Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10350746August 20, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A CURB, SIDEWALK AND OVER A GRASSY AREA BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 11/23/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350204August 18, 2010
STEERING
MY WIFE AND 2 DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 90/94 WHEN THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN SLOWLY DROPPED. I DOUBLE CHECKED THE LEVER UNDERNEATH TO ADJUST IT, BUT THAT WAS TIGHT. I COULD SEE WIRES AND BOLTS WHERE THE COLUMN HAD DROPPED SEVERAL INCHES. I LIFTED THE COLUMN UP AND THOUGHT IT WOULD LOCK IN OR CLICK BACK IN PLACE. WHEN I DID THIS, THE ENTIRE COLUMN COLLAPSED IN MY LAP. AN ALARM SOUNDED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHILE GOING 70 MPH. SOMEHOW I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER FIXED THE VEHICLE AND WROTE, "UPPER STEERING COLUMN PLATE CAME OUT OF BRACKET, POSSIBLY NOT LOCKED IN ALL THE WAY FROM FACTORY." DEALER HAD A FIELD TECH COME LOOK AT AND TAKE PICTURES. APPROXIMATELY 2-3 WEEKS LATER HAD A CALL FROM THE DEALER SAYING SOME ENGINEERS WANTED TO REPLACE MORE PARTS AND WANTED VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE COLUMN RATHER THAN FIXING PIECES. AT THIS POINT WE HAD NO FAITH IN THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN DEALING WITH TOYOTA TO GET A NEW VEHICLE AS THIS PRIUS ONLY HAD 6,293 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349511August 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPACE, SLIGHT UPHILL ANGLE, STEPPED ON BRAKE AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD OVER A BARRIER AND INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. 2. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOOD, BUMPER, RIGHT FENDER AND RADIATOR. 3. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. ONCE REPAIRED, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC OF BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349605August 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 PRIUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP IF VEHICLE HITS BUMPS, POTHOLES, MANHOLES, ETC., THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS LETS GO FOR A MOMENT AND THE VEHICLE WILL KEEP MOVING FORWARD. I HAVE HAD MY PRIUS INTO MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE "RECALL" BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA WHO TELLS THEM IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND TO ADVISE OWNER OF SUCH. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. MY FAMILY WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND MY FRIENDS WON'T GET IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TO EITHER LIVE WITH THE VEHICLE OR TRADE IT IN. NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER IN MY BOOK. THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH THE VEHICLE 5 OR MORE TIMES A DAY DEPENDING ON WHERE I AM DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349088August 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER ROUGH TERRAIN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348860August 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TWICE NOW MY BRAND NEW 2010 PRIUS IV HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN I WAS DRIVING. JUNE 16 PURCHASED THE CAR. JUNE 22 AT A STOP LIGHT ON A SURFACE STREET, CONTINUED ON GREEN LIGHT, CAR LOST POWER IN THE INTERSECTION AND I COASTED TO A STOP. RESTARTED, AND FINE UNTIL AUGUST 3, 1443 MILES ON THE CAR, WHEN I STOPPED FOR GAS, CONTINUED ON TO THE HIGHWAY, UP TO 65 MPH, AND CAR LOST POWER AGAIN, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WENT DOWN TO 42 MPH, AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. TURNED OFF POWER. RESTARTED, AND FINE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347805August 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY PRIUS ENGINE WOULD NOT CUT OFF WHILE I HAD MY WIFE'S AVALON ELECTRONIC KEY IN MY POCKET TOUCHING MY PRIUS ELECTRONIC KEY. I WAS SITTING STILL BUT EACH TIME I CUT OFF THE ENGINE BY HOLDING DOWN THE POWER BUTTON, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE WOULD START BACK UP. IT WASN'T UNTIL I MOVED THE AVALON KEY FROM MY VEHICLE THAT THE PRIUS RESTORED NORMAL ACTIONS. COULD THIS CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA'S PRODUCTS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347489August 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 2 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION AS THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE ASPHALT OF A DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,700. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT JUST SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER A CURB BORDERING THE PARKING LOT, THEN OVER A DRAINAGE DEPRESS/GRASS MEDIAN THROUGH A SIZEABLE SHRUB EDGE. THE VEHICLE THEN SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE SIDEWALK AND DOWN TO THE STREET CURB, FINALLY STOPPING WITH THE MOTOR OFF AND HAVING BLOWN TWO TIRES. UPDATED 12/01/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10347000August 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010, MY PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN TRYING TO STOP, I HAVE FOUND THAT BY RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE THROTTLE RELEASES, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS UNDER THE SPEED OF 40 MPH. THIS PROBLEM IS ALWAYS RANDOM, AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 30 TIMES SO FAR, THIS STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. IS THIS PROBLEM PART OF THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346466July 31, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGE MECHANISM IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS DOES NOT DISENGAGE QUICKLY ENOUGH WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDER THAN ANY PRIOR VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED TO KILL THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IF I RELEASE THE BRAKE BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS RELEASED THEN THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD NOT SPEAK TO ME FURTHER ABOUT IT WITHOUT GOING TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD ALREADY TOLD ME THAT IT IS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THAT THIS IS HOW THE 2010 NEW PRIUS MODEL YEAR OPERATES. I HAVE A 2006 PRIUS AS WELL AND THE CRUISE DISENGAGES NORMALLY. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE DOCUMENTED THEIR EXPERIENCES ON THE FORUM PRIUSCHAT.COM . THEY HAVE EVEN FIXED THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES BY MOVING THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGEMENT CLOSER TO THE TOP OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEY CAN DEPRESS THEIR BRAKES AND SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THEIR BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL KILL SWITCH ARE LINKED TOGETHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346392July 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY BRAND NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AT NIGHT AND THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER WAS ILLUMINATED, I SAW WHAT APPEARS TO BE SMUDGES ON THE INSIDE OF THE SPLIT SCREEN. THE DEFECTS APPEAR ONLY ON THE PORTION OF THE SPLIT SCREEN THAT REGULATES THE HYBRID SYSTEM -- IN OTHER WORDS, THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE CAR. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY STATED "SOME TYPE OF FLUID OR CLEANER HAS GOTTEN BEHIND THE CLUSTER AND SPOTTED. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY." IF THIS WERE CORRECT, AND IT IS NOT, THE SCREEN WOULD HAVE TO BE POROUS; WHICH IN ITSELF WOULD BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY STAND BY THE DEALER AND STATE "THIS IS NOT A DEFECT TOYOTA MOTORS WILL COVER. WE CONSIDER YOUR CASE CLOSED." MY PRIVATE MECHANIC THINKS THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE EVAPORATOR BEHIND AND INTEGRATED WITH THE DASH - COUPLED WITH THE HEAT & HUMIDITY - WHICH MIGHT BE CAUSING THE BLOTTING OUT OF PORTIONS OF THE HYBRID SCREEN CLUSTER. FURTHER, HE TELLS ME THAT WHETHER OR NOT THIS CAN EFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM AND THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, HE DOES NOT KNOW. HE STATES THAT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS THE COMPLETE DASH ASSEMBLY MUST BE REMOVED. I CANNOT BELIEVE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION HAS LEARNED NOTHING FROM THEIR MISTAKES OF THE RECENT PAST AND IS DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PART OF THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS BRAND NEW AUTOMOBILE. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT HAS PROBABLY SHOWN UP ON OTHER VEHICLES AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW UP ON ADDITIONAL VEHICLES NO MATTER HOW ADAMANTLY TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION DENIES IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WATCHED WHAT I THOUGHT WERE SINCERE APOLOGIES BY MR. TOYOTA WHEN HE APPEARED BEFORE THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. LOOKS AS THOUGH NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN CORPORATE JAPAN TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345638July 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS DRIVING PRIUS 2010 MODEL II WITH BRAKE SOFTWARE APPLIED BY DEALER ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS AGO. TODAY (7/27/2010) I EXITED HIGHWAY AND BEGAN GENTLE BRAKING ON OFFRAMP, AS SUGGESTED BY MANUAL TO MAXIMIZE REGENERATION. ABOUT HALF-WAY DOWN OFFRAMP, I REALIZED CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THAT I HAD TO STOP MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN I WAS PLANNING TO. I DON'T RECALL BEING PARTICULARLY DISTRACTED, BUT I CAN'T RULE OUT I NOTICED THE STOPPED VEHICLE LATER THAN I SHOULD HAVE. IN ANY EVENT, I'M NOT SURE HOW HARD I PRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT I RECALL DISTINCTLY THINKING "OH, MY GOD. NOTHING IS HAPPENING" AND 1-2 SECS LATER I PLOWED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE COLLISION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE TEMPORARY PAIN TO THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE PRIUS APPEARS TO NOT HAVE MAJOR FRONTAL DAMAGE - HOOD IS BENT BACK AND MAYBE SLIGHT FRAME DISTORTION => THE IMPACT CLEARLY WAS NOT AT THE ~40-50 MPH I WAS GOING WHEN JUST EXITING THE HIGHWAY, SO SOME BRAKING CLEARLY DID OCCUR -- BUT I HAVE THE DISTINCT FEELING THAT MY PREVIOUS CAR (SUBARU OUTBOOK) WOULD HAVE EASILY STOPPED IN TIME. AFTER ACCIDENT, I TESTED BRAKES BY GOING 15-20 MPH IN PARKING LOT AND BRAKING HARD. ALWAYS STOPPED QUICKLY, I'M GUESSING W/100% FRICTION BRAKING. SO BRAKES ARE PROBABLY NOT "DEFECTIVE" IN SENSE OF LOST HYDRAULIC FLUID, ETC... BUT I HAVE NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED THE FEELING "I'M NOT STOPPING" EXCEPT ONCE WHEN LOSING TRACTION ON ICY ROAD WITH A NON-HYBRID. THE FACT HAD TIME TO THINK THIS THOUGHT AT ALL PROBABLY MEANS MAYBE 0.5-1.5 SEC PASSED WHILE BRAKING INEFFECTIVE. CHECKED FOR TIRE/SKID MARKS ON ROAD OR EVIDENCE OF STRONG TIRE WEAR AND FOUND NONE, WHILE I HAVE ON OTHER CARS WHEN I HAVE HAD TO BRAKE HARD => PRIUS NOT BRAKING HARD DESPITE EMERGENCY. SEEM TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN TRANSITION BETWEEN REGEN & FRICTION MODE? THIS IS STILL DISCUSSED IN PRIUS FORUMS -- SOFTWARE FIX NOT GOOD ENOUGH!? THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. BTW,CAR WAS IN "ECO" MODE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345691July 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CASE OF SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN A NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS: I WAS PARKING MY CAR IN A PULL-IN PARKING SPOT IN AN OFFICE BUILDING PARKING LOT. WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE CAR OUT IN THE SPOT, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND JUMPED A CURB IN FRONT OF LANDSCAPED SHRUBBERY. A LARGE WOODY BUSH, AND SOFT DIRT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. NO ONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 2200 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD BY THE DEALER, TOYOTA SCION OF EATONTOWN, NJ. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344742July 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS ON ROUGH ROAD SURFACE OR POTHOLES MORE THAN 30 TIMES SINCE I OWN THIS VEHICLE. I FILED A COMPLAINT (ODI #10304434) BACK IN FEB 3RD. 2010 BEFORE THE RECALL FROM TOYOTA. MY PRIUS WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR THE RECALL. TOYOTA UPDATED THE ABS ECU SOFTWARE ON MY PRIUS ON FEB. 2010. SINCE TOYOTA UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE RECALL, I STILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES, AND IT IS NOT ONLY HAPPEN DURING SLOW AND STEADY APPLICATION OF BRAKES, ALSO HAPPEN WHEN I USE THE BRAKE IN MORE SUDDEN FASHION EVEN AT MODERATE SPEED (30-40MPH). I BROUGHT MY PRIUS BACK TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AGAIN IN MAY 2010 TO RECHECK THE ABS ECU SOFTWARE, AND THEY SAID THE SOFTWARE IS THE LATEST UPDATED VERSION, AND MY BRAKING SYSTEM IS MEETING THE MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATION. HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM IS STILL EXIST AS OF TODAY, AND MY CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE IS GROWING BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM LEAD TO INCREASE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE AND THUS RAISE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH OR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343856July 18, 2010
EQUIPMENT
MUSTY SMELL COMING FROM AIR CONDITION FROM MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343786July 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NEW 2010 PRIUS LL COMMUTER CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES OR SCOOTS WHEN BOTH FEET ARE ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE TAKES THE SAME ROUTE TO AND FROM WORK DAILY. ON EVERY TRIP, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL PASSES OVER A RECESSED MANHOLE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. I IMMEDIATELY PUSH HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE MANHOLE IS ABOUT 30 FEET IN FRONT OF AN INTERSECTION, SO I AM ALREADY DECELERATING AND BRAKING WHEN I CROSS OVER THE MANHOLE. THIS IS SCARY BECAUSE, IF I THE CAR DOESN'T STOP, IT WILL TAKE ME OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. BOTH FEET ARE ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND THIS THE STRANGEST THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343621July 16, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT'S BROTHER OWNED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED HER BROTHER DIED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH NORTH BOUND, A TRUCK WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER TRUCK PUSHING THE TRUCK INTO THE CONTACT'S BROTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED WITNESSES ADVISED HER THAT BRAKES FAILED ON HER BROTHER'S VEHICLE AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHEN HE SAW THE TRUCK APPROACHING. THE POLICE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10343379July 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WHEN DRIVEN OVER BUMPS, SUCH AS SPEED BUMPS OR OTHER BUMPS IN THE ROAD, USUALLY WHEN GOING UNDER 30MPH, AND OFTEN WITH THE BRAKES BEING LIGHTLY PRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341802July 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM; I HAD THE "RECALL" FIX APPLIED; I HAVE NOTICED IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT THE CAR HAS STARTED TO HAVE BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY SURFACES. IT HAD BEEN FINE FOR A WHILE, BUT THIS STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341867July 7, 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 WHENEVER SHE DROVE OVER A POT HOLE OR RAILROAD TRACKS THE BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/28/10.*LJ UPDATED 10/28/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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