2011 Toyota Corolla Airbag Problems

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  47%
• 25k–50k
  2033%
• 50k–75k
  1626%
• 75k–100k
  1118%
• 100k–150k
  711%
• 150k+
  35%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2011 Toyota Corolla owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while he was driving at 40 MPH, another vehicle that was speeding caused a multiple vehicle collision. During the collision, the contact was in the middle lane when the speeding vehicle crashed into a vehicle in the left lane, and that vehicle merged violently into the middle lane, causing the contact to rear-end the vehicle in front due to the driver abruptly stopping. During the attempt to stop, the vehicle failed to decelerate sufficiently. Upon impact, the frontal air bags failed to fully deploy, as they only partially emerged from the housing. The failure experienced was a loss of braking effectiveness at 40 MPH that resulted in a rear-end collision, during which the frontal air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to a family member's home. …

The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while her husband was driving at 15MPH, another vehicle ran through a red light and crashed into the front driver's side of the vehicle. No warning lights illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The police and the fire department arrived at the scene and a police report was filed. The contact stated that no injuries were reported on either side. The vehicle was totaled and towed to the service center. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

I am submitting a safety concern regarding airbag non-deployment involving my former vehicle, a 2011 Toyota Corolla LE (VIN: [redacted] ). This vehicle was subject to multiple Takata airbag recalls, including a 2018 front airbag recall and a May 2020 Takata non-deployment and seatbelt pretensioner interim recall. Beginning in Spring 2021, the airbag warning light illuminated intermittently. On May 30, 2024, diagnostic trouble codes B1813 and B1818 were recorded, indicating faults involving the driver and passenger airbag squib circuits and potential center airbag sensor assembly involvement. A recall-related repair was completed on June 6, 2024 with installation of a Harness Kit (04009-98112) under extended warranty associated with a class action settlement. Following subsequent service, the airbag warning light was no longer illuminated. …

1.- Bolsa de aire. Si me lo solicita, por supuesto puedo llevarlo a inspecci n. 2.- Se puso en riesgo ya que pudo haber sido otro tipo de accidente y las bolsas de aire no se activaron. Yo usaba el cintur n de seguridad. 3.- No ha sido confirmado por un distribuidor local. 4.- No no ha sido inspeccionado por el fabricante. 5.- No hubo ning n tipo de luces o indicador de la falla de las bolsas de aire. I had an accident because a dog ran away on a road and hit my car in front and I was going at a speed of approximately 20 mph, breaking my front bumper and the airbags did not activate.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact also stated the air bag warning light was frequently illuminated; however, the warning light no longer was illuminating. The vehicle was previously repaired under an air bag recall. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired since. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 43,600.

I was notified of the air bag recall a year ago but the car dealerships in my area does not have the parts and I need to use my vehicle daily. So I am not sure what to do from here for that but I believe that the appropriate time to remedy this recall has past already and the fact that we have our children riding with us and we are unaware that their life is in danger or because we can not get it fixed is not acceptable. Then on top of that I am having issues like when my 2011 Corolla is sitting idle it will rev up the engine without touching the gas pedal and does this randomly and without warning and also while I am driving around 55 MPH on the interstate or highway sometimes it will dramatically drop and lose about 10- 15 MPH speed for no reason and this happens randomly as well. And this fluctuation happens during cruise control the most so I no longer even use that function. …

My husband was hit head on by a car spinning out of control on the highway. He was traveling 50 to 60 MPH when the cars in front of him swerved to get out of the way of the oncoming vehicle leaving him no time to react. He had just started breaking upon impact which was forceful enough to push his car off the highway into the guard rail. You can see from the pictures the entire front end of the car was damaged, the bumper completely torn off the car, and the engine forced back from the frame of the car. None of the airbags deployed. Even though he was wearing his seat belt, my husband hit his head on the top of the car near the windshield and sustained significant whiplash from the impact. We cannot believe that the airbags were deployed from an impact like this. We checked and there are no recalls regarding airbags for this car. Something is not right. …

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V340000 (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. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a deer. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The front bumper and grill detached from the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The body damage was repaired at suttle auto repair shop. The contact called the gloucester Toyota dealer who stated that there were no parts available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that she received a postcard from tk holdings and inquired about any recalls after the vehicle was involved in crash in which the air bags failed to deploy. While driving 20 MPH, the contact's vehicle was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle. The contact's vehicle spun around in a complete circle, jumped the curb, and came to a stop on the sidewalk. A police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries, cuts, scrapes, and sore muscles, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to romano Toyota (6400 basile rowe, syracuse, ny 13057, [phone]) and new air bags were installed. The body damage was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that after attempting to apply the brake pedal to shift the gear, the vehicle accelerated to approximately 18 MPH in reverse without warning. The vehicle crashed into a building. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed and a police report was filed. The contact did not receive any injuries. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the body was damaged and needed to be repaired. The contact stated the dealer did not provide an explanation as to why the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

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