2008 Toyota Prius Air Bags Problems
- 29
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 29 stored complaint records:
- 24 indicate a crash
- 16 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
What owners report
- passenger side · 4 records
- police report · 4 records
- report filed · 4 records
- floor mats · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Accelerator Pedal · Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. While driving approximately 5 mph into a parking space. The contact engaged the brake pedal and the engine revved extremely high with an increase in the acceleration. The vehicle would not stop and traveled over a cement parking block. The vehicle continued to accelerate and crashed into a brick wall. The air bags failed to deploy with the impact involved. There was no…
Crash reported
ODI 10349159
Air Bags · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
S10 appropriate handling - letter to the secretary from mrs. Judy haley gizmo disputing claim by toyota that unintended acceleration of toyota vehicles due to faulty floor mats. *nj the consumer disputed toyota's claim that the many cases of unintended acceleration were due to faulty floor mats. The consumer stated the crash she had was not due to faulty floor mat's which were latched down, but was due to…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10297030
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle was struck on the front passenger side by another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact's wife sustained minor injuries and the vehicle sustained major damages. A police report was filed. The vin was unknown. The current and failure mileages were approximately 3,000.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10239560
Air Bags
Tl*the contact's mother owns a 2008 toyota prius. The vehicle was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed and two occupants died. The vin, speed, purchase date, engine size, number of cylinders, and mileages were unknown.
Crash reported · 2 deaths
ODI 10219072