1998 Toyota Sienna Airbags Problems

During a front-end collision at an estimated 30-40 mph, your car's airbags failed to deploy even though the impact was significant enough to require emergency braking. The crash occurred on a wet interstate when another vehicle lost control and stopped in your lane. Your seatbelts protected you and your passengers, but the airbags should have supplemented that protection. This will likely require a diagnostic scan of the airbag system and possibly replacement of the airbag control module or sensors.

Your van was hit on the right front side in a serious collision. The right front passenger seat belt initially held but released during the crash, causing the passenger to slide across the cabin. Neither the driver nor passenger airbag deployed during the impact. The issue involves both the seat belt system failing to keep the passenger restrained and the airbags not activating when needed.

Your airbag warning light is on, and your horn and cruise control have stopped working. These symptoms suggest an electrical problem that may be affecting multiple systems in your vehicle. You should have a mechanic diagnose and repair the underlying electrical fault, which could involve replacing a faulty clock spring, fuse, or wiring harness.

1998 TOYOTA SIENNA MINI VAN. INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHERE THE MINI VAN RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ACTUAL COLLISION OCCURRED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE FULLY APPLIED WHEN IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE SIENNA, SO MUCH SO THAT THE RADIATOR WAS DAMAGED AND LEAKING. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT NEITHER THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL MECHANICAL WORK HAD BEEN DONE BY THE DEALER OR OTHER CERTIFIED MECHANIC. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE AND DID WORK PROPERLY. A CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS IN USE IN THE SECOND ROW SEAT AND IT ALSO WORKED PROPERLY. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *JB THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE SEAT BELTS TENSIONERS WERE FOUND INOPERATIVE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON DUE TO SENSOR FAILURE. *SC

WE WERE IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RECENTLY AND HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT NEEDING TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS AND POSSIBLY QUESTION OF MALFUNCTION OF AIRBAGS. OUR TOYOTA SIENNA VAN WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND HIT STRAIGHT-ON A CAR THAT TURNED IN FRONT OF US HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WITH ESSENTIALLY NO BRAKING. ESSENTIALLY THE TOYOTA SUSTAINED A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND OUR REPAIR MECHANIC IS TELLING US THIS IMPACT WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF THE TOYOTA SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES, KNEE INJURIES, WITH GENERALIZED PAIN, ESPECIALLY NECK, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. WE THINK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THE SEAT BELTS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT SHOULD BE REPLACED. OUR AUTO MECHANIC IS TELLING US THAT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT IMPACT, AND THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. CAN YOU HELP US HOW WE GET THE CORRECT ANSWERS? SCOTT S. LEE 949-295-0438 CELL 949-598-3302 WORK SCOTTSLEE@COX.NET. *JB

AIR BAG SENSOR FAILURE, *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED, I TRIED TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. I HIT A POLE AND TWO OTHER CARS, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND THE CAR NEXT TO ME. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH VEHICLE WAS HIT IN REAR AND SLAMMED INTO A VEHICLE IN THE FRONT, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THE HORN WILL SUDDENLY BECOME INOPPERATIVE CAUSING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 08/28/2001 WHERE I WAS TOLD THE CLOCK SPRING CONTACT WAS DISTORTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($470.00) NOT 3 WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED, THE HORN SUDDENLY BECOMES INOPPERATIVE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WE PAID ALMOST $900.00 DOLLARS FOR. THE IS OBVIOULSY A VERY SERIOUS SAFTEY CONCERN AND ARE THERE ANY AVENUES TO PERSUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM PAID FOR BY TOYOTA? I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH TOYOTA AND THERE EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED. *YC