2010 Toyota Prius complaints

BRAKES DID NOT IMMEDIATELY CATCH WHEN APPLIED AND CAUSED SLIGHT SKIDDING. *TR

2010 PRIUS - CONFIRMING REPORTS ABOUT BRAKE FAILURE. AT THE COMPANY I WORK, THERE ARE RUMBLE STRIPS LEADING TO A GATE WHEN DEPARTING THE GROUNDS. I HAVE LEARNED TO SLOW WAY DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE RUMBLE STRIPS BECAUSE I ALMOST HIT THE BAR THAT RISES AT THE GATE THE FIRST FEW TIMES AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR LAST SUMMER (2009). THE BRAKES BRIEFLY FAIL THEN KICK IN AGAIN. HAVE NOT BEEN ON ROUGH TERRAIN BUT I'M SURE THIS WOULD OCCUR SIMILAR TO THE RUMBLE STRIPS. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 AND IT ACCELERATES WHILE BRAKING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ESPECIALLY WHILE APPLYING BRAKE DURING CRUISE CONTROL AND BREAKING ON GOING THROUGH UNEVEN SURFACE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED MY PRIUS. I CONTACTED BENNETT TOYOTA IN ALLENTOWN, PA (THAT IS WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR) AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE CAR ON 12/28/2009 WITH ME AND HE SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM; HE SAID, HE ALSO TESTED THE CAR FOR THE SPECIFICATIONS AND THE TECHNICIANS COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH EITHER CRUISE CONTROL OR BRAKE. *TR

MY BRAKES QUIT WORKING IF A BRAKE ON LOOSE GRAVEL OR WHEN I HIT A BUMP AT LOW SPEEDS. SEEMS LIKE THE ABS IS TRYING TO WORK BUT FAILS TO KICK ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED FREQUENT BRAKING LOSS WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKES RELEASE MOMENTARILY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MANY TIMES!! IT IS DEFINITELY DANGEROUS. *TR

I OWN A 2010 PRIUS AND WHEN STOPPING GOING OVER A REASONABLE 'BUMP' THE BRAKES SEEM TO DISENGAGE SO YOU GET AN ACCELERATION FEELING WHICH CAUSES YOU TO REACT AND PRESS THE BRAKE AGAIN. IT SHAKES YOU WHEN IS HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN! *TR

2010 PRIUS BOUGHT IN JULY OF 2009. SIMILAR PROBLEM TO WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. WHEN COMING TO A STOP (USUALLY FROM HIGHWAY SPEED) ON A ROAD WITH POTHOLES, THE CAR WILL HIT A POTHOLE AND WILL LURCH FORWARD, AS IF I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. SO FAR, CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS ALWAYS STOPPED ME IN TIME. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS IV IN JUNE 2009. I LIVE IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD, USUALLY BELOW FREEZING, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES SOMETIMES THEY WILL SLIP JUST FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THIS USUALLY OCCURS BEFORE THE CAR HAS A CHANCE TO WARM UP BUT HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. THE BRAKES WILL SLIP WHEN I GO OVER A PORTION OF THE ROAD WHERE THE PAVEMENT IS BUCKLED, OR THERE IS A DEPRESSION SUCH AS DRIVING OVER A MANHOLE COVER, POTHOLE OR CONSTRUCTION CUT THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY FILLED. THE EXPERIENCE IS LIKE BRAKING OVER A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THIS PROBLEM IN DECEMBER BUT DIDN'T MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED. AFTER READING AN AP NEWS RELEASE ON THIS TOPIC, WHICH DESCRIBED THE EXACT SYMPTOMS I AM EXPERIENCING, I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 12 FEB TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. I DON'T CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS I ONLY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS. *TR

APPROACHING A FOUR WAY STOP SIGN IN MY 2010 PRIUS, I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY A SECOND BEFORE THE BRAKES TOOK EFFECT. THERE WAS PATCHY ICE ON THE ROAD BEFORE THE STOP SIGN. I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, PAST THE STOP SIGN BY ABOUT 20 FEET. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ABS BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS HOWEVER NOW I REALIZE IT WAS AN ACTUAL DELAY IN THE BREAKING ITSELF. I DROVE MY PREVIOUS 2004 PRIUS FOR 108,000 MILES WITHOUT EVER HAVING THIS OCCUR. *TR

MY 2010 PRIUS HYBRID HAS A PROBLEM IN CERTAIN INSTANCES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS WHEN I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP IN FRONT OF MY HOME. THERE WERE WET LEAVES IN THE STREET AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN IT FELT AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM ACTUATED AND MOMENTARILY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STARTED TO SKID, THEN THE ABS TOOK OVER AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. TRUTHFULLY I WAS FRIGHTENED. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE SEPTEMBER, 2009 AND THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS LUCKY ONE TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I WAS SURE I WAS GOING TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE BUT IT MOVED FORWARD FAR ENOUGH SO THAT I DID NOT HIT IT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE STREET OR HIGHWAY IS ROUGH OR BUMPY IN THE AREA WHERE I AM BRAKING. IT IS ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS WHEN THE STREETS ARE SLICK FROM SNOW OR ICE. I CERTAINLY HAVE LEARNED TO GIVE THE OTHER CAR PLENTY OF ROOM SO THAT I WILL HAVE TIME TO BRAKE. HOWEVER THERE ARE OCCURRENCES, SUCH AS 4-WAY STOP SIGNS, WHERE IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ALLOW ENOUGH SPACE. *TR

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, TO MY PRIUS 2010, ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASION THE BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL. APPLYING MORE PRESSURE DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK RIGHT AWAY, THEN THE BRAKES GRAB HARD. ONLY NOTICED AT SLOWER SPEEDS, AND ROUGHER ROADS. *TR

2010 PRIUS PURCHASED JULY 2009. TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHILE BRAKING (WHICH HAD A POTHOLE IN FRONT OF IT) MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL AFTER IT HIT THE POTHOLE. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THE POTHOLE WOULD IMPEDE MY FORWARD PROGRESS NOT INCREASE IT! I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY SO THE INCIDENT WAS MOMENTARY, BUT IT DID SCARE ME. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I LEARNED HOW TO AVOID THE POTHOLE. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY STRANGE BUT ONCE I STARTED TO AVOID THE POTHOLE I FORGOT ABOUT IT. SO I DID NOT PURSUE IT UNTIL I READ THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ROUGH ROAD COMPLAINTS AND REALIZED THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME AND THAT I SHOULD REPORT IT HERE. THE DATES, TIME AND MILEAGE ARE ACTUALLY UNKNOWN BECAUSE I DID NOT MAKE A NOTE OF IT AT THE TIME. *TR

DESIGN FLAW ON A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT MAKES RATTLING NOISE NEAR THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER THAT COULD BRAKE THE GEAR LEVER. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS, I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. WHEN GOING OVER A POTHOLE (WHILE USING THE BRAKE), THE BRAKE FAILS MOMENTARILY AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. *TR

I BOUGHT AT 2010 PRIUS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND SINCE THEN, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (PROBABLY ABOUT 7-8 TIMES) WHEN HITTING A POTHOLE, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT LUNGES FORWARD, OR ALMOST ACCELERATES. MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT THE BRAKE GOES OUT COMPLETELY, BUT IT'S ALWAYS WHEN BRAKING FOR A POTHOLE OR DIP THAT MY CAR GOES LUNGING FORWARD. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS OR ANYTHING HAVE RESULTED AS OF YET, BUT IT CONCERNS ME. I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY TO MENTION IT TO THE DEALER YET, ALTHOUGH I DID MENTION IT BRIEFLY TO MY SALESPERSON WHEN HE DID A FOLLOW-UP CALL TO SEE HOW I WAS DOING WITH THE NEW CAR. I'VE MADE AN APPT. AT MY LOCAL DEALER FOR MONDAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BUT GIVEN THE NEWS THIS MORNING, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT IT BECAUSE I'VE DEFINITELY BEEN EXPERIENCING WHAT'S BEING REPORTED. *TR

JUST WANTED TO ADD MY TWO CENTS WORTH THAT THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 PRIUS AREN'T RIGHT. WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD A FEW MORE FEET. IT HAS ALMOST PUT ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I PURCHASED MY CAR ON AUGUST 28, 2009. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

1. WE PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS SIX MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENTS BRAKING WHERE WE FEEL THE ABS OVER-COMPENSATES WHEN THE WHEELS ARE ON DIFFERENT SURFACES (E.G. GRAVEL/PAVEMENT, PUDDLE/PAVEMENT, ETC.). TWO OF THE FOUR INCIDENTS ARE NOTABLE BECAUSE IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD LOST CONTROL OF BRAKING AND I WAS GOING TO 1. REAR-END ANOTHER CAR AND 2. GO OFF AN EMBANKMENT. I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER. TODAY, I WAS ALARMED TO LEARN,--REPORTED IN THE NEWS--THAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS CHECKED OUT MY CAR (AT THE 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE), BUT REPORTS NOTHING WRONG. SOMETHING IS WRONG! IF FEELS AS THOUGH THE ABS OVER-COMPENSATES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS WHEN THE SURFACE UNDER ONE WHEEL IS "IRREGULAR" AND CAUSES THE ABS TO REACT TO SLIPPING/SLIDING. I'VE OWNED SIX CARS WITH ABS, BUT NONE OF THEM GAVE ME THE FEELING THAT I'D LOST CONTROL BRAKING. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR'S ABS AND I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT ADDRESS IT IN A PROMPT MANNER. YOUR AUTO-FILL FORM REQUIRES THAT I SPECIFY A DATE OF INCIDENT. FOUR TIMES, BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2009 AND JANUARY 2010, WE FEEL WE'VE LOST CONTROL OF OUR ABILITY TO BRAKE THIS CAR AT VERY REASONABLE (BRAKING) SPEEDS AND DISTANCES. IT'S NOT JUST ONE INCIDENT. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD DURING BRAKE APPLICATION OF MY 2010 PRIUS, I SOMETIMES LOSE BRAKING POWER AND THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD OR SEEM TO ACCELERATE. IT'S SCARY BUT THANKFULLY I'VE BEEN FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT I HAVEN'T HIT IT. I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER TO REPORT THIS UNTIL I HEARD OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT YOU WERE RECEIVING AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA PRIUS V 2010. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I AM ALSO FILLING A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. ALSO THE BACK AUTO DIMMING MIRROR DOESNT WORK PROPERLY. THEY CANT FIND A FIX. LANE KEEP ASSIST WORKS REALLY POORLY. I WOULD SAY I DOESNT WORK! ALSO BLUETOOTH SYSTEMS DOESNT WORK PROPERLY. THERE IS A DELAY IN ANSWERING THE CALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED 2 NOVEMBER 2009 THAT IS HAVING THE BRAKING PROBLEM ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING, THE CAR WILL "LURCH" FORWARD WHEN IT SHOULD BE COMING TO A STOP. IT HAPPENS JUST BEFORE I EXPECT IT TO STOP, AND HAVE COMPENSATED BY BRAKING MORE SLOWLY IN ANTICIPATION OF STOPS. I WORRY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN A SUDDEN, EMERGENCY STOP, HOWEVER. THANK YOU. (THE DATE BELOW IS JUST TO COMPLETE THE FORM; YOU SHOULD HAVE A CATEGORY FOR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT AREN'T TIED TO A PARTICULAR DATE.) *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION TYPE PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT AND POTHOLES, ETC. THE ACCELERATION IS FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND I SUSPECT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE LACK OF TRACTION FROM THE TIRES. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH LOOSE FLOOR MATS OR A STICKING PEDAL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. DEALER SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I WENT IN LAST WEEK. I WAS OFFERED TO HAVE IT BROUGHT INTO SERVICE DEPART. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON COMMAND SO I AM GOING TO WAIT FOR NHTSA INVESTIGATION. *TR

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND APPLYING THE BRAKES OVER A ROUGH STRETCH OF PAVEMENT, THE BRAKES "STUTTERED" OR SEEMED TO MOMENTARILY FAIL AND THEN CATCH AGAIN WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AT THE SAME INTERSECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5000.

IN SNOWY WEATHER I TRIED TO STOP ON SLIPPERY PAYMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS AT A FOUR WAY STOP. THE BRAKES LET GO FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RECONNECTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ON BUMPY OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT. IT NEVER LASTS FOR LONG, BUT IT DOES INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS AND ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I OBSERVED A BRIEF LACK OF BRAKING WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THE FIRST INCIDENT CAME AT A FREEWAY SPEED OF ABOUT 60 MPH AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARDER THAN NORMAL AS TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WERE BRAKING DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. THE SECOND INCIDENT CAME IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA TRAVELING AT AROUND 35-40 MPH AND I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AS A VEHICLE TURNED ON RED IN FRONT OF ME. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE PAUSE MIRRORED THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN REPORTED IN THE MEDIA. THERE IS DEFINITELY A FLAW IN THE BRAKE DESIGN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A SLICK ROAD. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. BRAKE PEDAL FELT NON RESPONSIVE AND CAR HIT CURB, KNOCKING OFF THE WHEEL COVER AND SCUFFING THE RIM. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2009 FROM DARCARS TOYOTA IN FREDERICK MD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED (2) INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DURING THE TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE INFORMED DARCARS TOYOTA AND TOYOTA CORPORATION. DARCARS RAN A "HEALTH TEST" ON FEBRUARY 4, 2009 ON MY VEHICLE AND THE TEST INDICATED EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. DARCARS THEN CONTACTED THEIR TOYOTA CALIFORNIA (TAC) AND RELATED MY PROBLEM TO THEM. THE RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA WAS THAT MY EPISODES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WAS JUST THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING NORMALLY. THIS IS AFTER THE PRESS RELEASE FROM TOYOTA CORPORATION ON THE MORNING OF 02/04/10 ACKNOWLEDGING A PROBLEM EXISTING WITH THE 2010 PRIUS BUT CLAIMING TO HAVE ALREADY FIXED THE PROBLEM ON ALL NEW 2010 PRIUS AUTOMOBILES SOLD SINCE JANUARY 2010. MY TWO QUESTIONS ARE 1) IF TOYOTA DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS THAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED ON ALL 2010 PRIUS VEHICLES SOLD SINCE JANUARY, WHY HAS TOYOTA NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT WHAT IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE? I HAVE OWNED AND BEEN DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS SINCE SEPTEMBER '09. 2) WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC REPAIR THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY PERFORMED ON ALL 2010 PRIUS AUTOMOBILES SINCE JANUARY 1, 2010? WHY DID MY TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A REPAIR? WAS THERE A SAFETY BULLETIN ISSUED BY TOYOTA? WHY HAS TOYOTA NOT ALREADY AGREED TO REPAIR MY 2010 PRIUS (SOLD IN SEPTEMBER '09) WITH THE SAME REPAIR ALLEGEDLY ALREADY PERFORMED ON 2010 PRIUS AUTOMO

HITTING A BUMP WHILE BRAKING CAUSES THE BRAKES TO NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR A SPLIT SECOND, GIVING THE FEELING THAT THE CAR IS LUNGING FORWARD. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS. ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS, IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, THE FOLLOWING HAS OCCURRED. WHEN I AM TRAVELING AND I APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT DOES NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. IT ACTUALLY BEGINS TO SPEEDS UP WHILE MY FOOT IS PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATION HAS ONLY LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5-6 SECONDS. HOWEVER, IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND TRYING TO SLOW DOWN ESPECIALLY OFF A FREEWAY OFF RAMP. THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO AT THAT TIME IS ACCELERATE EVEN IF IT IS MOMENTARILY. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN VARIOUS PLACES. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I AM GETTING OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. THERE WAS NOTHING I DID IN PARTICULAR THAT CORRECTED THE FAILURE. THE PRIUS JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AT DIFFERENT TIMES, PARTICULARLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, ETC. THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS BUT CERTAINLY SCARY TO DRIVE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE FAILURE. I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TAKE MY NAME AND NUMBER DOWN. *TR

2010 PRIUS DID NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH I PRESSED BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE MY FOOT SORE. BRAKES HAD BEEN SQUEALING SLIGHTLY SINCE I PURCHASED CAR ON 12/30/09, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE COLD. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEM: TO BEGIN DRIVING MY PRIUS FROM A STOPPED POSITION ONE RELEASES THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. QUITE OFTEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY PRIUS THERE WILL BE AN INSTANT JERK AND ANY VEHICLE MOVEMENT APPEARS TO BE DEAD LOCKED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL THEN APPEAR TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND THEN DRIVING IS OK. CONSIDERING MY DRIVING HABITS, THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME, AND ALSO I DON'T TRUST THE CAR. *TR

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, MOMENTARILY LOSES BRAKING WHEN IT GOES OVER UNEVEN ROADS, POTHOLES ..ETC. OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 26 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SINCE IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND HAS BECOME MORE CONSISTENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

EVERY TIME WE DRIVE DOWN A HILL NEAR OUR HOUSE AND HIT A POTHOLE/CRACK IN THE ROAD, THE 2010 PRIUS SEEMS TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE POTHOLE EVEN THOUGH I AM BREAKING DOWN THE HILL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE FIRST DAY WE DROVE THE CAR (IN AUGUST 2009). THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES SINCE THIS ROAD IS NOT HEAVILY TRAVELED, BUT IT MAKES ME HESITANT TO DRIVE MY CAR IF I HAVE TO GO DOWN THAT HILL. *TR

ON ABOUT 5 OR 6 OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHICH I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER, 2009. NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS OF ANY KIND HAVE OCCURRED AND THE LOSS OF BRAKING WAS FOR ONLY A SECOND OR SO, BUT WHEN I READ THE REPORTS TODAY OF NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION I KNEW THAT WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY OTHERS. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED WHEN BRAKING AT A RELATIVELY LOW RATE OF SPEED (25MPH OR LESS) OVER A BUMPY, UNEVEN SURFACE IN WHICH BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE GOING OVER THE UNEVEN SURFACE. THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES AS NORMAL AND THE BRAKES BEGIN TO WORK, BUT AT THE MOMENT OF CONTACT WITH THE BUMPY AREA THE BRAKES STOP WORKING MOMENTARILY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN MOVING FORWARD QUICKLY FOR JUST A SECOND. IT FEELS ALMOST LIKE THE VEHICLE IS SLIDING OR SPEEDING UP FOR JUST A SECOND BEFORE RESUMING A DESCENT IN SPEED. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY PRIUS AND IN ALL OTHER WAYS IT IS A GREAT VEHICLE, BUT I DID FEEL IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT GIVEN YOUR ONGOING INVESTIGATION. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN ALLEY, AT THE END, BEFORE I STOP FOR THE STREET, THERE IS A POTHOLE. TWICE I HIT IT WHILE BRAKING FOR THE STOP SIGN AT THE STREET AND SOMETHING FELT WEIRD, LIKE THE BRAKE DIDN'T QUITE HOLD. HONESTLY I THOUGHT I MOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE OR SOMETHING. I THINK IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME. I AM CONSCIOUS OF IF BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE AWARE IF I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG SO I COULD CORRECT IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE 2010 PRIUS FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN GOING OVER POTHOLES (WHICH THERE ARE MANY OF IN LOS ANGELES) ABOUT 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MOS. OVER A POTHOLE, I STEP ON THE BRAKE AND INSTEAD OF BRAKING MY CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATES A LITTLE, AS IF THE POTHOLE IS PUSHING ME FORWARD. IT'S A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE FOR THOSE 1-3 SECONDS, AND IF ANOTHER CAR WERE IN FRONT OF ME NO DOUBT I'D HIT IT AS THE BRAKES FAIL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH JUST MY CAR UNTIL I READ THE NEWS TODAY. *TR

JUST ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE, BUT I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND THERE IS DEFINITELY A BRAKING ISSUE. SPECIFICALLY, I NOTICE IT WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE (AND I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES, WHICH IS ALL THE TIME). I FRANKLY DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE'S ACTUAL ACCELERATION OR JUST TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING (I BASICALLY NOTICE IT AT SLOWER CITY SPEEDS--BRAKING WHILE TURNING A CORNER, FOR EXAMPLE), BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A MOMENTARY "SURGE." IT HAPPENS REGULARLY (IGNORE THE DATE I HAD TO ENTER BELOW)--SO MUCH SO THAT AT THIS POINT I ANTICIPATE IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IV IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. WITHIN A WEEK OF DRIVING THE CAR I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND DROVE OVER A POT-HOLE. WITHIN A SECOND OF HITTING THE POT-HOLE I FELT AS IF THE CAR SLID FORWARD WITHOUT RESISTANCE RATHER THAN FEELING IT BEING SLOWED BY THE BRAKES. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR SEEMED TO RECOVER AND FEEL NORMAL. I EXPERIENCED THIS TWO MORE TIMES AT THE SAME INTERSECTION WHEN HITTING THE SAME POT-HOLE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED SOMETHING SIMILAR WEEKS LATER ON A DIFFERENT ROAD. MY WIFE REPORTED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES 3-4 TIMES. WE FELT THIS WAS CAUSED BY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE CARS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE RECENT NEWS REPORTS ON TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEMS IS MAKING IS RECONSIDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN EVER THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR POTHOLE THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. ALSO THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TAKES TO MUCH PRESSURE TO APPLY THE BRAKES FOR A NEW CAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECH. DROVE THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND THAT IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED AND TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AND ACCELERATED IN TO A INTERSECTION WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2.

EVERY TIME MY CAR HITS A POTHOLE, SPEEDBUMP WHILE BRAKING THE CAR FAILS TO RESPOND AND RESULTS IN A FORWARD LURCH ALMOST CAUSING COLLISIONS AND SAFETY HAZARDS FOR DRIVERS WITH THIS CAR. EVERY SINGLE TIME WHILE BRAKING AND HITTING UNEVEN PAVEMENT, POTHOLES, SPEEDBUMPS ETC. *TR

I STEPPED ON MY BRAKE AND MY CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IV IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. WITHIN A WEEK OF DRIVING THE CAR I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND DROVE OVER A POT-HOLE. WITHIN A SECOND OF HITTING THE POT-HOLE I FELT AS IF THE CAR SLID FORWARD WITHOUT RESISTANCE RATHER THAN FEELING IT BEING SLOWED BY THE BRAKES. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CAR SEEMED TO RECOVER AND FEEL NORMAL. I EXPERIENCED THIS TWO MORE TIMES AT THE SAME INTERSECTION WHEN HITTING THE SAME POT-HOLE. I ALSO EXPERIENCED SOMETHING SIMILAR WEEKS LATER ON A DIFFERENT ROAD. MY WIFE REPORTED SIMILAR EXPERIENCES 3-4 TIMES. WE FELT THIS WAS CAUSED BY UNFAMILIARITY WITH THE CARS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE RECENT NEWS REPORTS ON TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEMS IS MAKING IS RECONSIDER. PLEASE NOTE I PRESSED THE SUBMIT BUTTON TWICE. THE FIRST ONE PROVIDED ME CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10305515. I FAILED TO NOTICE AN ERROR WITH THE MODEL YEAR. I ENTERED 2009 INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT 2010. THEREFORE I SUBMITTED THE COMPLAINT A SECOND TIME WITH THE CORRECTED YEAR. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. *TR

MY 2010 PRIUS SEEMS TO MOMENTARILY LURCH FORWARD WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKE DISENGAGES MOMENTARILY AND THEN RE-ENGAGES. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENT, AND THE TIME OF DISENGAGEMENT IS VERY SHORT, BUT IT DOES SCARE ME A LITTLE. *TR

MY 2010 PRIUS BRAKES SKIP WHEN GOING OVER LARGE BUMPS OR HOLES MAKING THE CAR SURGE FORWARD RATHER THAN SLOW. I NOTICE IT AT A HIGHER RATHER THAN LOWER SPEEDS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME UNTIL I HEARD OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WAS A DAILY PROBLEM AS I GO TO WORK THE SAME DAY AND IT HAPPENED IN THE SAME SPOT SO THE APPROX. INCIDENT DATE BELOW IS SORTA INVALID. IN ADDITION, I DON'T KNOW I CHECKED THE CORRECT "BRAKE" SECTION, I JUST KNOW IT'S THE BRAKES. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE - AS I DRIVE TO WORK EACH DAY THERE IS A PLACE WHERE I AM TURNING ONTO A DIFFERENT ROAD TO GET TO WORK. AS I APPROACH THE TURN I BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND I ALWAYS HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND/OR A POTHOLE CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION. AS I HIT THE AREA, MY CAR SHOOTS FORWARD AND IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE LOST MY BRAKES. I CAN RECOVER QUICKLY BY KEEPING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT IF I WAS CLOSER TO THE INTERSECTION I COULD OVERSHOOT IT AND HIT SOMEONE OR SOMEONE COULD HIT ME. I MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHEN I GOT MY FIRST OIL CHANGE AT 5000 MILES AND HE SEEMED VERY UNCONCERNED AND HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE ABS BRAKES FAILING BECAUSE THE TIRE LOST CONTACT WITH THE ROAD. WELL I ALSO HAVE A 2002 HIGHLANDER AND HAVE NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

WITH MY 2010 PRIUS (PURCHASED LATE AUG 2009), IT HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED. WHILE GOING DOWNHILL, WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED, HITTING POTHOLES OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. IT HAPPENS "EVERY SO OFTEN". IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS WHEN IT HAPPENS AND CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE EVERY TIME AND THEY HAVE NO OFFICIAL WORD FROM TOYOTA ON IT. *TR

WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE IN MY 2010 PRIUS IF I HIT A POTHOLE OR SPEEDBUMP THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE CAR TAKES OFF. *TR

MAKING A LEFT TURN AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED AFTER ENCOUNTERING MINOR POTHOLE. A FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF CAR OR BRAKING. BRAKING DID NOT ALLOW PROPER TRAJECTORY OF CAR IN TURN, CAUSING CAR TO HIT AND ROLL OVER CURB AND SHORT SHRUBBERY WITH RIGHT FRONT TIRE. TIRE WAS FLATTENED, AND APPROXIMATELY $7000 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO CAR FRAME. NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. LEGACY TOYOTA IN TALLAHASSEE, FL COMPLETED BODY REPAIRS. *TR