2008 Toyota Prius Air Bags & Restraints Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH, the brakes failed when pressed causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy and the rear driver-side seat belt had sprung outward, although no rear seat passenger was present. The second vehicle's rear driver's side passenger was later treated for an undisclosed injury. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 240,000.

Air bags did not deploy Driver's side Seat belt adjustment did not go low enough Seat belt tightened so tight my pelvic bone could have broke and killed me The reflection of the dash lights on the windshield at night The battery replacement(s) being way too expensive and explosive Needs the blind spot mirrors The undercarriage needs to be more secure The cost of amount of public knowledge for muffler Needs lifted up a bit Easier ways to add covers to seats I guess the whole Navy missed coach buzzer a little more than we did lol Headlights t Center vents air flow Speedometer change delay by maybe .2 seconds Not enough charging ports Nor were they real None of my hands free electrical safety features worked properly Gas guzzler My boyfriend thinks I tried to kill him Backseat adult who doesn't listen really just didn't listen or care Driver remembers everything Braking should always be left up to the driver No too close warnings or nothing Security system failed when my car and tires were not left untouched Back hatch will still open if keys are locked in the car Other drivers hit me and ran Needs a more sturdy beam to use for the jack to jack up to change a tire

WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH TO AVOID A DEER. DITCH WAS IM GUESSING ABOUT 4 FOOT DEEP . AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. HIT MY HEAD AND HAVE A LARGE BRUISE ON MY CHEST .

STRUCK A CAR AT APPROX 50 MPH SPUN THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE DEAD CENTER OF CAR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE SEAT BELT, IT FAILED TO RETRACT FROM THE SEAT AND COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS TORN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING NOISES FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW AND I RECENTLY FOUND OUT IT'S BEEN MY BRAKE ACTUATOR. DUE TO THE ACTUATOR NOT KEEPING COMPRESSION THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY AND MY CAR ROLLS RIGHT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE ROAD DIE TO POOR BRAKING SYSTEM. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA AND SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY'RE AWARE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE BUT STATE MY CAR IS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND WANT $3400 FOR REPAIRS THAN MAY INCREASE ONCE WORK HAS BEGUN.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG BAD

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT, ON A TOWN STREET AND A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HER. THE IMPACT WAS ON HER FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD PUSHING THE SIDE QUARTER PANELS BACK. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS AN OLDER PONTIAC GRAND PRIS, THEIR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS.WHY DID THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOY?

I WAS IMPACTED DIRECTLY FROM THE SIDE, WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET HEADING STRAIGHT. I SLIGHTLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE OTHER DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN FROM A CROSS STREET. THE IMPACT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE, AND TO BOUNCE MY HEAD AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, PUSH ME INTO A CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND CROSS TRAFFIC. THE DAMAGE WAS AT THE MAJORITY TOWARD THE REAR DOOR, BUT IMPACTED THE CENTER OF THE CAR AND DRIVER DOOR ENOUGH WHERE IT WAS PUSHED AN 1-INCH AND THE DRIVER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. FIREFIGHTERS AT THE SCENE WERE CONCERNED THAT THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A DEFECT THAT COULD INVOLVE OTHER CARS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN AN ACCIDENT.

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOWS OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS RIDING IN PASSENGER SEAT. PRECISION TOYOTA TOLD ME THE WEIGHT LIMIT IS 80 POUNDS TO TURN ON THE AIRBAG. MY WIFE IS BETWEEN 90 AND 95 POUNDS AND SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG WILL SAY ON AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL SAY OFF. I HAD A 2015 PRIUS V FOR THE LAST WEEK AND IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT TURNING ON WHEN MY WIFE IS PRESENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN, THEN THE PASSENGER WILL BE DEAD BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DID NOT WORK. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR, ONE OF THE MANAGER TOLD ME THE AIRBAG WILL NOT BE ACTIVE UNTIL THE PASSENGER IS 150 POUNDS OR MORE. TWO PEOPLE IN THE SAME DEALERSHIP GAVE ME DIFFERENT NUMBER FOR WHEN THE AIRBAG WILL ACTUALLY WORK AND SAVE THE PASSENGERS LIFE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2008 AND IS STILL THE SAME IN THE 2015 PRIUS V MODEL THAT I HAD THIS PAST WEEK. PLEASE REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP YOU TO GET TOYOTA TO FIX THIS DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NOT BEING TURNED ON WHEN SOMEBODY IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THANKS [XXX], EMAIL: [XXX] CELL PHONE [XXX]. EVERY TIME WE DRIVE AROUND TOWN, PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE ON SOMETIMES AND OFF OTHER TIMES. THIS IS ALWAYS HAPPENING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. TOYOTA WANTED $ 129.00 TO TEST. THEY DID TEST AND SAID THAT IT IS WORKING PER DESIGN. THIS DESIGN NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HIT - T-BONED. DRIVERS SIDE - FRONT QUARTER PANEL -KNOCKED OUT- CAR TOTALED- FOUR AIR BAGS IN FRONT- NOT ONE WENT OFF- WANT TO KNOW WHY ???? CAR WAS IN MOTION. .....UPDATED12/07/15*BF; UPDATED 04/27/18*JB *TR

MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT STOPPED RESPONDING AROUND IN 2015. THE LATCH WORKED CORRECTLY HOWEVER THE SENSOR WOULD SHOW MY SEATBELT WAS NOT DONE. I HAD THIS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE IN EARLY 2017 DUE TO WORRY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENTAL I WOULD BE UNABLE TO PROVE I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PULLED INTO THE PATH OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR UPDATED 9/19/2017*CN

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AIRBAGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE WAS ABLE TO TELL HER, IF THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH TAKATA AIR BAGS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF ANY INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

THIS CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.......UPDATED 08/14/14 *BF

MY HUSBAND WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BY A SUV GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND NOT ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY THE IMPACT WAS NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE INSTEAD OF DIRECTLY ON THE DOOR. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS IMPACTED AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PRY OPEN THE DOOR SO HE COULD GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT BEFORE. *TR..UPDATED 12/09/15 *BF UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

DRIVER OF 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN DRIVER WAS STRUCK ON LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL, HIT BLACK ICE AND STRUCK A CURB THEN A TREE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND DRIVER COLLIDED WITH AIRBAG AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT KEEP DRIVER IN PLACE AND DRIVER STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

MY BROTHER WAS KILLED IN A CAR WRECK ON 1/14/2014 AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ARTICLE OF WHAT HAPPENED. NOT ONE AIRBAG WENT OFF DURING THIS WRECK. THERE IS VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE SEVERITY OF THE WRECK. 54-YEAR-OLD [XXX] WAS KILLED IN A THREE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-75 TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 2014. [XXX] I-75 ACCIDENT.ACCORDING TO GEORGIA STATE PATROL, TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-75, NEAR EXIT 64, FOR AN EARLIER ACCIDENT. [XXX], OF ORLANDO, WAS EITHER SLOWING OR STOPPED IN HIS TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE INSIDE LANE WHEN A GMC ENVOY CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF [XXX] PRIUS, FORCING IT INTO A STOPPED SEMI-TRUCK IN THE MIDDLE LANE. TRAGICALLY, [XXX] PERISHED FROM HIS INJURIES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINS OFF EVEN WHEN AN ADULT IS IN PASSENGER SEAT, THUS NEGATING THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN OTHER SENSORS MIGHT ACTIVATE IT. NOR DOES AN UN-BUCKLED SEAT BELT SENSOR ACTIVATE THE WARNING BUZZER. FYI SIMILAR PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS RECALLING 11,153 OF ITS 2012-13 SCION IQ MODELS BECAUSE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY MALFUNCTION. IN ITS REPORT TO THE AGENCY, TOYOTA SAID THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE OF A CABLE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT IS PART OF THE SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES IF A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAG SHOULD BE TURNED ON. THE REPORT SAID THE CABLE COULD BE DAMAGED BY MOVING THE SEAT FORE AND AFT. THAT COULD EITHER CAUSE THE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH OR TO DEPLOY WITHOUT BEING IN A CRASH. *TR