2010 Toyota Prius complaints

I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITH A POPPING SOUND. THE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS TURNING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE. THIS LEFT ME STALLED IN THAT LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE TURNED OUT TO BE THE INVERTER OVER HEATING WAS CAUSED BY THE COOLING PUMP IN THE INVERTER FAILING, WHICH CAUSED THE INVERTER TO OVERHEAT. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE DEALER REPAIR IT AT THEIR EXTREME PRICES. I PAID THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEN I HAD GREENTEC IN OLATHE KS. REPAIR THE SYSTEM AT 1/2 THE COST THAT THE DEALER WANTED

THE CAR IS CONSUMING OIL AT UNREASONABLE RATES.

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE DEFECT. *SMD *CN

WHEN I PRESS BRAKE ON THE BUMPED ROAD, THE CAR FUNCTION WEIRD AND SEEMS LIKE IT HAS SUDDEN "SHOCK" SO IT IS KIND OF LOSING CONTROL FOR THE CAR EVEN I DIDN'T PRESS BRAKE THAT HARD, IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY DURING THE COURSE OF 7 YEARS THAT I OWNED THIS CAR, EVEN WHEN CAR IS NEW. I WAS SO SCARED AND NERVOUS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND DID MENTIONED TO DEALER BEFORE. THE PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND UNPREDICTABLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. BUT I GUESS I AM KIND OF CAUTIOUS ON WHEN I PRESS PEDAL WHEN I DRIVE. THIS IS MOSTLY HAPPEN IN LOCAL DRIVE, NOT HIGHWAY. IN DRIVING WHEN DRIVING FORWARD, MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE ROAD, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING THIS AS IT IS VERY SCARY AND IT'S LIKE A SUDDEN "JERKY". MY NAME IS [XXX] IT HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES DURING THE PAST 7 YEARS TO ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP, OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER A DISTANCE, BUT NOT WHEN PROMPTED. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GULLO TOYOTA OF CONROE (45 S, CONROE, TX 77304 ,(888) 483-0321) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

VSC, BRAKE, AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON SYMPTOMS: CRUISE CONTROL WILL BUMP UP THE SPEED THEN "CANCEL" CRUISE CONTROL THE ABILITY TO "SET" CRUISE IS REJECTED VSC, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS TURN ON NO REGEN BRAKING BRAKES NEED WAY MORE EFFORT TO SLOW/STOP ABRUPT BRAKING WILL CAUSE A SKID ANY HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED.

MY WIFE HAD A 'NEAR-DEATH' EXPERIENCE ON 22-MAR-18 WHILE DRIVING HER PRIUS (2010) BACK HOME. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE FREEWAY (I-10) IN HOUSTON AND SUDDENLY HER ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND SHE CAN SHE ALL WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD (ABS WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, SLIP INDICATOR) WERE LIT. AS SOON AS SHE SAW THESE WARNING, SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE SAFELY BY APPLYING BRAKES, BUT BRAKES WERE BARELY RESPONSIVE. AT THIS TIME, SHE WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED AROUND 65 MPH. SHE KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDALS AND SLOWLY MOVED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER AREA. AFTER TRAVELING FOR SOME DISTANCE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED EVENTUALLY. SHE CALLED TOW TRUCK AND TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NEARBY. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE RESPONSE FROM THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER ABOUT THE FAULT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ON OUR 2010 PRIUS WENT OUT AND WE WERE WITHOUT A FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER OR GAS GAUGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO WARRANTY THIS EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR, WHICH CAUSES MANY DRIVERS TO USE THEIR VEHICLES WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.

AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED; THE PEDALS WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE. SHE CONTINUE TO PRESS THE PEDALS AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED. WHEN I GOT TO HER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND TESTED THE BRAKES. THIS TIME THE PEDALS WOULD BARELY GO DOWN AND WOULD ONLY STOP THE VEHICLES IF YOU WENT 5 TO 10 MPH. IT RENDERED THE CAR UNUSABLE. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE WAS RECALL FOR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS'S BUT TOYOTA SAID MY VIN WASN'T LISTED IN THE RECALL FOR AN ACTUATOR.

MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC, ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION ALL QUIT AND I WAS ALMOST IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT AS I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR OR GET OUT OF ANYONE'S WAY. THE CHECK HYBRID WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT WAS TOWED AND THE GARAGE SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THAT CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYED BRAKE, ABS, (!), AND TCS. AS I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKES LOST EFFECTIVENESS AND BECAME MUSHY. I HAD TO PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL EXTRA HARD TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND BRING TO CAR TO A STOP. PEDAL TRAVEL AND FORCE REQUIRED WAS WAY MORE THEN NORMAL.

MY EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS FAILED. I PARK ON A HIL AND MY CAR ALMOST WENT DOWN WITHOUT ME IN IT , I WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE EB FAILED, LUCKILY THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS OPEN AND I WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN AND BRAKE WITH THE NORMAL BRAKES. ALSO WHILE BRAKING AND GOING OVER A BUMP MY BRAKES FAIL FOR A SECOND.

WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND BRAKING, THE CAR LOST POWER AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. SEVERAL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE , AT 10-15 MPH, TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. A TRANSISTOR IN THE INVERTER HAD OVER-HEATED AND FAILED. THE EVENT OCCURRED ON 28 JAN 2017. TOYOTA KNEW OF THIS POTENTIAL FAILURE AND RECALLED THE CAR FOR A SOFTWARE FIX (EOE RECALL SSC#EOE AGG09A ), INSTALLED IN THE CAR ON 29 APRIL 2014, BY DCH TOYOTA ( 2955 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, TORRANCE , CA) ALSO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE. I ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED THE RECALL AND THE FAILURE WERE RELATED AND I BELIEVE THE FAILURE COULD REPEAT WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC RESULTS.

MY 2010 PRIUS HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE - APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I JUST REPLACED THE TIRES A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND THE ONLY ISSUES HAVE BEEN THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL & THE NEED TO REPLACE AIR FILTERS MORE FREQUENTLY THAN MAY BE NORMAL BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A GARAGE SO IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE IN A DRIVEWAY WHERE EXPOSURE TO POLLEN & DEBRIS FROM TREES IS EXCESSIVE. AFTER A SIGNIFICANT WIND & RAIN STORM WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE ENGINE RATTLED & MADE UNUSUAL NOISES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THEN, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE MANUAL, WHICH SAID NOT TO DRIVE & TO CALL A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY, WHICH I DID. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE & IT SHOULD BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAITED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING & STARTED IT AGAIN TO VERIFY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEFORE HAVING IT TOWED. AFTER I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 HOURS, THE SERVICE GUY TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE STARTED IT, THE CAR RUN FINE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF, & THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM, BUT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH AN OIL LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET. I WAS QUOTED A COST OF APPROX. $1500 TO OPEN IT UP, FIX THE LEAK, & CHECK FOR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. I GAVE THE GO-AHEAD, BUT AM WONDERING IF THIS IS SYMPTOMATIC OF A GREATER PROBLEM THAT WILL BE REPEATED. I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE REPAIR TODAY. MY GOAL IS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL

I JUST TESTED ALL YEARS FROM 2010 TO 2011 PRIUS, THOSE PRIUS BURNS A LOT OF OIL AT EVERY 2,000 MILES. I DID FILL IT (AT 4.4 QUARTS OF OIL) CORRECTLY IT BUT PRIUS ATE OVER 3 QUARTS IN 2000 MILES. LIKE MANY OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THIS ON PRIUSCHAT.COM AND ETC ONLINE FORUMS. I HATE TO SPEND MY MONEY TO BUY MOTOR OILS! WHY THIS PRIUS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION? "WHAT DID THIS HAPPEN?" I JUST PURCHASED 2010 PRIUS ON OCT. 2016. AND I TESTED IT. IT STILL OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR MOTOR OIL. SINCE IT HAPPENED, I STILL CHECK OIL LEVEL AT EVERY 2,000 MILES AND PUT IT SOME MOTOR OIL IN IT UNTIL IT REACH TO 5,000 MILES FOR SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE.

OUR PRIUS HAS BEEN LOSING POWER. IT HAS 68K MILES AND WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. DRIVING AT HWY SPEEDS WE NOTICED WE HAVE TO PUSH HARD DOWN ON THE GAS JUST TO GET THE CAR TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HILLS ARE EVEN WORSE. WE ARE ALSO STILL WAITING ON THE PARTS TO FIX OUR HEADLIGHTS. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE CHANGED THE LOW BEAM BULBS AT LEAST 6 TIMES! WHEN ARE THE PARTS COMING?

ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, I HAVE NO BRAKES WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING, THERE WAS A TOYOTA PRIUS RECALL ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER PUMP BUT TOYOTA SAID IT WAS NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER PRIUS BRAKE RECALLS BUT TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER IT. LESS THEN 65,000 MILES ON THE CAR . HOW CAN A MASTER CYL BE BAD BY NOW, THEY USUALLY LAST OVER 100,000 MILES. VERY UNSAFE , AND MAY KILL SOMEONE. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA WITH ALL THE OTHER BRAKE RECALL PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A WALL AT THE BALTIMORE HARBOR TUNNEL. THIS IS A RECALL AND LETTERS WERE SENT OUT BY TOYOTA ABOUT THIS FAULTY BRAKING BUT NOW TOYOTA WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL

MY CAR NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH IS SAME AS ONE OF THEIR PAST RECALL IN 2013. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID MY CAR'S WAS NOT IN THE RANGE SO THEY DON'T COVER IT. YEA, CERTAIN VINS BUT IT IS CLEARLY THAT ALL THE 2010 PRIUS HAVE THIS ISSUE.

COPIED THE BELOW FROM ANOTHER COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS GUY IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING, I BOUGHT THE CAR AUG 2017 RIGHT BEFORE THE PERIOD TO GET IT REPLACED EXPIRED, WAS NEVER NOTIFIED IN ANY WAY OF THIS WARRANTY CHANGE SO HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW I HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART ON MY CAR.. BUT THE DEALERSHIP STILL SOLD IT TO ME, NOW A MONTH AFTER THE ELIGIBILITY TO GET IT REPAIRED EXPIRES, MY BRAKES DIE AND TOYOTA SAYS THEY WONT HELP NOR IS THE DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING ME THE CAR WITHOUT CHECKING IF THE RECALLED PART WAS REPLACED. THEY ALSO KEEP MENTIONING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE ACTUATOR IS ONLY FOR "CERTAIN VIN'S". SO THEY ARE GONNA EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON CERTAIN 2010 PRIUS' BUT NOT ALL OF THEM.. THIS MAKES NO SENSE.. PLEASE HELP MY 2010 PRIUS IS HAVING ISSUES AS SAME AS THE SAFETY RECALL BACK IN 2013 ( 13V-235 ). THE ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON AFTER A BUMPY ROOAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR. AFTER RESET THE SYSTEM, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT I STILL FEEL THE LOSSES OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS 0 OPEN RECALL AND THE DEALER QUOTED ME OVER 5K FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS RIDICULOUS COMPARE TO THE VALUE OF THE CAR.

MY 2010 PRIUS IS HAVING ISSUES AS SAME AS THE SAFETY RECALL BACK IN 2013 ( 13V-235 ). THE ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON AFTER A BUMPY ROOAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR. AFTER RESET THE SYSTEM, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT I STILL FEEL THE LOSSES OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, MY CAR HAS 0 OPEN RECALL AND THE DEALER QUOTED ME OVER 5K FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS RIDICULOUS COMPARE TO THE VALUE OF THE CAR.

AT ABOUT 125K MILES, MY PRIUS NEARLY RAN OUT OF OIL BETWEEN SERVICES, AND I RELIGIOUSLY SERVICE MY VEHICLE. I BURNED 1 TO 2 QUARTS BETWEEN SERVICES SINCE. AT 272,408 MILES, I JUST PAID $5751.59 FOR A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD... REST OF CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE. OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS WERE KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIPS, BUT I WAS GIVEN NO RECOURSE EXCEPT DEALING WITH IT. LATEST ISSUE..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 (PROGRESSING TO ALL), HORRIFIC KNOCKING NOISE WITH SOUND OF RUSHING WATER UPON START-UP. EVENTUALLY, (ONCE THE CYLINDERS FIRED SIGNIFICANTLY) THE ENGINE COULD RUN SATISFACTORILY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DRIVE... UNTIL THE NEXT START. EARLY ON I READ THAT TOYOTA KNEW OF THE UNDER-ENGINEERED MOTOR OF THE 2010S, BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING ANNOUNCING A RECALL OR CARE TO FIX THEIR ENGINEERING ISSUE. I HAVE MY SERVICE RECORDS TO VALIDATE THE CARE I'VE GIVEN TO MY CAR. THE DATE OF THE ENGINE REBUILD IS WHAT I WILL PROVIDE AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION BEGAN YEARS AGO.

MY CAR IS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH NEARLY 100K MILES. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I USUALLY MAINTAIN MY SPEED BUT IN THIS SITUATION OF TRAFFIC I SLOWED SLIGHTLY AND FLASHED MY HEADLIGHTS FOR THE DRIVER TO GO AHEAD OF ME. THE DRIVER SEEMED TO BE UNSURE OF MERGING SAFETY AND PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IN THAT PROCESS I BRAKED TO SLOW AND THEN ACCELERATED IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN SPEED WITH ONGOING TRAFFIC. THEN ODDLY THE ACCELERATION WENT FROM UNDER FOOT AS IF A 'GHOST' WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT PERHAPS THE FLOOR MAT WAS IMPROPERLY PRESSING IT. I PRESSED THE BRAKE A BIT A FEW TIMES AND LOOKED TO THE HAZARDS TO ALERT OTHER VEHICLES BUT NEVER PRESSED THEM INSTEAD INTUITIVELY TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE PROCESS OF PRESSING THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR GENTLY SEEMED TO RESET THINGS. HARD TO SAY AS MOST OF MY ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON TRYING THINGS TO STOP THE ACCELERATOR. I JUST GOT LUCKY I THINK. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR WITHIN A SHORT TIME THAT FELT LIKE A LONG TIME IN RETROSPECT. PERHAPS A MOMENT OR TWO THAT FELT LIKE LONGER. I DID NOT SEE INDICATING LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD AND THEY MAY HAVE LIT UP- I WAS DOING MY BEST TO NOTICE CARS AROUND ME AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN 'FINE' SINCE BUT I HAVE NOT GONE BACK ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BUT THOUGHT ABOUT GOING TODAY. I'LL WAIT TO

MY CAR HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LAST YEAR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2017, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER DRIVER CUT ME OFF, SO I HAD TO BREAK HARD. THE CAR PULLED HARD TO ONE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. FORTUNATELY, THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ON THE BUMPER COVER ONLY, AND I WAS NOT INJURED, SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR AFTER THE CRASH AND REPORTED I NEEDED TO HAVE CERTAIN PARTS REPLACED. TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR SHOWS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR'S VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE TOYOTA REPORTED IN THE RECALL. APART FROM THAT , THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD THE RETAINING WALL THAT STOPPED ME NOT BEEN THERE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CENTER LANES AND THE STORY WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT, EVEN WITH ME SURVIVING THE ACCIDENT.

I NOTICED A 'CLICKING' IN MY BRAKES AND LOSS OF PRESSURE IN NOV. 2017. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC FRIEND TO LOOK IT OVER AND I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER LEAKING AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN A 'RECALL' SENT ON CERTAIN VIN #S BUT MINE WASN'T LISTED ON IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $700+ TO DIAGNOSE AND 'FIX' THE ISSUE. IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCTION DATE OF MY CAR. I FOUGHT WITH TOYOTA CORP AND THEY DECIDED TO COVER THE COST AS A 'COURTESY'. THE CLICKING STOPPED FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN CAME BACK MUCH LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENTLY. STILL LOSING PRESSURE, ENOUGH SO THAT WHEN I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN 'PARK' TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THIS TIME THE COST WOULD BE $4700+ TO 'FIX' THE ISSUE. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY CONFIRMED THE NITROGEN LEAK WITH THE 'BUBBLE TEST' SO IT WAS, IN FACT, THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT IT WAS STILL NOT COVERED. THIS TIME TOYOTA SAID THEY WOULD ONLY PAY $2000 FOR THE TOTAL COST, AGAIN AS A 'COURTESY', BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINING AMOUNT. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD 'NO'. TO ME THEN THAT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, ALWAYS TAKING IT TO THEM FOR OIL CHANGES, ROTATIONS, ETC. ALWAYS

ON OCTOBER 7, 2017 A DRIVER CUT ME OFF ON THE HIGHWAY, I PRESSED MY BRAKES HARD AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. THE IMPACT WAS NOT TOO HARD AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TRAVELLING. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND I HEAR A STRANGE HUMMING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE TWO MAIN PARTS IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I FOUND A TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 AFFECTING OTHER PRIUS 2010 THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS INDICATED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT TOYOTA REPORTED THIS PROBLEM IN VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL, BUT MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR INDICATED RANGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP

MY CAR HAD THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ON AND I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LAST YEAR. ON OCTOBER 7, 2017, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER DRIVER CUT ME OFF, SO I HAD TO BREAK HARD. THE CAR PULLED HARD TO ONE SIDE AND I HIT THE RETAINING WALL. FORTUNATELY, THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ON THE BUMPER COVER ONLY, AND I WAS NOT INJURED, SO I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR AFTER THE CRASH AND REPORTED I NEEDED TO HAVE CERTAIN PARTS REPLACED. TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-235 DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SYMPTOMS MY CAR SHOWS AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT MY CAR'S VIN DOES NOT FALL IN THE RANGE TOYOTA REPORTED IN THE RECALL. APART FROM THAT , THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. MY ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS HAD THE RETAINING WALL THAT STOPPED ME NOT BEEN THERE. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CENTER LANES AND THE STORY WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT, EVEN WITH ME SURVIVING THE ACCIDENT.

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. I SEE THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE RECALL HISTORY OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. BUT I DON'T SEE A CURRENT RECALL FOR IT NOW. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL POUNDING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LINKED TO ODOMETER FRAUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD, 6000 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, HOLLYWOOD, CA 90026), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF DOWNTOWN LA (1901 S FIGUEROA ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING AND AN ENGINE COMPRESSION TEST WAS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,984.

AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES ENGINE BEGAN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL, EXCEEDING 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM, AND EVEN HAS A TSB ON IT: TSB 0168-16, YET REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

ENGINE LOOSING OIL AND I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY 5 DAYS

THIS CAR USES ALOT OF OIL IN GENERAL USE. I PUT IN 4 QUARTS ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS

TURNING LEFT AFTER A STOP SIGN ON A SINGLE LANE STREET (30 MPH), SUDDENLY THE DASH BOARD STARTED FLASHING 'STOP CAR' WARNING AND CONTINUES BEEPING. ALSO, REALIZED THAT APPLYING BREAK PADDLE DID NOT HELP A BIT. IT WAS HARD TO PRESS THE PADDLE THAT MOVED A LITTLE BIT. GOING STRAIGHT ABOUT 300 FT. CAR REDUCED TO IDLING SPEED. TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT OF A SCHOOL, I TRIED STOPPING IT INTO A PARKING SPACE. BREAK DID NOT WORK AGAIN. SO, CAR STOPPED AFTER HITTING THE CURB. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE TO TOW AWAY CAR FROM SCHOOL'S PARKING LOT. THE CAR DID NOT STOP WHEN TOWING PERSON TRIED TO REVERSE DRIVE. SOMEHOW HE MANAGED TO MANEUVER IT ON A TOW TRUCK. I WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT BREAK ASSIST SYSTEM (BAS), BUILT INTO PRIUS HYBRID MODEL, FAILED. THE SYSTEM COMPRISES OF ACCUMULATOR & PUMP THAT ASSISTS TO STOP THE CAR WHEN BREAK PADDLE IS PRESSED. THOUGH CAR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BREAK SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS WERE NOT COVERED. REPAIR COST OVER $1900 TO REPLACE BAS. PURPOSE OF THIS COMPLAINT TO HIGHLIGHT NHTSA OF THE CRITICAL FAILURE OF PRIUS DESIGN TO ALLOW BREAK SYSTEM TO FAIL IN SUCH A COLOSSAL WAY. THE CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED. THIS IS A SERIOUS DRIVING SAFETY CONCERN. ANY FAILURE OF BREAK ASSIST COMPONENT SHOULD NEVER EVER TAKE AWAY THIS CRITICAL CONTROL. INTENT OF THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HAVING TOYOTA INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT GIVEN ANY RESPONSE EXCEPT GIVI

APPROACHING A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN THE PRIUS WILL SUDDENLY LOSE RESISTANCE AND WILL NEED TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR WHERE THE BRAKES WILL FINALLY ENGAGE AND THE AUTO WILL COME TO A HARD STOP. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS DIFFICULT FOR A MECHANIC TO DUPLICATE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC (NOT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP) AND HE CONFIRMED IT IS AN HYDRAULIC PROBLEM AND THAT PADS/DRUMS/ETC. ARE OK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2010 PRIUS'S DESCRIBING THIS EXACT SITUATION BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. RECALL DETAILS THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP CONTAINS A COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH NITROGEN GAS. THIS NITROGEN GAS CAN LEAK INTO THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSING REDUCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DURING APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. REDUCED BRAKING EFFICIENCY CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY AS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN. OUR QUICK TAKE REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE MAY BE EXPERIENCED DUE TO A BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM ISSUE. WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? TOYOTA WILL BEGIN NOTIFYING OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES DURING JULY, 2013. IF YOU NOTICE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, OR YOU DON'T RECEIVE NOTIFICATION AND YOU FEEL YOU SHOULD HAVE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION. THEY MAY ASK FOR YOUR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN), SO PLEASE HAVE IT HANDY WHEN YOU CALL. ON JAN 16, 2018 I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE AS I HAVE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I THEN CALLE

DRIVERS'S SIDE HEADLIGHT AND HIGH BEAM LIGHT GOING OUT AT SAME TIME. HEADLIGHT BULBS ON BOTH SIDES WERE CHANGED OUT IN NOVEMBER 2016 (A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO) AND I ONLY HAVE A 10 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK. IN NOVEMBER OF 2016 DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WAS ALSO THE ONE THAT BURNED OUT.

BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. POWER BRAKES SEEMED TO FAIL AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WAS REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE. TOYOTA OF FORT WORTH DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE PERFORMED REPAIR (AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $2,000.) A FEW DAYS LATER ON A LONGER DRIVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. WE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $2,900. I NOTICE THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON OTHER 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL.

REFERENCE: TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY RECALL 2013 THE 2013 RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 82,000 PRIUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 2009 TO OCTOBER 2009. THE CAR I OWN AND OPERATE, ACCORDING TO A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, WAS BUILT IN DECEMBER 2009 -- THUS, I PRESUME, DID NOT FIT WITHIN PARAMETERS OF THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID THAT THE VEHICLE MATCHING MY VIN NUMBER HAS NO SAFETY RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE REFERENCED IN THE RECALL -- A FAULTY BRAKE PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR THAT COMPROMISES THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY SYSTEM -- APPEARS TO HAVE SURFACED IN MY 2010 PRIUS. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE IS INDICATING A PROBLEM VIA ITS DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. A TOYOTA MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN, ON SEPT 21, 2017, DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAR'S BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PUMP IS MALFUNCTIONING -- AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM PETITIONING FOR CONSIDERATION TO EXPAND THE 2013 RECALL, WHICH WAS ORDERED TO CORRECT A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE SAME FLAW IS PRESENT IN MY VEHICLE (EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE ORIGINAL RECALL).

THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN YOU MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHEN CAR IS STATIONARY, SOUND IS COMING FROM THE STEERING SHAFT CONNECTION TO THE RACK AND PINION. SAME CLICKING SOUND WHEN CAR DRIVES OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. PREVIOUS RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM FOR 2004 TO 2009 PRIUS MODEL STATED A DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALLS OF 2004-2009 PRIUS MODELS.

LEAK OF NITROGEN IS RELEASED INTO THE BRAKE FLUID, THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY HAVE REDUCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS CONDITION COULD AFFECT STOPPING DISTANCE AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

MY 2010 PRIUS HAS HAD LIGHTS COME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. VSC, BRAKE, TRACTION & ABS. AFTER THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS, IT CAME TO LIGHT THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WITH ACCUMULATOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR NEAR $5,000. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS RESULTED IN A RECALL FOR ONLY SOME OF THE 2010 PRIUS MODELS. MINE WAS NOT ONE OF THESE RECALLED. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST RECOGNITION THAT THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE SAME RECALL. TOYOTA IS A GOOD PRODUCT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT RECALLS ARE JUST A PART OF LIFE. AS IT STANDS, MY REGENERATIVE BRAKING NO LONGER WORKS AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT I WILL LOSE ALL BRAKING EVENTUALLY.

CAR IN TWO ACCIDENTS OVER TWO YEARS BODY WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED BACK TO THE FRAME! BRAKES WERE NOT PROPERLY REALIGNED NEITHER WAS THE STEERING COLUMN TRANSMISSION BANDS WERE NOT OPERATING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AND NUMEROUS OTHER PARTS FOR LEAKAGE FROM BRAKE LINES TO TRANSMISSION LINES ALL LINES WERE BROKEN AND SO ARE THE SEALS ON THEM!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF GREENVILLE LOCATED AT 2686 LAURENS RD, GREENVILLE, SC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IPM FAILURE AND THE INVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V053000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE BOTTOM. SEVERAL LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS AN EXIT AND I COULD GET OUT OF THE HIGHWAY AND I MANAGE HOW TO STOP AND I DID NOT CRASH. THE STORY COULD BE ANOTHER IF I WAS DRIVING FASTER. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BOOSTER PUMP (ATTACHED YOU CAN FIND THE ESTIMATE). I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I FOUND HOW MUCH WAS GOING TO COST ME. MY CAR HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AND ALL OIL CHANGES HAD BEEN AT THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER. I HAVE NEVER TAKEN THE CAR ANYWHERE ELSE. INVESTIGATING I FOUND THAT THIS MODEL PRIUS 2010 IN 2013 HAD A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AFFECTING 82000 PEOPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THIS RANGE THAT REACHES A0067875 AND MINE IS A0205005. I NEED FOR TOYOTA TO EXTEND THE RECALL RANGE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AND ALSO HELP ME TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. AT THIS MOMENT, MY CAR IS PARKED AT HOME BECAUSE IS NOT DRIVABLE. I ALREADY SPOKE WITH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT HELP ME WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR, IT IS REALLY EXPENSIVE AND IT IS NOT MY FAULT. DOES TOYOTA HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS AN ACCIDENT? OR INJURY OR DEAD PEOPLE?

ENGINE BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. LAST NIGHT, I NOTICED THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR LEVEL WAS SO LOW, THE DIP STICK DID NOT EVEN REGISTER IT. I HAD TO ADD 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE IT STARTED READING THE OIL LEVEL AGAIN.

VEHICLE SHAKES FOR ABOUT 30 TO 45 SECONDS AND PRODUCE A FOUL SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN IT HAPPENS OFF AND ON AND DEALER REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE READING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND THEN OFF IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE DASH SHOWED A TRIANGLE INDICATOR LIGHT WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT. THE DASH ALSO SEEMED TO RESET AND SHOWED THE DISPLAY AS IS THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED ON. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 4 HOUR PERIOD. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A BACK ROAD GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE CAR DID NOT STOP EITHER TIME, BUT IT IS STILL CONCERNING.

EXITING OFF FREEWAY AT S. MAIN IN WALNUT CREEK CALIFORNIA AT APPX 45MPH BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. COULD NOT BE TURNED ON. INTERIOR HEADLIGHT INDICATOR REMAINED ON BUT HEADLIGHTS REMAINED OFF. HIGHBEAMS WORKED.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT. WARRANTY COVERAGE FROM TOYOTA ON THE SAME MODEL, MAKE, AND YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY VIN NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COVERAGE. THE BRAKE ACCUATOR ASSY IS THE ISSUE. HIGH DOLLAR REPAIR!!

AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON EVERY SO OFTEN. AFTER RECALL WORK AT DEALER, IT WENT AWAY, BUT AGAIN NOW HOLDS CONSTANT.

I TOOK MY 2010 PRIUS IN FOR AIRBAG WORK & THEY ASKED HOW LONG I HAD BEEN DRIVING W/ MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON. THEY HAD NOT BEEN ON PRIOR TO THEN. THEY HOOKED UP A COMPUTER & SHOWED ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED 31 TIMES SINCE THE WARNING WAS 1ST DETECTED. THEY SAID THERE WAS MOST LIKELY A LEAK IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM. THEY RESET THE WARNING, I DROVE FOR A DAY & IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AFTER ABOUT 10 STARTS. AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, I NOTED AN IMMEDIATE & SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN BRAKING RESPONSIVENESS & VEHICLE CONTROL...STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THIS WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR FULL DIAGNOSTIC & THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT LEAK LOCATION, BUT THAT THEIR TECH ORDER SHOWS TO JUST REPLACE THE BOOSTER WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $3,300 O REPLACE.

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER BRAKE FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT LETTER COVERING THIS ISSUE, BUT ONLY UP TO 2009 MODEL PRIUS, I HAVE A 2010, NOT COVERED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE BEFOREHAND.