Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)
2,829 consumer complaints on file.
- #10306063February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 PRIUS SURGES FORWARD WHEN I HIT A BUMP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. I HAVE HAD A FEW NEAR MISSES BUT NO ACCIDENTS TO THIS POINT. LAST OCCURRED YESTERDAY. *JB
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- #10306025February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
I WAS BRAKING MY 2010 PRIUS III WHEN I WENT OVER SOME RAILROAD TRACKS. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO STEP OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RE-APPLY THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO BEGIN BRAKING AGAIN. THE ACCELERATION LASTED FOR MORE THAN 1 SECOND AND THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START BRAKING AGAIN, UNTIL I HAD REAPPLIED THE BRAKES. *JB
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- #10306040February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE LOSS OF CONTROL - WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP (E.G. POTHOLE, MANHOLE) WHEN THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED, IT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY STOP BUT INSTEAD SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD WITH THE SENSATION OF LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS OR IN ICY CONDITIONS. IF THERE WAS A PERSON OR CAR IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, THE PRIUS WOULD HAVE HIT THE PERSON/CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY AT THE SAME STOP (BUMP IN ROAD WHEN TURNING), AS WELL AS RANDOM PLACES AT LEAST WEEKLY SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2009. *JB
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- #10306043February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS IN OCTOBER. I LIVE IN MAINE WHERE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE NOT GREAT. I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS NOW OF DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED ON PLOWED BUT SNOWY ROADS WHERE THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH WHEN I APPLIED THEM. ONCE WAS GOING AROUND A DOWNHILL CURVE WHICH WAS SCARY. EACH TIME THEY EVENTUALLY CATCH BUT NOT UNTIL I HAVE SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 3-6 FT. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE YET. I CALLED MY DEALER YESTERDAY AND WAS TOLD THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT YET. *JB
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- #10306045February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2010 PRIUS LURCHES WHEN I GO OVER POT HOLES OR ROUGH PATCHES. I CAN CONTROL THE LURCH, BUT IT DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I AM NOT SURE WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IT HAPPENING AND NOT HAPPENING. I RECEIVED THE TITLE TO THE CAR IN 8/27/09. *JB
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- #10306046February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND AM EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED ABOUT THE BRAKES. WHEN I BRAKE OVER A BUMPY SURFACE THE BRAKES GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE I AM ABLE TO STOP. ALSO HAPPENS ON SNOWY/ICY SURFACES. I HAD TOYOTA LOOK AT MY BRAKES ON 10/27/09 AT TOYOTA SCION OF OAK LAWN, IL. I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT MY BRAKES CHECKED OUT FINE. *JB
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- #10306050February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKE FAILURE ON OUR 2010 PRIUS. *JB UPDATED 02/17/10 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. UPDATED 03/05/10
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- #10306051February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2010 PRIUS ACCELERATES OVER BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE OR NOT ON ANYTHING AT ALL.
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- #10306056February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 PRIUS, PURCHASED 7/22/09. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SURGE WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP OR LARGE POTHOLE. THE CAR MOMENTARILY SURGES AND FEELS SLIGHTLY OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES IN THE 6 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THIS IS WHY I AM WRITING TO YOU. *JB
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- #10306027February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 PRIUS BRAKE APPLIED IN ZERO TEMPERATURE WEATHER APPROACHING A RED LIGHT ON SLIGHT DOWN SLOPING ROAD COVERED IN ICE/SNOW. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED AS WOULD NORMALLY BE APPLIED (MAYBE APPROX 1/3 - 1/2 BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL) AND THERE WAS NO APPLIED BRAKING. THE CAR KEPT ROLLING FORWARD TO WHERE I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION TO CONTINUE ROLLING WITH A RIGHT TURN INTO THE INTERSECTION AND CONTINUE TRAVEL. LUCKILY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO NOT CRASH INTO ME. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS, ENOUGH TRAVEL TIME TO FORCE ME TO MAKE A DECISION THAT I NEEDED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS SAME TYPE OF SCENARIO OCCURRED ON AN EXIT OFF OF AN INTERSTATE RAMP DOWN ANOTHER DOWN SLOPE WITH ICE/SNOW THAT AGAIN WHEN THE BRAKES WHERE APPLIED, THE REGENERATIVE ENGINE BRAKE APPLIED, BUT WHEN THE ABS WENT TO ENGAGE DUE TO THE SLIPPERY SURFACE, THERE WAS A 1-2 SECOND DURATION OF SENSATION OF NO BRAKES. PUSHING PEDAL FURTHER (OR JUST WAITING THE 1-2 SECOND DELAY) SEEMED TO EVENTUALLY APPLY BRAKES. I AM A SYSTEMS/TEST ENGINEER THAT PERFORMS NUMEROUS WORK ON COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND I NOW KNOW HOW TO ANTICIPATE THIS SITUATION FOR MYSELF (I.E., I AM MORE CAREFUL ON BRAKING EARLIER ESPECIALLY ON SLIPPERY SURFACES MORE THAN NORMAL DISTANCE FROM MY OTHER HONDA VEHICLES ON SAME TYPE OF SURFACES TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS POSSIBLE 1-2 DELAY TIME IN BRAKING); HOWEVER, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR MY WIFE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE AS I DO OR SAME TECHNICAL FEELING OF WHAT THIS VEHICLE IS DOING. AGAIN, IF THE TRAFFIC ON THAT ONE INTERSECTION WAS CLOSER TO ME THAN IT WAS, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. I HAVE YET TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE ON SOLID ROADS OVER BUMPY SURFACES. WITH TODAY'S TOYOTA REVELATION THAT THE JAN 2010 PRIUS HAS A FIX FOR THIS, I DEMAND TO HAVE THIS SAME FIX APPLIED TO MY THREE MONTH OLD 2010 PRIUS. *JB
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- #10306037February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN . THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS AND THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE; HOWEVER, TO BRING IT INTO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3227. UPDATED 03/12/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/30/10*JB
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- #10306038February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHEN DRIVING I SOMETIMES MOMENTARILY FEEL A PAUSE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY NEW PRIUS. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE ON A CERTAIN STREET AT A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED. WHILE I AM BRAKING MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE GOES THROUGH A POTHOLE WHILE MY FRONT LEFT TIRE REMAINS ON FLAT TARMAC. AS MY FRONT TIRE COMES OUT OF THE POTHOLE I FEEL AS IF THE BRAKES STOP WORKING FOR HALF A SECOND AND THEN THEY START WORKING AGAIN. I ESTIMATE THAT I AM DRIVING THROUGH THE POTHOLE AROUND 20-30 MILES AN HOUR. I DRIVE THIS WAY EVERY DAY FROM MY WORK TO HOUSE AND I AM ALWAYS BRAKING ON THIS STRETCH OF ROAD AS I TURN A CORNER RIGHT AFTER THE POTHOLE. THERE IS A TRAFFIC LIGHT RIGHT AFTER THE POTHOLE SO WHENEVER THE LIGHT IS GREEN AS I APPROACH THE POTHOLE THIS HAPPENS TO ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AROUND 50 TIMES - EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY NEW PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2009. *JB
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- #10306069February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS I WAS GOING DOWNHILL, THE ROAD SURFACE WAS UNEVEN. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AS IF THERE WAS NO BRAKE FLUID. THE CAR CONTINUED TO GO FORWARD AS THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. AS I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER, THE BRAKES ENGAGED. *JB
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- #10306031February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE TRAVERSED A PORTION OF THE ROADWAY THAT HAD SOME POTHOLES ON IT AND THE BRAKES RELEASED FOR WHAT SEEMED A SECOND. THE CONSUMER WAS DOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE FIRMLY. IT SEEMED AS THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE ABS IN A CONDITION THAT IT DEEMED WAS AN UNEVEN ROADWAY/ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE CONDITION AT THE TIME WAS BARE AND DRY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS EXPECTED IN DRY SMOOTH ROADWAY CONDITIONS, BUT WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE WAS BUMPY OR SLICK, THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACT AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE GOING TO SLIDE. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500. *UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF UPDATED 05/10/10*JB
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- #10306034February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR ON AUGUST 22, 2009, UNDER THE CASH FOR CLUNKERS PROGRAM, MY WIFE HAS REPEATEDLY DESCRIBED THE SITUATION IN WHICH THE BRAKES RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING OVER A RAIL CROSSING (SINGLE TRACK), THE BRAKES RELEASE MOMENTARILY AS THE CAR EXPERIENCES THE BUMPING MOTION INDUCED BY THE TRACKS. THIS CAN BE REPLICATED AT WILL. IN ADDITION, SHE HAS NOTICED A SIMILAR MOMENTARY RELEASE OF THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A SLICK ROAD WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MECHANISM WAS ENGAGED. IN THESE FEW CASES, THE CAR ROLLED PAST THE STOP SIGN AND PARTIALLY INTO THE MAIN TRAVEL WAY. NOTE THIS WAS NOT THE RESULT OF SLIDING ON SLICK PAVEMENT OR THE PULSE-RELEASE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM BUT THE RELEASE OF BRAKES. NONE OF THESE CASES RESULTED IN ANY PHYSICAL IMPACT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE--JUST THE DISCONCERTING FEELING THAT THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING ENGENDERED. WHEN MY WIFE FIRST NOTED THIS, I WENT TO HTTP://PRIUSCHAT.COM/, THE PRIUS OWNERS FORUM (WHICH I THINK IS SPONSORED BY TOYOTA). THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS NOTED BY OTHER FORUM MEMBERS. *JB
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- #10306105February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS GOES OVER A POTHOLE OR OVER AN ICE PATCH IS LOOSES BRAKING ABILITY FOR ONE OR TWO SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, THE LAST TIME ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 3, 2010. *JB
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- #10306091February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 PRIUS LOSES BRAKE FORCE WHEN REGENERATIVE BRAKING IS USED OVER POTHOLES OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACES. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN WHEEL SLIP OCCURS WHEN BRAKING IN SUCH INSTANCES, THE REGENERATIVE SYSTEM IS DISENGAGED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING UNTIL THE FRICTION BRAKES ARE ENGAGED BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FARTHER. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND CAN BE REPLICATED. *JB
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- #10306100February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
OUR 2010 PRIUS SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD ON HITTING A BUMP OR DRIVING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. THIS HAPPENS PREDICTABLY AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS. BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE OBSERVED THIS BEHAVIOR, MAYBE A COUPLE OF TIMES/WEEK. NOT CERTAIN WHETHER IT'S MOMENTARY ACCELERATION OR LOSS OF BRAKING BUT WE THINK IT'S LOSS OF BRAKING. WE HAVE NOT YET TAKEN ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. I READ IN THE PAPER THAT TOYOTA IS PLANNING A RECALL. *JB
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- #10306106February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I AM A RETIRED COLONEL, USAF, BUT CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THE AF AS A CIVILIAN ATTORNEY. I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID, [XXX] , ON 9 NOV 09. SINCE THAT TIME, AS RECENT AS LAST EVENING WHEN I PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO OUR GARAGE, BETWEEN MY WIFE AND I WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ON APPROXIMATELY SIX OCCASIONS THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE RECEIVED OTHER REPORTS ABOUT CONCERNING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES. THE "RELEASE" AS I CALL IT, OCCURRED PRIMARILY WHEN WE HIT IRREGULAR PATCHES OF ROADWAY, SUCH AS POTHOLES, WASHBOARD-TYPE SURFACES AND THE LIKE. LAST EVENING, AS I MENTIONED, IT ACTUALLY OCCURRED AS I WAS ENTERING THE GARAGE. I APPROACHED A LITTLE FASTER THAN USUAL AND WAS BRAKING AS THE FRONT TIRES ENCOUNTERED THE ELEVATED CEMENT BEYOND THE BASE OF THE GARAGE DOOR. THE BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST JUST FOR A MOMENT AFTER THE IMPACT WITH THE CEMENT. IT'S NOT THAT THE ENGINE SPEEDS UP WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT'S THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE THAT INCREASES WITH LOSS OF THE BRAKING ACTION. THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. IN FAIRNESS TO THE DEALERSHIP, I HAVE NOT NOTIFIED IT YET BECAUSE I READ NOT TOO LONG AFTER THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED THAT OTHER OWNERS WERE BEGINNING TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA WAS DEVELOPING A SOFTWARE FIX FOR IT. I ASSUMED SHORTLY THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING IN THE NATURE OF A RECALL AND OWNERS WOULD BE NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR THE MODIFICATION. I DO INTEND TO NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW, BUT THOUGHT IT NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS TO YOU NOW GIVEN THE SPOTLIGHT PUT ON IT TODAY. *TR
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- #10306111February 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS I'VE HAD AT LEAST 2 EXPERIENCES WHERE UNDER HARD BRAKING AND TRANSITIONING TO DIFFERENT LEVELS IN ROAD SURFACE, THE VEHICLE HAS LURCHED FORWARD. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, EACH TIME, I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN HIT IN THE REAR CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO BE PUSHED FORWARD. I BLOGGED OTHER OWNERS, AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET AN ANSWER FOR A FEW MONTHS. I SAW THE RECENT NEWS ON PRIUS BRAKES AND FEEL THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH MY 2010 PRIUS.*JB
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