Side/window Air Bag problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius

1) sudden unexpected acceleration 2) steering shaft severed 3) drivers side air bag inoperative along with all steering wheel mounted controls.

Thursday, March 10, 2011 morning between 5:40 – 5:45 a. M. Est at work driving through parking lot towards parking garage, due to bad weather road lines were not visible and my car end up into a concrete block. I was in shock for a while, front bumper, radiator, both front lights, windshield and all fluid holding broke and engine caved in. I have neck soft tissue injurious in my neck. Pain lower neck and upper neck where scalp and neck meet. My 2005 Prius had driver and passenger side air bags and front side and rear side curtain airbags on side, but none of them deployed, but my car got total. I bought brand new fully loaded Prius, and I was thinking my car is very safe. Definitely if I was driving on the highway where speed limit is 55, I am sure I was dead in this car.

I was involved in a off-set frontal collision in a 2005 Toyota Prius equipped with dual front air bags and side curtain air bags on July 1, 2008. None of the four air bag systems in this vehicle deployed upon impact. I was traveling approximately 35 mph and the other vehicle was going ~ 30-35 mph. The other driver involved was not injured, but I was taken by ambulance to the local er trauma center where I underwent over 11 hours in a neck collar and numerous CT scans, mris and several x-rays. Thankfully I was not seriously injured but still have neck, back, and abdominal pain from the crash. Prior to this accident, I had surgery on June 24, 2008 and was still recovering from the surgery. The auto accident has significantly affected the speed of my recovery.