Tl - the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the driver became ill causing her to loose control of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that vehicle rolled over and all the air bags failed to deployed. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to her head, concussion, and minor bruising and lacerations to the face. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 70,000. Pm
2006 Toyota Prius airbags complaints
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The passenger side airbag light showed that the air bag is "off" when someone was sitting in the seat. The vehicle had never been involved in an accident where the airbag had been deployed. The toyota dealer said it was a software glitch and repaired the problem, but he charged an $85 diagnostic fee, plus tax because the vehicle has more than 35,000 miles. I was under the impression that safety devices were not subject to warranty limitations.
I bought my prius new in 2006, and the SRS light has turned on intermittently since the first year. I first took the car into the dealer where I purchased it and they told me it was an anomaly and was nothing to be concerned about. This condition continued periodically over the life of the car with the same results each time. After the car was out of warranty, with a code toyota informed me that the wiring assembly would need to be replaced on one or both sides of the vehicle. The code is b1821 and the part number is 82161-47310. They suggest that I have the driver's side wiring assembly replaced first, then they can determine whether the passenger side wiring assembly needs to be replaced, as well. The cost for the drivers side alone is $2415.34. After I complained to toyota customer care, they offered to reimburse $737.75 for the part, if I have the work performed by a toyota dealer. I would still have to pay $1,612 for labor (13 hours) plus shop charges and tax. If I have to have the passenger side wiring harness replaced as well, they will extend the same offer. I argued that this error has been happening prior to the expiration of my warranty and they told me that there was no action recommended until after the warranty expired. I also argued that there is no way that I could have done anything to cause this to happen, and that it is unreasonable to expect that wiring inside my vehicle that is covered, not exposed to sunlight or weather, should fail after 6 years. I asked toyota to pay for 100% of the cost of the repair, but they refused. Meanwhile, one or both of my airbags are not working and will provide no protection in the event of a front-end collision.
I found that there is malfunction on the buttons on steering wheel, especially info button and buttons for climate. I researched the problem on internet and I found the problem is caused by a bad clock spring. Also, I found the clock spring is related with air bag module. There are a lot of owners have the same problem (such as priuschat.com). I think that it could be a recall issue. And I experienced another problem. The accelerator pedal of my car was repaired by the recall service before. But when I release the accelerator pedal and try to push brake pedal, there is difference of height between both pedals. The height of brake pedal is higher than the accelerator pedal, even if I released the accelerator pedal. So it is dangerous to operate both pedals. When I tried to push the brake pedal after I released the accelerator pedal, my right feet was stuck with the brake pedal. I think the recall service for the accelerator pedal of my car was not successful. Or there is another problem on the brake pedal of prius.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated that the driver fell asleep while driving and crashed into a road barrier. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained head injuries and the vehicle was destroyed. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 71,000.
Driver side airbag did not deploy with head on impact with concrete median. Prius was traveling at 70 MPH and was hit from behind at high rate of speed, sending it into three, 360 degree spins ending with head first impact into median. No airbags deployed. Airbags checked by insurance company inspector. Inspector said the airbag sensors were impacted and should have deployed the airbags if they were working properly.
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 toyota prius. The contact stated she stopped suddenly and a vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle causing her to crash into the vehicle in front of her. The seat belt did not restrain her nor did the air bags deploy. The contact sustained neck and back injuries. There were no passenger in the vehicle. The front and rear end had extensive damage. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The insurance company was notified. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,900. Updated 10/14/11 *bf updated 11/07/11
Automobile accident where the car rolled over on the drivers side and ended up on the roof. The car has front and side air bags, none of them deployed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. While driving approximately 35 MPH a deer crossed in front of the vehicle. The contact was able to avoid hitting the deer but crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered a mild concussion, bruised ribs, and a bloody nose. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the insurance company declared it destroyed. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they wanted photographs of the damage. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.
Our family met with an accident n toyota prius. The other car came and hit the driver door and the side airbag never deployed. The car door is completely damaged and the windows shattered.
Driving in good weather on a local road and car skid light went on and wheels locked to the right. Steering was not responsive. The lack of steering caused the accident. However, the airbags did not deploy.
Accident occurred in 2007. I was driving in moderate traffic on a two lane road. A car, two cars ahead of me, slammed on their brakes, and forced everyone else to quickly brake. I also slammed on my brakes, to avoid a collision. My brakes failed to respond in time, and resulted in my rear ending an SUV in front of me. The accident caused several thousands of dollars worth of damage to the front end of the car. No air bags were deployed.
On august 25, 2009 my daughter was involved in an accident with our 2006 toyota prius. This car had low mileage and a new set of tires. My daughter was probably going the speed limit of 45 MPH when an emergency vehicle brought traffic to a halt, my daughter put on brakes but still ending up hitting the vehicle in front of her resulting in totaling the prius. Thankfully, she was not injured, but the people she hit have a claim in for injuries, though none visible at the time of the accident. My biggest problem with this is that although she hit the car in front square on completely demolishing the front end none of her air bags deployed, none. On calling julissa at toyota headquarters I was told that they were designed not to deploy in this type of accident. I was dumbfounded, when were they supposed to deploy if not during a front end collision at about 35 MPH. After I stopped shaking my head from disbelief I called back and spoke to a supervisor who in turn explained that the air bags reacted as designed, I suggested at that point that perhaps there may be a design flaw. I am not a rocket scientist but I have a pretty good idea what air bags are designed for, afterall I did pay all that money for them. Needless to say I was not happy and am still upset that they would think the public is so stupid. As I mentioned the car was totaled and at the time was valued at $17,000. I received a full pay off for the car but feel they owe me something for the equity that was lost when the vehicle was totaled. I have photos and recorded conversations regarding the car and toyota representatives.
On our 2006 toyota prius, the air bag faulty alarm came on continuously in december, 2008 under warranty and repaired. Recently december 2009, the same air bag alarm came on again and remains on with engine on. We suspect there may be a faulty with the air bag system due to it coming in again in one year.
Failure of airbag on 2006 prius to deploy after rear ending a car a 25 MPH. Car was totaled and chest and head swelling occurred due to hitting steering wheel. Calls to toyota first indicated that air bag would not have been released due to "internal compartment of car not being violated." after air bag engineer examined pictures, subsequent calls indicated that air bag could not have been released as sensors were not activated as car bumpers on car hit were higher than prius.
Driver of a 2001 cadillac seville failed to yield the right-of-way turned left in front of the above listed 2006 toyota prius resulting in a front-end collision in-between the two vehicles, and the air bags did not deploy. Contacted vehicle oem (toyota); who refused to support or investigate the accident and provide any air bag deployment assessment (via edr download). Damage to the vehicle was limited to the front-end, and passenger side of the vehicle.
Events: accident. Severe rear end and front end impact. Hit by large box truck, spun around, hit again by same truck. Failure: no air bag deployment of any sort. Correction: unknown. Automobile was a total loss.
The toyota prius was hit head-on, causing about $8,000 in damage, but the air bags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota prius. The current and failure mileage were 2908. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle was hit on the driver's side, damaging the front tire, the fire wall, and the driver's side door. The driver stated that it was a perpendicular hit. The driver's side air bag did not deploy, and the contact sustained minor injuries. The contact filed a complaint with toyota , 200705021020.
Hit from the side, spun, then crashed head on into a power pole. No airbags deployed. Even though equipped with the full curtain airbags, they did not deploy, nor did the front airbag. Due to no airbags my head hit the side door multiple times and steering wheel. I was knocked unconscious, taken to the hospital. Still have cuts on head, face swelling, black eye, neck injury and dizziness.
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