2009 Toyota Prius SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER WRITE REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER ALSO SENT REVISED TOYOTA DOCUMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM EXISTED FOR MODELS BEFORE AND AFTER THE 2010 MODELS. HOWEVER, ONLY THE 2010 MODELS WERE RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE FAILED TO RESPOND WITH A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY LASTED FOR A MOMENT BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES ARE FAULTY. THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY ROADS AND ON A DECLINE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER IN 10/2010 AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I CHANGED ALL 4 TIRES ON THE CAR IN 2/2011 AND STILL EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 5/24/11 AND AGAIN THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY MENTIONED "ABS SYSTEM" AND IMPLIED THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING THE ABS SYSTEM KICKING IN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND THUS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY. BUT, I DO NOTICE THE PROBLEM MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT RAINS. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP, HE REALIZED THEY DID NOT ENGAGE AND NEITHER DID THE ABS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AT THE SAME SLOW SPEED FINALLY COMING TO STOP ONLY AFTER A TRUCK SHEARED OFF THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A WET CITY ROAD, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY CAR WAS OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. INITIALLY THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AND MY CAR DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. I DIDN'T HEAR ANTI-LOCK OR OTHER BRAKE NOISES. AFTER A 2-3 SECOND DELAY, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. HAD THE BRAKES DELAYED MUCH LONGER, I MAY HAVE COLLIDED WITH CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE ABOUT 6,000 MILES ON THE CAR, AND THIS IS THE ONLY INCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND AS EXPECTED. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS, BRAKES DO NOT HOLD ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ICY ROADS. YOU LOSE CONTACT WITH THE ROAD WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE ICY ROAD PROBLEM WAS NOVEMBER 2008, AND THE UNEVEN LANE/WASHBOARD ROAD PROBLEM WAS IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. IT WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *TR

WE RENTED A 2009 PRIUS WHEN WE WERE IN LAS VEGAS. WE ALMOST GOT INTO A COLLISION IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CASINO WHEN SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME ALL OF A SUDDEN. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS A COULD AND THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO STOP. I T WAS IF THE PEDAL WAS PUSHING ON AIR. IT DID NOT GO DOWN AS EXPECTED AND THE CAR BARELY CAME TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED WELL BEFORE ALL THE RECALLS WITH GAS PEDALS STICKING AND SUCH. I THINK THAT THE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL MIGHT OF LOCKED UP THE CYLINDER. THE EFFECT WAS SIMILAR TO TRYING TO PUSH ON A SHOCK ABSORBER REALLY FAST. THEY LOCK UP AND DON'T MOVE VERY MUCH. I AM NO SMALL PERSON 6'-2" AND 285 LBS. AND I WAS STOMPING ON IT ! *TR

I HAVE A 2009 PRIUS. THE ISSUE THAT I EXPERIENCE WHICH IS GIVING ME CONCERN IS THAT WHEN I'M PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND I PASS OVER A BUMP OR ROUGH TERRAIN OR SOMETHING, ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FEEL THE BRAKING TO STOP AND THE CAR SEEMINGLY ACCELERATE OR LURCH FORWARD AND THE SLIPPERY ROAD INDICATOR SIGNAL (SORRY I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S CALLED) WILL POP UP FOR A SECOND. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 PRIUS IN APRIL 2009. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME BRAKE SLIPPING PROBLEM THAT THE 2010'S ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. EACH TIME IT WAS NO FAULT FOUND AND "GOSH THESE BRAKES ARE COMPLICATED AND YOU WOULD HAVE AN IDIOT LIGHT GO OFF IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM". I AM FEELING VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN MY SOFTWARE WILL BE UPDATED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 PRIUS IN EITHER WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS, I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR "SKIPS"/DOESN'T HOLD THE BRAKING WHEN I APPLY MY FOOT STEADILY TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I'VE NOTICED THIS IN WET CONDITIONS FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE, IN JUNE 2009, AND AGAIN MORE RECENTLY IN SNOW. I'VE WOUND UP NOT DRIVING THE PRIUS WHEN THE ROADS ARE EITHER WET OR SNOWY NOW, BUT OBVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THESE CONDITIONS WHEN RAIN OR SNOW STARTED WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. IT IS NOT A SAFE FEELING TO FEEL THE CAR SLIPPING. *TR

LAST MAY, I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. FOR SOME TIME NOW, I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF BRAKING ISSUES THAT SOUND EERILY SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED WITH THE 2010 PRIUS RECALLS. I HAVE NOT REPORTED ANYTHING UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND ADJUST MY DRIVING ACCORDINGLY. WHENEVER I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY GOING OVER ROUGH, BUMPY, OR POTHOLED AREAS OF ROAD...MY "SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS" LIGHT FLASHES MOMENTARILY ON MY DASHBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, IT ALMOST FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR ACCELERATES IN THAT SPLIT SECOND, BUT AS LONG AS I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I MAKE SURE TO KEEP ADEQUATE SPACE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CARDS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IF I EVER HAD TO STOP TOO QUICKLY ON ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE I AM CERTAIN THAT I WOULD CRASH INTO THE OTHER CAR BEFORE MY BRAKES ACTUALLY TOOK OVER. I AM SIMPLY REPORTING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I WONDER IF, DESPITE TOYOTA'S CLAIM THAT ONLY THE 2010 MODEL IS BEING AFFECTED, OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THE PRIUS ARE HAVING ISSUES AS WELL. I AM ENTERING AN APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BELOW, HOWEVER, I REALLY CAN'T PICK JUST ONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A MULTITUDE OF OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY OF 2009. *TR

WHEN I GO OVER A RAILROAD TRACK OR LARGE BUMPS THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY PRIUS STOPS OPERATING FOR A MOMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE AND TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SEEMED TO HYDROPLANE FOR A SHORT TIME. THE FAILURE NEVER OCCURRED ON SMOOTH SURFACES. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS "TOO PERFECT" WHICH WAS WHY SHE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. SHE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.

I HAVE A 2009 PRIUS, AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO DISENGAGE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. I NOTICE IT EVERYTIME, IN PARTICULAR WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY, IF THERE ARE BUMPS ON THE OFF RAMP. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS WHILE DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ICY ROADS, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SLIDES AND IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY UNEVEN SURFACE LIKE SPEED BUMPS AND OR WASH BOARD ROADS, AND DURING THE WINTER MONTHS FOR ICY ROADS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA IN COLORADO TO FIX SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAY NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED ON THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

TOYOTA 2009 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEM 15 JAN. 2010 I TOOK MY 2009 PRIUS TO LAKELAND TOYOTA (MY DEALER), LAKELAND FLORIDA, USA 33880. THE BRAKES HAD GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEY HAVE A MAINTENANCE RECORD OF THE EVENT. AT THE TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE BRAKE. I WAS DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD ON A COLD DAY JUST PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE EXPAND THE PRIUS RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2009 YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH GOING DOWN HILL ON A WET ROAD THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FULLY ENGAGED AFTER SHE CRASHED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHENEVER SHE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 5 TO 6 TIMES. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15500.

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKES WOULD DISENGAGE TEMPORARILY CAUSING THE CAR TO GO FASTER. I HAVE COME REAL CLOSE TO REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DURING ADVERSE ROAD CONDITIONS. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 35 YEARS IN SNOW AND SLICK CONDITIONS AND I KNOW WHEN A CAR ISN'T BRAKING RIGHT. I ALWAYS MAINTAIN A SAVE DISTANCE AND THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS DONE THIS. THIS SCARIER PART IS THAT THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN BRAKING IF THE ROAD IS AT ALL SLICK. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED. AFTER TREATING ME LIKE A TOTAL MORON ACCUSING ME OF NOT KNOWING HOW TO DRIVE THEY SAID THEY DID DO A THOROUGH RUN THROUGH AND DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH 15000 MILES. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE (GOING LESS THANK 30 MPH) THEY SLIP FOR NO REASON. IT WAS A NICE SUNNY DAY, TEMPS IN THE HIGH 70S. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE BRAKES SLIPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE YELLOW LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH BOARD SHOWING TRACTION CONTROL COMING ON. THIS HAPPENED COMING DOWN A SMALL HILL TO A INTERSECTION , IT HAPPENS WITH OUT WARNING AND FOR NO REASON, THE BRAKES WERE JUST CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD THEY ARE OK FROM THE LOCAL DEALER. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. *TR

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2009 PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED FROM DAY ONE, AN ISSUE WHEN BRAKING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE BRAKES DO NOT GRASP. A PICTURE OF A SWIRVING CAR APPEARS ON THE MONITOR OF THE CAR SHOWING OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2010 RECALL. PLEASE RECALL ALL AFFECTED PRIUS' WHICH NOW INCLUDE 2009.

I WISH TO REPORT A BREAKING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS OCCURED IN ABOUT SEPT. 2009. I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT HAD ABOUT 18,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE. I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A GAS STATION (FOR GAS ONLY) WHEN I GOT A NUMBER OF WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. (ABOUT 4 AS I RECALL) ALL THE WARNINGS WERE EITHER TIRE OF BREAK RELATED WARNINGS. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKS. ONLY MAXIMUM FOOT PRESURE WOULD ACTUATE THE BREAKS AND THEN THEY WOULD GRAB VERY HARD. FORTUNATELY, THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WAS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SO I CAREFULLY LIMPPED THE CAR IN. NO DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THIS FAILURE. TOYOTA DID FIX THE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY AND REPORTED THAT THE FRONT BREAKS HAD STOPPED WORKING AND ONLY THE REAR BEAKS WERE STOPPING THE CAR. IF I RECALL THE FIX CORRECTLY, THEY REPLACED SOME PART CALLED THE "BREAK ACTUATOR" SINCE THEN, NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED *CN

I OWN A 2009 PRIUS AND I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND I HIT A BUMP, I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A SPLIT SECOND. IT SEEMS THE BRAKES LOSE TRACTION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I NOTICE A ORANGE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP FOR A SECOND. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,634.

INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL ON ROUGH OR WET SURFACES. THOUGH BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, BRAKES DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ENGAGING PROPERLY, IT FEELS LIKE A VIOLENT SHUDDER. RECENTLY, ON WET PAVEMENT I NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND THE BRAKES TOOK MUCH TOO LONG TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

2009 PRIUS MODEL1220 A 2 EXPERIENCES WHERE CAR SEEMED TO "SURGE" WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN TRAFFIC. ONLY LASTED SECONDS BUT DISCONCERTING. ABS DID ENGAGE INITIALLY (FELT PULSING). TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP 5/17 AFTER FIRST EPISODE. NOTHING FOUND WRONG; TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. HAD SECOND EXPERIENCE 5/21. *TR