2012 Toyota Prius V brakes complaints

Filed Mar 11, 2013 · Brakes · 300 miles · IA

When you start to drive it makes a loud howling sound, it is getting louder as time goes on. People look at us like we are crazy for driving with bad brakes. We have had it in to the dealer many times to just be told it is the way it is. No repair is necessary. It is getting more and more annoying to listen to. It lasts longer as time goes on. Come on toyota lets get this taken care of before there is a fatal collision due to this! It is getting scary to drive and feel safe.

Filed Mar 4, 2013 · Brakes · 4,000 miles · IL

Loud scraping noise coming from rear of car---had the car in to toyota 5 times. The noise continues to get louder as time passes.-- its now loud enough to drown out the radio.--toyota service says it is just rust on the rotors.--this is the 4th new toyota I have owned,-- but this the only one I have ha d this problem with.-- which leads me to believe that there is a fix for this problem.--ii was told by the service manager that toyota knows of this problem and are working a recall to fix it.---so where is the recall??????

Filed Feb 8, 2013 · Brakes · 9,761 miles · CA

Purchased prius v in march 2012, june 2012 took vehicle in for service and to have dealer look into noise coming from rear brakes. Dealer stated they could not hear the noise and saw nothing upon inspection. Noise became more frequent and louder, took vehicle back to dealer and they could hear the noise. Upon inspecting the rear brakes they found rear rotors had abnormal markings in them from improper machining. Brake pad friction material glazed. Rotors and pads replaced. After a week the noise returned. Took vehicle back to dealer and was told this was a problem which toyota has been experiencing for months but has found no solution too. Was told I would be informed when a solution was found and I could bring the vehicle back then. I feel this is a safety concern which needs to be looked into.