NHTSA Complaint #10501231 — 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10501231
Vehicle	2009 TOYOTA PRIUS
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	March 4, 2013
Date Filed	March 4, 2013
Mileage	81,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AR

Consumer Description

IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ONCOMING CALVES ON A COUNTY DIRT ROAD DRIVER INADVERTANTLY PULLED STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A TREE AT ROAD SIDE. TREE IS TWELVE INCHED FROM ROAD SURFACE. BEFORE SEAT BELT RESTRAINED DRIVER, DRIVER'S FORWARD MOMENTUM BROKE THE STEERING WHEEL. DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. WENT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL ER. SHERIFF INVESTIGATED. WITH THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IT DID NOT. PHOTOS TAKEN. YOUR ORGANIZATION IS BEING NOTIFIED AS WE FEEL THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. WE WILL ALSO CONTACT TOYOTA. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Related Complaints for the 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS

Other STRUCTURE:BODY Complaints

#11452047 — February 15, 2022 — Over the years the rubber handle which needs to be pressed in in order to open the trunk has disintegrated. Now it’s...

#11363777 — October 11, 2020 — THE BACK LATCH OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS 09 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS DEGRADED ("MELTED" ALMOST). IT NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, ...

#11268210 — October 13, 2019 — I WAS TURNING LEFT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. MOST DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT RIGHT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS...

#11183846 — March 4, 2019 — SINCE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THE LEFT BACK DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IT CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. SI...

#11154396 — November 28, 2018 — MAYBE RELATED TO TAKATA RECALL: WE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL, HOWEVER OUR CAR SKID INTO A TREE AND HAD SIGNIFICANT FRO...

Recent Complaints for the 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS

#11686488 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — September 10, 2025 — Cooling system

#11679902 — SERVICE BRAKES — August 11, 2025 — The brake actuator is failing. It’s making unusual noises when stepping on the brakes. A new additional noise started...

#11652330 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — April 2, 2025 — Breaking system failure do to ASB Actuator, breaks are locking and vehicle is engine braking.

#11652330 — ENGINE — April 2, 2025 — Breaking system failure do to ASB Actuator, breaks are locking and vehicle is engine braking.

#11652330 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING — April 2, 2025 — Breaking system failure do to ASB Actuator, breaks are locking and vehicle is engine braking.