Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette Problems of Toyota Prius

Toyota Prius owners have reported 2 problems related to frontal driver clockspring/spiral cassette (under the air bag category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Toyota Prius based on all problems reported for the Prius.

1 Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette problem of the 2012 Toyota Prius

Failure Date: 04/01/2021

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while attempting to use the horn, the horn failed to operate as needed. The contact also stated that the front passenger’s air bag warning light illuminated and then turned off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the clock spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was also taken to an independent mechanic who confirmed the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the manufacturer communications regarding the clock spring assembly repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

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2 Frontal Driver Clockspring/spiral Cassette problem of the 2014 Toyota Prius

Failure Date: 12/01/2019

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Prius v. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the horn functioned intermittently. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the spiral cable assembly and clockspring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000.

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