Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10306692February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSS OF BRAKES - THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE SEVEN MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. ALL FOUR TIMES WERE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON ICE OR HARD PACKED SNOW. DETAILS; WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED (APPROX. 10MPH) ON EITHER ICE OR HARD PACKED SNOW THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL BRAKING FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 FEET. THE FIRST SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAPPEN I THOUGHT THAT I HIT A PATCH OF BLACK ICE BUT DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT CHATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306706February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN JUNE I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I LIVE IN A COLD WINTER CLIMATE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR BRAKES SEEM TO DISENGAGE FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, PARTICULARLY AS I COME TO A STOP ON A SNOWY/ICE RUTTED ROAD, OR AM GOING OVER A BUMPY SURFACE. IF I LEAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT WILL REINGAGE QUICKLY. IN OTHER WORDS, I PUT ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR STARTS TO RESPOND BUT THEN "JUMPS AHEAD" AS IF IT'S SLIDING ON GLARE ICE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, DEPENDING UPON THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AT THE TIME. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306713February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT- I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ON JUNE 30, 2009 AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 6400 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE EXPERIENCE TWO ISSUES WHEN BRAKING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. FIRST IS THAT THE BRAKES SEEM TO FAIL WHEN APPLIED IN NORMAL NON PANIC STOPPING IF THERE IS WET OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. SECOND WHEN THE FIRST SYMPTOM OCCURS IT IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY WHAT FEELS LIKE AN INCREASE IN TORQUE AT THE FRONT WHEELS SO THAT NOT ONLY DO THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE FAILING THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD FROM THE ADDED THRUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306694February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 PURCHASED JULY 2009. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE BRAKING PROBLEM WHICH IS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA. THE BRAKE "INTERMITTENT RELEASE" ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE IS REPEATABLE AND HAS BEEN SYMPTOMATIC SINCE NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306682February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
VEHICLE - TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS ONGOING YET INTERMITTENT. DESCRIPTION - THE BRAKES GRAB UNEXPECTEDLY. HAPPENS AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN, PARKED AND THEN RE-STARTED. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE HAVE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE (NOT TURNING IT OFF) AND BEGIN AGAIN. THEN THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO GO AWAY. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BRAKES GRABBING IS AS FOLLOWS: WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED EVER SO SLIGHTLY, THEY GRAB AND THE CAR COMES TO A JERKY HALT. WE TRY IT AGAIN AND IT REPEATS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL VEHICLE BEHAVIOR. I CANNOT ANSWER INCIDENT DATE SINCE THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND INTERMITTENT. I WILL INSERT THE APPROXIMATE FIST INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306697February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOYOTA PRIUS 2010: I HAVE EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HILL AND MADE A RIGHT TURN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306701February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
UPON ENTERING THE ROAD TO MY DRIVEWAY THERE ARE A SMALL SERIES OF DIPS AND BUMPS OR SHORT SEQUENCE OF SMALL POTHOLES FROM THE RAIN. WHEN I LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN THE PEDAL SEEMS TO HAVE "NO BRAKING AFFECT" WHEN I GO DOWN INTO AN COME OUT OF THE FIRST OF THE SERIES OF DIPS. THE BRAKES THEN RETURN TO NORMAL IN MY DRIVE WAY. WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING IS AVOIDING THE DIPS AND THEREBY AVOIDING THE EERIE FEELING THAT MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306695February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON DECEMBER 29, 2009 WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WITHIN A FEW DAYS WE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS WHILE BACKING UP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES LIGHTLY. THE PRIUS STOPPED ABRUPTLY MANY TIMES BEFORE WE WERE IN A POSITION TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF TIMES; HOWEVER, THIS BEHAVIOR IS INTERMITTENT. AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHILE TRAVELING FORWARD AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306707February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2010 PRIUS PURCHASED AROUND SEPT. 2009. A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE GOT THE VEHICLE, MY WIFE AND I INDEPENDENTLY BOTH EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE CAR WENT OVER A BUMP. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME THIS OCCURRED. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE DID SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE LAST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS 2-3 WEEKS AGO. I DID ASK THE DEALER SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL INCIDENT IF HE HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND HE SAID NO. I HAVE NOT SINCE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. WE HAVE NOTICED THIS ONLY WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER A BUMP.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306683February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
STARTED UP MORNING AFTER RAINY DAY, DROVE DOWN HILL TO STOP SIGN. APPROACHING STOP SIGN I APPLIED BRAKES AND NOTICED BRAKES DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY SLOW ME DOWN. ONLY AFTER FLOORING THE PEDAL AND FEELING A METAL ON METAL TYPE REACTION DID I COME TO A STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306722February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS SINCE SEPTEMBER 2009. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER-TOYOTA OF LAKE CITY, SEATTLE, WA. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM: A MOMENTARY REDUCTION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR BUMPS AND APPLYING THE BREAKS. IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES SLIP AND THE CAR JERKS FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE TRAVELING (ESPECIALLY DOWNHILL) ON AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR BUMPS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME/DAY I DRIVE ON AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE OR BUMPS, AND TRY TO APPLY THE BRAKES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. DEALER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306724February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS (BUILT BEFORE JANUARY, 2010) ON ICY CONDITIONS. I COASTED TO A STOP SIGN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR SEEMED TO IGNORE MY BRAKING AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN 2-3 FEET. I ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN, I WAS ESPECIALLY CAREFUL, BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR SEEMED TO SURGE FORWARD FOR 1-2 SECONDS, ENOUGH TIME TO PUT ME IN THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING PICK-UP TRUCK. NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT THE DAMAGE WILL COME TO ABOUT $11,000. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE PRIUS' BRAKE PROBLEMS, I REALIZED THAT THE LACK OF BRAKE ACTION THAT I EXPERIENCED IS VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT PRIUS' BUILT PRIOR TO TOYOTA'S JANUARY PROGRAMMING FIX. I AM UPSET THAT TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT FAILED TO TELL ME ABOUT IT. AS A RESULT, I WILL END UP WITH A LESS VALUABLE REPAIRED VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN BRAKE DEFECT AND HIGHER INSURANCE RATES WHICH WILL PLAGUE MY WALLET FOR YEARS TO COME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306729February 5, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
UPON BRAKING APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HIT A POTHOLE AND SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD, THEN RETURNED TO SLOWING. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED NORMALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306730February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER, 2009. TWICE, I HAVE BEEN GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR HAS ACCELERATED SUDDENLY INSTEAD OF BRAKING. THIS HAPPENED BOTH IN JANUARY AT THE SAME INTERSECTION -- AT THE INTERSECTION OF HAMPDEN AND MONACO IN DENVER, COLORADO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306731February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I ATTEMPTED TO BRING MY 2010 PRIUS TO A STOP ON A DIRT ROAD LEADING TO AN ASPHALT SURFACE THAT WAS COVERED WITH A RECENT SNOWFALL OF ABOUT 2 INCHES. THE BRAKES DID NOT GRAB FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS DURING WHICH I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES. THE CAR HAD 4 SNOW TIRES MOUNTED ON IT WHICH USUALLY GRAB RIGHT AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306743February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOPLIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I WAS GOING OVER A MANHOLE AS I HIT THE BRAKES. MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND IN FACT, MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY, THE CAR AHEAD OF ME WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY OR I WOULD HAVE REAR-ENDED IT. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AFTER A SNOWFALL. THE END OF MY STREET HAD SOME HARD, PACKED SNOW THAT THE PLOW LEFT BEHIND. AS I CAME UP TO THE STOP SIGN, MY BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND I ENDED UP IN THE CROSS STREET. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10-15 MPH AT THE TIME THAT I BRAKED. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER 2009, THE OTHER IN JANUARY 2010. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT OR REPAIR THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306744February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 PRIUS IV - BRAKING IS DELAYED IN WET CONDITIONS AND WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. HAVE TO KEEP THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSED AND IT FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE ACCELERATES BEFORE THE BRAKE COME ON. IT LASTS FOR FEW SECONDS AND DOES NOT HAPPEN ALWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306746February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS LURCHED AHEAD AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE, AS DESCRIBED IN THE FEB. 4 NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE. NO CONTACT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306725February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AS I SLOW DOWN IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, IF THE CAR GOES OVER ANY BUMPS, I FEEL AN "ACCELERATION" (ACTUALLY A SUDDEN STOP IN DECELERATION) AS I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY'D HEARD OF THE ISSUE, BUT DENIED IT WAS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306760February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I BOUGHT MY 2010 PRIUS IN JULY 2009. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIRST 3-4 MONTHS, THERE WERE 3 OR 4 INSTANCES WHEN I FELT MOMENTARILY THAT I HAD NO BRAKING CONTROL, ALL WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED OVER BUMPY TERRAIN., AND AT LEAST TWICE WHILE IN REVERSE. I DIDN'T IDENTIFY IT AS BEING A REAL PROBLEM UNTIL THE BRAKING PROBLEM SURFACED. I AM EAGER TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED, SO THAT THERE ISN'T A CRASH IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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