1998 Toyota Camry air bags problems
53 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1998 Toyota Camry, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 53 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 124,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 37 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 33 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 124,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 37 crashes, 3 fires, 33 injuries.
What owners wrote
Camry traveling e/b on 4 lane divided highway. Late model buick skylark traveling w/b turned left at crossover into path of camry. Impact at 45 MPH. Moderate to severe damage to both doors of buick. Buick was pushed into concrete filled steel post doing moderate to severe damage to left side of car and bending post about 20-30 degrees. There was no braking by camry driver. My question is simple-- should camry airbag have employed?
Crash. My daughter driving my car attempted to execute a left turn against traffic on residential street. Oncoming large SUV. Lost in shadow of large tree SUV dark gray going 30 MPH approx. Hit head on with my toyota camry le 1998. The steering wheel airbag did not deploy in a head on collision. No previous accidents or airbag deployments.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Toyota Camry
- Brakes 140 complaints
- Engine 99 complaints
- Cruise control 86 complaints
- Suspension 78 complaints
- Tires 47 complaints
- Body & structure 37 complaints
- Electrical system 35 complaints
- Seat belts 35 complaints