On feb 1, 2010, I was approaching a stop light intersection at about 7 MPH. When applying the brakes it was like stepping on a solid steel pole or ice skates. The pedal would not depress and the brakes would not engage. I released brake pressure and again pressed the pedal and then the brakes operated satisfactorily. The street was smooth asphalt, dry and in good condition without bumps. On feb 28, 2010 the dealer (lake city toyota) accepted the vehicle and performed the "service campaign aob ABS actuator ecu update".
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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I have a 2010 prius. My car was surging before braking on bumpy terrain. I brought the car in for repair to the dealer, as per the recall. The problem is still present. I still feel a surge while braking over bumps. I contacted the service department of toyota and was told there was nothing they could do to fix the problem and suggested I call toyota headquarters in california. I have attempted three times to report my complaint and on each occasion waited on the phone over a half hour with no answer.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving approximately 30 MPH the brakes were engaged with a slow power response. The vehicle had a prior recall repair under the federal safety agency campaign id number 10v039000 (service brakes, air: antilock: control unit/module). The failure occurred intermittently. The failure mileage was 10,000. The current mileage was 10,600.
Today I drove the car to see what would happen if the car was accelerating and I wanted to stop it other than putting on the brakes and hitting the park button. I was trying to reproduce the conditions which have resulted in numerous accidents and more than one life. While slightly accelerating I first tried to stop the car by pressing the power button. This did nothing. I then pressed the brake pedal on the left side which is your hand brake, hard until the brake light came on and the alarm sounded. In spite of this the car kept going! The only way I could stop the car was by stopping the car with the foot brake and then pressing the park button.
2010 toyota prius gave me in two different occasions the feeling that the brake was not working. In both cases I was driving slow and traction control light came on. In one case I was backing up from my garage; in the other case I was transitioning from a small downhill exit to a flat street.
When braking, all of a sudden the car lurches for a second or so, as if on ice. This happened 3 times in different circumstances, once not related to a pothole. Toyota dealer in avon ct applied the correction to the software, and the next week (last week) the same thing happened again, when I hit a wide, but not deep pothole while braking, just before stopping at the end of a highway exit ramp. In this situation, it was fortunate that no car was in front of me at the light. Additionally I had a problem with sudden acceleration a couple times when driving at slow speed.
2010 prius -already had the brake software fix -continues to accelerate slightly when it goes over potholes with the brake pedal depressed - usually low speed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. Whenever the contact attempts to brake while traveling over a rough surface the brakes will hesitate to engage increasing the stopping distance. Prior to the recent failure the contact had taken her vehicle to the dealership where the federal safety agency recall # 10v039000 was performed on her vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 1300. Updated 05/10/10 *bf updated 05/10/10
I had a braking issue, the car would not brake after hitting several potholes and going into an intersection. This is post recall. The recall was performed by toyota three weeks ago. This is the third incident for this vehicle with identical symptoms. After coasting for 10 feet or so, the vehicle did apply the brakes.
My 2010 prius brakes failed momentarily twice while going over ruts in the road; I was able to keep control of the car and the brakes resumed working right afterwards.
I have filed a complaint here before about my 2010 toyota prius, where the brakes were supposedly fixed last week by toyota following the recall. However, just today the braking problem, when hitting bumps in the road, seems to not have been fixed at all. Driving in the dc area, where there are a lot of potholes around, it is easy to test whether the brakes are fixed or not. While driving along the road today, nearing my house, I hit a pothole, and just as it had been happening before, the brakes seemed to completely let go and the car lurched forward for a split second until the brakes seemed to regain power and I was able to press down on them again. Prior to that incident, and not 10 minutes earlier, I hit a small pothole while braking lightly and the brakes gave out just slightly. It's an unmistakable feeling, having experienced it numerous times before toyota finally decided to recall the 2010 prius. *tr updated ivoq 07/08/10.
I just picked up my 2010 toyota prius from the dealership for the second time since the brake recall. This is the third time my prius has been in for service on my brakes. They performed the recall and keep telling me that my car is functioning properly and that all hybrids brake this way. I will admit my prius stops quicker than before than the recall however I still notice that it surges forward before the care stops at times. In the 2 weeks I had the car back after they performed the recall I and my husband noticed that the brakes still surged forward before stopping. I picked up my car today and I noticed it again on my way home. What is it going to take to get this car fixed properly? I do not feel safe driving it around, and I have young children. I want someone to look into why these recalls are making the problem alittle better but not fixing the problem. If toyota does not know how to fix it then maybe they need to buy these unreliable death traps back from their consumers and stop feeding us a line about how this is normal and all hybrids do this.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The driver stated the her vehicle was recently repaired per the vehicle speed control recall. The failure continued to occur. Immediately after the repair was made, she was driving 30 MPH over a pothole; however, when she engaged the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 10,500 and the current mileage was 11,000.
My 2010 prius had the brake software updated before I purchased it. I have owned the car for 12 days. During that time I have experienced a braking problem on 3 instances. In each case I was slowing down at a constant rate of deceleration when I hit a pothole or other rough surface. For a split second the rate of deceleration was interrupted. In other words it felt like I had let up on the brake which I did not do. On the third incident my wife was a passenger in the car and also noticed that for a split second it felt like I eased off the brake. I took my car to the toyota dealer to make sure the software had been updated. They confirmed that it had and make a note of my experience. I have read about the problem with the brakes on the hybrid ford fusion and the problem with my car may be the same. That is that the road bump prompts the computer to momentarily interrupt the regenerative braking and thus make it feel like the brakes failed.
Brake problem with 2010 prius. I was crossing a pothole on street and put the brake on before the front wheels get into there. While the front wheels enter the hole, I felt my car suddenly lost braking and speed up. It lasted for less than 1 sec. I guess. Then, everything was normal.
2010 prius 3 times I have the brakes grab and locked several times in a row when I have been applying very slow pressure. Twice while backing out from parking space and once while going forward slowly in my driveway. They then began acting normally. I am concerned that this could happen in traffic causing an accident. I can't find a place at toyota to report. I was in an accident with 2002 toyota prius with unexplained acceleration in october 2009-already reported.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. She confirmed she has experienced brake failure several times in the vehicle. While attempting a right turn over railroad tracks with her foot on the brake pedal, the vehicle abnormally lunged forward and began to accelerate. She continued to depress the brake pedal until the vehicle came to a stop. She also noticed that when driving uphill, the vehicle was hesitant to accelerate. The vehicle had not yet been taken to the dealer for inspection. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current was 96,077.
A safety recall procedure performed recently on the 2010 prius to fix the lurching brakes has not been working out. I had it done recently, and this is past the recall. In more than 3 occasions recently I almost hit the car in front of me while going over a manhole stopping over for a signal going as low as 25mph. The car jumped forward despite my normal braking to get it to stop, forcing me to brake hard coming to a forced stop. I am afraid someday I may not be so lucky !! Wish, toyota put more thought into their solutions than rushing into the market with sub std. Procedures & cars !!
Complaint regarding: 2010 toyota prius. Since I purchased the car in september of 2009, the brakes fail when I am braking and hit a bump, pothole, or uneven road surface. The brakes fail for a second or two, and sometimes the car lurches forward. The issue occurs approximately once a day, every day. On march 6, 2010, I had the recall software for the 2010 prius done in the service department at the mike calvert toyota dealership in houston, texas. On the way home, I experienced the brake failure again when I was braking and drove over a small pothole. I experienced the problem later that day when braking to stop at a red light, the pavement surface descended slightly beneath the car, the brakes lapsed, and the car lurched forward. I called the dealership. They referred to the materials supplied by toyota and told me to call toyota at 1‑800‑331‑4331 to notify toyota that the recall fix did not work. Upon calling this number and navigating the options on the automated system, I sat through a long recording stating that there was a recall of the 2010 prius. The option available to speak with an agent did not allow me to do so.
I visited my local dealership for repair of the brake recall of the 2010 prius in early february. I do not believe that this repair has fixed the problem. A few days after the fix, my car seemed to accelerate as I was braking and happened to be going over a pot hole. Then again just a few days ago, I was braking to make a turn and hit a very rough patch of road. My car again noticeably seemed to accelerate even though I was braking.
I was driving my brand new, 3 weeks old, 2010 toyota prius on a rural road in clark county washington on thursday, march 4, 2010, when I attempted to slow down to make a very sharp left turn. I was applying my brakes when all of the sudden I realized I was not slowing down much and was not going to make the turn. I have maneuvered this turn hundreds of times and know that one must slow to almost a crawl to make the turn. I travel this area at least 1-2 times per week, so I was not unfamiliar with the turn. It felt like my car initially slowed some, but then slowing ceased and I ended up on embankment. The front of my car was damaged severely. I was not hurt but left with a very frightening experience to deal with. I am a excellent driver and have never had a wreck in the 31 years I have been driving. I believe my brakes initially engaged, but then due to the rural road surface, and pebbles left on the road from previous ice and snow, may have caused my brakes to not work as they should have. I attempted to contact toyota but they are closed due to it being the weekend. My car is at the auto body shop as I write this letter. My concern is that I was allowed to purchase a vehicle, that is on the recall list with such a dangerous defect such as "the brakes not working properly." I have a teenage son who is just learning to drive and would it have been him, the accident may have been worse. Please advise how you believe I should proceed. I am very concerned, upset, and do not feel safe in this car! And I certainly do not want to transport my children, other family members and friends in an unsafe vehicle that I just spent $33,000.00 on. I was told when I purchased the car that it would be safe, fine to drive, and may not even be on the recall list. It is on the list and it is not a safe vehicle as far as I am concerned.
Brakes temporarily disengage when braking. This happens several times a week. Toyota says they installed the programming fix a few weeks ago but the problem continues to happen. I contacted the dealership and they told me there was nothing they could do about it, that I should contact toyota customer service. The failure occurs when I'm braking and hit a bump or uneven pavement. The brakes stop braking for just a moment. Depending on my speed at the time, it can feel like a momentary pause or a sudden, heavy push from behind. It always feels like I"m sliding over the bump.
My 2010 toyota prius will sometimes brakes very hard under light brake pedal pressure when backing up. It happens every 2 to 3 days and can be when the car is hot and just driven, or cold and been parked for hours. When this occurs,it will continue to happen no matter how many times the brakes are applied in reverse, with the lightest of brake pressure, the brake apply very hard. Then after the event, say a mile or two later, when backing up, the brake will act normally to the brake pedal pressure exerted.
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.
After the recall service on my 2010 toyota prius, the braking symptom still occurred on two occasions on march 2, 2010 and on march 4, 2010. In both cases there was a delay in braking when the brake was applied while on a moderately bumpy road surface. Although difficult to measure the delay may have been briefer than previously, but it was still sufficient that it would have been a safety hazard if there was a vehicle or obstruction in front of me.
I have a 2010 prius which I took to champion toyota in houston for the recall repair on february 12. According to them they performed the brake recall software repair. However, on 3/3 when I was driving home from work I experienced the brake failure problem again.
Driving 2010 toyota prius. Seemed to have 'skipped' forward while gentle braking over bumpy road (small bumps). Car had allegedly had electric repair to ABS for the prius, however; will take to another dealer to confirm. I realize there are privacy concerns as an owner, and I'm not looking to put emphasis on myself, however; after supposed repairs to the brake system I am worried that the electronic update to the prius 2010 was not sufficient. The slight 'jolt' that I felt made me think initially I was bumped in the back of my car. Thanks again for investigating this.
Toyota prius 2010 ABS software update does not fix the issue - ABS turns off and vehicle accelerates when braking and I hit a bump - software update was performed on 2/12/2010.
I took my 2010 toyota prius in for the recalls and it still has the same acceleration problem.
1. On friday, february 26th, 2010 I had my 2010 prius "fixed" at a toyota dealership for the brake/acceleration recall. I had experienced braking/acceleration issues only 3 times in 5 months of owning the vehicle before having it recalled. 2. In the last 2 days I have experienced the braking/acceleration problem twice. The problem seems to have gotten worse. Essentially what occurs is a sudden jerking forward of the car, whether or not the braking system is depressed, typically when going over rough terrain or uneven pavement. I occurred both times at relatively low speeds between 10-20 miles an hour and the acceleration lasted only a second or 2, but is very alarming, especially if a car is in front of you.
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