While initiating braking at speeds <30mph, the brakes will infrequently, but occasionally engage w/ normal force before the brakes lose normal braking force for a split second before re-engaging (especially if brake pedal is depressed further). Feels like an issue w/ engaging regenerative brakes. Not easily replicable, has happened going downhill and while hitting a small pothole 2-3 times in last few months (vehicle purchased nov '09).
2010 Toyota Prius brakes complaints
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Multiple events/failures, here is a summary: 1) while braking over rougher road conditions -- not potholes, but regular roughness/bumps in roads -- brakes feel like they momentarily no longer function/go out. As soon as you return to smooth road surfaces, the problem corrects itself. This has occurred on numerous occasions, the dealership with whom I purchased my vehicle were unaware of the problem when I called them, even thought it has been discussed in the national news. 2) brake malfunction on slippery roads. I was driving to work and going very slow, leaving more than enough space to stop from the car in front of me. I approached a red light and lightly applied the brakes. Having plenty of space to stop, I realized that my car was not slowing as it should. Regardless of the pressure applied there was no change. I ended up stopping by rearending the vehicle in front of me. The damage was minimal, but scary nonetheless.
I got into a wreck when driving my 2010 toyota prius because I feel the breaks did not work properly. The driver in front of me slammed on his brakes and I slammed on mine, I was in the middle of a 3 car pileup. I did not receive a citation because I was not following to close, which leads me to believe the breaks were not working as good as they should have. I am in industrial engineer and I believe this is most likely a computer problem. I drove a honda civic for 13 years and the breaks were much sharper, once activated they stopped the car much faster. I never got into a wreck with my civic, however, after owning my prius for only 2 weeks I got into a wreck. The incident number provided by the oklahoma city police department is 102719.
2010 toyota prius has a major flaw in the regenerative / hydraulic braking system. If the car is slowing gradually with regenerative braking active and the road surface changes due to a pothole, uneven/broken surface, or speed bump, the hydraulic braking is reengaged very slowly. This causes the car to appear to accelerate for a second or two until hydraulic braking is engaged by the car's computer or because the driver had to increase brake pedal pressure dramatically to slow/stop the car. I have been able to reproduce this daily on a number of the roads I consistently travel. Speed during these incidents is usually anywhere between 5 and 30 MPH. One example: driving on a road and coming to a stop light... Slowing gradually on regen braking, then I hit a part of the road where there is an uneven surface. Regen braking stops and car coasts with no braking, sometimes for up to a second or two. This is a major concern as it could result in a car accident or pedestrian death. I have already had at least two near misses where I have had to slow or stop suddenly while braking in regen mode and the switch to hydraulic mode is severely delayed. This could have resulted in rear-ending a car in front of me. Issue has been observed since I first obtained the car in july 2009.
I have not yet had this problem corrected, but when I decelerate in my 2010 toyota prius and I happen to go over a bump (can be a pothole, or ice, etc.), in all weather conditions, the brake sometimes disengages briefly and I have to re-engage to re-establish braking. The loss of braking is unrelated to the position of my foot, it's as if the brake suddenly is not present (not a decrease in brake pressure). I've caught it quickly each time, so never thought to complain until the recent recalls.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated his brakes are not holding when he steps on the brakes. The contact stated it feels as if he is braking on ice, sliding to make a stop. The failure is intermittent. The contact called the dealer and they stated they had not heard of this problem. The contact will be taking the vehicle in to be repaired.the failure mileage 6700.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that the brakes would not respond when she depressed the brake pedal. The failure occurred on an intermittent basis (a total of 6 times so far). There were no warning lights. She had neither taken the vehicle to the dealership nor called the manufacturer to-date. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The vehicle identification number was not available at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 800. The failure mileage was approximately 60.
While braking and coming to a stop at an intersection, and if there is a bump on the road, the auto continues to move forward, even if you depress the brake completely, the auto continues to move forward, about another 10 to 15 feet. This has happen numerous of times and dealer says they have no answer to the problem.
I was driving this morning and hit small pot hole as I was trying to slow down after going over the pot hole, the brake did not seem to work for a brief moment, but it seem okay later on.
My 2010 toyota prius under certain conditions will have a reduction in braking power. It will give the illusion of acceleration, but I believe the problem is a reduction in braking power. This problem has happened repeatedly and I frequently experience it in a location I regularly drive. As I approach a 4-way stop there is a bump that covers the width of my lane. As the front tires go over the bump the car feels like it start to take off just short of the stopping point. It quickly recovers and I am always able to stop, but the feelings is unnerving since it happens so close to the stopping point. I have contacted my toyota dealer, but they say they have no reported problems and did not even take any information.
When braking our 2010 toyota prius, the brakes sometimes release while the driver's foot is on the brake pedal. The driver needs to release the brake pedal and re-apply pressure for the brake to re-engage. The problem does not occur every day but it has occurred often enough that both drivers of our car have noticed this on several occasions during the six months that we have owned the car. It appears to occur more at speeds below 15 MPH, on downhill slopes, in colder weather and on slippery roads. Given the circumstances, the problem tends to happen when approaching intersections, where most braking takes place, making it a more dangerous defect. We purchased the car at the end of july, 2009. We reported the problem to the toyota dealership when the car was in for its first 5000 mile service in january, 2010. They road-tested the car but could not replicate our experience, so they could not diagnose the issue.
Toyota prius 2010 failed to stop at stop sign. I got a brand new toyota prius 2010 in late october 2009. Most of the time the brakes have been very good however I noticed several times that when I press the brakes the car kept going for a good few seconds before it stops. Yesterday I was in a small local road with speed around 28 mile/hr. When approching the intersection, I pressed the brake but the car was not slow down, I kept pressing the brake very hard and it finally stopped but the car was into the intersection already. Thank god, there was nobody crossing the street. I googled prius 2010 brake problem and found there were many same complaints out there and since dealers could not reproduce the defect, they can not offer a fix.
Listed one date, but not a single incident - has happened several times since I purchased car in aug 2009. When braking and hit a pothole or bump in the road, car accelerates/jerks forward for a moment. I have been lucky so far that I haven't been close to another car or a pedestrian when this has happened - though I came very close to hitting the back of one car that stopped quick in front of me when this happened.
Brake problem when on uneven surface or hill, sometimes turning. Car hydroplanes and brakes do not work. Has happened at least a dozen times since buying the car last august. Three times have come close to hitting another car. Reported problem to dealership. Waiting to hear back.
I have a 2010 prius. When I brake over a bumpy surface, I loose braking power for 1-2 seconds. I have experienced this very serious problem at least 10 times. I noticed this problem soon after the purchase and continues. I have brought it back for service at toyota but I was told there was no reported problems and they could not find the problem when they road tested my car. This is documented in the maintenance records. A couple of times when I experienced this problem, I almost hit the car in front of me! There is a defective braking system.
While braking my 2010 prius there are times where the car appears to surge forward. The initial braking occurs fine but near the point of coming to a complete stop (ie less than 10mph) is when the surge occurs. Initially I attributed this to icy road conditions but this has now occurred on dry pavement. The dash light indicating slippage of the car does not appear when this occurs. The problems seems to occur more often within the first 5 miles of starting the car. This surge does not occur everyday nor every time the car is started. It does not seem to be strictly temperature related although it has started occurring only in the winter (car purchased in july).
The brakes on our 2010 toyota prius momentarily stop working at low speeds on bumpy roads. The brakes stop working for only a second or two when braking on a bumpy road surface, the reengage. This has happened multiple times since we bought the car new in july 2009.
2010 toyota prius brake problem. Brakes do not work properly particularly in snowy day.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that the brakes failed when driving over uneven pavement at low speeds. The contact also stated the vehicle lurched forward when braking under normal road conditions. The failure happens when driving over a speed bump or a pot hole. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told to remove the floor mats but the problem persisted.the contact stated that the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure because it happens randomly . The manufacturer was contacted but the contact did not receive an acceptable answer from them. The failure mileage was 8,362.
I have a 2010 prius and saw an article about there being possible brake problems with the model. I have had this problem probably about 6 times since I got the car last july and, when I mentioned it to the dealer, they said there wasn't anything wrong with the brakes when they ran the diagnostic. When it happens, I'm in the process of braking, and there's a "push", almost like the brakes didn't "take", followed by a loss of steering for a second or two. It's also happened to my husband one time. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to when it happens (wet road vs. Dry road, turning or going straight, flat or hill). I originally associated the problem with the brakes because I also have the "sliding" icon come on the dashboard when I'm completely stopped and lean forward in my seatbelt. However, I'm now wondering if it's not the brakes, but the transmission, since it sort of feels like it's not downshifting when it's supposed to, or it shifts back into a higher gear for a second while braking. I came to this conclusion after waiting in the car while it was running. With the car on, emergency brake on, but not in park, there was a definite "jolt" when the gas engine would turn on and then off again a few minutes later. Although there hasn't been a crash yet, there were two times when it came really close to that, as I was turning and almost hit the cars on the side street that were in the left turn lane waiting to turn onto the street I had been traveling on.
On thursday, january 28th my wife drove our 2010 toyota prius to work. The was a slight coating of snow on the ground. Less that one block from our house, driving at no more than 10-15 MPH she applied the brakes to stop at a stop sign. She reported that the brakes seemed to lock (not the normal ABS feel) and she lost control of the car, which then slid/skidded into a curb which punctured the front passenger tire. The car appeared to have only a punctured tire which was changed by a aaa service truck. After the tire was changed and the service truck left, I attempted to drive the vehicle to a nearby tire dealer. As I tried to drive the car, I heard and felt a loud scraping noise that sound and felt like the brakes were still engaged. Even though I was now on clear pavement if I at all tried to apply the brakes,the ABS went on, but in an aggressive manner. The ABS also went on a couple of times even without me putting my foot on the brakes. The tire dealer said he thought we might have been the frame and told us not to drive the car. The car was towed to a nearby body shop to be inspected by our insurance company, state farm. As of february 2, 2010 no inspection has taken place. It is our contention that something malfunctioned with the brakes which caused the accident.
When braking at low speeds, if the car hits a manhole cover or uneven, bumpy road, there is a split-second loss in braking (which feels like acceleration since the driver expects to be decelerating at the time). Other priuschat site users have complained about the same problem with the 2010 prius - some users claimed this was "normal" when the regenerative brakes switch over to hydraulic brakes and that there was really no loss in braking. It may be "normal" but it's scary as heck when it happens and if a pedestrian crosses in front of the car or a car in front of a 2010 prius stops quickly under just the wrong circumstances, I suspect an accident would result.
Brake on my toyota prius 2010. A few month ago, I was driving on a street with many potholes in san francisco. I was coming to a stop on a red light. I applied the brake to slow my prius. As I was applying the brake, the car's front wheel hit a pothole. I suddenly feel a total lose to brake on the car for a slight second as the car seem like/feel like surge ahead. A fraction of second later, the brake went back to normal. It was a very scary feeling. I did feeling unsafe. I talked to the master mechanic in the toyota dealer. He said the it is normal as the ABS kick in when the car hit the pothole. It is doing it job. However, I had driven more than 5 cars with ABS and vsc and never have the kind of issue. This only happen once.
My 2010 toyota prius has a serious braking problem, the car lunges forward after apply my brakes over a bumpy surface. This is very unexpected and luckily no one was in front of me otherwise I would have hit them. This already happened several times, took my car to the dealer and no solution, I don't know what to do with a brand new like this.
2010 toyota prius. Going downhill and approaching a stop sign. My foot is steady on the brake and I am gradually coming to a stop. Then, I inadvertently go over a bump in the road and the prius lunges forward. I had to immediately slam hard on the brakes in order to keep the car from going into the intersection. Fortunately, there was no car or person in front of me as I was stopping.
I have a 2010 toyota prius that has often quit braking when I was driving on (a) a bumpy dirt road (2 times), (b) bumpy paved road (bumps caused by compacted snow) (2 times) and (c) a large dip in a road near my house (approx.10 times). The lapse in braking is probably less than a second, but scares me every time. Before my prius, I have always owned all-wheel drive vehicles, and I just attributed the lack of braking on the fact that I no longer have all wheel drive. But now that I think about it. That shouldn't affect the braking! I can pretty much count on this happening over a bumpy road, or just one big bump, so if someone wants to drive my car and see what it does, that is fine with me. Let me know if I can help get this problem fixed. I have not contacted the dealer about this. Should I?
I own a 2010 toyota prius ii. I've noticed that when I run over a bump or a pothole on the road, the car seems to accelerate or jolt forward. It happens while I brake to a stop sign and run over a bump or pothole. It has also happened while letting go of the gas pedal but not stepping on the brake. Therefore, I have to quickly step on the brake even harder to stop or slow down the car. During one incident, I nearly ran into a pedestrian crossing the street. It was a 4 way stop and I approached slowly. The pedestrian was directly in front of my vehicle and he had the right of way. I slowly approached and as my tire ran over the pained "stop" on the pavement, my vehicle jolted forward. It was a close call and it scared the pedestrian and myself. I went to a toyota dealership and has asked about the problem. They said they don't or have not had any complaints. Told me that mine was probably an isolated incident. I went home and googled to see if other prius drivers had the same experience. I was shocked to have read a few incidents of other prius owners experiencing the same thing. What can I do about this matter if toyota claims that my experience was isolated. Going back to the toyota dealership won't resolve anything.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving 25 MPH and attempting to slow the vehicle down, it lunged forward. The weather was not a factor and the failure occurred approximately four times. The failure has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The contact is concerned that the risk could cause a crash to occur. The failure mileage was 5,000.
When the car is moderately braking (so called regenerative braking) and either (or both) of the rear wheels hits rough pavement (pot holes, metal plates covering road, rough rail-road crossings) the car ceases to break and the car actually accelerates (the actual time is about 1 second of no breaks and acceleration). I have had this happen 10 times since I bought the car in oct of 09. In the first month the dealer told me they had not heard of this. Two months ago (dec)a mechanic told me that the electric engine kicks in (when regenative breaking) which drives the front wheels for a smoother breaking, so he surmised that if the breaking wheels are not making contact the car would speed up. On 1/13/2010 I met with the head of service for the dealership. He told me that the dealership tested a prius hooking it up to a computer and reproduced the environment of this complaint. Although he admitted there was a momentary lack of breaking with the loss of back wheel contact with the pavement he claimed there was no acceleration noted. He also admitted the test was done at approx. 25mph. I suggested he should repeat the test at 40-50mph as this is where it is most notable. Toyota's only suggestion is to drive carefully. They know they have a problem but this is there solution. I have been careful but on 1/31/10 I was driving at 45mph beginning to decelerate as the light ahead had turned red, and the truck infront of me had to panic stop as a car cut infront of him, at that moment my rear left wheel hit a pothole so I was not able to brake and actually accelerated toward the back of this truck. When the brakes reengaged I actually stopped 12 inches from his bumper. The consequences of this are an obvious safety hazard when you need to stop unexpectedly, you might well be endangering other drivers and/or pedestrians.
I had my new toyota prius about 4 days. On saturday morning, 1/23/10, I was backing out of my driveway. There was ice, but when I gently put on my brakes, I felt nothing. Two seconds later after sliding to the end of my driveway, the brakes caught. I was concerned that the feeling was quite odd, but chalked it up to the ice. Then the next morning, it happened again when there was no ice, but wet roads, first coming to one stop light and then about 15 minutes later at another stop light. The same feeling--putting on the brakes and hitting air--then 2 seconds later the brakes grabbed. I immediately drove it to the dealership and left it, citing brake failure. They had it about 2 days and no one believed me. Said it was fine. Yesterday, 2/1/10, and again today, 2/2/10, it did it again to and from work. I do not feel safe in that car. Something is wrong with the brakes.
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