Toyota Prius Complaints (2010)

2,829 consumer complaints on file.

#10304335February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THREE TIMES WHEN BRAKING WITH MY 2010 PRIUS I HAVE MOMENTARILY LOST BRAKING POWER AFTER HITTING A POT HOLE OR A BUMP. THE CAR ENDED UP STOPPING SLIGHTLY PAST WHERE I HAD INTENDED TO BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304362February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
EVENT OCCURS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON AN ICY SURFACE. INITIALLY BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THEN THE BRAKES APPEAR TO STOP WORKING FOR SPLIT SECOND. THERE IS A SENSE THAT THE CAR IS ACCELERATING, BUT I BELIEVE THE SENSATION IS CAUSED BY THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. AFTER A SPLIT SECOND THE BRAKES APPEAR TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. HAS ONLY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS ON AN ICY SURFACE. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE REQUIRED STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 TIMES THIS WINTER. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS SLIDING ON THE ICE. HOWEVER AFTER REPEATED OCCURRENCES, THE SENSATION IS NOT SLIDING. THE SENSATION IS THAT THE BRAKES HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR A SPLIT SECOND. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304367February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY 2010 PRIUS FOR 3 MONTHS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES, WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THE TRACTION LIGHT BLINKS. EVEN WHEN THERE ARE NO BUMPS, THERE IS A LAG IN THE TIME I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ACTIVATE. THE CAR ALMOST COASTS FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS, WHICH CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN AN ACCIDENT OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304374February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DRIVING NORMALLY ON A ROUGH ROAD I CAME TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. IN THIS INSTANCE I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW AS NORMAL. I THEN HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE BRAKES APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED. THERE WAS NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. I THEN REAPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW AS NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED. FOR THE PERIOD WHERE THERE WAS NO BRAKES IT WAS SCARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304376February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN BRAKING AND HITTING A BUMP AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AS IF THE BRAKES HAVE STOPPED WORKING MOMENTARILY. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO USE ADDITIONAL CRASH AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS, IN ANOTHER CIRCUMSTANCE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT FEELS AS IF A PORTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AFTER HITTING THE BUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304378February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. GOING SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL, ONE OF THE FRONT TIRE WENT OVER A POTHOLE, ON OTHER OCCASIONS, GOING OVER A SLIGHTLY BUMPY WET ROAD 2. TEMPORARY (ABOUT 2-4 SECONDS) BRAKE LOSS, HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 3-5 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS 3. NOTHING DONE SO FAR, WAITING TO VISIT DEALER AT 5000 MILES OR FOR TOYOTA TO ISSUE SOME KIND OF RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304387February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - WHILE BRAKING CAR HAS OCCASIONALLY LUNGED FORWARD - SEEMINGLY WHEN HITTING AN UNEVEN SECTION OF ROAD. FEELS AS IF CAR SUDDENLY HIT A PATCH OF ICE -NONE PRESENT OF COURSE. MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 DIFFERENT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304392February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE DRIVEN MY 2010 PRIUS FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS. WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED AND SLOWING THE CAR, THE BRAKE RELEASES AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TO 10 TIMES IN THE 8 MONTHS AND SEEMS TO OCCUR AT SLOWER SPEEDS LIKE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304394February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PROBLEMS: MY 2010 PRIUS, WHICH I PURCHASED LAST OCTOBER, HAS BEEN HAVING SPORADIC PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. IT USUALLY OCCURS ON THE STREETS, AND AT LOW SPEEDS, AND THE CAR SEEMS TO LUNGE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. IT'S AS IF I STOPPED BRAKING EVEN IN FACT, I'VE BEEN PUTTING UNIFORM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. THANKFULLY, THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304314February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS AND WHEN I DROVE OVER A BUMP OR POT HOLE MY CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND LOSE ANY BRAKING FEELING (ALMOST TO WHERE I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR). IT HAPPENS ONLY FOR A SHORT MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304411February 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM ALSO AN OWNER OF A 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR SINCE AUGUST 2010. WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP WHEN BRAKING THERE IS A SUDDEN BURST OF ACCELERATION. IT ABSOLUTELY HAPPENS AND IS REPRODUCIBLE. I GO OVER THE SAME BUMP EVERY DAY ON MY COMMUTE HOME, AND THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY. IT HAS NEVER CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS A DEFECT AND IS DISCONCERTING. GIVEN THE OTHER ACCELERATION PROBLEMS TOYOTAS HAVE EXPERIENCED, THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304337February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN AS I WAS MOVING SLOWLY UP AN INCLINE IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, MY 2010 PRIUS HYBRID SEEMED TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE IN THE THREE MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT STARTLED ME. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, OR THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FENDER BENDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304428February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS LUNGING WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. I OWN ONE AND HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE ON MORE THAN 1 OCCASION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304431February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON MY WAY TO WORK THERE IS A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT WHERE I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN BEFORE A TURN AND A STOP. IF I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT IT, THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD, FEELING OUT OF CONTROL LIKE ON ICE, UNTIL THE CAR IS ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT AGAIN. FORTUNATELY THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, AND FROM THEN ON, I SLOW DOWN WELL BEFORE THE ROUGH PATCH, AND DON'T APPLY MY BRAKES ON THE PATCH, OR SIMILAR PATCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304437February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH THE BRAKES OF MY 2010 PRIUS. SOMETIMES THE BREAKS DO NOT TAKE HOLD WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR SEEMS TO SKIP FORWARD FOR A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE IT BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES TAKE HOLD. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING BUT I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR. I REPORTED IT TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALER, SEEGER TOYOTA IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI. HE SAID HE KNEW OF NO COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS WHATSOEVER. THEN HE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID TOYOTA WAS INVESTIGATING A BRAKE ISSUE WITH THE 2010 PRIUS THAT ONLY OCCURRED ON ROUGH SURFACES AND WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED THAT HAPPENS ON SMOOTH SURFACES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304441February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED OVER A BUMP THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES BRAKES WOULD SUDDENLY RELEASE FOR A SHORT MOMENT AND THEN WORKS PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED ON THE BRAKES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN BRAKING, THE THEY SEEM TO RELEASE. UPDATED 06/15/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304448February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2010 TOYOTA PRIUS- CAR TENDS TO ACCELERATE AFTER HITTING SOME POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES, I CAME VERY CLOSE TO REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE BUMP OR POTHOLE WAS IN THE ROAD AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPEAT INCIDENT BUT NOT ALL OF THE TIME (MAY DEPEND ON HOW HARD THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED OR HOW FAST THE CAR IS GOING AT THE TIME). I NOTICED THIS SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING AND RECEIVING THE CAR ON 24 OCT. 2009. MENTIONED TO TOYOTA SERVICE STAFF AT A NEW CAR ORIENTATION PROGRAM, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE... AND PERHAPS THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD WERE CAUSING ME TO NOT APPLY EVEN PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE ADJUSTED MY DRIVING ROUTE AS TO NOT TO GO OVER THE POTHOLE WHICH CAUSES THE MOST PROBLEMS (OR TRY TO BE VIGILANT ABOUT SITUATIONS WHICH MAY CAUSE LURCHING) BUT WAS CONCERNED WHEN I SAW AN ARTICLE REPORTING THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES (HTTP://WWW.FREEP.COM/ARTICLE/20100203/BUSINESS01/100203028/1318/2010-PRIUS-OWNERS-COMPLAIN-OF-FAULTY-BRAKES-LURCHING-OVER-BUMPS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304449February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING ON THE 2010 PRIUS LOSE GRIPPING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS ON THE ROAD. WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER BUMPY GROUND AND I AM USING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOSE GRIP AND THE DECELERATION IS REDUCED. I HAVE NOTICED THIS HAPPENING ABOUT 10 TIMES IN THE 6 MONTHS THAT I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304465February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHILE BRAKING IN MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN I AM BRAKING AND THE CAR HITS A BUMP/POT HOLE. WHEN I HIT A BUMP THE BRAKES SEEM TO STOP WORKING FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. FOR A MOMENT OR TWO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. LUCKILY THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304467February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE IT IS GRABBING AND JERKING. WHILE USING THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL UPON SETTING IT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, BUT WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHCILE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE MONITORS THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER.THE FAILURE MILEAGE 6,200.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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