Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10305642February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS II STOPPING TIME LONGER THAN EXPECTED WHEN IN "B" GEAR AND NEED TO BRAKE. NOTE THAT I AM NOT SURE OF THE ROAD SURFACE WHEN THIS OCCURRED BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS FLAT. CAR SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD. HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING CAR IN FRONT OF ME. DRY ROAD SURFACE, CLOSE TO 50 DEGREES F. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305674February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS (BOUGHT IN 10/2009). WHEN GOING OVER A RECESSED MANHOLE COVER OR POTHOLE WHILE BREAKING, IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKE IS SLIPPING AND THE CAR JERKS FOR A MOMENT. CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE BRINGS THE CAR TO A STOP. IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED EXCEPT WHEN GOING OVER SOME OBSTRUCTION AND ONLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER 20 MPH. GOING OVER SPEEDBUMPS IN A PARKING LOT IS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305679February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS II, AND HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING - ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING THROUGH OUR APARTMENT COMPLEX AND GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS FOR THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305684February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 MODEL AND THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENCES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WHERE THE BRAKES HAVE NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ON DEC 7TH 2009 ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL MY CAR DESPITE APPLYING THE BRAKES KEPT ON MOVING AND ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER CAR. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED BUT I JUST COULDN'T COMPREHEND THE REASON AS TO WHY THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. EVEN AFTER COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, WHILE WE WERE STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CAR KEPT ROLLING FORWARD. ALL WE COULD THINK WAS THAT MAY BE WE WERE NOT PRESSING THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH, BUT SINCE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COME OUT WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH PRIUS, THE WHOLE THING IS MAKING SENSE TO US. I USE PRIUS REGULARLY WITH MY TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE BACK BUT NOW I AM SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305688February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2010 PRIUS ACCELERATES WHEN IT HITS A POT HOLE WHILE SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAPPENS MORE WHEN THERE IS SNOW OR ICE ON THE ROAD. IN ICY CONDITIONS I AM SLOWING DOWN AND NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE, BUT IF IT HITS A POT HOLE -- A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL IS EXPERIENCE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE ELECTRIC BRAKE SWITCHES OFF AND HYDRAULIC BRAKES KICKS IN BECAUSE IT BRAKES HARDER ONCE BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305691February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING OVER SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305704February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MOMENTARY LACK OF BRAKING ON 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BOUGHT SUMMER OF 09. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. ALSO BRAKES GRAB ERRATICALLY JERKING THE CAR SEVERELY WHEN IN REVERSE. SAME PROBLEMS ARE NOTED BY MANY, MANY OWNERS ON PRIUSCHAT.COM FORUM.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305707February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
ISSUE WITH BRAKES OF PRIUS 2010. WE LOSE SOME CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OR IT VEERS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PUSHED SOMETIMES. IT HAPPENS VERY RARELY BUT WHEN WE PUSH THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES SEEMS TO SLOW, THEN ACCELERATE A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE STOPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305714February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I BOUGHT IN DEC 2009. I DID EXPERIENCE SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE BRAKE PROBLEM NOW BEING INVESTIGATED - A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKE POWER WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLED/BUMPY PATCH OF ROAD. IT WAS JUST FOR A MOMENT AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED, BUT I AM WORRIED NOW THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT NOT HAVE JUST BEEN A RANDOM FLUKE. SEPARATELY, I HAD ANOTHER STRANGE INCIDENT WITH THE CAR. BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, I HAD NOT YET HIT THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY JUMPED BACKWARDS AS THOUGH I HAD HIT THE GAS HARD. THE ONLY WAY PREVENT IT FROM BUCKING BACKWARDS WAS TO HIT THE BRAKE. I HAD TO SORT OF JOLT OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO IN BETWEEN OF NORMAL/SLOW ACCELERATION. ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE SPACE AND PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT WAS ACCELERATED NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305632February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 WHICH I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ABOUT 4 OR 5, THE BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP HITTING A POTHOLE AND THE CAR SLIDES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305636February 4, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 8:00 AM THIS MORNING, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A STREET AT A SPEED OF 20 MILES TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. SUDDENLY, THE CAR JUMPED A LITTLE PROBABLY HIT A SMALL POTHOLES OR BUMPS. I FELT LIKE THE CAR SURGED FORWARD OR MAY BE THE BRAKE DIDN'T RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR SPEED IS NOT VERY FAST. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE IT AND SLOW DOWN. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE DOESN'T THINK IT IS A PROBLEM. LATER, I ALSO SENT A FAX TO TOYOTA US HEADQUARTER ASKING FOR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305724February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED ON JULY 31, 2009. BETWEEN 10 AND 12 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE DATE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH DRIVING OVER A BUMP OR ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD, THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS ACCELERATING RATHER THAN BRAKING. THIS LASTED FOR ONE SECOND OR LESS BUT WAS FRIGHTENING. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION BUT IT OCCURRED ANOTHER 10 TIMES OR SO. IT ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP. AS FAR AS I CAN RECALL, THE PAVEMENT WAS ALWAYS DRY. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT IN ANY OF THESE OCCURRENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305725February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER. I HAVE NOTICED THAT DURING THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTED, IF I GO OVER A SPEED BUMP THE CAR IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO BRAKE TO A STOP. AFTER THE CAR IS WARMED UP, THIS ISSUE GOES AWAY. THERE IS A SPEED BUMP I HAVE TO GO OVER ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305734February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES SPORADICALLY GRAB AND MAKE SMOOTH BRAKING IMPOSSIBLE. THESE ARE UNEXPECTED AND INTERMITTENT. IT OCCURS MAYBE TEN PERCENT OF MY TRIPS. CONSEQUENCES ARE JOLTING STOP. NOTHING ALLEGEDLY CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305759February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON A DAILY BASIS I DRIVE OVER TWO SEPARATE SPEED BUMPS ON THE STEEP DOWNHILL-INCLINE ENTRANCE TO MY OFFICE PARKING GARAGE, AT A LOW SPEED (ALWAYS LESS THAN 10 MPH). UPON GOING OVER EACH BUMP, MY BRAKES (WHICH ARE ENGAGED DUE TO THE STEEP DOWNHILL INCLINE) DISENGAGE BRIEFLY AND THEN RE-ENGAGE. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ALSO MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE WHEN I AM CONTINUING DOWN THE RAMP IN THE PARKING GARAGE, EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF A SPEED BUMP. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN I AM TURNING. EACH TIME THE BRAKES DISENGAGE, THE CAR SLIPS AND I FEEL IT IS NOT UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE TRIED TO AVOID THESE SYMPTOMS BY KEEPING MY SPEED EXTREMELY LOW IN THE PARKING GARAGE (5 MPH), BUT THAT ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. THE "DATE OF INCIDENT" IS REALLY ON A DAILY BASIS EVERY DAY I DRIVE INTO WORK. THIS SYMPTOM HAS OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE, 2009 AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. THE BRAKE SYSTEM I AM REFERRING TO IS THE BRAKES THAT ARE ACTIVATED WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305772February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS V ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. IT PERFORMED BEAUTIFULLY, AND WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, A MONTH OR SO LATER, WITH THE CAR IN REVERSE, I STARTED BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE "REVVING" OF THE ENGINE. STARTLED, I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED ON THE FOOT BRAKE, RELEASING IT IN LITTLE STEPS UNTIL THE CAR WAS "INCHED" OUT OF THE PARKING PLACE. I THEN SHIFTED THE LEVER INTO "DRIVE" AND PROCEEDED ON MY WAY QUITE NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM WHATSOEVER. IN THE ENSUING MONTHS, THIS STRANGE PHENOMENON HAS ONLY REPEATED ITSELF TWO MORE TIMES OUT OF HUNDREDS OF BACKOUTS FROM PARKING SLOTS. THERE HAS BEEN NO OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH THIS SEVERE " REVVING" HAS RE-OCCURRED. IN THE AFOREMENTIONED THREE CASES, I HAD NO RECOLLECTION WHATSOEVER OF PRESSING THE FOOT THROTTLE, AND THEREFORE HAVE PRESUMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN THE ELECTRONICS OR SOFTWARE, RATHER THAN IN THE FLOOR THROTTLE MECHANICS. IN EVERY OTHER RESPECT SO FAR, MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS V HAS PERFORMED PERFECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305777February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON FEB. 3, 2010 THE BRAKES IN MY 2010 PRIUS FAILED ON SUDDEN APPLICATION AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I SWERVED RIGHT TO AN OPEN LANE, REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THIS SECOND APPLICATION WAS SUCCESSFUL AND SLOWED THE CAR. EVENT TOOK PLACE GOING 47 MPH ON CREST OF HILL WHEN CAR IN FRONT BRAKED SUDDENLY, AND I WENT FROM ACCELERATION TO SUDDEN BRAKING. PRIOR TO THIS EXPERIENCE I HAD MADE TWO COMPLAINTS TO MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES OCCASIONALLY GRABBED VIOLENTLY WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THIS ACTION, SO I JUST PUT UP WITH IT. THE DEALER NOW HAS MY CAR AND HAS PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR AT MY REQUEST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305722February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN TRAVELING FORWARD OVER UNEVEN, BUMPY PAVEMENT, POT HOLES, OR SPEED BUMPS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES VERY STRONGLY. THE ACCELERATION HAPPENS EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND YOUR FOOT IS COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS SO STRONG THAT IT NEARLY JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THREE TIMES WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES STOP WORKING FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS QUITE STARTLING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305783February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2010 PRIUS HAS TROUBLE BRAKING WHEN I'M TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS OVER UNEVEN OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. IT'S AS IF THE BRAKES LOSE TRACTION/SLIP. I FIRST REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO TOYOTA IN OCTOBER 2009. I SENT EMAILS AND PLACED PHONE CALLS AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY. THEY SAY THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CAN'T FIX IT TILL THEY REPLICATE IT. THEY HAVE NO SOLUTIONS FOR ME. I CALLED TOYOTA TODAY AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT REFER MY COMPLAINT TO NHTSA...EVEN THOUGH I FILED IT WITH TOYOTA MONTHS AGO. THEY SAY ITS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE MY COMPLAINT WITH THE GOVERNMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305755February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - PURCHASED IN NOV 2009. CAR JUMPS FORWARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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