2010 toyota prius iii ABS recall was applied by dealer toyota city of brooklyn park, mn on 3/17/10. Prior to this recall update to my car, I had experienced the issue once since purchase of the car on 10/23/09. Now since the ABS update has been applied, I have experienced the issue 3 times in 5 days. The last experience was today and the worst yet where I felt I lost brakes completely while slowing the car and braking. I estimate my speed was about 15 MPH going over a minor pot hole.
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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I was going down a hill (approx 20mph) in my subdivision (north on harter farms rd) when I saw a car pulling out onto the road from his yard. I applied the brakes hard for about 100yds before attempting to turn into palimino dr to avoid a collision. I did not make the turn and hit a stop sign and then the guard rail at approx 5mph. There was about 1-2" of snow on the road and I had driven up the same hill from a stop without slipping a tire just 15 min prior. I never felt any pulsation from the ABS during the attempt to stop. Afterwards when I got home I attempted to stop hard (to test the brakes) on level ground and again never felt the pulsation from the ABS system. There was braking but I felt it was greatly reduced. I have not returned the car to toyota for their recall yet. If you wish to examine the car you may. I am sure you can duplicate the results.
Re: 2010 toyota prius iv; on february 27, 2010, I visited the toyota santa monica service department to have the ABS software update installed. Since purchasing my vehicle in september 2009, up until the date of the software update, I experienced the inconsistent feel of the brakes usually once per week. However, since the software update, in the first week alone, the inconsistent feel occurred seven times, with the most alarming incident occurring during my morning drive to work on friday, march 5th. I was driving on pico boulevard just past avenue of the stars, gently tapping on my brakes down the hill for a stop, when the car briefly accelerated and almost rear-ended the vehicle in front of me. Additionally, I experienced the brief acceleration twice while braking for pedestrians at crosswalks last week. Now, I am experiencing the slipping sensation with the brakes about 2 - 3 times per week. I have calling toyota toll-free customer service nineteen times, but each time received an automated message stating that the company was experiencing high call volume and would be unable to answer my call. I sent two faxes on march 6th, asking the company to arrange a second service appointment to repair the brakes. I have yet to receive any type of response from the company. Today, on march 20th, I called toyota santa monica to describe the problem and request a second service appointment. While driving during my lunch break today, I again had the brakes slip on me. I spoke with a service supervisor at toyota santa monica at 500 pm today to ask for a second appointment. He decided to insult my intelligence and tell me that what I was experiencing is a normal feel of the ABS brakes. This is unacceptable! I want the car repaired. If toyota cannot prevent this inconsistent feel and slipping sensation in my brakes, then I was my purchase contract to be completely dissolved. I will not continue to finance a lemon and have toyota lie to me about its safety.
2010 prius repeatedly exhibited the braking defect at issue in recent recall (sudden lurch forward upon encountering bump while braking to stop)--recall service performed 5 weeks ago. Although the sudden lurching stopped (until today) after the recall service, the braking behavior then had a consistently odd feeling requiring increased pressure to fully stop (though no more sudden lurching forward when encountering bump). Then today the old lurch forward suddenly recurred when encountering bump while slowing to a stop. Dealership contacted and says they have no further remedy beyond recent computer adjustment performed as part of february, 2010 recall--basically totally disinterested.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While the contact was driving 5 MPH traveling over an icy road surface, the brake pedal was engaged causing the vehicle to slide. Suddenly, the vehicle crashed into a snow bank. The anti-lock brake system was inoperable during the failure. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 400.
I was driving down laurel canyon in los angeles, I hit my brakes, they accelerated and I hit the car in front of me. I did have the code in my 2010 prius fixed however there were still some minor acceleration problems and I was so annoyed that I didn't say anything. However now I have ran into the car in front of me.
S10 appropriate handling re 2010 toyota prius safety complaints. *tgw the consumer stated the cruise control does not immediately cancel, controlling the throttle under light braking. This allowed the vehicle to accelerate up a hill while the consumer was simultaneously applying the brakes. The brake lights did not come on under light braking and the brakes did not work when braking over rough surfaces such as railroad tracks.
The prius purchased 1/3/10. On 3/6/10 the vehicle would not stop and hit another car. The vehicle was towed to north hollywood toyota. The brakes failed to operate causing the prius to hit another car. This all occurred within the county of los angeles, california. The vehicle can be examined for this defect.
I leased a 2010 toyota prius in december. Immediately upon leaving the dealership I noticed that the vehicle's brakes do not hold when you hit a bump/pothole. In fact, the car shoots forward and you must be prepared. I filled out the on-line form for toyota customer service to go on record with them I had the recall software upgrade installed 3 weeks ago, and while the problem is much less severe, the upgrade fix does not fully correct this issue. This morning, my vehicle's brakes did not hold when I was braking to drive over a bump in the road at 20mph. I have had a few more minor occurrences, but today was noticeable.
Braking issues in my 2010 toyota prius- after "recall fix".
I was driving on the freeway with my cruise control on. It was set to 56 MPH. All of a sudden, the vehicle started lurching. It was like it was trying to accelerate then slow down, then accelerate, then slow down. I immediately shut off the cruise control. It has also happened again today when I tried to use the cruise control.
I bought a 2010 prius in june 2009. Shortly after getting the car I noticed that it seemed to "slip" when I was driving slowly over uneven surfaces (railroad tracks, uneven road surfaces, utility covers). When the recall was announced I realized the "slip" I was feeling was the brakes not working momentarily. I went to a dealer and the car was serviced. However, I have continued to experience this issue even after the supposed fix.
I had my 2010 toyota prius serviced in order to address a loss of brake power when braking while going over a bump. After the servicing the problem has continued. It is a brief event but concerns me as when it happens it feels momentarily as though the car is speeding up.
I have been having two issues with the 2010 prius since I bought it on 29th dec 2009. 1. Unable to stop and sudden acceleration when hitting rough /uneven road condition and trying to stop and control the vehicle. 2. Unable to stop some times when drive at city speed limit and going between slow and stop and slow and fast and slow kind of driving, sometime when pressing brake, instead of decelerating it start to accelerate and takes longer to stop. I have already been to toyota dealership 3 times over this issue. First time they fixed brake issue. Second time it was recall that they told will fix the problem I am having. 3rd time they said they can reproduce the problem. But I know I feel the issue sometime. And I can not just leave the car with them for days to investigate and I can change my driving pattern or behavior either for this car.
I have a 2010 toyota prius that has had the software update recall performed. Since having the recall done, the brakes on the car seem to work even worse than before. It still occasionally feels as though the brakes are slipping while going over a bump, and the brakes also do not seem to work as well under normal operation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving at speeds of approximately 25 MPH on normal road conditions, the engine stalled without warning. After several attempts, the engine was restarted and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The dealer was contacted in regards to the failure. Recently, the vehicle was repaired per the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v039000 (service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module). The contact was concerned that the recall repairs were insufficient and potentially caused the recent failure. There were no further repairs. The failure mileage was 6,905 and the current mileage was unknown.
I previously filed a complaint about my 2010 prius regarding braking failure over uneven road surfaces, case #[xxx] . I took my car in to our local toyota dealer yesterday to have the issue taken care of (I also received a recall notice about the problem) I got my car back and today I experienced the same problem again while braking and going over a bump in the road. I want your agency to be aware that the toyota fix may not be working. I will be contacting the dealership and toyota about this safety issue. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My 2010 toyota prius has had a defect that I noticed after purchase. Every time I brake, when I hit a bump, my car accelerates. There was a recall in which we participated on march 15, 2010 however it did not correct the problem. We are extremely dissatisfied and fearful of the possible danger it could bring to our family and children.
When standing still , the brake pedal can be pushed to the floor, extremely spongy feel . Toyota says this is normal. When the brakes fail due to software error ( recall notice was received today finally ) I can also easily push the pedal to the floor. I do not like this feeling hopefully the recall will take care of this . Visibility is terrible due to the roof supports, are pedestrian accidents up, we can not see ,to return to the right lane after passing.
Tl*-the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact was driving approximately 45 MPH. When braking there was a delay response. The failure occurred three days after the recall remedy repair was performed on the vehicle. The recall was under the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v039000 (service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module). The manufacturer was notified of the malfunction and there was no resolution. The failure mileage was 11,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving at 20 MPH traveling over a pot hole the contact noticed that the vehicle had suddenly accelerated without warning. In order to stop the vehicle the brakes were applied. The failure mileage was 3,500 and the current mileage was 3,700.
I brought my 2010 prius to service the recalled brake software issue. Previous to this, I noticed braking problems when on slippery and/or bumpy roads where the brakes would 'stop braking' for 1-2 seconds, and give a feeling that the car was lunging forward when attempting to decelerate. I brought the car in to have the brake software upgraded. On march 12th I was driving on wet roads, with some potholes, it was fairly bumpy. I slowed the car as usual and near the stoplight the car failed to decelerate for 1-2 seconds, and I thought I was going to crash into the car in front of me. After 1-2 seconds the brakes caught again and I had to slow down much much faster to avoid hitting the vehicle in front. My concern is that the brake software upgrade did not fix the problem, and I continue to be at risk.
I have a 2010 toyota prius - it has 6,000 miles on it. Two times the brakes have failed to engage when I have stepped on the brake pedal. It takes appx. 2 to 3 seconds before the brakes engage.
My prior prius was repurchased by toyota 09/09 with severe electrical issues which only escalated. I believe the man in ca because that happened to us on the highway, and our car behaved as if it were 'possessed'. Now my 2010 is having intermittent issues, including an anti-skid/ braking light that we'd thought was remedied by resetting an ABS actuator friday-it was on since test driving the car-but I was told many excuses, and eventually they were aware but did not know how to correct this. (?) I'm concerned about driving this vehicle as my 2007 trapped us in the car twice-911 called in a panic-plus my small daughter's safety was at risk just by owning that crazy car. Please see if you can locate that car and inspect it-you will see this is not some chance situation-and now I am extremely concerned about our new car 'performing as designed' when brake warning light comes on when applied! Feel free contacting me on this!!
While driving on a residential street at approximately 25 to 30mph, I put on brakes for a speed bump and my 2010 prius lost brake power for a (very short) period of time. This same event happened on 3 separate occasions from november of 2009 to the past week. In all cases the street was dry and the car was traveling at or below the speed limit. One occurrence was as described above and the other two we on somewhat of a rough spot in the road.
I recently got a recall on my 2010 prius but still having a problem with brakes. I went to check on the problems today (saturday, march 13, 2010), however, they said the lead mechanic was not there and could not help me with discussing problems. They wanted me to set up an appointment again during the weekdays (which will be a more problematic for me since I work full time and they don't offer "rental" service either). I have a great fear of driving this car again on the road where there could be lots of unexpected accidents. I generally don't understand that there was nobody who could take a look at my vehicle and give me some advice when there are lots of customers who are looking to get some help during the weekend. My brake still slips and I loose my control over my brakes when I go over pot holes or slowing down and making turns. Again, the "recall" service did not give me any solutions. I discussed about this problem again with sales representative at toyota dealership and asked them possible options to return my car or getting a new one since it's been quite long days ever since I started complaining about the same problems, and they said no to everything. I am not sure how I can drive this "unsecured" car anymore.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. He stated when driving over uneven road surfaces or speed bumps in the road the vehicle would momentarily lose braking power. Also, when depressing the brake pedal over any type of uneven road surface the vehicle would surge momentarily. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The failure persisted and the dealer was contacted a second time where the contact was informed that they were aware of the issue, however did not have an explanation or a remedy for the failure. The failure persisted and the dealership was contacted a third time where the contact was advised there was an open recall on the vehicle the federal safety agency recall number: 10v039000:service brakes, air:antilock:control unit/module) and to bring the vehicle in to perform the recall service. After recall repairs were performed on the vehicle, the contact experienced the exact same failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000 and the current is 7600.
Purchased 2010 prius on aug ll,09. Have returned to dealer 5 times, beginning on sept.29, 09, to report same problem...which is that at random times when I shift from "p" to either "d" or "r", the vehicle lunges and when I apply the brake, it is like hitting a brick wall. This process is repeated several times in sequence...lunge, brake, lunge, brake..then it corrects itself and drives normally. I cannot predict when this will occur, sometimes it is weeks and hundreds of miles between occurrences; sometimes only a few miles and hours between incidents. The dealer always says they have not been able to reproduce the problem, therefore no diagnosis or repair. I have reported to toyota customer ser. And was assigned a case #. Have had ongoing conversation with tcs rep to report this and several other problems, I.e. Various warning lights at inappropriate times..."key detected in vehicle" while driving down the road... Etc. Am always told "scan shows no problems". I think there is a problem with electronics. Unsafe, frightening. Latest incident on 3/05/10. Dealer installed software fix for brake recall on 2/10/10. At times must repeatedly move gear shift lever before it responds.
2010 prius brake ecu update did not solve problem. This is an update to a prior complaint, reference # 10300235. The brakes failed under the same circumstances and exhibited the same behavior as in the previous complaint. The dealer, huntington toyota, allegedly updated the ecu on 2/24/2010. The car loses braking ability briefly while slowing down (below 10 MPH) and passing over a rough road surface or pothole. The sensation is one of the car surging forward. This has happened several time since the upgrade, the latest occurrence being 3/11/2010.
We have a 2006 toyota prius. Ever since we bought it, we've been experiencing a problem which was pooh-poohed by the dealer, but now we thought it best to report it. This problem manifests itself when the brake is applied and we drive over an uneven surface or a very common irregularity in the pavement....like when driving out of our driveway, which involves a small elevation grade change between the driveway and the street. The braking action changes suddenly, and the car seems to loose braking momentarily. We experience this as a lurch. This is unexpected, and we've never had a car which did this in our 40 years of driving experience.
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