I drive a 2010 toyota prius and have experienced braking problems while braking and going over bumps/rough pavement. I have 6000 miles on my car and have had this happen about 5 times. During one occasion, while slowing for stopped traffic, I drove over a bump, and I felt the break pedal vibrate like the antilock brakes were being activated, then a quick "release sensation", during which I had no brakes, like I hit a patch of ice. I was just able to avoid hitting the car in front of me by swerving into an open drive way. I was also with my wife as a passenger in this car and she had a similar event while braking and hitting a bump in the road. This is not acceptible.
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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2010 toyota prius the braking system does not work when the brakes are applied over bumpy or rough roads. Occurs everytime the brakes are applied at a particular intersection. I have owned the vehicle since august 2009. The problem has existed the entire time I have owned the vehicle. I noticed the problem, it raised some concerns, but recent articles have indicated this is a severe issue.
On 7 different occasions since purchasing our toyota prius 6 months ago, while pushing the brakes, the car has lurched forward as though someone pushed down on the gas.
I've experienced 2 problems with the brakes on my 2010 toyota prius. The first happens when I am applying my brakes while going over a pot hole. The brakes appear to release and catch again. This has happened numerous times under the same conditions. Secondly, I've noticed that when the car has been parked and the wheels get wet, whether by rain or from washing the car, as I backup or go forward down an incline, the brakes seem to "grab" or "stick" when light pressure is applied to the brakes. The resulting stop in the car is as though I had jammed on the brakes quickly and with a great deal of force.
This is regarding the 2010 toyota prius. I just traded in my 2008 prius for the 2010 in december 2009. I have experienced temporary loss of brakes 3-4 times when hitting small pot holes. This only lasts for a couple of seconds, but it appears to happen randomly with no warning. I have contacted the dealership where I purchased the prius, but they cannot act until they hear from toyota. So, I must just drive as safely as possible, and stay alert.
2010 toyota prius braking issue...I have had this issue a number of times. I will be driving and see a pothole/bump coming up. I slow down and brake but once the car goes over the pothole/bump the brakes do not work- instead the car accelerates forward with a lunging/jerky feeling. It is not right. I took the car into the dealer on 10.27.09. They could not "duplicate" this problem and could not fix it. I called toyota headquarters and they opened a case . They said I should take it back to the dealer and to see if they could duplicate it. Case # 091139820. There is a big problem with the brakes- the car should slow down/stop and not speed up. If a car or pedestrian had been right in front of my car I would have hit them no doubt.
2010 prius braking problem: when braking and vehicle encounters a bump in the road vehicle accelerates and surges forward. This has occurred approx 15-20 occasions. Fortunately we have been able to stop the vehicle safely. Reported to dealer and was informed this was "normal".
Multiple times when braking in my 2010 toyota prius, the car has suddenly lurched forward instead of stopping. In all these incidents, the road was either slightly wet or the car had just moved over a bump or pothole.
Toyota 2010 prius braking problem -- I purchased the car 8/09 and within about 1 month noticed brief braking failure -- at first thought it was my imagination. Later thought it was from losing grip with the road surface momentarily as in going over a surface irregularity. This happened several times albeit intermittently. Then for a couple of months it was not a noticed problem. Last weekend I experienced it again. It was on a clear and seemingly even surface as I tried to slow coming to a traffic light. It is brief and then the brakes do successfully engage.
I was approaching an intersection in december during a snow storm. The road was snowy and I braked, but my 2010 prius did not immediately stop. I went 10 - 15 feet before the car stopped. It was very scary, but luckily there was no other car in the road, or I would have been hit.
I have a 2010 prius, I have also noticed loss of brakes. When coming to a stop or going around a corner and hitting a pot hole the brakes seem to slip. I called the dealer today in kansas city they told me they had no recalls on the brakes for the 2010 prius. Can anything be done? On going problem! My dealer is molle toyota.
I drive a 2010 toyota prius. On multiple occasions while attempting to slow down on rough surfaces, the brakes temporarily stopped working for 1-2 seconds even though the brake pedal was depressed. The most recent incident occurred while exiting the highway and attempting to slow down quickly on rough pavement. Luckily, there were no other cars in front of me or there would have been a collision. If a car had been in front of me on any of the occasions then there would have likely been a collision.
Drove car over several potholes and attempted to bake quickly. Brakes failed and I hit car in front of me. My car bounced off car in front of me and I again hit brakes sharply. They failed again and I hit the car in front of me again. Road conditions were wet and slippery.
The brakes on my 2010 toyota prius failed to engage while driving over a pothole. The car seemed to accelerate briefly but then the brakes kicked in once I hit the brake pedal again harder. This is the third incident of similar problems since I purchased the vehicle in july 2009.
While slowing down with the brakes, when I hit a bump or pothole on the road, my car lurches forward for a split second and I lose control of the ability to bake.
1. I was driving on a local road and was switching lanes. I pressed my brake pedal very slightly as I was crossing the lane divider and as I hit one of the plastic bumps, my car accelerated forward. 2. This has recurred many times and there were no vehicles in front of me everytime it happened so I was able to come to a stop. Several times I would either cross the pedestrian walkway at the intersection when this acceleration occurs. 3. I took my car to the dealer several times and everytime they told me it was normal and there was no problem. They were lying and completely clueless!!!
I purchased a 2010 toyota prius in mid-june. I am writing to report that I have also experienced the loss of brakes while traveling over uneven surfaces three separate times. It is quite unnerving when you are in mid-brake and it momentarily stops working. I am a very safe driver, keeping a good distance between my vehicle and the cars ahead of me; however, sometimes you do need to stop suddenly and I am concerned that if there is a pot hole between me and the car, the prius will not be able to stop in time. This problem has not resulted in any crashes but I hope that toyota takes these complaints seriously and does everything possible to fix the 2010 vehicles manufactured before january 2010. On that note, I was extremely surprised to hear that toyota knew of this issue and fixed it mid-year but did nothing to notify the owners of the initial 2010 model of their findings or offer a fix. That is bad business practice, something I did not expect from toyota.
On occasion the braking on our 2010 prius has not felt right. Sometimes when braking and hitting a bump or pothole, there seems to be a brief period where the car feels like its accelerating or the brakes are not slowing it down properly. Keeping pressure on the brakes gets by the problem but it is very unsettling and I have never had this problem with brakes in any car before. It has happened a few times since we bought the car in july 2009 but very intermittently. The date I am picking is just an approximate date for one of the incidents. I am reporting this now in light of the recent publicity about similar events reported by other owners, which made me realize what I had been noticing was a real issue.
I own a toyota prius 2010 purchased in the summer of 2009. I have experienced braking issues under certain conditions.
We drive a 2010 prius, purchased this fall. On three separate occasions, when I tried to brake in an area with some ice, the car accelerated rather than stopped. On two of the occasions, I failed to stop at an intersection (no one coming in the opposite direction) and on the third, the ice patch was about 3 ft in diameter on one side of the car only. I was going rather slowly, following a car that slowed for a speed bump. Luckily the other car accelerated and I did not hit it. The speed bump slowed me down and then the brakes started working.
Prius braking problem when going slow speeds over a bump or pothole.
My toyota pruis 2010 which I purchased on nov.30 2009 had unexpectedly lurched forward when I was slowing down and applying the brake. I was taken by surprise and fortunately it stopped after I stepped on the brake very hard. This has happened several times already.
I own a 2010 toyota prius which was purchased in september 2009. My brakes fail to immediately stop my car when applied going over bumpy sections in the road, hitting a pothole, or when on slippery sections of the road. When hitting a bump it actually feels like the car lurches forward. The car will eventually stop after pushing the brake to the floor with force. It is very disconcerting and the potential for hitting the car in front of you or a person is very high.
Whenever I am driving and hit a pothole or bump on the road, immediately after going over the pothole or bump I feel like my prius surges forward or speeds up. This happens whenever I am going at a constant speed or when I'm braking. It has happened since I bought the car (two months ago) but yesterday morning it scared me more because I was going over a really bad road with many bumps. As I approached a red light I began to brake early but as soon as I got close to the stop there was a bump before it and my car lunged forward causing me to stop past the white line of the stop sign. This happens all the time when I hit a pothole or bump on the road.
When my 2010 prius goes over bumps the brakes disengage for a second or two and the car lurches forward. This has happened several times.
Sudden temporary loss of brakes in a 2010 prius.
2010 prius - brakes stop working if they are being applied when car goes over bump or uneven road service.
Applied brakes at a stop light. The prius (purchased in july of 2009) ran over a bump, and it seemed like the brake disengaged. I removed my foot from the brake pedal and reapplied the brakes. The brakes seemed to engage and came to a stop.
2010 toyota prius braking problem. I bought a 2010 toyota prius approx 4 months ago. During the approx 10000 miles I have put on the car, I have experienced a braking issue approx 5 to 6 times. Most times I was braking for a stop sign in a 30 MPH zone. Once I was braking for a red light in a 45 MPH zone. Each time, there was bumpy road during the braking, and the brakes released. I can't say if the car accelerated, or it just seemed that way because of the brake release. It did not cause any accidents, but once it was on a snow covered hill and I slid out into a 2 lane 50 MPH highway. There was no traffic, and therefore no accident. Another time, I was stopping from 45 MPH at a red light, and under braking, again on bumpy roads, the brakes released and I nearly hit the car in front of me. The brakes released enough allow me to panic and jam the brake pedal to the floor. The car stopped quickly.
My 2010 toyata prius (purchased in sept. 2009) has had repeated problems while braking over a patch of road with small potholes. If the brakes are engaged while over the patch of uneven road, the car lurches or "jumps" over the spot on the road and the brakes don't begin to catch until the car gets over the patch. This has happened 5-10 time over the last four months at a stop light.
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