Have experienced the 2010 prius brake condition several times
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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My toyota prius has the problem that has been reported in the news. The vehicle has brake/stability control issues as soon as one of the wheels leave the suface of the road. The anti-lock "system" seems to be too aggressive and thereby is dangerous. There is nothing that the driver can do to avoid this. It is a traction-control/brake issue. Also, rear vision is about as bad as looking out the rear of the oscar mayer weiner mobile. The side mirrors need more rear vision.
The brakes on my 2010 prius have a problem when going slowly over uneven, bumpy road conditions. The car seems to lurch forward during the braking sequence. It is very startling. Luckily no one has been in fornt of me, close enough to make contact. It has happened 5 times. I cannot predict when it will occur. When I first told the service dept at dealership, within 2 weeks of owning car, they siad it's just something to get used to with the braking sensor or somethiong and it isn't actually accelerating forward. I mentioned it again last week after the issues with the other cars accelerators, and the service dept said I have to replicate it with them, to address it. I called them after info was broadcast on the radio, and they said they had not heard anything. Now I hear in the news that they knew of this problem and almost exactly describe it as I experience it. I drive over this type of road daily, and am trying to avoid as much as possible.
Momentary loss of braking during a turn or coming upon a speed bump. Has happened 4 times since purchase of vehicle. 6/6/09
I have a 2010 prius when I go over bumps the brakes will not engage right away when I depress the pedal
2010 prius. Have a number of incidents that at first thought the stability system but now understand that is not so. Has happened a few times. When going around a corner on wet road and applied brake had this lurch forward movement. Happened again once on ice and again when going from asphalt to slightly raised brick road and was applying brakes. Was applying brakes in all incidents. In addition on numerous occassions have started car with the brake recessed. Placed car in reverse and now the brake peddle becomes tight and then no longer smooth braking and jerky. Turned off the car and restarted and it corrected itself to normal. This has happened in many different months but twice in the month of february. Once with turning the car on and tight abnormal brake and once with the lurch while driving and applying brake on change of pavement
My 2010 toyota prius has been having braking issues. It has happened 4 times that when I am stopping and hit a bump the brakes seem to not engage.
I bought my 2010 toyota prius in the summer of 2009 and on the 2nd day of ownership when I was braking to make a left turn on to my street where I live the car increased in speed up when I was making my turn while braking over a bumpy surface in the road.yhis condition only happens when the roadway has imperfections and is rough.I had told the dealer about this conditon and they said it was the sensors and it was a normal conditon which I think is dangerous because this happend when I was behind another car and came close to hitting the car in front of me.
Toyota prius antilock brakes stop braking after a disturbance such as a slippery spot, or pothole. This occurs quite frequently and is likely to cause an accident.
Brake on prius 2010 would not be clean and consistent while going at a very slow speed....
I have noticed on a few occasions that my 2010 prius lurches forward for a brief second in the middle of braking at a stop sign. I have noticed this happen occasionally, but was more frequent in the last month, about 3 times. I made a written complaint to toyota service a week ago, but was told it was not unusual. However, I just read in the news about the issue with braking in this model car and am alarmed and thought I should make a note of my observation to the federal safety agency. I will call toyota service again to have them take a second look at my car. Thanks
Bought a 2010 prius in october 2009. It currently has 3500 miles on it. At least three times the car felt as if it slipped on ice when applying the brakes (weather conditions were perfect - no ice, snow or rain). Their is difficulty in clearing fog from the windows and one time I had trouble setting the cruise control.
I have experienced very strong grabbing sensations from the brakes a few times when backing up. The car reacts as though you are slamming the brakes even though only slight pressure is applied.
Friday; 02/05/2010 I own a 2010 toyota prius I have been experiencing when I apply my brakes for months when driving over a uneven surface or a large holes. My vehicle does not respond when I try to slow down or apply brakes. Its like I lost control. I tried to explain this condition to the selling dealer but he did not have a answer up to now. My 2010 toyota was purchased 09/22/2009.
Driving in slippery conditions and we attempted to stop on a manhole cover and the brakes did not catch. We almost had a crash, but managed to stop just in time. This was not the first time that this had occurred. We had a similar incident when we hit a large pothole.
I own a 2010 toyota prius and noticed problems with braking while crossing the train tracks and hitting potholes. It seemed that the brakes does not work because the vehicle accelerates. You have this feeling of panic that the vehicle won't stop and you will hit the bumper of the vehicle in front of you.
I was driving my 2010 toyota prius over a rough spot in the road. When I tried to slow the car by applying my brakes, they did not respond. In fact, instead of slowing down, my car accelerated abruptly, shooting ahead several feet before I was able to regain control of the vehicle. This episode lasted only a few seconds, and then the breaking function returned. Since I was traveling around twenty miles per hour at the time and no one was directly in front of me, the episode did not result in any accident or injury. While I have had only one occurrence of this brake failure/acceleration since owning my car, purchased at the end of september, 2009, the fact that this car has a history of performing in this uncontrolled way has me deeply concerned about driving it.
2010 toyota prius. From the first week I owned the car here is a description of the problem. Frequently, when first starting the car in the driveway, I put the car in drive, then as it began to move forward - the slightest touch on the brake caused the wheels to lock-up, badly lurching myself and the passenger. After driving for a short while the problem goes away. I took the car in for its 5,000 mile oil change - told the toyota dealership (rodland toyota everett wa) about the problem and I was told it was checked out and there was no problem. There is a problem.
I purchased a 2010 prius iv at boch toyota in attleboro mass on jan 9th . On jan 20th (odometer about 300 miles), about 5:20 pm I was traveling south in stop & go traffic on allens ave near rihospital (providence, ri) at about 10 MPH over a rough surface (including railroad tracks that crossed nearly perpendicular to the road). When I applied the brakes, the vehicle failed to stop properly, until after a few anxious seconds, the brakes finally grabbed and stopped the vehicle less than 1 inch from the truck in front of me. No subsequent occurrence has been noted in the next 300 or so miles. In light of the recent reports of faulty software causing just such malfunctions of the braking system, I am reporting this to the national highway traffic safety division.
Toyota prius 2010 braking problem turning left in to parking structure or on to highway ramp. Sudden surge and loss of braking for a few moments. Always able to control car.
When using the brakes, on several occasions, my vehicle briefly lurched forward. Most of the time it happens when the pavement is wet. It has happened about 15 times over the past 4 months.
Driving my 2010 prius today, I experienced a brake failure such as the one I've been hearing about on the news. Here's what happened: I was braking, slowing to a stop approaching a stoplight (going no faster than 10 MPH at the time), my car rolled over a manhole cover that was slightly lower than the surface of the road (no more than one inch deep) and suddenly it felt like my car was gliding on ice with no ability to stop, the brakes had completely failed; additionally, I heard a slight grinding sound come from the front right wheel well. I took my foot off the brake, re-depressed the pedal, and everything was instantly back to normal. The duration of the incident was no more than a second, but it was terribly alarming just the same. Following this incident, I have contacted two different toyota dealerships' service departments who stated that they did not currently have any repair plans for this problem, apologized for the "inconvenience," and one of the dealerships (toyota of hollywood (ca)) took my phone number while the other dealership told me to wait for a letter from toyota. I inquired of toyota of glendale (ca) if I should get a rental car for the time being (hoping to be offered a loaner) and they told me not to, and to 'drive safe.' I'm totally livid, this is a very scary problem to experience.
Toyota prius 2010- when we go into a pothole and apply the brake, the brake doesn't work. Instead, it accelerates. Once, it hit a curb and damaged the bumper.
Just reinforcing what has already been reported about the 2010 model prius. I have a 2010 prius that was purchased in november 2009, and I have on numerous occasions had issues when braking at slower speeds and driving over potholes or dips. The brakes seem to give out for a moment and the car accelerates, resulting in the need to slam down the brake harder immediately. The incident usually only lasts for a second or two, and I am trying to drive extra carefully to compensate. But the delay in braking could absolutely result in a traffic accident due to the increased time to decelerate.
I own a 2010 class iii toyota prius. On several occasions, I have applied the brakes and the brakes seemed to release, causing the car to surge forward, before the brakes re-engaged. Once this occurred when I hit a manhole cover and once on a slippery road but it has also occurred on dry roads with no apparent reason for the failure. I took the care to the dealer on 30 january 2010 who advised me that there was nothing wrong with my brakes.
I was driving my 2010 prius east on ohio street (near state street) in chicago. The street here has some potholes and manhole covers. When I applied the brakes, the car did not brake; instead, it seemed to surge ahead. I was able to stop the car before hitting a pedestrian. This was the most recent episode of this problem. I did not note the dates of the three prior episodes that have occurred since I purchased the car approximately seven months ago.
My 2010 toyota prius accelerates suddenly coming to a stop and going over a bump. It has happened several times since I bought the car last july (twice today). Also, it handles terribly in the snow, skidding through turns and when braking. I have been driving in the snow for 30 years and have never had a car that handles so poorly.
I own a toyota prius 2010 and I live in a snowy city. I have experienced "unusual" problems with brakes three times in month of january. First time I was taking my two children to school and as I was approaching stop sign, I slowed down as usual and applied brake. When I was almost at the stop sign, I realized that car wasn't stopping, so I panicked and pressed brake pedal hard and then I noticed the ABS started to work and I passed the stop sign about three meters, road was covered with snow. Second time I was going to work on a wet road and not icy. I was approaching a traffic light and as I slowed down I also changed lane and applied brake. Before the traffic light I noticed that as if I was not braking, so I pressed hard on the brakes and it stopped. Third time I dropped my children to school and started to go to work and I experienced similar problem with brakes, wet road and not icy, but this time I panicked because of some cars on the road, I pressed hard on the brake and it stopped in front of the stop sign and I had to back up. So I called my husband at his work as I was very nervous about this situation. He said it is probably because of the weather and may be because I am very careful about the new car. So he said that he would test drive the car to see if there is any problem. He drove the car to work for two weeks, 700 miles, and he told me that he had only once "unusual" problem with brakes similar to what I had. Two days ago I heard about prius brake problems and I took my car to the dealer. Dealer said that inspection has found no problem. And here I am driving this car again.
I have a 2010 toyota prius, purchased on 7/24/09. On several occasions, the first being 12/05/09, the prius has reversed in a "jerky" fashion. I keep my foot on the brake, ease up on the pedal with the car in reverse, and the car lurches backwards at a surprising speed, and a speed which is unwarranted by the amount of pressure on the brake. This has happened 4-6 times in the last two months. I have never had this experience with any other car, and my fiance has experienced the problem when he drives my prius. It seems to occur on inclines and uneven surfaces. It has not yet caused an accident or injury, but I find this issue concerning.
My 2010 prius hesitated to brake properly/caused a delay at 10mph on the freeway, as a result my left fender made contact with the vehicle in front of me. As result, my insurance increased, I had to pay $500 deductible to repair my bumper. Also the back brakes have squeaked going in reverse since purchase in november 2009.
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