2007 Toyota Corolla

ON 01-22-20, IN AUSTIN TEXAS MY DAUGHTER, [XXX], WAS KILLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HER 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE HEAD ON COLLISION WAS DRIVING A 1993 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. WHEN THE VEHICLES COLLIDED MY DAUGHTER WAS KILLED BECAUSE SHE WAS PINNED AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL, UNFORTUNATELY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SAVE HER. THE OTHER DRIVER RECEIVED SEVERE FACIAL INJURIES. WHY DIDN'T HER AIRBAGS DEPLOY? WHY DID HER 2007 TOYOTA HAVE A HIGH SAFETY RATING BUT YET SHE WAS PINNED BE HER STEERING WHEEL? *TR*DT *TP*DT 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *DT*JB

MY FATHER ([XXX]) WAS KILLED ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2015 IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT, SWERVED AWAY FROM THE DRIVER, AND WAS IN PERFECT HEALTH. WE ARE SUSPICIOUS THAT THE TAKATA AIRBAG IN THE CAR MAY BE THE CAUSE OF DEATH. AT THIS TIME WE ARE WAITING FOR THE CORONERS REPORT AND THE AUTOPSY RESULTS. I AM HIS DAUGHTER, [XXX], AND CAN BE REACHED AT [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR...UPDATED 10/29/15*BF UPDATED 11/03/15.*JB

2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS SON WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. HE STATED ONE OF THE PHOTO'S FROM THE SCENE, SHOWED THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, IF THE SAME DEFECT PART WAS USED IN THE COROLLA MODELS, THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. *JB

The contact's mother owned a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated that while his mother was driving at approximately 35 - 45 MPH, she rear-ended another vehicle. None of the air bags deployed upon impact. The contact's mother was transported by ambulance to the hospital with a broken vertebra and fractured sternum. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact's roommate owns a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while at 62 MPH, a deer inadvertently crashed on the front of the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated they veered to the side of the road. A police report was filed. The contact sought medical assistance the next day and was advised she sustained seat belt burns on the chest and knee injuries. The contact's roommate sustained neck injuries and sought medical assistance. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owned a 2007 Toyota Corolla. The contact stated while sitting in their vehicle parked, the passenger air bag exploded independently. The contact confimed that there was no impact for the air bag to explode and there were no warning lights at the time. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and repaired the passenger air bag. However, a month later the contact was at a stoplight when the vehicle behind rear-ended the vehicle and caused the contact to rear the vehicle in front of them. The air bags did not deploy. The contact's head hit the steering wheel, which caused injuries to their head, neck, and back. Medical treatment was at the scene and took the contact to the hospital by ambulance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed by an independent mechanic and then towed to a local dealer who inspected the vehicle and deemed the vehicle a total loss. The contact's concern was that after doing some research they found out their vehicle had an open recall for the frontal air bags NHTSA Campaign Number: 19v741000 (Air Bags) that they believe their local dealer was aware of the recall but never informed which caused the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximate 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND DROVE INTO THE STREET BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE AND BUSHES. DURING CRASH THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS AND HER TORSO WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, HEAD, AND BACK. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V741000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A MILD HEAD INJURY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED WITH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TO HAVE A FACILITY INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT GREAT SPEED.*JB

TAKATA RECALLON BUT THIS IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL, BUT I DID SEE IT THERE WERE RECALLED IN EUROPE JUST THE OTHER DAY FOR NOT GOING OFF AS WELL AS GOING OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT. I JUST WISH MINE HAD GONE OFF. 09/23/2018 I WAS HIT HEADON BY A VEHICLE GOING 45 MPH. THERE WAS NO WHERE ON MY FRONT END THAT WAS NOT EFFECTED BY THE ACCIDENT. RESEARCHING I FOUND WHERE THE SENSORS WERE FOR THE AIR BAG, EACH ON EACH SIDE OF THE RADITOR WAS HIT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEFLATE CASING MYSELF NECK AND BACK INJURY THAT WILL NEVER REPAIR. PICTURES WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS NO WAY NONE OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE NOT DAMAGED OR HIT TO ADVISE THE AIR BAG TO GO OFF AND HOLD THE PERSON IN PLACE SO THEY DO NOT GET SLUNG AROUND LIKE A RAG DOLL UNTIL THE ACCIDENT IS OVER. I REMEMBER SEEING THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, I JUST DID NOT THINK I WOULD OF BEEN INVOLVED IN IT. UNFORTUNATELY, A TRUCK HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH THAT VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO ME AT FULL FORCE. I FIRST WAS SLUNG INTO THE DOOR, THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER IS MY ACCELERATOR STICKING SO I HAD TO TURN OFF MY KEY TO AVOID FLYING ACROSS A BUSY ROAD. I HAVE A BULDGING DISC, DAMAGED TENDONS AND MUSCLES. I AM 61 YEARS OLD AND NOW FEAR THAT IF HIT EVER AGAIN THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY.

MY HUSBAND HAD A WRECK IN JANUARY OF 2016 AND TOTALLED THE VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND HE BASHED HIS CHEST OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSING HIM TO HAVE A SEIZURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED DUE TO THE CRASH ON A HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY CUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY A NEIGHBOR, AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: 1704272532 WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED AN INJURED NECK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE RECALLED AND WERE REMEDIED IN MAY OF 2016. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY AND AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, FACE, CHEST AND STOMACH INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED CHEST INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON THE DIVIDER AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. ..UPDATED 09-29-15 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. WHILE TRAVELING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME, SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND TWO HERNIATED DISCS IN THE BACK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO PROVIDED BODY REPAIRS BUT NO DIAGNOSIS TO EXPLAIN THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A SECOND CRASH WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A REPAIR SHOP FOR THE BODY REPAIRS, BUT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND RECEIVED FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A THIRD CRASH HAPPENED WHEN A DRIVER WAS BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AS WELL AS A TELEPHONE POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES AND THE DRIVERS HEAD WENT THRU THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVER DID NOT RECEIVE FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS TO RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN MID APRIL 2015 AND RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION ON AUGUST 10TH, 2015. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE REPAIR DUE TO EXPERIENCING MORE THAN TWO CRASHES IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. IN 2009, THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.