2013 Toyota Prius V

2013 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MALFUNCTION DURING VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS INJURIES. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PAINS ON THE NECK , 3 C SPINE DISK HERNIATIONS, HEAD, ARMS, ELBOWS, CHEST,KNEES, LEGS, AND CHIN. UPDATED *JS

THE ABS/REGEN/HYDRAULIC BRAKING CONFLICT ON 3RD GEN PRIUS' PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED, IS GETTING WORSE AS MY CAR AGES. IT WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY APPARENT IN THE FIRST 2 YEARS BUT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE BRAKES LET GO ON CONSTANT BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS LOSE TRACTION: WET ROAD, BUMPS, TRAIN TRACKS, GRAVEL, UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, SPEED BUMPS, ETC..PREVIOUS MODELS WERE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. BRAKE PROBLEM DOCUMENTED HERE: HTTP://TOYOTA-ALABAMA.COM/ALABAMA-ENGINEER-TACKLES-PRIUS-BRAKE-ISSUES-AND-DISCOVERS-POTHOLES/; THIS NOW OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT I HAVE INPUTTED THE EVENT DATE AS 1/1/17.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST TRACTION. THE VSC, ENGINE, AND HYBRID SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MALFUNCTIONING HYBRID SYSTEM AND BATTERY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V449000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

ON OCTOBER 31, MY WIFE AND SON WERE IN THE CAR APPROACHING A PARKING SPACE AFTER COMPLETING A 360 DEGREE TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A 7" HIGH CURB BLOWING OUT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TEAM TOYOTA IN GLEN MILLS WHO TOLD ME TO NOTIFY TOYOTA OF THE INCIDENT. TOYOTA CALLED ME ON NOVEMBER 2 AND GIVEN A COMPLETE DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT. ON NOVEMBER 3, TOYOTA SENT AN AUTHORIZATION FORM TO DOWNLOAD THE EDR DATA WHICH WAS RETURNED ALONG WITH DIAGRAMS OF THE INCIDENT. ON NOVEMBER 4, BOSCH CONTACTED ME REQUESTING THE INFORMATION ALREADY SENT TO TOYOTA WHICH WAS SENT TO THEM. ON NOVEMBER 22, THE BOSCH REPRESENTATIVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DOWNLOADED THE EDR DATA. ON 11/26/16 - RECEIVED REPORT FROM EAA ENGINEERING ANALYSIS. INDICATES THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 2.5 MPH TO 7.5 MPH IN 1.8 SEC. ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED TO 100% AND AT 98% AT IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH INFORMATION IN THE REPORT . I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA THREE TIMES SINCE RECEIVING THE REPORT AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE CASE MANAGER NOR THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT TO DATE. THEY INDICATE THAT I WON'T HEAR ANYTHING UNTIL JANUARY 5. IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING A RENTAL CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT FENDER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* 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....UPDATED 04/11/16 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V449000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHILE TRAVELING ON A LOCAL INTERSTATE, I HAD TO USE THE BRAKES BECAUSE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME HAD SLOWED. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND AT THE SAME TIME TWO DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED; THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT. I MANAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ENGINE COMPRESSION. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY STATE THAT WHEN THEY CHECKED THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR HAD BRAKES. HOWEVER, WHEN THE SERVICE TECH PERFORMED A TEST DRIVE LATER THAT DAY, SHE WOULD NOT RELEASE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE AGAIN THE BRAKES FAILED BUT AGAIN WHEN FURTHER TESTED, THIS PRIUS AGAIN HAD NORMAL BRAKES. THE ECU SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND I WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE ISSUE BUT THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE,. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE IF THIS PRIUS HAS THE DEFECT SO DO OTHERS.

AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON 7/4/2015. WE WERE IN EASTERN WASHINGTON AT THE TIME IN 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, TOYOTA OF SEATTLE, ON 7/8/2015. ON HEARING OUR CONCERN, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED IT WAS PROBABLY ROAD DAMAGE. AND, ON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE ROAD DAMAGE WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. IF THEY SUSPECTED BEFORE ACTUAL INSPECTION, I WOULD CONTEND THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE MPG, THEY OMITTED STANDARD ENGINE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE. PEOPLE IN HOT CLIMATES WHO HAVE HEALTH CONDITIONS DEPEND ON AIR CONDITIONING. WE FEAR THERE MAY BE OTHER DESIGN FAULTS THAT WILL EMERGE BECAUSE TOYOTA WILL DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAXIMIZE MILEAGE.