Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10304777February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME WHEN APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF 20TH & BROADWAY (SANTA MONICA, CA) FROM THE EAST SO I CAN TURN RIGHT TO HEAD NORTH ON 20TH, MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SURGES FORWARD WHEN I HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING TO A STOP. THE SURGE IS ENOUGH TO LAUNCH THE CAR FORWARD INTO THE CROSSWALK, SO IF SOMEONE WERE CROSSING THE STREET IT IS POSSIBLE THE CAR MAY HIT THEM. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT I NEED TO SEE THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304798February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP SKIDDING ON MINOR ICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304761February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - ODD BRAKING BEHAVIOR. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THE WHEELS ARE NOT TURNING, WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ORANGE "SKID WARNING" INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TURNS ON. SOMETHING IS WRONG WHEN I GET SUCH A WARNING, AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING, AND CERTAINLY NOT SKIDDING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304765February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IV AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING; NAMELY WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED AND I RUNNING OVER A ROUGH SPOT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD ( A GOOD EXAMPLE IS BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH RAILROAD TRACKS) YOU FEEL A MOMENTARY SURGE OR ACCELERATION. I HAVE NOTED THIS PROBLEM QUIT A FEW TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW (CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROX. 5000 MILES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304762February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS JUST ME BUT WHEN I HEARD OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE NEW 2010 PRIUS I CONFIRMED WHAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. WHENEVER I BEGIN TO BRAKE AND EITHER (A) HIT A BUMP OR (B) BEGIN A TURN, THE CAR JUMPS OR LURCHES AS IF LOSING TRACTION FOR AN OVERLY EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME LEADING TO A SHORT BUT SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304792February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2010 PRIUS, AND HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ACCELERATION ISSUE ON ABOUT 3-4 OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2009. THE ISSUE I HAD WAS PERFECTLY DESCRIBED IN A RECENT ON-LINE ARTICLE FROM MONEY.CNN.COM ON FEB 3. HERE IS THE QUOTE - "THE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED VIA OUR DEALERS CENTER AROUND WHEN DRIVERS ARE ON A BUMPY ROAD OR FROZEN SURFACE," A TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. SPOKESMAN IN JAPAN, SAID. "THE DRIVER STEPS ON THE BRAKE AND THEY DO NOT GET AS FULL OF A BRAKING FEEL AS EXPECTED." THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED, AND IT ALSO SEEMS TO POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE SHIFT FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC WHICH OCCURS WHEN SLOWING DOWN. AFTER BRAKING, THERE IS A SUDDEN, BRIEF SURGE OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALER, BUT PLAN TO SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304793February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN GENTLY PUSHING ON PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS IN FORWARD AND REVERSE, ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE WHILE STOPPED IF YOUR FOOT WIGGLES ON BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE STRONG IF YOU HIT A SMALL BUMP WHILE BRAKING CAUSING YOU TO NOT STOP ON TARGET AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYMBOL BRIEFLY FLASHES ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304799February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JULY 2009 IT HAS JOLTED FORWARD WHILE I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304786February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH ITS BRAKES. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN I AM BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACE THE CAR LURCHES OR SLIPS FORWARD AND THE BRAKING ACTION STOPS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH ME AND MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE FEELING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IS THAT THE CAR IS MOMENTARILY OUT-OF-CONTROL AND THAT THE CAR WILL NOT STOP IN TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304826February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY AFTER HITTING BUMPS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304842February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY JUMPS AHEAD DURING BRAKING. MOST LIKELY TO HAPPEN WHEN STOPPING ON A DOWNHILL GRADE AT MODERATE SPEED (UNDER 35 MPH). BRAKES ENGAGE AGAIN AFTER BRIEF ACCELERATION AND CAR SO FAR HAS COME SAFELY TO A STOP. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304821February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE BRAKE OF MY CAR WAS MALFUNCTION. WHILE BREAKING, THE CAR SLOWED DOWN INITIALLY. HOWEVER, BEFORE THE CAR TOTALLY STOPPED, IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS CONDITION HAPPENED FOR 4 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. THERE WAS NO ICE ON THE ROAD AND THE ROAD WAS NOT BUMPING EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304817February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATES OVER POTHOLES AND BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN I'M PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. EVEN IF I AM BRAKING FOR A FEW SECONDS, AS SOON AS I GET TO THE POTHOLE, IT PUSHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS TO ME AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ONLY BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR 5 WEEKS AND HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE SINCE DAY ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304843February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2010 PRIUS HAS TWICE HAD A BRIEF MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING IN SLOW SPEED. BOTH TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO STOP FOR A STOP SIGN IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH LOW SPEED AND ON ICY/SNOWY SURFACE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED 5 FEET OR SO PAST THE ORIGINALLY INTENDED POINT OF STOPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304850February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE NOT RESPONDING WHEN APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304851February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, 3RD GENERATION. WHEN I AM BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE OR A MANHOLE COVER, THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY KIND OF BRAKING OR SURGING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. OUR DEALER WAS EASTERN SHORE TOYOTA IN DAPHNE, AL. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2009. IT STARTED TO OCCUR APPROXIMATELY IN JULY 2009, WITH THE MOST RECENT EPISODE IN JANUARY 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304819February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DID NOT WORK ON ICE. CAR WENT FORWARD ABOUT 15 FEET WITH NO BRAKE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304805February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHEN I DRIVE ON SLIPPERY OR BUMPY ROADS IN MY 2010 PRIUS, I EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURES AT LOW SPEEDS. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A TEMPORARY SURGE OF POWER AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM DISENGAGES -- ALMOST AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS IMPROPERLY ENGAGING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT FOUR TIMES, BOTH IN SLIPPERY WEATHER AND IN DRY WEATHER (FOR INSTANCE, DRIVING OVER A MANHOLE COVER). SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS, BUT THIS SEEMS FORTUITOUS. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304834February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD OR TEMPORARILY LOST BRAKING AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACE, AND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304806February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SPORADIC PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS SEVERAL TIMES ON CHAT BOARDS OVER THE PAST FIVE MONTHS. IT HAPPENS PERHAPS ONCE A MONTH. THE BRAKES LOCK WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, YOU CAN JUST BARELY TOUCH THE BRAKES AND IT'S AS THOUGH YOU HAD SLAMMED THE FULL FORCE OF YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKES. LITERALLY CAN CAUSE WHIPLASH EVEN AT THE SLOW SPEED OF BACKING OUT. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IT WILL OCCUR OVER AND OVER AS LONG AS YOU ARE IN REVERSE. EACH TIME WHEN YOU SLIGHTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKES, THE CAR SLAMS TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT, HAS BEEN TO TURN OFF THE CAR COMPLETELY AND RE-START THE CAR. IT MAY JUST BE COINCIDENCE, BUT TYPICALLY THE BRAKES RETURN TO COMPLETELY NORMAL OPERATIONS IN REVERSE AFTER THE IGNITION HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE GREATEST ODDITY IS THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND IN THE SAME DEGREE AS THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. IT'S AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WHEN DEPRESSED EVEN SLIGHTLY MESSAGE THE CAR TO EXERT FULL BRAKING ACTION. IT'S THE ONLY CAR WE'VE EVER OWNED WHERE THE BRAKING POWER SEEMS NOT TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE DEGREE WITH WHICH WE PRESS THE BRAKES. AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME WE HAVE THE CAR IN REVERSE, BUT TYPICALLY BETWEEN ONCE A MONTH AND EVERY SIX WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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