My '07 RAV4 side airbag blew up in my face!
Bizarre, but true. Imagine my surprise:
Anyone else have this problem?
I bought my RAV4 because of its safety ratings
My '07 RAV4 side airbags deployed without anything hitting the car or the car hitting anything else and sustaining NO exterior damage. It "deployed" with a huge bang and knocked me sideways so that I lost control, but regained it and got it stopped before it could crash. I now have a hearing loss in my left ear where the airbag hit. Besides being incredibly frightened, my E.N.&T. doctor said inner ear damage is typical with airbag deployment. Moreover, I'm driving a rental car at my own expense because I'm now afraid of what else could happen; FRONT airbag deploy? This happened three months ago and a Toyota inspector came to take photos-I spoke to him and he could not tell me the cause. So far NO satisfaction from Toyota. Not even a lousy rental. Today I called the TV news media locally and regionally.I've also written a letter describing my ordeal to Yukitoshi Funo, CEO of Toyota N. Anerica. I'm wandering why Toyota isn't tearing my car apart to find the cause, and find out how many more like mine are out there.
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