1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2009
  4. Frontal

2009 Toyota Prius Frontal Problems

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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 3 stored complaint records:

  • 3 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 4, 2011

    Frontal

    2009 toyota prius. Consumer states steering wheel air bag did not deploy during a fatal car accident *tgw according to the police report, the driver rear ended another vehicle. *jb

    Crash reported · 1 death

    ODI 10428491

  • November 17, 2010 · 13,500 miles

    Frontal

    I own a prius 2009. I was involved in an accident in which a truck run a red light, broadsided a vehicle at the intersection. This vehicle spun and hit the right front part of my car. The problem is that the driver airbag deployed about 2 min after the hit, but the airbag was torn and the inflation gas leaked into the cabin. The passenger bag was not deployed. I was alone in the car and was not injured. I have…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10368656

  • June 22, 2010 · 23,000 miles

    Frontal · Seat Belts

    2009 toyota prius was hit from behind and pushed into the vehicle in front. At no time did the seat belts catch nor did the airbags deploy. My daughter's face collided with the dashboard due to the seat belts not working and no airbag deployment. So far toyota says that there is nothing to fix, the car performed as it was designed to. *tr

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10344290