2010 Toyota Prius complaints

THE BRAKE FIX ON MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES RELEASING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 3 TIMES BEFORE THE FIX AND 2 TIMES AFTER. THE ONLY WAY I COULD REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WAS WHILE BRAKING ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD. SINCE HAVING MY CAR REPAIRED UNDER TOYOTA'S RECALL PROGRAM, I HAD THE BRAKES RELEASE ONCE ON WET ROADS (3/14) AND ONCE ON ICE (3/25).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WHEN DRIVING ON A ROUGH OR BUMPY SURFACE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT FORTY TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS. ON THE SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER UPDATED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE UPDATE DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION UP TO 70 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,364. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,647.

RECALL ON TOYOTA PRIUS (2010), DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE UNTIL AFTER RETURNED TO DEALER FOR RECALL, SERVICE PERFORMED, STILL HAS SAME ISSUE, RETURNED TO DEALER RON HIBBARD TOYOTA 3/23/10, MECHANIC STATED THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO, MILAGE, DATE, AND SPEED AT TIME OF INCIDENTS ARE APPROX. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED 2 TIMES SINCE RECALL SERVICE

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE IN WHICH THE MALFUNCTION HAPPENED TWICE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FACTORY DEFECT WAS NOT BROUGHT TO LIGHT UNTIL AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH, TOYOTA CORRECTED THE BRAKE ISSUE, THE CONSUMER HAS COSTS AND OUTSTANDING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE DONE IN FIRST INCIDENT, INCLUDING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL BEARING. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TOYOTA REIMBURSE HIM FOR MONIES PAID TO FIX THE VEHICLE AND ALSO TO FIX THE WHEEL BEARING THAT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AND NOT REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROADS AND AS HE WAS MAKING THE TURN, TRAVELING ABOUT 9 OR 10 MPH, HE STARTED SLIDING TOWARD THE CURB ON THE OTHER SIDE. HE TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT HE CONTINUED TO SLIDE. AN INSTANT BEFORE HE HIT THE CURB, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. HE SLID INTO THE CURB WITH THE WHEEL TURNED, BROKE THE WHEEL RIM AND FLATTENED THE TIRE. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS COMING OUT OF A MALL PARKING LOT HEADING TOWARD A MAIN STREET. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS COASTING TO THE STOP SIGN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. HE PUSHED THEM AS HARD AS HE COULD AND AGAIN AT THE LAST SECOND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED. *JB

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT REGARDING INNOCENT LIVES LOST AND REGARDING TOYOTA DEFECTS. *TGW

ON 12/28/09 AT APROX. 6:30 A M, WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, I ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A ROUGH ICE/SNOW PACKED SURFACE. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE SLID FOR ABOUT 20 TO 25 FEET BEFORE CRASHING INTO A SNOW BANK. THE ABS DID NOT OPERATE, AS I NEVER FELT THE DISTINCT PULSATING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO ACTUALLY LOOSE ALL BREAKING POWER FOR A INSTANT AND SURGE FORWARD. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR ABOUT $1,400. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES, AT TIMES, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP PROPERLY. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKES. IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES STOP WORKING FOR AN INSTANT AND THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. I EVEN REMARKED TO MY WIFE, WHILE DRIVING, THAT THE BRAKED DID NOT FEEL RIGHT WHEN STOPPING SOMETIMES. THERE HAS SINCE BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKES. MY PRIUS IS NOW AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BRAKE RECALL WILL BE PREFORMED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 38 YEARS AND HAVE A VERY GOOD DRIVING RECORD. IT IS MY OPINION, THAT THE ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED HAD THE BRAKES IN MY 2010 PRIUS BEEN WORKING PROPERLY.

CAR: 2010 PRIUS II DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES AND HIT A POT HOLE - VEHICLE SPED UP FOR A MOMENT AND LUNGED FORWARD THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS BUT IT WAS THE MOST NOTICEABLE. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING AND GOING OVER UNEVEN ROADS. THIS TIME ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT THE LIGHT.

2010 TOYOTA PIRIUS ISSUE WITH BRAKES. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, BROUGHT IT TO DEALER, THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS STILL AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. IF YOU HAVE TO BRAKE ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. IT SEEMS TO FLOAT OR GLIDE OVER BUMP BEFORE THE BRAKE CATCHES. IT IS A CONSTANT CAUSE OF ANIEXTY WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CAN CRASH INTO CAR IN FRONT OF YOU ESPECIALLY WHEN CITY DRIVING AS I DO WHEN I COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY.

ON MY DRIVE HOME FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING THE ABS BRAKE FIX RECALL FIX APPLIED, I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR A SPEED BUMP AND WHILE THE CAR ROLLED OVER THE SPEED BUMP THE BRAKES SLIPPED AND THE CAR SEEMED TO SURGE FORWARD. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CAR RECEIVED THE BRAKE RECALL FIX.

PRIUS 2010 BRAKE DISFUNCTION. FILLED OUT REPORT TO NHSTA APPX 3 MONTHS AGO BUT WAS NOTIFIED CASE WAS CLOSED A FEW DAYS LATER, NO REASON WAS GIVEN FOR CLOSURE. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE FOLLOW UP ON THIS ISSUE.

TWO OCCURRENCES: SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FIRST TIME DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A LOOSE COMPUTER CONNECTION WHICH THEY SAID THEY TIGHTENED AND REBOOTED COMPUTER. SECOND OCCURENCE, THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS FOR ADVICE. STILL WAITING AFTER 6 DAYS. CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY. WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY THAT WASN'T THAT BUSY AND WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. COULD BE DISASTROUS ON A BUSY FREEWAY WHERE EVERYONE IS GOING BUMPER TO BUMPER AT 75 MPH!!!

THE RECALL REPAIR TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS DID NOT FIX THE INTERMITTANT BRAKE FAILURE THAT IS THE FOCUS OF THE PRIUS RECALL. DEALER INSTALLED "FIX" TWICE BUT THE DELAY IN BRAKING AND FEELING OF ADDITIONAL TORQUE WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH AND/OR WET PAVEMENT STILL OCCOURS.

2010 PRIUS II - WHEN IN PARK, OR JUST SLIGHTLY ON THE BRAKES AND THE ENGINE SWITCHES FROM ELECTRONIC TO GAS MOTOR, THE CAR ROCKS FORWARD 1-3 INCHES. VERY TERRIFYING, BUT ACCORDING TO KENDALL TOYOTA OF EUGENE, OREGON, THIS IS "NORMAL". I DON' T KNOW OF ANY WORLD IN WHICH A CAR MOVING ON ITS OWN WHILE IN PARK IS NORMAL.

WE OWN A 2010 PRIUS, [XXX] . IT IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES THAT WAS SUBJECT TO THE ABS ACTUATOR ECU UPDATE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. I TOOK THE CAR IN EARLY THIS MONTH AND HAD THE UPDATE INSTALLED. THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED, REGARDING LIGHT PEDAL PRESSURE AND THE CAR NOT BRAKING CORRECTLY OCCASIONALLY SEEMS TO FIT WELL WITH WHAT I EXPERIENCED. IN THE MIDDLE OF BRAKING, TRYING TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE REGENERATION FEATURE, THE CAR SOMETIMES STOPPED BRAKING MOMENTARILY. I EXPERIENCED THAT THIS WAS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN ON A BUMPY ROAD. IN THE 6 MONTHS OR SO I DROVE THE CAR, PRIOR TO THE UPDATE, I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ROUGHLY 12 TIMES. I AM SAD TO REPORT HOWEVER THAT IN THE TWO WEEKS SINCE THE CAR WAS UPDATED, I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED TWO ADDITIONAL EVENTS AFTER THE UPDATE THAT SEEM EXACTLY LIKE WHAT I EXPERIENCED BEFORE THE UPDATE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MY DEALER (PRESTIGE TOYOTA, IN RAMSEY, NJ) AND SOMEONE THERE TESTED IT AND WAS CONVINCED THAT THE UPDATE WAS INSTALLED. 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. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE GEAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON WHICH TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA RECALL# 10V039000 SERVICE BRAKES, AIR ANTILOCK CONTROL UNIT/MODULE WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DEFECT WAS ELECTRICAL OR A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,300.

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS III ABS RECALL WAS APPLIED BY DEALER TOYOTA CITY OF BROOKLYN PARK, MN ON 3/17/10. PRIOR TO THIS RECALL UPDATE TO MY CAR, I HAD EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE ONCE SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR ON 10/23/09. NOW SINCE THE ABS UPDATE HAS BEEN APPLIED, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE 3 TIMES IN 5 DAYS. THE LAST EXPERIENCE WAS TODAY AND THE WORST YET WHERE I FELT I LOST BRAKES COMPLETELY WHILE SLOWING THE CAR AND BRAKING. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 MPH GOING OVER A MINOR POT HOLE. *DT

TRUE! GEAR PROBLEM! REMEMBER AIRBUS FLIPPING OUR OF CONTROL WHEN THEY CAME OUT WITH FLY BY WIRE? THE JOY STICK GEAR IS DEFAULT TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN NORMAL PUSH BRING IT IN TO REVERSE. NO WAY TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT THE SAME THING & WAS IN DENIAL UNTIL I REALIZE THAT ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THING IS SPEEDING OUT OF CONTROL. DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY- I DID BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS JUST NOW & REALIZE - U CAN'T PUT IT - IN NEUTRAL. I WAS IN DENIAL. ALSO, VENTILATOR FAN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN U TRY TO SWITCH THE MODES. *DT

I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL (APPROX 20MPH) IN MY SUBDIVISION (NORTH ON HARTER FARMS RD) WHEN I SAW A CAR PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD FROM HIS YARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD FOR ABOUT 100YDS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO PALIMINO DR TO AVOID A COLLISION. I DID NOT MAKE THE TURN AND HIT A STOP SIGN AND THEN THE GUARD RAIL AT APPROX 5MPH. THERE WAS ABOUT 1-2" OF SNOW ON THE ROAD AND I HAD DRIVEN UP THE SAME HILL FROM A STOP WITHOUT SLIPPING A TIRE JUST 15 MIN PRIOR. I NEVER FELT ANY PULSATION FROM THE ABS DURING THE ATTEMPT TO STOP. AFTERWARDS WHEN I GOT HOME I ATTEMPTED TO STOP HARD (TO TEST THE BRAKES) ON LEVEL GROUND AND AGAIN NEVER FELT THE PULSATION FROM THE ABS SYSTEM. THERE WAS BRAKING BUT I FELT IT WAS GREATLY REDUCED. I HAVE NOT RETURNED THE CAR TO TOYOTA FOR THEIR RECALL YET. IF YOU WISH TO EXAMINE THE CAR YOU MAY. I AM SURE YOU CAN DUPLICATE THE RESULTS. *TR

RE: 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IV; ON FEBRUARY 27, 2010, I VISITED THE TOYOTA SANTA MONICA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE ABS SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALLED. SINCE PURCHASING MY VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2009, UP UNTIL THE DATE OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, I EXPERIENCED THE INCONSISTENT FEEL OF THE BRAKES USUALLY ONCE PER WEEK. HOWEVER, SINCE THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, IN THE FIRST WEEK ALONE, THE INCONSISTENT FEEL OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES, WITH THE MOST ALARMING INCIDENT OCCURRING DURING MY MORNING DRIVE TO WORK ON FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH. I WAS DRIVING ON PICO BOULEVARD JUST PAST AVENUE OF THE STARS, GENTLY TAPPING ON MY BRAKES DOWN THE HILL FOR A STOP, WHEN THE CAR BRIEFLY ACCELERATED AND ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ADDITIONALLY, I EXPERIENCED THE BRIEF ACCELERATION TWICE WHILE BRAKING FOR PEDESTRIANS AT CROSSWALKS LAST WEEK. NOW, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SLIPPING SENSATION WITH THE BRAKES ABOUT 2 - 3 TIMES PER WEEK. I HAVE CALLING TOYOTA TOLL-FREE CUSTOMER SERVICE NINETEEN TIMES, BUT EACH TIME RECEIVED AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE STATING THAT THE COMPANY WAS EXPERIENCING HIGH CALL VOLUME AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO ANSWER MY CALL. I SENT TWO FAXES ON MARCH 6TH, ASKING THE COMPANY TO ARRANGE A SECOND SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR THE BRAKES. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF RESPONSE FROM THE COMPANY. TODAY, ON MARCH 20TH, I CALLED TOYOTA SANTA MONICA TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM AND REQUEST A SECOND SERVICE APPOINTMENT. WHILE DRIVING DURING MY LUNCH BREAK TODAY, I AGAIN HAD THE BRAKES SLIP ON ME. I SPOKE WITH A S

I WAS DRIVING DOWN LAUREL CANYON IN LOS ANGELES, I HIT MY BRAKES, THEY ACCELERATED AND I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DID HAVE THE CODE IN MY 2010 PRIUS FIXED HOWEVER THERE WERE STILL SOME MINOR ACCELERATION PROBLEMS AND I WAS SO ANNOYED THAT I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. HOWEVER NOW I HAVE RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE FIRST TIME SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS ON JANUARY 15, 2010. WHILE STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AS SOON SHE TOOK THE GEAR OUT OF NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FIVE TIMES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FEBRUARY 13 2010 THE DEALER REPLACED ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND RESET THE ACCELERATOR COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. AND ON MARCH 18, 2010 SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE AGAIN WHILE STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH TRAVELING OVER AN ICY ROAD SURFACE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SNOW BANK. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE DURING THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 400.

2010 PRIUS REPEATEDLY EXHIBITED THE BRAKING DEFECT AT ISSUE IN RECENT RECALL (SUDDEN LURCH FORWARD UPON ENCOUNTERING BUMP WHILE BRAKING TO STOP)--RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED 5 WEEKS AGO. ALTHOUGH THE SUDDEN LURCHING STOPPED (UNTIL TODAY) AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE, THE BRAKING BEHAVIOR THEN HAD A CONSISTENTLY ODD FEELING REQUIRING INCREASED PRESSURE TO FULLY STOP (THOUGH NO MORE SUDDEN LURCHING FORWARD WHEN ENCOUNTERING BUMP). THEN TODAY THE OLD LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY RECURRED WHEN ENCOUNTERING BUMP WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AND SAYS THEY HAVE NO FURTHER REMEDY BEYOND RECENT COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT PERFORMED AS PART OF FEBRUARY, 2010 RECALL--BASICALLY TOTALLY DISINTERESTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON. IT WAS SET TO 56 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE STARTED LURCHING. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE THEN SLOW DOWN, THEN ACCELERATE, THEN SLOW DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SAFETY COMPLAINTS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY CANCEL, CONTROLLING THE THROTTLE UNDER LIGHT BRAKING. THIS ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON UNDER LIGHT BRAKING AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK WHEN BRAKING OVER ROUGH SURFACES SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS. *JB

BRAKING ISSUES IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS- AFTER "RECALL FIX". *TR

I BELIEVED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE BRAIN BOX OF THE 2008-2010 PRIUS/ETC IN ARE AREA WHERE THE NAVY GENERATE LOW FREQUENCY SIGNALS ARE GARAGE DOORS GO UP AND DOWN AT WILL .WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL THE NAVY ADMITTED IT. NOW WHIT CELL TOWERS SET UP EVERY WHERE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT SIGNAL ARE GENERATED THRU THEM. WHO TO SAY THAT IT IS AT SOME POINT IT EFFECTING SOME OF THE TOYOTAS AFTER ALL THEY ARE ROLLING COMPUTERS WHEN THEY STOP THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AND THEN REBOOT WITHOUT A TRACE. *TR

MY 2010 PRIUS WAS DELIVERED ON DECEMBER 17, I TOOK IT ON TWO LONG ROAD TRIPS AND USED MY CRUISE CONTROL ON BOTH TRIPS. ON BOTH TRIPS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON THERE WAS A SURGE OF ACCELERATION. NOTHING STUCK AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL CUT OFF AND THE CAR SLOWED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ONE OTHER TIME AND AGAIN IT WAS INTERSTATE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. *TR

I LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN DECEMBER. IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES DO NOT HOLD WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE. IN FACT, THE CAR SHOOTS FORWARD AND YOU MUST BE PREPARED. I FILLED OUT THE ON-LINE FORM FOR TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO GO ON RECORD WITH THEM I HAD THE RECALL SOFTWARE UPGRADE INSTALLED 3 WEEKS AGO, AND WHILE THE PROBLEM IS MUCH LESS SEVERE, THE UPGRADE FIX DOES NOT FULLY CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS MORNING, MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES DID NOT HOLD WHEN I WAS BRAKING TO DRIVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AT 20MPH. I HAVE HAD A FEW MORE MINOR OCCURRENCES, BUT TODAY WAS NOTICEABLE. *TR

THE PRIUS PURCHASED 1/3/10. ON 3/6/10 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NORTH HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA. THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE CAUSING THE PRIUS TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THE VEHICLE CAN BE EXAMINED FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

MY 2010 PRIUS WAS "REPAIRED" LAST MONTH. IT INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATES WITHOUT MY PROMPTING AFTER HITTING A BUMP. THIS ACCELERATION IS AS INTENSE AS THE CAR SEEMS TO ALLOW, AS IF THE PEDAL WERE TO THE FLOOR OR WORSE, AND PERSISTS FOR AT LEAST ONE SECOND AND HAS NOT SUBSIDED SINCE THE ABS ACTUATOR ECU WAS UPDATED IN THE RECALL APPOINTMENT. THIS ACCELERATION IS TERRIFYING AS IT CAN'T BE ANTICIPATED AS IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP, AND CAN'T BE SUPPRESSED BY THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEEN SAFELY COASTING TO A STOP WITH THE BRAKES ON AND EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. IN A FEW CASES THIS ACCELERATION ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT STOP LIGHTS. I NEVER DID EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED BY TOYOTA RELATING TO THE DELAYED BRAKING PROBLEM, BUT I FEAR THIS PROBLEM AS MUCH OR MORE. *TR

WHEN STANDING STILL , THE BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, EXTREMELY SPONGY FEEL . TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL DUE TO SOFTWARE ERROR ( RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED TODAY FINALLY ) I CAN ALSO EASILY PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I DO NOT LIKE THIS FEELING HOPEFULLY THE RECALL WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS . VISIBILITY IS TERRIBLE DUE TO THE ROOF SUPPORTS, ARE PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS UP, WE CAN NOT SEE ,TO RETURN TO THE RIGHT LANE AFTER PASSING. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS HAD A DEFECT THAT I NOTICED AFTER PURCHASE. EVERY TIME I BRAKE, WHEN I HIT A BUMP, MY CAR ACCELERATES. THERE WAS A RECALL IN WHICH WE PARTICIPATED ON MARCH 15, 2010 HOWEVER IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WE ARE EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED AND FEARFUL OF THE POSSIBLE DANGER IT COULD BRING TO OUR FAMILY AND CHILDREN. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2010 PRIUS REGARDING BRAKING FAILURE OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, CASE #[XXX] . I TOOK MY CAR IN TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER YESTERDAY TO HAVE THE ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF (I ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE PROBLEM) I GOT MY CAR BACK AND TODAY I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WHILE BRAKING AND GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I WANT YOUR AGENCY TO BE AWARE THAT THE TOYOTA FIX MAY NOT BE WORKING. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY MAKE: TOYOTA MODEL: PRIUS YEAR: 2010 COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10311958 SUMMARY: MY 2010 PRIUS COMPLETED ITS "RECALL" SERVICE YESTERDAY. TODAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON TO THE FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND TURNED IT ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT STARTED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER WHICH IS LOCATED IN THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA, I WAS TOLD BY THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT PERSON THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM WITH A TECHNICIAN IN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V039000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE INSUFFICIENT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSED THE RECENT FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,905 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAS HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALL PERFORMED. SINCE HAVING THE RECALL DONE, THE BRAKES ON THE CAR SEEM TO WORK EVEN WORSE THAN BEFORE. IT STILL OCCASIONALLY FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE SLIPPING WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP, AND THE BRAKES ALSO DO NOT SEEM TO WORK AS WELL UNDER NORMAL OPERATION. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TWO ISSUES WITH THE 2010 PRIUS SINCE I BOUGHT IT ON 29TH DEC 2009. 1. UNABLE TO STOP AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN HITTING ROUGH /UNEVEN ROAD CONDITION AND TRYING TO STOP AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. 2. UNABLE TO STOP SOME TIMES WHEN DRIVE AT CITY SPEED LIMIT AND GOING BETWEEN SLOW AND STOP AND SLOW AND FAST AND SLOW KIND OF DRIVING, SOMETIME WHEN PRESSING BRAKE, INSTEAD OF DECELERATING IT START TO ACCELERATE AND TAKES LONGER TO STOP. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES OVER THIS ISSUE. FIRST TIME THEY FIXED BRAKE ISSUE. SECOND TIME IT WAS RECALL THAT THEY TOLD WILL FIX THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING. 3RD TIME THEY SAID THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. BUT I KNOW I FEEL THE ISSUE SOMETIME. AND I CAN NOT JUST LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM FOR DAYS TO INVESTIGATE AND I CAN CHANGE MY DRIVING PATTERN OR BEHAVIOR EITHER FOR THIS CAR. *TR

I HAD MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SERVICED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS A LOSS OF BRAKE POWER WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP. AFTER THE SERVICING THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. IT IS A BRIEF EVENT BUT CONCERNS ME AS WHEN IT HAPPENS IT FEELS MOMENTARILY AS THOUGH THE CAR IS SPEEDING UP. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS IN JUNE 2009. SHORTLY AFTER GETTING THE CAR I NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED TO "SLIP" WHEN I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY OVER UNEVEN SURFACES (RAILROAD TRACKS, UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, UTILITY COVERS). WHEN THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED I REALIZED THE "SLIP" I WAS FEELING WAS THE BRAKES NOT WORKING MOMENTARILY. I WENT TO A DEALER AND THE CAR WAS SERVICED. HOWEVER, I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE EVEN AFTER THE SUPPOSED FIX. *TR

I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM MYSELF,SINCE I HAVE A SPECIFIC SKILL THAT GIVES ME THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE THESES TYPE OF PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS DO NOT HAVE IN THEIR SKILL-SET. I HAVE A DOCTORATE IN A CERTAIN FIELD THAT ALLOWS AN UNDERSTANDING OF THESE AND OTHER USUALLY UN ANSWERABLE PROBLEMS WITH COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT. EVEN THE FAA PROBLEMS WITH DENIAL OF SERVICE IN THE SYSTEM IS PRETTY SIMPLY ANSWERED. SO NOW,LETS GET TO THE COMPLAINT,YOU FOLKS WOULD NEVER ENGAGE ME AND PAY MY CONSULTANT FEE TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS,AS I HAVE TRIED AND TRIED TO INFORM SO CALLED SMART BUREAUCRATS AND ENGINEERS ON THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS,BECAUSE YOU BOYS AND GIRLS ARE JUST TOO SMART TO GO DOWN ANY ROAD THAT YOU HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED TO GO DOWN USUALLY' THERE IS A FIX FOR THE TOYOTA PROBLEM,BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE TOYOTA REALLY WANTS IT FIXED,AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS GOOFY,BUT IF YOU KNEW OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION THAT I KNOW,YOU MIGHT AGREE. SO,BOTTOM LINE,THE US GOVT. PERSONNEL WILL AS USUAL ROUND FILE ANY OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE FROM GUYS WITH MY SET OF SKILLS,AND THE PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE THE TERRORISM EVENTS HERE. I CAN USUALLY SHAME YOU KIND OF FOLKS AND SAY SOMETHING LIKE,PROVE ME WRONG,AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN GET A FLINCH EITHER. *TR

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN RECENTLY FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, AND IT IS WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ROAD IS WET HE LIGHTLY DEPRESSES THE BRAKE AND IT FEELS AS IF HIS VEHICLE ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THE FAILURE HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND HE LEFT A MESSAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT IS A 5,200. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR SURGE WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMP. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN BRAKING THERE WAS A DELAY RESPONSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V039000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION AND THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

MY PRIOR PRIUS WAS REPURCHASED BY TOYOTA 09/09 WITH SEVERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH ONLY ESCALATED. I BELIEVE THE MAN IN CA BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED TO US ON THE HIGHWAY, AND OUR CAR BEHAVED AS IF IT WERE 'POSSESSED'. NOW MY 2010 IS HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES, INCLUDING AN ANTI-SKID/ BRAKING LIGHT THAT WE'D THOUGHT WAS REMEDIED BY RESETTING AN ABS ACTUATOR FRIDAY-IT WAS ON SINCE TEST DRIVING THE CAR-BUT I WAS TOLD MANY EXCUSES, AND EVENTUALLY THEY WERE AWARE BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS. (?) I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS MY 2007 TRAPPED US IN THE CAR TWICE-911 CALLED IN A PANIC-PLUS MY SMALL DAUGHTER'S SAFETY WAS AT RISK JUST BY OWNING THAT CRAZY CAR. PLEASE SEE IF YOU CAN LOCATE THAT CAR AND INSPECT IT-YOU WILL SEE THIS IS NOT SOME CHANCE SITUATION-AND NOW I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR NEW CAR 'PERFORMING AS DESIGNED' WHEN BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN APPLIED! FEEL FREE CONTACTING ME ON THIS!! *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - IT HAS 6,000 MILES ON IT. TWO TIMES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN I HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT TAKES APPX. 2 TO 3 SECONDS BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. *TR

I BROUGHT MY 2010 PRIUS TO SERVICE THE RECALLED BRAKE SOFTWARE ISSUE. PREVIOUS TO THIS, I NOTICED BRAKING PROBLEMS WHEN ON SLIPPERY AND/OR BUMPY ROADS WHERE THE BRAKES WOULD 'STOP BRAKING' FOR 1-2 SECONDS, AND GIVE A FEELING THAT THE CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE BRAKE SOFTWARE UPGRADED. ON MARCH 12TH I WAS DRIVING ON WET ROADS, WITH SOME POTHOLES, IT WAS FAIRLY BUMPY. I SLOWED THE CAR AS USUAL AND NEAR THE STOPLIGHT THE CAR FAILED TO DECELERATE FOR 1-2 SECONDS, AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER 1-2 SECONDS THE BRAKES CAUGHT AGAIN AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN MUCH MUCH FASTER TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE BRAKE SOFTWARE UPGRADE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND I CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH TRAVELING OVER A POT HOLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,700.

I RECENTLY GOT A RECALL ON MY 2010 PRIUS BUT STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. I WENT TO CHECK ON THE PROBLEMS TODAY (SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010), HOWEVER, THEY SAID THE LEAD MECHANIC WAS NOT THERE AND COULD NOT HELP ME WITH DISCUSSING PROBLEMS. THEY WANTED ME TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT AGAIN DURING THE WEEKDAYS (WHICH WILL BE A MORE PROBLEMATIC FOR ME SINCE I WORK FULL TIME AND THEY DON'T OFFER "RENTAL" SERVICE EITHER). I HAVE A GREAT FEAR OF DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN ON THE ROAD WHERE THERE COULD BE LOTS OF UNEXPECTED ACCIDENTS. I GENERALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS NOBODY WHO COULD TAKE A LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND GIVE ME SOME ADVICE WHEN THERE ARE LOTS OF CUSTOMERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO GET SOME HELP DURING THE WEEKEND. MY BRAKE STILL SLIPS AND I LOOSE MY CONTROL OVER MY BRAKES WHEN I GO OVER POT HOLES OR SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING TURNS. AGAIN, THE "RECALL" SERVICE DID NOT GIVE ME ANY SOLUTIONS. I DISCUSSED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AGAIN WITH SALES REPRESENTATIVE AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM POSSIBLE OPTIONS TO RETURN MY CAR OR GETTING A NEW ONE SINCE IT'S BEEN QUITE LONG DAYS EVER SINCE I STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND THEY SAID NO TO EVERYTHING. I AM NOT SURE HOW I CAN DRIVE THIS "UNSECURED" CAR ANYMORE. *TR