2011 Lexus RX Air Bags & Restraints Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS RX 450H. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS THE ONLY PERSON THAT SUSTAINED INJURIES (BODY SORENESS) BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

AIRBAGS FAILED DURING A MAJOR ACCIDENT

SPIRAL CABLE: HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING

HOW CAN I CONFIRM THAT MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN DISABLED?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS RX350. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AGAIN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE SECOND CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS 2016 CONSUMER INJURED HIS SHOULDER AND BACK. UPDATED 8/27/18*

AS I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED AND HIT A BUILDING THEN WENT BACKWARDS. I MANAGED TO KEEP THE CAR FROM REVERSING INTO THE STREET BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. IT HIT THE BUILDING A SECOND TIME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STOPPED. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS INFLATED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. TOYOTA TOOK NO BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT AND I'M LEFT WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS CAR IS IN A GROUP OF RECALLED CARS, LEXUS DOES NOT HAVE RECORDS OF EVER RECALLING THIS TRUCK

I WANT TO KNOW IF MY CAR'S AIR BAGS ARE SAFE. I RECENTLY WAS TOLD MANY OLDER LEXUS SUV'S HAD DANGEROUS AIR BAGS AND THE CAR OWNERS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE SAFE CARS FROM LEXUS.

MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A ACCIDENT MY CAR WAS TOTAL AND I PUSH DOWN ON MY BRAKES IT HIT THE BACK OF A TRUCK MY INJURY WERE REALLY BAD I FELT THAT MY BRAKES AND AIRBAG

I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS TO FIX AIRBAG

MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THERE WERE TWO LANES. ONE GOING STRAIGHT AND THE OTHER TURNING RIGHT. SHE WAS TURNING RIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, BOTH HER AND THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT ADVANCED. A CAR COMING FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION, SWERVED PAST THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT AND HIT MY WIFE ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT, AND THEN PUSHED HER INTO A TRAFFIC POLE IN THE MEDIAN OF THE STREET SHE WAS TURNING INTO. MY WIFE'S CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM, IN GREAT PAIN. WHEN I WENT TO THE BODYSHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS TAKEN, I SAW ANOTHER RX 330, SAME AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND IT TO, DID NOT HAVE A DEPLOYED AIR BAG. THE EXPLANATION I RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER WAS, THAT AT THE FIRST IMPACT TO THE FRONT SIDE (AT THE HEADLIGHT), THAT IMPACT DAMAGED THE SENSORS TO THE AIRBAGS, AND WHEN IT THEN STRUCK HEAD ON, THE SENSORS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG. : IF THE SENSORS WERE COMPROMISED, WHY WOULD THEY NOT DEPLOY...ISN'T THAT THE PURPOSE OF AIR BAGS??? *TR

WE WERE STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT IN A LEFT TURN LANE. AT 9;30 AT NIGHT THE LIGHT IS SLOW TO CHANGE. IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES IT TURNED GREEN. I COULD SEE CARS STOPPING IN THE LANES. I PULLED OUT ONLY TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT END. FHP ESTIMATED HIS SPEED AT 50MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OUR SEAT BELTS NEVER GAVE AN INCH IN THE CRASH, KEEPING US BACK AGAINST THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE IMPACT CRUSHED ITEMS BACK TO THE FIRE WALL. ON THE LEFT SIDE(SITTING IN THE VEHICLE) WHERE THE BATTERY SITS, THE POLICE, NOR THE IMS COULD UNDERSTAND WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WAS THE CRASH SO HARD AND FIERCE, THE SYSTEM WAS BYPASSED SOMEHOW? THE INJURIES WE SUFFERED WERE SEVERE CHEST PAIN FROM THE SEAT BELT AND MY RIGHT HAND JAMMED INTO SOMETHING, BREAKING SMALL BLOOD VESSELS AND SWELLING. THIS IS MARCH 16 AND I AM STILL EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT IN THE HAND. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CAR, IT IS A SMALL MIRACLE WE DID NOT RECEIVE GREATER INJURIES. WE THANK OUR GOD AND HIS SON, JESUS, FOR THAT. YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR HAT OFF TO THOSE SEAT BELTS, TOO. CAN SOMEONE COME UP WITH A GOOD REASON THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK. I HAVE SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE. I CANNOT FIND THE VIN NUMBER. *TR