2009 Toyota Prius Air Bags Problems
- 14
- 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 14 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 7 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body · Unknown Or Other
I was turning left and was hit by an oncoming car. Most damage done to the front right. The car was totaled. I was going about 5-10mph though the oncoming car was going approximately 40mph. The firemen, police and insurance adjuster were all very concerned that the airbags did not deploy. My babies were safe in the backseat thanks to their car seats. I had to go to the hospital and suffered a concussion. We just had…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11268210
Air Bags
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. While driving 30 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle that ran a red light. The air bags did not deploy. Police report number: 190815712 was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries to the knee and his head was injured due to striking the upper windshield and rearview mirror. Medical attention was not received. The contact suffered a headache for a few days…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11257850
Air Bags · Body · Suspension
Maybe related to takata recall: we did not receive a recall, however our car skid into a tree and had significant front end damage, however no airbags deployed. Was going 25 mph on a suburban residential st during a mixed snow/sleet storm. Slight curve and slightly downhill. The brakes were not applied as they could have made it worse. Car sped up into the skid totalling the car with $11,000 damage. We have been…
Crash reported
ODI 11154396
Air Bags
Takata recall. I have never been contacted by toyota to inform me of a recall of takata inflators. I purchased my 2009 toyota prius in 2012. I checked my vin against the nhtsa database and it says no recalls for my vin. How do i resolve the danger i and my family may be subjected to?
ODI 11131614
Air Bags · Steering
The car was involved in a moving collision that totaled the drivers front end and caused the driver to be injured because the air bags failed to deploy. I suspect that the cars steering failed while going around a sharp curve. The car has lost steering one time before and was taken to the dealer who could not duplicate the problem. *tr*dt*jb
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10948475
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
2009 toyota prius. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle acceleration issues. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle was inspected on may 10, 2010. On february 11, 2010, the consumers wife was approaching a small business in a parking lot. She was almost at a dead stop, when the vehicle suddenly went a rapid acceleration mode, jumped a curbed and sidewalk, and hit a brick wall of a business building. There was severe…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10712781
Air Bags
After reading the new york times article (11 sep 2014) on takata air bags, i found out that our 2009 toyota prius was not (yet) subject to recall for the defective takata airbags, even though, according to the nyt many millions of toyotas had these air bags. I contacted toyota usa customer support to inquire if our prius had air bags manufactured by takata. I was informed by toyota usa that they considered this…
ODI 10638438
Air Bags
The airbag light has been on for the last some years and i have asked to dealer to check on it for 1 hour (cuz of cost of labor) and they can not find the problem. What should i do... I do not see a recall letter on this???
ODI 10882594
Air Bags · Body · Engine · Steering
In an attempt to avoid oncoming calves on a county dirt road driver inadvertantly pulled steering wheel to the right and hit a tree at road side. Tree is twelve inched from road surface. Before seat belt restrained driver, driver's forward momentum broke the steering wheel. Driver was not injured. Went to local hospital er. Sheriff investigated. With the extensive damage to the front end of the vehicle the air bag…
Crash reported
ODI 10501231
Air Bags
Good day, i am a 19 year police veteran for a medium size police department in alaska. I wanted to pass along on observation that myself and other officers are seeing in the field. Specifically, we have noted that with the increase in icy conditions and increased vehicle collisions, that many of the smaller vehicles such as subaru's and toyota prius are not having their airbags activated. We have seen about a half…
Crash reported
ODI 10370288
Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. The contact stated that the vehicle was at a complete stop when it suddenly accelerated. The vehicle crashed into the brick wall although the driver was attempting to apply the brakes. The driver experienced severe whiplash, swelling in her chest, bruising on her ribs and shoulder. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There was no mention of the vehicle…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10357236
Air Bags
I was struck by a speeding auto so hard that the force of the impact obliterated the entire front end of my vehicle. I suffered serious left knee and left shoulder injuries. Not one takata airbag deployed. Had the airbags functioned properly i might have avoided the injuries to my body. My car was considered a total loss.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10717502
Air Bags · Body
I was turning left into the gas station located on us 22 and e. John st. A speeding car struck me on the passenger side near the door and front fender. The speeding car continued so hard that the driver's side lower frame rail was ripped from the car. No air bags deployed. I suffered left knee and left shoulder injuries necessitating several surgeries. The car was equipped with driver's side and front right air…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10544423
Air Bags
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota pruis. While driving between 30-40 mph on normal road conditons, the contact rear-ended the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and there were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. There were no injuries, but the vehicle sustained severe damage. The police department was called to the scene and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an…
Crash reported
ODI 10263172