Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10305597February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SOMETIMES WHEN I'M BRAKING IT FEELS LIKE A SURGE IN POWER OF MY TOYOTA PRIUS - 2010. *TR
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0
#10305604February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED IN JULY 2009, EXPERIENCES BRAKING PROBLEMS ON WET OR SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROADS. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF I WERE TAILGATING THE CAR BEFORE ME, IT COULD CRASH. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10305607February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT, MY WIFE (THE REGULAR DRIVER) AND MYSELF HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ANOMALY IN BRAKE OPERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. EACH OCCASION INVOLVES EITHER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING OR BEING ON WET PAVEMENT WHILE BRAKING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IF FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND (CREATING A SHORT SENSATION OF ACCELERATION) AND THEN RESUME OPERATION. I DON'T THINK THE CAR IS ACTUALLY ACCELERATING IN THAT MOMENT. MY THEORY IS THAT WHILE BRAKING, A SINGLE WHEEL LOOSES TRACTION (AND PERHAPS MOMENTARILY STOPS) AND THEN THE SYSTEM RELEASES ALL WHEELS FOR A MOMENT BEFORE REGULAR BRAKING RESUMES. THE FACT THAT YOU ARE SITTING IN THE CAR WITH YOUR FOOT APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE MAKES THIS VERY ATTENTION GETTING. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE GETTING THE CAR LAST AUGUST. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305646February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN OUR 2010 PRIUS HITS A POTHOLE AND I BRAKE, IT LUNGES FORWARD FOR A SECOND. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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#10305700February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON MY NEW 2010 PRIUS WHICH I PURCHASED A FEW DAYS BEFORE XMAS. I HAVE REPORTED TWO OF THE EPISODES WITH TOYOTA - THE FIRST TIME THE PHONE REP SEEMED TO LISTEN CAREFULLY TO MY ACCOUNT OF WHAT HAPPENED - THE LAST TIME I CALLED THE PHONE REP SEEMED TO BLOW ME OFF AND DIDN'T' ASK ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS BUT SAID TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THIS WAS BEFORE THE BRAKE ISSUE BECAME KNOWN AS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM - THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TOLD ME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS - AGAIN THIS IS BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE POTENTIAL RECALL - BOTH TIMES - I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE B RAKE IT NOT ONLY DIDN'T STOP BUT ACTUALLY SEEMED TO JUMP FORWARD SEVERAL FEET. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME SO I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. I HAVE ALSO HAD REPEATED BRAKING PROBLEMS WHEN I AM BACKING UP- AND WHEN I FIRST DRIVE THE CAR AFTER NOT DRIVING IT FOR AN HOUR OR SO - JUST A BARE TOUCH OF THE BRAKE AND IT STOPS SO HARD - THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING - THE BRAKES WILL CONTINUE TO JERK AND JOLT ME UNTIL I START TO DRIVE FORWARD - THEN IT SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ONE MONTH - I LIVE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305709February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
OUR 2010 PRIUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305713February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A BRAKE SURGE PROBLEM AT LEAST THREE TIMES. IN EACH INSTANCE I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH AND HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES. WHEN THE CAR HIT A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT IT SURGED FORWARD FOR ABOUT 0.5 SECOND BEFORE THE BRAKES GRABBED AGAIN. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS DRY ON EACH OCCASION AND MY IMPRESSION AT THE TIME WAS THAT THE BRAKES JUST LET GO. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305648February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT ROUGH ROAD, POT HOLE, DEBRIS, UNLEVEL PAVEMENT, THEY SEEM TO SLIP. I DON'T SLOW DOWN LIKE I WANT THE CAR TO, I FISHTAIL A LITTLE AND THE STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305651February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT I PURCHASED IN THE FALL OF 2009. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE DEPRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO EITHER SLOW DOWN OR STOP BUT , INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY ACCELERATES AND GIVES A FEELING OF "SKIPPING" OVER THE BRAKING ACTION. THE VEHICLE THEN QUICKLY CORRECTS BEFORE STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION ON VERY SPECIFIC TYPES OF TERRAIN THAT I CAN DESCRIBE AS BUMPY OR UNEVEN. I PLACED A CALL TODAY WITH MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE NARRATIVE TO THEM. THEY RESPONDED WITH IGNORANCE TO THE SITUATION AND STATED THAT THEY WILL WAIT TO HEAR FROM TOYOTA ON THE MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305653February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHICH I PURCHASED IN AUGUST, 2009. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A BRAKING PROBLEM AT LEASE 6 TIMES SINCE THEN. WHEN I BRAKE WHILE DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS INCLUDING DRIVING OVER METAL COVER PLATES IN ROADS, I LOSE ALL MY BRAKES FOR A SECOND OR SO. IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE HIT A PATCH OF ICE. IT IS VERY SCARY, AND REALLY GETS YOUR ATTENTION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305666February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER BUMPY PAVEMENT. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,456 WHICH WAS ALSO THE CURRENT MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305683February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN IT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY FOR SINCE IT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRICAL ENGINE SWITCH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305689February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS - PROBLEM WITH CAR ACCELERATING WHEN I BRAKE ON BUMPY SURFACE. HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY AS ON MY DRIVE TO WORK I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLED SECTION OF ROAD AND NEED TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN -IF I GO VERY SLOWLY AND DO NOT BRAKE ON THE BUMPY PART IT DOES NOT OCCUR - WHEN I DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED AND BRAKE FOR THE TURN IT DOES OCCUR - I FEEL A MAJOR ACCELERATION THAT LASTS FOR ONLY A SECOND OR TWO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305695February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH OVER RAILROAD TRACKS ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY; THEREFORE, WHEN SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SHE DID NOT MENTION THE FAILURE. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,600. UPDATED 08/12/10
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305697February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 PRIUS ONLY TO FEEL THE CAR CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT ANY FEELING OF BRAKE ENGAGEMENT... THIS WOULD LAST ONLY A SHORT TIME... PERHAPS A SECOND... THIS OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON BUMPY ROADWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305710February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND A SITUATION OCCURS THAT REQUIRES BRAKING; NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE DOES NOTHING. I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES EXTRA HARD WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWS REACTION TIME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER I COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305660February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THEN EITHER MOVING FORWARD OR REVERSING, BRAKES WILL GRAB. BRAKE GRAB IS STRONG ENOUGH THAT IT FEELS LIKE I'VE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE BARELY TOUCHED. IN ORDER TO CORRECT, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN EITHER D OR R. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305676February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES JERKING IN FANNING ON ROUGH ROADS. I HAVE CALL DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.C ALL MY INS. COMPANY IN WAS TOLD NOT TO DIVE THE CAR. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT KEEP BE USED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305678February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING NORTHWEST ON NATIONAL BL, JUST PAST VENICE BLVD, IN MY 2010 PRIUS, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND, RATHER THAN SLOWING, THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN, VERY FIRMLY, AND THE BRAKES FINALLY CAUGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305685February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS III -- BRAKE PROBLEM, SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED IN NEWS RELEASE OF 4FEB10. CAR MOMENTARILY ACCELERATES WHENEVER HITTING BUMP, EVEN THOUGH BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. ONGOING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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