Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10307217February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH I PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2009. WHEN I DRIVE DOWN A BUMPY HILL NEAR MY HOME, THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAIL TO HOLD IF I AM BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER THE BUMPS THEMSELVES. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IT TAKING OFF AFTER EACH BUMP. I BELIEVE I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER PRIUS OWNERS ARE. THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TW
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#10307209February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES EITHER SLIP OR CAR LEAPS FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND CAR GOES OVER ROUGH OR SLIPPERY PAVEMENT OR A POTHOLE *TW
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#10306872February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA PRIUS ANTILOCK BRAKES STOP BRAKING AFTER A DISTURBANCE SUCH AS A SLIPPERY SPOT, OR POTHOLE. THIS OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *CN
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#10306877February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE SUMMER OF 2009 AND ON THE 2ND DAY OF OWNERSHIP WHEN I WAS BRAKING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON TO MY STREET WHERE I LIVE THE CAR INCREASED IN SPEED UP WHEN I WAS MAKING MY TURN WHILE BRAKING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE IN THE ROAD.YHIS CONDITION ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ROADWAY HAS IMPERFECTIONS AND IS ROUGH.I HAD TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THIS CONDITON AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SENSORS AND IT WAS A NORMAL CONDITON WHICH I THINK IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS HAPPEND WHEN I WAS BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *CN
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#10306880February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BEEN HAVING BRAKING ISSUES. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES THAT WHEN I AM STOPPING AND HIT A BUMP THE BRAKES SEEM TO NOT ENGAGE. *CN
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#10306889February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 PRIUS HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN GOING SLOWLY OVER UNEVEN, BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CAR SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD DURING THE BRAKING SEQUENCE. IT IS VERY STARTLING. LUCKILY NO ONE HAS BEEN IN FORNT OF ME, CLOSE ENOUGH TO MAKE CONTACT. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. WHEN I FIRST TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT AT DEALERSHIP, WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF OWNING CAR, THEY SIAD IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO GET USED TO WITH THE BRAKING SENSOR OR SOMETHIONG AND IT ISN'T ACTUALLY ACCELERATING FORWARD. I MENTIONED IT AGAIN LAST WEEK AFTER THE ISSUES WITH THE OTHER CARS ACCELERATORS, AND THE SERVICE DEPT SAID I HAVE TO REPLICATE IT WITH THEM, TO ADDRESS IT. I CALLED THEM AFTER INFO WAS BROADCAST ON THE RADIO, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING. NOW I HEAR IN THE NEWS THAT THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND ALMOST EXACTLY DESCRIBE IT AS I EXPERIENCE IT. I DRIVE OVER THIS TYPE OF ROAD DAILY, AND AM TRYING TO AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. *CN
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#10306882February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 PRIUS. HAVE A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT AT FIRST THOUGHT THE STABILITY SYSTEM BUT NOW UNDERSTAND THAT IS NOT SO. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER ON WET ROAD AND APPLIED BRAKE HAD THIS LURCH FORWARD MOVEMENT. HAPPENED AGAIN ONCE ON ICE AND AGAIN WHEN GOING FROM ASPHALT TO SLIGHTLY RAISED BRICK ROAD AND WAS APPLYING BRAKES. WAS APPLYING BRAKES IN ALL INCIDENTS. IN ADDITION ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS HAVE STARTED CAR WITH THE BRAKE RECESSED. PLACED CAR IN REVERSE AND NOW THE BRAKE PEDDLE BECOMES TIGHT AND THEN NO LONGER SMOOTH BRAKING AND JERKY. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND IT CORRECTED ITSELF TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MANY DIFFERENT MONTHS BUT TWICE IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. ONCE WITH TURNING THE CAR ON AND TIGHT ABNORMAL BRAKE AND ONCE WITH THE LURCH WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKE ON CHANGE OF PAVEMENT *CN
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#10306884February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING DURING A TURN OR COMING UPON A SPEED BUMP. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. 6/6/09 *CN
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#10306883February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS THE BRAKES WILL NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY WHEN I DEPRESS THE PEDAL *CN
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#10306894February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAVE EXPERIENCED THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE CONDITION SEVERAL TIMES *CN
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#10306899February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 - BREAKS FAILED TO STOP CAR ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS DURING THE PAST MONTH. EACH OCCURRENCE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION (ROADS EACH TIME WERE PLOWED FOR SNOW, BUT STILL A BIT SLICK). THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED DUE TO THE VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN, BUT STILL NOT BREAKING. ONE OCCURRENCE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE THE CAR DID NOT BREAK AT A RED LIGHT AND I QUICKLY TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO PROCEED ONTO A SIDE ROAD. I HAVE CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED LAST FALL), AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *CN
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#10306900February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES ARE UNRESPONSIVE AT TIMES, IT JERKS DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF BRAKES ON ROUGH OR SLICK ROAD SURFACES. *CN
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#10306893February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
MY TOYOTA PRIUS HAS THE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE NEWS. THE VEHICLE HAS BRAKE/STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES AS SOON AS ONE OF THE WHEELS LEAVE THE SUFACE OF THE ROAD. THE ANTI-LOCK "SYSTEM" SEEMS TO BE TOO AGGRESSIVE AND THEREBY IS DANGEROUS. THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE DRIVER CAN DO TO AVOID THIS. IT IS A TRACTION-CONTROL/BRAKE ISSUE. ALSO, REAR VISION IS ABOUT AS BAD AS LOOKING OUT THE REAR OF THE OSCAR MAYER WEINER MOBILE. THE SIDE MIRRORS NEED MORE REAR VISION. *CN
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#10306910February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MOMENTARY BRAKE LOSS. 2010 PRIUS, MFG. DATE 12/09. PURCHASE DATE 2/1/10. LOW SPEED SLOWING DOWN WITH LIGHT BRAKING FOR STOP LIGHT. HAPPENED OVER A MAN HOLE COVER (I THINK). WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES QUITE MOMENTARLY. *CN
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#10306911February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 2010 PRIUS HAS FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY WHEN I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE ON ICE SURFACES AS WELL AS CLEAR SURFACES. THERE IS JUST A FRACTION OF A SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES TAKE HOLD. FORTUNATELY THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN AN ACCIDENT BUT IF I WERE TO HAVE HAD LESS SPACE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR AHEAD, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. *CN
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#10306902February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
HALFWAY DOWN A HILL IN THIS VERMONT VILLAGE IS A RIGHT TURN THAT GOES UPHILL. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS IS IN WINTER WEATHER IN MANY DIFFERENT VEHICLES FOR OVER 40 YEARS. ON THIS DAY THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD SO I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY GOING DOWN THE HILL AND WAS GOING TO MAKE THE RIGHT HAND TURN BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY REACTED UNLIKE ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN IN THOSE CONDITIONS AND JUST SEEMED TO CAUSE ME TO SLIDE INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED NOT TO TURN AND CONTINUED CAREFULLY DOWN THE HILL. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME OR I FELT I MIGHT HAVE SLID INTO THEM. LATER THAT WEEK I CALLED AND TALKED TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR. HE SAID HE WASN'T AWARE OF ANY PROBLEM WITH BRAKES, THAT HE HAD A PRIUS, ALTHOUGH AN OLDER MODEL, AND HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEM. HE HAD HEARD FROM ONE OTHER PERSON WITH A BRAKING COMPLAINT ON THE 2010 MODEL. I ASKED HIM TO INFORM ME IF HE FOUND OUT ANYTHING BUT I NEVER HEARD FROM HIM. THE CONDITION WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH FROM MY POINT OF VIEW THAT SINCE I HAVE A SECOND CAR I HAVE NOT USED THE PRIUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS, IN LIGHT OF RECENT DISCLOSURES, TO BE A VERY SERIOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION TO PUT ME, ME FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AT RISK AND WOULD HOPE THAT A RECALL AND RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE QUICK AND FORTHCOMING. *CN
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#10306906February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING ON 2/5/10 IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 15 MPH, I SLID THROUGH A STOP LIGHT IN MY 2010 PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING CAUTIOUSLY, APPLIED MY BRAKES EARLY, KNOWING THE LIGHT MIGHT CHANGE. IT CHANGED TO YELLOW AND I HAD NO BRAKES AND SLID INTO THE INTERSECTION AS THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I HAVE HAD ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IN MY LAST TWO CARS AND HAVE HAD MY ABS ENGAGE PREVIOUSLY ON MY 2010 PRIUS. DURING THIS EVENT, NO BRAKING OF ANY SORT TOOK PLACE EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT HIT BY OTHER CARS IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM EXAMINED YET, BUT WILL BE TAKING MY PRIUS TO THE DEALER. *CN
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#10306904February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 PRIUS. THE DAY AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE BRAKES WOULD GRAB WHEN IN REVERSE AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND WAS PERHARS DUE TO A LITTLE RUST ON THE ROTORS AND AND TO RETURN IN PROBLEM RECURRED. THE GRABBING AND JERKING CONTINUED WHILE BRAKING IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED AND I AGAIN RETURNED TO DEALER. THIS TIME THEY SAID IT COULD BE DUE TO INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MECHANICAL BRAKE AND THE THE REGENERATIVE BRAKE BUT HAD NO IMPROVEMENTS TO OFFER. THE PROBLEM CONTINUS TO DATE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN GOING FORWARD . HOWEVER, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED AS IT MAY INDICATE A GENERAL SOFTWARE ERROR IFOR CONTROLLING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN BRAKING MODES. *CN
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#10306920February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE TRAVELING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES MALFUNCTION FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHILE TRAVELING TO CAR DEALERSHIP AND COMING TO A STOP TO MAKE A TURN, THE ROAD WAS UNEVEN, AND THE BRAKES AGAIN DID NOT FUNCTION IMMEDIATELY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, NO CARS WERE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MAY CAR. *CN
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#10306968February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I STEPPED ON BREAK PADEL ON MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ON A BUMPPY UNEVEN ROAD BUT THE CAR DIDN'T STOP PROPERLY AND SLIPPED A FEW FEET INSTEAD. *CN
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