2010 Toyota Prius Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SHE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT ANY SPEED MORE THAN 5 MPH AND OVER A POTHOLE THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED AND IT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE BRAKES WOULD RESET AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,400.

I LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SKIDDING AND NON-RESPONSIVENESS WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE 2010 PRIUS. *TR

IN EARLY JANUARY, WHEN BACKING OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME OVERLY-SENSITIVE AND BEGAN LOCKING THE BRAKES WHEN ANY PRESSURE AT ALL WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. THIS WENT ON FOR ABOUT A DOZEN ITERATIONS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO DRIVE. AT THAT POINT THE BRAKES BEGAN BEHAVING NORMALLY. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED A SINGLE TIME SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JULY, 2009. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE ON MY 2010 PRIUS; THREE TIMES ON SNOWY/ICY ROADS IN JAN. 2010. CAUSING ME TO RUN TWO STOP SIGNS AND NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH A STOPPED VEHICLE. *TR

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

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

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED AT A DEALER IN BOSTON IN JULY 2010. ON HALF A DOZEN OCCASIONS WHILE TRAVEL AT SPEEDS < 30 MPH AND GOING OVER EITHER A BUMP, ICE PATCH OR METAL ON ROAD (I.E., SEWER), WHEN APPLYING BRAKE MY CAR HAS SPED FORWARD FOR A FEW SPLITS SECONDS. IT IS A SENSATION OF A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE NOTED THAT THERE IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE OF THE BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY ESPECIALLY GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD (IE RAILROAD TRACKS). THE CAR APPEARS TO SKID BUT THE ANTI LOCKS BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON LIKE IT DOES WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ARE WORKING. THIS IS AN ANXIOUS SITUATION AS IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT CREATES ANXIETY AND A NEED TO APPLY MORE FOOT PRESSURE TO CONTROL THE CAR. *TR

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

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

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND OVER THE PAST FEW MONTH I'VE NOTICED A MOMENTARY LOSS IN MY BRAKING WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR COMING TO A STOP. I'M ALITTLE CONCERN THAT THIS MIGHT BE A DEGENERATIVE ISSUE THAT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

1. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA. AFTER THE FIRST BIG SNOWSTORM WHEN I WAS BRAKING ON SNOW AND ICE, THERE WAS A VERY STRONG BURNING RUBBER-LIKE BURNING SMELL, AND THE BRAKING CHANGED. I STARTED SLIDING THROUGH STOP SIGNS AND INTO INTERSECTIONS WHEN ON ICY PAVEMENT. I WAS VERY CONCERNED AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON DECEMBER 12. THEY REPORTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. 2. ON JANUARY 5, I WAS ON A TOTALLY ICED OVER STREET IN PARK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. I MADE A LEFT TURN, THEN WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. I WAS GOING VERY SLOWLY. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. I KEPT SLIDING AND HIT THE CEMENT PARKING MARKER, WHICH PUNCTURED THE FRONT OF THE CAR (IN THE BUMPER AREA). 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I ASK TOYOTA TO COVER THE DAMAGES. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, BUT AM STILL WAITING FOR A RETURN MY CALL. I WILL BE CONTACTING MY DEALER TODAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A SIDEWALK. THE FRONT FENDER WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT ALSO COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER REGARDING THE BRAKE FAILURE AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND FILE A CLAIM FOR WHICH SHE IS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS INTO A SHOPPING CENTER'S PARKING LOT. SHE NOTICED SOME BLACK ICE ON THE GROUND AND STEP ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AND SLIP ON THE ICE AND THEN HIT THE CURB. THE REPAIR COSTS OVER $7300, AND IT'S THE TOYOTA DEALER DID THE REPAIR WORK. BACK IN LATE OCTOBER AND EARLY NOVEMBER TIME FRAME, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR OVER A SPEED BUMP WITH SPEED AROUND 15M/H, THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK, THE CAR JUST SURGE FORWARD, EVENTUALLY SLOW DOWN AFTER 1 SECOND OR SO. *TR

MY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD OR TEMPORARILY LOST BRAKING AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR OTHER UNEVEN SURFACE, AND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE ON 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS DESCRIBES JUST ONE OF MULTIPLE TIMES I HAVE HAD WHAT SEEMS LIKE A SHORT, BUT TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. EACH TIME, I WAS EASY TO MEDIUM BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP OR WAS ON ROUGH SURFACE. THE BRAKES JUST APPEAR TO FAIL. NATURAL REACTION IS TO PRESS HARDER ON BRAKE PEDAL. USUALLY BY THIS REACTION TIME THE BRAKES ARE BACK AND YOU STOP ABRUPTLY OR SKID TO A STOP. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ROUGH ROADS OR BUMPS THAT HAPPEN AT A GIVEN POINT DURING BRAKING. VERY SCARY SITUATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH DRY PAVEMENT AND SNOW PACKED ROADS. AGAIN, THE COMMON FACTOR IS THE "BUMP" DURING BRAKING. EACH TIME I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO ADDITIONAL REAR WEIGHT. SPEED WAS UNDER 25-30 MPH. *TR

WHILE BRAKING AND COMING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, AND IF THERE IS A BUMP ON THE ROAD, THE AUTO CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, EVEN IF YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE COMPLETELY, THE AUTO CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, ABOUT ANOTHER 10 TO 15 FEET. THIS HAS HAPPEN NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS. WHEN I BRAKE OVER A BUMPY SURFACE, I LOOSE BRAKING POWER FOR 1-2 SECONDS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AT LEAST 10 TIMES. I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE AND CONTINUES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SERVICE AT TOYOTA BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO REPORTED PROBLEMS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY ROAD TESTED MY CAR. THIS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME! THERE IS A DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING A 2010 PRIUS (DECEMBER 2009) I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND WHILE BRAKING I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED BUT LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE NEAREST CAR WAS A GOOD 20 FEET BEHIND ME. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN LAST WEEK (WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1). THIS TIME I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE CAR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND AGAIN LUNGED FORWARD. THE LUNGING IS QUICK BUT VERY NOTICEABLE. I HAVE CHANGED MY DRIVING HABITS IN THE HOPES THAT I WON'T REAR-END SOMEONE. I HAVE NOT CALLED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS BUT DID FILL OUT A SATISFACTION SURVEY FROM TOYOTA YESTERDAY THAT I GOT DUE TO THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR AND INCLUDED THESE PROBLEMS IN THAT SURVEY. *TR

I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA PRIUS 2010 WHICH I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ABOUT 4 OR 5, THE BRAKES DON'T WORK WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP HITTING A POTHOLE AND THE CAR SLIDES FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS. *TR

TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS - PROBLEM WITH CAR ACCELERATING WHEN I BRAKE ON BUMPY SURFACE. HAS OCCURRED REPEATEDLY AS ON MY DRIVE TO WORK I DRIVE OVER A POTHOLED SECTION OF ROAD AND NEED TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN -IF I GO VERY SLOWLY AND DO NOT BRAKE ON THE BUMPY PART IT DOES NOT OCCUR - WHEN I DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED AND BRAKE FOR THE TURN IT DOES OCCUR - I FEEL A MAJOR ACCELERATION THAT LASTS FOR ONLY A SECOND OR TWO. *TR

APPROACHING A FOUR WAY STOP SIGN IN MY 2010 PRIUS, I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY A SECOND BEFORE THE BRAKES TOOK EFFECT. THERE WAS PATCHY ICE ON THE ROAD BEFORE THE STOP SIGN. I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, PAST THE STOP SIGN BY ABOUT 20 FEET. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ABS BRAKING CHARACTERISTICS HOWEVER NOW I REALIZE IT WAS AN ACTUAL DELAY IN THE BREAKING ITSELF. I DROVE MY PREVIOUS 2004 PRIUS FOR 108,000 MILES WITHOUT EVER HAVING THIS OCCUR. *TR

MY TOYOTA 2010 PRIUS (PURCHASED IN MASSACHUSETTS IN AUGUST, 2009), HAS ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. GOING OVER BUMPY OR SNOWY/ICY ROADS, THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED DON'T SEEM TO GRAB PROPERLY - THEY ARE SLOW AND UNEVEN IN RESPONSE TO BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE . . . I NOTIFIED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NOW I AM HEARING ABOUT DESIGN FLAWS WITH BRAKES IN THIS MODEL, AND I AM CONCERNED. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

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

I HAVE NOTICED THE BRAKES IN OUR 2010 PRIUS ARE NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS SLOWING THE CAR AS THEY WERE IN OUR 2004 PRIUS. ON JANUARY 3 I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY. AS I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE HIGHWAY WHILE BRAKING I ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT. I NOTICED THAT WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY, TO THE POINT WHERE THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO BRAKES BEING APPLIED. AS SOON AS THE BUMP WAS GONE THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS RETURNED. *TR

2010 PRIUS BRAKE SURGE WHEN HITTING BUMP IN ROAD WHEN BRAKE IS ENGAGE. *TR

WHILE BRAKING ON A DOWNHILL ROAD AND APPROACHING A SIGNAL LIGHT, I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE MOMENTARILY LOST BRAKING POWER AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY ENGAGED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DECELERATING AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. I CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD OCCUR AGAIN WITH OTHER CONSEQUENCES. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP (POTHOLE, TRAIN TRACK, ROUGH ROAD) MY CAR FEELS LIKE IT JOLTS FORWARD FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM NOT HITTING THE BRAKES SO I DON'T THINK IT IS COVERED BY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING RECALL. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REPLICATE THIS AND I HAVEN'T REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT IT HAPPENS ABOUT 1-2/WEEK. IT COULD BE A PROBLEM IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION WHERE CARS ARE FOLLOWING CLOSELY. *TR

I FIRST REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA PRIOR TO THE INITIAL 2010 RECALL, THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 1 MONTH OLD AND I HAVE REPORTED IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS VIA THE TOYOTA WEBSITE. ON THE FEW OCCASIONS I LENT THE CAR TO FRIENDS THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. DESCRIPTION: WHEN TRAVELING AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEEDS AND AN UNEXPECTED BUMP COMES UP AND THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED EARLY, ONCE GOING OVER THE BUMP THE CAR LOSSES BRAKE POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS AND JOLTS FORWARD. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING B/C IN THOSE SPLIT SECONDS IF ONE IS NOT PREPARED THE CAR HURLS FORWARD AND COULD IF ALL ODDS ARE AGAINST ME, THE CAR COULD KILL SOMEONE IF THEY ARE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER, MY DEALER'S INSPECTOR WENT OUT ON TEST DRIVE WITH ME, WE WERE ABLE TO RECREATE THE INCIDENT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AS THERE ARE A FEW SPOTS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. HE PUT THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR BUT IT DID NOT READ THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HE CALLED THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL OFFICE, WHO EVENTUALLY CAME OUT, I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RECREATED THE PROBLEM AND ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL TECHNICIAN THEY PUT A CAMERA IN THE WHEEL TO FILM THE SITUATION. I WAS LATER TOLD BY MY LOCAL TECHNICIAN THAT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND THAT THE SITUATION IS NORMAL WHERE THE TIRE CATCHES AN UNEVEN SURFACE AND GOES INTO OVERDRIVE. I HAVE HAD DREAMS THAT I WOULD KILL SOMEONE IN THIS CAR. NOONE IS ALLOWED TO USE THIS CAR FOR THE SAME REASON. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF ANYONE WALKING IN FRONT OF ME ON A STREET I DO NOT KNOW. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY 2 WEEKS. IT IS SCARY! PLEASE HELP! THIS IS THE FIRST NEW CAR I BOUGHT IN 25 YEARS AND I AM UNABLE TO GET RID OF IT B/C I HAD TO PAY SO MUCH FOR IT. WHEN I INQUIRED WHAT MY OPTIONS WERE, TOYOTA SAID NONE, THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS (PURCHASED JUNE 2009). THE BRAKE SYSTEM ROUTINELY FAILS FOR 1-2 SECONDS IF I AM BRAKING AS I HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT FEELS AS IF BRAKING STARTS, THEN TOTALLY DISAPPEARS FOR 1-2 SECONDS, THEN I FEEL THE ABS SYSTEM KICK IN AFTER THAT. THIS HAS PROBABLY OCCURRED ON THE AVERAGE OF ONCE PER WEEK SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY CAR. IT OCCURS IN ROUTINE CITY DRIVING. *TR

THIS IS REGARDING THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I JUST TRADED IN MY 2008 PRIUS FOR THE 2010 IN DECEMBER 2009. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKES 3-4 TIMES WHEN HITTING SMALL POT HOLES. THIS ONLY LASTS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, BUT IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE PRIUS, BUT THEY CANNOT ACT UNTIL THEY HEAR FROM TOYOTA. SO, I MUST JUST DRIVE AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE, AND STAY ALERT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER ROUGH ROAD SURFACES. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHEN A FIX BECOMES AVAILABLE THEY WOULD NOTIFY HIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500.

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES JERKING IN FANNING ON ROUGH ROADS. I HAVE CALL DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.C ALL MY INS. COMPANY IN WAS TOLD NOT TO DIVE THE CAR. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT KEEP BE USED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. HE STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH AND GOING OVER A ROCK OR A SPEED HUMP, THE BRAKES WOULD LOOSE TRACTION MOMENTARILY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 5100.

MY 2010 PRIUS LOSES BRAKING FOR A SPLIT SECOND WHEN GOING OVER A POT HOLE. I'VE NOTICED THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

OUR 2010 PRIUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WHEN WE PRESS THE BRAKES AND HIT A HUMP ON THE ROAD. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

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

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

THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN I AM JUST BEGINNING TO BRAKE OR IN THE MIDDLE OF BRAKING, IF I GO OVER ANY UNEVEN TERRAIN (I.E. POTHOLE, DIPS, ETC.), THE BRAKING SYSTEM FEELS LIKE IT IS GIVING. IT GENERALLY ONLY LASTS FOR A SECOND OR SO, BUT IT IS UNNERVING. I DO FEEL THE CAR LUNGE FORWARD AT THIS POINT, AND FEEL THAT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY CAR. I DRIVE IN THE CITY ON A DAILY BASIS, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR ME PURCHASING THIS CAR. IT IS NOT A COMFORTABLE FEELING, AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO MY PASSENGERS. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY WERE VERY CONDESCENDING. MADE IT SEEM LIKE IT IS JUST BECAUSE THE AUTOMOBILE IS SO ADVANCED AND TECHNICAL, AND THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. HOWEVER, MY 2 BROTHERS BOTH HAVE OLDER PRIUSES, AND NEITHER HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS ANTILOCK BRAKES STOP BRAKING AFTER A DISTURBANCE SUCH AS A SLIPPERY SPOT, OR POTHOLE. THIS OCCURS QUITE FREQUENTLY AND IS LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL THAT HAS A SLIGHTLY UNEVEN SURFACE AND WAS A BIT ICY AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN MY PRIUS, MY CAR SPED UP SLIGHTLY WHEN IT HIT THE UNEVEN SURFACE AND SEEMINGLY JUMPED FASTER BEFORE THE BRAKES KICKED IN AND BROUGHT MY CAR TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON DIFFERENT ROADS, BOTH OF THE ROAD SURFACES BEING SLIGHTLY UNEVEN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.

BRAKES DROPPED OUT COMPLETELY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING OVER A WET METAL ROAD PLATE, AND WHILE GOING OVER VERY BUMPY TERRAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHILE DRIVING. 1) OCCASIONAL LOSS OF TRACTION (FOR A SECOND+-). PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AUG, 2009 - PRESENT. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN HEADING DOWNHILL OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A MANHOLE OR DRAINAGE COVER. CAR FEELS AS IF SLIPPING OR AIRBORNE FOR A MOMENT.. 2) FREQUENTLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING CAR, AT SLOW SPEEDS OF ONLY 0-5 MPH, CAR IS JERKY EACH TIME BRAKE IS APPLIED. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AUG, 2009 - PRESENT. PASSENGERS ARE ACTUALLY JERKED, AS IF DRIVER WAS APPLYING BRAKES TOO SUDDENLY. EVEN WITH GREAT ATTEMPT TO STOP SMOOTHLY AND GRADUALLY, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. BRAKES GRAB AND JERK. THIS OCCURS BOTH IN REVERSE AND FORWARD, YET NOT EVERY TIME ENGINE IS STARTED. IT LASTS FOR ONLY A MINUTE OR SO, BUT MAKES MANEUVERING WHILE PARKING OR ENTERING TRAFFIC UNSAFE, AS WELL AS MAKING DRIVER LOOK INEPT. I CANNOT FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS A BRAKING OR ACCELERATION PROBLEM. WHEN CALLING A TOYOTA DEALER (NOV, 2009), I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO SIMILAR REPORTS OF THESE PROBLEMS AND OFFERED NO SOLUTION. MY CONCERN HAS INCREASED WITH THE RECENT RECALLS WHEN CALLING A TOYOTA DEALER PREVIOUSLY, I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO SIMILAR REPORTS OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY CONCERN HAS INCREASED WITH THE RECENT RECALLS. *TR

SOMETIMES WHEN GOING IN TO REVERSE THE BRAKES GRAB AGGRESSIVE RESULTING IN A JERKING MOTION. *TR

THERE ARE BRAKING ISSUES WITH MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. 1) IN MULTIPLE INSTANCES, PERHAPS 12 TIMES, WHEN BRAKING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THERE IS A MOMENT WHERE THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE INACTIVE. PRESSING MUCH HARDER BRINGS THE BRAKES BACK ON LINE. I HAVE DRIVEN FOR 40 YEARS, IN DOZENS OF CARS AND NEVER FOUND THIS. THE SITUATION IS COUNTER-INTUITIVE, BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO JAM ON THE BRAKES IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. 2) IN 3-4 INSTANCES WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER A POTHOLE OR LARGER BUMP, THE SAME AS THE ABOVE OCCURS, THAT IS MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. AGAIN, PRESSING HARDER ALLEVIATES THE PROBLEM. *TR

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A DEFECT THE TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE CAR HITS A LARGE BUMP THE CAR ACCELERATES. THE DASH TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON AND TOYOTA IS SAYING THEY BELIEVE THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. *TR

WE OWN A 2010 PRIUS. MY DAUGHTER USUALLY DRIVES IT. I HAD IT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY. DURING THAT TIME, I EXPERIENCED BRIEF SURGES OR SWERVES WHEN I HIT POTHOLES OR ROUGH SPOTS IN THE ROAD AT A SLOW SPEED. THIS OCCURRED 3 OR 4 TIMES OUT OF APPROXIMATELY TWO DOZEN SHORT TRIPS AROUND TOWN. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE ON SLIPPERY OR BUMPY ROADS IN MY 2010 PRIUS, I EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURES AT LOW SPEEDS. IT FEELS AS IF THERE IS A TEMPORARY SURGE OF POWER AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM DISENGAGES -- ALMOST AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS IMPROPERLY ENGAGING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT FOUR TIMES, BOTH IN SLIPPERY WEATHER AND IN DRY WEATHER (FOR INSTANCE, DRIVING OVER A MANHOLE COVER). SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS, BUT THIS SEEMS FORTUITOUS. I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATES OVER POTHOLES AND BUMPS IN THE ROAD WHEN I'M PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. EVEN IF I AM BRAKING FOR A FEW SECONDS, AS SOON AS I GET TO THE POTHOLE, IT PUSHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS TO ME AT LEAST ONCE A DAY AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. I HAVE ONLY BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR 5 WEEKS AND HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE SINCE DAY ONE. *TR

1. SMALL PATCH OF SNOW OR BUMP 2. LOSS OF BRAKES, 2 TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND 1 TIME DUE TO A BUMP, LOSS OF BRAKING FOR ABOUT 5 FEET ABOUT 20 FEET BEFORE A STOP SIGN. THERE IS NO PULSING (ABS) JUST A LOSS OF BRAKING. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I PUSH THE BRAKES HARDER AND AFTER ABOUT 5 FEET AT 5 MPH, I GET SUDDEN STRONG BRAKING. THE SNOW HAS ONLY BEEN ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THIS IS NOT JUST LOSS OF TRACTION BECAUSE I DON'T HEAR THE NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. 3. NONE, READ OTHER SIMILAR ACCOUNTS THAT THE DEAL IS CALLING NORMAL. *TR