Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius

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.

The contact owned a 2005 Toyota Prius. After the vehicle was parked and turned off, it suddenly accelerated to 65 mph without warning and crashed into a retention wall. The front air bags did not deploy. No injuries were reported and a police report was not filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the contact¿s residence. The approximate failure mileage was 280,000.

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 while traveling an unspecified speed the brakes had been applied, failed and the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the chest, a leg gash and a pulled muscle in the back. The passenger sustained whiplash. A police report was filed. The sensor indicated to put the vehicle on a flat surface intermittently which caused the contact to have to restart the vehicle multiple times. The key was stuck in the ignition multiple times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Dyd.

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.

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.

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.

My daughter was driving our 2005 Prius at about 30 miles an hour at approximately 3pm when she saw a truck stop approximately 300 feet ahead of her. She applied the brakes but the Prius did not stop and collided with the truck causing a total loss of the Prius. The road surface was wet from snow and the temperature was approximately 34 degrees. Although the car was heavily damaged the air bags did not deploy. This crash could have resulted from a brake problem or unintended acceleration.

I would like to file an official report of my accident that involved my 2005 Toyota Prius on January 13 of this year. It was in the morning after I had dropped off my children to their school. I was driving down the hill and driving the normal 25- 30mph down the hill to go home. Upon coming to the stoplight, I noticed the cars in front of me stopped at the stoplight so I went to hit my brakes and did not feel any power from my brakes so I quickly stood on my brakes with both feet and realized I had absolutely no brake power. I subsequently crashed quite hard into the car in front of me and experienced severe pain to the right side of my neck. After initial shock, I was able to maneuver my car out of traffic to a parking lot and noticed it funny that my brakes were working at that point. After exchanging information with the man that I hit, my car was towed to an autobody shop. After going to kaiser to look into my injury (which was whiplash) I was told at the autobody shop that my car was totaled and could not be fixed. He also told me that my airbag did not deploy because I had hit a larger american car which was higher than my bumper. It never hit the airbag sensor on my car that was lower than the impact point. After the accident, I asked my insurance company, the interinsurance exchange of the automobile , to please look into the brake situation and they stated that they did not find anything wrong. I am not satisfied with this answer because I have read that the Toyota problems are not easy to diagnose. I have been driving for 27 years and have never been in an auto crash that was my fault. I also have never experienced such a scary feeling as having absolutely no control over my car.

Driver's airbag did not deploy in 2005 Prius that rear ended an SUV at approximately 35 mph.

[xxx] , a resident of wantagh, NY, was driving on the wantagh state parkway when she was hit from behind and then experienced the sudden, unintended acceleration of her 2005 Toyota Prius. The acceleration continued after she pressed on the brake pedal. As a result, [xxx] struck another vehicle on the road and was involved in a serious accident. Moreover, the seatbelt in the vehicle was defective in that it became unfastened and the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle has a VIN# [xxx] and was purchased at atlantic Toyota in long island. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while his daughter was driving 45-55 mph, she swerved across the road then crashed into a tree. As a result, the vehicle flipped and landed on the passenger side. In addition, she crashed into two other trees. The airbags did not deploy. The crash destroyed the vehicle. The driver was taken to the hospital and suffered numerous injuries. The current and failure mileages were 56,000. Updated 04/21/08.

On 3/1/08 I was involved in an auto accident whereby I broadsided a public bus at an approximate angle of 45 degrees. The whole front of the car from the center to the driver's side was completely smashed and neither the driver's side airbag or passenger's side air bag deployed. As a result I, the driver, incurred whip lash injuries and the front passenger hit the front windshield and cracked it as the seatbelt on that side did not work either. Toyota was contacted and their claim is that the front seat belt functioned properly but they could not explain how the front passenger was not restrained from hitting the front windshield. As to the airbags, they claim that, despite knowing the car was doing between 40-45 mph upon impact, that due to the angle of the collision the airbags would not deploy. Could you please tell me if this is true. Does the law allow for restraint systems not to deploy in such accidents or are they just stone walling us? any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. John e. Reardon.

I was headed south on 22nd street crossing 7th avenue south intersection. Woman ran a redlight. I struck her car. I have a 2005 Prius. The front end went down as it was design, but the airbags did not deploy.

: the contact stated while driving 20 mph in the rain with leaves on the road, the vehicle slid off the road and impacted a 20 inch tree, on the front right side. The headlight and bumper, toward the center of the front end, sustained the impact. As the contact was not wearing a seatbelt, and the frontal airbags failed to deploy, the 38 year old driver received a small laceration to the top of the head, where impact was made with the windshield and a small cut to the right cheek. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop. The service dealer and manufacturer were contacted and informed the contact to get an estimate, and then call back. The manufacturer informed the contact that because the insurer removed the bumper, a technician would no longer be sent to investigate.

: the contact stated the vehicle was t-boned by another vehicle while driving 30 mph on a dry highway, and the side air bag did not deploy. Most of damage was in the middle of the vehicle. The manufacturer sent a specialist to inspect the vehicle and determined the vehicle had the same error as indicated in recall # 06v096000, regarding the air bags. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Seat belts were in use at them time and operated correctly. Injuries were sustained and a police report was taken.

I was involved in a low-speed accident in which the brakes in my car (2005 Toyota Prius) did not slow or stop the car and caused me to run into the back of another vehicle. No one was injured, the airbags did not deploy and there was no damage to the vehicle my car collided with. The exterior damage to my car was estimated approximately $6700. Soon after, I was notified by the insurance company that my car was totaled due to damage sustained to the hybrid system. I requested that the event data recorder be downloaded to determine if there had been a failure in the brake system. My insurance company refused and Toyota appears to have ignored my request. I also find it disturbing and curious that the front end and hence the hybrid system was destroyed beyond repair in an accident so minor that the police would not even give it a report number.