2007 Toyota Prius complaints

TEMPORARY BRAKE LOSS WHEN HITTING BUMP OR POTHOLE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 PRIUS SINCE JULY, 2007. ON AN ERRATIC BASIS, AS I AM BRAKING (OFTEN AS I AM GOING OVER A BUMPY ROAD), THE CAR SEEMS TO SURGE FORWARD. IT IS AS IF THE ENGINE STARTS RUNNING HARDER. THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES POOR TRACTION ALSO COMES ON - IT IS AS IF I AM NOT MAKING GOOD CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS BUT IT IS TERRIFYING FOR ME AND I AM FEARFUL WHEN SOMEONE/FAMILY MEMBER DRIVES MY CAR WHO IS NOT AWARE OF OR HAS NOT BECOME COMFORTABLE WITH DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. FYI: EVEN BEFORE PRIUS SAID WE SHOULD USE DIFFERENT FLOOR MATS, I HAD MADE THE CHANGE. I AM NOT ONE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT BUT THINK THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO MAKE MY CONCERNS HEARD. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH SAME BRAKE PROBLEM AS THE 2010 PRIUS. I COULD NOT DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM BETTER THAN WHAT IS BEING SAID NOW BY TOYOTA ABOUT THEIR 2010 MODEL. THIS PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING GOES BACK TO PREVIOUS PRIUS MODEL YEARS. *TR

1. FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE EVENT: ICY ROADS, AROUND FREEZING POINT, LASTED ONE OR TWO DAYS. A FEW DAYS AGO RECURRED. 2. FAILURE: CAR BRAKES VERY ABRUPT OPPOSED TO THE GENTILE BRAKE THAT IS APPLIED 3. DONE: NOTHING YET, WAITING FOR RECALL INFO. *TR

SIMILAR TO THE REPORTED BRAKING INCIDENTS WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, MY 2007 PRIUS LOSES BRAKING RESISTANCE WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE SUCH AS POT HOLES. WHEN I BRAKE OVER POT HOLES, THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP (SYMBOL IS A CAR OVER WAVY TIRE TRACKS), AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT WHATSOEVER, EVEN WHEN FULLY DEPRESSED. BRAKING WORKS ONCE I AM OVER THE ROUGH SURFACE, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES. ALTHOUGH LACK OF BRAKING HAS NOT LED TO AN ACCIDENT IN MY CAR, IT IS A VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION TO BE IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR $800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 ALSO HAS THE BRAKE PROBLEM AS THE 2010 MODEL. WE WERE SCARED MANY TIMES WHEN BRAKING AND INSTEAD SLOWING DOWN THE CAR MOMENTARILY LURCHED FORWARD. WE HAVE NEVER REPORTED IT. *TR

I OWNED A 2007 PRIUS THAT WAS TOTALED AFTER THE BRAKES FAILED AT A YIELD SIGN IN BILOXI MS, AND I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF A CAR IN AN INTERSECTION. (PREVIOUSLY, I HAD ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES AND IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN CHEVY CHASE MD. I HYDROPLANED WHEN USING THE BRAKES IN THE RAIN, AND REAR-ENDED A CAR.) *TR

THERE ARE INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND BOTH TAIL LIGHTS ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. MY PRIUS INCLUDES THE HID HEADLAMP PACKAGE. HEADLIGHTS WILL APPEAR TO WORK WHEN TURNED ON INITIALLY, THEN ONE OR BOTH WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. FAILURE CAN BE TEMPORARILY RESOLVED BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON. TIME TO FAILURE IS NOT CONSISTENT; FAILURE MAY OCCUR WITHIN 60 SECONDS OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AT ALL DURING AN HOUR LONG DRIVE. THE TAIL LIGHTS APPEAR TO WORK RANDOMLY. I NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING, BUT LATER FOUND IT WORKING AND PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING INSTEAD. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN ONE POLICE TRAFFIC STOP. *TR

1. INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT 57K MILES IN 2007 PRIUS. 2. RIGHT HEADLIGHT HAS TWICE GONE OUT, ONLY TO RECOVER AT NEXT USE OF CAR. 3. CHECKED WEB AND FOUND PREMATURE HEADLIGHT FAILURES LIKE THIS ARE WIDESPREAD AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. RECEIVED TOYOTA LETTER ABOUT PROBLEM. DEALER WILL REPLACE MINE AT NO COST TO ME. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE!!!! THE ISSUES YOU ARE ADDRESSING WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AREN'T ISOLATED TO THE 2010 PRIUS. PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMINGLY EVERY TIME THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT ILLUMINATES... FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I HIT UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR POTHOLES AND MOMENTS WHEN THE TIRES LOSE TRACTION ON WET/ICY ROADS. THE SENSATION WHEN DRIVING DURING THE SECOND OR TWO THAT IT FEELS IT TAKES FOR THE BRAKES TO REGAIN FULL FUNCTION LEAVES ME, THE DRIVER, FEELING SLIGHTLY OUT OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND UNSAFE ON THE ROAD. WHY ARE THEY/YOU NOT LOOKING AT EARLIER PRIUS MODELS, TOO, IN THIS RECALL?? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, TOYOTA HAS HAD COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE SINCE 2006 WITH THEIR PRIUS MODEL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE/CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

HID HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY TURNING OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ALMOST RANDOMLY IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE NOV 2009. THE LIGHTS GO OUT SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM IS ALMOST ALWAYS RESOLVED BY FLIPPING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN - HOWEVER THAT IS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION AS THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES GO OUT AGAIN WITHIN A MINUTE. THE OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAPPENING ARE DIFFICULT TO DISCERN AS ONE CANNOT ALWAYS TELL IF JUST ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM DOES APPEAR TO BE RANDOM - DAYTIME, NIGHTTIME, RAIN, SNOW, BUMPY OR SMOOTH ROADS. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SPORADICALLY LURCHES FORWARD IF I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE DURING BRAKING. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE IT WAS NEW AND THE DEALER HAS ALWAYS TOLD ME SINCE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. COULD THIS BE RELATED TO THE CURRENT ISSUES BEING CLAIMED ON THE 2010 MODEL. *TR

ON 3 OCCASIONS, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD SUDDENLY DROP PART WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD ROLL EITHER FORWARD OR BACKWARD, DEPENDING ON GRADE, UNTIL I PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND FEELING OF ACCELERATION. *TR

I'VE COMPLAINED -- WITH NO RESPONSE OR HELP -- TO A TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT 2 CONCERNS I HAVE WITH MY 2007 PRIUS THAT I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED WERE MANUFACTURER/DESIGN DEFECTS: 1) THE BRAKES SKIP WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE, ESPECIALLY THE ONE I TRAVERSE EVERY WEEKDAY TURNING INTO MY WORKSITE. 2) DURING HARD ACCELERATION EARLY IN A DRIVE (THE UPHILL LEFT TURN LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD), THERE IS A HESITATION FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO -- LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO STALL AND DIE (IT HASN'T YET.) WHEN I 'FLOOR IT" TO MOVE INTO A HOLE IN TRAFFIC, I GET FULL POWER FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER FOR A SECOND AND THEN A RETURN OF POWER. IT'S AS IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, ONLY IT HASN'T MOVED. MY FEAR IS THAT SOME TIME THE DELAY WILL CAUSE ME TO GET HIT AND THAT SOME TIME THE ENGINE WILL JUST DIE. I'VE NOTICED THIS FROM WHEN THE CAR WAS WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OLD (I TOOK DELIVERY 4/30/07). STEVINSON TOYOTA (GOLDEN, CO) SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD OF SUCH COMPLAINTS. WHEN I TOOK IT IN ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEMS AND DID NOTHING. *TR

I THINK THAT THE PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2010 MODEL. MY 2007 PRIUS OFTEN HESITATES IN BRAKING OVER BUMPY AND SLIPPERY SURFACES INCLUDING RAIN WET ROADS. I SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION THAT I FEEL ANY OTHER CAR WOULD HAVE STOPPED WITHOUT TROUBLE. *TR

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE BRAKING PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE VSA ICON IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOT ISOLATED TO THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. MY 2007 PRIUS DOES EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE SEEN DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA. IT HAS DONE THIS EVER SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW. I HAD NEVER DRIVEN A HYBRID BEFORE, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. BUT IT IS VERY UNSETTLING WHEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I DRIVE ON A ROAD WITH AN UNEVEN SURFACE. *TR

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY '07 TOYOTA PRIUS. I PURCHASED MY PRIUS IN MAY OF '07 & HAVE APPROXIMATELY 17,600 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON APPROXIMATELY 6 OCCASIONS A LURCHING WHEN BRAKING TO A FULL STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. I AM BRAKING AFTER A SLOW COAST AND GRADUALLY BRAKING SO IT IS NOT A SUDDEN ACTION. SINCE IT HAPPENS SO RARELY AND WITH NO WARNING AND DOESN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM FOR MONTHS I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER HEARING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS RE: 2010 PRIUS I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD CHECK MY CAR FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE UNLESS THE CAR WOULD JUST HAPPEN TO EXPERIENCE THE BEHAVIOR DURING A TEST DRIVE. BUT FOR $79 I COULD BRING IT IN WHICH WOULD DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT SINCE THE 2010 RECALL THE DEALERSHIP WAS BEING INUNDATED WITH HYPOCHONDRIAC OWNER'S REPORTING IMAGINED PROBLEMS. I THINK THOSE OWNER'S ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE LIKE ME. JUST NOW REPORTING A HARD TO REPLICATE INCIDENT. I THINK THE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE BROADENED IMMEDIATELY FOR ALL PRIUS INVOLVED IN THE FLOOR MAT RECALL AS I THINK THAT IS JUST AN INVENTED PROBLEM TO COVER UP THE BRAKING/ACCELERATION DEFECT. *TR UPDATED 04/15/10.

BRAKES MOMENTARILY DISRUPTED WHEN GOING OVER POTHOLES AND YELLOW LIGHT FLASHES. THIS HAS BEEN A REGULAR OCCURRENCE WITH OUR PRE 2010 (2007) PRIUS SINCE PURCHASE. NEVER CONSIDERED IT A SERIOUS HAZARD, BUT I AM REPORTING IT NOW IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF THE 2010 MODELS. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND ALL ELECTICAL FUNCTIONS CEASED. OCCURRED ONE TIME ONLY IN 10/09. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PEBBLE IN THE THROTTLE. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ONLY ON CITY STREETS,NO COUNTRY ROADS OR OFF ROAD. THROTTLE WAS CLEANED FOR A COST OF $350.. *TR

I OWN A PRIUS 2007 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE BRAKE PROBLEMS REPORTED IN THE NEWS SINCE BUYING THE CAR USED IN 12/08. SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON UNEVEN SURFACES, A DASHBOARD SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AS THE BRAKES RELEASE/STOP WORKING AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SKIDDING FORWARD FOR ABOUT A SECOND. THEN THEY REENGAGE AND THE CAR CAN BE STOPPED. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT YET. MY DEALERSHIP HAD TOLD ME THAT IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE PRIUS. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN ON 2/2/10 AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND WENT OVER THE LIP OF THE ENTRANCE. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT IN 50MPH ZONE! TURNED OFF/ON HEADLIGHTS AND THEY WORKED PROPERLY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

ON DECEMBER 6, 2009, AUTOMATIC BRAKES KICKED IN AT LOW SPEED COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A SCREECHING METAL AGAINST METAL SOUND. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID BRAKES WERE FINE. ON DECEMBER 28TH, AGAIN AT LOW SPEED BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE CAR LURCHED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED BUT THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE GRABBING AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED ON A 2007 PRIUS, NOT A 2010 PRIUS, SO I AM WONDERING IF THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN IS CURRENTLY ASSUMED. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS, ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT STARTED INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT. THIS BEGAN TO OCCUR ABOUT 75% OF THE TIME AFTER ABOUT A YEAR. IT USUALLY OCCURRED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER AT MY ROUTINE SERVICING BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM THE FIRST TWO TIMES I MENTIONED IT, THEN LAST SUMMER THEY CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT 850$ TO FIX IT. I SAID NO THANKS. THEN LAST MONTH THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO IT FOR 250$ SO I SAID OK. AS SOON AS I DROVE HOME THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED ON THE LEFT. I WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND SAID WHAT IS GOING ON? THEY TOLD ME AT FIRST IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE AND THAT THE LEFT LIGHT WAS OLD AND IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH REPLACING THE RIGHT. AT THAT I GOT UPSET SO THEY CONFERRED AND CAME UP THE EXPLANATION THAT NEW LIGHT ON THE RIGHT WAS SUCKING ENERGY FROM THE LEFT, AND SINCE THE LEFT LIGHT WAS OLD, IT WAS NOW FAILING. THAT SOUNDED LIKE A BUNCH OF BOLOGNA TO ME SO I SAID JUST GIVE ME MY CAR. SO NOW I HAVE A FLICKERING LEFT HEADLIGHT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 USED TOYOTA PRIUS IN JUNE 2009. ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST 7 MONTHS, THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO RESPOND MOMENTARILY. THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN BRAKING AROUND A CORNER OR WHEN THE ROAD WAS WET. THE LACK OF BRAKE RESPONSE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM ONLY LASTED FOR A MOMENT AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING SIGN ON MY DASHBOARD. IN ALL PRIOR INSTANCES, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESUMED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. *TR

THE COMPLAINT INVOLVES A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE NEW THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITS A MOMENTARY LOSS IN BRAKING WHEN SUDDENLY ENCOUNTERING BUMPY OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. THE EVENTS ARE TYPICALLY ACCOMPANIED BY A FLASHING WARNING LIGHT INDICATING A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THESE EVENTS RESULT IN A SLIGHT BUT NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN BRAKING FORCE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I CAN DETECT WHEN THIS OCCURS. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND WE HAVE NOT VISITED THE DEALER. WE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION FOR OUR CAR UNTIL RECENT TOYOTA NEWS RELEASES. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED POOR BRAKING AND SLIPPAGE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY AND/OR WET SURFACES, THE MOST NOTICEABLE OF WHICH IS THE NON-ASPHALT SURFACING AROUND AND BETWEEN RAILROAD TRACKS. I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS ON THE 2010 MODELS, BUT IT HAPPENS ON THE EARLIER MODELS TOO, AND THESE SHOULD BE MADE PART OF THE RECALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON MULTIPLE DATES, THE LATEST IS BELOW. LUCKILY, I LEAVE MORE ROOM BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND ITS BRAKES HAVE FAILED MOMENTARILY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. EVENTS THAT SEEM TO TRIGGER THE FAILURE INCLUDE HITTING POTHOLES, TURNING SHARPLY AT SPEED, AND DRIVING ON VERY ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. THE FAILURE IS MOMENTARY AND HAS NOT RESULTED IN ACCIDENT OR INJURY...JUST A SKIPPED HEART BEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH IN THE SNOW THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE FORWARD. THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR AND AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 04/14/10

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE CAR IN SLUSHY CONDITIONS, EVEN IF THE ROAD SURFACE IS NOT ICY. THIS SITUATION REPEATS ITSELF WHENEVER THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE WET AND NEAR 32 DEG. FAHRENHEIT. THE CAR JUST SLIDES STRAIGHT FORWARD WITH NO FISH-TAILING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. OTHER CARS STOP JUST FINE IN SLUSH, BECAUSE THE ROAD SURFACE HAS ADEQUATE TRACTION. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER PRIUS OWNERS, AND THEY ALL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE PRIUS WHENEVER POSSIBLE IN THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS. I HAVE FILLED IN A RANDOM INCIDENT DATE BELOW, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AS DESCRIBED. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN SOMETHING CAUSES THE VEHICLES ANTI-SKID CONTROL TO ACT, THE CAR BRIEFLY ACCELERATES OR LURCHES FORWARD, WHICH SEEMS DANGEROUS WHEN IT'S CAUSED BY SOMETHING LIKE A POTHOLE OR CONSTRUCTION PLATE AT A POINT WHERE I AM SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE TIMES FOR AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. *TR

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON I275 IN TAMPA IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE MOST I WAS DOING DURING THIS TIME WAS 15MPH. I ALWAYS STAY MORE THAN ENOUGH BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS ON ICE SKATES. THE ROAD WAS DRY BUT IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO BRAKES AND NO CONTROL AND JUST SLID INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I TOLD THE OFFICER WHO WROTE ME UP A TICKET THAT MY BRAKES FAILED, I ALSO CONSTANTLY TOLD MY CAR INSURANCE AND THE CAR REPAIR COMPANY TO CHECK MY BRAKES BECAUSE THEY FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE SURGED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE HITS THE BRAKE SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL STOP AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED IT DOES SURGE AND IT SHOULD BE SERVICE AT THE DEALER. THIS HAPPENS A COUPLE TIMES A MONTH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. A CLAIM WAS FILE WITH THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 05/11/10.*JB

TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE. WHEN GOING OVER MANHOLE COVER OR APPROACHING A TOLL BOOTH GOING ABOUT 20 MPH, I CANNOT BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. IN ADDITION, A YELLOW LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY IN CERTAIN SPOTS. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 AND EVER SINCE I GOT IT THE BRAKES DO NOT GO INTO MOTION RIGHT AWAY SPECIALLY ON WET ICY ROADS OR SLOPES. IT FEELS LIKE IT SLIDES BEFORE STOPPING. *TR

I AM A 2007 PRIUS DRIVER AND I WANT TO REPORT THAT I TOO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS. I NEVER ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO THE CAR UNTIL I READ THE ARTICLE. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENS ON ICE FOR ME AND HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEEDS. I PRESS THE BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENS, MY STABILITY CONTROL DOESN'T KICK IN, AND MY ABS DOESN'T ENGAGE AND MY SPEED DIDN'T CHANGE. AT THE TIME I ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO ICE. I HAD TO TAP MY BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE SYSTEM REENGAGED AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. I'VE READ THAT SOME CAR OWNERS EXPERIENCE A FEELING LIKE THE CAR ISN'T SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE OF A SWITCH FROM HYDRAULIC TO ELECTRICAL BRAKING BUT MY BRAKING DISTANCE WAS GREATLY INCREASED AND I ENDED UP PAST MY INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND I'VE BEEN VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT BRAKE DISTANCES ON ICE. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND WE'VE HAD A VERY ICY WINTER. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND IT HAPPENED TWICE SINCE, ALWAYS ON ICE. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT BUT THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST VERY ICY WINTER WE'VE HAD SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2007 PRIUS. WHEN I BRAKE AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CAR DOES MOMENTARILY JERK FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I OWNED THE CAR, BUT DID NOT FILE A COMPLAINT UNTIL NOW. IT IS A RATHER HELPLESS FEEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT'S ONLY MOMENTARY AND I REALLY ONLY NOTICE IT AT SLOWER SPEEDS (LIKE WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN), AND COULD BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOUR NOT EXPECTING IT.*TR

DURING TURNS AT TIMES MY 2007 PRUIS WILL BOG DOWN AND HAVE NO POWER. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY BELIEVE IT MY BE A SENSOR PROBLEM WHERE THE ABS SENSES TO MUCH SPIN AND CUTS POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT TAKES ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS TO GET THE POWER BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR CANNOT MOVE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR I HAVE CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, POTHOLES AND BUMPS, SO I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST AN ISSUE WITH THE 2010 MODELS. I ASKED MY DEALER, OLATHE TOYOTA IN OLATHE, KS, ABOUT IT LAST YEAR AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST PART OF THE AUTO-CORRECT SYSTEM THAT'S AN ADVANCE FEATURE INSTALLED IN THE CAR AND FOR ME NOT TO WORRY... THAT WAS HOW IT WAS SUPPOSE TO WORK THEY SAID. HOWEVER, YOU MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING EVEN AUTO CORRECTS ITSELF BUT NOT ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT WAY...I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF IT HAPPENING AND CORRECTING IN A WAY WHERE IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK. IT'S SO NERVE RACKING THAT I TRY AND AVOID BUMPS OR POTHOLES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. TO ADD TO MY CONFUSION THOUGH, I RECEIVED A FLOOR-MAT RECALL LETTER FROM TOYOTA BACK IN NOVEMBER 2009 BUT NEVER RECEIVED ONE ABOUT A RECALL ON THE PRIUS GAS-PEDAL. BUT AREN'T THE FLOOR-MATS WHAT TOYOTA ORIGINALLY SAID WAS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEMS BEFORE THEY ADMITTED TO THE GAS PEDAL IN THE OTHER MODELS, SO WHY DIDN'T I RECEIVE A GAS PEDAL RECALL LETTER AS A 2007 PRIUS OWNER, IF IT REALLY WASN'T THE FLOOR-MATS THAT THEY RECALLED? NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M A CONFUSED 2007 PRIUS OWNER WITH HUGE CONCERNS OVER THE SAFETY OF MY CAR THAT I STILL OWE MONEY ON. SHOULD I TALK TO MY DEALER AGAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING/AUTO-CORRECT SYSTEM/GAS PEDAL ISSUES ? I'M JUST NOT CLEAR ON WHAT MY

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS. MY COMPLAINT REGARDS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. MY ISSUE HAPPENS UNDER LOW SPEED CONDITIONS WHILE BRAKING. WHILE BRAKING AND HITTING A MINOR BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE BRAKE WILL COMPLETELY DISENGAGE FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND REENGAGE. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WILL TURN ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS AS WELL. THIS WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALER AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS "I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE. IT'S BECAUSE IT HAS A LIGHT FRONT END." SEEMED LIKE AN UNINFORMED ANSWER TO ME. THIS ISSUE OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND HAS OCCURRED SINCE DAY ONE OF OWNERSHIP. *TR

TRAVELING SLOW SPEED 25-35 APPLY BRAKES AND HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD OR BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR QUICKLY LUNGES FORWARD. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NECESSARILY LOSE THE BRAKE BUT THAT THE CAR JUST LUNGES FORWARD. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BRAKING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONES I'VE READ ABOUT TODAY IN THE 2010 MODEL. WHEN CONDITIONS ARE WET OR I GO OVER UNEVEN ROADWAY OR A POTHOLE, THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY; THEY SEEM TO TAKE A SECOND OR TWO TO ENGAGE, RESULTING IN A JERKING MOTION AND A FAILURE OF THE CAR TO STOP AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM LAST YEAR AND TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THEM ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SAID THEY COULD DETECT NO PROBLEM OTHER THAN BALD TIRES. I REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKING PROBLEM, BUT IT IS AN ONGOING CONCERN, ESPECIALLY ON RAINY DAYS. *TR

TRAVELING SLOW SPEED 25-35 APPLY BRAKES AND HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD OR BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR QUICKLY LUNGES FORWARD. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NECESSARILY LOSE THE BRAKE BUT THAT THE CAR JUST LUNGES FORWARD. I THOUGHT I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA SOON AFTER GETTING THE CAR BUT I CHECKED MY RECORDS AND I REPORTED IT TWICE LAST YEAR AFTER MY HUSBAND CONFIRMED THAT IT HAPPENED TO HIM. TOYOTA CHECKED THE BRAKES AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY AND THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT DELAY BETWEEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WHEN THE BRAKES GRABBED. I ENDED UP STRIKING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE THE LICENSE PLATE OF THE CAR I HIT ETCHED IN MY FRONT BUMPER. 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE PROBLEM. MY BRAKES WILL BECOME UNRESPONSIVE IF I HIT A SERIES (2 OR 3 IN A ROW) OF SHARP BUMPS MY BRAKES WILL NOT WORK TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO REAPPLY THE BRAKES. IF I HAD BEEN CLOSER TO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THEM. NOW THAT I AM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM I JUST ALLOW EXTRA SPACE IN CASE I HIT BUMPS. THE PROBLEM CAN BE DUPLICATED AT A PARTICULAR PLACE IN THE ROAD THAT I TRAVEL. *TR

ON MAY 21, 2009, I HAD A REAREND COLLISION, WHERE MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS DID NOT STOP, AS THE TRAFFIC STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS LESS THAN 10 MILES/HR. MY CAR HAS EXTENDED WARRANTIES AS WELL AS CHANGE OF OIL EVERY 5K MILES PAID IN ADVANCE. NO ONE AT THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES. NOW I HEAR ON THE NEWS ABOUT 2010 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEMS. I DO BELIEVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS ALSO IN MY 2007 PRIUS MODEL. *TR

THE BRAKING PROBLEM ON THE TOYOTA PRIUS IS NOT LIMITED TO THE NEW MODEL. I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND IT HAS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE - MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WHEN HITTING BUMPS, POTHOLES, OR GOING OVER A SLIPPERY SURFACE. THE BRAKES DO RE-ENGAGE AFTER A SECOND, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS DEFINITELY AFFECTED THE WAY I DRIVE AND THE CONFIDENCE I HAVE IN BEING ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A SUDDEN NEED TO BRAKE QUICKLY IN A SHORT SPACE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 2010 PRIUS MODELS. I HAD SIMILAR BRAKING ISSUES ON UNEVEN OR FROZEN TERRAIN FOR 2 YEARS WITH MY 2007 MODEL. I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS A QUIRK OF THE HYBRID, AND THAT IT HAD TO JUST BE A "SENSE" OF LOST CONTROL, NOT THAT THE SITUATION WAS TRULY DANGEROUS. PLEASE URGE THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL OF ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXPERIENCED THE OCCASIONAL LOW SPEED BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE NEWS MEDIA TODAY. I FIRST NOTED THIS WHEN GOING OVER RAILWAY TRACKS AT LOW SPEED WHILE BRAKING. I EXPERIENCED WHAT FELT LIKE A LOSS OF TRACTION BRIEFLY, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM FLASHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN IN LOW SPEED BRAKING SITUATIONS WHILE GOING OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOT CONSTANTLY. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE MY PRIUS IS A 2007 MODEL -- NOT A 2010, WHICH INITIAL NEWS REPORTS INDICATED WERE AFFECTED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER (BOB BRIDGE TOYOTA IN RENTON, WA) THIS MORNING. I INITIALLY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I HEARD THE NEWS REPORTS THIS MORNING. *TR