MY 2005 PRIUS SKIDDED OFF THE ROAD DURING A SNOW STORM. I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED. MY CAR HIT 2 TREES HEAD ON AND WAS TOTALED. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I INFORMED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOYOTA (SENT THEM PICTURES) AND NEITHER SEEMED TO FEEL IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH TOYOTA'S RESPONSE, AND SINCE I WOULD NEVER BUY A SMALL CAR UNLESS I HAD ABSOLUTE FAITH IN ITS AIRBAG SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO PROTECT ME IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, I CHOSE NOT TO BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE PRIUS WAS MY THIRD TOYOTA, AND I HAD BEEN VERY LOYAL TO THE BRAND FOR YEARS DUE TO THEIR RECORD OF QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. I STILL HAVE PICTURES OF MY WRECKED CAR. PLEASE CONTACT ME, IF ANYONE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING THEM. I DID NOT FILE A REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT IN RETROSPECT THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE. I AM ONLY WRITING NOW TO ALERT YOUR AGENCY THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT PROBLEM WITH EARLIER PRIUS MODELS. *TR