2007 Toyota Prius complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE PEDAL BACK INTO POSITION WHICH STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 22000. UPDATED 03/16/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THREE TIMES AFTER THE MATS WERE REMOVED. UPDATED 07/13/10*JB

THE TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEM IS NOT A NEW ISSUE. I OWN A 2007 PRIUS AND MY BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS FAILED WHEN DRIVING ON SLICK SURFACES OR OVER POTHOLES. THE "SLIPPERY SURFACE" ICON FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. MOST RECENT WAS WEDNESDAY MORNING IN AN INCH OF SNOW WHEN MY CAR FAILED TO STOP AND CAME TO A HALT INCHES FROM A BRICK WALL. I HOPE THE SYSTEM IS INSPECTED ON ALL CARS AND NOT JUST 2010 MODELS. *TR

PRIUS 07. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. DEPENDS ON HOW BUMPY THE ROAD IS. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON FOR THEM TO COME ON AGAIN, ONLY TO GO RIGHT OUT. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AROUND $400.00 A LIGHT BULB, AND AS LONG AS IT WAS NOT DANGEROUS, THEY WERE NOT PLANNING ON DOING A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 PRIUS ON 8/31/07. BOTH MY WIFE AND I OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT FORWARD SURGE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED ON 5/14/08 FOR THIS CONCERN AND HAVE A TOYOTA WORKORDER STATING THE ISSUE AND INDICATING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I REPEATED MY CONCERNS ON ADDITIONAL SERVICE VISITS (NOT WRITTEN UP ON THE WORKORDER AND, AGAIN, NOTHING WAS FOUND. ON 8/3/09 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT WHEN I FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP BEHIND A CAR SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STRUCK THAT CAR IN THE REAREND. MY CAR REQUIRED A BUMPER REPLACEMENT AS THE PLASTIC BUMPER CRACKED ON IMPACT WHILE THE OTHER VEHICLE ONLY EXPERIENCED SCRATCHED PAINT ON IT'S REAR BUMPER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING SYSTEMIC WRONG WITH THE BRAKES ON MY CAR AND WANTED TO REPORT THIS AND, HOPEFULLY, HEAR BACK AS TO THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED. *TR

WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE WHEN GOING OVER PUDDLES, BUMPS, GROOVES OR TRAIN TRACKS. THIS CAN HAPPEN REPEATEDLY ON WET OR GRAVEL ROADS... VEHICLE HAS SLID OFF A GRAVEL ROAD AND SIDEWAYS GOING OVER TRAINTRACKS WHEN THE BRAKE SLIPPING OCCURS. THE ANTI-SLIP REGULATOR LIGHT GOES ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

PLEASE PROBE 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES TOO. MY BRAKES HAVE FELT WEAK FOR SOME TIME NOW. I BROUGHT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN DECEMBER 2009 AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FINE AND WERE AT 50% WORN. THE REPAIR SHOP THOUGHT I WAS NUTS. THEY STILL GRIND, SQUEAK AND FEEL WEAK. *TR

LOSS OF CONTROL OF PRIUS BRIEFLY WHEN BRAKING ON ICY OR UNEVEN CONDITIONS. EVERY TIME I GO OVER A PARTICULAR BRIDGE HERE IN THE SUBURBS OF PHILADELPHIA THE PROBLEM OCCURS. MOST RECENTLY BRAKES SHUDDERED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS ON ICY CONDITIONS, NOT LIKE IN ABS WAY BUT IN A WAY IN WHICH I WASN'T SURE IF THEY WERE GOING TO ENGAGE OR NOT. *TR

I WON A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAD TWO ACCIDENTS IN LAST 4 MONTHS TIMEFRAME (BOTH INCIDENTS WERE FILED). IN BOTH THE CASES, I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THERE HAS BEEN BRAKING ISSUE. ESPECIALLY DURING SNOW/ICY CONDITIONS, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. WHEN BRAKING, IF THERE IS LITTLE ICE I WOULD EXPECT IT TO STOP AT NORMAL DISTANCE. BUT IT CROSSES THE ROAD UNTIL SOME DISTANCE, BEFORE IT COMES TO COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR SOME TIME. I AM GOOD FAN OF PRIUS AND IT'S MY 3RD PRIUS IN THE FAMILY SINCE 2005. HONESTLY, THE BRAKING DISTANCE & SLIDING BOTHERING ME RECENTLY ALOT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS AND THE ACCELERATOR HAS STUCK 3-4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND THE PROBLEM NOW BEING INVESTIGATED ON THE 2010 MODELS WHERE THE BRAKES FAIL MOMENTARILY WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMPY ROAD IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR ME, AND HAS BEEN SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RESPONDING NORMALLY FOR AN ELECTRICAL ENGINE. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO OCCUR ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MEDIA COVERAGE OVER THE PAST DAY OR SO OVER THE THIRD GENERATION PRIUS AND BRAKE ISSUES. WHILE I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS (SECOND GENERATION), I CAN SAY THAT MY CAR ALSO SUFFERS FROM THE SAME ISSUE WHILE BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN ROAD, GOING OVER A BUMP, ETC. (THIS HAS HAPPENED ON DOZENS OF OCCASIONS). WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY CARS FEELS AS IF IT MOMENTARILY LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN REACT. MY TRACTION-CONTROL LIGHT MOMENTARILY FLASHES ON MY DASHBOARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS COMMENT FROM A POSTER ON YOUR WEBSITE EXACTLY DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM: "WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND." SINCE MY CAR IS NOT A THIRD GENERATION PRIUS, I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT IT IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM THAT APPARENTLY ONLY INVOLVES THE NEWEST MODEL. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN THE 3 YEARS SINCE WE'VE OWNED THE CAR, WE HAVE NOTED ABOUT 10 TO 15 TIMES THAT THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN WE HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP. IT IS ALWAYS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL BEING ACTIVATED. IT HAS NEVER BEEN AT HIGH SPEED, BUT WE HAVE FELT THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO BREAK FOR A SECOND OR TWO. AFTER LEARNING OF PROBLEMS WITH OTHER PRIUS MODELS, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR VEHICLE. WE ARE CONTACTING OUR DEALER TO SEE IF THERE IS A FIX AVAILABLE. WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

IF YOU DRIVE OVER A MANHOLE OR POTHOLE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE BRAKES WON'T WORK AND THE LITTLE ANTI-SKID LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD GOES ON. YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER YOU PASS OVER THE POTHOLE BEFORE YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. SOMETIMES NOT POSSIBLE TO DO THIS IF YOU NEED TO STOP IN A HURRY. CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER ABOUT THIS IN JULY 2007 AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. "JUST DON'T USE THE BRAKES UNTIL AFTER YOU PASS THE POTHOLE." WAS WHAT I WAS TOLD. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I NOTICED BRAKES SLIPPING OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENT VERY SOON AFTER PURCHASE. WHEN THE BRAKE HESITATES THE SLIPPERY ROAD ICON ALWAYS COMES ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 12-18 MOS. THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND HAD THE TECH DRIVE IT WITHOUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRING FOR HIM. SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I HAVE DECIDED TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. I SINCE PURCHASED NEW TIRES WHICH HAS DECREASED THE FREQUENCY OF THE BRAKE HESITATION. NOW I FEAR SERIOUS BRAKE FAILURE. I CALLED THE DEALER DAVE WHITE OF TOLEDO, OHIO TODAY AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT.TO WAIT FOR A LETTER RE. THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS WHICH SHOULD ARRIVE IN ABOUT A MONTH. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR IN THE INTERIM. ACTIONS TO DATE HAVE DONE MUCH TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF PROBLEMS BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO INCREASE SAFETY IN THE SHORT TERM. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DAMAGED. THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, TOYOTA ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46390.

ON 2 SEPARATE EVENTS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN OUR 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS FAILED. IT FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKES BECAME DANGEROUSLY SPONGY AND UNRESPONSIVE. THE DEALER MADE TWO SEPARATE FIXES TO THE SYSTEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVING OVER POT HOLES, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS TENDS TO "SLIP" I.E. GOES OUT OF CONTROL MOMENTARILY UNTIL ALL 4 WHEELS RETURN TO A SMOOTH SURFACE. ONE OF THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL LIGHTS (ANTI-SKID?) ALSO LIGHTS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PECULIARITY OF THE CAR BUT NOW I SEE MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCING IT AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SPIN IN ICY OR SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE UP A HILL OR AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF TO AVOID DAMAGING THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPDATED 06/29/10

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM OF THE BRAKES NOT ENGAGING IMMEDIATELY WHEN I AM ON A BUMPY SURFACE. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE HEARD REPORTED ON THE 2010 PRIUS.' *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA PRIUS UP MY LONG AND FAIRLY STEEP DRIVEWAY OVER ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW WHEN THE POWER SUDDENLY KICKED OUT BECAUSE OF "THE TRAC" SYSTEM AND I SLID BACKWARDS INTO A TREE. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME WITH JUST A SMALL DUSTING OF SNOW. I GUIDED IT INTO THE MOUNTAIN BUT DAMAGED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RUNNING OVER A ROCK. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY PREVIOUS CAR WHICH WAS A SATURN SEDAN. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE WHERE THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IF THERE IS ANY WHEEL SPINNING AND TO GET SNOW TIRES WHICH I DID (WITH STUDS). STILL I RARELY GO OUT IN THE SNOW ANYMORE. IT STILL SLIPS ON OCCASION EVEN WITH THE STUDS. IT WOULD BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF ANOTHER CAR WAS BEHIND ME. LUCKILY THE TREE STOPPED ME OR I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A RAVINE. OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2007 PRIUS HAS THE BRAKE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED ON THE 2010 MODELS -- WHEN I GO OVER A POT-HOLE OR BUMP THE BRAKES "SLIP." THIS PROBABLY HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH AND HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE FALL OF 2007. THE BRAKES GRAB AGAIN AS SOON AS I HIT SOLID ROAD. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 PRIUS THE FOLLOWING HAS OCCURRED ANY TIME DRIVING OVER ROUGH PATCHES OF ROAD OR OVER RR TRACKS: THE CAR LOSES TRACTION AND POWER FOR A SORT TIME UNTIL SMOOTH PAVEMENT RETURNS. THE VSC LAMP ON THE DASH SHOWS UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT WOULD OCCUR ON A ROUGH MOUNTAIN ROAD OR IN WET WEATHER. THIS TYPE OF EVENT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT'S BEING REPORTED BY THE DRIVERS OF THE 2010 PRIUS. IN 47 YEARS OF DRIVING I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR REACT IN THIS WAY. I'VE COMPENSATED BY DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY AND WAIT FOR TRACTION TO RETURN BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL QUITE RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENS. *JB

I DRIVE A 2007 MODEL YEAR PRIUS, MANUFACTURED BY TOYOTA. OVER THE NEARLY 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP - I HAVE EXPERIENCED, AT LEAST 10 TIMES, A SEEMINGLY SMALL DEFECT DURING LIGHT BRAKING CONDITIONS. WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN I TAP ON THE BRAKES DURING A SLOWDOWN TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT (WHERE I MAY BE SLOWLY PUMPING THE BREAKS TO SLOW), THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL POP ON - AND THE CAR WILL SEEMINGLY LURCH FORWARD FOR A SECOND OR TWO, AS IF IT WANTS TO ACCELERATE. THE MATTER ALWAYS RESOLVES ITSELF - AND I DON'T FEEL IN DANGER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. HOWEVER, IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND IS ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT - AND THE LURCHING FORWARD I TOLD YOU ABOUT. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WORKING - BECAUSE NONE OF THE SITUATIONS I'M SPEAKING INVOLVED CONDITIONS WHERE I WAS LOSING TRACTION. BEING THAT MOST OF THE PRIUS PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE IN THE 2010 MODEL, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I HAD NOT FELT THE NEED TO REPORT THIS UNTIL NOW - BECAUSE I FEEL THAT PERHAPS YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXAMINE THIS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GETTING FEEDBACK FROM OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SECOND GENERATION PRIUS. *JB

THE BRAKING ISSUES THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR THE 2007 PRIUS WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE VEHICLE ARE THE SAME ISSUES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE A PRIUS WITH TRACTION CONTROL. THERE ARE TWO THINGS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL THAT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS LIVING IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH. ONE IS WHEN I COME OUT OF A PARKING LOT THAT HAS THE STEEP DIP FOR WATER CONTROL THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MISFIRES ON DRY, CLEAN SURFACES AND IN MANY CASES LEAVES ME DEAD ON THE ROAD FOR A FEW SECONDS IN WHICH THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE ON ROADS WHERE THERE IS A DRAINAGE LID IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND I AM ACTUALLY NOT ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THE SECOND IS WHEN I BRAKE. IF THERE IS ANY ROUGH OR UNEVEN SURFACES, BUMPS, OR DIRT ROADS, I HAVE TO ANTICIPATE THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL FAIL AND/OR I WILL HAVE TO QUICKLY PUMP THE BRAKES AND LEAVE EXTRA BRAKING ROOM. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA BECAUSE HAVING HAD A 1999 TACOMA WHOSE BRAKES WOULD FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS TO THE POINT, FOR WHICH THEY CONTINUALLY REPLACED SENSORS, I SOLD IT AFTER I HAD IT LESS THEN ONE YEAR, I DON'T EXPECT TOYOTA TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST DRIVE DIFFERENTLY. THE SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL, FOR ME, ONLY OCCURS WHEN I HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON. MANY TIMES WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP WITH A JERK OR I WILL LOOK DOWN AT MY SPEED AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL HAVE INCREASED IT BY 10 OR 15 MPH. *JB *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HEADLIGHT FAILURES HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF AT WILL THEY SAY IT IS A BULB PROBLEM BUT IT KEEPS RECURRING YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES IN AND OUT RANDOMLY. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT IT'S A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST MORE THAN $1000 TO REPLACE IT. I HAD MY CAR FOR LESS THAN 2 YEARS BEFORE IT STARTED HAPPENING BUT IT'S OVER 36,000 MILES. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WHEN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY WENT OFF. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE WELL. I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AND TURNED THEM BACK ON. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND INVOLVED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. NOW, THE SAME INCIDENT IS HAPPENING WITH THE LEFT HEADLIGHT. *JB

I AM DESCRIBING A REPEATING ISSUE WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS FAILURE OCCURS WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPY SURFACES, A LARGE POTHOLE, OR AN AREA WITH A DIP IN THE ROAD. OFTEN, WHEN FACED WITH THESE CONDITIONS, THE CAR STUTTERS AND LURCHES AND THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST LIGHT FLASHES. AT TIMES, THE CAR'S SLIP AND STUTTER SEEMS TO LAST SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER HITTING THE ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD. WHILE IT SEEMS TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM IF I AM TURNING OR BRAKING, I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT I SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE THIS LURCHING AND STALLING SOMETIMES WHEN I AM SIMPLY DRIVING ALONG AT 35 MPH AND HIT A POTHOLE. IT OFTEN SEEMS TO OCCUR IN A SITUATION WHERE BRAKING OR TURNING IS INVOLVED, BUT IT SEEMS MORE RELATED TO THE VSA PROCESS. I AM REPORTING THIS FAILURE BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN NEWS REPORTS OF AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BRAKE FAILURE REPORTED IN THE MEDIA ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AS MINE.*JB

I BELIEVE MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO THE RECENT MEDIA REPORTS REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OBSERVED A LAPSE IN BRAKING POWER WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. A FEW TIMES, THIS LAPSE RESULTED IN MY VEHICLE COMING UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *JB

BRAKE LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH ON NORMAL FLAT ROAD (RAIN). *JB

ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2009 AT ABOUT 4:15 PM, I HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PRIOR DIFFICULTY WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES I HAD DRIVEN SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. HOWEVER AT THIS TIME WHEN I TRIED TO BACK THE CAR ABOUT 50 FEET BACKWARDS INTO A MOTEL PARKING SPOT (ACTUALLY THERE WERE 3 OPEN SPOTS IN A ROW), IT RESPONDED VERY ABNORMALLY. I STARTED THE CAR, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND GENTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL. INSTEAD OF CREEPING BACKWARDS AT ~5 MPH AS I HAD INTENDED, THE CAR "TOOK OFF" AT ABOUT 30-40 MPH. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND INITIALLY DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. I FELT AN IMPACT AS MY CAR GRAZED A PARKED VEHICLE. MY CAR JUMPED OVER THE CURB AT THE PARKING LOT EDGE, PASSED OVER SOME SHORT BUSHES AND ENTERED A CULVERT. SOMEHOW I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR AND IT CARVED A 180 DEGREE CURVE AND CAME TO A HALT ABOUT 75 FEET AFTER IT PASSED INTO THE CULVERT. FORTUNATELY I DID MAKE THIS SHARP TURN SINCE THERE IS A 4 LANE HIGHWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CULVERT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE OTHER CAR, BUT AN ESTIMATED $7000 OF BODY DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AS WELL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE OWNER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS LOCATED. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. SINCE THAT TIME, THE LOCAL TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE SENT OUT A REPRESENTATIVE WHO INSPECTED MY CAR AND "DURING A ROAD TEST NO ABNORMAL BRAKING OR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WERE FOUND." I HAVE

APPLIED BRAKE WHILE RUNNING LESS THAN 5 MPH IN FLAT PARKING LOT WITH FLAT SURFACE ROAD; I WAS FEELING LIKE FLOATING OR LIKE EARTH QUAKE WHILE INSIDE THE CAR. IT HAPPENED TWO TIMES WITHIN 3 MINUTES TIME FRAME. WHEN MY CAR WAS ABOUT 40K MILE (NOW MY CAR IS 75K MILES), AND ONLY HAPPENED TWO TIMES IN THE PAST HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN YET. *JB

WHEN IT IS HUMID AND/OR RAINING, THE REAR BRAKES OF MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SEIZE UP AS I COME TO A STOP. JUST BEFORE A STOP (IE AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT) THE BRAKES WILL SEEM TO GRAB REALLY HARD IN THE BACK AND THE CAR WILL SORT OF LURCH OR JERK FORWARD BUT BE ABRUPTLY HELD IN PLACE BY THE REAR. THERE IS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE BACK LIKE A RUBBING NOISE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS BOTH OF WHICH DENY THAT THIS COULD BE OCCURRING. I INSISTED THAT IT BE LOOKED AT AND TEST DRIVEN AND THE MECHANIC CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY, 2008. PASSENGERS HAVE WITNESSED THIS IN THE CAR. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS SERIOUSLY HUMID (IE ON THE VERGE OF RAINING) OR WHEN IT IS RAINING....EVERY TIME I APPROACH A STOP, WITHOUT EXCEPTION. IT'S LIKE THE REAR OF THE CAR IS SUDDENLY SUPERGLUED TO THE ROAD AND THE BODY OF THE CAR/SHELL OF THE CAR CONTINUES WITH THE FORWARD MOMENTUM/MOTION. FOR THE CATEGORY OF PROBLEM I CHECKED SERVICE BRAKE, HYDRAULIC, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY "BRAKE" OPTION I SAW BESIDES PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS THE CORRECT CATEGORY. *TR

HID BULB INTERMITTENTLY GOES OFF. *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS, INTERMITTENT FAILURE. BOTH SIDES. 3 TIMES LAST WEEK. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HID HEADLIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE THE SWITCH IS TURNED ON. CAN RELIGHT BY TURNING OFF LIGHTS AND TURNING THEM BACK ON; PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT REMAINS LIT WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE GOES OUT. *TR

HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMPS WILL GO OUT ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. VERY UNSAFE, ESPECIALLY IF I AM ON AN UNFAMILIAR ROAD AFTER DARK. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT THEY ALSO SAY THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY THEY GO OUT. THEY ALSO HAVE PROMISED TO PAY FOR NEW BULBS IF I HAVE THEM INSTALLED BY THEIR TECH, WHICH I UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY CHARGED $150 TO INSTALL AND I HAVE NOT REC'D A REFUND CHECK FOR THE BULBS. THIS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THEM SO IT DOES NOT RE-OCCUR. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STARTED TO HAPPEN. *TR

2007 TOYOTA PRIUS - BRAKES IF DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE, BUMP, OR ANY OTHER NON-FLAT SURFACE, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK, THE CAR THRUSTS FORWARD, & THE "ABS" LIGHT FLASHES. THIS IS LIKELY THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT I HAD SLIPPING OFF THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. *TR

ON OCTOBER 19, 2009 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON THE I-5 WHEN THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GOT STUCK AND IT WASN'T THE FLOOR MAT. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A FLOOR MAT IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE MAJOR PROBLEM IS ON THE PRIUS THE PUSH START BUTTON FAILED SO YOU COULDN'T TURN OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN YOU TRIED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL IT WOULD FAIL (NOT SURE WHY), I AM ASSUMING DO THE SPEED YOU ARE GOING THE COMPUTER DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO PUT IT NEUTRAL OR TURN IT OFF. *TR

WHEN I APPLY BRAKE ON A POTHOLE OR A SMALL PATCH CAR DOES NOT STOP AND DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT IS ALWAYS SCARY FOR ME, IN LOS ANGLES YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD ROADS IN MANY PLACES. *TR

I HAD A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT SEEMED TO HAVE ISSUES WHENEVER I WOULD HIT THE BRAKES ON SLICK\WET ROADS OR SOMETIMES WHEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP. IT FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WOULD NOT APPLY AND THE CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE IT ACCELERATED FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. USUALLY THE BRAKES WOULD KICK IN AFTER A SECOND OR TWO OF THIS KIND OF SLIPPING. HOWEVER, IN EARLY NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR WHILE TAKING MY SON TO KARATE ON A WET DAY WE HIT A SPOT OF REPAIRED ROAD THAT CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR AGAIN, INSTEAD OF CORRECTING ITSELF IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE CAR VEERED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WENT UP AN INCLINE AND FLIPPED THE CAR ONTO ITS SIDE. FORTUNATELY IN THIS CASE NO ONE WAS INJURED AT ALL AS I WAS GOING FAIRLY SLOW AND THE CAR QUICKLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT WENT ON IT SIDE. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BUT I RECENTLY SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT 2010 PRIUS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON AN OLDER VERSION OF THE PRIUS AS WELL. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. IF I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THEN HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE UNTIL I GET OVER THE BUMP. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT I WANT TO REPORT THAT I HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN MY 2007 PRIUS. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2007 PRIUS KEEP GOING OFF. ONE WAS REPLACED DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THE OTHER WENT OUT 4 MONTHS LATER, LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OLD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. LIGHTS THAT LAST THAN 18 MONTHS ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY APPROACHED BY OTHER PRIUS OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

WHEN BRAKING, IF THE CAR HITS ANY KIND OF POTHOLE, SPEED BUMP, OR IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD THAT CAUSES THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, ALL BRAKING POWER IS LOST AND THE CAR GLIDES (AS IF NEITHER THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL ARE DEPRESSED) UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF, AT WHICH POINT BRAKING POWER IS RETURNED. THE TRACTION CONTROL IS VERY SENSITIVE AND MANY SMALL BUMPS OR IMPERFECTIONS CAN SET IT OFF, AND THE LACK OF BRAKING POWER HAS CAUSED ME SOME CLOSE CALLS IN THE PAST. *TR

WE OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN WE TURN ON THE HEATER AND TURN IT TO THE FEET, WARM AIR STARTS BLOWING FROM THE VENT ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE FACE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER "CAPITOL TOYOTA", CAPITAL AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE BIG TIME TO FIX IT SINCE WE WERE JUST OVER 36,000 MILES IN 30 MONTHS. WE DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS SOMEHOW RELATED TO ITS ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS ISSUE. WE ALSO NOTICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN WE WERE PARKED IN THE LINE FOR GAS, THAT THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WAS ROARING AS IF WE WERE REVVING IT TO VERY HIGH SPEEDS WITHOUT EVEN THE HEATER OR A/C BEING ON. WE ALSO THINK IT HAS RELATED FRONT DEFROSTING ISSUES. *TR

MY 2007 PRIUS SEEMS TO HAVE A BRAKE ISSUE. IF I AM ON BUMPY GROUND OR HIT A POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES FAIL FOR A BRIEF TIME. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WHEN VEHICLES ARE IN FRONT OF ME, I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN, AND HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY ABOUT THIS METHOD OF REPORTING A COMPLAINT, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE REPORTED IT A LONG TIME AGO. *TR

THIS DESCRIPTION IS OF AN OCCURRENCE WHICH MAY BE A THE RESULT OF A FLAW. UPON LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE PROCEEDING OVER AREAS WITH SUSPECT TRACTION, VEHICLE SEEMS TO LOSE ALL BRAKING FOR A SMALL BUT UN-NERVING MOMENT. IT IS AS THOUGH THE ABS IS FIGHTING THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF THE HYBRID DRIVE. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE CYCLING THE HID BULBS ON AND OFF WILL POWER THEM BACK ON, THE PROBLEM IS NOW WORSENING. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE BULBS AND OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA RESPONSE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S BECOME APPARENT THERE IS A PATTERN OF DENIAL AND OBFUSCATION FROM THIS MANUFACTURER. THEIR HANDLING OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND FLOOR MATS ISSUES TELLS US THEY WILL NOT ACT IN A RESPONSIBLE AND FAIR BUSINESS MANNER UNTIL FORCED TO. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO RECTIFY THIS DANGEROUS FLAW AND TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS AND PERIODICALLY THE BRAKES SLIP ON DRY SURFACES. THE 'SLIP' INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AND I FEEL THE SLIPPAGE. IT ONLY LASTS A SECOND OR TWO. I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TOYOTA DEALER A YEAR AGO, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT, AND DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS, BUT IT IS DISCONCERTING. IT HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. *TR