did anybody have problems with their airbags

by **joeylanza** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 12:59 pm

i recently got in an accident with my solara :cry:

. the crazy thing is though my whole front end is basically destroyed and the airbags did not come out. i was wondering if anyone heard anything about a recall.
thanks

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 1:01 pm

that's odd...

did you buy it new or used?... if it was used they may have been deployed before and just restuffed and not changed

by **dbanker** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:06 pm

If I were you I'd be VERY careful...if they didn't deploy and the circumstances of the accident were such that they should have they could go off at any time. Could be dangerous...I'd take it to someone right away and have it looked at if I were you.

by **Peter** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 6:53 pm

damn, thats scary. but raveboi, isnt it when they deploy, the vynil rips, and you have to replace the whole airbag system? i never heard of anyone restuffing them... thats illegal right?

by **Yanks0114** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 7:22 pm

Peter wrote:damn, thats scary. but raveboi, isnt it when they deploy, the vynil rips, and you have to replace the whole airbag system? i never heard of anyone restuffing them... thats illegal right?

Peter your answer seems logical. I've seen cars after the airbags deploy and the steering wheel snaps in half. Check out these pics of a destroyed solara. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=33656

I know there are certain circumstances for an airbag to deploy, but from your description it should have went off. Thats very alarming

by **happy_aggies** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 9:46 am

joeylanza,

sorry to hear that. Hmmh.... more and more wreck Solara...

by **Blaze** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 9:51 am

maybe the sensors didnt want to deploy the airbags? Thats what happened in my moms bmw, she tottalled the front end and the bags didnt deploy. Id go check it out w/ some 1 that knows alot about the airbag sensors. You might be able to sue if they should have deployed.

by **Peter** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 12:19 pm

let us know asap whats up, im very curious as to whats up

by **supercamsol** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 4:40 pm

I think that the 2002 2003 and so many others solara have a design problem on the steering-wheel that we may not know about.
example : that front steering-wheel says ABS and as a picture of the horn---well that thing can probably knock out your head if they fire, I bet they have a problem with that----I wish we had a survey of the statistics
of how and when this thing might not be working. this is serious because thing like that can kill you-----did you ever look at that thing---its hard ---In what direction will it go when it activates on impact----too your face? :agrue:

Website · by **DavPak** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 5:25 am

supercamsol wrote:I think that the 2002 2003 and so many others solara have a design problem on the steering-wheel that we may not know about.
example : that front steering-wheel says ABS and as a picture of the horn---well that thing can probably knock out your head if they fire, I bet they have a problem with that----I wish we had a survey of the statistics
of how and when this thing might not be working. this is serious because thing like that can kill you-----did you ever look at that thing---its hard ---In what direction will it go when it activates on impact----too your face?

actually, that large part of the steering wheel that you're referring to splits in half right in the middle and the airbag shoots out from there. and in my experience there haven't been any recurring problems with solara airbags. toyota would have found them and fixed the problem by now.

Website · by **ICrazyChrisI** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 6:44 pm

supercamsol wrote: toyota would have found them and fixed the problem by now.

Or would they..

by **Peter** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:21 pm

ICrazyChrisI wrote:
supercamsol wrote: toyota would have found them and fixed the problem by now.

Or would they..

why wouldnt they? they're perfect arent they?

by **Guest** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:25 pm

Peter wrote:
ICrazyChrisI wrote:
supercamsol wrote: toyota would have found them and fixed the problem by now.

Or would they..

why wouldnt they? they're perfect arent they?

Ever watch Fight Club?

by **Peter** » Mon Mar 03, 2003 7:27 pm

yes i have, what does it have to do with this topic?

Website · by **DavPak** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 5:34 am

ICrazyChrisI wrote:
supercamsol wrote: toyota would have found them and fixed the problem by now.

Or would they..

well considering that toyota is the only car manufacturer that has never had a recall, i'd say they would have found the problem. toyota has only had 'service campaigns' which are different from recalls since recalls are government mandated. toyota has always recognized the problem before it got to that point and has taken care of the problem.

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