29 problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2011 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the 2011 Prius.
The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's vehicle crashed into the front driver's side of the vehicle. The airbags did not deploy. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated he was pinned between the door and the console. The vehicle was towed to a local tow yard. The contact was taken to the local hospital by a friend in a private vehicle. The contact sustained internal and external bruising and injury to his collar bone. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 325,000.
On Friday June 9, 2023 we drove the 2011 Prius on our daily travels. This was uneventful. Parked the vehicle around 10pm that same night. We drove it on the following Saturday around noon on a very short errand, maybe 30 minutes. Parked it again a little after noon. On Sunday morning around 730am, we discovered the side curtain airbag on the passenger side was deployed. There in no external damage and the vehicle was still locked. Upon starting it, the airbag systems check light illuminated for about three seconds then went out. Although the airbag is currently deployed, the airbag dash light does not stay lit indicating a problem. In order to determine if this was a soft code, we started it, drove it around the block, and shut it off. We did this a few times. The airbag light always lit for about three seconds then went out. The airbag has "pa66, vmq" stamped on it.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that she hit by another vehicle while turning left onto a highway at 5 mph. The contact was hit on her driver side door at approximately 60 mph and the airbags did not deploy upon impact. The contact stated that the driver seat had collapsed backwards onto the rear driver seat which sent her over the steering wheel and into the windshield. The contact lost consciousness upon impact and when she came to, her hands were dangling over the steering wheel with her head pinned to the windshield glass. The contact was removed from her vehicle by authorities and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The contact was treated for a broken sternum, four broken ribs, two on both the left and right side of her body and severe bruising on both the left and right side of her entire body. The contact stated that five occupants inside the other vehicle where all transported to the hospital including a four year old child whose car seat broke upon impact. The whereabouts and injuries of the occupants are unknown. A police report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was towed to independent tow yard but had yet to be destroyed. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000. The VIN number was not available.
2011 Toyota Prius. Consumer writes in regards to airbag safety recall. The consumer stated the vehicle needed to remain at the dealers for the full day in order to have the recall repair completed. The consumer was unable to do leave the car. The consumer also stated the dealer wanted to charge a diagnostic fee.
The Prius horn is defective when I purchase the carl the dealer sold it to me defective it the wasn't working and they wanted to charge me I spoke to the manager and he was able to repair it two years later same problem I belive that it has something to do with the airbag when am driving and making a turn the hour turns on when I turn the stering wheel again it goes off but if I try useing the horn normaly it doesn't work at all.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Car had recall for curtain shield airbags. Took automobile to dealer to perform corrective action for recall. Dealer states they will not perform repair at all, as there is an after market sunroof installed. Dealer that originally sold car installed sunroof prior to my purchasing the car new. They will not assist in finding a solution. Toyota customer care said they would not help and that they are not obligated to help as sunroof is after market. Customer service states that they are not obligated to perform recall repairs.
Safety recall NHTSA # 16v487l has been out since June 28th and the recall notice from Toyota (safety recall g0u) mentions the installation of retention brackets. Now 5 months have passed and there is still no installation going on to avoid this perosinal injury safety hazard. Even though no injuries/deaths have been reported so far, this causes a potential health hazard when the curtain shield airbags deploy. How can it be, that the NHTSA lets this slip for so long? do we really need to wait until somebody gets injued or dies from this known safety issue?.
Takata recall Toyota notified me of the recall of the airbag months ago, but they don't have the parts to fix it. Isn't this unsafe? don't they have a legal obligation to fix this in a timely manner?.
Repeated call to world Toyota atlanta dealership requesting fix for recall not acted on. Service person stated they will contact me in a couple of days on 10-25-16. )there call on 10-26-16 service person named lewis stated no record of call. Would contact me and has not. On 10-26 my call totoyota "experience center" stated they could not get in touch with dealership after calling them. Still can not get recall work done and I would like to.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received a recall notification for the air bags; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The NHTSA campaign number was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Sterling mccall Toyota (located at 9400 southwest fwy, houston, TX) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
I received a safety recall notice (interim notice) regarding defective air bags involving defective welds on air bag infiltrators. I telephoned the dealer to schedule a repair. The dealer said it could be many months before Toyota comes up with a fix for this defect. They refused to replace the airbag or give me a rental vehicle. I do not think my family and I should have to drive a vehicle with a known defect that could serious injury or death for many months until Toyota comes up with a "fix". There is a "fix". Toyota could simply replace the defective air bag with an air bag that is not defective. I request that Toyota be compelled to replace this defective air bag or provide me with a replacement, safe vehicle until the defect is remedied. Thank you.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The csa recall was issued over a month ago and nothing has happening. I feel like this is not done in a timely manner. I haven't experienced an problem with the curtain shield air bag in my Prius, but that's not the point. I could have and there's no indication of when the remedy will be available. I'm an attorney and I think they're asking for a class-action lawsuit. I didn't enter my phone number because that's private. I contacted toyoya 7/26 but haven't received a response. Again, this is unacceptable.
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius . The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags). However, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
Takata recall 6/28/2016. This can potentially kill vehicle passengers if not addressed.
The car was traveling at about 40mph when we t boned another car that entered our lane illegally. My wife applied the brakes and we skidded for about 10 yards before hitting the other car. Neither the seat belt restraining system nor the air bag system operated.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags) however the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact received a recall notification for the air bags; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The NHTSA campaign number was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.
A driver made a left turn in front of my car and I hit the front passenger door of his SUV. My front end was totaled out. I received a neck and head injury as well as a shoulder and hand. Had my airbags deployed like they were designed to my injuries would have been minimized.
The car was parked in a parking lot at 6:45 am. When I returned to the car at 3:45 pm, I found that the drivers side curtain airbag had deployed sometime that day. There was no sign of collision or impact. The car was dirty, and the dust had not been disturbed. I took the car to the dealership and was told that it was 227 miles over the warranty for the airbag (at 60,227 miles total). They ran diagnostics and found no error code or reason for the airbag to have deployed. I contacted Toyota and have not yet been given any indication of how they will handle the incident, though I was quizzed extensively. The cost to repair the extensive interior damage to the car is $3000.
As the passenger in the car that I owned we were driving and hit the back end of a large pickup truck at approx 26-28 mph. I am 5'10" and as always was not sitting close to the dash. Once I realized what happened my face was bleeding very heavily. What had happened was my face had slammed into the dash (is not close to individuals in Prius'. My nose had a significant rip in two locations and was transported by ambulance for plastic surgery. Within 24 hrs my entire face was swollen with a majority of dark bruising from my eyes to my jaws. And multiple stitches in my nose. My seatbelt failed to restrain me back. The airbags didn't deploy. According to the auto shop the airbags didn't deploy bc it had missed the senser by an inch. The damage to the vehicle was the front center of the vehicle and the entire passender front end. The hood rolled up and even partially came thru the windshield. The car was totalled from the impact. They stated to them there is no reason the selt belt didn't restrain. However after contacting Toyota they did an inspection roughly the middle of January and I recieved a copy of the data report that showed my mph and proof I was restrained and more information that an average person wouldn't understand. The end of March 2013 I recieved a response stated the seatbelt worked within the legal guidelines. My thoughts were no way, what would be the purpose to wear the seatbelt if you can still be seriously injured and then thanking god that my daughter wasn't in the front seat and never had been in the car. With that being said I will never buy a Toyota again, the amount I saved in gas driving a Prius is not worth the loss my daughter would go thru if I were not alive because of a Prius (Toyota).