Toyota Prius Complaints (2005)

1,051 consumer complaints on file.

#10306878February 6, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. AT FIRST THE LH HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERNITTENTLY GO OUT. IT WOULD ALSO COME ON DURING MY DRIVE ALSO. THEN MY RH HEADLIGHT WOULD DO THE SAME. I HAVE HAD FOUR INSTANCES WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT COMPLETELY LEAVING ME IN A SERIOUS SITUATION SINCE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH NO STREET LIGHTING AND CURVEY ROADS. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BLOGGING AND COMPLAINING OF THEIR SAME PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY LANCASTER, CA. DEALERSHIP IT NEEDS HEADLAMPS REPLACED. ONLINE PEOPLE ALL STATE THEY HAVED HAD THEM REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MINE GOES OUT SOMETIMES MINUTES AFTER TURNING ON THE CAR. OTHER TIMES IT GOES FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. IT IS RANDOM AND SEEMS TO HAVE NO PATTERN. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS ONLY THE HEADLAMPS BECAUSE OF WHAT THE NUMEROUS PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE SAID IS THE RESULT AFTER THEIR HEADLIGHTS BEING CHANGED. IT STILL GOES OUT ON THEM, JUST EVERY 30 MINUTES NOT EVERY 20 SECONDS THEY WRITE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE ALSO TRIED LIKE THE ONLINE PEOPLE SUGGEST BY TURNING ON THE SWITCH BACK AND FORTH. IT WORKS SO HOW COULD IT BE THE LAMP ONLY? THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $600. TO CHANGE THE LIGHTS. I SAY THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306918February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKES STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLIED GOING OVER ROUGH SURFACES SUCH AS RAILROAD TRACKS AND POTHOLES. THIS RESULTS IN A BRIEF SUSPENSION OF BRAKING ACTIVITY. OCCURS EACH TIME THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE MET AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. SINCE I ALWAYS REDUCE SPEED IN THESE POTENTIAL SITUATIONS, NO ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED, BUT IT DOES RESULT IN AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING WHICH COULD RESULT IN REAR END COLLISIONS. PREVIOUSLY MY 1999 CHEVROLET SUV DID THE SAME THING AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN INHERENT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ANTILOCK BREAKING SYSTEM. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306971February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH BREAKING. IT WOULD LUNGE FORWARD IF I HIT A MANHOLE COVER OR ANY BUMP. I COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE ABS. IT DIDN'T SEEM NORMAL AND I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT BUT I WAS FRIGHTENED THE FIRST FEW TIMES. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306992February 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR SON WAS KILLED ON OCT 22ND IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH WHILE DRIVING A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS( THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT HE LOST CONTROL, JUMPED THE CURB AND DIED IN THE ENSUING CRASH) WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY IN TUCSON AZ. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND OR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I KNOW THIS IS AN OLDER MODEL, BUT IN LIGHT OF TOYOTA'S LIES AND COVER-UPS TIME WILL ONLY TELL. UPDATED 02/19/10 *BF *CN UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 09/02/10*JB UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10307058February 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, ON ROUTE 840 IN UTICA, I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS TO PASS A CAR. THE PRIUS DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF POWER, SO FLOORING IT WAS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO PASS UPHILL. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I TOUCHED THE BRAKES. NOTHING. FINALLY, I PUSHED DOWN HARD ON THE BRAKES AND GOT THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. I HAVE RUBBER MATS. I THOUGHT ONE OF THEM HAD GONE UNDER THE PEDAL. "CASE SOLVED" SO I THOUGHT. LAST DECEMBER, AGAIN PASSING A TRUCK UPHILL ON ROUTE 840, I FLOORED THE PRUIS GAS PEDAL. THE SAME THING HAPPENED! THIS TIME I KNEW IT WAS NOT THE MAT BECAUSE I HAD DRILLED HOLES IN IT AND ATTACHED IT TO THE MAT POSTS. IT WAS INCHES AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I PUSHED THE BRAKES DOWN HARD AND STRUGGLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RIGHT BEFORE THE LANES MERGED AND THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE CUT ME OFF (INTO A SWAMP). THE BRAKES, WITH A BURNING SMELL, FOUGHT THE RACING CAR. I FINALLY GOT IT TURNED OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE GAS WAS STILL RACING! I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN. AFTER WAITING,IT STARTED NORMALLY. IT HAS DONE IT EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WAS FLOORED(SELDOM). I WENT TO THE INTERNET AND FOUND THIS HAD BEEN A PROBLEM AND TOYOTA WAS PLANNING A PRIUS RECALL, WITH PARTS TO REPAIR AVAILABLE IN APRIL. I WAS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO SELL IT (WRONG) OR BUY ANOTHER. SO I DECIDED TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON PINS AND NEEDLES SINCE. AND NOW THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE PRIUS GAS PEDAL! I'M GLAD FOR THE BRAKE RECALL BECAUSE MY PRIUS HAS DONE THAT ONCE TOO, BUT FREAKED OUT ABOUT NO STICKING GAS PEDAL RECALL FOR THE PRIUS. I WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR 115,000K SERVICE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THIS. "TECHNICIAN CAN NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM". JUST LIKE SO MANY STORIES FROM OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS ON THE WEB. THIS WILL BE MANY A PRIUS DRIVER'S EPITAPH WITHOUT GOVERNMENT ACTION. PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA FIX THESE STICKING PRIUS ACCELERATORS *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307060February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS OF THE BRAKES IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND BRIEF, AND ONLY OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN OR POTHOLES. IT IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECENT ADVISORIES ISSUED ON THE 2010 MODEL PRIUS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NORMAL 'ANTI-SKID' FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT NOW I BELIEVE OTHERWISE, AFTER READING ABOUT THE 2010 MODEL ISSUES. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306212February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT, I CHANGED LANES INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE, APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, LET UP ON THE BRAKE TO GO OVER A DEPRESSED AREA WHERE A PIPE WAS BEING REPLACED AND THE ROAD REPAIRED. I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES FIRMLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON WHEN I WENT OVER THE BUMP AND IT TOOK ABOUT 2 SECONDS OF HEADING TOWARDS THE BACK OF A TRUCK FOR THE BREAKS TO ENGAGE AT ALL. WHEN THEY FINALLY ENGAGED, THE CAR STOPPED VERY QUICKLY (AS I WOULD EXPECT) AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE PERSON BEHIND ME. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES NOT ENGAGE ON ONE OTHER INCIDENT THAT ALSO INVOLVED SWITCHING LANES AND A BUMP. TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS ON THIS PRIUS NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH SOMETHING THAT WILL NOT KILL. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE "BRAKING PROBLEM" WAS "LIMITED" TO 2010 PRIUSES. IT IS NOT. THIS ISSUE HAS CLEARLY OCCURRED TWICE FOR ME IN THE PAST 5 YEARS OF MODERATE DRIVING (ABOUT 10K MILES PER YEAR). TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT I WAS MAKING IT UP, IT NEVER HAPPENED, I MUST HAVE NOT PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. I NEVER RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND THE CAR STOPPED JUST FINE AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY. THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS OR MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306256February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
IN MY 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS, ONE OR BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. IF YOU TURN THEM OFF USING THE SWITCH AND THEN TURN THEM ON, THE RE-ILLUMINATE SO THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306287February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2005 PRIUS THAT I PURCHASED NEW LOSES BRAKING MOMENTARILY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR A POTHOLE. I NOTICED THIS SOON AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS BUT FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION IT AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306321February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE CAR TAKING OFF ON IT'S OWN AND THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. THE PRIUS ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT ANOTHER CAR AND THEN WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TURNED OFF. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT RECALL. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND TOOK OFF, WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES, IT STOPPED ONLY UPON IMPACT. LITERALLY WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM PINNING A PERSON INBETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES. THIS COULD HAVE LED TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. SINCE THEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BUT TOYOTA ENGINEERS TEST DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 10 MILES AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN TO THEM SO THEY INDICATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. WE HAD 51,000 MILES ON THE CAR BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. CURRENTLY THE CAR SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY NOT BEING USED BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. THIS MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL YET BUT OBVIOUSLY IS DEFECTIVE. WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL 2007 PRIUS MODELS IN THE FAMILY THAT ARE OF CONCERN. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN AS NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT OR ADDRESS THESE MODELS, ONLY THE NEWER PRIUS MODELS. WE SEE TOYOTA AS IGNORING THE CONCERNS ON THIS MODEL. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD AS WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND ON THE ROADS, MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL IN USE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306341February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2005 PRIUS HAS PERIODICALLY EXPERIENCED THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2010 MODEL. THE PROBLEM HAS USUALLY OCCURRED ON A BUMPY DOWNGRADE, WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. WHEN THE CAR ENCOUNTERED AN ESPECIALLY LARGE BUMP, OR SOMETIMES ON LEVEL GROUND WHEN IT HIT A POTHOLE, IT SUDDENLY FELT AS IF IT WERE AIRBORNE. THIS SENSATION WAS VERY BRIEF, AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY REGAINED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. HOWEVER, IT WAS DISCONCERTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306356February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2005 PRIUS BRAKE MY BRAKES FAILED IN THE RAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT HAS OLD TROLLEY TRACKS AND I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND I DECIDED TO STOP FOR A YELLOW LIGHT. I PUT THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I JUST KEPT ROLLING DOWNHILL. NO ABS NOTHING. IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMETHING IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. AFTER ABOUT 20 FEET MY BRAKES STARTED TO WORK AND AT THAT POINT THE SKID LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS REALLY LUCKY THAT THIS INTERSECTION HAS A STOP 20 FEET BEFORE THE CORNER OR I WOULD HAVE GONE RIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306413February 5, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR SUDDENLY AND MOMENTARILY ACCELERATES WHEN COMING OUT OF A DIP OR POTHOLE, OR OVER A SPEED BUMP. MOMENTARILY SOUNDS UNIMPORTANT BUT ONE SPEED BUMP WAS AHEAD OF A CROSSWALK AT THE ZOO, WITH MANY PEOPLE CROSSING. IT HAS ALSO ACCELERATED FOR LONGER PERIODS (30 SECONDS) ON THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT REPORT THIS TO TOYOTA BECAUSE MY IN-LAWS PRIUS DID THE SAME THING, ONLY THEY ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN THEY REPORTED IT TO TOYOTA, THEY WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR. THEY ENDED UP SELLING IT OUT OF FEAR. THE MOMENTARY ACCELERATIONS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. THE LONGER ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306441February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE MOMENTARILY UNRESPONSIVE AT LOW SPEEDS INCLUDING 10 MPH WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR ROUGH SURFACE AND APPEARED TO LUNGE FORWARD. HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM CONTINUOUSLY SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HE HAD NEITHER TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP NOR SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. UPDATED 03/18/10 *BF UPDATED 06/17/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306474February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM AN OWNER OF A TOYOTA PRIUS 2005. AFTER READING THE INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEMS I FEEL I EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM IN MY CAR. WHEN BRAKE SOMETIMES IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR MOMENTARILY SPEEDS UP BEFORE THE BRAKING ACTION OCCURS. IT IS BRIEF (ABOUT A SECOND IN DURATION) AND THEN THE CAR BRAKES AS EXPECTED. I HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS I'VE HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE SENSATION AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL AS THE CAR SWITCH REGENERATING THE BATTERIES TO WHEN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED A PROBLEM IN THE 2010 MODEL YEAR BUT I FEEL THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN MY CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS NOT JUST FOR 2010 MODEL YEAR OF THE TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306509February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH A 2005 PRIUS. IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING FROM A NORMAL SPEED, THE CAR WILL BRIEFLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSES ADDITIONAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO BE NEEDED AND PRECISE STEERING. MANY PRIUS OWNERS SINCE 2004 HAVE INDICATED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306553February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 20 TIMES AND MORE FREQUENT WHENEVER IT RAINS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37047.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306616February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WE HAVE THE SAME BRAKE DEFECT IN OUR 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS AS THE DEFECT THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED IN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. IN OUR CAR, WHEN WE GO OVER A MANHOLE COVER OR SIMILAR IRREGULARITY IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS MOMENTARILY HYDROPLANING AND YOU HAVE LOST TRACTION. MY WIFE STOPPED DRIVING THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THIS SENSATION THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2005 AND HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS LIGHT WEIGHT SO I NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL I READ PEOPLE'S DESCRIPTIONS OF THE 2010 PRIUS PROBLEM. OUR PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306600February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
RARE BUT OCCASIONAL, SPORADIC BRAKE "FAILURE" IN 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. LAST OCCURRENCE I REMEMBER WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I WAS BACKING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SLOT ON A LOT AT A STORE. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO BRAKING FOR JUST A SECOND OR 2, THEN BRAKES ENGAGED PROPERLY. WE HAD DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES, SO ENGINE WAS WELL WARMED UP. IT WAS COLD OUT, SO HEATER BLOWER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306635February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN CROSSING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES OR DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES WILL OCCASIONALLY MOMENTARILY DISENGAGE WHILE THE PEDAL IS PRESSED DOWN. DURING SUCH CONDITIONS ON A HANDFUL OF OCCASIONS, I CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE, I IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH I'VE EXPERIENCED SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2005 PRIUS AS A NEW VEHICLE. MY PRIOR VEHICLE WAS THIS WAS AN ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SO I ASSUMED IT WAS A "QUIRKY PRIUS THING", BUT GIVEN THE RECENT NEWS, I BELIEVE THIS MAY IN FACT BE A DEFECT SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. EACH TIME IT OCCURS, THERE IS A FEELING OF BRIEF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS FRIGHTENING. THE DATE PROVIDED IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AS I CROSSED OVER A BUMPY STRETCH OF ROAD WITH UNEVEN PAVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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