2002 Toyota Prius: brake failure

6 of the 167 complaints about the 2002 Toyota Prius describe brake failure.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Brake failure by model year

2025
1
2020
1
2017
1
2016
3
2015
15
2014
18
2013
30
2012
30
2011
22
2010
327
2009
29
2008
72
2007
60
2006
44
2005
59
2004
13
2003
1
2002
6
2001
5

What owners say

Filed Feb 17, 2022 · Brakes · TX

Anti-lock brake failure. Failing to pressurize.

Filed Oct 28, 2013 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · NC

I have always had problems with the brakes on the prius, but the dealer keeps telling me there is nothing wrong with it. Yet you first hit the brakes on they are ok, but if you have to hit them hard - no brakes...yet the dealer can't find anything wrong with it. "the computer doesn't show anything wrong" I guess I will have to kill someone before I can get them to listen and fix the problem. The last 12 years have been a nightmare......why can't we get them to recall this? I seen so many people you complain about the same thing yet nothing is done?

Filed Feb 25, 2010 · Brakes · CO

2002 toyota prius. Consumer states he experienced temporary brake failure in cold weather. *tgw the pedal felt as if it were frozen or blocked and would not go down no matter how hard the consumer applied it. Normal brake function returned after a few minutes.

Filed Feb 23, 2010 · Acceleration · NY · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota prius. While driving 10 MPH the RPM's increased excessively causing the vehicle to accelerate and crash into a building. The vehicle was destroyed and no one was injured. The contact stated that the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact is concerned that the late model toyotas have not been investigated regarding the acceleration. The failure mileage was unknown. Jo

Filed Feb 9, 2010 · Brakes · CA

I drive a 2002 prius. In the six years that I've owned my car, I've noticed that there's a loss of braking, and even slight acceleration, when I try to brake over a bump or pothole. I've experienced this about half a dozen times total. Fortunately, I have never been in an accident because of this defect. I never asked a mechanic to fix the problem, and I never gave it much thought (I just learned to drive much more slowly on bumpy road surfaces). I saw that the federal safety agency issued a statement on feb. 9 about the brakes on the 2010 toyota prius and made the connection that perhaps my older-model prius was also susceptible to the same braking problem.

Filed Sep 4, 2006 · Brakes · 84,000 miles · TX

Brake light came on frequently. Dealership reports brake accumulator booster assembly leaking. Dealership told me it was a safety issue that could cause brake failure. Dealership replaced the brake booster, accumulator assembly.