general problems of the 2008 Toyota Prius

The cruise control was inop, technician said it was a clockspring failure, replaced the clockspring with a new part from walmart, then at times, the airbag failure light would come on, paid a technician to replace the replacement clockspring with an new one and the failure stopped, walmart is selling a part that could result in death.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the brakes failed when pressed causing the vehicle to crash into the rear end of a second vehicle. During the crash, the air bags did not deploy and the rear driver-side seat belt had sprung outward, although no rear seat passenger was present. The second vehicle's rear driver's side passenger was later treated for an undisclosed injury. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 240,000.

Air bags did not deploy driver's side seat belt adjustment did not go low enough seat belt tightened so tight my pelvic bone could have broke and killed me the reflection of the dash lights on the windshield at night the battery replacement(s) being way too expensive and explosive needs the blind spot mirrors the undercarriage needs to be more secure the cost of amount of public knowledge for muffler needs lifted up a bit easier ways to add covers to seats I guess the whole navy missed coach buzzer a little more than we did lol headlights t center vents air flow speedometer change delay by maybe . 2 seconds not enough charging ports nor were they real none of my hands free electrical safety features worked properly gas guzzler my boyfriend thinks I tried to kill him backseat adult who doesn't listen really just didn't listen or care driver remembers everything braking should always be left up to the driver no too close warnings or nothing security system failed when my car and tires were not left untouched back hatch will still open if keys are locked in the car other drivers hit me and ran needs a more sturdy beam to use for the jack to jack up to change a tire.

Went off the road into a ditch to avoid a deer. Ditch was im guessing about 4 foot deep . Air bags did not work. Hit my head and have a large bruise on my chest .

Passenger side seat airbag bad.

Hit - t-boned. Drivers side - front quarter pannel -knocked out- car totaled- four air bags in front- not one went off- want to know why ???? car was in motion.

Letter from senator nelson on behalf of constituent re 2008 Toyota Prius airbags. The consumer stated no one was able to tell her, if the vehicle was manufactured with takata air bags.

My husband was t-boned on the drivers side of our 2008 Toyota Prius by a SUV going approximately 40 mph and not one air bag deployed. Thankfully the impact was near the front driver tire instead of directly on the door. The drivers side door was impacted and my husband had to wait for the fire department to pry open the door so he could get out of the vehicle. We bought this car brand new and it has never been in accident before.

My brother was killed in a car wreck on 1/14/2014 as you can see from the article of what happened. Not one airbag went off during this wreck. There is video and pictures of the severity of the wreck. 54-year-old russell poling was killed in a three-vehicle accident on I-75 Tuesday morning, January 14, 2014. Russell poling I-75 accident. According to georgia state patrol, traffic was stopped in the northbound lanes of I-75, near exit 64, for an earlier accident. Russell poling, of orlando, was either slowing or stopped in his Toyota Prius in the inside lane when a GMC envoy crashed into the back of mr. Poling's Prius, forcing it into a stopped semi-truck in the middle lane. Tragically, mr. Poling perished from his injuries.

My husband hit a Jeep who went through his red light. We t-boned him, our air bags "did not" deploy. We were going 40 which is the posted speed. My husband hit the brakes but there was no way we could get stopped. We did get checked at the hospital. Thankfully we had minor bruises, but our 2008 Toyota Prius was totaled. The car took the impact well, seat belts kept us safe, as well our grandson's car seat but, the air bags didn't work.

S10 appropriate handling- letter to the secretary from re expressing concerns regarding Toyota safety problems note: unable to view flash drive the consumer stated he was sitting at a red light when a 1997 Chevrolet tahoe rear ended him. The Chevrolet destroyed the rear of the vehicle, slamming the right front of the vehicle into the shoulder concrete wall, pitching the vehicle up into the air on its right front roof and fender, sliding down 10-15 feet landing on its right side, coming to a stop between 70 to 80 feet from the stop line where he was hit. None of the air bags deployed and the seat belt tensioner did not keep his head from the hitting the roof. The consumer had a deep laceration on the top of his head, and a herinated disc in his neck.

Pulling away from a stop sign, in the middle of the intersection, my 2008 Prius was t-boned by a 1994 van (traveling 35mph according to the driver). The van struck the center of the passenger door, crushing the door and door frame. The rear door is also damaged an unable to be opened. The rear seat passenger broke the window with her head and required staples, front passenger arm was smashed by the door, driver has whiplash. None of the airbags in the car deployed. The van's two front airbags deployed.

S10 appropriate handling - letter to the secretary from mrs. Judy haley gizmo disputing claim by Toyota that unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles due to faulty floor mats. The consumer disputed Toyota's claim that the many cases of unintended acceleration were due to faulty floor mats. The consumer stated the crash she had was not due to faulty floor mat's which were latched down, but was due to acceleration/brake problems in the computer and electrical systems of the vehicle. The consumer stated she backed the vehicle out of the driveway, she exited the garage and pressed the button to close the garage door. After closing the garage door, she sated she wasn't sure if she placed the gear in drive or neutral, but suddenly the vehicle lunged forward going up to 15-20 mph. Within 5 seconds the consumer crashed into the garage door, rammed into the inside kitchen wall causing extensive damage. The air bags didn't deploy. The consumer suffered injuries.

The contact's mother owns a 2008 Toyota Prius. The vehicle was struck on the passenger side by another vehicle. None of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed and two occupants died. The VIN, speed, purchase date, engine size, number of cylinders, and mileages were unknown.

The contact owned a 2008 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while the mother was driving approximately 37 mph a second vehicle crashed into the rear passenger side of the vehicle causing the vehicle to go airborne and crash. During the crash the front driver's side airbag and front driver's side curtain air bags did not deploy. Also, the front seat passenger was ejected from the vehicle. Both occupants sustained fatal injuries due to the crash. The front passenger was not wearing a seat belt during the crash. A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was destroyed and towed away. The cause of the failures were not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 65,000.