| Issue ID | 823817 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10361796 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SIENNA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 22/10/10 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Air bag light is coming on in our 2005 toyota sienna for a couple of days now. I took the car to the dealership, and they charged me fifty bucks just to tell me they need $696 to replace the passenger seat airbag. My vehicle has never been in an accident. Why then does the airbag need to be replaced? And now i'm reading online and finding out that all of my airbags are turned off when this light is illuminated? That is horrible. How can a car legally exist where one air bag malfunction can shut down every air bag in the vehicle. That should not be legal. Please look into this matter. $700 or your family won't be safe at all as of now. That is a horrible message for this manufacturer to send. Given what has been going on with toyota, they shouldn't be allowed to charge excessive fees like this to american families while holding the safety of every person in a vehicle at gunpoint! How is this legal? No safety, no way, unless you pay hundreds of dollars? Please do something about this. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 115000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | GOOSE CREEK, SC |
| VIN pattern | 5TDZA23C95SXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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