2013 Toyota Tacoma Airbags Problems

Your vehicle was involved in a head-on collision that resulted in a total loss. The front airbags did not deploy during the crash, and the driver sustained bilateral wrist injuries that required surgery.

Your airbag warning lights came on for both the driver and passenger sides and won't turn off, even when you fasten your seat belt. The system is displaying an "airbags off" warning, and the seat belt warning light also triggers the airbag warnings to activate. The warning lights stay on until you turn off the engine, and they return each time you restart the vehicle. This issue needs immediate attention since it affects your safety system.

Your horn and steering wheel controls may stop working within the first month of ownership due to a faulty clockspring (the component that allows electrical signals to pass through your steering wheel). This is an expensive repair that the owner reports has been a recurring issue across multiple Tacoma purchases. The fix will likely require replacing the clockspring assembly.

Your horn has started working intermittently around 200,000 miles—sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't—even though your steering wheel controls and airbag warning lights appear normal. The problem is likely in the clockspring (the coil that connects steering wheel controls to your vehicle's electrical system). Additionally, you've noticed your transmission slips into 3rd gear unexpectedly after light bumps from items in the front cupholders, which are too small and unstable for most drink containers. Fixing the horn will likely require replacing the clockspring, and the transmission issue may need diagnostic testing to identify the cause.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED LEFT IN HER PATH CAUSING A COLLISION. THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH AND PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE RIGHT KNEE, WHIPLASH, AND SORENESS TO THE BODY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. *TT PHOTOS ATTACHED *JB*DT THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *TR

"TAKATA RECALL" POSSIBLE: DRIVING NORTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE ON A CLEAR DAY, NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME OR NEXT TO ME. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA. VISIBILITY WAS CLEAR AROUND 4:00 P.M IN THE AFTERNOON. I NOTICED A CAR MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO TIME TO BREAK, COULD NOT BELIEVE THIS DRIVER HAD INITIATED A LEFT TURN. I IMMEDIATELY VEERED INTO THE RIGHT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR THAT HAD MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. THE DRIVER HIT ME INSTEAD ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF MY TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK, SENDING ME HEAD ON INTO TWO PARKED CARS. I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND A BROKEN RIGHT HAND. I NOTICED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT NEITHER THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT. DRIVER INITIATED A 21801(A) VC-UNSAFE LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME. I STILL SUFFER FROM THE ACCIDENT AND MY HAND IS NOT THE SAME.

NOTICED THAT AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS COMING ON RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IT CAME ON AT STARTUP AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULD COME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. UNABLE TO MAKE THE LIGHT COME ON, BUT ONCE IT COMES ON IT STAYS ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT COME ON FOR 3-4 DAYS. *TR