2010 Toyota Prius: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Mar 29, 2016 · Steering · 86,000 miles · CA

There is a clunking noise in my steering column, feels loose when I turn it right and left. The steering clunking sound when turning the wheel is not normal.*dt

Filed Jul 10, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 106,000 miles · NJ

While driving at ca. 20 MPH a sudden jolt and clunk occurred and the car was stalled. Various dashboard lights came on, and the dash displayed "check hybrid system." towed to a toyota dealer, the problem was stated to be a failed inverter-converter that needed to be replaced.

Filed Jun 28, 2010 · Brakes · 3,000 miles · CA

Grabbing brakes: parked and sat in the car on a slight inclined driveway for some time listing radio. When I started backing up and tried to brake, there was no braking and then clunk clunk noise and car stops, tried again, same thing no braking and then little more pressure on brakes, clunk clunk noise cars stops. There was no way to smoothly glide the car down. This happened around 5 times. During last service I explained dealer about the problem but they could not reproduce it.

Filed Feb 7, 2010 · Brakes · CT

Since purchasing my 2010 toyota prius, I have had serious issues and safety concerns with the braking system. When you brake and hit a bump or pothole or large dip, the brake cut out and the car is not controllable until a few moments later. I reported this to the dealer and was assured it was performing as intended and normal for an anti-lock system. Having used anti-lock brakes for nearly 20 years, I know this to not be the case and stated this. I now understand this problem is widespread. My most recent email to toyota is attached: date: february 7, 2010 11:46:13 am est dear I received your email address this morning and felt I should forward on my earlier emails (regarding braking problems with my 2010 prius) to colonial toyota directly to you - please find them below. I understand that late friday toyota corporation advised dealers that corporate would announce a fix early this week. I honestly would have preferred to have learned this from colonial, than from the ny times. As I expressed during my sales experience and troubles with cash for clunker program - I understand there are certain things as a dealer that you are not in control of, but I expect and would appreciate clear and timely communication. Moreover, given the seriousness of this as a safety concern, I am concerned that the service department did not at least offering to help look into my braking issue when I verbally reported it during service. Instead, I was assured it was normal for anti-lock brakes and my clear statement that it was something I had never encountered before, despite owning anti-lock equipped cars for the past 19 years was dismissed. I would like to reiterate my request below regarding bringing my vehicle in immediately to fix the issue (and related damage) as soon as you able to and providing a loaner at toyota's expense. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Acceleration · 9,025 miles · FL

While turning off four lane road onto frontage road with foot on brake pedal my car suddenly started accelerating. I applied more pressure on the pedal quickly and got a sort of clunking sound and the car returned to normal driving speed?

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Brakes · 150 miles · ME

Braking problems with 2010 toyota prius. Since the purchase of this car on august 22, 2009, under the cash for clunkers program, my wife has repeatedly described the situation in which the brakes release unexpectedly. Specifically, when braking at low speeds while driving over a rail crossing (single track), the brakes release momentarily as the car experiences the bumping motion induced by the tracks. This can be replicated at will. In addition, she has noticed a similar momentary release of the brakes when approaching a stop sign on a slick road when the anti-lock brake mechanism was engaged. In these few cases, the car rolled past the stop sign and partially into the main travel way. Note this was not the result of sliding on slick pavement or the pulse-release of the anti-lock brake system but the release of brakes. None of these cases resulted in any physical impact or property damage--just the disconcerting feeling that the momentary loss of braking engendered. When my wife first noted this, I went to http://priuschat.com/, the prius owners forum (which I think is sponsored by toyota). The braking issue was noted by other forum members.