This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota pruis. The contact stated that there was a recurring failure with the air bag warning light illuminating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure where the front passenger seat was replaced twice but to no avail. The dealer then cleared the error codes but that also did not correct the failure. Next, the wiring harness and main computer were replaced yet the failure persisted. The contact believed the failure to be a manufacturing defect. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 107,000.
Thursday, March 10, 2011 morning between 5:40 ' 5:45 a.M. est at work driving through parking lot towards parking garage, due to bad weather road lines were not visible and my car end up into a concrete block. I was in shock for a while, front bumper, radiator, both front lights, windshield and all fluid holding broke and engine caved in. I have neck soft tissue injurious in my neck. Pain lower neck and upper neck where scalp and neck meet. My 2005 Prius had driver and passenger side air bags and front side and rear side curtain airbags on side, but none of them deployed, but my car got total. I bought brand new fully loaded Prius, and I was thinking my car is very safe. Definitely if I was driving on the highway where speed limit is 55, I am sure I was dead in this car.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. A vehicle traveling approximately 35 mph crashed into the contacts vehicle head on. The air bags did not deploy. A police was filed and 2 injuries were reported. The contact and a passenger were transported via ambulance to the emergency room. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance company lot. The vehicle was not examined for the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were 105,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact was driving 25 mph when she crashed into another vehicle. The vehicle crashed from the front end and the air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to her neck, head and shoulders. She was transported to the hospital via ambulance. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to a body repair facility where the mechanic advised that the vehicle was destroyed. The dealer was not contacted. The failure and the current mileage was 48,000.
[xxx], a resident of wantagh, NY, was driving on the wantagh state parkway when she was hit from behind and then experienced the sudden, unintended acceleration of her 2005 Toyota Prius. The acceleration continued after she pressed on the brake pedal. As a result, [xxx] struck another vehicle on the road and was involved in a serious accident. Moreover, the seatbelt in the vehicle was defective in that it became unfastened and the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle has a VIN# [xxx] and was purchased at atlantic Toyota in long island. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
- Wantagh, NY, USA
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My 2005 Prius skidded off the road during a snow storm. I was not traveling at an excessive rate of speed. My car hit 2 trees head on and was totaled. None of my airbags deployed. I informed my insurance company and Toyota (sent them pictures) and neither seemed to feel it was a safety issue. Since I was not satisfied with Toyota's response, and since I would never buy a small car unless I had absolute faith in its airbag system's ability to protect me in the event of a crash, I chose not to buy another Toyota vehicle. The Prius was my third Toyota, and I had been very loyal to the brand for years due to their record of quality, reliability and safety. I still have pictures of my wrecked car. Please contact me, if anyone would be interested in reviewing them. I did not file a report at the time of the accident, but in retrospect think that I should have. I am only writing now to alert your Agency that there may also be an airbag deployment problem with earlier Prius models.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The dealer made four attempts to diagnose the failure. The air bag under the passenger seat was disconnected; however, the warning light continued to illuminate. The vehicle is being repaired by an authorized dealer. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 12,000.
Involved in an accident, hit broadsided on driver's side and rammed into guard rail on front of vehicle, the front windshield was broken and part of the door had to be removed to get me out.. the car was a 2005 Prius with side, curtain, and front airbags, none of which deployed. The car was totaled. I suffered neck, back and shoulder trama and have not be able to work for a month and half.
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. While driving approximately 45 mph, the front passenger side of the contact's vehicle crashed with another vehicle. The impact caused the vehicle to turn over onto the driver's side and skid across the shoulder into the grass. The vehicle went airborne down an embankment and continued to roll. The velocity was decreased by a barb wire fence catching onto the tire of the vehicle, which caused the vehicle to land on its tires. The passenger side B-beam was severely damaged. None of the eight air bags deployed. The vehicle was completely destroyed and a police report was filed. The driver sustained minor injuries. The manufacturer has not inspected the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 55,000.
On 3/1/08 I was involved in an auto accident whereby I broadsided a public bus at an approximate angle of 45 degrees. The whole front of the car from the center to the driver's side was completely smashed and neither the driver's side airbag or passenger's side air bag deployed. As a result I, the driver, incurred whip lash injuries and the front passenger hit the front windshield and cracked it as the seatbelt on that side did not work either. Toyota was contacted and their claim is that the front seat belt functioned properly but they could not explain how the front passenger was not restrained from hitting the front windshield. As to the airbags, they claim that, despite knowing the car was doing between 40-45 mph upon impact, that due to the angle of the collision the airbags would not deploy. Could you please tell me if this is true. Does the law allow for restraint systems not to deploy in such accidents or are they just stone walling us? any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. John E. reardon
The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while his daughter was driving 45-55 mph, she swerved across the road then crashed into a tree. As a result, the vehicle flipped and landed on the passenger side. In addition, she crashed into two other trees. The airbags did not deploy. The crash destroyed the vehicle. The driver was taken to the hospital and suffered numerous injuries. The current and failure mileages were 56,000. Updated 04/21/08
I was a passenger in the front seat of a Toyota Prius that was headed East bound into an intersection in joliet Illinois when another vehicle made a left turn in front of the car that I was in. The resulting front end collision failed to trigger the air bags and the seat belts did not hold me in place. As a result I have a permanent injury to my right shoulder that leaves me with limited mobility in my right arm. Two other people were also injured in the resulting crash.
Another driver failed to yield to me at an intersection. I struck the other car and the air bags did not go off nor did the seat belts lock into place to hold the passengers in a restrained position.
: the contact stated the vehicle was T-boned by another vehicle while driving 30 mph on a dry highway, and the side air bag did not deploy. Most of damage was in the middle of the vehicle. The manufacturer sent a specialist to inspect the vehicle and determined the vehicle had the same error as indicated in recall # 06V096000, regarding the air bags. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Seat belts were in use at them time and operated correctly. Injuries were sustained and a police report was taken.
I was involved in a low-speed accident in which the brakes in my car (2005 Toyota Prius) did not slow or stop the car and caused me to run into the back of another vehicle. No one was injured, the airbags did not deploy and there was no damage to the vehicle my car collided with. The exterior damage to my car was estimated approximately $6700. Soon after, I was notified by the insurance company that my car was totaled due to damage sustained to the hybrid system. I requested that the event data recorder be downloaded to determine if there had been a failure in the brake system. My insurance company refused and Toyota appears to have ignored my request. I also find it disturbing and curious that the front end and hence the hybrid system was destroyed beyond repair in an accident so minor that the police would not even give it a report number.
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- Saratoga, CA, USA