2009 Toyota Prius: transmission slipping

Filed Apr 11, 2020 · Transmission · 123,000 miles · CA

Driving vehicle on a city street in drive gear and it slipped out of drive into neutral without warning. Tried to put it back in drive (as I was on the road) but every time I switched gears back to drive and released the gear shifter it would immediately pop back into neutral. I parked & turned the car off, waited and then turned it back on again. It seemed to be okay so I got on the freeway home and after I merged into traffic the same problem happened (but while I was driving at a much faster speed). I had to hold the gear shift down in drive the entire ride home (with my one year old in the car). I got home and after I parked and let the car sit I went back out and tried the car again and it happened again. I checked and the same problem happened in reverse (it won't stay in reverse, it just pops back into neutral).

Filed Feb 13, 2010 · Brakes · 10,000 miles · IL · crash

The car in front of me slammed on the brakes and I followed suite. However, as had happened in many occasions before the brakes were delayed for a second or two and the light showing that the care is slipping came on. As usual it felt as if I was sliding on ice although there was none. I don't know if I could have stopped in time but the delay was definitely a factor.

Filed Feb 10, 2010 · Brakes · CT

When driving my 2009 prius in either wet or snowy conditions, I've noticed that the car "skips"/doesn't hold the braking when I apply my foot steadily to the brake pedal. I've noticed this in wet conditions from the time of purchase, in june 2009, and again more recently in snow. I've wound up not driving the prius when the roads are either wet or snowy now, but obviously have been caught in these conditions when rain or snow started while I was on the road. It is not a safe feeling to feel the car slipping.

Filed Feb 10, 2010 · Brakes · 15,000 miles · PA

I bought my 2009 prius in april 2009. I have been having the same brake slipping problem that the 2010's are being recalled for. I have had my car to the dealership three times to have this problem addressed. Each time it was no fault found and "gosh these brakes are complicated and you would have an idiot light go off if there was a problem". I am feeling very unsafe with this vehicle and want to know when my software will be updated.

Filed Feb 5, 2010 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 100 miles · WA

Every day I encounter a large pot hole on my way to work. It is about 20 feet from a stop sign, so at this point I am already driving slow and braking. However, when the one wheel dips into the hole, the yellow traction system light comes on, and I feel what could be a slight loss in braking, as if the car is coasting for a split second (versus braking/slowing) or perhaps accelerating forward. The car/system recovers as soon as all wheels pass the pothole. Not having had a traction control system prior to this car, I didn't know what was normal so I didn't pursue it, but I know I don't like how it feels! This has been happening every time I drive over that pothole since I bought the car. Luckily they just paved the hole last month finally. Otherwise I try to avoid rough roads as a matter of course. Perhaps a related problem is when trying to go up an icy/slushy slope and the traction control shuts off the wheels to keep them from slipping/spinning. Since I live on a hill, this makes winter especially stressful and makes me fearful of driving to from work and encountering even a slight incline that is not plowed or salted --what if the car stopped and I got hit? Toyota says this is "normal" to keep the electric engine from being over stressed or some such thing.