2009 Toyota Prius Body Problems
- 10
- 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 10 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k 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
Body
Since a couple of weeks ago the left back door won't open from the inside. It can only be opened from the outside. Since thursday, feb. 28, 2019 the right back door also can't be opened from the inside, only from the outside. That door hardly ever is used. The passenger was trapped inside. I had to open it from the outside to let him out. This has never happened before to any car i ever drove or was a passenger in.…
ODI 11183846
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
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota prius. The contact had difficulty opening the trunk of the vehicle. Once opened, the panel above the license plate detached from the vehicle. The panel was hanging with all the wires still attached to the vehicle. The contact could no longer access the trunk. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic were it was diagnosed that the panel needed replacement. The vehicle was…
ODI 10948691
Body · Steering · Suspension
While inching slowly into a parking spot, vehicle suddenly accelerated at full speed to jump over the parking barrier. Wheels were turned slightly to right, so car veered right and stopped as it high-centered on the barrier, just behind front wheels. No injuries- driver & child in back were buckled. Witnessed by many pedestrians who ran to assist. One witness said the same thing happened in her prius, but toyota was…
Crash reported
ODI 10683826
Body
The rubber cover to the hatchback trunk latch has melted. It is now sticky and gooey and literally immovable. This presents a safety hazard, because sometimes i can't open the hatchback which contains the spare tire and other tools. I have no other way to access anything in the "trunk" when i'm unable to open the latch. The toyota dealer said this defective part is not covered by warranty and quoted an exorbitant…
ODI 10549287
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife and i were driving down a residential street approaching a stop sign. There were two cars stopped at the sign. Several hundred feet from the stop, i took my foot off the accelerator. The car did not slow down. I stepped on the brake. The car did not slow down. I stood on the brake as hard as i could. The car did not slow down. I said to my understandably alarmed wife, we're not stopping. And we didn't until…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10543245
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
Body
Hatchback rubber part of latch melted and became a sticky mess. Electronics on latch are now exposed to moisture and dirt. *tr
ODI 10559595
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