Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)
2,829 consumer complaints on file.
- #10314701February 26, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE GARAGE HE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITHIN A MONTH. ALSO WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND AS HE JAMMED HIS FOOT HARDER ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, DURING A TEST DRIVE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314083February 25, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. HE STATED THAT WHEN THE GASOLINE ENGINE WAS ENGAGED IN ANY GEAR, INCLUDING THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE. HE ALSO STATED THAT UPON TURNING THE GASOLINE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOMENTARILY ROLL BACKWARDS. THIS WOULD OFTEN OCCUR WHILE ANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE WAS UTILIZED, TO INCLUDE THE HEATER, DEFROST AND RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,398.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314151February 25, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE ROAD WAS WET WHEN THERE WAS GRAVEL ON THE ROAD THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE WHILE BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT THE CURB A COUPLE OF TIMES. WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED AND SLOWING DOWN THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD AND A CRASH ALMOST OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE BRAKES BUT HOW SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CALLED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,905.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314140February 25, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2010 PRIUS HYBRID ACCELERATES FROM ELECTRIC TO FUEL MODE ON ITS OWN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. TOYOTA SERVICEMEN STATES IT WILL OCCASIONALLY DO THAT DEPENDING ON THE MODE THE VEHICLE IS IN. I FIND IT TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AS I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL WHEN IT WILL HAPPENS. SERVICEMEN ALSO SAID THAT IS WHY THERE IS AN ALARM BEEPING TO LET DRIVER KNOW IT IS BACKING UP. THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE THE ALRM IS NOT GOING TO CONTROL THE MODE THE VEHICLE IS IN. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS WHEN BACKING UP. I NOW TRY NOT TO USE REVERSE TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OTHER VEHICLES HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314184February 25, 2010ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I NEED TO BRING OUR 2010 PRIUS BACK-IN. THE LAST TIME [XXX] WITH A "Y" WORKED ON THE RATTLE IN THE DASH. HE WAS ABLE TO FIX THAT BUT NOW ONLY IN THE COOL MORNINGS THERE IS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASH. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS TO WHEN HE CAN WORK ON IT AGAIN. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT IT BE DONE FIRST THING IN THE AM. CAR NEEDS TO BE COOL! I AM SURE IF LEFT IN THE SUN IT WILL NOT DO IT. IF NEEDED I CAN BRING CAR IN FIRST TO SHOW PROBLEM AND CAR CAN STAY OVER NIGHT AGAIN IF NEED. I KNOW TOYOTA HAS A QUALITY PROBLEM IN THIS AREA, I WILL REPORT IT TO TOYOTA MFG.& DOT UNDER OTHER. LOOKS LIKE OTHER PRIUS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM... [XXX]2010 TOYOTA PRIUS [XXX] COLOR: BLIZZARD PEARL SELLING DEALER: [XXX] *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314232February 25, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN SHE SWITCHED LANES. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STOP BUT THEN IT LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE THEN CAME TO A STOP AFTER HER FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVER DID NOTIFY THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314393February 25, 2010POWER TRAIN
DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION IN THE MORNING THE CAR RPM INCREASES AND THE SPEED OF THE CAR INCREASES. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT AFTER SEVERAL MORNINGS OF RECREATING THE EVENT MY FOOT WAS NOT NEAR THE PEDAL. BOTH DRIVERS OF THE CAR EXPERIENCED THE SAME EVENT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314414February 25, 2010POWER TRAIN
AT 08:00 WHILE PARKED & IN READY MODE MY PRIUS V-AT SHIFTER WOULD NOT PHYSICALLY MOVE OUT OF PARK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314442February 25, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS MODEL V WITH THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY OPTION INCLUDING PCS (PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM) SYSTEM. TWICE IN THE LAST 6 WEEKS THE PCS SYSTEM HAS TRIGGERED WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. AT THIS TIME I DID NOT HAVE THE RADAR CONTROLLED CRUISE CONTROL ON OR ENGAGED. BOTH TIMES, THE SEATBELTS RAPIDLY RETRACTED THE CAR STARTED BRAKING RAPIDLY AND BEEPING AGGRESSIVELY. BOTH TIMES AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE 3-5 SECONDS THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVING. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 55 MPH. BOTH TIMES DUE TO THE RAPID SEATBELT/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTION MY LEFT ARM AND CHEST WAS HURT. THE PAIN LASTS ABOUT A WEEK, SO THERE WAS A SERIOUS BRUISE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN OK IF THERE WAS REALLY A CRASH SITUATION. BOTH TIMES THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. ONCE THERE WAS SOMEONE BEHIND ME WHO ALMOST CRASHED INTO ME BECAUSE OF THE RAPID BRAKING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10313923February 24, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. A CRASH OCCURRED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR AND THE ROAD WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE AT THE TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 06/28/10*JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10313934February 24, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS; WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE IS SPORADICALLY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACCELERATION. LIFTING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE A TINY AMOUNT CAUSES THE CAR TO FEEL LIKE IT IS "SURGING" BACKWARD. THE CAR IS CONTROLLABLE, BUT IT IS A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FROM BEING IN REVERSE MOST OF THE TIME. SHIFTING TO PARK AND BACK TO REVERSE SEEMS TO MAKE IT GO AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2009. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10313946February 24, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PRIUS, WHEN BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED IT SPED UP WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND HITTING A POT HOLE THIS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE TOYOTA CAME OUT WITH THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAKES AND ONCE SINCE THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST HAD THE FIRST INCIDENT IN SEPT. ONE AROUND CHRISTMAS AND ONE THIS MONTH. DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING UNTIL NOW. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314005February 24, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. I SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE PROPERLY AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER HEARD ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE NEWS. I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL AND A SOFTWARE PATCH WAS APPLIED TO THE CAR TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. THAT WAS 5 DAYS AGO. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR DID FEEL BETTER; THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL AS SENSITIVE. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT SENSATION OF THE CAR NOT BRAKING WHEN I HAVE BEEN RIDING OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AT A SPEED OF LESS THAN 30 MPH. BUT IT'S NOT JUST A FEELING. THE CAR SURGES FORWARD MOMENTARILY. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE I AM SKIDDING ON ICE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FOLKS AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE." I DISAGREE. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL LOSE BRAKING ABILITY AND HIT SOMETHING OR SOMEONE OR END UP IN AN INTERSECTION INVOLUNTARILY. I HAVE A FIVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I REALLY WANT MY MONEY BACK. I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR IF I HAD KNOWN IT HAD FAULTY BRAKES. I FEEL BURNED BY TOYOTA. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10314000February 24, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OUR 2010 PRIUS WAS EXPERIENCING SURGING OVER BUMPS, WE HAD IT RE-PROGRAMMED LAST WEEK AND TODAY WE EXPERIENCED THE SURGE AGAIN WHEN WE WENT OVER A BUMP, JUST LIKE BEFORE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10313512February 24, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) FEBRUARY 15, 2010 AT 3:29 PM I SPOKE TO [XXX] AT TOYOTA 1-800-331-4331 ABOUT PROBLEMS I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2010 PRIUS. I TOLD HER ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DANGER, WHERE THE CAR HAD BEEN GOING ALONG NICELY ON CRUISE, BUT SUDDENLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WHEN, ON AUGUST 11, 2009, I WAS ON THE TRIP BETWEEN NEW JERSEY AND ILLINOIS COMING THROUGH THE TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY AREA. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH ON CRUISE AND IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 80MPH AND I PANICKED WHILE TRYING TO GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. I TRIED SLOWING IT DOWN USING THE CRUISE BUTTON, THEN DEPRESSED THE CRUISE OFF BUTTON. DIDN'T WORK. IT DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE BRAKE UNTIL I BRAKED REALLY HARD. THEREFORE, MY DRIVING IT WAS SEVERELY LIMITED TO DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS IN TOWN. OTHER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAS OCCURRED EVEN WHEN NOT USING THE CRUISE. THE CAR BOLTED FORWARD NUMEROUS TIMES ON A BUMPY SECTION OF ROAD ON MY ROUTE HOME FROM WORK; IT HAPPENED OFTEN ENOUGH THERE THAT I COMPENSATED BY TAKING A DIFFERENT ROUTE. EFFORTS TO STOP THE FORWARD LUNGE INCLUDED BRAKING WITH NO RESPONSE, USING THE KNOB TO SHIFT TO A DIFFERENT SETTING, AND SCRAMBLING TO FIND THE [XXX] BUTTON TO PRESS PARK. SOMETHING FINALLY STOPPED IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT. THE NEXT SCARE OCCURRED AFTER IT SNOWED. I DROVE SLOWLY ON THE PLOWED ROAD, BUT WHEN THE CAR ENCOUNTERED SNOWY LUMPS IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED LUNGING FORWARD AGAIN. MY ATTEMPTS TO STOP CAUSED ME TO SKID DANGEROUSLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT AGAIN IN WELL OVER A MONTH DUE TO THE DANGER. IN FEBRUARY, MY CO-WORKER[XXX] URGED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE SHE HAD HEARD ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS AFRAID FOR ME, BUT I HAD ALREADY PARKED IT BY THEN ' KNOWING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE PRIOR TO MY LEARNING THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ' SOME HAVE DIED OR BEEN INJURED AS A RESULT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10313784February 24, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
25 JANUARY 2010, CORNER OF RUFUS ALLEN AND HWY. 50 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA, 96150, AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 LOCAL. ROAD CONDITIONS MOSTLY DRY 65% / 35% THIN PATCHY ICE, SMOOTH SURFACE NO POTHOLES. APPLIED BRAKES CAR LURCHED FORWARD, MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKES UNTIL MORE FIRM BRAKE APPLICATION WAS APPLIED UNTIL BRAKING SYSTEM RESPONDED AND CAR STOPPED SHORT OF INTERSECTION, NO TRAFFIC VIOLATION, INCIDENT OF DAMAGE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10312937February 23, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS: HAD THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND REALLY ENJOY DRIVING IT...OKAY, I LIKE THE MILEAGE, IT'S NOT A CORVETTE THOUGH. HAVE NOTICED ON ROUGH PAVEMENT AND POTHOLES THAT THE BRAKES DO SEEM TO GIVE A LITTLE. HOWEVER ON 19 FEB 10 I HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP AND IT FELT LIKE THE SIMPLY MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND BARELY SLOWED AT ALL...THE HARDER I PRESSED THE LESS THE SEEMED TO APPLY. THESE CARS ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE ROADS UNTIL TOYOTA FIXES THIS AND PROVES THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED...I WILL NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL THEY DO SO... *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10313133February 23, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING OCCURS AFTER DRIVING OVER SMALL POTHOLES, LOOSE GRAVEL, OR DOWN A SLIGHT HILL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING FOR 1-3 SECONDS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10312123February 23, 2010ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SOFTWARE DEFECT IN THE ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATES WHILE REVERSING BEFORE THE START UP OPERATION IS COMPLETE THE BRAKES GRAB. *KB THE CONSUMER PARKED FACING AN UPSLOPE AT THE DEALER TO GET HIS LICENSE PLATE INSTALLED. TO LEAVE, THE CONSUMER PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON. AS THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO LIGHT UP, HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE FOOT BRAKE AND STARTED TO EASE DOWN THE RAMP. AS THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE FOOT BRAKE, THE BRAKES GRABBED BADLY. THE CONSUMER RELEASED AND RE-APPLIED THEM, AND AGAIN THEY GRABBED. THE GRABBING WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE CONSUMER JUST STOPPED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BEHAVIOR INDICATED A DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLLED THE START-UP SEQUENCE. THE CONTROL COMPUTER SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE UNTIL THE POWER-ON OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN FULLY COMPLETED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10313035February 23, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO AN EARLIER COMPLAINT (#10304111). WE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WE FIRMLY BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, IT WAS LIGHTLY SNOWING, AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SAID NOTHING HAPPENED. AS A CAR WAS AT THE STOP SIGN SHE TURNED TO AVOID THE CAR AND HIT A RAISED AND SHARP CURB, WHICH PIERCED THE TIRE AND BENT THE TIE-ROD. OUR CAR WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. AFTER ABOUT 10 DAYS, STATE FARM INSPECTED THE CAR, BUT BY THIS TIME THE RECALL FOR THE PRIUS HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED. THE BODY SHOP THEN REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. STATE FARM HAS SINCE DECIDED NOT PURSUE THIS INCIDENT AS THEY FEEL THE SNOW CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AND THAT THE TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKES IS NOT WHAT THE RECALL IS ABOUT. FROM OUR READING OF NUMEROUS ARTICLES (NY TIMES) AND THE RECALL INFORMATION ITSELF, PLUS WHAT HAPPENED, WE ARE STRONGLY STATING THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A TEMPORARY OR MOMENTARY LOSS OF THE BRAKES WHICH DIRECTLY CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT. FROM OUR READING OF THE RECALL AND OTHER COMPLAINTS, SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ARE ONE OF THE FACTORS WHICH CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. IN OUR CASE, THIS PROBLEM WAS EXACERBATED AS NOT ONLY WAS THERE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, BUT THE CAR WAS ON A HILL AS WELL. WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT A SKIPPING OR MOMENTARY BRAKE PROBLEM WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS. WHEN ASKING ABOUT THIS WE WERE ALWAYS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL. WELL THE RECALL PROVES THIS WAS NOT NORMAL AND NOW WE'VE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON SLICK ROADS AS WELL -- WHICH HAS NOW COST US MONEY. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0