2010 toyota prius, with 29000 miles. Pulling into a parking lot at a very slow speed, applied brakes to stop car, but it did not stop it, it started jerking forward, until it stopped when it struck a fence, injuries occured as a result, seat belt did not old back driver, and driver wipped forward and back striking steering wheel. Vehicle was towed to toyotta dealer. Still wating for toyota corp to advise of error that occured, data from cmputer has been downloaded by a private firm and delivered to toyota. 8/9/11 accident occured on 7/25/11 at 14:30.
2010 Toyota Prius seat belts complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While at a traffic light another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contacts vehicle and the seat belt failed to secure the passenger, which caused her head to hit the dashboard. The contact also filed a complaint 1107110028 with toyota regarding the seat belt failure. The contact was able to drive the injured passenger to the hospital although the rear bumper was damaged and hanging off of the vehicle. The rear of the vehicle was pushed into the rear passenger seat. The passenger side rear door would not open and the drivers side rear door was partially closed due to the damage. The dashboard air bag signal on the passenger side was illuminated after the crash occurred but not prior to the crash. The doors cannot be locked since the crash occurred. The passenger was diagnosed with a mild concussion. A police report was filed. She was concerned since the seat belt should not fail to secure you whenever a crash occurs. The failure mileage was 10,000. Updated 10/4/11 *cn updated 01/30/12
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, she crashed head-on with another vehicle. She stated that the air bags did not deploy and the safety belt did not restrain her properly. The contact and a passenger received major injuries to the liver, ribs, neck, ankle, and hands. Police report was filed. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The manufacturer stated that an investigator would be sent to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000. Updated 12/14/2011 *cn updated 04/25/11
2010 toyota prius: chronic failure of passenger air bag and seat belt warning light systems. Dashboard lights indicating passenger seat belt is unfastened and passenger air bag is off illuminate unexpectedly, and remain illuminated, whether anyone is in the passenger seat or not, and whether the passenger seat belt is fastened or not. Problem does not go away by merely shutting down and exiting the vehicle; erroneous indications recur as soon as the car is reentered and started up again. Five different visits to toyota service centers have been made for this issue, with "repairs" lasting for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks before the problem occurs again. There does not seem to be any pattern to what transpired leading up to the failure. The problem most recently occurred on 12/4/10, however, as of this date (12/6/10) the car has not yet been taken back to a service center. Notes: (1) "approx incident date" in "complaint info" section is of the most recent occurrence. First occurrence was mid-july, 2010.(2) "mileage" and "speed" shown in "vehicle information" section represent the first occurrence of this problem. Mileage at most recent occurrence was 13714. Speeds varied from occurrence to occurrence.
I have a very difficult time fastening the seat belts in the rear seat because the catch (the female component of the seat beat) recedes down into the seat making it next to impossible to connect with the male component. My kids have a tough time buckling up everyday and typically need me leaning over to assist them with the buckling. My kids don't have this problem with my other car or van.
Sitting as a taxi passenger in a brand new toyota prius in boston, the seat belt buckle in the rear right seat did not work. I tried it repeatedly and it failed to engage the belt...the taxi driver was informed and he told me it was a brand new taxi. She was very disturbed by the news. I hope she reported this to the cab company.
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