Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10305626February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN - I STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT APPLIED FOR A QUICK MOMENT. IT CAUSED ME TO STOP FURTHER IN TO THE INTERSECTION THAN I EXPECTED, OR WOULD HAVE LIKED. *TR
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#10305551February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SINCE PURCHASING MY 2010 PRIUS IN OCTOBER 2009 I HAVE NOTICED A BRIEF PULSATING SENSATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OVER BUMPING SURFACES. THE BRAKES APPEAR NOT TO WORK FOR THAT BRIEF MOMENT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES.*TR
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#10305562February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS. WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP AND THERE IS A SLOPE IN THE ROAD OR A POTHOLE, THE BRAKES WILL MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I CAN PREDICT WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BASED ON THE BUMPINESS OF THE ROAD. AND THE DISTANCE I AM FROM COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR
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#10305578February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED NEW IN OCTOBER 2010. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 5 INSTANCES OF THE BRAKE FAILURE THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED IN RECENT REPORTS. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER A ROUGH SPOT LIKE A MAN-HOLE COVER OR POTHOLE. THERE IS A MOMENTARY AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
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#10305584February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2010 PRIUS (PURCHASED 6/30/09) LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE OR A SHARP BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE I HAVE THE BRAKES ON. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR. *TR
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#10305587February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN (IE.; RAILROAD TRACKS, BUMPS IN THE ROAD) MY 2010 PRIUS SEEMS TO ACCELERATE. I READ ABOUT THE BRAKES FAILING... BUT IT REALLY FEELS LIKE IT IS ACCELERATING TOO. IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS AS IT FEELS THAT YOU WILL BE THRUSHED INTO WHATEVER MIGHT BE IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR
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#10305590February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I COULDN'T STOP MY 2010 PRIUS AT A STOP. THE BRAKES WOULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE.*TR
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0
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#10305592February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE CAR MOVES ON A BUMPY OR SLIPPERY SURFACE, I CAN FEEL A PAUSE IN THE BRAKING AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH I GLIDE A FEW FEET FURTHER THAN I SHOULD WHEN I BRAKE THE PEDAL IS FULLY PRESSED DOWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2009. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305621February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
IN EARLY JANUARY, WHEN BACKING OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME OVERLY-SENSITIVE AND BEGAN LOCKING THE BRAKES WHEN ANY PRESSURE AT ALL WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A DOZEN ITERATIONS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO DRIVE. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES BEGAN BEHAVING NORMALLY. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED A SINGLE TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JULY, 2009. *TR
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0
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#10305627February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON 8-21-09, I TOOK DELIVERY ON A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. SINCE TAKING DELIVERY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ,MOMENTARY ,UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND INTERMITTENT,MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. ON 1-10-10, I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 5000 MILE MAINTENANCE CHECK, BUT DID NOT TELL THE DEALER MY PROBLEMS ,BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS STILL IN A "BREAKING IN" PERIOD AND WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF. BUT WHEN I HEARD TODAY 2-4-10, THAT THE NHTSA WAS OPENING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE 2010 PRIUS, I DECIDED TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE OTHERS. *TR UPDATED 03/04/10 *BF
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#10305565February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010. WHILE DRIVING APPROX 20 MPH OVER A POTHOLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, I FELT WHAT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKE SLIP AND RELEASE TEMPORARILY. ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD HAVE HAD THERE BEEN A CAR CLOSER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE POTHOLE. *TR
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#10305573February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON 2010 PRIUS (PURCHASED IN SEPT 2009), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IT HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS IS A REPRODUCIBLE BEHAVIOR AND HAS BEEN OBSERVED SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. *TR
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Injuries:
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#10305574February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS: AFTER TURNING CAR ON, TAKING EMERGENCY BRAKE OFF, FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE. HAVE TO SHIFT IT BACK TO PARK AND TURN IT OFF FOR IT TO STOP. TOYOTA SERVICE SAID "THIS IS NORMAL". HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES, MOST RECENT JAN 15TH. ALL ON LEVEL SURFACES. ONLY HAPPENS IF CAR IS ON IN ELECTRIC MODE ONLY, NOT WITH THE ENGINE ON. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10305598February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE ISSUES ABOUT 6 TIMES, AND MY WIFE HAS HAD IT HAPPEN TO HER TWICE, SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2010 PRIUS AT THE END OF AUGUST 2009. THE BRAKE PROBLEM USUALLY WILL HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE SUCH AS A POTHOLE OR A BUMPY ROAD. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE BRAKES WILL MOMENTARILY STOP WORKING AND YOU GET A JERKING/SPEEDING UP FEELING. *TR
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0
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#10305602February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
DRIVING A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IV APPROACHING A SET OF RR TRACKS. WHILE BRAKING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN I CROSSED THE TRACKS. THE PRIUS SURGED FORWARD AND I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10305556February 4, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PRESSING BRAKES WHILE TURNING AND HITTING A POTHOLE CAUSES CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. *TR
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#10305563February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ULTRA-SENSITIVE AND WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE AND LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AS IF SHE MADE AN ABRUPT STOP. OCCASIONALLY, SHE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,740. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.
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#10305572February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY PRIUS LOSES ITS BRAKING ABILITY WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE OR IF I DRIVE OVER A SEWER GRATE. I'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE JULY 2009, IT IS A 2010 MODEL. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JULY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE IN WET WEATHER. *TR
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#10305576February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS IN OCTOBER, 2009. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED MOMENTARILY. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS RATHER CONCERNING AND DANGEROUS, AS I WAS CONCERNED I'D HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE THEN, I ATTEMPT TO NOT BRAKE DIRECTLY OVER A POTHOLE. *TR
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#10305588February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES FAIL MOMENTARILY WHEN DRIVING OVER POTHOLES AND BUMPS. *TR
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