2011 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to recall notice for curtain shield air bag inflators. *as the consumer was advised the aftermaket moon roof disrupted the effectiveness of the airbag.
2011 Toyota Prius airbags complaints
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Horn does not work when wheels are straight. Horn works when wheels are turned completely left only. I believe it is the spiral cable assembly. Toyota wants $1,093.00 to repair this problem. Other toyota vehicles have placed a recall on this issue. This issue should be recalled on this vehicle. Have researched this safety problem on other prius vehicles and many others have had the same horn problems. Affected models: 2009-2010 corolla 2009-2010 corolla matrix 2008-2010 highlander 2009-2010 tacoma 2006-2008 rav4 2006-2010 yaris
The honk / spiral cable is defective - only noticed it in 2015 (brought to the dealer) but never used the honk before that - could have been earlier... It only works when the steering wheel is completely turned to one side. Since car has never been involved in accident , this is a manufacture defect and not wear and tear - toyota should cover it - I see they have on other models - I came close to 2 serious accidents when I was unable to warn distracted drivers - the cost is high and this is why I did not not get it fixed in 2015 when I first noticed it (the car was only 4 years old) -
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Sterling mccall toyota (located at 9400 southwest fwy, houston, tx) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 07/13/17*lj
Car had recall for curtain shield airbags. Took automobile to dealer to perform corrective action for recall. Dealer states they will not perform repair at all, as there is an after market sunroof installed. Dealer that originally sold car installed sunroof prior to my purchasing the car new. They will not assist in finding a solution. Toyota customer care said they would not help and that they are not obligated to help as sunroof is after market. Customer service states that they are not obligated to perform recall repairs.
Takata recall 6/28/2016. This can potentially kill vehicle passengers if not addressed
Got hit on the front left side of veh. Not at fault and I believe the other party might have provided false papers. But the reason for the complaint is my airbags didnt deploy??? Front bumper cover bumper and radi. Had damages. In my nonenexpert opinion enough to cause it to eeploy
Repeated call to world toyota atlanta dealership requesting fix for recall not acted on. Service person stated they will contact me in a couple of days on 10-25-16. )there call on 10-26-16 service person named lewis stated no record of call. Would contact me and has not. On 10-26 my call totoyota "experience center" stated they could not get in touch with dealership after calling them. Still can not get recall work done and I would like to.
Safety recall the federal safety agency # 16v487l has been out since june 28th and the recall notice from toyota (safety recall g0u) mentions the installation of retention brackets.now 5 months have passed and there is still no installation going on to avoid this perosinal injury safety hazard. Even though no injuries/deaths have been reported so far, this causes a potential health hazard when the curtain shield airbags deploy. How can it be, that the federal safety agency lets this slip for so long? Do we really need to wait until somebody gets injued or dies from this known safety issue?
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 01/11/2017*ct consumer stated she read the repair contract and it showed only one airbag was fixed. Consumer asked why only one was fixed , it was only one fixed. Consumer was told "passenger-side air bag" that was defective. Updated 06/29/18
Takata recall toyota notified me of the recall of the airbag months ago, but they don't have the parts to fix it. Isn't this unsafe? Don't they have a legal obligation to fix this in a timely manner?
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 01/11/2017*ct consumer stated they were notified of a problem with air bags and the dealer told them that the parts were on order with toyota but unavailable. Updated 6/22/18
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received a recall notification for the air bags; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The federal safety agency campaign number was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags). However, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received a recall notification for the air bags; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The federal safety agency campaign number was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 toyota prius .the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 10/13/16 *bf updated 03/13/17.
I received a safety recall notice (interim notice) regarding defective air bags involving defective welds on air bag infiltrators. I telephoned the dealer to schedule a repair. The dealer said it could be many months before toyota comes up with a fix for this defect. They refused to replace the airbag or give me a rental vehicle. I do not think my family and I should have to drive a vehicle with a known defect that could serious injury or death for many months until toyota comes up with a "fix". There is a "fix". Toyota could simply replace the defective air bag with an air bag that is not defective. I request that toyota be compelled to replace this defective air bag or provide me with a replacement, safe vehicle until the defect is remedied. Thank you
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags) however the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
The csa recall was issued over a month ago and nothing has happening. I feel like this is not done in a timely manner. I haven't experienced an problem with the curtain shield air bag in my prius, but that's not the point. I could have and there's no indication of when the remedy will be available. I'm an attorney and I think they're asking for a class-action lawsuit. I didn't enter my phone number because that's private. I contacted toyoya 7/26 but haven't received a response. Again, this is unacceptable.
The car was traveling at about 40mph when we t boned another car that entered our lane illegally. My wife applied the brakes and we skidded for about 10 yards before hitting the other car. Neither the seat belt restraining system nor the air bag system operated.
Tl* the contact owned a 2011 toyota prius. While the contact's brother in-law was driving approximately 30 MPH, the rear passenger side of the contact's vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The contact's vehicle spun around and crashed into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The insurance company declared the vehicle totalled. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,290.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota prius. While attempting to park, the driver depressed the brake pedal and suddenly the vehicle accelerated forward and crashed into a pole. During the crash, the front end sustained significant damage. The air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 21,000.
My wife was driving our 2011 prius during stop and go traffic. She said the car just took off on her on it's own she tried to brake but it wouldn't stop. It crashed into the motorhome that I was driving. The air bags never deployed. The car was totaled due to the extensive damage.
A driver made a left turn in front of my car and I hit the front passenger door of his SUV. My front end was totaled out. I received a neck and head injury as well as a shoulder and hand. Had my airbags deployed like they were designed to my injuries would have been minimized.
On friday, jan. 16, 2014 my husband made a right had turn from a stop sign onto a road in toledo, oh. An oncoming vehicle did not see him and turned into the front drives side smashing the door into my husband. His head went through the window and the side air bags did not deploy. Our frame was smashed, door smashed, front tire bent in, dashboard was bowed and broken, front, small side, and main drivers side windows broken. The car was found to be a total lose, my husband had to seek medical attention, but my main questions is why did the side air bag not deploy 02/05/15*lj updated 6/9/2015
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