86 complaints reported

2007 Toyota Prius Brakes

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
86
Crashes
8
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2019

MY CAR HAS 115K MILES AND THE ABS ALARM WENT OFF AND THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE FAILED AND NEED A NEW ONE AND QUOTE ME $3000. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS SO MY MECHANIC INSTALLED A USED PART AND STILL THE ABS ALARM ON! THIS PART HAS A RECALL THAT EXPIRED IN JAN 2018. CAN TOYOTA DO THIS FOR ME? THE CAR CAN STILL BE DRIVEN FOR A LONG TIME. THIS PART IS SUPPOSED TO LIVE MUCH MORE THAN 115K MILES AND PROBABLY MORE THAN 300K MILES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2019
Dec 2019

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT OUT OCTOBER OF 2018. I TOOK THIS CAR TO BE QUOTED FOR A PART AND THE PART AND LABOR ARE $2500. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT STOPPING POWER. THIS IS NOT A RARE PROBLEM FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2007. I KNOW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT RECEIVING THE $2500 OR HIGHER BILL OF REPAIR. TOYOTA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. A BATTERY REPAIR IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN, BUT THIS REPAIR IS ALMOST AS MUCH AS A BATTERY AND MAKES THE PRIUS NOT WORTH BUYING. THE VEHICLE ABS, RED TRIANGLE MASTER LIGHT, VSC, AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL TURNED ON AT ONCE AFTER A DRIVE OF 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER SKIDDING TO A STOP, I COULD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2018
Nov 2019

CAR ROLLS AWAY WHEN PLACED IN PARK AND IGNITION OFF. NOTICED MULTIPLE TIMES. VIDEO AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION OFF AND KEY ARE OUT. I LOCKED AND CAR, CAME BACK TO LOAD IT AND LEANED AGAINST THE CAR. THE CR JUST STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET. I RECORDED VIDEO. THEN I TURNED ON THE CAR, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES PROPERLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2019
Oct 2019

BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER I REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY. I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE-EFFECT WAS STRONGER AND IT RESULTED IN THE CAR PULLING SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TESTED THE CODES AND REPLACED THE ABS RELAY. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HE RECOMMENDED TOYOTA SERVICE. I TALKED WITH A TOYOTA SERVICE REP WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SOME PRIUS BRAKES AND ASKED THAT I GIVE HIM THE VIN. HE SAID THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY BUT IT HAD EXPIRED SOME TIME AGO. HE SAID THE COST TO FIX THIS WOULD APPROXIMATE $3500. OTHERWISE THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND I WOULD EXPECT THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT ANOTHER 100,000 MILES OR PERHAPS MUCH MORE. A TYPICAL AMERICAN-MADE CAR WITH AN ABS FAILURE WILL STILL BRAKE NORMALLY - JUST NOT HAVE THE ABS FEATURE. THE PRIUS WILL NOT! THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP SAID IT SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS AND MY EXPERIENCE CONFIRMS THE MALFUNCTION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2019
Aug 2019

ABS ACCUATOR FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY KNOWN COMMON FAILURE FROM TOYOTA . THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2019
Aug 2019

THE BRAKE ACCUATOR ON THE GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BECOME FAMOUS FOR FAILING. TOYOTA RAN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALERSHIPS IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND INSTEAD FIXED OTHER ISSUES WITHOUT ACTUALLY GOING AFTER THE ACCUATOR UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW MY CAR'S ACCUATOR FOR THE BRAKES IS BAD, AS INDICATED BY WARNING LIGHTS AND ALARMS. I FEAR THAT MY 10 YEAR OLD CAR WILL HAVE A BRAKE FAILURE. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $2500 FOR A DEFECTIVE TOYOTA PART. THIS IS UNFAIR THAT TOYOTA MADE A BAD PART THAT CONSISTENTLY FAILS IN THIS MODEL AND THAT THEY DO NOT FIX ALL OF THEM WITH A PROPER RECALL, OR EXCLUDE DRIVERS AFTER NOT RELAYING IMPORTANT INFORMATION. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE STREET WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON WARNING ME THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FAILING SO I LEFT THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT FURTHER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2019
Aug 2019

IT HAD RAINED OUTSIDE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE MY CAR SLID AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO PUSH AND SLID AS IF IT WAS ON ICE. WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IT STOPPED SUDDENLY AS IF I HIT A WALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2019
Jul 2019

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, 283950 MILES , SAFETY RECALL ZG1 ENDED ON DEC2017. THE SYMPTOMS ON THIS RECALL IS NOT CONTSTANT BEFORE IN MY CAR, BUT NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME . THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO FAIL ON ME WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST . CAN YOU RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO EXTEND IT SOME MORE ?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2019
Jun 2019

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (HEARTLAND TOYOTA) THAT MY ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) PUMP ACTUATOR IS FAILING ON MY 2007 PRIUS WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS $3500-$4000. APPARENTLY TOYOTA CAME OUT WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PROBLEM A WHILE BACK BUT LIMITED IT TO SITUATIONS OCCURRING PRIOR TO 12/31/2017. I CONTACTED TOYOTA "CUSTOMER CARE" IN AN EFFORT TO FIND OUT WHAT IS MAGICAL ABOUT THE 12/31/2017 END DATE. THEY HAD NO GOOD ANSWER. I'M TOLD THE BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. CURRENTLY THERE IS JUST AN UNUSUAL PRESSURE RELEASE SOUND WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE LIT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: May 2019
Jun 2019

BRAKE ACTUATOR MAKING NOISE ALONG WITH 3 DIFFERENT BRAKE LIGHTS ON. TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE WHICH HAS SINCE ENDED. MANY CARS ARE STILL AT RISK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2019
Apr 2019

FRONT WHEELS LOOSE ALL TRACTION ON ICY PATCH! TRAVELING NORTH ON AN OLD PAVED COUNTRY ROAD WITH A MODERATE CROWN AND NARROW LANES, I CAME UPON A MODEST BLUFF THAT WAS JUST ABRUPT ENOUGH TO KEEP ME FROM SEEING THE ROAD SURFACE ON THE OTHER SIDE. WITHIN 50' OF THE OTHER SIDE WAS BLOWING SNOW, SOME STICKING AND TURNING INTO ICE. AIR TEMP. 27 DEGREES. DON'T KNOW THE SURFACE TEMP, AND IT WAS SUNNY, NICE. THIS PATCH WAS 500' OR SO AND PROMPTED ME TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR. I WAS APPROACHING 50 MPH, NOT FAST FOR THIS ROAD AND WAS IN NO HURRY. WITHIN THE TIME OF A BREATH, MY FRONT END BLEW SMOOTHLY TOWARD THE DITCH AND ME AND THE PRIUS CAME TO REST WITHIN 30' OR SO. NOW THIS LIGHT TO MODERATE CROSS WIND TOOK CONTROL OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR, 'NOT THE BACK'. THE POINT BEING, REAR WHEELS ARE FREE SPINNING, WHILE FRONT WHEELS HAVE A RATHER AGGRESSIVE BREAKING EFFECT. MIND YOU, NEVER CONSIDERED TOUCHING THE 'BREAKS'. IN ADDITION, I'VE LEARNED THAT DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED TOWN STREETS, THAT IT IS BEST TO POP THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND APPLYING THE SERVICE BRAKES, THIS ACTION WOULD PREVENT THE CAR SLIPPING OR SLIDING AT ALL. (3 MO. OLD MICHELIN DEFENDER TIRES) NOT DEDICATED SNOW TIRES, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, VERY GOOD. THIS TOWN I LIVE IN HAS VERY STEEP GRADES, I'M ABLE TO NEGOTIATE ALL OF IT COMING AND GOING. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT (STATE FARM CLAIM #[XXX]) WAS CAUSED BY THE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE REGENERATIVE BREAKING ACTION WHEN REMOVING ONES FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE POINT OUT THAT A HOUR EARLIER WHILE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION, I'D DRIVEN OVER MANY DRIFTING PATCHES AT VARYING SPEEDS FROM 50 TO 70 MPH WITH A STIFFER CROSS WIND. HOWEVER I COULD SEE THEM FAR IN ADVANCE. AFTER A LENGTHY GO-A-ROUND WITH TOYOTA OVER THE PHONE, THE RESPONSE WAS, THEY WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS CAR OR IN THE FUTURE MODELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2019
Apr 2019

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2019
Apr 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE ABS INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLEARWATER TOYOTA (800-667-9051, LOCATED AT 21799 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33765) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER, STATING THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2016
Jan 2019

SQUEALING BRAKE ACTUATOR. OCCURS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, IN GEAR, BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN. THIS IS AN INDICATOR ACTUATOR IS FAILING, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2018
Dec 2018

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS GOING BAD, I HAVE E-BRAKE LIGHT ON ALWAYS, AS WELL AS VSC, ABS, AND ((!)) LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND NOT THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE AND RUNNING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2018
Dec 2018

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS GOING BAD, I HAVE E-BRAKE LIGHT ON ALWAYS, AS WELL AS VSC, ABS, AND ((!)) LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND NOT THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE AND RUNNING. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE FOR AN INSPECTION AT THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, SO AS IT TURNS OUT THE PART IS FAILING AND THE BRAKES MIGHT NOT WORK AT ANY GIVEN POINT. TOYOTA WANTS $2,000+ TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2018
Dec 2018

THE WARNING LIGHTS IS SHOWING UP ON MY DASHBOARD ABS,VSC,BRAKE LIGHT AND A CIRCLE IS COMING UP ON MY DASHBOARD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2018
Oct 2018

I TOOK THE 2007 PRIUS TO THE MECHANIC AND HE NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS RIGHT AWAY.THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS FAILING AND THAT IT WOULD COST OVER THREE THOUSAND TO FIX.HE SAID THAT YOU MAY LOOSE THE BRAKES IF IT FAILS TOTALLY AND ADVISED ME TO SELL THE CAR .TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THERE 2ND GEN PRIUS.THE FORUMS I HAVE READ TELL ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TOTAL FAILURES IN MANY PRIUS.I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD BEAR THE COST AND BE LIABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. SIGNED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2018
Oct 2018

MY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (!) ALL TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME ON JANUARY 6TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. I ONLY JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 30TH, 2017 AT 133K MILES. IT WAS REVEALED THAT MY CAR HAD THE 1256 AND 1391 WARNING CODES, INDICATING THAT MY BRAKE ACCUMULATOR HAS A LEAK. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY PERVASIVE FOR PEOPLE WITH 2ND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUSES AND THAT THERE WAS A MISASSEMBLY OF THE BRAKE ACTUATORS IN THE FACTORY THAT CAUSES PEOPLE'S BRAKES TO DELAY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. TOYOTA PUT OUT A TSB TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT ENDED ON DECEMBER 31ST 2017. HOWEVER, SEEING AS HOW TOYOTA KNOWINGLY HAD A MISASSEMBLY OF THEIR OWN PRODUCT AND THAT THE BRAKES FAILING POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN A TSB IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE LACK OF REGARD FOR CONSUMER'S LIVES BY TOYOTA TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CREATED, WITHOUT ULTIMATUMS, HAS LED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT THAT THIS PRODUCT BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND ALL PASSENGERS THAT ENTER THE CAR WITH ME AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE OVER $2000 REPAIR AND I DON'T SEE WHY CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MISTAKES THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWINGLY MADE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jun 2018
Sep 2018 Injury

MY CAR HAD NOT EXHIBITED PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BREAKING. UPON LEAVING SCHOOL, THE ABS, VSC, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG, LOUD, AND CONTINUOUS BEEP. I PULED OVER INTO A PARKING LIGHT AND IT ALL STOPPED. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AS THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FINE NOW. UPON APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL AND COMPRESSED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND HAD TO RUN IT INTO A CURB IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS FAILING. UPON CALLING TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, I WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ENHANCED WARRANTY THAT EXISTED THROUGH 12/31/17. HOWEVER, I NEVER RECEIVED AN NOTICE OF THIS WARRANTY NOR HAD MY VEHICLE HAD ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO 12/31/17 THAT WOULD SUGGEST TO ME THAT THE CAR'S ABS NEEDED SERVICED. I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND DESPITE TOYOTA'S NEGLIGENCE IN COMMUNICATING THE DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT TO ME, THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2018
Sep 2018

THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR SOMETIMES QUIT WORKING FOR A SECOND WHEN BRAKING OVER BUMPS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2018
Sep 2018

BRAKE, ABS, VSC ! LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE AND BREAKS NOT WORKING WELL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2018
Aug 2018 Crash

IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION ON 08/08/2018, MY '07 TOYOTA PRIUS 2 FAILED TO STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AND PARK INSTEAD IT ACCELERATED. DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF SEAFOOD CITY IN CERRITOS, CA, LOOKING FOR AN OPEN SPOT, I MAINTAINED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP A SAFE SPEED. APPROACHING AN OPEN SPOT, I CONTINUED TO KEEP PRESSING THE BRAKE WHILE ENTERING THE SPACE. AS I WAS STRAIGHTENING MY STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING A HARDER BRAKE TO STOP, I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE FORWARD, CAUSING MY INSTINCTIVE REACTION TO APPLY EVEN MORE BRAKING PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY, JUMPING THE CURB OF AN ISLAND, HITTING AND KNOCKING OVER A PALM TREE (APPROXIMATELY 15' TALL) ONTO A PARKED VEHICLE (CAR #2) TO THE IMMEDIATE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME (CAR #1). MY VEHICLE DROVE UP THE TREE AND CAME TO A SHORT REST ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF CAR #1, WHERE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING, AND REALIZING THAT I WAS STILL APPLYING A HARD BRAKE, TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE TREE AND OFF OF THE HOOD OF CAR #1. THE CAR DIDN'T STOP ROLLING BACKWARD DESPITE MY FOOT WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS THE COUSIN OF THE OWNER OF CAR #2 WHO REACHED AND PRESSED THE STOP WHERE THAT'S THE ONLY TIME MY CAR STOPPED ROLLING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS THE WORST FEELING AS I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK. I WAS SO SHAKEN, ME AND MY HUSBAND WERE DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO. WE IMMEDIATE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED, THEY GAVE US THE CORPORATE INSTEAD. THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WAS INDORMED BUT WE BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING THIS CASE SERIOUSLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN BY OFFICER CLAYTON OF CERRITOS SHERRIFF STATION REF. #918-03548-2318-483

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2018
Aug 2018

THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LONG SUSTAINED HIGH-PITCHED ELECTRONIC BEEP. THE LIGHTS FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, ABS, AND ANOTHER LIGHT I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH WERE ON. WHEN I PUMPED ON THE BRAKES, THEY FELT UNRESPONSIVE. I TRIED AGAIN BUT KEEPING DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. AT SLOWER SPEEDS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO WORK, BUT SLOWING DOWN EVEN FROM LESS THAN 20 MPH TOOK SEVERAL YARDS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 2017. AS THE OWNER OF THE CAR, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS KNOWN ISSUE, AND NOT TOLD ABOUT THE WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH I HAD BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE. THE PART ITSELF IS OVER $2000, BEFORE LABOR, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. SO I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS. AND I NEARLY DIED DRIVING WITH A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE WARRANTED A FULL SAFETY RECALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2018
Aug 2018 Crash

GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR. AT SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR CAUSING ME TO REAR END A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL OF THE BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. 2 SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED RESULTED IN NO ERROR CODES FOUND. TODAY 2-8-18 THE DASH LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AGAIN, AND THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER CODE IS STATING FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH COULD RESULT IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2017

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The 2007 Toyota Prius has 86 Brakes complaints on file. 8 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.