I took my 2010 toyota prius into the dealer to fix the braking problem; however, I am still experiencing the problem on a daily basis. I called the dealership, and they were uncertain as how to help. I'm very concerned that I will crash into someone or go through an intersection because of the release of the brake.
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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I experience the brake failure on prius 2010, I took the car in the dealer to fix it but dealer told me that the firmware already up to date on my car.
Had the recall work done on my 2010 prius last week, and the problem (surge when braking over pothole, rr tracks, etc) has now happened twice since then. I just spoke to the service department at parkway toyota in englewood cliffs, who told me that, while the recall fix would lessen the "surge" problem, it would never totally go away because of the braking system itself. Shouldn't this have been explained to me, by toyota inc, or parkway? This is still a very disconcerting feeling. Thought the recall was a total fix, not a partial one.
My vehicle surged forward while I applied the brake and was traveling over a small patch of rough surface. It felt like the gas pedal had been stomped, but I was only using the brakes.
I own a 2010 toyota prius and have had my car in for service to address the brake recall. However, today I drove over a pothole and the symptom of the recall (loss of braking power) occurred. This has happened one other time in the past few days since I have brought my car in for the recall service. The service appears not to have addressed the problem.
S10 appropriate handling re braking problems experience by an owner of a 2010 toyota prius. *kb the consumer stated he experienced inconsistent braking while driving on wet, bumpy roads which required extra vigilance as the feel of the brakes would often change. The consumer also stated the problem was also evident while in reverse. Unfortunately, the vehicle did not stop while in reverse and hit another car. The consumer's vehicle as well as the other vehicle were damaged. The consumer stated his vehicle is currently at the dealership receiving the software upgrade to supposedly address the braking problem.
Brake failure when driving at slow speeds over bumpy surface. 2010 toyota prius.
Driving my 2010 prius towards a traffic light. Light turns from orange to red and I brake in plenty of time. Small pothole just as I stop makes the car's brake "slip" and I shoot forward several feet. I now understand what the braking problem is people have been talking about.
I have a 2010 toyota prius. When depressing the brake pedal with pressure, it goes all the way to the floor and the warning light that you are skidding illuminates. I have only tested this at traffic lights and not while moving. I had the prius in for an oil change in gastonia, nc and they said they fixed the problem but it still happens.
While braking on a short hill with uneven pavement surface vehicle brakes failed momentarily and then took hold as I pressed harder on the pedal. This occurred 3 times on the same hill.
We bought a 2010 prius last july. Since buying the prius we have had the brakes completely stop working, during braking after driving over a small bumps (manhole cover, disturbed pavement, small pothole). This has now happened around 10 times. Fortunately, after completely releasing the brakes would again brake after applying increased pressure on the brake pedal. Most recently the braking failure occurred the day immediately following having the 'brake recall" maintenance performed by toyota to correct the braking problem. The "fix" is obviously not correcting the problem. This is a major safety concern. The brakes once gave out while approaching a pedestrian in a crosswalk. It is only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or worse. Please help. What should I do now?
2010 prius brakes. After my first complaint and all the news on this problem I have been paying close attention and as I first thought the car does not just loose braking it actually accelerates. When braking over rough surfaces or potholes and your foot on the brake pedal you feel the car speed up for maybe one or two seconds. So far I have been able to stop ok. I quickly let off the brake pedal and reapply them and everything stops fine. I get no warning lights or alarms and never know when it might happen. Stopping over the same surface the next day may not produce the same results, pretty random problem.
I have a 2010 toyota prius model v with the advanced technology option including pcs (pre-collision system) system. Twice in the last 6 weeks the pcs system has triggered while I have been driving. At this time I did not have the radar controlled cruise control on or engaged. Both times, the seatbelts rapidly retracted the car started braking rapidly and beeping aggressively. Both times after what seemed like 3-5 seconds the car returned to normal driving. Both times I was driving at night at speeds between 35 and 55 MPH. Both times due to the rapid seatbelt/shoulder belt retraction my left arm and chest was hurt. The pain lasts about a week, so there was a serious bruise which would have been ok if there was really a crash situation. Both times there was no one in front of me. Once there was someone behind me who almost crashed into me because of the rapid braking.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that as she was coming to a stop and the road was wet when there was gravel on the road the brakes would not engage while being depressed. The vehicle lunged forward and hit the curb a couple of times. When driving at a high speed and slowing down the brakes did not hold and a crash almost occurred. The contact stated that on several occasions brake failure occurred since the vehicle was purchased. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure was not related to the brakes but how she drove the vehicle. The toyota manufacturer have not been called for the failure. The failure mileage was 14,905.
I bought a 2010 prius in november of 2009. I soon discovered that the car would not brake properly and a couple of months later heard about this issue on the news. I brought my car in for the recall and a software patch was applied to the car to rectify the situation. That was 5 days ago. Upon leaving the dealership, the car did feel better; the brakes did not feel as sensitive. However, in the past five days I have experienced the same exact sensation of the car not braking when I have been riding over a rough patch of road at a speed of less than 30 MPH. But it's not just a feeling. The car surges forward momentarily. It almost feels like I am skidding on ice. I do not feel safe in this vehicle despite the fact that the folks at my toyota dealership said this problem was "not a safety issue." I disagree. I am afraid that I will lose braking ability and hit something or someone or end up in an intersection involuntarily. I have a five year old daughter. I really want my money back. I would never have purchased this car if I had known it had faulty brakes. I feel burned by toyota.
Prius, when brake was depressed it sped up when driving slow and hitting a pot hole this happened twice before toyota came out with the information about the brakes and once since the information has been in the news. I bought the car in august had the first incident in sept. One around christmas and one this month. Didn't really know what was happening until now.
Tl*the contact has a 2010 toyota prius. A crash occurred when the brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated that he applied pressure to the brake pedal to no avail. The vehicle was traveling 15 MPH at the time of the failure. The weather conditions were a factor and the road was covered with snow and ice at the time. The current and failure mileage was 8,000. Updated 06/28/10
25 january 2010, corner of rufus allen and hwy. 50 south lake tahoe, california, 96150, at approximately 1630 local. Road conditions mostly dry 65% / 35% thin patchy ice, smooth surface no potholes. Applied brakes car lurched forward, momentary loss of brakes until more firm brake application was applied until braking system responded and car stopped short of intersection, no traffic violation, incident of damage.
Two failures. First while traveling at high speed from canada to nyc on december 26, the left side of my electronic display went out, specifically the speedometer and gas mileage component of the display blanked out. It took toyota about a week to figure out how to fix it. Secondly, I brought my 2010 prius into my local dealer because of the braking acceleration issue. It had happened about 10 times since I bought the car on june 30, 2009. As the car was braking to a stop, there seemed to be an acceleration associated with the braking. When I brought it to star toyota of bayside, they had the technician drive the car for about 3 miles and stated that they found no trouble.
2010 toyota prius with brake problem. Consumer states that a sudden loss of braking occurs after driving over small potholes, loose gravel, or down a slight hill. *kb the consumer stated it felt as though the vehicle was accelerating for 1-3 seconds.
This is an update to an earlier complaint (#10304111). We had an accident with our 2010 toyota prius which we firmly believe was caused by brake failure. My wife was driving the car on a slippery road, it was lightly snowing, at about 10-15 MPH and came to a stop sign. She applied the brakes and said nothing happened. As a car was at the stop sign she turned to avoid the car and hit a raised and sharp curb, which pierced the tire and bent the tie-rod. Our car was towed to a body shop. After about 10 days, state farm inspected the car, but by this time the recall for the prius had been announced. The body shop then refused to fix the car and we had to take it to a toyota dealer. State farm has since decided not pursue this incident as they feel the snow caused the accident and that the temporary loss of brakes is not what the recall is about. From our reading of numerous articles (ny times) and the recall information itself, plus what happened, we are strongly stating that there was in fact a temporary or momentary loss of the brakes which directly caused this accident. From our reading of the recall and other complaints, slippery conditions are one of the factors which cause this problem. In our case, this problem was exacerbated as not only was there slippery conditions, but the car was on a hill as well. We have also experienced prior to this accident a skipping or momentary brake problem when going over bumpy roads. When asking about this we were always told it had to do with the ABS system and that it was normal. Well the recall proves this was not normal and now we've experienced the problem on slick roads as well -- which has now cost us money.
2010 toyota prius: had the car for several months and really enjoy driving it...okay, I like the mileage, it's not a corvette though. Have noticed on rough pavement and potholes that the brakes do seem to give a little. However on 19 feb 10 I hit the brakes to stop and it felt like the simply made a grinding sound and barely slowed at all...the harder I pressed the less the seemed to apply. These cars are dangerous and should be removed from the roads until toyota fixes this and proves the problem is corrected...I will not drive it until they do so...
2010 toyota prius software defect in the engine control system. Consumer states while reversing before the start up operation is complete the brakes grab. *kb the consumer parked facing an upslope at the dealer to get his license plate installed. To leave, the consumer put his foot on the brake and pressed the power button. As the dashboard started to light up, he shifted into reverse, released the parking brake and the foot brake and started to ease down the ramp. As the consumer applied the foot brake, the brakes grabbed badly. The consumer released and re-applied them, and again they grabbed. The grabbing was severe enough that the vehicle was not safe to drive and the consumer just stopped. The consumer believed the behavior indicated a defect in the software that controlled the start-up sequence. The control computer should not allow the vehicle to be shifted into drive or reverse until the power-on operations have been fully completed.
I have had several problems with my 2010 toyota prius. I have found the brakes to be undependable in situations of uneven pavement or anything but perfect road conditions. After applying the brakes, the car continues to move forward as if the brakes were never applied. This continues for several seconds causing a dangerous delay in performance of the brakes. This has occurred several times this winter, and is unfortunately not predictable. One instance LED to my car slamming into an snow and ice bank damaging the lower front part of the car. Any other car I have driven would have stopped long before having contact with the bank, as the pavement was dry yet uneven. Another issue I have had is unreliable acceleration, again a hesitation of several seconds after the accelerator pedal is pushed that is dangerous as well making performance unpredictable. Both these situations leaves me uncertain of what kind of performance I can expect form both the brakes and accelerator at any given time. Since I drive my daughter to school each day, I am nervous every time I get into the car and concerned about the safety of my daughter and the other students. I also regularly wake up in the middle of the night fearful about driving my prius to school and work the following day. So far I have done nothing to correct the situation as toyota dealerships are so swamped by other recall appointments that it is nearly impossible to get an appointment for anything but a recall. So far toyota has not contacted me about the brake recall solutions or recall process, so I am at a loss about where to turn.
Prius 2010 - when I brake going over pothole, there is a sudden acceleration. This happened twice since I brought the car in to the toyota dealership and they claimed they "fixed" the problem. It happened most recently today monday february 22, 2010.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius hybrid. While driving approximately 2 MPH, the brakes were applied and they did not engage. The contact called toyota and was advised to wait for a letter. The contact called the manufacturer and could not get through. The current miles were 3603. The failure miles were 1689.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. She stated that while driving at 30 MPH she drove over a bump on the road. While having her foot on the brake the vehicle surged forward, a few seconds later the brakes engaged. This issue has occurred 5 additional times. The vehicle has not been diagnosed and no repairs had been done at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 1000 and current mileage was 35000.
When I am driving my toyota prius 2010 and the vehicle goes over a bump or hole in the road the vehicle "jumps" especially is I am braking to slow the vehicle down.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated whenever she was applying the brakes, the brakes cease to work periodically when going over a bump or a pot hole. The vehicle lurches forward as the brakes are depressed whenever she hits a bump. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and contact was told it was her imagination and nothing is wrong with the brakes. The toyota manufacturer had not been called at the time of the complaint. This failure has happened from the day of purchase . Updated 03/15/10 *bf the consumer stated when the brakes were depressed ocassionally, the braking mechanism would fail momentarily which caused the vehicle to lunge forward . The consumer had repairs made to the vehicle. However, the problem continued. Updated 09/15/10
Brake failure on 2010 prius in snowy conditions. I was driving with my 11 year old daughter going less than 10 miles per hour approaching a busy intersection. The brakes would not engage and I could not stop before entering the intersection. I was almost hit by a bus. The bus saw me and sped up thus avoiding a tragedy. Also, the other oncoming traffic was able to stop and avoid me. My daughter and I were very fortunate. I am horrified and want this corrected.
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