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My 17 year old daughter got into a car accident on 01/27/2021, she pressed on the brakes but they did not engage causing her to hit another vehicle on a neighborhood side street
I was driving on the highway merging onto RT3 from I-95-S towards cape cod by South quincy area. The car in front of me stopped suddenly and I slammed on my breaks, the car behind me ended up rear-ending my car which resulted in me hitting my head on my heat rest which resulted in whiplash. The woman who hit me claimed she called the police and said that the cop told her we need to exchange licenses and registrations. We did exactly that but not phone number or anything. After we exchanged, she took off right away. The car that stopped in front of me left the scene right away. This was my first accident so I did not know what to do but now I am realizing that she may never have called the police considering that no one showed up and this happened on the highway.
The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that a recall notification was received with NHTSA campaign number: 19V741000 (air bags) and the vehicle was taken to lynch Toyota located at 179 tolland turnpike, manchester, ct 06042, (860) 464-4321) where the repair was completed. The contact stated that when the vehicle was picked up, the door locks of the vehicle failed to close securely. The contact informed the dealer about the doors failure. The contact also stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The dealer informed the contact that there was a defect with the driver side air bag which needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.
The paint is gray but now coming up white circles that does not wash off. The inside driver's door panel does not stay together. Has been this way for one year and 9 months or so.
- Sunrise, FL, USA
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The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that the dashboard was sticky and completely melted due to the sunshine. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 211,000.
On Sep 27 I was involved in an rear ended accident on highway 880 fremont ca and all the airbag were deployed (the car was totalled), the airbag caused injury to my forehead and I am still suffering from headache.
Takata airbags-this is third time that I am filling this out. This website is difficult and I could not check all the boxes that I needed. This car had so many problems. It is the worst car that I have even owned. All of the paint was peeling off. I had to have the engine rebuilt. The lights kept blowing out. I had an accident and I hit the steering with my face. The airbag never deployed. I knocked myself out. I had facial contusion and almost knocked my teeth out.
I had a vehicle accident on 5/11/17 of which caused a personal head injury laceration due to none of my airbags deploying inside of my vehicle when they should have. It advises that there was a recall on my vehicle for this back in 2014 for the drivers side airbags and there is no information stating that this recall had been done on my vehicle from the dealership or total loss records from my insurance company. I have attached 3 pictures of the damage done to my vehicle, as well as a picture showing no airbags deploying in the vehicle. Any information/documents needed for this please don't hesitate to ask.
Vehicle was traveling 10 mph in traffic on freeway. Freeway is paved and area of incident was level. Weather was clear. Late afternoon with ample sun light. Spring which holds the driver's side mirror in open and fold position became dislodged inside mirror. Entire mirror kept swaying in traffic 15 mph and above. Serious visibility concern with absent of driver's mirror. Would not pass yearly safety check.
Vehicle was stationary on city street and gear was park. Key became dislodged in driver door lock on outside of vehicle. Key was stuck in the far right position. Key would not return to normal position and was unable to pull key out. Key has microchip to start the vehicle. Could not drive any where until locksmith arrived. Locksmith had to cut spindle to release key.
I was in the parking lot trying to turn around when my car accelerators and crashes into mi rancho restaurant in silver spring, Maryland. This is the second incident with this type of issue. The first time was December 4, 2011 in giant parking lot as I was parking it accelerated and hit the pole. Please there is a issue with this car and it is very unsafe because I have two granddaughter who could have be in the car with me at the time of this accident.
I had spoken to mike from carson Toyota regarding this recall more than 6 months ago. I found out about this recall from my coworker who has the same model and year car as mine. Mike had told me that only a few Toyota were on recall and the last time I had gotten my oil changed there, he told me that my model was not in that recall.. but I did get a letter in the mail. I told him that my coworker told me about the electrical window on the right side. Mike had told me that it wouldn't be covered. I would have to pay about $400 plus for that window that got stuck. Mike did tell me that my VIN model was not counted for. I am real upset. This past December, I drove to san francisco when it is raining and windy, this is a real big hazard for a branch to have come inside my car without my daughter being able to close to the window and had poked her arm some how.
My trunk even when properly raised in full does not stay up reliably. I had this problem for as long as I have had the car but in the past year I received a notice from Toyota that if I had a problem, they would do something to correct it. I brought it to the dealer and they assessed the car, decide it did qualify for the "repair" and allegedly took care of it. It has since still come down without warning and has hit me in the head several times. It occurred yet again on 11/30/2015 and really gave me a bad bump on my scalp and ultimately a large bruise on my forehead. I am as careful as I can be but it is hard to keep it from occurring repeatedly.
Driver's side mirror plastic holding snapped that keeps mirror in the open/ closed position. Due to the plastic holding being snapped, the mirror wobbles and does not stay in the open position. It makes driving very dangerous with the lack of a mirror to turn and merge safely. As speeds increase, the force of the wind will force the mirror into the closed position making the mirror useless.
Driver's door lock does not lock/unlock when pressing the lock/unlock button on the key fob and pressing the lock/unlock button on the driver's door and passengers door.
I was backing up in a parking lot with my foot on the brake and my car just sped backwards and I rammed into a pole. My entire trunk was smashed in. I had to have it replaced and it still leaks water as of today. I paid approximately $2K to $3K to have it fixed. This all happened before I know about the acceleration problem.
My wife rear ended a taxi, she complained that the brakes did not stop the car. We had the car towed to the house, I freed the hood and removed the bumper cover to inspect the damage. When I got in and tried the brakes, the pedal went to the floor. When I opened the brake fluid reservoir to check the fluid, the brakes returned to normal. That indicates a vacuum to me, which is not normal.I would like to request analysis of the event data recorder.
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- Havelock, NC, USA