I purchased a 2010 prius in october, 2009. On several occasions I have been braking and hit a pothole or bump in the road and my vehicle has accelerated momentarily. The first couple of times this happened, it was rather concerning and dangerous, as I was concerned I'd hit the vehicle in front of me. Since then, I attempt to not brake directly over a pothole.
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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2010 toyota prius: after turning car on, taking emergency brake off, foot on brake pedal fully depressed, shifting from park into reverse, the car will begin to move on its own without me taking foot off brake. Have to shift it back to park and turn it off for it to stop. Toyota service said "this is normal". Has happened 8 times, most recent jan 15th. All on level surfaces. Only happens if car is on in electric mode only, not with the engine on.
When applying brakes on 2010 prius (purchased in sept 2009), the car lurches forward when it hits a bump in the road. This is a reproducible behavior and has been observed since shortly after purchase.
My prius loses its braking ability when I hit a pothole or if I drive over a sewer grate. I've owned the car since july 2009, it is a 2010 model. It also happens when I drive over bumps in the road. This has happened several times since july. It seems to happen more in wet weather.
Toyota prius 2010. While driving approx 20 MPH over a pothole while applying the brakes, I felt what seemed like the brake slip and release temporarily. Although it did not cause an accident, it could have had there been a car closer on the other side of the pothole.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that the brakes were ultra-sensitive and while driving 5 MPH in reverse and lightly depressed the pedal the vehicle lunged forward as if she made an abrupt stop. Occasionally, she had to push the brake pedal extremely hard to stop the vehicle. She has not spoken to the dealer nor the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was 3,740. The failure mileage was approximately 500.
I have a 2010 prius. When I am coming to a stop and there is a slope in the road or a pothole, the brakes will momentarily disengage and the car lunges forward. It has happened multiple times. I can predict when it is going to happen based on the bumpiness of the road. And the distance I am from coming to a complete stop.
Pressing brakes while turning and hitting a pothole causes car to surge forward.
Since purchasing my 2010 prius in october 2009 I have noticed a brief pulsating sensation when applying the brakes over bumping surfaces. The brakes appear not to work for that brief moment when applying the brakes.
My 2010 prius brakes skip when going over large bumps or holes making the car surge forward rather than slow. I notice it at a higher rather than lower speeds. I thought it was just me until I heard others having the same problem. It was a daily problem as I go to work the same day and it happened in the same spot so the approx. Incident date below is sorta invalid. In addition, I don't know I checked the correct "brake" section, I just know it's the brakes.
My 2010 prius seems to momentarily lurch forward when driving over bumps and braking at the same time. It seems that the brake disengages momentarily and then re-engages. I have not had any accident, and the time of disengagement is very short, but it does scare me a little.
While driving on a slick road. I tried to brake and turn into a parking lot. Brake pedal felt non responsive and car hit curb, knocking off the wheel cover and scuffing the rim.
I purchased a 2010 prius iv in june 2009. I live in the kansas city area. Beginning in november when the weather turned cold, usually below freezing, I noticed that when I apply my brakes sometimes they will slip just for a fraction of a second. This usually occurs before the car has a chance to warm up but has occurred when the car is warmed up. The brakes will slip when I go over a portion of the road where the pavement is buckled, or there is a depression such as driving over a manhole cover, pothole or construction cut that was not properly filled. The experience is like braking over a small patch of ice. I notified the dealer of this problem in december but didn't make an appointment to have the car inspected. After reading an ap news release on this topic, which described the exact symptoms I am experiencing, I made an appointment for 12 feb to have the brakes inspected. I don't consider this to be a serious safety issue as I only experience this problem once every few weeks.
Just wanted to add my two cents worth that the brakes on my 2010 prius aren't right. When I hit a pothole while braking, the car lurches forward a few more feet. It has almost put me into oncoming traffic a couple of times. This has happened numerous times. I purchased my car on august 28, 2009. Please let me know when repairs and adjustments will be available to the public.
My 2010 toyota prius has issues with the braking system at different times, particularly when traveling over bumps, etc. There is a momentary loss of braking control. There have been no accidents but certainly scary to drive. Nothing has been done about the failure. I contacted my dealership as the car is still under warranty and they said all they could do was take my name and number down.
I purchased a 2010 toyota prius iv in november of 2009. Within a week of driving the car I was making a right turn at an intersection and drove over a pot-hole. Within a second of hitting the pot-hole I felt as if the car slid forward without resistance rather than feeling it being slowed by the brakes. A few seconds later the car seemed to recover and feel normal. I experienced this two more times at the same intersection when hitting the same pot-hole. I also experienced something similar weeks later on a different road. My wife reported similar experiences 3-4 times. We felt this was caused by unfamiliarity with the cars traction control system. The recent news reports on toyota braking problems is making is reconsider. Please note I pressed the submit button twice. The first one provided me confirmation number 10305515. I failed to notice an error with the model year. I entered 2009 instead of the correct 2010. Therefore I submitted the complaint a second time with the corrected year. Sorry for any inconvenience.
2010 prius bought in july of 2009. Similar problem to what is currently being investigated. When coming to a stop (usually from highway speed) on a road with potholes, the car will hit a pothole and will lurch forward, as if I had taken my foot off of the brake. So far, continued pressure on the brake pedal has always stopped me in time.
I stepped on my brake and my car kept accelerating.
I own a 2010 prius and when stopping going over a reasonable 'bump' the brakes seem to disengage so you get an acceleration feeling which causes you to react and press the brake again. It shakes you when is happens because you don't know what will happen!
I have a 2010 prius and on 2 different occasions I observed a brief lack of braking when I hit the brakes. The first incident came at a freeway speed of about 60 MPH and I had to hit the brakes harder than normal as traffic ahead of me were braking due to an accident. The second incident came in a residential area traveling at around 35-40 MPH and I had to hit the brakes hard as a vehicle turned on red in front of me. On both occasions the pause mirrored the descriptions that have recently been reported in the media. There is definitely a flaw in the brake design.
I have a 2010 prius and I have experienced frequent braking loss when driving over bumps while braking. The brakes release momentarily. I have experienced this many times!! It is definitely dangerous.
Every time my car hits a pothole, speedbump while braking the car fails to respond and results in a forward lurch almost causing collisions and safety hazards for drivers with this car. Every single time while braking and hitting uneven pavement, potholes, speedbumps etc.
Tl* the contact owns 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated when ever the vehicle goes over a bump in the road or pothole the braking system will not slow the vehicle down even though the brakes are being applied. Also the contact stated that it takes to much pressure to apply the brakes for a new car. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and the service tech. Drove the vehicle and informed the contact that the brakes were fine and that is how the vehicle is designed and to apply more pressure. The contact does not feel safe driving this vehicle because the vehicle hit a bump and accelerated in to a intersection while the brakes were applied. Failure mileage was 2.
My brakes quit working if a brake on loose gravel or when I hit a bump at low speeds. Seems like the ABS is trying to work but fails to kick on.
I purchased a 2010 toyota prius iv in november of 2009. Within a week of driving the car I was making a right turn at an intersection and drove over a pot-hole. Within a second of hitting the pot-hole I felt as if the car slid forward without resistance rather than feeling it being slowed by the brakes. A few seconds later the car seemed to recover and feel normal. I experienced this two more times at the same intersection when hitting the same pot-hole. I also experienced something similar weeks later on a different road. My wife reported similar experiences 3-4 times. We felt this was caused by unfamiliarity with the cars traction control system. The recent news reports on toyota braking problems is making is reconsider.
I have a toyota prius 2010 and it accelerates while braking on several occasions especially while applying brake during cruise control and breaking on going through uneven surface. I called toyota and they directed me to toyota dealer where I purchased my prius. I contacted bennett toyota in allentown, pa (that is where I purchased my car) and the service manager drove the car on 12/28/2009 with me and he said he couldn't find any problem; he said, he also tested the car for the specifications and the technicians couldn't find any problem with either cruise control or brake.
In snowy weather I tried to stop on slippery payment at slow speeds at a four way stop. The brakes let go for a few seconds before reconnecting. This has happened several times before on bumpy or slippery pavement. It never lasts for long, but it does increase stopping distance.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While the contact was driving 20mph the contact attempted to brake and noticed that the brakes would not engage for a short period. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. There were no prior warnings and the current and failure mileages were 5000.
When approaching a stop sign and applying the brakes over a rough stretch of pavement, the brakes "stuttered" or seemed to momentarily fail and then catch again with continued pressure on the brake pedal. Car lurched forward when this happened. This has happened twice at the same intersection.
I bought at 2010 prius on new year's eve, and since then, on several occasions (probably about 7-8 times) when hitting a pothole, the car feels like it lunges forward, or almost accelerates. Maybe it's just that the brake goes out completely, but it's always when braking for a pothole or dip that my car goes lunging forward. Luckily no accidents or anything have resulted as of yet, but it concerns me. I've been too busy to mention it to the dealer yet, although I did mention it briefly to my salesperson when he did a follow-up call to see how I was doing with the new car. I've made an appt. At my local dealer for monday to have it looked at, but given the news this morning, I felt I should report it because I've definitely been experiencing what's being reported.
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