Warning Light On problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. While driving at approximately 25 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated on and off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the main wiring harness needed to be replaced and not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

The air bag warning light came on while driving. We took the car in to check for the cause and they told us the wiring harness was bad and it would have to be replaced and that the air bags would not work because of a problem (of which they were already aware) with the wiring harness. A defect in the wiring harness - their words- would cost about $2000. 00 to replace. They are aware that this has been occurring in these vehicles, but as of yet there has been no recall or offer to correct the problem. If this isn't a safety issue, I don't know what would be. Please address this issue.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that at engine startup, the srs warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the steering wheel needed a replacement spiral cable. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 109,000 and the current mileage was 109,500. Updated 03/06/12.

The airbag warning light came on and would not go off about 3 or 4 years ago, so I took it to the Toyota dealer who did something and reset it. It stayed off for about a year or so then came back on. I took it back to the dealer again who said the diagnostic said it was malfunctioning and that I needed to bring it back to replace some expensive part. I was on the way back to the dealer, when the light went out. The tech did the diagnostic again and said there was nothing wrong with it. The light stayed out for about another year or so and came on again a couple of weeks ago and won't go out . This time however, I have also noticed that the top of the dash on the passenger side has been pushed upward under the "srs air bag" phrase. This is concerning since the same thing has happened in the exact same place on the other 2005 Prius that I own . I contacted Toyota corporate who responded that there are no recalls on my cars and that for the most part, my cars were out of warranty. The rep said that she would document my report and that I should take them back to the dealer for inspection. This is the same dealer that has not been able to figure out what is wrong with this car the first two times. Meanwhile, I am driving around in a car that may or may not have working airbags because I need to get to work.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota pruis. The contact stated that there was a recurring failure with the air bag warning light illuminating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure where the front passenger seat was replaced twice but to no avail. The dealer then cleared the error codes but that also did not correct the failure. Next, the wiring harness and main computer were replaced yet the failure persisted. The contact believed the failure to be a manufacturing defect. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 107,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Prius. The air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The dealer made four attempts to diagnose the failure. The air bag under the passenger seat was disconnected; however, the warning light continued to illuminate. The vehicle is being repaired by an authorized dealer. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 12,000.