2010 toyota prius experiences brief loss of braking when traveling downhill on same section of the road. I've experienced this about 5 or 6 times and it's been very noticeable. Even with firm brake pressure, the vehicle seems to suddenly accelerate for a fraction of a second. It always seems to happen on the exact same section of the road, which is on a downhill grade.
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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2010 toyota prius purchased april 2009. Reported to dealer shortly after purchase that antilock brake system releases brakes and lunges car forward if tires encounter uneven surface (e.g., pothole) while braking. Occurrence has resulted in missing stop signs, but no accident to date. Toyota dealership reported that this was normal operation despite my calling the dealership on two separate occasions.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving at speeds of less than 20 MPH in overcast weather conditions and approaching a stop sign at a busy intersection, the brakes failed to engage and the vehicle proceeded with caution through the intersection. The dealer was contacted and stated that they never heard of any similar failures. There were no recalls or repairs made to the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 1,400. Updated 03/18/10 *bf updated 05/12/10.
I own a 2010 toyota prius and have experienced several times the braking failure problems recently discussed in the national media on snow and ice and on rough road surfaces. This has happened several times during the winter weather season particularly on snow and ice. I purchased my prius in july 2009.
2010 toyota prius ii--purchased august 2009. On january 23, 2010 I crashed my vehicle into a car that had stopped in front of me. I applied the brakes but was unable to stop the car before it hit the car in front of me. I am contacting you because I believe the brake issues with the 2010 prius may have been a contributing factor in the crash. In the 5 months that I owned the car I remarked that the brakes did not seem to function like ABS brakes on other cars that I had driven. I chalked it up to the fact that car was new to me and had many features that were different from a traditional car.
From a dead stop, moving forward or in reverse, brakes will lock or grab & will not release easily.
Braking failure on 2010 prius on rough or uneven driving surfaces. No fix has been attempted or made. This is another example of the widely reported problem in the 2010 prius.
Toyota prius 2010 - I have experienced irregularities with my brakes since I purchased this car on december 28, 2009. I attributed it to my lack of experience driving a car with anti-lock brakes. However, I now believe that these problems are related to the current investigation of prius brakes. Two things happen: (1) several times when I place my foot on brake too hard, the car propels forward, (2) under slick conditions and I press the brakes, the brakes take too long to respond and the car continues to move.
Brakes are terrible. Vehicle computer causes brakes to unload when going over very rough road or potholes. If stopping just behind traffic, collision is always imminent. Brakes are also extremely sensitive, especially at low speeds. While trying to feather the brakes while backing out of a parking space (for instance) the computer seems to tell the brakes to fully clamp down without applying additional force to the brake pedal. This causes a lurching motion as opposed to a smooth backup at idle speed. Also, when coming to a stop, the slower you go, the more sensitive the braking becomes such that you are trying to not over-apply the already sensitive brakes you inevitably end up stomping on them at the last minute because the amount of travel from zero to full braking is miniscule. I have owned all three generations of prius. The first had brakes that were unusual due to the regenerative system, but they had acceptable amount of pedal travel and were not a problem. The second generation's brakes were much improved over the first edition and they felt almost like normal brakes. But this third generation's brakes are absolutely hideous! I complained about them to the dealer about a month ago and they said they were normal and that all prius brakes were like that. That doesn't make it right! I am glad all this publicity has vindicated my assertions.
Several times since I purchased my 2010 toyota prius on dec. 23rd 2009, I've experienced momentary loss of brake control while braking. It happens for like a split second then return to normal. I haven't noticed any connection between when it happens and rough road surfaces.
2 weeks after purchasing a 2010 prius (december 2009) I was slowing down to make a turn and while braking I hit a small pothole in the road my car lunged forward. At first I thought I had been rear-ended but looked and saw that the nearest car was a good 20 feet behind me. The same thing happened to me again last week (week of february 1). This time I was braking for a stoplight when the car hit a bump in the road and again lunged forward. The lunging is quick but very noticeable. I have changed my driving habits in the hopes that I won't rear-end someone. I have not called in to the dealership about this but did fill out a satisfaction survey from toyota yesterday that I got due to the purchase of the car and included these problems in that survey.
Momentary brake failure on 2010 prius, has occurred on numerous occasions.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. She stated while braking at speeds of less than 15 MPH and going over a pothole and railroad tracks the brakes would intermittently hesitate to function properly. Within moments, the brakes would respond normally. On a separate occasion, while traveling in snowy conditions at speeds of under 30 MPH, she attempted to depress the brake pedal and it would not engage. The vehicle did not slide; however, the brakes did not engage and she proceeded to crash into a curb causing moderate damage to the front passenger's side tire and rim. There was also a loud grinding noise coming from the vehicle after the crash occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where she was awaiting repairs. There were no recalls. The failure and current mileages were 1200.
2010 prius when driven over pothole while braking seems to surge forward until the wheels have passed the pothole. Then brakes seems to catch and perform normally.
Brakes fail entirely when the car goes over a small bump or crease in the road. Its obvious (now) that the dealership was aware of this and tried to cover it up, as their immediate response was that it was normal and was just the ABS gripping (they didn't even want to write my complaint on my service report), despite my repeated assertions that I am well aware of the difference between ABS gripping and no brakes. Brakes failed on 3 occasions before the vehicle even had 4,000 miles.
I have a 2010 prius, which I purchased in august 2009. I noticed when I apply the brakes if I am at a pothole,or uneven road, there is a "slight" pause before the brakes engage and stop the car. This has occurred at least 50 times since I purchased the car.
On december 12, at approximately 6:15 pm while traveling east bound on I-30 near downtown dallas, I rear ended the car in front of me. I was traveling at approximately 12 MPH and the roads were dry. I was not tail gating the car in front of me. The car in front of me was cut off and he immediately hit his brakes. I did the same. My car began to buck and jump and I hit the car in front of me causing over $10,000 worth of damage to my 2010 toyota prius. My car was towed and repaired by toyota of dallas. I reported the incident to the dealership as well as to state farm. The dealership has told me over and over again that there are no problems with the brakes in my vehicle. They claim I must have been traveling too fast or too close to the vehicle in front of me. I was not issued a citation by the sheriff. My air bags did not deploy as I was traveling at approximately 12 MPH. I continued to complain to toyota about the brakes and they sent an engineer to examine my vehicle on tuesday, february 2 who again told me that there were no issues with my brakes. The very next day, the ntsb began an investigation into the brakes, and this morning, february 4 (2 days after the engineer inspected my vehicle) toyota announces that there are issues with the braking system in my vehicle. I continue to experience the same issues with my brakes. I am afraid to continue to drive the vehicle.
2010 toyota prius loosing braking power for short period over a bump. Can repeat it consistently over the same area on the street very close to my working place.
I have a 2010 prius v vehicle. Every time I approach a stop sign that has a fairly deep transverse rut in the pavement in front of it, my head snaps back as the car lurches forward. This appears to be the momentary loss of braking that is in the news for the 3rd generation prius. It is extremely repeatable...it happens every time. The date below is only the most recent time I've driven on that road. I have not had an accident.
My 2010 prius, which was purchased in may has had the very brake issues that are being reported. When a bump is hit, the car jerks forward quite unexpectedly when the brakes are applied. I thought it was just my imagination or that I hit a slick spot, but it has happened many times. The fact that toyota knew about this and hid it from the first prius owners is unbelievable. Since they have been fixing it on newer models and did not tell owners of the first ones off the production line t, I think a class action law suit should be undertaken. I am very angry and would like some mechanisms for getting rid of this car, given toyota's deception.
While approaching a stop sign at a particular intersection with a bump and pothole just before the stop area at approx 30mph, car momentarily loses braking power when passing over bump and pothole. I can replicate this issue every time I approach this intersection, and it has happened several times since we bought the car in 8/09. Problem was reported to dealer in september, and we were told there was no issue with the brakes on the vehicle.
So this is regarding the 2010 prius I recently purchased. I bought the car in august of 2009. The only problem I have is with the brakes. Sometimes when I hit a bump or pothole in the road, and I'm stepping on the brakes, I feel a sudden acceleration even though I do not step on the gas pedal. If I keep my foot on the pedal I will stop eventually, but the sudden onset of acceleration is quite scary. This happens from time to time and I can never predict it.
Prius 2010, purchased july, 2009, dch toyota, mamaroceck, ny. Braking problems since purchase: brakes disengage, car jumps, steering wheel needs to be controlled - while going over a bump, pothole or ice. In order to accommodate to this defect I must drive car carefully and slowly. This occurs regularly on routine drives in the metropolitan area.
My 2010 prius won't stop on rough or iced up roads.
I bought a 2010 prius in october 2009. I brought the prius back to the dealer, stevenson toyota, for a problem that would occur when the vehicle brake was completely depressed and the traction control light would come on. I also mentioned that when I would hit a bump or drive on ice, it did not seem that the vehicle would stop properly and that when hitting a bump, the vehicle would seem to "lurch forward". The dealer said this was a safety aspect of the vehicle and was normal operation. A few weeks later, I called the dealer again to reiterate my concerns about the braking problem and the lurching forward when hitting a bump, they again repeated that it was a safety measure new on the 2010 prius models. Now that the recall is out, I am skeptical on the validity of their statements saying that it was a new 2010 safety feature. My wife who also drives the vehicle does not feel safe driving in the snow because of the feel of the brakes when attempting to stop. I bought the car for her but now drive it more because she does not fee safe in the vehicle.
Braking system. I notice that as I pull up to a stop sign while driving, I apply the brakes lightly to slow down gradually. I have noticed multiple times that when I hit a bumpy spot or a pothole, the car loses it braking capacity. I mash the brake down harder to slow down if necessary and then it works fine. I don't know if it is related to the car's ability to absorb kinetic energy and recharge the hybrid battery or what. I also noticed one day when it began to snow heavily, the roads were very slippery and I almost skidded off the road as I applied the brakes.
We purchased our toyota 2010 prius v model in january 9, 2010. During the first week of driving we noticed that if we apply brake while turning left it will skit forward just missing the ditch in our drive way or off shooting in the traffic light crossing the median. These incidents were reported to the local toyota dealer and the dealer tech informed us that prius is not in recall and when they test drive they do not find anything wrong. Well, we said that it does not appear every time but it does very often. Their explanation was that it may be because of the snow as it is winter and being michigan roads not cleared on time.
Brakes on 2010 toyota prius do not work properly when backing up. Dealer checked brakes and could not find a problem.
I have noticed an issue with the brakes in my 2010 prius (iv) purchased in late august 2009 from wellesley toyota in wellesley, ma. I have noticed an odd pulsing in the brakes, much like the feeling of alb system kicking in. The car seems to continue moving right through my braking. I sometimes have to then slam the brakes to make the car stop. This is usually taking place as I am slowing to a stop sign or light -- and frequently when I'm going downhill. I had thought it had something to do with the switch between gas & electric powering but I can't be sure of that.
I currently own a 2010 toyota prius and over the past few month I've noticed a momentary loss in my braking when turning corners or coming to a stop. I'm alittle concern that this might be a degenerative issue that may cause a serious accident at high speeds.
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