2008 Toyota Prius Brakes

ABS SYSTEM FAILING AND BRAKES NOT WORKING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA (200 PLAZA DR, FOLSOM, CA 95630, (916)355-1500) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

ON AUGUST 31, 2020 DROVE INTO TOWN WITH WIFE IN OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. HIGHWAY SPEED. NO PROBLEMS. DROVE AROUND TOWN-NO PROBLEM. STOPPED AT FRIEND'S HOUSE.WHEN LEAVING HIS HOUSE, WENT TO START CAR AS ALWAYS AND THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON: BRAKE, VSC, ABS AND <!> ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR WHEN ENGINE STARTED. OTHER THAN WARNING LIGHTS BEING ON AND WITH BRAKE PEDAL FEEL COMING BACK TO NORMAL , WE DROVE HOME. I PUT A CODE READER ON TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS/IS AND CLEAR CODES. NONE WERE FOUND. DECIDED TO TAKE CAR TO AUTOZONE FOR THEM TO PUT THEIR CODE READER ON. ONCE AGAIN NO PROBLEM CODES WERE FOUND. WENT BACK HOME AND CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND LEFT MESSAGE FOR SERVICE GUY I USE IF NECESSARY. NO RESPONSE FROM HIM. LATER, I LOOKED UP REPORTED PRIUS PROBLEMS ON INTERNET AND CAME ACROSS YOUR WEB SITE WHERE I NOTICED THIS PRIUS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU MANY TIMES BEFORE.CALLED TOYOTA USA (888-270-9371) AND OBTAINED A INQUIRY REFERENCE NUMBER. SOMEONE WAS SUPPOSE TO GET BACK WITH ME BUT NEVER DID SO TODAY I CALLED BACK IN AND ENDED UP SPEAKING TO A HIGHER TOYOTA ADVOCATE.BASICALLY WAS TOLD THE BRAKE PART WHICH IS NOT FUNCTIONING, THEY HAD A SELF IMPOSED RECALL ON IT IN 2015 AND IT LASTED TILL END OF 2017. IF YOU HAD A FAILURE DURING THAT TIME THEY REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE. .IF THEY KNEW IT WAS BAD PART IN 2015 OR PROBABLY BEFORE THAT, THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL OR REPLACE THEM AS THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF. PER THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, IT COSTS NOW WITH THEM SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX.THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AS THE BRAKES CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THEY KNEW THE PART PROBLEM EXISTED AND LIMITED THEIR LIABILITY TO A SHORT TIME PERIOD AND ONLY ON CARS THAT ACTUALLY HAD THE ISSUE IN THE TIME FRAME ALLOWED. WORKING BRAKES ON A VEHICLE IS EXTREMELLY CRITICAL .

THE MANAGER W/ AMERICAN TRANSMISSION TOLD ME WHEN THE HYBRID SYSTEM STARTING TO GO BAD ( THE INVERTER WATER PUMPER HAD TO BE REPLACED) MESSED UP THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT'S A BAD DESIGN. I PUT 0 MPH THE SYTEM IS MESSED RIGHT WHEN THE START BUTTON IS PRESSED THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THIS STILL CAUSED A DELAY DUE THE PANDEMIC AND I NEED TO BE REFUNDED AND AMERICAN TRANSMISSION FROM TOYOTA. PLEASE OPEN ATTACHMENT

I WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY BRAKES, LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR GOING 30-35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, HIT TELEPHONE POLE, AIRBAG DEPLOYED, INJURED. MVA 06/12/20

BRAKES WENT OUT. HYDRAULI CONTROL ASSEMBLY ANTILOCK BRAKES MODULATOR VALVE. TOYOTA WANTS $3,806 TO REPAIR IT. THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM THAT ENDED DECEMBER 2017. THIS SHOULD BE ON RECALL, TONS OF PROBLEMS. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, PURCHASED APRIL 2017, BUT WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, OR THAT IT WAS ENDING. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, ALL BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, TOYOTA SAYS NOT TO DRIVE DUE TO RISK OF COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM. CASE NUMBER 10664 HAS BEEN FILED WITH TOYOTA.

I HAD SOME BRAKE WORK DONE ON MY CAR AT MEINEKE ON JANUARY 6, AND WHEN THEY DID THE BRAKE BLEED THEY WERE UNABLE TO BLEED THE LEFT REAR BRAKE. THEY DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND SAID IT WAS GOING TO TAKE SEVERAL HOURS OF LABOR TO DIAGNOSE. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID ON JAN 7. THEY GOT ERROR CODE C1253, AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE ACTUATOR. THIS IS BOTH A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. LOOKING AROUND ONLINE I SAW THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN PRIUSES (BOTH GEN 2 AND GEN 3), AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG-1. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT WEP EXPIRED AT THE END OF 2017. GIVEN THE DANGEROUSNESS OF THE ISSUE (I.E. THIS IS NOT AN OPTIONAL REPAIR IF YOU WANT TO KEEP DRIVING YOUR CAR SAFELY) AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM, IT SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL (IDEAL; WOULD PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DISCOVERING THE PROBLEM BY LOSING BRAKE FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING) OR AT LEAST CONTINUE TO COVER THE FULL COST OF REPLACEMENTS. I'M JUST "LUCKY" I DISCOVERED THE ISSUE WHILE HAVING OTHER BRAKE WORK DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 173,600.

I BOUGHT A USED 2008 PRIUS FOR MY DAUGHTER AT A DEALERSHIP IN MAY, 2020. SOON AFTER THE ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE ABS ACTUATOR THAT IS LEAKING. THE LEAKING CAN CAUSE YOUR BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND NOT STOP THE CAR WHEN PUSHING THEM. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2008 PRIUS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS DOCUMENTED ON MANY OWNER FORUMS AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE PRIUS. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, TOYOTA DID OFFER A LIMITED WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE ARE NOW GETTING THIS ISSUE AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS ALREADY EXPIRED. TOYOTA HAS BULLETIN GZ1 WITH OVER 171 COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET. I COULD UNDERSTAND A WARRANTY BEING ISSUED FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON BUT NOT DEADLY, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OF THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS ALREADY CAUSED DEATHS AND SHOULD BE AN ISSUED RECALL AND NOT A TEMPORARY WARRANTY.. *TR

WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON, WHILE IN PARK, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED. THE ABS ACTUATOR/MODULATOR IS CONSTANTLY WHIRRING. SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY (ABS VSC, E-BRAKE, !). MY DEALER SAYS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PRIUS PROBLEM THAT CAN RESULT IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKING CAPABILITY AND THAT THE REPAIR IS $3,500. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR, ANOTHER CUSTOMER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS REPAIR WHEN HIS BRAKES FAILED AND HIS CAR WAS TOTALED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND IS DOCUMENTED ON OWNER FORUMS AS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PRIUS'. MY CAR HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW, AND REALIZING HOW SERIOUS IS IT HAS PROMPTED ME TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I AM A NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR AND I RELY ON THIS CAR FOR MY 100 MILE COMMUTES.

2008 PRIUS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LOCKED UP SUDDENLY ALMOST CAUSING DAUGHTER TO RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. 9 MONTHS LATER THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN, TOYOTA CLEARED CODES COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE BACK. LIGHTS RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. TOYOTA NOW STATES NEEDS A NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR $2700. TOYOTA HAS BULLETIN GZ1 WITH OVER 171 COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE WITH NOT COUNTING ALL THE VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER THIS BULLETIN. THEY WILL NOT FIX THE VEHICLE WITHOUT PAYMENT OF ALMOST HALF OF THE VEHICLE'S WORTH. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST WITH A KNOWN ISSUE. WITH THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS WHEN BRAKES LOCK UP OR FAIL, WHY WAS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL INSTEAD OF A "SILENT RECALL" WARRANTY EXTENSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD DEALER, LOCATED AT 6000 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE BRAKE CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE PANAMA CITY TOYOTA DEALER, LOCATED IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.

THE BREAK ACTUATOR IS BROKEN AND NOW CAUSING PROBLEMS TO THE CARS BREAK SYSTEM. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA DID HAVE A EXTENDED WARRENTY FOR THE PART BUT NOW IT IS OVER. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE PART AND HAVE IT FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND A LOUD SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE SOUNDED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE RELEASING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND THE EXPLANATION MARK WITH A CIRCLE ICON WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHEN USING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO ACTIVATE THE VEHICLE'S B MODE TO ASSIST WITH SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WOULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BREAKS. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES WHERE THESE CARS ARE ALL OVER THE ROADS. I AM 6 MONTHS PAST THE 10-YEAR RESTRICTION ON THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZG1. THE COST TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THIS IS $2,200. TOYOTA ISSUED THIS "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" TO ALMOST 800,000 CARS. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL YET? TOYOTA SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS LACK OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, OTHER DIRVERS ON THE ROAD, AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

THERE WAS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE IN MY CAR WHICH DUE TO PART FAILURE. TOYOTA DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL BUT INSTEAD A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. TO ME, THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS SINCE TOYOTA DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND LUCKILY WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. WE MISSES THE CUT OFF FOR THE WARRANTY BY A FEW MONTHS. THIS UNEXPECTED EXPENSE SEEMS IS A HUGE FINANCIAL BURDEN TO MY FAMILY FOR A SAFETY ISSUE I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD MORALLY COVER. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM?

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING. IT HAS A CONSTANT PUMPING SOUND THAT INDICATES THIS PART IS FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY GEN 2 PRIUS OWNERS. TOYOTA HAD A CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THIS PART BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF IT. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED I WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE.

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE DURING STATIONARY OR IN WHILE IN MOTION THE ABS ACTUATOR STARTS TO MAKE NOISE.

WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF A SPOT IN A PARKING GARAGE THE VCS, ABS & (!) LIGHT WENT ON AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 20 MPH THE SAME 3 LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT. MY BATTERY HAS NOT BEEN CHARGING AS WELL. I PAID $150 AT A LOCAL MECHANIC TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $3000 TO REPAIR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THIS FAILING PART IT WILL CAUSE THE HYBRID BATTERY TO DIE AS WELL ANOTHER $3000 HIT.

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE BRAKES STARTED STOPPING ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD ALSO BE ON SLOWING THE CAR DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IFOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA WAS MAKING THIS REPAIR AT NO COST UP UNTIL JANUARY 2018. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGISTERED TO ME SINCE 2013. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT TOYOTA KNEW THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS AN ISSUE ON THIS MODEL BUT FAILED TO NOTIFY ME TO CORRECT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD MY CONTACT INFORMATION DURING THE TIME THAT IT WAS BEING FIXED FOR FREE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 75 MPH, (HAD JUST GOTTEN BACK ON THE HIGHWAY FROM A QUICK STOP) WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM CAME ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT/ANTI-TRACTION CONTROL/HIGH PITCHED SIREN ALL SOUNDED. MY BRAKING POWER REDUCED TO AROUND 20%. I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER AND GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 30 MPH WHILE TRAFFIC WAS WHIZZING BY. I HAD TO DRIVE ON A NARROW BRIDGE SHOULDER TO GET TO THE NEXT EXIT, A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER EXITING, I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. THE FIRST TIME, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE SECOND, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIRD, NO PROBLEM. FOURTH - PROBLEM AGAIN. FIFTH - NO PROBLEM. I HIRED A MOBILE MECHANIC TO COME AND DO THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH SHOWED NO FAULTS. HE THEN RESET THE COMPUTER; I TESTED OUT THE CAR TO SEE IF IT OCCURRED AGAIN. AND IT DIDN'T, SO I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE HOME. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. THANKFULLY THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT COULD HAVE!

THE ABS BRAKES ACCUMULATOR IS BAD.

IN APRIL 2016, I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM A CENTRAL FLORIDA DEALER FOR THE SUM OF $9290 CASH. I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SENT NOTICES FROM TOYOTA THAT MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRING AND I NEEDED TO SEND AN INFORMATION CARD BACK TO THEM . THE NOTICES OCCURRED DURING 2016 & 2017 . APPARENTLY DURING THAT PERIOD THEY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD WHERE THEY WOULD FIX PART #44500-47141 IF YOUR PRIUS DASHBOARD WAS INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WAS OCCURRING. IN MARCH OF 2018, THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ABS ANTI LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY VALUED AT $1200 WITH A $60 TO $800 LABOR FEE FOR INSTALLATION ENDED. LAST WEEK 5/9/2019 I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AND FOUND MY CAR WAS REGISTERED FOR THE WARRANTY WORK BUT WAS TOLD I AM NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THE REPAIR WORK. I MUST NOW ABSORB THE TOTAL COST NOW WHEN MY DASHBOARD IS INTERMITTENTLY GIVING ME WARNING LIGHTS THAT ANTI BRAKE SYSTEM HAS A MALFUNCTION. FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY PRIUS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIR.

TOYOTA EXTENDED THE ABS MODULE WARRANTY FOR A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED THEREFORE IT EXPIRED. NOW THE ABS ACCUMULATOR HAS FAILED AND TOYOTA WANTS $3-4K FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM FACTORY THAT CAN CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL.