSISTENT WITH PARTS AVAILABILITY AND DEALER REPAIR CAPACITY, AND IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE BY JUNE 1, 2016' AND THE NOTIFICATIONS REFERENCED ABOVE STATE 'THE REPAIR WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS.' (SUGGESTING THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE) THEREFORE, IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT, 1) GIVEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM THIS DEALERSHIP, A REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY VEHICLE WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND 2) 3+ MONTHS IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR A RECALL OF THIS SEVERITY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS)AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS THAT THE CONTACT CALLED DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V127000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD 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. VIN CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 CONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER 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 THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/28/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON AUGUST 30, 2016. UPDATED 11/03/16.*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT IN STOCK TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
INFLATOR RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN EARLY MAY AND WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD BE IN BY THE END OF MAY. ON JULY 2ND THEY HAVE YET TO GET THE PART OR CONTACT ME ABOUT ANY INFORMATION. THE RECALL INFO I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL SAID IF THEY HAVE NOT DONE IT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE THAT ALMOST 2 MONTHS IS PLENTY OF TIME.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED VIOLENTLY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE FACE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A SEVERE CONTUSION FROM THE LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA TO THE BREAST, A FRACTURED STERNUM, AND A BRUISED FACE. THE PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. UPDATED 09/23/16*LJ *JS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I RECEIVED THE RE-CALL NOTICE AND I HAVE BEEN CALLING OR PASSING BY AND THE TOYATA DEALER LOCATED AT NW 12 STREET AROUND 97TH AVENUE IN MIAMI, FL KEEP TELLING ME TO WAIT 3 MONTH. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IF TOYTA IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT ?.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A "REMEDY NOTICE" FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THIS RECALL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY TOYOTA DEALER. AFTER DROPPING MY CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL NOTIFYING ME THAT THEY COULD NOT "FIX" THE ISSUE RELATED TO THIS RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT AS TOYOTA HAS LIMITED THE NUMBER OF "REMEDY KITS" TO 6 PER DEALERSHIP, PER WEEK, I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS (OR MORE) BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO "FIX" MY VEHICLE. (NEVER MIND THE FACT THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS WHEN THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE AND WASTED MY TIME, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE). THE ORIGINAL RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT I RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA STATED "UNTIL THE REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE IN YOUR LOCATION, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT". SO, I AM TO BE DEPRIVED OF USING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 MONTHS, OR MORE (AFTER HAVING RECEIVING THE REMEDY NOTICE), BECAUSE TOYOTA CHOOSES TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PARTS AVAILABLE TO LOCAL DEALERS TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. SINCE TOYOTA SENT ME A "REMEDY NOTICE" FOR THIS RECALL, I BELIEVE IT IS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE MY VEHICLE IS FIXED IN A TIMELY MATTER. A DELAY OF 3 MONTHS BECAUSE TOYOTA IS NOT SUPPLYING DEALERS WITH ENOUGH PARTS IS JUST INEXCUSABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT PARTS FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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