I purchased a prius 2010 in november 2009 and have twice experienced a problem where the skid warning lights up on the dashboard even though the car is not skidding and at the same time I've felt the car accelerate even though my foot is on the brake. The first time I thought I would lose control of the car but kept my foot on the brake and the car eventually stopped. The second time it happened when I was doing a u-turn in an unleveled part of the road and since it had happened before I just applied the brake until the skid warning light turned off. I am now scared about the safety of the braking system in this car.
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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We took this statement from the federal safety agency press release with today's date, which is a 100% accurate description of our problem: "momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over an uneven road surface, pothole or bump" this is not a one-time event as we've noticed it happening numerous times since purchasing the prius in august 2009. The hesitation we've experienced usually occurs when driving down a steep hill or passing over a pothole.
Whenever I hit a bump while applying brakes on my 2010 toyota prius, the brakes stop working for a short interval (about a second). I first noticed this issue about two months ago while driving to a doctor appointment. There was a small, unavoidable pothole about 200 feet before a traffic light. The light had turned red, and I was braking as I hit the pothole. To my surprise, my prius lurched forwarded nearly hitting the car in front of me. Fortunately, the brakes re-engaged as I attempted to brake harder. I have had to travel that same road 3x a week for the past two months, and the problem is consistent and occurs every time I hit that bump when braking. I have since noticed it at other times, always when I hit a bump and am braking. The braking lag is substantial enough to have almost caused me to get in an accident on several occasions. The bumps that have triggered it have not been anything outside of what is very common to driving. I have called the dealership, and they acknowledge that there is no repair offered at this time (but claim that they expect one in a few weeks). They have offered me a rental car for a few weeks.
My current 2010 prius has the "jump" issue with the brakes, but this is not the first time that this has happened with the prius. My 2002 prius had the same issue, and I was not the only one. I was a member of a prius yahoo group, and this was a topic of discussion for a while. So while I do feel the "jump" I just thought it was part of the prius experience. Whenever I drive over a pothole, it feels like the car is trying to jump it. When hitting the brakes, it feels like there is acceleration for just a second. This is not an intermittent problem. It happens every time.
I understand toyota knew about the anti-lock brake issue on prius build before january 2010. I own a 2010 prius, purchased in october 2009. I have had one instance of momentary brake loss while driving over a bump. It was a bit frightening at the time, but the problem has not re-occurred. So I have not reported the incident until today. I assume many other prius owners may have experienced the same problem, but did not complain, since the occurrence is so infrequent. If toyota cares about safety, they will do the right thing and say "safety is toyota's number one priority. Our engineers are working on a fix for the prius's with the anti-lock brake issue and rest assured, toyota will fix those vehicles." I am very disappointed that toyota knew about this problem and has not taken care of it. Hasn't toyota learned enough from the sticky gas pedal problem. Toyota needs to be proactive in maintaining its image as a reliable car company that cares about safety.
My 2010 toyota prius lurches when going over a rough patch of road while I'm using the brakes. There is a particular patch of road near my home where this has happened repeatedly.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. When the contact attempted to apply the brakes while driving on a slippery surface the brakes did not fully engage which increased the stopping distance. The dealer was unable to reproduce the failure. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 5000. Updated 03/09/10. *lj updated 05/13/10
2010 prius brake problems.
When slowing to a red light on md 212 at us rt 1 in beltsville, md, my 2010 toyota prius rolled over a bumpy stretch of road and the regenerative brakes stopped braking. The car rolled forward in "free wheel" fashion until I stomped on the brakes hard at which point the friction brakes kicked in and stopped the vehicle in time to avoid an accident with the vehicle in front of me. The traction control indicator lamp lit, and remained lit until I released the brakes to accelerate when the light turned green. Seems to be the same problem everyone is reporting in the news this morning. I've had the car 1.5 weeks, and this is the first time I've noticed the problem, although my wife claims it happened to her during our test drive.
When braking, if a pothole or bump in the road is hit, the car seemingly jerks forward/accelerates for a split second.
I have noticed an issue with the brakes not working for a second when I am going downhill in the parking garage, and going over a speed bump, when I go over the bump while the brakes are slightly pressed, it momentarily loses braking after going over the bump. I think it is an issue with switching from regenerative braking, to regular mechanical braking. I am able to repeat the issue consistently in one location in a parking structure that I park in. I noticed it around oct 2009 and have been noticing it since then.
I have a 2010 toyota prius. When I am braking and I happen to hit a bump in the road, my car lurches forward while my foot is on the brake. I have not had an accident, but it has been close a couple of time. This began happening almost immediately after I bought the car. I bought it in july 2009. Incidents occurred between august 2009 and continue through the present. P.s. I don't know what type of brakes they are: air, hydraulic or electric - I just picked one.
I have a 2010 prius I purchased in october of 2009. Two different times I was driving on ice and was sliding while applying the brakes. While braking the brakes completely stopped working for a second or two, then began working again. The second time it happened I almost crashed into cars at an intersection because I could not stop at the intersection. Both times this happened I was going at a very slow rate of speed because of the road conditions. My husband had thought I was just crazy or not understanding ABS but this is not the feeling of ABS. I could feel the ABS brakes and then a moment of nothing, then brakes again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 10 MPH and engaging the brake pedal, the vehicle briefly accelerated on its own and the brakes malfunctioned. The failure has occurred 10 times since the vehicle was purchased. The dealer was contacted and they stated that was a safety feature. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 500 and the current mileage was 4826.
I have a 2010 toyota prius purchase in 9/2009. When I slow down to stop and go over a bump it feels as thought the power breaks go out and the vehicle surges forward. This has occurred since we purchased the vehicle. The original explanation was that we just need to get used to the transition from gasoline power to electric power. However, I don't feel that is sufficient as it is a very dangerous surge.
Our 2010 toyota prius has experienced the loss of brake action, or the sensation of speeding up, when going over a bump, occasionally around corners and on uneven surfaces.
I have a 2010 prius. If braking while going over a pothole or bump, the brakes seem to release, causing the vehicle to accelerate momentarily. Consistently happens in these circumstances.
I have experienced the identical problem that is being described with the brakes on my 2010 prius. When braking, if a pothole or bump in the road is hit, the car seemingly jerks forward/accelerates for a split second. I thought this was a "normal" oddity that was occurring as a result of the ABS, but now realize that this is a systemic problem.
I own a 2010 prius. When I apply the brake to stop the car, sometimes the brake stops working. If I then quickly take my foot off the brake and reapply, it works again and the car stops. This has occurred on several occasions since december 2009.
Brake failure on my 2010 prius; three times on snowy/icy roads in jan. 2010. Causing me to run two stop signs and narrowly avoiding a collision with a stopped vehicle.
I have a new gen iii 2010 prius ii and have noticed that when braking the car seems to surge forward before decelerating when I hit a series of bumps or a pothole. It is un-nerving in that even at slow speeds like when coming to a stop at a stop light, the car wants to continue forward with an uncontrolled burst. I have changed my driving slightly to give my self move stopping room, but sometimes there is a series of bumps in the road and it just happens. I have 10,000 miles on the vehicle and this has happened about 8 to ten times to me, usually when I'm not expecting anything to happen but a slow braking stop. As an incident date is requested, I am putting in just one of the dates that this occurred, I have not kept a record of the days, travel conditions, or times that the incidents occurred. This happens everytime my wife drives over a particular set of train tracks near where we live. Also this of course has happened over time and the mileage given is actually from the day we got it till now, this is an on going event.
2010 prius brake problem--I too have had a few occurrences of the brakes on my 2010 prius briefly failing. It happens if I brake while going over a pothole while braking. Most, but not all of the time this happens on a wet road. The brake pedal feels "mushy" and then in less than a second the regular brakes take over. I have never had the ABS system kick in--at least I have never felt the characteristic "shudder" of the brake pedal. So far, not even a close call, but it is very disconcerting. Date below is approximate first date. There have been 8-10 episodes. The car has about 9500 miles on it.
I have had two instances when I lost at least half of my braking power when going over a slight bump in the road. The first instance was about two months ago and the second was on feb. 2nd. In both cases I was coming up to a freeway on ramp stop light and went over a bump in the road. I went beyond the light both times and fortunately there were no other cars in my way. I also have a problem with the brakes grabbing so severely that my seat belt engages when I have just feather touched the brakes. This has occurred after starting the car and releasing the brake to move forward or backward, but not yet stepped on the gas. I have had the car into the dealership five times since purchasing it in september for these issues and have repeatedly been told this was normal. I even requested that a regional mechanic check it out and he did so. He told me he was able to have the car respond as I described and it was in normal range. I disagree. There has been three other people who have been with me when this has occurred and not one of them has considered this anywhere "normal". I only yesterday learned of this avenue of complaint or I would have notified you of this problem earlier. Thank you for your consideration and efforts to hold toyota accountable for this issue. So far I have had absolutely no success.
My 2010 prius is experiencing the brake problem as explained by others, I.e., hit a bump in the road while applying brakes and an unexpected but momentary increase in speed. This happened 3 times so far and I have owned the prius for 6 months.
2010 toyota prius purchased july 2009 I've had the braking problem that's been described in the news recently on a number of occasions. When I first reported it to toyota during my first oil change at the dealership, they told me "that it was normal". -- not!
My 2010 toyota prius was purchased in july 2009. When I try to brake on a bumpy road the brakes fail and the car actually momentarily accelerates.
In two separate incidents, I have experienced a situation similar to those problems reported with the 2010 prius brakes. When traveling over a bump in the road and on another occasion over train tracks, I felt the engine rev or accelerate. My brakes were already engaged, so I just pressed on them harder.
I was reading a story today about some reported brake problems with the 2010 prius. I bought mine back in september 2009. I have not noticed any brake problems during the winter on slippery surfaces, but just in the last week(january 30-february 2, 2010) I have had two instances on rough roads(from melting ice creating some small potholes) while braking where it feels like the car either accelerates for a brief moment or the wheels slip. The first time it happened I looked back to see if there had been any ice in that section of the road and there was none. The other time it happened as I was nearly stopped and the sensation was more like I had been bumped from behind by another car. I remember immediately looking up to see if a car had hit me and there was not a car close at all.
I own a 2010 prius since august 2009. In the past month or so, I noticed that when I made a slow right turn or stop on a drainage grill, I suddenly lost brake power. The car lunges forward for a foot or two before it stops upon hard stepping on the brake pedal. I had a near accident on feb 2, 2010 as I stopped at a red light under a bridge. This anomaly happens primarily around corners and bumpy roads. The problem did not happen at the beginning so I suspect that with time, the problem will get progressively worse.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While approaching a driveway at speeds under 10 MPH and making a left turn, the brakes failed momentarily. Within seconds the brakes became to function normally. The dealer was notified and the contact is awaiting repairs. The failure and current mileages were under 200.
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