2005 Toyota Prius

OUR SON WAS KILLED ON OCT 22ND IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH WHILE DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS( THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT HE LOST CONTROL, JUMPED THE CURB AND DIED IN THE ENSUING CRASH) WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY IN TUCSON AZ. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND OR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I KNOW THIS IS AN OLDER MODEL, BUT IN LIGHT OF TOYOTA'S LIES AND COVER-UPS TIME WILL ONLY TELL. UPDATED 02/19/10 *BF *CN UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 09/02/10*JB UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WASN'T DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WERE BURNED OFF THE CAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A GAS STATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PEOPLE, BUT THE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND A FIRE. THE SIDE OF THE GAS STATION WAS DAMAGED. *TR

Vehicle: 2005 Toyota Prius VIN: [XXX] Date of Incident: April 2024 Location: Citrus Heights, California Incident Summary: In April 2024, I was involved in a front-end collision while driving my 2005 Toyota Prius. I rear-ended another vehicle at moderate to high speed. Despite the severity of the impact, the driver-side airbag failed to deploy. As a result, I was thrown forward and hit my head on the windshield, suffering lacerations and head trauma. After being evaluated by emergency responders and undergoing a hospital visit (MRI included), I was told I had not sustained any life-threatening injuries. However, since the crash, I have experienced severe cognitive symptoms, including confusion, chronic fatigue, sudden drowsiness, memory loss, and extreme mood swings. These symptoms are ongoing and have made daily life extremely difficult. I had brought the vehicle to Roseville Toyota in Roseville, CA, for a full pre-purchase inspection prior to the crash. They provided a CARFAX vehicle history report, but they did not inform me that the airbag had failed to deploy in a previous incident listed in the report. I was unaware the airbag system might be defective, and if I had known, I would not have driven or purchased the vehicle. To this day, there has been no recall issued for airbags on this vehicle, and I believe this is a dangerous and potentially fatal defect that must be investigated by NHTSA. I am asking for an investigation into why the airbag system failed, and whether other Toyota Prius models from these years have similar undisclosed issues. Supporting Info: •The vehicle had dealership service history. •Toyota has documentation showing the vehicle was inspected and that I received the CARFAX, but they failed to alert me to the airbag defect. •I was paid out for the vehicle’s value and partial medical expenses through insurance, but no accountability has been taken for the **failed airbag INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

On 9/12/21, I was driving 25-30mph when the SUV in front of me stopped on the freeway interchange suddenly and unexpectedly (other cars were not around us). I hit the breaks very hard and fast but could not stop and collided with the SUV. The front end of the Prius lodged under the back end of the SUV and the impact was enough to wreck the Prius. During that collision, the driver side seatbelt engaged, but the passenger side seatbelt did not. My preteen hit his forehead on the dashboard very hard. Additionally, the airbags failed to deploy. I could smell an odor from the dust from the airbags. The car is at a repair shop waiting for insurance adjuster to inspect. There were no warning lamps or other messages of the problem prior to the failure.

I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH WHEREIN I COLLIDED WITH A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH. THE FRONT END CRUMPLED AND MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DO NOT FULLY OPEN DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED WITH REGARD TO DETERMINATION OF A LIKELY TOTAL LOSS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND AIRBAGS DON'T ALWAYS DEPLOY, I FELT THAT THIS MIGHT BE A CASE WHERE THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.

CAR STARTED SKIDDING ON THE ROAD, COULDN'T TAKE CONTROL BECAUSE CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP AND THEN RAMMED INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T ANY CAR RIGHT BEHIND ME AND I MANAGED TO PUSH OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ALTHOUGH IT WOULDN'T OPEN COMPLETELY AND OPENED JUST ENOUGH FOR ME TO SQUEEZE THROUGH AND RAN OUT OF THE CAR. AT NO TIME DID THE AIRBAG OPEN UP AT ALL. I WAS LUCKY THAT I SUSTAINED NO MAJOR INJURY EXCEPT FOR A BADLY KNOCKING MY LEFT KNEE ON THE DASH. MY QUESTION TO TOYOTA WOULD BE WHY THE AIRBAD DIDN'T OPEN! WHAT IF ANOTHER CAR HAD HIT MINE AND I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAG!

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. PULLED INTO INTERSECTION OF ARTERIAL. DIDN'T SEE CROSSING TRAFFIC. COLLIDED WITH CROSSING VEHICLE. ENTIRE FRONT END OF PRIUS HIT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF PICKUP TRUCK. THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ANY AND ALL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN PRIUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, A LEG GASH AND A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE BACK. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE FRONT PASSENGER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLAT SURFACE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AS A RESULT THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE KEY FAILED TO EXIT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO HIS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERED CHEST BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT 35MPH THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BRUISES AND BROKE THE RIGHT THUMB. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT SUFFERED BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,500. ..UPDATED 12/05/12 *BF UPDATED12/07/2012 *JS*DT UPDATED 4/21/20*JB

DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW WERE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HIT THEM HEAD ON GOING 32-35 MPH. MY S-N-L WAS DRIVING SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP SIGN AND SAW THE JEEP COMING AT THEM ON THEIR SIDE OF THE ROAD SO HE WAS BRAKING HOPING THE JEEP WOULD EITHER STOP OR SWERVE AROUND THEM. THE DRIVER OF THE JEEP DIDN'T EVEN BRAKE. HIT THEM HEAD ON MORE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE PUSHING THEM BACK ABOUT 10-15 FT. THE JEEPS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAGS ON MY PRIUS DIDN'T. THE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP WAS A SCREWED UP BUMPER AND A BENT LICENSE PLATE. THE DAMAGE TO MY TOYOTA PRIUS WAS TOTALED. ENGINE FLATTENED AND PUSHED IN OVER A FOOT ALMOST UNDER THE DASHBOARD OF CAR. PASSENGER DOOR COULDN'T OPEN UNTIL FIREFIGHTERS PRIED IT OPEN. CALLED TOYOTA, FILED A CLAIM ON DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. MY RESPONSE WAS THEY WEREN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH(ONLY OVER 30 MPH) FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY, THEY WEREN'T HIT HARD ENOUGH AND THE DASHBOARD MUST NOT HAVE LOOSENED FROM THE CAR OR ELSE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE BLUNT OF IT. BODY FLEW FORWARD (SHE HAD A SEATBELT ON) HAND HIT DASHBOARD, KNEES HIT GLOVE COMPARTMENT SO HARD THAT IT POPPED OPEN. HOW BAD DOES AN ACCIDENT HAVE TO BE FOR AIRBAGS TO GO OFF. WE PAY FOR SAFETY. THE DRIVER THAT CAUSED THIS WAS DRUNK, WIFE DRUNK AND THEY HAD A 3 YR OLD IN THE CAR AT 10:45 IN THE MORNING. THEY HAD NO INJURIES, THEIR AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. FORGOT TO MENTION DAUGHTERS SISTER-IN-LAW IN SEAT BEHIND HER, WHIPLASH, BRUISES ON LEGS AND BACK IS TWEAKED, BUT THEY WEREN'T HIT HARD ENOUGH. TOYOTA USE TO BE GREAT ON SAFETY AND NOW THEY ARE REALLY BAD AND WON'T FESS UP TO ERRORS. SEARCH TOYOTA AIRBAG DEFECTS AND SEE ALL THE OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE PROBABLY HUNDREDS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

VEHICLE STRUCK FROM BEHIND AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AND PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND DRIVER'S HEAD STRUCK THE TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SEAT BACK ALSO BROKE AND THE DRIVER FELL BACKWARD UNTIL THE SEAT BACK WAS STOPPED BY THE CUSHION OF THE REAR SEATS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. A VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE WAS FILED AND 2 INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND CHEST. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *CN UPDATED 04/18/11

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN IN HER GATED HER COMMUNITY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE BRICK COLUMN WHICH SUPPORTED THE GATE. SHE SUFFERED A SEVERE INJURY TO HER BOTTOM LIP WHEN HER FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, AS WELL AS CONTUSIONS TO HER LEG AND OTHER BRUISING. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL NOVEMBER 16, 2009. AS SHE SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. SHE RECEIVED SOME BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT HOLDING HER INTO PLACE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AGAIN AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED FROM THE FRONT END AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK, HEAD AND SHOULDERS. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,235.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A PAVED AND GRASSY SURFACE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A TREE DESTROYING THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND 3 INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH BACKING OUT OF HER DRIVE WAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND IT CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. ONE PASSENGER INJURED HER WRIST AND BUMP HER HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

LTR TO ADMINISTRATOR RE 3/9/2010 ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS IN HARRISON, NY, REQUESTING THAT NHTSA IMMEDIATELY ASSUME CONTROL OF THIS INVESTIGATION AND WORK WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY'S. *TGW THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY DOWN A WINDING DRIVEWAY, CROSSED A TWO-LANE ROAD AND SHOULDER, THEN CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE AND A KNEE INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB