Seat Belt Problems of Toyota Prius - part 2

While driving to a get together the back seat middle passenger restraint became separated from the locking clip that holds seat belt over passengers lap. Making it dangerous to drive with my children in the back seat. It will not clip together anymore. I just bought this vehicle 3 months ago and it had no problems at that time.

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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.

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The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius v. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the brakes activated independently and caused the vehicle to rapidly decelerate. In addition, the seat belt tightened without being used. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

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Rear seat belts stopped retracting and remain at all times fully extended.

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My driver side seat belt stopped responding around in 2015. The latch worked correctly however the sensor would show my seatbelt was not done. I had this repaired at my expense in early 2017 due to worry if there was an accidental I would be unable to prove I was wearing a seat belt.

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The vehicle mileage given is approximate. The passenger estimates the speed at about city street speeds at time of accident since the car was slowed to get on the shoulder. The accident is complicated because the driver can't remember much of what happened beyond she was pulling over to the right shoulder to change drivers or rest, but the front seat passenger was abruptly woken up from a scheduled nap by what seemed to him like a pothole or perhaps an abrupt edge to the road followed quickly by a rough ride. When he opened his eyes he saw the car on the wild clumps of grass like vegetation on the outside of the reflector stake line and an odd shoulder that was only partially cement or pavement with a substantial gap between the side reflectors and hard surface. This was semi-confirmed when reentering wyoming with his oldest son driving and seeing similar partial shoulders, but the son was unwilling to drive farther to the accident scene. The passenger's believes the traction control engaged and caused the car to go off the shoulder, in part because of a similar problem with a Geo Prius lsi abs brake system on ice that caused what would have not otherwise have been significant vehicle damage. The alternative explanation is a defect or debris on the shoulder itself. The driver tried to get back on the highway instead of following the slight contour down of the shoulder outside right of way and that or traction control may have caused the car to leave the partial shoulder. The vehicle was last seen at hp towing in evanston, wyoming. It was totaled and title will be transferred to allstate insurance. The seat belts in this car are too thin and tend to twist up preventing consistent support. The passenger protective cage in the Toyota Prius did an impressive job of protecting the occupants but a plastic layer would have prevented injuries and contents loss.

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My wife was involved in a two car crash when a car coming in the opposite direction made an illegal left turn directly in front of her. It happened so quick that she never had time to hit her brakes. She was traveling between 30 and 35 mph in a 35 mph zone on a two lane road. I would think that at that speed if all her safety equipment worked she would not suffer any injuries. Her seat belt failed causing the seat latch to fail and she ended up jammed into the bottom and under side of the dashboard. She suffered a blow to her chest and injuries to her knees, lower legs and foot. She had surgery on her right knee so we could get her on her feet again and is awaiting surgery on her right shoulder. She had a pre existing heart condition that was raised to emergency status after the blow to her chest and she had surgery for that and they found a short circuit in the middle of her heart and zapped it. There is only a 2% chance it will ever return. I have pictures of the failed seat belt and seat. The seat belt is in the fully extended position and locked and can not be released even by yanking on it. I am writing this report so this situation can be checked and if found faulty can be corrected before any one else goes through what my wife is going through.

Lights keep going out. I've replaced 5 times in the last year. Still keep going out every 2 to 3 months.

I own a 2012 Prius with the technology package, including radar adaptive cruise control. I believe these same radar sensors are also used to detect imminent collisions in front of the vehicle, even when cruise control mode is not engaged. About a month ago, while driving north on interstate 5 in downtown seattle at approximately 60 miles per hour, and without cruise control engaged, my Prius went into "imminent collision mode" despite the fact that there was nothing in front of me -- no vehicles, no debris, no obstructions. Before slamming on the brakes, my seat belt was "tightened" and the brakes were automatically applied at full force, even without my foot touching the brake. This was incredibly jarring and disturbing, and could have been a serious accident if there was a vehicle behind me. Fortunately, there was no vehicle behind me at this time. After about two seconds of full braking, the vehicle "disengaged" collision mode and allowed me proceed and return to speed. I called the Toyota of seattle dealership and spoke to their service department. They were unaware of this issue, and suggested that I bring the vehicle in for servicing. They confirmed there were no outstanding recalls on the vehicle. They told me it would cost at least $100 for a basic diagnostic, and if sensors had to be replaced, it could cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Because I am currently unemployed and looking for work, I did not bring my vehicle into the service center. I feel this is Toyota's obligation to fix, and shouldn't require me spending money out of pocket. I would like some kind of response from Toyota on this issue. I have avoided using the radar cruise control since this moment, but the fact that it occurred while not in this mode makes me feel that the car could "take control" at any moment and cause an accident. Thanks, ryan.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, another vehicle crashed into the rear end of the contact's vehicle. As a result, the seat belt failed to retract and the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a head injury that required medical attention. The front seat passenger sustained head and neck injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,800. The VIN was unavailable.

I was involved in a front end collision with a bobcat front end loader. I struck the implement broadside going 35 mph. There was no damage to the implement. My car was totaled and the airbag deployed. After going to the hospital and a chest x-ray, ultrasound, and CT scan, it was diagnosed I had fractured my sternum. I am six feet tall and had my seat all the way back. I am questioning whether there have been any other people sustaining a fractured sternum due to an air bag deployment at 35 mph?.

On 2/27/14 the srs indicator light in our vehicle lit up causing us to review the owner's manual, which recommended immediate service. Per technical service bulletin t-sb-0042-11, this issue was caused by failure of the wiring harness, which was diagnosed with scanner code b1826. According to the TSB, the design/material fault can occur in 2004-2009 Priuses. The fault, according to a Toyota service advisor, results in a failure of the air bag system. To address the condition, "an updated wire harness must be installed. " the cost to repair this design fault is $2,500. And up depending on if one or both sides of the wiring harness has to be replaced. Because this safety related defect needed to be addressed at once we paid to have the vehicle repaired but expressed our view to the Toyota personnel that the defect should have been covered by Toyota. We feel that this defect should have been the subject of a recall. Calls to the gm of the dealership have not been returned.

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Driver of 2008 Toyota Prius was traveling at approximately 30 mph when driver was struck on left rear quarter panel, hit black ice and struck a curb then a tree. Airbag deployed and driver collided with airbag and the driver seat belt did not keep driver in place and driver struck the top of his head on the top of the windshield.

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.

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).

We purchased a 2013 Prius v in July. When we bought it, I was concerned about the back seat middle body restraint being attached to the inside roof behind the back passenger seat. But my boys are 6, so felt they would be okay. This week, one of the boys got tangled in the seat belt. When he tried to release the belt, it racheted up and tightened with the belt wrapped around his neck. He & his brother told us he was caught & asked us to stop. We were on a highway, & had to turn off & find a safe place to park. In the meantime, he became more distressed, & said he was having trouble breathing. We looked back & he was wrapped in the belt, stretched in the seat. Needless to say, we were very upset. We stopped, & tried to get the belt loose, but it just pulled tighter. The belt is permanently attached to the lap belt section, & could not be released. We were in the country. No one nearby. We don't carry knives. Fortunately, I had bought years ago, a tool for breaking auto glass, with a cutter in it for seat belts. I was able to find it, and cut the belt. It was very tough, & took a lot of effort. Our son was bruised, frightened, but otherwise okay. We will not be repairing the seatbelt, as this is a definite safety hazard. Our son would have hung in the back seat, if he had not been able to tell us he was caught, & couldn't breathe well. This could happen to a child too young to realize what was happening, and be fatal. This is a design flaw that could be fixed by allowing the belt to be released from the lap component of the belt.

The rear seat belts shoulder strap locks up and will not release chocking or strangling child in car seat. The only way to get it to loosen up is to push the release latch , unbuckeling child and retracting seat belt all the way,then reattaching seat belt and hope it will not hurt my grandson again . Freeman Toyota in hurst TX said there are no recalls on this seat belt malfunction.

I own a new 2013 Toyota Prius v-5. While on the freeway taking an interchange. I had cruise control set at 65 mph, disengaging it as I approached the interchange that slows to 35 mph due to the curve. I was coasting when the car suddenly braked, internal warning light flashing, alarm beeping and seat belt locked up. I was alone in the car (thank god) with no cars behind me or in front of me. It was an extremely windy day and was told by Toyota that it is possible something blew in front of the sensor. That in itself is another safety issue. Can I not drive my car on a windy, rainy or snowy day, in fear of the pre collision system misinterpreting what is in front of the sensor? I immediately took the car to the dealership only to be told today that they couldn't find anything wrong and that I am more than welcome to take a drive with their technician to see if I can replicate what had occurred. I inquired if the edr had recorded the event and they told me no. Is there something wrong with the edr? shouldn't it have recorded something like that? I can't understand why the pre-collission system (pcs) would act as if it were trying to prepare for impact if there was nothing if front of the vehicle. I could have been rear ended or lost control of the vehicle. This is a serious safety issue.

I experienced a front end collision in my new 2012 Prius with 2,500 mileage. The collision vehicle speed was nearly 30 mph. The seat belt did not restrain me and the airbag did not deploy. I was taken to the hospital and sustained a fractured sternum due to hitting the steering wheel and whiplash. There was significant damage to the front end of the vehicle. Toyota's response after their own inspection was "our inspection found no evidence of a manufacturing or design defect with the airbag or seat belts. ".

Tl - the contact owns a 2012 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, another vehicle crashed into the driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts did restrain her. The contact was transported to the hospital via ambulance for treatment. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage yard. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the air bag failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and the current mileage was 1,200. Kmj.

Vehicle is manufactured without any regard for preventing mice from entering the passenger interior--- air intake vent under windshield and 2 rear decompression vents located in the rear cargo compartment above the wheel wells are open to the exterior allowing unimpeded access to the interior of the car. Had mice in this car 2 weeks after purchase in 2012 and have been dealing with this problem for 7 years. Just recently, had Toyota install 1/4" hardware cloth over these 3 areas and this should help significantly to prevent entry. All preventative measures to prevent mice entry have been diligently taken by me, without success. Mice can make a person very sick. Their excrement carries hantavirus. . . . . And the mice carry ticks, which can lead to lyme disease. Simply manufacturing the car with these vents properly screened would greatly reduce the chance of occupants contracting a serious disease. The mice also do a lot of damage to the car itself, in my car the driver seat belt was chewed, and I have had to replace the cabin air filter several times because of nesting in this compartment(after having been unknowingly breathing the mice excrement as the air passes through this filter on its' way to the interior. Toyota needs to be pressured by your agency to correct this very serious health hazard that their car is presenting. Their is no legitimate reason for this situation to exist. The cost to Toyota would be negligible. The benefit to all Prius owners would be very significant, likely preventing many cases of disease. Please take this situation very seriously, as is the case. I also will be calling you to discuss this over the phone. Thank you for your help to correct this problem!.

Our car was involved in an accident on July 5, 2012 at around 9:30 am. Accident occurred on little road going north after junction of ridge road and before embassy blvd. Car was in the central lane in a zone rated for 45miles. It was going with the traffic at around 40 miles. Suddenly a large bird, probably a crain, that walked on the road and all vehicles slowed down to 15-20 miles speed to save the bird. The bird was saved but the car behind chevy silverado truck did not slow down and hit our car rear end at full speed. Only two cars were involved in the accident and no one was badly injured. Driver of our car was hurt by probably bumping her head with steering, she had a cut on chin, and scratch mark on her neck front, and she complaint of pain in both legs and neck. Her face was swollen and became black and blue in 24 hours. Our complaint is: 1. None of the six air bags opened to protect driver or any passenger to prevent injury from impact. Vehicle inspector confirmed that their are no sensors in back end bumper. It may be good idea to have such sensor in the back at least for the driver seat because any impact affects the driver. 2. Lacerations on the neck probably resulted from seat belt. Wound were not deep. However lack of adjustable fixed end of the seat belt makes belt cut on the neck, especially to a driver with height of around 5 feet and in high impact accident can severe main blood vessel in the neck. Possibility of such injury can be minimized by making a) seat belt adjustable at the point of fixation on the body of the car and b) making wide, soft and sliding shoulder pad on the belt.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Prius. The contact was driving 20 mph and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact stated that the seat belt did not properly restrain, causing her chest to be thrown into the steering wheel. In addition, the air bags did not deploy. The police were contacted and a police report was filed. The vehicle was ruled as destroyed by the contact’s insurance company. The manufacturer was notified of the incident who assigned her a case manager who would return her call in the near future. The failure mileage was 134,000.

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Owner entered vehicle and attempted to latch driver side seatbelt. Upon placing tab into buckle, buckle shot a spring into the car and would not latch. There were no other incidents with this belt prior to this date. The local Toyota dealership was notified and is ordering a new seatbelt latch for purchase and replacement by owner.

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The contact owned a 2011 Toyota Prius. The contact was driving 8 mph when another vehicle crashed into the contact’s vehicle on the passenger side door. The driver’s side safety belt failed to retain the driver, causing injuries to the back and neck. The police were notified and a report was on file. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop. The manufacturer was notified. The failure and current mileages were 8,000. Updated 04/19/lj the consumer also stated the air bag failed to deploy. Toyota sent the consumer a notice explaining the air bag did not deploy, because there was no direct frontal impact, only impact to the right front side of the vehicle/door area, the more yielding portions of the vehicle. There was insufficient abrupt forward deceleration of the vehicle to deploy the air bag. The letter also stated the seat belt operated as designed within the manufacturer's specification. Updated evoq 05/24/12 updated evoq 06/18/12.

The latch system design on the seats on the new Prius v is flawed. Instead of having four latch points, one set of two for the left seat and one set of two for the right seat, they have only three latch points, one in the middle of the left seat, one in the middle of the right seat and one in the middle of car. Our child safety seat has three buckles designed to work with the latch system, one on the left, one on the right and a top tether. The left and right buckles cannot attach to the same latch point because then the child safety seat will pivot. This means one must install the child safety seat at an offset to the car's seat, using the middle and right latch points for a child safety seat installed on the right side. But then the top tether, which must go over the top of the seat down to a latch point, is no longer as secure as it should be, since the latch point is then off-center with regard to the top tether. If the child is old enough that they need to use the car's seat belts with the child safety seat (e. G. , a booster seat) instead of the restraints built-into the child safety seat, one can't buckle in the seat belt because the buckle intended for the right side of the car is buried underneath the offset child safety seat. The middle buckle is designed to not work with the side seat belts. If one uses the left side buckle with the right side seat belt, it's not as secure, and then the left side passenger (or a second child safety seat) has no seat belt. So a proper use of the seat belts requires the child safety seat to be centered on the seat, but then either the latches are connected at an offset or they are connected to the same latch and pivot. Either way the child safety seat is not really secure.

Passenger seat belt fails to latch. The passenger seat has had little to no use so, overuse is not an issue.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated as he was driving 15 mph his vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy and the top of the seat belt malfunctioned. The contact sustained whip lash and chest injuries; he was taken to the hospital. A police was filed. There was extensive damage to the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop. The insurance company was notified. The dealer nor manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,500.

Tl- the contact owned a 2006 Toyota Prius. The contact stated she stopped suddenly and a vehicle crashed into the rear of her vehicle causing her to crash into the vehicle in front of her. The seat belt did not restrain her nor did the air bags deploy. The contact sustained neck and back injuries. There were no passenger in the vehicle. The front and rear end had extensive damage. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The insurance company was notified. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,900. Rvk.

2010 Toyota Prius, with 29000 miles. Pulling into a parking lot at a very slow speed, applied brakes to stop car, but it did not stop it, it started jerking forward, until it stopped when it struck a fence, injuries occured as a result, seat belt did not old back driver, and driver wipped forward and back striking steering wheel. Vehicle was towed to toyotta dealer. Still wating for Toyota corp to advise of error that occured, data from cmputer has been downloaded by a private firm and delivered to Toyota. 8/9/11 accident occured on 7/25/11 at 14:30.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. While at a traffic light another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contacts vehicle and the seat belt failed to secure the passenger, which caused her head to hit the dashboard. The contact also filed a complaint 1107110028 with Toyota regarding the seat belt failure. The contact was able to drive the injured passenger to the hospital although the rear bumper was damaged and hanging off of the vehicle. The rear of the vehicle was pushed into the rear passenger seat. The passenger side rear door would not open and the drivers side rear door was partially closed due to the damage. The dashboard air bag signal on the passenger side was illuminated after the crash occurred but not prior to the crash. The doors cannot be locked since the crash occurred. The passenger was diagnosed with a mild concussion. A police report was filed. She was concerned since the seat belt should not fail to secure you whenever a crash occurs. The failure mileage was 10,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, she crashed head-on with another vehicle. She stated that the air bags did not deploy and the safety belt did not restrain her properly. The contact and a passenger received major injuries to the liver, ribs, neck, ankle, and hands. Police report was filed. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The manufacturer stated that an investigator would be sent to inspect the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 9,000. Updated 12/14/2011 updated 04/25/11.

2010 Toyota Prius: chronic failure of passenger air bag and seat belt warning light systems. Dashboard lights indicating passenger seat belt is unfastened and passenger air bag is off illuminate unexpectedly, and remain illuminated, whether anyone is in the passenger seat or not, and whether the passenger seat belt is fastened or not. Problem does not go away by merely shutting down and exiting the vehicle; erroneous indications recur as soon as the car is reentered and started up again. Five different visits to Toyota service centers have been made for this issue, with "repairs" lasting for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks before the problem occurs again. There does not seem to be any pattern to what transpired leading up to the failure. The problem most recently occurred on 12/4/10, however, as of this date (12/6/10) the car has not yet been taken back to a service center. Notes: (1) "approx incident date" in "complaint info" section is of the most recent occurrence. First occurrence was mid-July, 2010. (2) "mileage" and "speed" shown in "vehicle information" section represent the first occurrence of this problem. Mileage at most recent occurrence was 13714. Speeds varied from occurrence to occurrence.

My daughters were involved in accident 27 Aug 10 were the air bags did not deploy and the seat belts never locked because of this my daughter hit her head twice on the steering wheel, and is in sever pain with lots of bruising and is wearing a neck brace. She needs to go in for further scans to make sure there is nothing wrong with her back. The damage done to the car was severe. She hit the other vehicle turned did a 180 degree spin and then hit the car again the cars locked on to each other and went over the center divider on the street facing oncoming traffic. The lady had run the red light and went thru three lanes.