2010 Toyota Prius complaints

1. I WAS DRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA ON CITY ROADS. IN BOTH EVENTS, I WAS BRAKING TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF DRIVING OVER POTHOLES OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT (HOLES THAT WERE RECENTLY FILLED WITH ASPHALT) SEEN AHEAD. 2. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A BRIEF, MOMENTARY SURGE IN POWER FOLLOWED BY NORMAL BRAKING. ON ONE OCCASION, A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ALSO NOTICED THE SURGE AND COMMENTED ON IT. 3. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN SO FAR. AWAITING NEWS ON A POSSIBLE RECALL AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM CAR MARKER ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. *TW

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH I PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2009. WHEN I DRIVE DOWN A BUMPY HILL NEAR MY HOME, THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAIL TO HOLD IF I AM BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER THE BUMPS THEMSELVES. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IT TAKING OFF AFTER EACH BUMP. I BELIEVE I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE. THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TW

BRAKES EITHER SLIP OR CAR LEAPS FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND CAR GOES OVER ROUGH OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT OR A POTHOLE *TW

2010 PRIUS, LESS THAN 5000 MILES. ON THE I-5 (CA) GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO ON 12-24-09. ON A SLIGHT/MODERATE DOWNGRADE WITH CRUISE SET AT 70 MPH, THE CAR WAS BRAKING HARD AND WAS OVER 100 MPH BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT THE NOISE WAS - AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT OUT OF CRUISE AND BRAKED. IT CAME UNDER CONTROL. ON OR ABOUT 12-31-09 I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE CRUISE ON THE FREEWAY BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY IT ENGAGED NORMALLY. *TW

WHEN REVERSING, BRAKES OCCASIONALLY GRAB CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO JERK FORWARD. *TW

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKES ON MY 2010 PRIUS NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ALL OF THE INSTANCES OCCURRED AT FAIRLY LOW SPEEDS AND I CONSIDERED IT MORE OF A NUISANCE OR " NATURE OF THE BEAST " THAN ANYTHING ELSE. ONCE WAS ON A LEVEL, DRY, RESIDENTIAL ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. ANOTHER HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES AT THE SAME SPOT (A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET - MY ROUTE HOME FROM WORK ). AND A COUPLE OF TIMES ON SNOW COVERED ROADS ( I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THOSE WERE VERY SHORT SKIDS BEFORE THE ABS ENGAGED) *TW

LOSS OF BRAKING POWER (WEAK BRAKING) WHEN ROLLING OVER BUMPS, POT HOLES AND EVEN CRACKS IN THE PAVEMENT. *TW

1.I PURCHASED THIS 2010 PRIUS IN AUGUST 2010. I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION TWO TIMES SINCE THE LAST (INITIAL) SERVICE. ONCE WITH MY HUSBAND DRIVING ON ROUTE 17 AND THE OTHER TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD. 2.AS I STATED IN MY SERVICE PAPERWORK WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST SERVICED, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THEY DO NOT STOP ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, SUCH AS POT HOLES, BUMPS, ETC. YOUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE ABS AND IT IS ?NORMAL?. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT WILL BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. 3.WHEN START THE ENGINE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING (OR WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A WHILE) OFTEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS, IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING *TW

BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL WHEN BRAKING OVER A DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD OR WHEN BRAKING ON ICY PATCHES OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES IN DECEMBER, 2009 AND JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010. PRIUS *TW

MOMENTARY LACK OF BRAKES DURING UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. SITUATION HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES. DURING BRAKING, EITHER UNEVEN SURFACE OR ON A DIRT ROAD, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT LOSES ALL BRAKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS. I FIRST THOUGH IT WAS THE ABS KICKING IN, BUT THERE IS NO PULSING JUST A LOSS OF BRAKING. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I NOTICED CONDITION WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF USE. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE ABS AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT *TW

REGARDING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2009: SOMETIMES ON ICY, SNOWY STREETS THERE HAS BEEN A DELAY AFTER I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE. THE CAR HAS JUST SKIDDED AT FIRST. THIS DELAY IN BRAKING HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON BUMPY SURFACES. TOTAL INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN FIVE--THREE ON ICE, TWO ON BUMPY SURFACES. *TW *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, V MODEL, DELIVERED IN OCTOBER 2009. THE INCIDENT IS AFTER PARKING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN RESTARTING, AND PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE... UPON BACKING OUT THE CAR WILL SURGE AND I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARD TO STOP THE CAR, AT WHICH TIME THE CAR ATTEMPTS TO SPEED UP AND I HAVE TO MAINTAIN HARD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE CAR ABOUT 4 TIMES STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2009. *TW

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I BRAKE GOING OVER A BUMP, POTHOLE OR MANHOLE AND SOMETIMES SLIPPERY SURFACES. IT IS BRIEF. WE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER AT AROUND 5000 MILES. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BUT I HAVE DRIVEN A CAR WITH ANI-LOCK BRAKES FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND THIS FEELS DIFFERENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE 2009. *TW

I HAVE OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (6-8 TIMES) A FEELING THAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY LURCHING FORWARD WHILE I AM DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT AND APPLYING THE BRAKE. IN MY CASE THE LURCHING OF THE CAR HAPPENS ONLY WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. IT IS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU'RE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND YOUR CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF. THE SENSATION LASTS FOR A SECOND OR TWO NEVERTHELESS IT'S STILL AS I SAID FRIGHTENING. WHEN I FIRST MENTIONED IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER THE RESPONSE WAS THAT IT'S THE ABS BRAKES AND IT'S NORMAL. *TW

TOYOTA PRIUS 2010. MY CAR HAS A BRAKING PROBLEM , THE REAR WHEELS SEEM LIKE THEY ARE NOT HOLDING. IF YOU HIT A BUMP AND THE WHEELS ARE IN THE AIR =THEN GRABS THE GROUND . I THOUGHT THAT I WAS HITTING POT HOLES CAUSING THIS BUT THERE WAS NONE TO SEE . *TW

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE FAILS SOMETIMES ON STOP SIGNS. THE BRAKE CONTROL IS LOST FOR A FEW SECONDS AT THAT TIME. I FEEL LIKE THE CONTROL IS LOST. THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD AND STOP. I SPOKE WITH MY NEIGHBORHOOD DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA IS WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL A RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TW *TR

I NOTICED MY BREAKS WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN I TRIED TO STOP ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR WET PAVEMENT. MY HUSBAND LATER DROVE THE CAR AND THOUGHT WE GOT HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN HE TRIED TO BREAK. THE CAR SURGES FORWARD BEFORE IT STOPS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IN LATE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER FOR THE PROBLEM THEY TELL ME THE BRAKES FUNCTION PROPERLY. I HAVE SINCE SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT, THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE THAT A BRAKE ANNOUNCEMENT HAD BEEN MADE ON MY PRIUS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IF THEY DID NOT WANT TO FIX OR ADDRESS MY PROBLEM, THAT WHEN I HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE MY CAR DOES NOT STOP AND SURGES FORWARD, I WILL SUE TOYOTA. I AM CONSIDERING FILLING FOR LEMON LAW. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE. I DRIVE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE IF THE PRIUS BRAKES FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TW

WHILE BRAKING ON ROADWAY THAT HAS A MANHOLE OR A PATCH IN THE ASPHALT THAT IS NOT EXACTLY LEVEL WITH THE REST OF THE ASPHALT, THE TIRES FEEL LIKE THERE IS NO TRACTION AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS HYDROPLANING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE DRIVING ON TWO SPECIFIC ROADS AND NOW I TRY TO AVOID THE AREAS TO PREVENT THE FEELING OF HAVING NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND HAS NO TRACTION. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY ROADS. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY AND IT HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. *TW

I BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS IN AUGUST 2009. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD THERE IS A LOSS OF BREAKING FOR A SHORT TIME. IT FEELS LIKE A SURGE IN ACCELERATION BEFORE THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. *TW

EXPERIENCED LACK OF BRAKING WHEN MY 2010 PRIUS WAS GOING OVER BUMPY TERRAIN. I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AND NO BRAKING WAS OCCURRING UNTIL THE CAR REACHED SMOOTH GROUND AGAIN. INSTEAD IT FELT LIKE I WAS SKIDDING, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL JUST VIBRATED BACK AT ME. I CAN CONFIRM THAT THE PROBLEM BEING REPORTED IN THE NEWS MEDIA IN JAPAN, IS IN FACT, A REAL PROBLEM. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE NEWS, I REALIZED, HEY, I EXPERIENCED THAT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE A RECALL. IT IS A LEGITIMATE PROBLEM THAT DOES INDEED SOMETIMES OCCUR IN THE SITUATION I DESCRIBED. IT IS SCARY. *TW

SOON AFTER I GOT MY 2010 PRIUS IN AUGUST, I EXPERIENCED A BRAKING PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 MORE TIMES SO FAR. WHILE BRAKING AS I SLOWLY APPROACH A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, IF I SIMULTANEOUSLY GO OVER A BUMP OR BREAK IN THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD A COUPLE OF YARDS REQUIRING ME TO PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE WHICH THEN STOPS THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AND THEN BRAKING WHEN I ENCOUNTER ICE ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY, NO CARS HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA BECAUSE I HAVE NOT YET SERVICED MY CAR. *TW

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SEEM TO HAVE PROBLEMS ENGAGING; IT IS SLUGGISH AND I HAVE TO DEPRESS DOWN HARD ON THE PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. *TW

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS "JUMPED FORWARD" THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE TWO WEEKS AGO. TWICE WHEN TRAVELING OVER A POT HOLE WITH MY FOOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND ONCE WHEN BRAKING OVER A SPEED BUMP ON A SIDE STREET. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT ACCELERATED AND THAT I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TW

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2010 PRIUS IN AUGUST 2009 I HAVE FELT THE CAR HAD BRAKING ISSUES, I.E. BRAKES SEEM TO NOT ENGAGE MOMENTARILY WHEN BRAKES DEPRESSED AS WELL AS BRAKES SEEM TO GO IN AND OUT WHEN I INITIALLY START UP THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE NEW CAR WHICH I HAVE NOT GOTTEN USED TO AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN IN. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE LATE DECEMBER DUE TO FEAR OF PROBLEMS IN THE RAIN. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR EARLY JANUARY IN THE MEAN TIME. *TW

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS WEEK, TOYOTA IS SUPPOSED TO ANNOUNCE WHETHER THE 2010 PRIUS WILL BE RECALLED FOR PROBLEMS WITH ITS BRAKING SYSTEM. I BROUGHT MY PRIUS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 FROM SAN FRANCISCO TOYOTA. I HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA: THOUGH I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THERE IS A HILL NEAR MY HOME THAT I DRIVE MOST EVERY DAY. IT HAPPENS IN THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME: I AM HEADED DOWNHILL TOWARD A STOP SIGN; I HIT THE POT HOLE AND FOR A SECOND MY CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT WERE HYDRO PLANING--I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL. I DIDN'T THINK TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS BEFORE I BEGAN HEARING THE NEWS. I DON'T DRIVE VERY MUCH IN THE CITY AND IT WAS ONLY IN THIS ONE SPECIFIC PLACE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMED TO FAIL. BUT IT IS TERRIFYING TO FEEL THAT YOUR CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL. IF I DROVE MY PRIUS MORE I AM CERTAIN I WOULD BE EXPERIENCING THIS DESIGN FLAW MORE. I ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO BRING ITS REGULATORY WEIGHT TO BEAR TO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM--WHICH IT HAS FOR 2010 PRIUS'S SOLD AFTER JANUARY 2010. I WOULD LIKE THE SAME SAFETY MEASURES TAKEN FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLES, BUT WHO BOUGHT OUR PRIUS'S BEFORE JANUARY 2010. *TW

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SURGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON SNOW OR ICE. I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED *TW

TOYOTA PRIUS ANTILOCK BRAKES STOP BRAKING AFTER A DISTURBANCE SUCH AS A SLIPPERY SPOT, OR POTHOLE. THIS OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *CN

I BOUGHT MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 AND ON THE 2ND DAY OF OWNERSHIP WHEN I WAS BRAKING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON TO MY STREET WHERE I LIVE THE CAR INCREASED IN SPEED UP WHEN I WAS MAKING MY TURN WHILE BRAKING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN THE ROAD.YHIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ROADWAY HAS IMPERFECTIONS AND IS ROUGH.I HAD TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS CONDITON AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SENSORS AND IT WAS A NORMAL CONDITON WHICH I THINK IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS HAPPEND WHEN I WAS BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *CN

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKING ISSUES. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THAT WHEN I AM STOPPING AND HIT A BUMP THE BRAKES SEEM TO NOT ENGAGE. *CN

THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 PRIUS HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN GOING SLOWLY OVER UNEVEN, BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CAR SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD DURING THE BRAKING SEQUENCE. IT IS VERY STARTLING. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN IN FORNT OF ME, CLOSE ENOUGH TO MAKE CONTACT. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. WHEN I FIRST TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT AT DEALERSHIP, WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING CAR, THEY SIAD IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO GET USED TO WITH THE BRAKING SENSOR OR SOMETHIONG AND IT ISN'T ACTUALLY ACCELERATING FORWARD. I MENTIONED IT AGAIN LAST WEEK AFTER THE ISSUES WITH THE OTHER CARS ACCELERATORS, AND THE SERVICE DEPT SAID I HAVE TO REPLICATE IT WITH THEM, TO ADDRESS IT. I CALLED THEM AFTER INFO WAS BROADCAST ON THE RADIO, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING. NOW I HEAR IN THE NEWS THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND ALMOST EXACTLY DESCRIBE IT AS I EXPERIENCE IT. I DRIVE OVER THIS TYPE OF ROAD DAILY, AND AM TRYING TO AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. *CN

2010 PRIUS. HAVE A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT AT FIRST THOUGHT THE STABILITY SYSTEM BUT NOW UNDERSTAND THAT IS NOT SO. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER ON WET ROAD AND APPLIED BRAKE HAD THIS LURCH FORWARD MOVEMENT. HAPPENED AGAIN ONCE ON ICE AND AGAIN WHEN GOING FROM ASPHALT TO SLIGHTLY RAISED BRICK ROAD AND WAS APPLYING BRAKES. WAS APPLYING BRAKES IN ALL INCIDENTS. IN ADDITION ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS HAVE STARTED CAR WITH THE BRAKE RECESSED. PLACED CAR IN REVERSE AND NOW THE BRAKE PEDDLE BECOMES TIGHT AND THEN NO LONGER SMOOTH BRAKING AND JERKY. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND IT CORRECTED ITSELF TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY DIFFERENT MONTHS BUT TWICE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. ONCE WITH TURNING THE CAR ON AND TIGHT ABNORMAL BRAKE AND ONCE WITH THE LURCH WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKE ON CHANGE OF PAVEMENT *CN

MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING DURING A TURN OR COMING UPON A SPEED BUMP. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. 6/6/09 *CN

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY WHEN I DEPRESS THE PEDAL *CN

HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE CONDITION SEVERAL TIMES *CN

TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 - BREAKS FAILED TO STOP CAR ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST MONTH. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION (ROADS EACH TIME WERE PLOWED FOR SNOW, BUT STILL A BIT SLICK). THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED DUE TO THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN, BUT STILL NOT BREAKING. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE CAR DID NOT BREAK AT A RED LIGHT AND I QUICKLY TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PROCEED ONTO A SIDE ROAD. I HAVE CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED LAST FALL), AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *CN

BRAKES ARE UNRESPONSIVE AT TIMES, IT JERKS DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SURFACES. *CN

MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS THE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE NEWS. THE VEHICLE HAS BRAKE/STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES AS SOON AS ONE OF THE WHEELS LEAVE THE SUFACE OF THE ROAD. THE ANTI-LOCK "SYSTEM" SEEMS TO BE TOO AGGRESSIVE AND THEREBY IS DANGEROUS. THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE DRIVER CAN DO TO AVOID THIS. IT IS A TRACTION-CONTROL/BRAKE ISSUE. ALSO, REAR VISION IS ABOUT AS BAD AS LOOKING OUT THE REAR OF THE OSCAR MAYER WEINER MOBILE. THE SIDE MIRRORS NEED MORE REAR VISION. *CN

MOMENTARY BRAKE LOSS. 2010 PRIUS, MFG. DATE 12/09. PURCHASE DATE 2/1/10. LOW SPEED SLOWING DOWN WITH LIGHT BRAKING FOR STOP LIGHT. HAPPENED OVER A MAN HOLE COVER (I THINK). WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES QUITE MOMENTARLY. *CN

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 2010 PRIUS HAS FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE ON ICE SURFACES AS WELL AS CLEAR SURFACES. THERE IS JUST A FRACTION OF A SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES TAKE HOLD. FORTUNATELY THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN AN ACCIDENT BUT IF I WERE TO HAVE HAD LESS SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. *CN

HALFWAY DOWN A HILL IN THIS VERMONT VILLAGE IS A RIGHT TURN THAT GOES UPHILL. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS IS IN WINTER WEATHER IN MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES FOR OVER 40 YEARS. ON THIS DAY THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD SO I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY GOING DOWN THE HILL AND WAS GOING TO MAKE THE RIGHT HAND TURN BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY REACTED UNLIKE ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN IN THOSE CONDITIONS AND JUST SEEMED TO CAUSE ME TO SLIDE INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED NOT TO TURN AND CONTINUED CAREFULLY DOWN THE HILL. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME OR I FELT I MIGHT HAVE SLID INTO THEM. LATER THAT WEEK I CALLED AND TALKED TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR. HE SAID HE WASN'T AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, THAT HE HAD A PRIUS, ALTHOUGH AN OLDER MODEL, AND HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEM. HE HAD HEARD FROM ONE OTHER PERSON WITH A BRAKING COMPLAINT ON THE 2010 MODEL. I ASKED HIM TO INFORM ME IF HE FOUND OUT ANYTHING BUT I NEVER HEARD FROM HIM. THE CONDITION WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH FROM MY POINT OF VIEW THAT SINCE I HAVE A SECOND CAR I HAVE NOT USED THE PRIUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS, IN LIGHT OF RECENT DISCLOSURES, TO BE A VERY SERIOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION TO PUT ME, ME FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT RISK AND WOULD HOPE THAT A RECALL AND RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE QUICK AND FORTHCOMING. *CN

WHILE DRIVING ON 2/5/10 IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 15 MPH, I SLID THROUGH A STOP LIGHT IN MY 2010 PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY, APPLIED MY BRAKES EARLY, KNOWING THE LIGHT MIGHT CHANGE. IT CHANGED TO YELLOW AND I HAD NO BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION AS THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I HAVE HAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN MY LAST TWO CARS AND HAVE HAD MY ABS ENGAGE PREVIOUSLY ON MY 2010 PRIUS. DURING THIS EVENT, NO BRAKING OF ANY SORT TOOK PLACE EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT HIT BY OTHER CARS IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM EXAMINED YET, BUT WILL BE TAKING MY PRIUS TO THE DEALER. *CN

I OWN A 2010 PRIUS. THE DAY AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB WHEN IN REVERSE AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND WAS PERHARS DUE TO A LITTLE RUST ON THE ROTORS AND AND TO RETURN IN PROBLEM RECURRED. THE GRABBING AND JERKING CONTINUED WHILE BRAKING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED AND I AGAIN RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT COULD BE DUE TO INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MECHANICAL BRAKE AND THE THE REGENERATIVE BRAKE BUT HAD NO IMPROVEMENTS TO OFFER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUS TO DATE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN GOING FORWARD . HOWEVER, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED AS IT MAY INDICATE A GENERAL SOFTWARE ERROR IFOR CONTROLLING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN BRAKING MODES. *CN

WHILE TRAVELING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES MALFUNCTION FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHILE TRAVELING TO CAR DEALERSHIP AND COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN, THE ROAD WAS UNEVEN, AND THE BRAKES AGAIN DID NOT FUNCTION IMMEDIATELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, NO CARS WERE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MAY CAR. *CN

I STEPPED ON BREAK PADEL ON MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A BUMPPY UNEVEN ROAD BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP PROPERLY AND SLIPPED A FEW FEET INSTEAD. *CN

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD. BECAUSE IT WAS ICY, I STARTED BRAKING VERY EARLY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES AT ALL. I BLEW THROUGH THE STOP SIGN OUT ONTO A 40 MPH ROAD. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION BY STEERING AWAY FROM CARS. I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE TIME, WHICH WAS SEVERAL SECONDS AND THE BRAKES NEVER ENGAGED. THE NEXT TIME I USED THE BRAKES, THEY WORKED. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT THE REASON THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WAS BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE ANY TRACTION DUE TO THE ICY CONDITIONS. BUT AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT, I DID HAVE TRACTION BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO STEER QUITE WELL AND SUDDENLY CHANGE DIRECTIONS WITHOUT ANY SLIPPING AT ALL. THIS DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME UNTIL I READ ABOUT THE BRAKING PROBLEMS. MY HUSBAND HAS EXPERIENCED THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A SLIPPERY OR UNEVEN SURFACE MANY TIMES. HE APPLIES THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. *CN

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS; PURCHASED NEW ON 3 JAN., 2010. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 4400 MILES. RECENTLY IN THE NEWS I'VE HEARD LOSS OF BRAKING COMPLAINTS. MY COMPLAINT IS THE OPPOSITE. SOMETIMES WHEN TRAVELING VERY SLOWLY BACKWARDS OR VERY RARELY SLOWLY FORWARD AND I PRESS LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKES THEY GRAB AS THO I PRESSED HARD FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES. THIS HAS YET TO OCCUR WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE ABOUT 5 MPH. THIS OCCURS USUALLY WHEN BACKING AND USUALLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD. IF IT HAPPENS IT USUALLY HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES IN JUST ONE ATTEMPT TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. *CN

PRIUS PURCHASED NOV 2009: AT LEAST INCIDENTS OF CAR LURCHING FORWARD SIGNIFICANTLY AND MOMENTARY SENSE OF LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACE. OCCURED IN DEC 09,JAN 10, AND FEB 10. HAD A PEDESTRIAN BEEN CROSSING ILLEGALLY, THE PERSON COULD'VE BEEN HIT BEC I COULD NOT PREVENT OR CONTROL THAT LURCHING. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I FEEL I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR SAFELY. I NEED MY CAR FOR WORK. I PHONED MY TOYOTA DEALER WHO SAID TO BRING IT IN FOR EVALUATION,BUT THEY SOUND TENTATIVE. I WANT A SOLUTION AND DON'T WANT TO BE MAKING NUMEROUS TRIPS FROM MY RURAL TOWN TO THE CITY DEALER FOR GUESSES. *CN

OCCASSIONAL VERY BRIEF LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT, SPEED BUMPS OR TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES AT A SLOW SPEED. NO INJURIES OR COLLISIONS AS A RESULT. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET BUT AM AWAITING POTENTIAL RECALL NOTICE. *CN

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING PROBLEM. WHEN BRAKING WITH THE FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH ACCELERATION. IT WILL STOP WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES HARDER. THIS IS HAPPENING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASSIONS. *CN

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I APPROACH A POTHOLE OR ROUGH PATCH IN THE ROAD AND APPLY THE BRAKES AS I AM DRIVING OVER IT, THE BRAKES SLIP AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF SANTA MONICA ON FEBRUARY 5,2010. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS FAULTY WITHIN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SAME DAY EVERY NEWS ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD WAS REPORTING THAT TOYOTA ADMITTED THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IN THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS REPAIRED ON 2010 PRIUS MODELS BUILT FROM JANUARY 2010. *CN