Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 08/27/2010 | 75000 | ||
| 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 furhter 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. | |||
| 05/09/2008 | 10000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. while the contact's wife was driving 20 mph, another vehicle ran a stop sign and struck her front passenger side door. the seat belt failed to restrain the contact's wife, and she struck the steering wheel. she sustained injuries to her neck, back, and shoulder. the manufacturer concluded that the seat belt was working properly. the san diego police department filed report number 804127. the current and failure mileages were 10,000. updated 12/17/08.*jb | |||
| 01/02/2008 | 13000 | 1 | 08/28/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. the contact stated that she collided into another vehicle when she depressed the brake. as a result, the seat belts disengaged which allowed the driver hit the steering column. in addition, the crash destroyed the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. as of january 3, 2008, the dealer or manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of the failure. the current and failure mileages were 13,000. a police report is available. | |||
| 07/16/2007 | 3141 | 1 | 05/12/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota prius. the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle. as a result, the contact's vehicle then crashed into the rear of the preceding vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belt did not lock. there were no injuries. the road conditions were dry. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed, but has not yet been inspected. the current and failure mileages were 3,141. updated 02/01/08 *bf | |||