Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10306365February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP, MY 2010 TOYOTA SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON OTHER OCCASIONS. *TR
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#10306344February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2009. WHEN BRAKING, CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR ON A ROUGH ROAD, BRAKES APPEAR TO FAIL FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS. *TR
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#10306313February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I OWN A 2010 PRIUS, THAT I PURCHASED SEPTEMBER, 2009. IN DECEMBER I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN, AND CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I CAME TO THE STOP SIGN, I PUT MY BRAKES ON AND HIT A POT HOLE AT THE SAME TIME. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND IT WAS A SECOND WHERE I FELT THERE WAS NO BRAKE. *TR
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No
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0
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#10306319February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WE OWN A 2010 PRIUS PURCHASED OCT 2009 AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE PRESS FOR THE BRAKE FAILURE PROBLEM CAR JUMPS, OR BRAKES SLIGHTLY UNRESPONSIVE, TEMPORARILY LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. PROBLEM HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT SEEMS INTERMITTENT. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN, TOYOTA NOT YET CONTACTED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306322February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIAMTELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND. THE ANTI SKID LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10306326February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKING ISSUES WITH THE PRIUS. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS GOING OVER POTHOLES, ROUGH ROAD, OR RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN BRAKING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT MODERATE FORCE. IT MOMENTARILY FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS ACCELERATING - IT'S QUITE DISCONCERTING. I'VE ALSO NOTICED VARIABILITY IN BRAKING DISTANCE EVEN ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT WHERE I'VE HAD TO STEP HARDER ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE CAR WASN'T STOPPING AS EXPECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10306327February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN OCTOBER 2009. I HAD TWO INCIDENCES WITH THE BRAKES THAT WERE SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAPERS. THE FIRST WAS WITHIN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF OWNING THE CAR. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER A GAS STATION AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. I HAD BEEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ALREADY, BUT THE ACCELERATION TOOK ME BY SURPRISE. I APPLIES THE BRAKES MORE FORCEFULLY AND THE CAR SLOWED. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER FOR A GET TO KNOW YOU WITH THE MAINTENANCE DEPT. I WAS DESCENDING A HILL WITH THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. AGAIN THE CAR SPED UP AND I BRAKED MORE FORCEFULLY AND IT SLOWED. IT WAS SCARY. MY HUSBAND SAID THIS HAPPENED ONCE WHEN HE DROVE THE CAR, BUT HE DID NOT REMEMBER THE DETAILS. WHEN WE TOLD THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE 2010 PRIUS ACCELERATING OR BRAKING, BUT THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR. OF COURSE, THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES OVER THREE MONTHS. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SOMEONE ELSE AT THE MEETING SUGGESTING ISSUES WITH THE PROGRAMMING, BUT WE WERE JUST MEETING WITH THE HEAD OF THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT. THEY ONLY KNOW WHAT TOYOTA IS TELLING THEM. NOW I SEE IN THE PAPER THAT TOYOTA CORRECTED THE ISSUE IN THEIR NEW PRIUS. SO THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS AND DIDN'T TELL US. THIS IS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME I WILL BUY A TOYOTA. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306328February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY WIFE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ANOMALIES IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEGINNING TO DRIVE HER NEW 2010 PRIUS. I ATTRIBUTED THESE TO THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES AND I HAVEN'T NOTICED ANYTHING THE FEW TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN IT. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING SHE HAS BEEN REPORTING SINCE SHE FIRST BEGAN DRIVING IT (6 MONTHS) AND SHE IS A PERCEPTIVE PERSON (M.D.). WITH DISCUSSIONS OF WHETHER TO RECALL I FIGURED I SHOULD REPORT THE PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10306329February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 MODEL: BRAKE LAG. I GATHER NHTSA IS CONSIDERING A RECALL. THIS IS TO FURTHER YOUR DATA. I TOOK MY 2010 PRIUS IN TO 355 TOYOTA, ROCKVILLE, IN NOVEMBER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKES DISENGAGING WHEN BEING APPLIED OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, LEADING TO A 4 - 6 FOOT JUMP FORWARD THEN RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKES. I LODGED THIS CONCERN AS PART OF GETTING AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE, AND I HAVE THIS COMPLAINT IN WRITING ON THE DOCKET. THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS JUST NORMAL ANTILOCK BRAKING. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, CAUSING ABOUT A 4 - 6 FOOT JUMP BEFORE THE BRAKE REENGAGES. WITH ALL THE ICE WE HAVE HAD RECENTLY, I CAN NOW ASSURE MYSELF THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT ABOUT THE ANTILOCK BRAKES, WHICH HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FEEL, AS THEY SHOULD. THE BRAKE DISENGAGEMENT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON MONDAY THIS WEEK ON E STREET AS THE CAR HIT AN ICE PATCH AND THE BRAKE DISENGAGED MOMENTARILY. I THINK THE PRIUS IS A GREAT CAR, BUT, THIS PROBLEM IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHEN I CALLED 355 TOYOTA YESTERDAY WHEN IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY PERSON REPORTING THIS, THEY WERE VERY NICE BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT TOYOTA HAS PROVIDED THEM WITH A SOLUTION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306330February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE ON A BUMPY ROAD THE BRAKES EITHER PAUSE FOR A SECOND TO APPLY OR THE ANTILOCK SYSTEMS SEEMS TO ENGAGE AND DIS-ENGAGE CAUSING A SERIOUS DISTRACTION WHILE BRAKING. THIS OCCURS DAILY AS THE AREA I LIVE IN IS MAINLY BRICK PAVED STREETS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306337February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP OR A POTHOLE WITH HER FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY SINCE THE ELECTRICAL ENGINE WAS SWITCHING TO THE GASOLINE ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10306312February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IF THE CAR HITS A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, IT SEEMS TO ACCELERATE. AS SOON AS I PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, IT STOPS. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE CAR JUMPS AHEAD FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306351February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE FOR A SECOND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHEN AFTER A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10306353February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WE HAVE THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM WITH OUR 2010 PRIUS AS DESCRIBED RECENTLY IN NEWSPAPERS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MOMENTARILY LAPSE OF BRAKING POWER WHEN GOING OVER SLIPPERY OR BUMPY SURFACES. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS (WELL OVER 25 TIMES). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306372February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER ENCOUNTERED A POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED. SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR WITHOUT RESISTANCE AND A NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AFTER EXTREME AND CONTINUOUS FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THERE WAS INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POTHOLES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306378February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE BRAKING ON A SLICK OR ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD MY CAR WILL BRIEFLY SURGE AND THEN BRAKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CAR HAS LOW FRICTION TIRES FOR EFFICIENCY. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN AUGUST 2009. AFTER READING THE RECENT REPORTS IT SEEMS LIKE I AM HAVING A BRAKING PROBLEM, NOT A TIRE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306368February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY CAR (2010 TOYOTA PRIUS) BRIEFLY ACCELERATES WHEN I HIT A SMALL BUMP. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS IN THE ABS SYSTEM. I CALLED MY DEALER SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE. I WENT ON A PRIUS CHAT FORUM AND THERE WERE MANY WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306383February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I OWN A DRIVING SCHOOL IN LIVINGSTON NJ, I PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS IN JULY 2009. I ALSO NOTICE A DELAY IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL ONE DAY. THIS OCCURRED WHILE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. I WENT OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATED MOMENTARILY AND I HAD TO KEEP APPLYING THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR AND HOPED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH DISTANCE TO STOP. I REMEMBER GOING DOWN A HILL, APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN, THEN I WENT OVER THE BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE I WAS ACCELERATING. I FELT LIKE I HAD LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 2 SECONDS OR 20FEET BUT FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE NEAR BY. I NOW MAKE SURE THAT I BRAKE SOONER, AND ALLOW MORE FOLLOWING DISTANCE. ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN UNIQUE PROBLEMS IN THAT THE WHEELS DON'T LOCK BUT THOSE ON THE PRIUS SEEM A BIT MORE NOTICEABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE ELECTRIC AND THE PADS DON'T SLOW THE CAR LIKE NORMAL BRAKES. (AT LEAST THAT WHAT MY SALESMAN TOLD ME.) HE SAID THAT THE PADS WILL LAST OVER 200,000 MILES. HOPEFULLY I'LL BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT THAT LONG WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. BUT THE PROBLEM NOW IIS THAT PARENTS MAY NOT WANT THEIR KIDS TO LEARN WITH MY DRIVING SCHOOL, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NO REAL PROBLEMS WITH TRAINING TEENAGERS YET. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306386February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR BEFORE THE GASOLINE ENGINE ENGAGES, THE BRAKES GRAB SUDDENLY WHEN APPLIED (E.G. BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE OR LEAVING A PARKING SPACE), AND CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE GAS ENGINE STARTS. ALSO, THERE IS MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS (LIKE SPEED BUMPS.) *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306390February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHEN INITIALLY STARTING THE CAR (PRIUS 2010) TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, I HAVE NOTICED A LOSS OF BRAKING (I HAVE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO NOTICEABLE BRAKING). WHEN THE BRAKES ARE REAPPLIED, THE BRAKES "GRAB" AND CAUSE SUDDEN, JERKY STOPPING. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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