2004 Toyota Corolla air bags problems
237 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Corolla, which is 42% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 237 42% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 94,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 39 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 42 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 67 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 39 crashes, 42 injuries.
What owners wrote
On sept 1, 2010, my daughter was driving a 2004 toyota corolla north in the left lane(two lanes north, two lanes going south) on a state road going approx. 35MPH. She was behind a 2009 nissan altima. Suddenly from a county road a 1995 lincoln mark 8 pulled out on the right to cross the state road turning left or south. The nissan swerved into the right lane going n. And clipped the mark 8 while my daughter slammed on her breaks. The car locked up, leaving skid marks and she t-boned the mark 8. Her car was totaled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota corolla. The contact was involved in a crash however, the air bag failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileages were 86,000.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Corolla
- Cruise control 60 complaints
- Engine 54 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 30 complaints
- Exhaust system 27 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints