Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10305955February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I DROVE OVER A BUMP WHILE BRAKING AND IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS SLIDING ON ICE. IT FELT LIKE THERE WERE NO BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305957February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, PACKAGE 5 HAVE OWNED FOR 6 MONTHS OR SO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AND GO OVER POT HOLES OR IRREGULAR ROAD, THE BRAKES DISENGAGE AND THE CAR CONTINUES FORWARD FOR A LONGER DISTANCE THAN DESIRED. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT A CONCERN. HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE TAKEN OWNERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305874February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS EXPERIENCES BRIEF LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN TRAVELING DOWNHILL ON SAME SECTION OF THE ROAD. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES AND IT'S BEEN VERY NOTICEABLE. EVEN WITH FIRM BRAKE PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON THE EXACT SAME SECTION OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS ON A DOWNHILL GRADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305960February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN SNOWY CONDITIONS THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO STOP AND PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER TO REPAIR THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,800.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305991February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS DOWN THE ROAD HERE IN BERKELEY, CA, AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I WAS HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I THEREAFTER LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND HIT THEM AGAIN, AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKES WORKED CORRECTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305999February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY 2010 PRIUS ACCELERATES OVER A BUMPY SURFACE OR POTHOLE, IT SURGES FORWARD, WHEN I BRAKE OVER THESE SURFACES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305977February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS THAT "LURCHES" WHEN I BRAKE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND SAID IT WAS FINE. TO SAY THE LEAST I CONTINUE TO BE VERY CONCERNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305992February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE BRAKES IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR 3 MONTHS WITH 1847 MILES. OVER THIS TIME I MUST INCREASINGLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL CLOSER TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. TODAY IN DRY WEATHER, I NEARLY HIT THE CAR ALMOST 50 YARDS IN FRONT OF ME WHEN IT STOPPED AND ALTHOUGH I PRESSED THE PEDAL FIRMLY IT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME FOR THE BRAKES TO GRAB. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305996February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN OUR 2010 PRIUS GOES OVER A BUMP THE BRAKES SEEM TO DISENGAGE AND SPEED FEELS LIKE IT IS INCREASING. ALTHOUHG TODAYS DATE IS ON THE EVENT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONCERN SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305976February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON MY PRIUS 2010 (THAT I BOUGHT IN JULY 2009) I NOTICED THAT WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE, AND HAD THE BRAKES PRESSED; THE CAR QUICKLY ACCELERATED FOR A SPLIT SECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306010February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BOTH EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING ISSUE FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. WHEN WE COMPARED NOTES, WE FOUND THAT WE LOSE CONTROL OF THE BRAKES WHEN WE DRIVE OVER A SMALL MANHOLE COVER NEAR OUR HOUSE. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS WHEN DRIVING/BRAKING OVER A POTHOLE. INITIALLY WE THOUGHT WE WERE EXPERIENCING THE "SLIPPING" MOTION BECAUSE OF UNFAMILIARITY OF NEW CAR BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305981February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA PRIUS 4TH GENERATION PURCHASED ONE MONTH AGO. SURGES FORWARD WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED WHEN GOING OVER POTHOLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305982February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WANT TO REPORT A MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE OF 2010 PRIUS OVER UNEVEN ROADS 2 MONTHS AGO. I DIDN'T REPORT IT EARLIER BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS A ONE-OFF OR SYSTEMATIC ISSUE. TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS DRIVING A NEWLY OWNED PRIUS WITH HARDLY 4000 MILES ON IT OVER A STRETCH OF RT. 93 FROM ANDOVER TO BOSTON. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 - 70 MPH ON THE LEFT FASTEST LANE. I CAM ACROSS A BUMPY PATCH, PROBABLY THE ROAD WAS BEING REPAIRED, AND IT WAS NOT LATE FOR ME TO SLOW DOWN AS I DIDN'T EXPECT SUCH UNEVENNESS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING TOSSED UP AND DOWN BY THE BUMPS AND I IMMEDIATELY FELT THAT THE CAR LOST BRAKING. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR AHEAD OF ME AND THE BRAKING DID RECOVER AFTER THE CAR SETTLED DOWN. I OWNED 4 TOYOTA'S FROM SUV TO THE HYBRID AND PRIUS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT OTHER PEOPLE'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. I MUST SAY THAT THE BRAKING DID RECOVER QUICKLY THAT A COLLISION WAS NOT LIKELY UNLESS SOMEONE DRIVE THE CAR VERY FAST ON AN UNEVEN ROAD THAT IS ALSO CROWDED. HOWEVER, A CAR SHOULD NOT BEHAVE LIKE THIS UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305989February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE ALSO RESPONDED AS IF IT WERE HYDROPLANING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND WITHIN MOMENTS, THE BRAKES WOULD RESET. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN ABS. THE FAILURE WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306028February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EMERGENCY BRAKING DELAY IN BRAKE ACTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME IMMEDIATELY HARD-BRAKED ON A YELLOW STOP LIGHT AT A "RED LIGHT" CAMERA MONITORED INTERSECTION (WESTBOUND ILLINOIS 38 AT SUMMIT IN VILLA PARK, IL) I HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND MANEUVER TO AVOID REAR-ENDING HIM. THIS WAS THE FIRST, AND ONLY, EMERGENCY STOP SITUATION I HAVE HAD WITH MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE WERE TRAVELLING JUST A BIT BELOW THE POSTED 35 MPH LIMIT, AND I WAS FOLLOWING AT AN APPROPRIATE INTERVAL (3+ SECONDS OR ABOUT 3 CAR LENGTHS). THERE WAS ABOUT A 1 SECOND DELAY BETWEEN JAMMING ON THE BRAKE AND SIGNIFICANT BRAKING ACTION. I NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A DELAY IN MY ABS EQUIPPED 2000 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO SS OR MY 1995 FORD WINDSTAR LX, SINCE THIS EXPERIENCE I DRIVE THE PRIUS WITH A GREATER INTERVAL, ALTHOUGH THIS MEANS OTHER DRIVERS REGULARLY MERGE INTO THE "SAFETY" GAP THAT I AM TRYING TO PROVIDE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306077February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS (WHICH I'D TAKEN DELIVERY ON ABOUT JANUARY 6), AND I NOTICED WHAT SEEMED TO BE A POWER SURGE OR A MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE WHEN I WENT OVER A POTHOLE WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN AFTER EXITING A HIGHWAY. THE CAR SEEMED TO LURCH FORWARD, SO THAT I HAD TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND RE-APPLY IT. THIS HAPPENED FIRST ON JANUARY 20, BUT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES SINCE THEN. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS; AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS A POWER SURGE. BUT WHEN I SAW THE ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES ON FEBRUARY 3, I KNEW THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ME. EVERY TIME IT'S HAPPENED AS I WAS BRAKING OVER A SPEED BUMP OR POTHOLE. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY TOYOTA DEALER BUT HAVE NOT GONE YET. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306079February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 BRAKES WHILE ON REVERSE GEAR SUDDENLY BECOMES TOO SENSITIVE AND BRINGS THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETE HALT EVEN ON THE SLIGHTEST APPLICATION OF BRAKE AND WHEN RELEASED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES VERY FAST AND THERE BY NEEDING TO HIT BRAKES AGAIN WHICH JOLTS THE CAR BACK TO HALT. THOUGH IT HAPPENS ONLY ON REVERSE IT MAKES THE CAR HIGHLY UNPREDICTABLE WHILE BACKING UP. TOYOTA DEALERS SEEM TO IGNORE THIS COMPLAINT WHEN TAKEN FOR SERVICING AND HENCE REPORTING ON THIS PORTAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306042February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PRIUS 2010. 1. WHEN STOPPING AND ONE OF MY FRONT TIRES GOES OVER A POTHOLE, STICK, OR ANY OTHER MARKEDLY UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE BRAKES RELEASE PROPELLING THE CAR FORWARD. 2. I NOTICE MOST WHEN I AM GOING DOWN HILL. SO FAR IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN I AM GOING SLOWLY AND BRAKING HARD ENOUGH TO STOP THE CAR. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC WHEN I AM MERELY SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. 3. I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE WAY THE BRAKES ARE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. I POINTED OUT THAT I HAVE OWNED 11 CARS OVER THE YEARS AND RENTED FAR MORE AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. THE COMPLAINT FELL ON DEAD EARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306055February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS GOING DOWN A FAIRLY STEEP HILL, APPLYING MY BRAKES EVENLY AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME, AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. SUDDENLY, I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BEEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND BECAUSE MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD (AS THOUGH I HAD BEEN STRUCK). MY 2010 PRIUS WAS ONLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS OLD AT THIS POINT. THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, BUT I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE IF I HADN'T BEEN ALONE ON THE ROAD. THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN GOING DOWN ANOTHER STEEP ROAD ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND NO ONE WAS HURT. BUT I WAS STARTLED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE ROAD WAS UNEVEN OR IF THERE WERE POTHOLES. I HAVE NOT REPORTED THESE INCIDENTS TO THE DEALER, THE CAR COMPANY OR THE POLICE BECAUSE (ALTHOUGH THEY SCARED ME), I DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT THEM. NOW THAT I KNOW THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS, I HAVE BECOME FAIRLY WORRIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306059February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT ARE LISTED ON THIS SITE WITH BRAKES. WHEN TRYING TO STOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER A BUMP OR POTHOLE AND DURING MINOR SLICK CONDITION THE BRAKES DON'T REACT IMMEDIATELY. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I SLID INTO AN INTERSECTION WITH MY BRAKES FULLY ENGAGED BEFORE THE BRAKES KICKED IN. THANK GOD NO CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR BEHIND ME SAW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND SLOWED DOWN. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM OCCURS WEEKLY SINCE MY PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2009. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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