2005 Toyota Prius complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A DAILY BASIS, SHE NOTICED AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL BACK AND SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER UNCONTROLLABLE BUT SHE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ALL DAY UNTIL THE DRIVER PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON AND THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. IT TOOK THE DEALER TWO WEEKS TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER E.C.U. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES.

1 - MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I RECEIVED A TICKET THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE LOS ANGELES TIMES MENTIONED THAT OTHER CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT SHOULD BE EASY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. 2 - SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2005 PRIUS IN 2004, WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS, SOMETIMES THE LIGHT FOR THE STABILITY COMES ON AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK FOR A SECOND OR TWO. I HAD ASKED WHEN THE CAR WAS SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I GUESS WE KNOW BETTER NOW. 3 - SOMETIMES THE TWO FRONT TIRES LOSE TRACTION AND MAKE A NOISE WHILE SPINNING, BEFORE THE CAR MOVES. 4 - IF MY CAR WAS UNDER THE "CARPET" RECALL, WHY IS IT THAT IT IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE GAS PEDAL? 5 - TWO OF MY LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. ONE IS THE FRONT PASSENGER AN ONE IN THE BACK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS ON THE 210 FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES, CA IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE TRAFFIC SPED UP, THEN THE CAR INFRONT SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I HIT MY BRAKES HARD, AND THOUGHT "NOTHING'S HAPPENING." I REAR ENDED THE DAR INFRONT OF ME, CAUSING $A TOTAL OF $9,000 DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. *TR

3/1/2010 HID BULB OUT ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS 2005, TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $450 TO REPLACE THE BULB. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS CAR, TO BE TOLD THAT SOMETHING SO SIMPLE WAS COSTING SO MUCH. WHEN I USED TO DO THIS MY SELF. I ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT MY CAR ACCELERATING AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST. THAT I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NOTIFICATION TO BRING IT IN FOR THE RUG REPLACEMENT. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ACCELERATION ON MY CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS WRONG. I HAVE BEEN DRIVER SINCE MY TEENS (OVER 30 YRS NOW) AND SHOULD KNOW WHEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, I AM THE ONE DRIVING IT. THIS INCIDENT ABOUT THE CAR ACCELERATING HAPPEN A FEW TIMES DURING LAST SUMMER AND THE FALL SEASON I NEVER NOTED THE DATES DOWN. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH MOMENTARY FAILURE IN BRAKING SYSTEM. OCCURRING 3 TIMES IN 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALSO FLASHED ON THE DASH BOARD CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,461. UPDATED 11/10/10 *BF UPDATED 11/18/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH ON A RAINY DAY WHEN HE STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107415. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE OVER BUMPY OR ICY ROADS REPORTED TO NHTSA IN 2005 WITH NO RESPONSE. TOYOTA DENIED FAILURE AND WE WERE TOLD TO SUE. *TR

WHILE BRAKING, MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS SOMETIMES SURGES FORWARD INSTEAD OF SLOWING. THIS USUALLY OCCURS ON ROUGH OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. IT HAS HAPPENED BETWEEN 10 AND 20 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. A MECHANIC FRIEND THINKS THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE CURRENT RECALL SITUATION WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, AND SUGGESTED I REPORT IT. *TR

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL LOCK THE DRIVE WHEELS LEAVING YOU STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD/TURN. THE ACCELERATOR CAN BE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR - ENGINE RACING - I HAVE HAD TO SIT FOR 30-45 SECONDS BEFORE SYSTEM RELEASED THE DRIVE WHEELS. *TR

THE GAS "BLADDER" ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL NOT EXPAND CORRECTLY. THIS LIMITS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT CAN BE PUT INTO THE CAR TO AS LITTLE AS 7 GAL. IN COLD WEATHER. THE RATED VOLUME IS 11.4 GAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO SHE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE THE FLOOR MATS OUT OF HER VEHICLE AND WHAT TO DO IF THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REPAIRED AT HER OWN EXPENSE. SHE THEN CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THEY DID NOT RECALL HER VEHICLE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFUSE TO MAKE THE FREE RECALL REPAIR. HER STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THEY WERE GOING TO MAIL HER A COMPLAINT FORM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31000. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF UPDATED 05/17/10 *JB

I SENT AN E-MAIL TO NHTSA ON 2/8/10 DESCRIBING THIS COMPLAINT. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2005 PRIUS WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW. EVER SINCE WE'VE OWNED IT WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: WHEN WE GO OVER A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR UNEVEN SURFACE WE EXPERIENCE A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY-WE HAVE ALWAYS FELT THIS WAS DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND NEVER CONSIDERED THAT IT MIGHT BE A DEFECT OR FLAW, UNTIL NOW. THIS SITUATION IS ONLY MOMENTARY, AND BECAUSE IT LASTS ONLY BRIEFLY WE NEVER FELT OUR SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED. THIS SITUATION IS ON-GOING. WE HAVE HAD OUR FLOOR MATS MODIFIED BY TOYOTA LAST MONTH. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE AN OFFICIAL REPORT OF MY ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS ON JANUARY 13 OF THIS YEAR. IT WAS IN THE MORNING AFTER I HAD DROPPED OFF MY CHILDREN TO THEIR SCHOOL. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HILL AND DRIVING THE NORMAL 25- 30MPH DOWN THE HILL TO GO HOME. UPON COMING TO THE STOPLIGHT, I NOTICED THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT THE STOPLIGHT SO I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES AND DID NOT FEEL ANY POWER FROM MY BRAKES SO I QUICKLY STOOD ON MY BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND REALIZED I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKE POWER. I SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED QUITE HARD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY NECK. AFTER INITIAL SHOCK, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC TO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED IT FUNNY THAT MY BRAKES WERE WORKING AT THAT POINT. AFTER EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH THE MAN THAT I HIT, MY CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP. AFTER GOING TO KAISER TO LOOK INTO MY INJURY (WHICH WAS WHIPLASH) I WAS TOLD AT THE AUTOBODY SHOP THAT MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE I HAD HIT A LARGER AMERICAN CAR WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN MY BUMPER. IT NEVER HIT THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON MY CAR THAT WAS LOWER THAN THE IMPACT POINT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I ASKED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, THE INTERINSURANCE EXCHANGE OF THE AUTOMOBILE , TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THE BRAKE SITUATION AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS ANSWER BECAUSE I HAVE READ THAT THE TOYOTA P

I OWN A 2005 PRIUS AND HAVE 3 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS IN 5 YEARS, TWO SEPARATE DRIVERS. CITY DRIVING AT 35 MPH. PEDAL DID NOT STICK, IT WAS SUCKED TO THE FLOOR WE TURNED OF ENGINE BEFORE SPEED GOT TO 50MPH. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY, NOTE THIS: EACH TIME I ASKED THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP ABOUT IT, THEY DISMISSED IT AS FLOOR MATS AND "COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT ". INTERESTINGLY, THE REPAIR REQUEST DID NOT SHOW UP ON DEALERS ACTION LIST (2 DIFFERENT DEALERS) EVEN THOUGH EVERY TIME I ASKED ABOUT A SQUEAK OR RATTLE DID SHOW UP ON THE RECORDS.. DID TOYOTA GIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO DEALERS ON HOW TO DOWNPLAY IT AND NOT RECORD THE COMPLAINT? *TR

I HAVE AN UNRESOLVED SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE FIRST DAY THAT I DROVE MY THEN-BRAND NEW CAR. I STILL REMEMBER THIS DANGEROUS EVENT VERY CLEARLY. I CAN EASILY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM FOR YOU. I WAS ABOUT TO BACK MY PRIUS OUT OF ITS DIAGONAL PARKING SPACE ON A BUSY MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN EL CAJON, CA. IT WAS DAYTIME. VEHICLES WERE PARKED ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, WHICH PREVENTED ME FROM SEEING WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS TRAFFIC APPROACHING. I CAREFULLY BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE UNTIL I COULD SEE WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS TRAFFIC APPROACHING. I SAW THAT THERE WAS AND IT WAS APPROACHING QUICKLY, SO WITH THE INTENTION OF STOPPING MY CAR'S BACKWARDS MOVEMENT AND, INSTEAD, GOING FORWARD INTO MY PARKING SPACE, I HIT THE BRAKES AND QUICKLY MOVED THE GEARSHIFT LEVER OVER TO THE LEFT AND FULLY DOWN INTO THE DRIVE GATE TO THE STOP POSITION, BEFORE I RELEASED THE SPRING-LOADED SHIFT LEVER (WHICH SENDS IT BACK TO ITS 'HOME' POSITION). I THEN QUICKLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, INTENDING FOR THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD SO THAT I COULD DRIVE BACK INTO MY PARKING SPACE. TO MY SHOCK, MY CAR JUMPED FURTHER BACKWARDS INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE, INSTEAD OF FORWARDS INTO MY PARKING SPACE. HAVING GOOD REFLEXES, AND IN SOMEWHAT OF A PANIC NOW, I ONCE AGAIN SHOVED THE GEARSHIFT LEVER FULLY INTO THE DRIVE GATE AND FULLY DOWN UNTIL IT CONTACTED THE STOP, BEFORE LETTING GO OF IT. ONCE AGAIN I PUNCHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ONCE AGAIN THE CAR JUMPED -- BACKWARDS! I FULLY APPLI

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGES TO BOTH VEHICLES. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ALWAYS MALFUNCTION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB

2005 PRIUS BRAKES FAIL TEMPORARY WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACE. IT OCCURS WEEKLY. NO CONSEQUENCES YET. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN A FLAT HARTFORD, CT STREET AT AROUND 20 MPH AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AS APPROACHED INTERSECTION AT AN AVENUE WITH STOP SIGN. WHEN COMPRESSING BRAKE ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE CAME AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO AS IF IT WAS COASTING. WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION--FORTUNATELY IT WAS LATE AND NO TRAFFIC WAS PRESENT. HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, STOPPED BY BUMPING INTO CURB. . THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT THE TIME, IT HAD STARTED SNOWING AND I FIGURED IT MUST BE SOME BLACK ICE. BUT GIVEN ALL THE TOYOTA BRAKE PROBLEMS REPORTED, AND THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT NO ABS SIGNAL EVER CAME UP, AND IT DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH ABS WAS "PUMPING" THE BRAKES IT SEEMS LIKE THIS COULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER REPORTS OF PRIUS BRAKE FAILURES. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT IN MY CAR, A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THIS IS WHEN MY CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS OR THE BRAKE. AFTER THE INITIAL IMPACT MY CAR DROVE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AGAIN. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING I APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AFTER THE SECOND IMPACT AND CAME TO REST ON THE FRONT CAR'S BUMPER. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR I HIT WAS $1000, THE DAMAGE TO MY PRIUS WAS $7000. TOYOTA HAD CONTACTED ME IN A FORM OF A RECALL ABOUT FLOOR MATS BEING THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA OF ORANGE TELL THEM WHAT HAPPENED THEY LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER AND ASSURED ME MY CAR WAS NOT A PART OF ANY RECALL. THEY SAID I COULD BRING MY VEHICLE IN HOWEVER NOTHING WOULD BE DONE IF THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE INITIAL CRASH MY PRIUS HAS MIMICKED THIS SAME SITUATION A HANDFUL OF TIMES. NONE OF THE TIMES AFTER RESULTED IN A SECOND CRASH. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY PRIUS TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED INTO. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND TOYOTA DOES NOT OFFER LOANER CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED, THE BRAKES WOULD RELEASE FOR A SECOND. HE NOTICED THE ISSUE ON A BUMPY ROAD AND HE SAW THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGE WHEN THE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHENEVER HE HAD TO BRAKE ON A BUMPY SURFACE (1-2 TIMES A MONTH). HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2500.

ABS SERVICE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE BUCKS - DRIVER HESITATED TO DRIVE CAR FEW MILES TO DEALERSHIP. "ABS CODE C1247 STROLESENSOR MALFUNCTION PERFORMED LINEAR INT AND CALIBRATE. IF CONDITION RECURS ABS ECU MAY BE FAULTY" - (9/7/06) "ABS LIGHT COMES ON. CODE #C1247...INTERNAL OPEN CIRCUIT IN SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, REPLACED COMPUTER. - (3/20/07) ABS LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSED BRAKE PEDAL STROKE SENSOR INTERNALLY SHORTED CODE #C1247. REPLACED SENSOR. (4/23/07) . THE PRECEDING WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT'S NOTES ON THEIR SERVICE SHEETS. AFTER THE THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SOLVED -- OBVIOUSLY AN ELECTRONIC PART THAT MIGHT HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2005. PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2004. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A ACCELERATION LAG WHILE MAKING TURN ON RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS NOT CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION AND FEELS LIKE, CAR MAY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN TURN ON RIGHT OR LEFT. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS PROBLEMS TO DEALERS ATTENTION BUT THEY NEVER TOOK MUCH INTEREST. I STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. RECENTLY IN JANUARY OF 2010, STEERING TIE ROD CAME OFF WHILE REMOVING A CAR FROM THE SHOPPING MALL. NO BREAK,IT COMPLETELY CAME OFF WITHOUT HAVING ANY DAMAGE TO TIE ROD THREADS. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG DISASTER. I STILL HAVE A TIE ROD WITH ME. *TR

2005 TOYOTA PRIUS - SLIPPING BRAKES - MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OVER THE YEARS, ONE TODAY WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS CAR SLOWED, BRAKES SLIPPED DURING TRANSITION FROM REGENERATIVE TO MECHANICAL. CAR'S NOSE PASSED ABOUT 1 FOOT BEYOND WHITE LINE DEMARCATING INTERSECTION. NO CRASH OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE OR OCCUPANTS - THIS TIME. WHY IS TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE RECALL LIMITED TO 2010 YEAR MODEL WHEN THESE EVENTS ARE OCCURRING IN EARLIER YEAR MODELS? I HAVE SUBMITTED TWO REQUESTS TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS FEELS LIKE IT "JUMPS" OR ACCELERATES WHEN I AM BRAKING ON BUMPY ROADS. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN, AND ONLY FOR A SECOND. IT HAS HAPPENED RARELY SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CARE, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE PAST 4 YEARS. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT ONE INTERSECTION, AND SO I AM ESPECIALLY CAREFUL THERE. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS IMAGINING IT, BUT THEN IT HAPPENED IN ANOTHER PLACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH ON A BUMPY ROAD THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND THE BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHEN I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO MY REGULAR PARKING SPACE AT WORK, MY 2005 PRIUS SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND SMASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL THAT WAS ABOUT 4 - 6 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE CARS PARKED ON EACH SIDE OF ME; I DIDN'T HIT EITHER OF THEM. I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE WALL AT THE FONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. NO WATER OR ICE OR BAD CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT. THE SURGE WAS MUCH FASTER THAN WOULD HAVE OCCURRED HAD I MISTAKENLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR RATHER THAN THE BRAKE. OVER $3300 WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. MY ANKLE BONE WAS CHIPPED, MY WRIST WAS SORE, I HAD MINOR WHIPLASH. I WAS ALONE IN THE CAR. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF DRIVER ERROR ON MY PART, NOR DO I THINK IT IS A RESULT OF THE FLOOR MAT CATCHING THE ACCELERATOR. WHAT I EXPERIENCED MATCHES MUCH MORE CLOSELY WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF A FLUKE COMPUTER ERROR CAUSING THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD WHEN I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. IT WAS A STRONG, FAST AND SUDDEN SURGE; MUCH MORE POWERFUL THAN WHAT I EXPERIENCE WHEN I USE THE ACCELERATOR. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA (REFERENCE #200710181201). THEY SENT SOMEONE OUT FROM THE CHICAGO REGIONAL OFFICE TO INSPECT THE CAR IN MINNEAPOLIS. THEY CLAIMED EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE AND REFUSED TO DO MORE. AFTER I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND MY FEAR ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR, THE LOCAL WALSER TOYOTA DEALER DID ANOTHER VERY THOROUGH CHECK AND RESET ALL OF THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS. IT HAS WORKED FINE SINCE. PRIOR TO THIS 2007 INCIDENT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER TI

THE PROBLEM IS ENGINE SURGING WHEN I AM BRAKING. THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES SEEM TO SEND POWER TO THE MOTOR THAT THE COMPUTER DOES NOT HANDLE PROPERLY AND THE ENGINE SURGES, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO MAKE TURNS OR TO STOP. THE CAR FEELS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RANDOM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM OVER THE YEARS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2005. THEY SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE SUMMER THAN IN THE WINTER. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY TOYOTA DEALER LAST MONTH AND HE AGAIN SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT IT MIGHT BE THE FAULT OF THE ETHANOL IN THE GASOLINE. I THINK IT IS A PROBLEM OF THE ELECTRONICS AND THAT THE SHIELD PROTECTING THE ELECTRONICS IS NOT CAPABLE OF PROTECTING AGAINST ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PROBLEMS IN THE AREA OR IN MY CAR. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES DIDN'T ENGAGE WHEN I PRESSED ON THEM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I WAS BEHIND A UTILITY TRUCK WITH A CONCRETE POST HANGING ABOUT 10 FEET OFF THE BACK OF IT (PROPERLY MARKED), AND I GAVE MYSELF ROOM BEHIND THE TRUCK AND WAS AWARE OF THE POLE HANGING OFF OF THE TRUCK. TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING, AND I WAS GOING BETWEEN 5-15MPH, AND THEN THE TRUCK BRAKED AND I BRAKED BUT MY BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND UNTIL THE CONCRETE POLE HAD COME THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD AND ROOF, INCHES FROM MY HEAD. MY ENGINE/FRONT OF CAR WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT MY INSURANCE ADJUSTOR HAS ESTIMATED DAMAGES AT A MINIMUM OF $4,000-$4,500 FOR THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF, NOT INCLUDING POSSIBLE DASH REPLACEMENT FROM THE SHATTERED GLASS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE TO MOVE OFF OF THE ROAD, BUT FAILED TO TURN BACK ON WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO TOYOTA AND AM WAITING FOR A CASE MANAGER TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. I WAS MIRACULOUSLY NOT CUT, MAIMED, OR DECAPITATED, BUT HAVE SUSTAINED SHOULDER, BACK, NECK, AND ARM INJURIES AND AM SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR AND AWAITING X-RAY RESULTS. I ALSO HAVE BRUISING FROM MY KNEE HITTING THE DASH BOARD. MY MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE BASED ON AN OIL CHANGE RECEIPT I FOUND FROM LAST MONTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AS THE 2010 PRIUS WHEN HE ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHENEVER HE WASN'T DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. HE HAS ALWAYS EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND MENTIONED THE BRAKE FAILURE; THE DEALER TOLD HIM THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT IT WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION FOR THE PRIUS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120, 00 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE BRAKES BEGAN TO NOTICEABLY GRAB THEN RELEASE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT IT WAS INTERMITTENT. MY SON WAS DRIVING, SLOWED FOR A STOP LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM WHEN THE BRAKES RELEASED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME NO FAULT WAS DETECTED. THREE WEEKS LATER, DRIVING BACK FROM WASHINGTON, THROUGH OREGON, WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, THE CAR SLOWED AT FIRST, THEN THE BREAKS LET GO AND MY HUSBAND HAD THE STOMP ON THE PEDAL. HE TURNED OFF THE CAR, FILLED IT WITH GAS, AND WHEN HE TURNED IT BACK ON ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF, SIGNALING BRAKE FAILURE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER IN ROSEBURG, AND THE BRAKE SENSOR HAD FAULTED. BUT THEY TOLD US WE COULD PROBABLY DRIVE BACK TO SACRAMENTO. WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPLACED THERE AND NOT RISK DRIVING IT ANY FURTHER. *TR

ON 11/5/09 IN MID-AFTERNOON I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 PRIUS NORTH ON CALVERT ST. IN BALTIMORE CITY, JUST ABOVE SARATOGA ST., AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED. AT THE TIME I WAS SPEAKING TO MY BOSS ON MY VERIZON CELL PHONE USING MY BLUETOOTH HEADSET. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE CAR WAS BRAKING AS USUAL SLOWING DOWN NORMALLY UNTIL ABOUT 10 MPH, OR SO, AT WHICH POINT I FELT THE CAR BOUNCE VERY SLIGHTLY AND GENTLY AS IF THERE WAS A SMALL GRADUAL DIP AND RISE IN THE ROADWAY SURFACE. MY FOOT WAS STILL APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I INTENDED TO COME TO A NEAR CRAWL AS I NEARED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT AFTER THE SLIGHT BUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND MY CAR PROCEEDED WITHOUT ANY BRAKING IN EFFECT. AFTER THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO A POINT NEAR THE FLOOR I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL ONCE AND PRESS ON IT AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. AT THIS POINT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BRAKE APPLIED AND THE RR TIRE SQUEALED AS IT APPEARS IT WAS THE ONLY ONE BRAKING. I CONTINUED PRESSING UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AT WHICH POINT I NOTICE THAT SEVERAL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE NOW ON, INCLUDING THE ONES FOR THE BRAKE, THE ABS, AND VSC. I THEN CONTINUED DRIVING SLOWLY HOME, ABOUT 2 MI., BECAUSE IT APPEARED THAT ONLY THE RR BRAKE WAS WORKING AND THAT THERE WAS NOT POWER ASSIST WITH THE BRAKING. WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, AND UPON RESTART THE BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK PROPERLY AND SOME OR PERHAP

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCES BRAKE FAILURE WHILE BRAKING ON BUMPY PAVEMENT OR ROUGH TERRAIN. THE CAR APPEARS TO LURCH FORWARD FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO BAY RIDGE TOYOTA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE HAVING THE CAR SERVICED. THEY REASSURED ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMALLY, AND THIS PHENOMENON WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WITH ABS BRAKES. SINCE I WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL", NO REPAIR WAS OFFERED ME. I HAVE HAD ONE RELATIVELY MINOR CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE HOOD OF THE CAR, BUT FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES. BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I FIRST TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR. *TR

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT MY PRIUS'S BRAKES, BUT IT IS NOT A DUPLICATE COMPLAINT. MY CAR HAS TWO PROBLEMS WITH IT'S BRAKES WHICH SEEM TO ME TO BE UNRELATED. MY PRIUS BRAKES VERY ODDLY WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, OR IN THE EARLY MORNING WHEN THERE IS APPRECIABLE DEW/CONDENSATION. WHEN GENTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A CONSTANT PRESSURE, THE CAR DECELERATES SLOWLY, THEN ABRUPTLY TRANSITIONS TO VERY RAPID DECELERATION, AS THOUGH I HAD SLAMMED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN HARD. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MODULATE THE BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES, THEN SEEMS TO EASE UP AS THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE SOMETIMES DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT OUT OF HAND, AND ONCE ATTEMPTED IN VAIN TO REPLICATE THE DEFECT, UNSUCCESSFULLY. IN ANY EVENT, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD MY BRAKES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE BRAKE FAILURE WHICH OCCURS WHEN BRAKING WHILE RIDING OVER A ROUGH OR UNEVEN SURFACE, WHICH MY VEHICLE ALSO DOES. AT LEAST, I ASSUME THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE UNRELATED. I HAVE FILED A SEPARATE COMPLAINT FORM FOR THAT PROBLEM. *TR

GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR STICKS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. A FEW YEARS AGO, THE ONLY SYMPTOM WAS CLICKING NOISE WHEN LEVER WAS ACTUATED, BUT NOW IT DOES NOT RETURN TO A NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN YOU LET GO. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. CONSEQUENTIALLY, UNLESS YOU CONSCIOUSLY RETURN THE LEVER TO CENTRAL POSITION, PRESSING PARK DOES NOT TAKE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. IF INATTENTIVE OR A UNFAMILIAR DRIVER OPERATES CAR, IT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE NOVEMBER 2 TO CONVINCE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD REPAIR, IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR ITEM, AND BEGAN EVEN BEFORE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO LUCK. DEALER HAS OFFERED A 15% DISCOUNT FROM A $575 REPAIR AND HAS ALREADY CHARGED ME $45 TO "DIAGNOSE". *TR

IN MARCH OF '09 I DROVE MY CAR TO A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR 10 MINUTES OR SO LATER, I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE BY PUSHING ON THE START BUTTON. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD DISPLAY LIGHTED UP, INCLUDING ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND I WASN'T ABLE TO TURN TO TURN OFF. I AM NOT SURE IF THE ENGINE ACTUALLY CAME ON. I ALSO WASN'T ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR.. AT SOME POINT, ALL THE DISPLAY LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE GEAR SHIFT BOX, STARTED FLASHING.. AFTER TRYING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I CALLED MY TOYOTA I10 DEALER IN INDIO, CA WHO SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. WHILE TALKING TO HIM I KEPT PUSHING BUTTONS AND FINALLY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WORKED FROM THAT POINT ON. I WAS NOT TOLD BY THE TOYOTA TECHNICIAN TO BRING THE CAR IN AND I DIDN'T. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON 4/3/09 THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR, ALL OF THE ABOVE HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT I BELIEVE I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. I CALLED AAA, THEY JUMPED MY 12V BATTERY , AND I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THEY RECHARGED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT THE BATTERY TESTED HIGH AFTER THE RECHARGING. THAT BATTERY DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACED UNTIL 10/22/09. I HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT WHICH MAY OR MY NOT BE CONNECTED TO THIS COMPLAINT,. ON APPROXIMATELY 1/6/10 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR THE LIGHTS DISPLAYING MY SPEED AND FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A BLO

THERE WERE THREE ONE-CAR CRASHES IN MY 2005 PRIUS, THE FIRST ON 1 MAY 2007, THE SECOND ON 16 NOV 2009, AND THE THIRD ON 1 DEC 2009. ALL WERE IN FORSYTH COUNTY, NC. THE FIRST WAS AN INEXPLICABLE CRASH INTO THE EXIT GATE FROM MY COMMUNITY; THE SECOND AND THIRD CRASHES WERE SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATIONS INTO BRICK WALLS WHILE TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IN DESIGNATED, MARKED PARKING SPACES. THE FIRST CRASH CAUSED PERSONAL INJURY AND WAS REPORTED TO THE LOCAL POLICE. THE SECOND AND THIRD CRASHES WERE NOT. ALL THREE CRASHES CAUSED SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE. I BECAME AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER, AND SO I TRADED IT IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER ON 1 DEC 2009 FOR A NEW 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE WRITTEN TO THE LIABILITY CLAIM DEPT OF TOYOTA, ASKING FOR COMPENSATION, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY, AS OF THIS DATE (17FEB10). THE DATA BELOW REFERS TO THE FIRST CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK CONTAINED NO FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE AND INDICATION SENSORS WERE RESET. THERE WAS ALSO A RECOMMENDATION TO TO FILL CAR WITH GAS THE GAUGE DISPLAYED THREE BARS. ONE MONTH LATER, THE FUEL GAUGE READING WAS INACCURATE. THE FUEL LEVEL DISPLAYED THREE BARS LEVEL AND ABRUPTLY THE GAUGE DISPLAYED "FULL". THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,313. UPDATED 3/30/2010 UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

OWNED A PRIUS AND HAD A BRAKE FAILURE.. COMING OF THE HIGHWAY SLOWING TO A STOPLIGHT BY TAKING FOOT OFF GAS, WHEN I STARTED TO GET CLOSE TO THE CAR INFRONT I HIT THE BRAKES TO COMPLETE MY STOP WHEN I DID NOTHING HAPPENED.. I ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.. I HAD MY CAR REPAIRED AND I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA DEALER (WHO DID THE REPAIRS) THEY SAID THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES BUT DIDN'T SEE ANY ISSUES.. THE BRAKING PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER THAT TOO.. BUT THEY JUST IGNORED MY CLAIMS.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY, 5-15 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL.THE SKID LIGHT AND CHIME WOULD FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER THAT, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS' BRAKING SYSTEM ACTS THE SAME WAY AS THE 2010'S WITH THE RECALL. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, IF YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. *TR

VEHICLE: 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, CURRENTLY NOT COVERED BY BRAKE RECALL. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AND DRIVE OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE, I EXPERIENCE A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY - THERE IS ONE PARTICULAR POT HOLE THAT ALWAYS CAUSES THIS TO HAPPEN, SO IT HAPPENS AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 6-28-09, TWO DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, AND HAPPENED AGAIN AS RECENTLY AS THIS MORNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY BRAKES SLIP WHENEVER A FRONT TIRE DROPS ONTO AN UNEVEN SURFACE. IT SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED AS HAPPENING TO THE 2010 MODELS. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES AS I LIVE ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND WHEN I TURN ONTO MY ROAD IT IS AN UNEVEN SURFACE. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, TO THE POINT THAT I ANTICIPATE THE OCCURRENCE WHEN ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE. I THINK THAT I COULD RECREATE THE OCCURRENCE IF NEEDED. (THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL) ALSO, THE LIGHT SHOWING THAT VEHICLE STABILIZATION IS ON LIGHTS UP WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS. *TR

I LOVE MY PRIUS BUT A DIFFERENT STORY HERE, I THINK. I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 THOUSAND MILES ON IT (3 YEARS AGO) THE GAS PEDAL STUCK AND IT WAS NOT RELATED TO A FLOOR MAT. I WAS ACCELERATING GETTING UP TO THE 55MPH SPEED LIMIT WHILE ALSO CLIMBING A HILL GOING OUT OF TOWN INTO THE MOUNTAINS. WHEN I CRESTED THE HILL AND LET UP OFF THE GAS IT JUST KEPT GOING. IT WAS QUITE LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHTAWAY JUST BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN CURVES AND DROP OFFS. AS A LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL DRIVER WITH EXPERIENCE OPERATING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING MY FIRST LEARNED REACTION WAS TO DIG MY HEELS IN AND PULL THE FLOOR MAT BACK, IT'S HAPPENED TO ME IN OTHER VEHICLES. I GLANCED DOWN AND THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE PEDAL. MY SEVERELY DISABLED SON WAS WITH ME. AUTOMATICALLY, I STARTED KICKING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER SEVERAL KICKS IT SLOWED. NO PROBLEM SINCE. NEVER REPORTED THE INCIDENT. JUST FIGURED A WEIRD GLITCH. HAD NOT TRIED BRAKES YET, NOR NEUTRAL, IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF CAR, A BIT SCARED TO TRY TO TURN IT OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD ALREADY SPOTTED A DECENT PLACE TO DITCH THE CAR WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. I HAD REACHED 75 TO 80 MPH WHEN KICKING THE PEDAL STOPPED IT. IT'S A COMPUTER THING. *TR

2005 PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE: MY BRAKES DELAYED TO ENGAGE WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE ON AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. I ENDED UP GOING THRU A CURB AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AND JUST MISSED BEING IN AN CRASH. I NOW AVOID ENGAGING THE BRAKE IF THE ROAD IS UNEVEN (WHERE POSSIBLE) TO AVOID THIS TYPE OF RESPONSE. *TR

WE ORDERED A 2005 PRIUS IN THE FALL OF 2004 AND RECEIVED DELIVERY IN MAY 2005. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR MORE OFTEN THAN I DO AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT DURING TIMES OF WET OR RAINY CONDITIONS THE BRAKES "GRAB' WHEN APPLIED. THIS BRAKING PROBLEM WAS NOT APPARENT DURING THE FIRST YEAR. I'VE EXPERIENCE THE BRAKE "GRAB" EVERTIME I DRIVE IT IN WET WEATHER, AND EVEN THOUGH I TRY TO AVOID IT BY GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY THEY STILL "GRAB" THIS IS JUST NOT A "ONE TIME" OCCURENCE...I HAVE READ THE REPORTS FROM OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ABOUT THE BRAKES. IF THERE IS A FIX, AND THERE SHOULD BE, TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS AND NOT BE IN DENIAL. *TR

BRAKES APPEAR TO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY OR MOMENTARILY RELEASE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT OR POTHOLES. SEEMS TO LAST FOR ABOUT A SECOND. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND I NOTICED THIS TWO YEARS AGO... ASSUMED IT WAS NORMAL... ODD, BUT NORMAL. THIS CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED. *TR

IF THE CAR DRIVES OVER AN UNLEVEL SURFACE (E.G. STEEL PLATE, MANHOLE COVER, TRANSITION FROM ASPHALT TO CEMENT ROAD) AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE CAR ACCELERATES MOMENTARILY. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, BUT IS MORE RANDOM. I HAVE REPEATEDLY BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER (RUSSEL TOYOTA IN BALTIMORE MD 21228) WHO KEEPS SAYING THIS IS NORMAL AND EXPECTED FOR PRIUSES. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES IN MY OTHER CARS, IT NEVER ACCELERATES. THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT I CONTACT TOYOTA, BUT HAVE REQUESTED THAT I NOT REPORT THIS TO NHTSA. *TR