Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10307338February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE SEEM TO HAVE PROBLEMS ENGAGING; IT IS SLUGGISH AND I HAVE TO DEPRESS DOWN HARD ON THE PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. *TW
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#10307334February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS "JUMPED FORWARD" THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE TWO WEEKS AGO. TWICE WHEN TRAVELING OVER A POT HOLE WITH MY FOOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKE AND ONCE WHEN BRAKING OVER A SPEED BUMP ON A SIDE STREET. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT ACCELERATED AND THAT I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TW
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#10307337February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2010 PRIUS IN AUGUST 2009 I HAVE FELT THE CAR HAD BRAKING ISSUES, I.E. BRAKES SEEM TO NOT ENGAGE MOMENTARILY WHEN BRAKES DEPRESSED AS WELL AS BRAKES SEEM TO GO IN AND OUT WHEN I INITIALLY START UP THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE NEW CAR WHICH I HAVE NOT GOTTEN USED TO AND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN IN. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE LATE DECEMBER DUE TO FEAR OF PROBLEMS IN THE RAIN. I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR EARLY JANUARY IN THE MEAN TIME. *TW
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#10307341February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS WEEK, TOYOTA IS SUPPOSED TO ANNOUNCE WHETHER THE 2010 PRIUS WILL BE RECALLED FOR PROBLEMS WITH ITS BRAKING SYSTEM. I BROUGHT MY PRIUS ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2009 FROM SAN FRANCISCO TOYOTA. I HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA: THOUGH I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THERE IS A HILL NEAR MY HOME THAT I DRIVE MOST EVERY DAY. IT HAPPENS IN THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME: I AM HEADED DOWNHILL TOWARD A STOP SIGN; I HIT THE POT HOLE AND FOR A SECOND MY CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT WERE HYDRO PLANING--I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL. I DIDN'T THINK TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS BEFORE I BEGAN HEARING THE NEWS. I DON'T DRIVE VERY MUCH IN THE CITY AND IT WAS ONLY IN THIS ONE SPECIFIC PLACE THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMED TO FAIL. BUT IT IS TERRIFYING TO FEEL THAT YOUR CAR IS OUT OF CONTROL. IF I DROVE MY PRIUS MORE I AM CERTAIN I WOULD BE EXPERIENCING THIS DESIGN FLAW MORE. I ENCOURAGE NHTSA TO BRING ITS REGULATORY WEIGHT TO BEAR TO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM--WHICH IT HAS FOR 2010 PRIUS'S SOLD AFTER JANUARY 2010. I WOULD LIKE THE SAME SAFETY MEASURES TAKEN FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLES, BUT WHO BOUGHT OUR PRIUS'S BEFORE JANUARY 2010. *TW
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#10307342February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SURGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON SNOW OR ICE. I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED *TW
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#10307124February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON PLEASANT GROVE BLVD IN ROSEVILLE CA WITH A SPEED OF 44 MPH. IT WAS ABOUT 7:16 PM. ON MY RIGHT A SAW A BLACK CAT ON THE CURB AHEAD OF MY WALKING, TRYING TO MAKE IT'S WAY ACROSS PLEASANT GROVE BLVD. I MADE AN EMERGENCY STOP (DIDN'T HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP) NOT TO HIT THE CAT. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH FULL FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP IN TIME. THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AT THE TIME HAPPILY. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T KICK IN AND HENCE MY BRAKES BLOCKED SHORTLY DURING THE EMERGENCY STOP. IN LA I HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE TO ME THAT THE ABS DIDN'T KICK IN AND MY WHEELS BLOCK. IT'S EASILY REPEATABLE BY MAKING A STOP THAT REQUIRES A SHORT DISTANCE TO STOP. HAPPILY THIS IS HARDLY EVER NECESSARY, BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE DOING IT. I HAVE DRIVEN TWO TOYOTA COROLLAS, THEY NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE AND ALWAYS THE ABS WORKED GREAT. IN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, THIS DOESN'T WORK WELL. IN ADDITION TO THE BRAKING ISSUES ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS IS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS BRAKE. IT MAKES ME FEEL INSECURE ON THE ROAD WITH THE PRIUS AND I DON'T ENJOY DRIVING IT DUE TO THESE ISSUES. IT'S JUST NOT SAFE! *TW
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#10307122February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING FROM L.A. TO ROSEVILLE CA ON I-5 NORTH IN MY NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT IT WASN'T VERY BUSY AND I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT 65 MPH. IN THE DISTANCE I SAW SOME CARS PUSHING THEIR BRAKE PEDALS SO I WANTED TO BRAKE AS WELL A LITTLE TO 1) DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, 2) REDUCE SPEED. PUSHING IT VERY GENTLY, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS SCARED ME AND I PUSHED HARDER, THEN MY 2010 PRIUS STARTED BRAKING WAY MORE AGGRESSIVELY. I NOTICED ALONG THE WAY AND ALSO AFTER THIS THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS CONSEQUENT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I CANNOT USE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND DIMINISH SPEED, BECAUSE NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL GENTLY, IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME BEFORE IT REACTS. I FIND THIS DISTURBING, BECAUSE IN MY 2000 FORD CROWN VICTORY, EVEN THE VERY SLIGHTEST TOUCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ALREADY CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO TURN OFF AND VERY LIGHTLY DIMINISH SPEED. IN THE PRIUS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD, THEN AFTER SOME DELAY IT STARTS BRAKING FAST. IN THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE PRIUS, BUT I FIND IT QUITE DISTURBING AND SOMETIMES SCARING. HENCE, I MUST TAKE WAY MORE DISTANCE TO CARS AHEAD OF MY ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I CANNOT BRAKE AS FAST AND STOP AS SOON AS THE OTHER CARS CAN. HONESTLY, IT IS VERY SCARY AND IT MAKES MY FEEL UNSAFE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE PRIUS. I AM DRIVING MY CROWN VICTORIA WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY NOW A DAYS. *TW *TR
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#10307135February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ALL THREE DRIVERS OF OUR 2010 PRIUS HAVE REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING BRAKING PROBLEM: IF YOU DRIVE OVER A BUMP, POT HOLE OR MANHOLE COVER WHILE BRAKING NORMALLY AT SPEEDS UNDER 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FEEL AS IF THEY INSTANTANEOUSLY DISENGAGE FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND. NORMAL BRAKING SOON RETURNS, BUT THERE IS A DANGEROUS INCREASE IN BREAKING DISTANCE WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED CERTAIN ROAD LOCATIONS IN OUR AREA WHERE THIS PROBLEM IS REPEATABLE EVEN UNDER DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN A FEW CLOSE CALLS, BUT SO FAR, NO ACCIDENTS. HOWEVER, I AM ABSOLUTELY CONVINCED THAT A DEFECT SUCH AS THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME DRIVERS HAVING ACCIDENTS. *TW *TR
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#10307145February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE DECELERATING ON A DOWN HILL SLOPE WITH RAMP FROM I-55 NORTH TO BAYLESS IN ST. LOUIS WHEN HITTING A POT HOLE IN THE 2010 PRIUS HYBRID. THE POTHOLE HAS SINCE BEEN FIXED AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. *TW *TR
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#10307173February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE HAVE TWICE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE CUT-OUT, WHERE WE ARE COMING TO A STOP SIGN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND HIT A BUMP/POT HOLE AND THE CAR LURCHES AHEAD AS THOUGH WE HAVE TEMPORARILY REMOVED OUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T. *TW
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#10307177February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES OVER A BUMPY OR METALLIC SURFACE, THERE IS A UNCOMFORTABLE DELAY UNTIL THE BRAKES "KICK IN". THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME.
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#10307179February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
DRIVING AT VERY SLOW SPEED...BRAKING AT STOP SIGN BEHIND ANOTHER CAR; NEEDED TO HIT THE BRAKES--NOT QUITE "SLAM ON THE BRAKES" --AS I REALIZED I WAS CLOSER TO CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAN I'D THOUGHT. CAR IN FRONT OF ME PULLED AWAY AT THE SAME TIME (FORTUNATELY) AS MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD; I DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS GOING TO STOP; WHEN I THEN PROCEEDED CAR MADE HORRIBLE NOISES...SOUNDED I THOUGHT BOTTOM WAS GOING TO FALL OUT. HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME "NOT GOING TO STOP" FEELING A SECOND TIME SINCE. WHAT FOLLOWED? CALLED DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY; THEY SUGGESTED I COME IN FOR BRAKE CHECK, WHICH I DID FOLLOWING DAY. TOLD IT WAS GOING TO COST $125; WE DISCUSSED LIKELIHOOD THAT PROBLEM PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR THE MECHANIC, I DECIDED AGAINST SPENDING MONEY FOR BRAKE CHECK UP WHEN SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME IT WAS "JUST THE WAY PRIUS' ABS BRAKES WORK." WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE NEWS REPORTS I'D HEARD ABOUT THIS BRAKING PROBLEM THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT, POINTED TO ABSENCE OF INFO ON TOYOTA'S WEBSITE FOR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND SAID MEDIA OFTEN BLOWS THINGS OUT OF PROPORTION. CALLED TOYOTA CORP AND CASE MANAGER THAT RETURNED CALL TO ME HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT MEDIA REPORTS I REFERRED TO. *TW
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#10307182February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE BEEN HEARING IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A BRAKING ISSUE WITH THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I DEFINITELY NOTICED THIS ISSUE IN MY NEW PRIUS. APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH, WHEN I'M BRAKING OVER AN UNEVEN OR SLIPPERY SURFACE, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE CAR GOING OVER THE SLIPPERY SURFACE, WHILE I'M BRAKING, THERE IS A MOMENT LASTING LESS THAN A SECOND WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. (CAUSES YOUR HEART TO SKIP A BEAT WHEN IT HAPPENS.) I ALSO NOTICED A SEPARATE QUIRK THE OTHER DAY THAT I WANT TO PASS ON TO YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WAS DONE DELIBERATELY BY TOYOTA OR WHETHER THIS IS A DEFECT, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE MY SPEEDOMETER IS CALIBRATED SO THAT IT READS A SPEED THAT IS 2 MPH FASTER THAN MY ACTUAL SPEED. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I WENT ON A TRIP AND USED MY WIFE'S TOM TOM, WHICH USES ITS GPS SIGNAL TO MEASURE THE SPEED OF THE CAR. THE TOM TOM IS USUALLY SPOT ON IN MY WIFE'S ACURA. IN THE PRIUS, IT WAS INDICATING THAT MY TRUE SPEED WAS 2 MPH LESS THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED. I'M WONDERING IF THIS WASN'T SOMEHOW INTENTIONALLY DONE BY TOYOTA TO GET BETTER PERCEIVED GAS MILEAGE BY THE DRIVER. HAVING THE CAR GET OVER THE 50 MPG THRESHOLD IS A BIG MARKETING ADVANTAGE FOR THEM. GETTING OVER THIS THRESHOLD WOULD BE EASIER IF THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE CAR WAS LESS THAN THE PERCEIVED SPEED. *TW
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#10307183February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
EXPERIENCED BRAKE "SLIPPAGE" ON 2010 PRIUS. "SLIPPAGE" OR QUICK TEMPORARY FEELING THAT BRAKE GAVE WAY OCCURRED WHILE DESCENDING A SMALL HILL WITH BUMPY PAVEMENT. OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES WITHOUT INCIDENT. OCCURRED ALSO MORE RECENTLY ONCE ON ICY PAVEMENT. *TW
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#10307194February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SINCE PURCHASING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, I HAVE HAD SERIOUS ISSUES AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN YOU BRAKE AND HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE OR LARGE DIP, THE BRAKE CUT OUT AND THE CAR IS NOT CONTROLLABLE UNTIL A FEW MOMENTS LATER. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND WAS ASSURED IT WAS PERFORMING AS INTENDED AND NORMAL FOR AN ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM. HAVING USED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS, I KNOW THIS TO NOT BE THE CASE AND STATED THIS. I NOW UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. MY MOST RECENT EMAIL TO TOYOTA IS ATTACHED: DATE: FEBRUARY 7, 2010 11:46:13 AM EST DEAR I RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THIS MORNING AND FELT I SHOULD FORWARD ON MY EARLIER EMAILS (REGARDING BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2010 PRIUS) TO COLONIAL TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO YOU - PLEASE FIND THEM BELOW. I UNDERSTAND THAT LATE FRIDAY TOYOTA CORPORATION ADVISED DEALERS THAT CORPORATE WOULD ANNOUNCE A FIX EARLY THIS WEEK. I HONESTLY WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO HAVE LEARNED THIS FROM COLONIAL, THAN FROM THE NY TIMES. AS I EXPRESSED DURING MY SALES EXPERIENCE AND TROUBLES WITH CASH FOR CLUNKER PROGRAM - I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS AS A DEALER THAT YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF, BUT I EXPECT AND WOULD APPRECIATE CLEAR AND TIMELY COMMUNICATION. MOREOVER, GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT AT LEAST OFFERING TO HELP LOOK INTO MY BRAKING ISSUE WHEN I VERBALLY REPORTED IT DURING SERVICE. INSTEAD, I WAS ASSURED IT WAS NORMAL FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND MY CLEAR STATEMENT THAT IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED BEFORE, DESPITE OWNING ANTI-LOCK EQUIPPED CARS FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS WAS DISMISSED. I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE MY REQUEST BELOW REGARDING BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN IMMEDIATELY TO FIX THE ISSUE (AND RELATED DAMAGE) AS SOON AS YOU ABLE TO AND PROVIDING A LOANER AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TW
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#10307198February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY CAR HAS HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME, BUT THE SECOND TIME I REALIZED IT WAS REALLY HAPPENING AND SCARY. I WAS HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON ROWENA BLVD IN LOS ANGELES, WAS STARTING MY DECELERATION WHEN I HIT THIS POT HOLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS MY CAR STOPPED DECELERATING AND I COULD FEEL NO POWER ON THE BRAKE PADS, THEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE POWER RETURNED. *TW
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#10307188February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FAULTY BRAKES ON 2010 PRIUS. I NOTICED WITHIN A WEEK OR SO AFTER PURCHASE IN NOVEMBER, 2009 THAT WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND I USED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A DELAY WHEREIN THE CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE OVER THE PROBLEM IN THE ROAD, NEARLY LEADING ME TO COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. SINCE NOVEMBER IT'S BEEN A CONSTANT, FRIGHTENING PROBLEM. *TW
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#10307202February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WE BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS III AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2009. WE HAVE NOTICED A BRAKING PROBLEM AS FOLLOWS: WITH BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED, GOING OVER A BUMP, THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD 1 TO 2 FEET, EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED AND CAR MOVING VERY SLOWLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES, MOST RECENTLY 2/4/10. WE ARE CAREFUL TO STOP WITH SIGNIFICANT ROOM BEFORE A CAR AHEAD AT STOP LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS BUT CANNOT FORESEE ALL SITUATIONS. WE HAVE A TEENAGE DRIVER AND IT IS THEREFORE ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THIS BE FIXED. WE HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. *TW
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#10307205February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS ON JULY 23, 2009. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER DECEMBER 14, 2009 WITH THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT: REAR BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND SLIDE WHEN TURNING CORNERS, THEY WILL ALSO LOCK UP WHEN BACKING SLOWLY. THE FIRST TIME THEY DID THAT I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT. THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ACTION AND THE SHOP MGR. SPOKE WITH TOYOTA TECHNICIAN AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO KNOWN CONCERNS AT THAT TIME. SINCE THEN I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT NO ONE WOULD TAKE ME SERIOUS. *TW
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#10307200February 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1. I WAS DRIVING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA ON CITY ROADS. IN BOTH EVENTS, I WAS BRAKING TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF DRIVING OVER POTHOLES OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT (HOLES THAT WERE RECENTLY FILLED WITH ASPHALT) SEEN AHEAD. 2. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A BRIEF, MOMENTARY SURGE IN POWER FOLLOWED BY NORMAL BRAKING. ON ONE OCCASION, A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ALSO NOTICED THE SURGE AND COMMENTED ON IT. 3. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN SO FAR. AWAITING NEWS ON A POSSIBLE RECALL AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM CAR MARKER ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN. *TW
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