2010 Toyota Prius SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING ON MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT SLOW TO MODERATE SPEEDS WHILE I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A POTHOLE THE CAR SEEMS TO STOP BRAKING AND KEEPS GOING. I THEN HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE HARDER TO MAKE THE CAR STOP. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY COLLISIONS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND A CAR. BUT I BELIEVE IF I WAS, I WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS. WITHIN A 100 MILES, THE BRAKE PEDAL RANDOMLY LOCKED UP, THE BRAKES GRABBED AND BROUGHT MY CAR TO AN ABRUPT HALT. THE BRAKE PEDAL REMAINED LOCKED FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNTIL AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL UNLOCKED ITSELF. INITIALLY THIS HAPPENED IN REVERSE MODE SEVERAL TIMES, THEN IT WAS HAPPENING ONCE A WEEK AND IN FORWARD MODE AS WELL AS REVERSE. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS, MOST RECENTLY TOYOTA HAD MY CAR FOR A MONTH. NOTE THAT DURING THIS MONTH LONG INVESTIGATION NOTHING WAS DONE TO MY CAR, IT JUST SAT THERE. UPON MY LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTUALLY LOCK UP! THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE CONFIRMED THE PEDAL TO BE LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR 30 SECONDS OR LONGER. HE TOOK MEASUREMENTS AND THE ENGINEER TOOK PHOTOS OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AS IT WAS UP IN THE AIR AND NOT DEPRESSED AS A NORMAL PEDAL WOULD BE. HE INSTRUCTED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO SEND ME HOME IN A LOANER CAR AND NOT THE PRIUS BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS SO RELIEVED THAT SOMEONE FINALLY SAW THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP AND NOT RELEASE. AFTER AN ADDITIONAL WEEK, THE DEALER CONTACTED ME AND SAID THAT TOYOTA DETERMINED THAT THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED! WHEN I REQUESTED THAT THE PHOTOS AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE LOCKED UP BRAKE PEDAL BE INCLUDED IN MY SERVICE REPORT, THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO FURNISH THAT DATA. INSTEAD, HE DENIED HE WITNESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCK UP. THERE WERE NO CODES, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR WARNING SOUNDS, A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKES LOCKING UP. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT 1% OF THE PRIUS CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON A FIX! I BELIEVE THAT THE DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT HAVE RESULTED IN AN INHERENTLY DANGEROUS PRODUCT AND TOYOTA IS TRYING TO COVER IT UP. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS, I BELIEVE MANY PEOPLE ARE AT RISK. 1% OF A MILLION CARS IS A LOT OF DRIVERS, PASSENGERS AND OTHERS SHARING THE ROAD. *TR

2010 PRIUS. BRAKE FADE DURING HARD BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACE. THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FADE THEN GRAB HARD. *TR

BACKED 2010 PRIUS UP AND STARTED TO MAKE U-TURN IN DRIVEWAY. WHEN PULLED FORWARD TURNING APPLIED BRAKES AND WELL THERE WERE NONE. TRAVELED ABOUT 15 FEET AND HIT A BRICK WALL. AFTER SOME DELAY THE ENGINE NOW HAD SOME CONTROL AS THE BRAKES ALSO DID. WAITING FOR TOWING INSTRUCTIONS TO GET THE CAR TO GARAGE. MAXIMUM SPEED WAS MAYBE 5MPH. *TR

MY 2010 PRIUS' BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHILE ON THE ROAD ON 1/22/11. THEN 2X AGAIN ON 1/23/11. AS A CONSUMER, I DO NOT KNOW WHO REGULATES CAR COMPANIES BUT I HAVE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY NEED TO 'DUPLICATE' THE PROBLEM. IN THE PAST, MY BRAKES WOULD ACCELERATE BEFORE IT WOULD CATCH AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT 'DUPLICATED' BY THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE BRAKES FAILED ME 3X WITHIN 24 HOURS AND I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO REPORT IT TO AND WHAT BETTER OPTIONS I HAVE TO GET A RESOLUTION. *TR

ON FEB 1, 2010, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 7 MPH. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IT WAS LIKE STEPPING ON A SOLID STEEL POLE OR ICE SKATES. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I RELEASED BRAKE PRESSURE AND AGAIN PRESSED THE PEDAL AND THEN THE BRAKES OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. THE STREET WAS SMOOTH ASPHALT, DRY AND IN GOOD CONDITION WITHOUT BUMPS. ON FEB 28, 2010 THE DEALER (LAKE CITY TOYOTA) ACCEPTED THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED THE "SERVICE CAMPAIGN AOB ABS ACTUATOR ECU UPDATE". *TR

SEVERE BRAKE GRAB IN SLOW SPEED REVERSE OR FORWARD. VERY INTERMITTENT. RESEARCH SHOWS SAME COMPLAINT FOUND IN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE. DEALER AND TOYOTA UNAWARE AND WERE OF NO HELP IN RESOLUTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I RECEIVED THE SOFTWARE RECALL FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER RECEIVING THE SOFTWARE RECALL MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH NOTICED THAT THERE ARE INSTANCES WHEN THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND AS QUICKLY AS THEY SHOULD WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL REASON THE PRIUS WAS RECALLED. *TR

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS GAVE ME IN TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE FEELING THAT THE BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. IN BOTH CASES I WAS DRIVING SLOW AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. IN ONE CASE I WAS BACKING UP FROM MY GARAGE; IN THE OTHER CASE I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM A SMALL DOWNHILL EXIT TO A FLAT STREET. *TR

EVEN AFTER THE BRAKE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED, MY CAR'S BRAKES SUDDENLY AND MOMENTARILY LOSE BRAKING POWER OVER UNEVEN OR ROUGH SURFACES. PROBLEM SEEMS COMPOUNDED WHEN TURNING. *TR

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS HAVING BRAKING ISSUES BEFORE THE SAFETY RECALL. IT WOULD ACCELERATE WHEN I HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING. I TOLD BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE RECALL AND IT WAS "FIXED." NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK. MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN/BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP. *TR

PURCHASED 2010 PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2009. IN JANUARY 2010 THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE WHEN BRAKING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT WE NOTED THE RISK IT REPRESENTED. *TR

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY ROAD THE CAR SPEEDS UP. *TR

I CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY SURFACES, EVEN AFTER RECEIVING THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT WAS RELEASED BY TOYOTA. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING WHEN I AM TRAVELING OVER AN EXTENDED AREA OF BUMPY ROAD, AND THE BRAKES WON'T WORK AS EXPECTED. *TR

BRAKE PROBLEM WITH 2010 PRIUS. I WAS CROSSING A POTHOLE ON STREET AND PUT THE BRAKE ON BEFORE THE FRONT WHEELS GET INTO THERE. WHILE THE FRONT WHEELS ENTER THE HOLE, I FELT MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST BRAKING AND SPEED UP. IT LASTED FOR LESS THAN 1 SEC. I GUESS. THEN, EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. *TR

I JUST PICKED UP MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE THE BRAKE RECALL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY PRIUS HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON MY BRAKES. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AND KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY CAR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT ALL HYBRIDS BRAKE THIS WAY. I WILL ADMIT MY PRIUS STOPS QUICKER THAN BEFORE THAN THE RECALL HOWEVER I STILL NOTICE THAT IT SURGES FORWARD BEFORE THE CARE STOPS AT TIMES. IN THE 2 WEEKS I HAD THE CAR BACK AFTER THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL I AND MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES STILL SURGED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. I PICKED UP MY CAR TODAY AND I NOTICED IT AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS CAR FIXED PROPERLY? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AROUND, AND I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN. I WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO WHY THESE RECALLS ARE MAKING THE PROBLEM ALITTLE BETTER BUT NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. IF TOYOTA DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT THEN MAYBE THEY NEED TO BUY THESE UNRELIABLE DEATH TRAPS BACK FROM THEIR CONSUMERS AND STOP FEEDING US A LINE ABOUT HOW THIS IS NORMAL AND ALL HYBRIDS DO THIS. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2010, HAVING DIFFICULT BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE BECAUSE THE BRAKE IS EXTREMELY TIGHT. AFTER I EVENTUALLY BACKED OUT, I DROVE A FEW YARDS FORWARD AND THEN TESTED IT BACKWARD, THE BRAKE FELT NORMAL. *TR

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES DUE TO APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A MAN HOLE COVER WHICH WAS UNEVEN WITH THE ROAD SERVICE. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO RELEASE, THE CAR DRIFTED FORWARD 3-5 FEET, AND THEN THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES WORKING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING ON A COLD, WET ROAD THAT WAS BENDING TO THE RIGHT. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW THE CAR, THE CAR STUTTERED THEN ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS BRAKING. THE CAR SLID OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH, AND ACCELERATED ITSELF OUT OF THE DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE WHOLE TIME I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES. THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER OF MY CAR SUSTAINED BODY DAMAGE THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED OR FIXED. THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WELL WAS PUSHED OUT OF PLACE SO THAT WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AT A SHARP RIGHT, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WOULD RUB AGAINST THE HARD PLASTIC WHEEL WELL. I HAD TO PAY TO GET THE WHEEL WELL PUSHED AND BOLTED BACK INTO PLACE. THIS IS THE INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE ON JANUARY 28TH. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER TIMES WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, MOST OFTEN WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN IT WAS COLDER OUTSIDE. THEY HAD FAILED AT LEAST THREE TIMES WHILE I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. WHILE I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD AND ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF SLOWING. I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY PRESSURE TO GET THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP. *TR

1. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA. AFTER THE FIRST BIG SNOWSTORM WHEN I WAS BRAKING ON SNOW AND ICE, THERE WAS A VERY STRONG BURNING RUBBER-LIKE BURNING SMELL, AND THE BRAKING CHANGED. I STARTED SLIDING THROUGH STOP SIGNS AND INTO INTERSECTIONS WHEN ON ICY PAVEMENT. I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 12. THEY REPORTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. 2. ON JANUARY 5, I WAS ON A TOTALLY ICED OVER STREET IN PARK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. I MADE A LEFT TURN, THEN WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. I KEPT SLIDING AND HIT THE CEMENT PARKING MARKER, WHICH PUNCTURED THE FRONT OF THE CAR (IN THE BUMPER AREA). 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I ASK TOYOTA TO COVER THE DAMAGES. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, BUT AM STILL WAITING FOR A RETURN MY CALL. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY DEALER TODAY. *TR

PROBLEM IS WITH MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY LURCH FORWARD WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY OR ICY OR SNOWY CONDITIONS. DATE GIVEN BELOW IS APPROX TO WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND ONGOING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE THOUGH, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

2010 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEM EXPERIENCED SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2010. I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A DRIVEWAY FROM A BUSY STREET AND APPLIED MY BRAKES AS I WAS ENTERING THE UPWARD SLANTED DRIVEWAY WHEN BRAKING DISAPPEARED AND I SURGED FORWARD ABOUT ONE TO TWO SECONDS BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME AND REGAINING BRAKING CAPABILITY. IT'S THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE BUYING THE PRIUS LAST NOVEMBER, BUT BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY I READ TODAY ABOUT WHETHER TOYOTA WOULD ISSUE A RECALL IN THE U.S. AFTER DOING SO IN JAPAN FOR THE SAME CARS, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE TO SUBMIT THIS TO YOU. *TR

I PURCHASED A PRIUS 2010 IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. I CALLED MY DEALER A WEEK AGO TO REPORT THAT I TOO HAD EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING ISSUE THAT WAS REPORTED ON THE NEWS. I WAS NOT SURE IF THE CAR WAS SKIDDING THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED IT, I WAS GOING SLOWLY AND PUT ON BRAKES OVER A SLIPPERY PATCH AND THE CAR LURCHED BEFORE BRAKING, BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN OVER A ROUGH SURFACE. WHEN I REPORTED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY DEALER, CONICELLI TOYOTA OF SPRINGFIELD, PA, I WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED, NO OTHER CONCERN OR CARE WAS GIVEN TO ME AT THAT TIME. I DID ASK FOR THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY AND WAS GIVEN AN 800 NUMBER AND THE WEBSITE. I TRIED CALLING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE OF TOYOTA TWICE TO REPORT MY EXPERIENCE, AND WAS ON HOLD FOR OVER 10 MINUTES BEFORE HANGING UP WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AGAIN AND SPOKE WITH THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER, I ASKED THAT THEY REPORT MY EXPERIENCE TO YOU AND THAT THEY WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR A SOLUTION FOR THE BRAKE ISSUE. I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THEM. I AGAIN TRIED THE 800 NUMBER WITHOUT SUCCESS AND THEN ACCESSED YOUR WEBSITE. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PLACE TO SEND OR POST MY COMMENT/CONCERN, SO I AM WRITING THIS LETTER. PLEASE ADD ME TO THE 210 COMPLAINTS YOU HAVE REPORTED FOR THE PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA 'FIXED' THE PROBLEM ON THE PRODUCTION LINE BUT WAS NOT PROACTIVE IN FINDING A CORRECTION FOR THE MODELS PRODUCED BEFORE JANUARY 2010. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY LAWYER AND OTHER AUTHORITIES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THOSE THAT SHARE THE ROAD WITH ME ARE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO ME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY ARE NOT OF THE UTMOST CONCERN OF TOYOTA, WHO WOULD LEAVE US ALL AT RISK UNLESS PUBLIC PRESSURE IS BROUGHT TO BEAR. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 MODEL. I ACQUIRED THIS VEHICLE IN SEP OF 2009. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE BRAKES DOESN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE. IT SEEM TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOTICED THIS ONLY IN SLOW SPEEDS AND IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT COULD BE A MANUFACTURING MISTAKE. I BLAMED IT ON THE ROAD CONDITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND JAN 10 WAS AN APPROXIMATE DATE. NOW REALIZING THAT I SHOULD HAVE VOICED MY CONCERN EARLIER. I AM A LONG TERM TOYOTA OWNER AND I ALWAYS TRUSTED TOYOTA AND IT MUST HAVE BLIND SIGHTED ME. NOW I AM GETTING NERVOUS DRIVING THE CAR. *TR

MY 2010 PRUIS BRAKE PROBELM AS REPORTED IN THE NEWS. *TR