Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10318232March 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER STATED THE HER VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED PER THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, SHE WAS DRIVING 30 MPH OVER A POTHOLE; HOWEVER, WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318234March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I LEFT A MESSAGE ON YOUR VOICE MAIL. I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP THIS AM WITH CONCERN ABOUT THE INCIDENT LAST NIGHT WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE TO ME WAS VERY ARROGANT STATING "I DON'T KNOW WHAT EVERYONE IS SO WORRIED ABOUT, ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS PUT IT IN NEUTRAL". I ASKED HIM TO STAY ON THE PHONE WITH ME WHILE I DID A TEST RUN IN MY CAR. I GOT IN THE CAR (WITH HIM ON THE PHONE) STARTED DRIVING AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE JOY STICK TO NEUTRAL, NOTHING HAPPENED, THE CAR REMAINED IN DRIVE. I PROCEEDED TO DO THIS 13 TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON THE PHONE, IT ONLY ENGAGED IN NEUTRAL 2 TIMES OUT OF THE 13. I WAS GETTING UPSET AND VOICING MY CONCERN. I ASKED IF I COULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID TO ME "SURE YOU CAN BRING IT IN BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT". I WAS FURIOUS, I CALLED THE LOCAL CHANNEL 3 AND THEY CAME OUT AND DID A STORY ON IT. WE DROVE THE CAR AROUND AND I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL PROBABLY AT LEAST 30-50 TIMES AND IT DID NOT ENGAGE 90% OF THE TIME. I TRIED CALLING TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANY CALLS AT THIS TIME, THIS WAS A QUOTE AND ANIMATED, YOU CANNOT TALK TO A REAL PERSON. I DON'T WANT THE CAR, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. [XXX] *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318274March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE BRAKE ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A NISSAN. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AUTHORIZED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318278March 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I JUST PICKED UP MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE THE BRAKE RECALL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY PRIUS HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON MY BRAKES. THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AND KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY CAR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT ALL HYBRIDS BRAKE THIS WAY. I WILL ADMIT MY PRIUS STOPS QUICKER THAN BEFORE THAN THE RECALL HOWEVER I STILL NOTICE THAT IT SURGES FORWARD BEFORE THE CARE STOPS AT TIMES. IN THE 2 WEEKS I HAD THE CAR BACK AFTER THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL I AND MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES STILL SURGED FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. I PICKED UP MY CAR TODAY AND I NOTICED IT AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS CAR FIXED PROPERLY? I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AROUND, AND I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN. I WANT SOMEONE TO LOOK INTO WHY THESE RECALLS ARE MAKING THE PROBLEM ALITTLE BETTER BUT NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. IF TOYOTA DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT THEN MAYBE THEY NEED TO BUY THESE UNRELIABLE DEATH TRAPS BACK FROM THEIR CONSUMERS AND STOP FEEDING US A LINE ABOUT HOW THIS IS NORMAL AND ALL HYBRIDS DO THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318307March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS FOR A SHORT PERIOD AS A COMPANY CAR. I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BATTERY GOT LOW WHILE IN PARK THE ENGINE WOULD KICK IN TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. THE ENGINE WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SLIGHTLY JERK FORWARD OR BACK WHICH WOULD BE EXPECTED BY THE FORCE OF THE ENGINE THRUST. WHAT WAS STRANGE IS THAT WHEN I WAS CROSSING THE STREET AFTER COMING OUT OF AN OIL CHANGE, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE KICK IN AND SLIGHTLY JERK THE CAR FORWARD. IT SURPRISED ME! LIKE I SAID MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND KEPT THE CAR FROM MOVING. I VISITED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS AND EMAILED TOYOTA TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF IT. AFTER HEARING MORE NEWS ABOUT TOYOTA I FELT I NEEDED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION. I NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR BECAUSE I DID NOT FEEL SAFE, WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA, SO I TURNED IT BACK IN TO MY FLEET WHO MANAGES THE COMPANY CARS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A WINDING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT IS TURNING. I CANNOT RECALL THE EXACT DATE OF THE INCIDENT SO I HAVE MENTIONED FEB 19 2010 AS THE APPROXIMATE DATE. IF YOU NEED AN EXACT DATE PLEASE CONTACT ME SINCE I CAN GO TO THE SITE WHERE I GOT MY OIL CHANGE AND LOOK UP MY RECORDS TO PROVIDE AN EXACT DATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318318March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA VEHICLES IN ALL OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE READ, TOYOTA NOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS INFORMED DRIVERS TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL WHEN IT ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. BY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL IT SHOULD ALLOW THE DRIVER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317774March 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I VISITED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OF THE BRAKE RECALL OF THE 2010 PRIUS IN EARLY FEBRUARY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS REPAIR HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE FIX, MY CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE AS I WAS BRAKING AND HAPPENED TO BE GOING OVER A POT HOLE. THEN AGAIN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS BRAKING TO MAKE A TURN AND HIT A VERY ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD. MY CAR AGAIN NOTICEABLY SEEMED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I WAS BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317829March 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
COMPLAINT REGARDING: 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009, THE BRAKES FAIL WHEN I AM BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. THE BRAKES FAIL FOR A SECOND OR TWO, AND SOMETIMES THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THE ISSUE OCCURS APPROXIMATELY ONCE A DAY, EVERY DAY. ON MARCH 6, 2010, I HAD THE RECALL SOFTWARE FOR THE 2010 PRIUS DONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. ON THE WAY HOME, I EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN WHEN I WAS BRAKING AND DROVE OVER A SMALL POTHOLE. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM LATER THAT DAY WHEN BRAKING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE PAVEMENT SURFACE DESCENDED SLIGHTLY BENEATH THE CAR, THE BRAKES LAPSED, AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REFERRED TO THE MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY TOYOTA AND TOLD ME TO CALL TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 TO NOTIFY TOYOTA THAT THE RECALL FIX DID NOT WORK. UPON CALLING THIS NUMBER AND NAVIGATING THE OPTIONS ON THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM, I SAT THROUGH A LONG RECORDING STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE 2010 PRIUS. THE OPTION AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH AN AGENT DID NOT ALLOW ME TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317464March 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES TEMPORARILY DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. TOYOTA SAYS THEY INSTALLED THE PROGRAMMING FIX A FEW WEEKS AGO BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, THAT I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN I'M BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THE BRAKES STOP BRAKING FOR JUST A MOMENT. DEPENDING ON MY SPEED AT THE TIME, IT CAN FEEL LIKE A MOMENTARY PAUSE OR A SUDDEN, HEAVY PUSH FROM BEHIND. IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE I"M SLIDING OVER THE BUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317512March 7, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY BRAND NEW, 3 WEEKS OLD, 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A RURAL ROAD IN CLARK COUNTY WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A VERY SHARP LEFT TURN. I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I REALIZED I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN MUCH AND WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE TURN. I HAVE MANEUVERED THIS TURN HUNDREDS OF TIMES AND KNOW THAT ONE MUST SLOW TO ALMOST A CRAWL TO MAKE THE TURN. I TRAVEL THIS AREA AT LEAST 1-2 TIMES PER WEEK, SO I WAS NOT UNFAMILIAR WITH THE TURN. IT FELT LIKE MY CAR INITIALLY SLOWED SOME, BUT THEN SLOWING CEASED AND I ENDED UP ON EMBANKMENT. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED SEVERELY. I WAS NOT HURT BUT LEFT WITH A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE TO DEAL WITH. I AM A EXCELLENT DRIVER AND HAVE NEVER HAD A WRECK IN THE 31 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. I BELIEVE MY BRAKES INITIALLY ENGAGED, BUT THEN DUE TO THE RURAL ROAD SURFACE, AND PEBBLES LEFT ON THE ROAD FROM PREVIOUS ICE AND SNOW, MAY HAVE CAUSED MY BRAKES TO NOT WORK AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT TOYOTA BUT THEY ARE CLOSED DUE TO IT BEING THE WEEKEND. MY CAR IS AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP AS I WRITE THIS LETTER. MY CONCERN IS THAT I WAS ALLOWED TO PURCHASE A VEHICLE, THAT IS ON THE RECALL LIST WITH SUCH A DANGEROUS DEFECT SUCH AS "THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY." I HAVE A TEENAGE SON WHO IS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE AND WOULD IT HAVE BEEN HIM, THE ACCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN WORSE. PLEASE ADVISE HOW YOU BELIEVE I SHOULD PROCEED. I AM VERY CONCERNED, UPSET, AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR! AND I CERTAINLY DO NOT WANT TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT I JUST SPENT $33,000.00 ON. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE, FINE TO DRIVE, AND MAY NOT EVEN BE ON THE RECALL LIST. IT IS ON THE LIST AND IT IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317381March 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL SOMETIMES BRAKES VERY HARD UNDER LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WHEN BACKING UP. IT HAPPENS EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS AND CAN BE WHEN THE CAR IS HOT AND JUST DRIVEN, OR COLD AND BEEN PARKED FOR HOURS. WHEN THIS OCCURS,IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN REVERSE, WITH THE LIGHTEST OF BRAKE PRESSURE, THE BRAKE APPLY VERY HARD. THEN AFTER THE EVENT, SAY A MILE OR TWO LATER, WHEN BACKING UP, THE BRAKE WILL ACT NORMALLY TO THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE EXERTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317001March 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN
HAVING NOTICED AN APPARENT BRAKING LAG ON SEVERAL OCCASION WITH OUR 2010 PRIUS ON TUESDAY 02 OF 2010 I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I STARTED STOPPING QUIT SOME DISTANCE FROM THE CORNER STOP SIGN AND OBSERVING THE DASH DISPLAY SHOWING THE POWER USAGE OF THE PRIUS TO TRY AND GET A INDICATION OF HOW MANY SECONDS OF LAG BETWEEN THE REGENERATED BRAKING BEFORE THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC BRAKES I COULD EXPECT. WHILE WATCHING THE DISPLAY, WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE APPLYING LIGHT BRAKING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE DISPLAY SHOWED REGENERATING BRAKING STOPPED. I WAS DOING LESS THEN 10 MILE PER HOUR APPROXIMATELY I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF BRAKING AS BEFORE BUT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE DISPLAY NOW SHOWED POWER BEING APPLIED FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR AND TO THE DRIVE WHEELS. I PUSH HARD ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN TIME THE DISPLAY SHOWED WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE HARD THAT THE POWER STOPPED BEING DELIVERED TO THE WHEELS THIS TIME AND AFTER STOPPING THE DISPLAY SHOWED THE DRIVE WHEELS STOPPED ROTATION AS USUAL. THIS ROAD WAS NOT BUMP AND RELATIVELY SMOOTH THE FULL LENGTH OF THE ROAD HAVING BEEN RESURFACED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I THINK THERE MAY BE ANOTHER PROBLEM OTHER THEN THE ONE BEING REPORTED AS BRAKE LAG BY THE COMPANY. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE INTERMENT WHEN IT HITS AND DURATION OF LOSS OF BRAKING. I HOPE THIS MAY SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT THERE PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317034March 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS WHICH I TOOK TO CHAMPION TOYOTA IN HOUSTON FOR THE RECALL REPAIR ON FEBRUARY 12. ACCORDING TO THEM THEY PERFORMED THE BRAKE RECALL SOFTWARE REPAIR. HOWEVER, ON 3/3 WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317135March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN BACKING UP, THE CAR WILL, ON OCCASION, AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE EXCESSIVELY. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO NEED TO STEP AGGRESSIVELY ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE CAR. THIS CYCLE OF "RACE AND BRAKE" CONTINUES UNTIL OUR NEED TO REVERSE IS COMPLETE. ONCE WE ARE IN DRIVE THERE IS NO FURTHER PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT SIX TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN LATE JULY. IT HAS MOST OFTEN OCCURRED WHEN IT IS THE INITIAL DRIVE OF THE DAY, BUT THE MOST RECENT TIME THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVEN 100 MILES AND HAD BEEN IDLING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE ISSUE. WE ALSO TOOK IT INTO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE, OF COURSE, NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO RESOLUTION OR CORRECTION HAS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317246March 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE ON MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE BRAKING SYMPTOM STILL OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS ON MARCH 2, 2010 AND ON MARCH 4, 2010. IN BOTH CASES THERE WAS A DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHILE ON A MODERATELY BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. ALTHOUGH DIFFICULT TO MEASURE THE DELAY MAY HAVE BEEN BRIEFER THAN PREVIOUSLY, BUT IT WAS STILL SUFFICIENT THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE OR OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317265March 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS INTO A SHOPPING CENTER'S PARKING LOT. SHE NOTICED SOME BLACK ICE ON THE GROUND AND STEP ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AND SLIP ON THE ICE AND THEN HIT THE CURB. THE REPAIR COSTS OVER $7300, AND IT'S THE TOYOTA DEALER DID THE REPAIR WORK. BACK IN LATE OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER TIME FRAME, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR OVER A SPEED BUMP WITH SPEED AROUND 15M/H, THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK, THE CAR JUST SURGE FORWARD, EVENTUALLY SLOW DOWN AFTER 1 SECOND OR SO. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316592March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I TOOK MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN FOR THE RECALLS AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316614March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
DRIVING 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SEEMED TO HAVE 'SKIPPED' FORWARD WHILE GENTLE BRAKING OVER BUMPY ROAD (SMALL BUMPS). CAR HAD ALLEGEDLY HAD ELECTRIC REPAIR TO ABS FOR THE PRIUS, HOWEVER; WILL TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER TO CONFIRM. I REALIZE THERE ARE PRIVACY CONCERNS AS AN OWNER, AND I'M NOT LOOKING TO PUT EMPHASIS ON MYSELF, HOWEVER; AFTER SUPPOSED REPAIRS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM I AM WORRIED THAT THE ELECTRONIC UPDATE TO THE PRIUS 2010 WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. THE SLIGHT 'JOLT' THAT I FELT MADE ME THINK INITIALLY I WAS BUMPED IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. THANKS AGAIN FOR INVESTIGATING THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316608March 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 ABS SOFTWARE UPDATE DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE - ABS TURNS OFF AND VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN BRAKING AND I HIT A BUMP - SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED ON 2/12/2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316682March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN RE-ENGAGED. AFTER DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65 AND COASTING AT 50 FOR A WHILE WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS RE-ENGAGED THE VEHICLE RESUMED IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH BEFORE I DISABLED CRUISE CONTROL. DATE OF INCIDENT IS APPROXIMATE. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF THE FAILURE AT THE TIME OTHER THAN THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS BEHAVING ODDLY (I HAVE AVOIDED CRUISE CONTROL ON THIS CAR SINCE). IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION I THOUGHT I WOULD SUBMIT A REPORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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