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Air Bags
12/21/2016
AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHING CONTINUALLY WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSTIC CODES B0111 AND B 0116 OPEN INSIDE SQUIB AIRBAGS. REPLACE SIDE AIRBAG SQUIBS COST PARTS AND LABOR $677 PLUS TAX
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Vehicle Speed Control
02/18/2002
THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE/DISENGAGED, WHILE DRIVING. *TS *JB
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Structure
THE ELECTRIC SLIDING DOOR ON THIS MINIVAN IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS FOR TWO REASONS. THE FIRST IS THAT IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF RESISTANCE BEFORE THE DOOR WILL REVERSE WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS AN OBJECT. THAT OBJECT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HAS BEEN A CHILD GETTING IN OR OUT OF THE CAR. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL BRUISES, BUT THE REAL CONCERN IS THAT A SMALLER CHILD WOULD BE CRUSHED, OR THE NECK OR LIMB OF A LARGER CHILD WOULD BE EASILY BROKEN. I AM AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN AND CAN ATTEST TO THIS FACT. THE SECOND DANGER POINT IS THAT THE DOOR OPERATES FROM A KEYCHAIN REMOTE. IF THE REMOTE IS BUMPED, DROPPED, OR LIGHTLY PRESSED (AS WHEN IN A POCKET), THE DOOR WILL EITHER OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS OFTEN OCCURS WHEN CHILDREN OR OTHER PASSENGERS ARE IN THE DOORWAY, AND HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN SEVERAL CRUSH INJURIES. THIS IS A DEADLY COMBINATION OF DESIGN FLAWS (I.E. A HAIR-TRIGGER ON A GUILLOTINE) THAT MOST ASSUREDLY WILL CAUSE A DISASTER. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WITH THEIR NATIONAL O...
