Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10306825February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. FROM THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THE CAR HERE IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. FREQUENTLY, WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY, I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THEN AS IT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD - THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH ON THE BRAKE CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK-UP, BADLY LURCHING MYSELF AND THE PASSENGER. AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT WHILE THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR ITS 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE - TOLD THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (RODLAND TOYOTA EVERETT WA) ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS CHECKED OUT AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306826February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS OVER A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW THE CAR BY APPLYING MY BRAKES, THEY DID NOT RESPOND. IN FACT, INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, MY CAR ACCELERATED ABRUPTLY, SHOOTING AHEAD SEVERAL FEET BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS EPISODE LASTED ONLY A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN THE BREAKING FUNCTION RETURNED. SINCE I WAS TRAVELING AROUND TWENTY MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME AND NO ONE WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, THE EPISODE DID NOT RESULT IN ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY. WHILE I HAVE HAD ONLY ONE OCCURRENCE OF THIS BRAKE FAILURE/ACCELERATION SINCE OWNING MY CAR, PURCHASED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2009, THE FACT THAT THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF PERFORMING IN THIS UNCONTROLLED WAY HAS ME DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10306831February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND WE ATTEMPTED TO STOP ON A MANHOLE COVER AND THE BRAKES DID NOT CATCH. WE ALMOST HAD A CRASH, BUT MANAGED TO STOP JUST IN TIME. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAD OCCURRED. WE HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHEN WE HIT A LARGE POTHOLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
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0
#10306829February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING WHILE CROSSING THE TRAIN TRACKS AND HITTING POTHOLES. IT SEEMED THAT THE BRAKES DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. YOU HAVE THIS FEELING OF PANIC THAT THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP AND YOU WILL HIT THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10306818February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED A 2010 PRIUS IV AT BOCH TOYOTA IN ATTLEBORO MASS ON JAN 9TH . ON JAN 20TH (ODOMETER ABOUT 300 MILES), ABOUT 5:20 PM I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC ON ALLENS AVE NEAR RIHOSPITAL (PROVIDENCE, RI) AT ABOUT 10 MPH OVER A ROUGH SURFACE (INCLUDING RAILROAD TRACKS THAT CROSSED NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROAD). WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP PROPERLY, UNTIL AFTER A FEW ANXIOUS SECONDS, THE BRAKES FINALLY GRABBED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 1 INCH FROM THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. NO SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE NEXT 300 OR SO MILES. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT REPORTS OF FAULTY SOFTWARE CAUSING JUST SUCH MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, I AM REPORTING THIS TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY DIVISION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306832February 5, 2010
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRIDAY; 02/05/2010 I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES FOR MONTHS WHEN DRIVING OVER A UNEVEN SURFACE OR A LARGE HOLES. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN I TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR APPLY BRAKES. ITS LIKE I LOST CONTROL. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THIS CONDITION TO THE SELLING DEALER BUT HE DID NOT HAVE A ANSWER UP TO NOW. MY 2010 TOYOTA WAS PURCHASED 09/22/2009. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10306840February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE EXPERIENCED VERY STRONG GRABBING SENSATIONS FROM THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES WHEN BACKING UP. THE CAR REACTS AS THOUGH YOU ARE SLAMMING THE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE IS APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306841February 5, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BOUGHT A 2010 PRIUS IN OCTOBER 2009. IT CURRENTLY HAS 3500 MILES ON IT. AT LEAST THREE TIMES THE CAR FELT AS IF IT SLIPPED ON ICE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES (WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE PERFECT - NO ICE, SNOW OR RAIN). THEIR IS DIFFICULTY IN CLEARING FOG FROM THE WINDOWS AND ONE TIME I HAD TROUBLE SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306844February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I HAVE NOTICED ON A FEW OCCASIONS THAT MY 2010 PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD FOR A BRIEF SECOND IN THE MIDDLE OF BRAKING AT A STOP SIGN. I HAVE NOTICED THIS HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY, BUT WAS MORE FREQUENT IN THE LAST MONTH, ABOUT 3 TIMES. I MADE A WRITTEN COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA SERVICE A WEEK AGO, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL. HOWEVER, I JUST READ IN THE NEWS ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH BRAKING IN THIS MODEL CAR AND AM ALARMED AND THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE A NOTE OF MY OBSERVATION TO NHTSA. I WILL CALL TOYOTA SERVICE AGAIN TO HAVE THEM TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT MY CAR. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306861February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKE ON PRIUS 2010 WOULD NOT BE CLEAN AND CONSISTENT WHILE GOING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED.... *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306136February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN MY 2010 PRIUS GOES OVER BUMPS THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306145February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 PURCHASED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ISSUES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306135February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SUDDEN TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKES IN A 2010 PRIUS. *JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306137February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
WHENEVER I AM DRIVING AND HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP ON THE ROAD, IMMEDIATELY AFTER GOING OVER THE POTHOLE OR BUMP I FEEL LIKE MY PRIUS SURGES FORWARD OR SPEEDS UP. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER I AM GOING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OR WHEN I'M BRAKING. IT HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (TWO MONTHS AGO) BUT YESTERDAY MORNING IT SCARED ME MORE BECAUSE I WAS GOING OVER A REALLY BAD ROAD WITH MANY BUMPS. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I BEGAN TO BRAKE EARLY BUT AS SOON AS I GOT CLOSE TO THE STOP THERE WAS A BUMP BEFORE IT AND MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD CAUSING ME TO STOP PAST THE WHITE LINE OF THE STOP SIGN. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP ON THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306140February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY TOYOTA PRUIS 2010 WHICH I PURCHASED ON NOV.30 2009 HAD UNEXPECTEDLY LURCHED FORWARD WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND APPLYING THE BRAKE. I WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE AND FORTUNATELY IT STOPPED AFTER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306148February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN MID-JUNE. I AM WRITING TO REPORT THAT I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES THREE SEPARATE TIMES. IT IS QUITE UNNERVING WHEN YOU ARE IN MID-BRAKE AND IT MOMENTARILY STOPS WORKING. I AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER, KEEPING A GOOD DISTANCE BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE CARS AHEAD OF ME; HOWEVER, SOMETIMES YOU DO NEED TO STOP SUDDENLY AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THERE IS A POT HOLE BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR, THE PRIUS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY CRASHES BUT I HOPE THAT TOYOTA TAKES THESE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY AND DOES EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FIX THE 2010 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE JANUARY 2010. ON THAT NOTE, I WAS EXTREMELY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT TOYOTA KNEW OF THIS ISSUE AND FIXED IT MID-YEAR BUT DID NOTHING TO NOTIFY THE OWNERS OF THE INITIAL 2010 MODEL OF THEIR FINDINGS OR OFFER A FIX. THAT IS BAD BUSINESS PRACTICE, SOMETHING I DID NOT EXPECT FROM TOYOTA. *JB
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10306152February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE SLOWING DOWN WITH THE BRAKES, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE ON THE ROAD, MY CAR LURCHES FORWARD FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE ABILITY TO BAKE. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10306169February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN BRAKING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE CAR HAS SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD INSTEAD OF STOPPING. IN ALL THESE INCIDENTS, THE ROAD WAS EITHER SLIGHTLY WET OR THE CAR HAD JUST MOVED OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306178February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING ISSUE...I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE A NUMBER OF TIMES. I WILL BE DRIVING AND SEE A POTHOLE/BUMP COMING UP. I SLOW DOWN AND BRAKE BUT ONCE THE CAR GOES OVER THE POTHOLE/BUMP THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK- INSTEAD THE CAR ACCELERATES FORWARD WITH A LUNGING/JERKY FEELING. IT IS NOT RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER ON 10.27.09. THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THIS PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIX IT. I CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY OPENED A CASE . THEY SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TO SEE IF THEY COULD DUPLICATE IT. CASE # 091139820. THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES- THE CAR SHOULD SLOW DOWN/STOP AND NOT SPEED UP. IF A CAR OR PEDESTRIAN HAD BEEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY CAR I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM NO DOUBT. *JB
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10306166February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION IN DECEMBER DURING A SNOW STORM. THE ROAD WAS SNOWY AND I BRAKED, BUT MY 2010 PRIUS DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP. I WENT 10 - 15 FEET BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. IT WAS VERY SCARY, BUT LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR IN THE ROAD, OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. *JB
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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