Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10305161February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKING WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE CAUSES THE 2010 PRIUS TO MOMENTARILY FEEL LIKE IT'S ACCELERATING RATHER THAN BRAKING. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NEAR-ACCIDENTS A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAPPENS MORE CONSISTENTLY WHEN TURNING WHILE BRAKING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT. I CAN REPEAT THIS RELIABLY IN SPECIFIC LOCATION, AND IT HAPPENS ELSEWHERE TOO.*TR
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0
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0
#10305166February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN JULY 2009 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES THAT CORRESPOND PRECISELY TO WHAT IS NOW BEING WIDELY REPORTED IN THE NEWS. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING, SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE CAR SUDDENLY AND MOMENTARILY SPEEDING UP AND LURCHING FORWARD RATHER THAN SLOWING DOWN. MY WIFE HAS ALSO REPORT BRAKING PROBLEMS. INDEED, JUST LAST WEEK I QUERIED HER TO MAKE SURE IT WAS THE BRAKES RATHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR, AND SHE CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE BRAKING. SO FAR THESE INCIDENTS HAVE NOT RESULTED IN DAMAGE OR CRASH, BUT WE ARE OBVIOUSLY NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT USE OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY DURING SLIPPERY WINTER CONDITIONS HERE IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE DATE BELOW ONLY REPRESENTS THE MOST RECENT OF MULTIPLE TIMES WE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10305179February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS ON JANUARY 18, 2010. WITHIN 1 WEEK OF THE PURCHASE, THE CAR HAD HYDROPLANED TWO TIMES. EACH TIME, I THOUGHT I HAD HIT "BLACK ICE" AS THERE HAD BEEN RAINY/COLD CONDITIONS THAT EVENING.THE FEELING I HAD WAS THAT THE CAR SURGED FORWARD MOMENTARILY AS I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY OR SLOWING DOWN. THESE 2 INCIDENTS HAPPENED WITHIN A MILE OF EACH OTHER. I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AT THE TIME. I CALLED THE DEALER, NORTHBROOK TOYOTA, AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE SALESMAN. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN A WEEK LATER WHEN THE SURGED FORWARD AS I PASSED OVER WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SLICK SEWER CAP. *TR
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0
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#10305189February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ULTRA-SENSITIVE AND WHEN SHE LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AS IF SHE MADE AN ABRUPT STOP. OTHER TIMES, SHE HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. SHE HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,218. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200.
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0
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#10305190February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING DOES NOT OCCUR IMMEDIATELY ON OCCASION ON TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS. TRACTION LIGHT EVEN COMES ON AS IF YOU ARE SKIDDING. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIME FOR ME SINCE OWNING THE CAR IN SEPT 2009. I HAVE HAD A PRIUS FROM EACH GENERATION (THIS IS MY THIRD PRIUS) - THIS DID NOT OCCUR IN THOSE. DID CALL DEALER ON THIS. EXACT DATES NOT KEPT BUT WILL PUT AN ESTIMATE OF LAST TIME BELOW. *TR
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0
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#10305199February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS MOMENTARILY LOOSES ITS BRAKES. I TOOK DELIVERY IN OCTOBER, 2009. *TR
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0
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#10305202February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKING, IF YOU HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE, THE BRAKES RELEASE AND THE CAR DOESN'T SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIME SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305203February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN DECEMBER 2009. I LIVE IN DULUTH MINNESOTA WHERE THE STREETS ARE HILLY, BUMPY, AND OFTEN ICY. AT LEAST TWICE A DAY, AS I'M COMING DOWN A HILL TOWARD A STOP SIGN AND APPLY THE BRAKES, I NOTICE THE BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT (I.E., CEASE TO FUNCTION) FOR A BRIEF INTERVAL, PERHAPS A SECOND OR TWO. DURING THIS BRIEF INTERVAL, THE CAR SEEMS TO SURGE FORWARD. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID NO FIX IS YET AVAILABLE. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10305206February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PROBLEM VEHICLE: 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2009. WHEN FOOT IS ON OR OFF BRAKE AT SPEEDS < APPROX 45 MPH, AND A LARGE BUMP/POT HOLE/ETC IS TRAVERSED, THE BRAKES FAIL FOR ABOUT A SECOND (WHICH FEELS LIKE AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION). FOR THAT SECOND THE CAR IS UNCONTROLLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 15 TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2009. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IS SUDDEN BRAKING IS REQUIRED OR ROAD CONDITIONS ARE HAZARDOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305207February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
OVER THE PAST 2-3 WEEKS WE HAVE HAD UNPREDICTABLE OCCURRENCES OF THE BRAKES OF OUR 2010 PRIUS GRABBING/LOCKING WHEN ONLY GENTLE/GRADUAL PRESSURE HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SUDDEN FULL-BRAKING OF THE VEHICLE CAUSES IT TO LURCH AND, IF DRIVERS DO NOT TAKE OFF THE BRAKE COMPLETELY, TO STOP SHORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305212February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND ON BUMPY ROADS, THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD A BIT RATHER THAN STOP AS EXPECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10305213February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE. I HAVE FELT THE LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER POTHOLES ATLEAST 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY 2010 PRIUS SINCE LAST YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305214February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 PRIUS. I HAVE THE BRAKING PROBLEM EXACTLY AS IT'S DESCRIBED IN YOUR REPORT, "MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, POTHOLE OR BUMP". THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR ABOUT EVERY 50 MILES OF CITY DRIVING, BUT IT'S TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT TWO MORE INCHES TO REGAIN THE LOST BRAKING. I INDICATED THIS ON TOYOTA'S NEW OWNER SURVEY BUT NEVER HEARD FROM THE COMPANY. PLEASE ADD THIS TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305218February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS V ON 10-31-09. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING NOW MAKING NEWS. I'VE NOTICED IT AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN TIMES ON SNOWY OR ICY ROADS. MISTAKENLY ATTRIBUTING THE ZERO SLOWING TO BEING ON BLACK ICE, I PUMPED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY TOOK EFFECT AND SLOWED THE CAR. THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE UPON PUMPING THE BRAKES, PLUS THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED IN JUST THE HANDFUL OF TIMES I'VE DRIVEN ON SLICK ROADS, TELLS ME IT WASN'T BLACK ICE AT ALL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THANKS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305223February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AT LOW SPEED WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION COVERED WITH SAND/ GRAVEL FROM RECENT SNOW ABATEMENT WORK. CAR ROLLED THROUGH STOP SIGN. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305224February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY ON ROUGH SURFACE OR BUMPS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10305233February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR THE BRAKES DON'T ALWAYS SEEM TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. OCCASIONALLY, BUT NO ALWAYS, THE CAR WILL FAIL TO BRAKE WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND SEEMS TO MOVE FORWARD FASTER BEFORE FINALLY BRAKING. IT IS SPORADIC AND WHEN I FIRST ASKED A DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I WAS JUST UNACCUSTOMED TO PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEMS AND THAT OVER TIME I WOULD BECOME MORE FAMILIARIZED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOW VELOCITY = 35MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305130February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE BRAKING ON A DOWNHILL ROAD AND APPROACHING A SIGNAL LIGHT, I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE MOMENTARILY LOST BRAKING POWER AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY ENGAGED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DECELERATING AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD OCCUR AGAIN WITH OTHER CONSEQUENCES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305137February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS AND WOULD LIKE TO LOG A COMPLAINT THAT I TOO AM EXPERIENCING THE LAG EFFECT ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I READ TODAY THAT IT COULD BE A COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROBLEM. PLEASE LOG THIS COMPLAINT SO THE REAL MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROBLEM IS TALLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305143February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE DRIVER HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE AND POTHOLES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800.
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Injuries:
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