2006 Toyota Prius Brakes

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. *DT *JB

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAVE FAILED! OUR UNDERSTAND IS THAT THIS IS THE PART THAT STORES POWER FOR BREAKING WHEN IT'S OPERATING UNDER BATTERY POWER VS. THE ENGINE. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BOTH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IF YOU DO AN INTERNET SEARCH YOU WILL FIND ABUNDANT COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY, TOYOTA HAD A "SILENT RECALL" ON THE REPAIR, BUT THAT ENDED 12/31/17. NOW THEY NO LONGER COVER THE $2700 COST OF THE REPAIR. THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERNET REPORTS OF PEOPLE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CAR DRIVES FINE, IT JUST DOESN'T STOP WELL AT ALL, INTERMITTENTLY (WHEN UNDER BATTERY OPERATION VS. POWERED BY ENGINE, AND WE WOULD ESTIMATE THE BREAKING FUNCTION WHEN UNDER BATTERY OPERATION TO CURRENTLY BE AT 20% OF NORMAL. HTTPS://PRIUSCHAT.COM/THREADS/BRAKE-ACTUATOR-WARRANTY-EXTENSION-FROM-TOYOTA.168243/

FEB 8, 2018 MY PRIUS BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AT A REPAIR COST OF $2900. THIS EXACT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1 UP TO 10 YEARS OLD AND 150,000 MILES. MY 2006 PRIUS IS JUST OVER 11 YEARS OLD WITH 136,000 MILES. PLEASE HELP! IS ANOTHER EXTENSION OF THIS WARRANTY UPCOMING? TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS FAILURE.

PRIUS MAKING BUZZING SOUND EVERY 15-20 SECONDS DUES TO FAULTY ABS ACTUATOR PUMP WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. THAT MEANS IT IS LEAKING BREAKING SYSTEM PRESSURE. NOW IT'S GETTING WORSE AS ABS PRESSURE DOES NOT STAY AND CAR ROLLS WHEN SWITCHING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE MODE. HAVE TO KEEP APPLYING BREAKS FOR CAR TO STOP. THE ROLLING OCCURS GOOD 3 TO 4 SECONDS AND THAT'S ENOUGH TO COVER 3 FEET OR SO. IT'S DANGEROUS WHEN REVERSING FROM PARK WITH SLOPE SURFACE.

LUCKILY, I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A CLICK/TSST SOUND. I FELT MY BREAK PEDAL PUSH UPWARDS. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE PEDAL AND REALIZE THAT MY BRAKING POWER WAS VERY MINIMAL. THE CAR WAS ONLY COASTING TO A STOP REGARDLESS OF THE PRESSURE APPLYING AND I HAD TO FIGHT TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT THIS TIME THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. I THEN CREEPED INTO THE TURN LANE, GIVING MY CAR ABOUT 7-10MPH. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, I THEN SLAMMED MY BREAKS AND MY CAR SPEED UP AND SLAMMED INTO A GAS STATION.

FAILURE OF ABS ACTUATOR. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A " WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT " PROGRAM THAT EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE EXTENSION PORTION OF THE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2017. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE FAITHFULLY HAD IT SERVICED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP EVERY 5000 MILES. TOWARD THE END OF 2017 I NOTICED THE CAR MAKING SOME NOISES AFTER I PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. I ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE NOISE THAT THE CAR OFTEN MADE WHEN FIRST TURNED OFF. I HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN OCT AND NOV 2017 AND AGAIN IN JAN 2018 AND NO PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE ACTUATOR. THE NOISE CONTINUED AND BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE SO WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ITS ROUTINE SERVICE IN MARCH 2018 I ASKED THEM TO CHECK WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. WHEN I WENT TO PICKUP THE CAR THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HEAR THE NOISE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR I IMMEDIATELY HEARD THE NOISE AND ACCOMPANIED THEM BACK TO THE CAR TO HEAR THE NOISE. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP AND WHEN HE FINISHED I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY GOING BAD AND WAS QUOTED $2700 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD KNOW KNOW WHEN IT FAILED COMPLETELY WHEN SEVERAL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY ALL OF THE RELATED WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. FORTUNATELY THE BRAKES STILL WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY. AFTER EXPLORING THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON DANGEROUS FAILURE AND THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT TOYOTA HAS STOPPED PROVIDING REPLACEMENT WHEN THIS PART FAILS ESPECIALLY AS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WHEN CAR WAS BACKING UP IN A PARKING LOT; CAR MADE JERKING ACTION AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN; ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT; WARNING TO TAKE IT FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY - WHICH WAS DONE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE DEALER (DRIVEN THERE).

ABS ACTUATOR/ ACCUMULATOR FAILING. UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR. AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR

CAR HAS NO BRAKE WHEN FIRST START UP. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AFTER START UP AND WOULD HAVE NO BRAKE. ALMOST HIT PARENTS AND KIDS IN THE MORNING AT SCHOOL OR EVEN IN GROCERY PARKING LOT.

THE ABS ACTUATOR IS FAILING TO PRIME CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO SLIP AND THE BRAKES NOT TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE BOTH STATIONARY AND DRIVING. I SEE THAT TOYOTA HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THAT EXPIRED 12/31/2017. MY ISSUE STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2018. I HAVE ATTACHED A COPY OF THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR REFERENCE.

MY BRAKES FAILED 4/3/18 WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET DURING RUSH HOUR. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED IN TRAFFIC AND I HAD PLENTY OF BRAKE DISTANCE BUT AS MY CAR SLOWED ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP IT SUDDENLY FELT AS IF THE ENGINE REVVED AND PROPELLED THE CAR FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE CAR WAS THAT IT RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. I TOLD THE TWO OFFICERS THAT ARRIVED ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES BUT THEY IGNORED ME AND ISSUED A $165 TICKET FOR "FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY". THE ACCIDENT BECAME A LAWSUIT AND A REP FROM MY INSURANCE CONTACTED ME FOR DETAILS. I ALSO TOLD HER ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND ONCE AGAIN WAS IGNORED. THIS PAST SATURDAY (4/14/18 ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST BRAKE FAILURE) I DECIDED TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. AFTER SHOPPING I GOT INTO MY CAR, HIT THE POWER BUTTON AND PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, MY INTENT BEING TO LEAVE MY PARKING SPACE. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SINCE I SAW A CAR APPROACHING FROM MY RIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT. MY CAR WAS STATIONARY, BUT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY CAR STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE, EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. IT JUST DROVE ITSELF, IN REVERSE, OUT INTO ONCOMING PARKING LOT TRAFFIC. THIS TIME I WAS BETTER PREPARED AND SINCE THE CAR WAS MOVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, IT WASN'T GOING VERY FAST SO I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT SEEMED TO "RESET" IT AND THE BRAKES CAME BACK. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ANYONE. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS CAR BUT NOW I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND UNFORTUNATELY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. THE STRESS ALONE IS CAUSING ME TO LOSE SLEEP AND FOCUS THROUGHOUT MY DAY. EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE WORRY THAT I MAY END UP HURTING SOMEONE ELSE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.

THE ABS ACTUATOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY TRYING TO KEEP THE SYSTEM RUNNING. MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT FAILS, THE COST IS $2900 TO FIX, TOYOTA,S WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG-1 EXPIRED DEC 2017 AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR.

TAKATA RECALL - THE COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. DURING ROUTING TRIP TO NEARBY GROCERY STORE, THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS CAME "ON," BRAKE, ABS, VSC, CHECK ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME ON A PUBLIC STREET, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR, I RAN IT INTO THE CURB. THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE DROPPED AND IT SEEMS THE BACK BRAKES MAY STILL BE FUNCTIONING BUT FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL.

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES JUST QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAD VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. A LOT OF LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON VSC, ABS, SKID, ETC... AFTER RESEARCHING, I SEE THIS WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD UP UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2017. TOYOTA IS NOT COVERING FIX AND TOLD ME TO FIX CAR FOR $3000 OR PARK IT, IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP. NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA EVEN TALKING ABOUT THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA GULF FREEWAY (12111 GULF FREEWAY, B, HOUSTON, TX) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

BRAKE ACTUATOR - ZG1 -TOYOTA HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATORS UP TO 150,000 MILES OR DECEMBER 31, 2017 AS PART OF THEIR ZG1 WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR THE 2006-2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. MANY CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURES ARE STILL OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART FOR VEHICLES AS YOUNG AS 6 YEARS OLD THAT ARE NOW OUTSIDE THIS WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MAY RESULT IS ACCIDENTAL INJURY OR DEATH. THIS DEFECT NOW EFFECTS MY PERSONNEL VEHICLE.

MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE ABS ACTUATOR, A PART PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER-TOYOTA. (2006 TOYOTA PRIUS ABS PART, ACTUATOR COMPLETE ASSEMBLY, ID 44510-47050) WARNING LIGHTS: MASTER WARNING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM: CODES: P0571, C1256, C1391. THIS DEFECTIVE BRAKING COMPONENT MAKES MY VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY. THIS ABS ACTUATOR CAN FAIL AT ANY TIME AND AT ANY SPEED. TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY LAUNCHED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN FOR THIS SAME PART ON A PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES, BUT PURPOSEFULLY EXCLUDED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE DRIVERS FROM GETTING NECESSARY REPAIRS. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THIS PART IN THOUSANDS OF UNSAFE VEHICLES EVEN WHILE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT WAS MANUFACTURED WITH KNOWN DEFECTS. THIS PART IS WORTH NEARLY THE TRADE-IN AMOUNT OF MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA IS DELIBERATELY KEEPING UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, WITH A KNOWN ISSUE.

WAS GOING TO CHURCH THURS EVENING AND FAST DRIVER AHEAD OF ME IN BUSY INTERSECTION. STAYED FAR AWAY FROM HER BUT WHEN SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES, I HIT MINE AS WELL KNOWING I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, EVEN THOUGH I PUMPED THEM AND THEN SLAMMED THEM ON AGAIN. (I HAVE HAD OTHER PEOPLE TELL ME THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR O6 PRIUS'. I ENDED UP HITTING HER CAR AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT GOING FAST (RED LIGHT UP AHEAD). I AM GOING TO SEE IF MY ACCELERATION WAS FIXED BECAUSE TRULY I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. IN FACT A MAN WHO HELPED AT THE SCENE TOLD ME TO 'TAKE FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE' BUT I WAS SO SCARED THAT IF I DID THE CAR WOULD MOVE AGAIN.

DRY,CLEAR DAY. DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.RED LIGHTWITH BUS IN FRONT OF ME AND A CAR NEXT TO ME. SPEED LIMIT WAS 45MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED.. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY.I TRIED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ONE ON THE DASH.AGAIN TO NO EFFECT. I MANAGED TO AVOID THE BUS BY DRIVING ON THE MEDIAN STRIP AND MISSED A LARGE PALM TREE. THE MOTOR STOPPED AND I COASTED ABOUT 150 FEET. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE AT ALL AND THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. MANAGED TO AVOID ALL VEHICLES. TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PRIUS HAD A LITTLE GLITCH IN ALL OF THEM AND MY CAR IS OK NOW. DID NOT WANT TO CHECK THE COMPUTER OR ANY PART OF MY CAR.OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HIT A HEAVY INFORMATION TRAFFIC SIGN ON A STEEL POLE.

WHEN I DRIVING ON A DECLINE AND HIT UNEVEN GROUND OR A POT HOLE, WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AND THE BRAKING IS SUSPENDED FOR A SECOND. THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT AND CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED WITH HIGH PROBABILITY. I HAVE LISTED THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS ERROR HAS HAPPENED.

WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE AND THE EXCLAMATION LIGHTS CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUOUS BEEP. THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AND I HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH MY FOOT IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT TO DO SOME ERRANDS, LIKE 10 MINUTES LATER, I TURNED ON THE CAR. THE BRAKE AND EXCLAMATION LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BRAKE NORMALLY. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM COLLEGE, AFTER A 25 MINUTE DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY I WENT THROUGH A SECONDARY ROAD, THE SAME PROBLEM SHOWED AGAIN, LIGHTS AND NO BRAKING POWER WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SYMPTOMS. ONCE I APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE CAR THE WHEELS LOCKED. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF AND THE ON AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I STOPPED USING THE CAR AFTER THIS. PROBABLY A BRAKE ACTUATOR IS DEFECTIVE BUT THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS PRIOR THIS PROBLEM, THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY DOES'NT HAVE BRAKE POWER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A WARNING WHISTLE AND A BURNING PLASTIC ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE GENERAL EMERGENCY, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RELAYS, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, AND BRAKE ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE WHILE GOING LOW SPEED TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE CAR ACCELERATED BEFORE BRAKING. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE. WHILE PULLING INTO THE PARKING SPOT I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. INSTEAD OF DECELERATING, THE CAR AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATED INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER AT THE HEAD OF THE PARKING SPOT. *TR

THE ASSISTED HYDRAULIC BRAKE PUMP SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING CORRECTLY, THERE'S A PUMP NOISE THAT KEEPS COMING ON IN THE CABIN, LIKE THE BRAKE PUMP CANNOT KEEP PRESSURE. IT'S A RATTLING NOISE THAT IS COMING ON AND IT'S EVERY FEW SECONDS. LIKE IT'S TRYING TO BUILD PRESSURE TO ASSIST BRAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA PRIUS HB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER SHE NOTICED THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING TIME WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE STROKE SENSOR RETENTION LOGIC FAILED AND THE SPEED CONTROL ECU WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,219.