I was bringing my 2010 prius to a stop at a stopsign on e bound mlk drive in san francisco's golden gate park the eve of 2/15/10. The pavement was bumpy, and the brakes "skipped" for a half-second. I was able to bring the car to a safe and complete stop without hazard, except for a momentary jump in my heart rate.
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact has 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 MPH four times when she drove over a pothole and the brakes were applied, it felt as if the vehicle lunged forward. The brakes always functioned normally on even road surfaces vs. An uneven surface. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 2500. The current mileage was 2700.
I have 2010 prius. I am experiencing an energy surge from my back wheels when I step on my brakes while simultaneously going over a bumpy surface like rail road tracks, pot hole or rough ground. It occurs several times a week. The result is that my car suddenly speeds forward when I least want it to - I am braking. I have it thrust me into an intersection. I reported it to my service dept in nov 09. They told me they had never heard of this problem before and had no other complaints. With a front wheel drive I didn't understand why the power seemed to be coming from the back wheels. Now I am assuming it is some kind of connection to the ABS system. This happens most notably at lower speeds, rounding a corner. But I think it may also be happening on the highway, but the surge is harder to detect at higher speed.
During braking, my 2010 toyota prius would "lunge" forward as though the brakes did not work for a few seconds when "hitting" small bumps in the road. This happened twice.
I was driving my 2010 toyota prius on a snow covered, rough residential street. While turning into a driveway to turn around to grab a parking spot, I applied the brakes and they completely released and I slammed to the snow piled at the entrance to the driveway. The front bumper cover got a hole punched into it the size of a baseball from the frozen snow. Since then the brakes have released without incident but not without concern. I called and reported the problem to my toyota dealer and he asked "do I have an error showing up on the dash screen" and I said "no". I asked was there a new updated program and he said he did not know anything about it and they don't have a fix anyway. This was before the car was recalled by a couple of weeks but after toyota had started loading a different program onto the car. On feb. 17, 2010 toyota did flash the car's computer to fix the program issues. I would like toyota to have the front bumper cover repaired. Thanks.
I was driving my 2010 toyota prius (which I purchased in july of 2009) around 6:30 pm wednesday jan. 27th 2010 in an area with many traffic lights. The temperature was below freezing. I was going between 25 - 30 MPH and I was following two other vehicles at a safe distance. The vehicle in front of me came to a sudden stop in response to the vehicle in from of him stopping suddenly for a red light at a traffic light. I hit my brakes and it felt as if there was a momentary pause before the brakes engaged. I hit the vehicle in front of me at less than 5 MPH. The accident caused damage to the hood and front end of my vehicle. The vehicle in front of me was a SUV so I caused only slight damage to his rear bumper (the front end of my car went under his bumper). I was folllowing at a safe distance and feel that the momentary pause from the time I hit my brake pedal to the brakes engaging caused me to bump into the vehicle in front of me.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius which was purchased in august 2009. She stated that whenever she applied the brake pedal during inclement or rainy weather conditions and uneven pavement, the vehicle lunged forward. The brakes would not engage and there would be a momentary hesitation. The dealer was contacted and advised her that it was normal and she must have been driving too fast. The contact confirmed she was not speeding and that even while traveling at speeds of less than 10 MPH or in a parking lot, the failure would occur. The ecu module and the ABS system was reprogrammed under the service brakes recall campaign id number: 10v039000. There were no additional failures since the repair was made. The failure mileage was 200 and the current mileage was 5,000.
2010 prius purchased in august 2009. Surge when applying brakes. Occurred 4 times including 2/15/2010. Has occurred in same place 3 times. Each time there were potholes. When they were fixed, did not happen until they returned. Complained to toyota dealer and was told this was normal when hydraulic and electronic brakes exchange. I suggested it was a dangerous normal. No damage or injury in any case. Was always able to push harder on brake to stop car. Stuns you when it happens because it is not normal. Since first instance, have tried to keep distance when slowing and braking.
Intermittently, while I am braking when approaching an intersection the car will momentarily accelerate quickly. With pressure on the brake the car then slows. This has happened about 6 -10 times since I bought the car in sept. 2009.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While the contact was driving at 15 MPH there was a reduction of the speed rate. The driver encountered a speed bump with pressure of the foot applied to the brake pedal. The brakes failed to engage and the vehicle began to surge forward. The vehicle continued to the destination and parked the vehicle. The failure occurred two different times. The contact is in the process of notifying the dealer. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 3000 and current mileage was 5000.
When braking if my car hits a bump my brakes disengage.
We have experienced engine surges/lack of braking with our 2010 toyota prius on 5 different occasions during aug 2009 - feb 2010: -1: hit pothole with right front tire and experienced surge. -2: hit exact same pothole on another day and same result (surge). -3: while driving on paved road hit some ice and experienced surge. -4: while approaching stop light, applied brakes, when front right side of car hit gravel, experienced surge. -5: while preparing for left hand turn on busy street, when car went over a large drainage grate in the turn lane, experienced surge.
Temporary loss of braking on 2010 toyota prius on uneven pavement. One occurrence on 10/20/2009. An earlier occurrence also occurred on uneven pavement - probably in september 2009, but I do not have a record of the date. The dealership performed the recall maintenance today (02/16/2010). Please note that the car also exhibits extreme braking immediately after a cold start under wet conditions. This extreme braking is unlike any other cars previously owned over nearly 40 years. The extreme braking does subside after a short distance if the brakes are lightly applied while driving accelerator is depressed to maintain speed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated under normal conditions as she was driving at 45mph and coming to a stop with her feet on the brakes the vehicle lunged forward before stopping. The contact call the dealer and inform them of this and was told there is no problems with the vehicle and they never heard of this failure. There had been no prior maintenance performed on the vehicle prior to the failure. The failure mileage was 1,500.
Anti lock brakes do not work properly car jumps when hitting an uneven roadway when appling brakes.
Brakes on my prius have momentarily failed on two occasions - both times happened after going over a pot hole/rough patch of road.
My 2010 prius has experienced the braking issue when going over a bump or a pothole.
We have a very long steep driveway. I apply some braking when descending and then more as I reach the bottom before I enter the street. There is a water diverter bump about ten feet before the end of the driveway. It is about an inch or so tall and about six inches wide, crossing the full width of the driveway. Several times when I have rolled over the bump and I am applying more brakes, the brakes stop working for a second or so and then regain power. At first it felt like I was accelerating, until it happen a second time and I was more aware of what was going on. Applying heavier braking before the bump, seems to stop this sensation. The last time the brakes did this was when pulling to the side of the road to let faster traffic by, onto a rough gravel driveway entrance. Initially the brakes worked then for an instant they are gone, then back again. Before the recall we called the dealer who said we were just not used to anti lock brakes! We have had anti lock brakes for many many years in many different vehicles. We know when the anti-lock brakes are doing their job. This is not the same type of pulsing upon heavy breaking. This happens in the 2010 prius when using normal braking pressure.
I own a 2010 toyota prius. I have experienced some dangerous occurrences while driving. 1) occasional loss of traction (for a second+-). Problem has occurred aug, 2009 - present. Usually occurs when heading downhill or when driving over a manhole or drainage cover. Car feels as if slipping or airborne for a moment.. 2) frequently immediately after starting car, at slow speeds of only 0-5 MPH, car is jerky each time brake is applied. Problem has occurred aug, 2009 - present. Passengers are actually jerked, as if driver was applying brakes too suddenly. Even with great attempt to stop smoothly and gradually, it is impossible. Brakes grab and jerk. This occurs both in reverse and forward, yet not every time engine is started. It lasts for only a minute or so, but makes maneuvering while parking or entering traffic unsafe, as well as making driver look inept. I cannot figure out if this is a braking or acceleration problem. When calling a toyota dealer (nov, 2009), I was told they had no similar reports of these problems and offered no solution. My concern has increased with the recent recalls when calling a toyota dealer previously, I was told they had no similar reports of these problems. My concern has increased with the recent recalls.
Have a 2010 toyota prius purchased in dec. '09. Wife was approaching an intersection, braked, proceeded straight through the intersection, and as she crossed the crown of the street (for drainage), she experienced a momentary loss of braking. It has occurred one time so far. Nothing has been done to correct failure.
I purchased a 2010 toyota prius in september of 2009. Three times I have experienced issues with sudden acceleration after braking on a rough surface. Two were in the same area where I was slowing to turn into a business and while braking I hit several small pot holes in the road. As soon as I hit the potholes I had a sudden brief acceleration where my brakes did not seem to work. In a short time the brakes seem to take hold. Since there has been the recall and issues with accelerating with the cruise control my car has been parked. I have an appointment to have the vehicle looked at on thursday, but I have not received a recall notice.
I have a 2010 toyota prius. I noticed that when heading downhill on a road with many bumps, payment irregularities, etc. That the braking would total fail for about 1/2 a second. I was always careful on this type of road to reduce speed earlier to compensate. I had the recall reprogramming performed on 2/12/2010.
Hit a pot hole while using brakes and car lunged forward.
2010 toyota prius sometimes has very grabby brakes when reversing and applying slight force on brake pedal. Brake response is almost like a panic stop. This happens occasionally when starting car and putting in reverse. The remedy is to put car in park then put in reverse.
Twice my 2010 prius had a delay when applying the brakes. Momentarily I thought I had a braking failure.
Brake failure on 2010 toyota prius. When going over a traffic bump on a rainy day, the brake failed for about 1-2 seconds before I was able to bring it to a stop at the traffic. There was no accident, no property damage.
On two distinct occasions our 2010 prius brakes appeared to disengage with the car continuing forward without slowing. This occurred regardless of how hard the brake pedal was pushed. This is not related to the accelerator pedal. In each instance, our local toyota dealer was contacted and they insisted there was no problem.
Braking for upcoming traffic light and when went over a rough spot in road, brakes temporarily failed.
Brakes dropped out completely on several occasions while driving over a wet metal road plate, and while going over very bumpy terrain.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that the brakes failed while driving approximately 25 MPH on a normal road surface. There was minimal hesitation when the brake pedal was engaged. The failure mileage was 1,200 and the current mileage was 9,700.
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