2007 TOYOTA PRIUS Service Brakes Problems

The brake actuator failed. When the car was diagnosed by the Toyota dealership, they identified the problem as an internal leak within the brake actuator. Luckily, nobody has been hurt attempting to drive the car, but it is still being driven to get it from home to the repair shop so anything is possible. The first symptom I could link to this was in 2023, when the car would not accelerate via the gas pedal after the brakes were pressed during cruise control. Turning off the car and turning it back on fixed the problem. Afterwards, the red brake symbol was turned on. From that point on, the brake light would only shine sometimes. leading me to believe there must not have been something wrong with the car, since nothing else happened after that. 2024 is when the red brake light and ABS symbol both lit up. The only information that I could find in the manual was to take the Prius to the Toyota dealership. I could not find details on the problem. I continued to drive the car regardless because there seemed to be no problem. After letting the car sit for a few months in 2025, I began driving it again, and it was fine. A month later, I turned on my car and was met with a loud beep that did not end. This was my final sign to take it to get repaired. The car has exceeded 200,000 miles. This fix is $3,205.40 at the dealership. My 2007 Toyota Prius is valued between $2k to $4k. The repair would cost more than simply buying another Prius.

Check engine light came on with codes C 1256 & C 1300. Primary issue is Brake actuator failure. Toyota is ignoring this known and repeated issue and it may lead to a dangerous/ deadly situation if brakes go out while driving.

Failing Brake Actuator Assembly. This is known issue by Toyota and they issued a brief warranty repair program, but have since stopped and refuse to fix the issue or provide assistance.

2007 Toyota Prius Brake Actuator needs replaced. ABS, Parking Brake, VSC light came on 2 weeks ago when driving down a highway.

There is a known, (by Toyota), issue with the ABS brake actuator in many Prius generations including the 2nd generation Prius that I own. My mechanic said it would cost @$3000 to fix. This as I said is and has been a known issue with these cars that affects the ABS braking and puts myself, my family and any one on the road near me in danger. Toyota was quietly replacing these under an unadvertised, extended warranty program. Mine is out of this so called warranty period but if this was a known issue and was corrected at no cost due to the fact Toyota knew there was an issue why was there never a recall on the affected models all with this same problem? I feel that this dangerous problem should be corrected by Toyota at no cost to the owners of their dangerous affected vehicles.

Brake Actuator system (ABS) needs to be replaced with only 133K miles on my 2007 prius. I heard a sound and had a Toyota service center check for any issues. They told me it was the ABS system that needed to be replaced at a cost of $5K. The repair costs are greater than the car value. Toyota knows about this year, make, and model issue. I contacted Toyota Corporate about this this week and learned there was an extended warranty for this specific issue on my car. They refuse to honor the extended ABS system warranty even though I'm under 150K miles per the warranty. They told me a letter was sent to me about replacing it at no cost in 2017. I never received the letter nor did the Toyota service center I used at the time tell me about the issue. Additional Info: I am not driving the car since the dash lights have come on - red triangle, check engine, VSC and (!) symbol - with a circle inside the (). Noise checked at Toyota dealer service center and confirmed it's the brake actuator system No inspection by the manufacturer, police, insurance rep, or others The sound came first when pressing the brake pedal and then the lights came on after taking to the service center

Unknown I had just financed the vehicle 2-3 days prior.

Due to water infiltration from a poorly manufactured hatchback, water is able to get inside the "Supply Assy, Brake Control Power" module in the trunk of the second generation Prius. This part ultimately shorts out and fails causing a loss of regenerative braking and a "brake warning light". Toyota seems to be aware of the problem as a replacement module is now sold in a "water proof sheet" (see attached). Toyota has also moved this module to a different location (away from the rear wall of the Prius) in other hybrid vehicles (such as in the Camry where it has been moved forward). I wonder if the hybrid batteries in the Prius also fail due to water infiltration in the rear sections of these cars.

Mileage: 172,000

Toyota has admitted that their BRAKE ACTUATOR assembly on their 2007 Prius FAILS and they will fix it for no charge BUT ONLY IF YOU COMPLAIN. The brake actuator on my 2007 Prius is now failing and the braking system has become UNRELIABLE and UNSAFE. Toyota should replace my failing brake actuator with a new unit for no cost because this is a SAFETY ISSUE. I refuse to pay $3000 out of my own pocket to repair an item which has a long history of FAILING.

The abs actuator failed which caused the breaks to act up.also casue warning lights.and noise from the pump.it also can casue the hybrid battery to fail because it can't charge right

Brake Actuator Re. Vin: [XXX] On 4/13/21 my Toyota Prius '07 was diagnosed by Toyota of Hollywood of a bad abs actuator that needs to be replaced. The fact of the matter is that about 28 months before that on 2/14/19 the Actuator assembly was replaced by Toyota of North Miami after being diagnosed first by Toyota of Hollywood. The reason I choose to do the job in north Miami is because it was less costly. My question is how can a genuine Toyota part fail in just 28 months.? Many Prius owners have been experiencing this safety issue since 2018. The warranty enhancement program ended before the fact in 2017. And there seem to be a misprint because how can the Secondary Coverage end on the same date as the Primary Coverage? (2017) When you use the date of first use of a 2007 Prius. Toyota needs to do another Recall for this safety problem. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Under hard braking (over 50% of the pedal) the front passenger wheel applies all the force to stop the car to that one tire causing it to lose traction and skid. Brakes are insufficient to properly stop the vehicle and no warning lights are illuminated on the dash. Actually more than half of the time the whole dash does nothing, no MPH, no gas gauge, nothing but a blacked out information less panel. Then to top it off the car only has one headlight bc it blows what ever headlight I put into the ballast. 3 of the most common failures for a 2007 and my Prius has a grand slam assortment of serious potential life threatening problems that should have been repaired (never should have been assembled with) by Toyota. Minor wreck when attempting to stop the car under not driving conditions. Thankfully no one was hurt and only had to replace the front hood, bumper and radiator and support but have deemed the car as not road worthy and unfit for any driving conditions.

Abs vsc brake light on

When turning car on the car beeps loudly for 10-15 seconds. The brakes will randomly lock up. They do not always work properly on hills.

BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS GENERATION PRIUS AND TOYOTA HAS STOP OFFERING A WARRANTY BEFORE I EVEN GOT THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 85,000

MY CAR HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. BEFORE GETTING IT REPAIRED, THERE WERE MANY INSTANCES WHEN THE BRAKING POWER WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF, BUT NOT WILLING TO REPAIR. I AM SHOCKED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL.

Mileage: 65,000

ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE AT ONLY 64,000 MILES. POTENTIAL FOR COMPLETE BREAK FAILURE IF NOT IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AS THERE IS A TSB, BUT THEY ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A REPAIR FOR A SAFETY CRITICAL ITEM THAT IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL.

Mileage: 64,000

MY WIFE AND I PICKED UP OUR 3 LITTLE BOYS FROM SCHOOL ON OUR WAY HOME AS WE GOT ON THE HIGHWAY WE HEARD THIS LOUD LONG BEEP SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT MY BRAKES WILL NOT WORK SO I BEGAN PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MANY TIMES AND FINALLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED IT IS AN ABS/ACTUATOR PROBLEM WHICH TOYOTA IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF. THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA TO FIX IT FREE BECAUSE IT IS COSTLY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEY JUST DIDN'T CARE. NOW I HAVE NO CAR BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY HAD IT NOT BEEN GOD WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR PRECIOUS LIVES.

Mileage: 131,500

DASH WENT OUT NO VISUAL, TWICE, 1ST TIME I UNHOOKED FRONT CABLE TO BATTERY, IT COME BACK ON, 2ND TIME, I STARTED CAR, CONSOL WENT OUT AGAIN, HAD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA PLACE, TO ORDER NEW CONSOL, BRAKE LIGHT ON, ASB LIGHT ON, AFTER REPLACING BOTH FRONT & BACK BRAKE SHOES, ENJECTOR PUMP WENT OUT

Mileage: 200,300

I OWN A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007 AND I EXPERIENCING BRAKES NOT ENGAGING AS THEY SHOULD WHEN APPLIED. I NOTICE MY ABS VSC BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT IN TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD I HAVE A BAD ABS ACTUATOR. I RESEARCHED IT ON THE RECALL LIST AND IT WAS LISTED BUT EXPIRED IN DEC 2017. TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

Mileage: 5

STARTED GETTING BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE NOISES IN MY 2007 PRIUS BACK IN MARCH 2020 AND TOOK IT TO THE WEST COAST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN LONG BEACH, CA. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH THE GRINDING NOISE I NOW KNOW IS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM WAS GOING OFF. THE OTHER DAY THE ABS LIGHT WARNING CAME ON AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT. I PULLED OVER ON WASHINGTON BLVD AND ARLINGTON IN LOS ANGELES AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY. FROM WHAT I'VE READ THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON! TOYOTA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY'S ON MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES TO 10 YEARS BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS SO IF THIS PART MALFUNCTIONS A DAY AFTER THE WARRANTY THEN YOU ARE OUT OF LUCK. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS JUST ABOUT THE MOST DANGEROUS PART TO FAIL. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED.

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE BREAK LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND TIRE LIGHT ALL CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY A HIGH PITCH BEEPING. AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER THE BREAKS WERE ALMOST COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY LET ME KNOW IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT HAVING YOUR BREAKS GO OUT WAS GROUNDS FOR A RECALL. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED CRASH WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STOP BECAUSE OF THIS.

Mileage: 290,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER ON CITY STREETS, BRAKING SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. A HIGH-PITCHED ELECTRONIC SQUEAL CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT ALL TURNED ON. THESE ARE ALL LISTED AS SYMPTOMS OF A FAILED BRAKE ACTUATOR. AFTER CONTACTING A LICENSED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS DIRECTED TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT. AFTER BEING ESCALATED TO A SUPERVISOR, I WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION THEY USED TO COVER IT EXPIRED IN 2017, AND THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT (~$3000). I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CAUSE FOR A SAFETY RECALL, AS IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IT WAS PURE LUCK THAT THIS DIDN'T RESULT IN A CRASH.

Mileage: 184,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS A CONSTANT BEEPING NOISE. THE BRAKES ALMOST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY; IT ONLY WORKED ABOUT 10%. MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, BUT THIS ISSUE LEFT ME IN A COMPROMISING POSITION FOR MY SAFETY AND COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM IT. THE WARNING LIGHTS GO AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, BUT THEN THEY COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE ON SIMILAR ISSUES, I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR.

Mileage: 143,000

MY HUSBAND AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS OR ARE 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO SHE HAS ALREADY HAD FOUR OR MORE INSTANCES OF HER CAR DYING AND MAKING HER LOSE ALL CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK INTO DRIVE OR ANY OTHER GEAR THE CAR BECOMES IMMOBILE WITH NO ABILITY EVEN STEER OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR SHUT THE CAR OFF OR PUT IT IN PARK ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON BRAKES BECOME GLOWING RED HOT AND SEVERE ISSUES WITH LIGHTING AND MOISTURE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

FOR A MONTHS THE CAR IM DRIVING HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS FROM STEERING TO SPEED ,BRAKING AND DRASTIC WOBBLING OF ENTIRE CAR I'VE TAKEN PICTURES AND VIDEO ITS UNBELIEVABLE AND OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED UNDER 5MPH AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BRAKES BECAME VERY HARD, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND A VERY LONG HIGH PITCHED BEEP CAME ON. IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MY DEALER CHECKED AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. THE FIX IS OVER $2000. THE CAR HAS ONLY 118,000 MILES.

Mileage: 118,000

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN MOTION. DEEMED UNSAFE AND NOT TO BE DRIVEN. NO PRESSURE IN BRAKES. BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS GONE BAD. $1700 PART TO FIX PLUS LABOR.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK NAVIGATING THROUGH BUSY TRAFFIC WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED IN MY VEHICLE. SO BASICALLY MY WHOLE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, AND I WAS HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR TO A STOP WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT SINCE I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT FAILED DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. SO, NOW, I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES. IT'S NOT DRIVEABLE BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 235,000

DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY

Mileage: 105,000

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY BACK TO HILO FROM KONA DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON MY 2007 PRIUS AND OUT OF NOWHERE I LOST BREAKS FOR A TIME AND IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXP AND I M HAPPY I M STILL ALIVE. BREAKS CAME BACK WITH WARNING SIGNS ON DASHBOARD THAT THERE IS A FAILURE IN THE BREAK SYSTEM, ABS AND OTHER. CALLED HILO TOYOTA DEAL MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME I GIVE THEM THE VIN NUMBER THEY HANGUP ON ME IN A RUDE WAY WITHOUT GIVING ANY EXPLANATION WHY THEY ARE CUTTING THE CALL. FROM THERE WEBSITE I MANAGED TO START A TXT MESSAGE AND ASKED FOR APPOINTMENT TO SEE WHAT'S WRONG AND PAID 170$ AND THE RESULT WHERE THAT MY BREAK SYSTEM HAVE A RECALL ON IT AND MY CAR IS AT 118 000 MILES SO THE RECALL EXPIRED IN 2017 AND THEY ASKED ME 3500$ TO FIX THE BREAK SYSTEM INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. AFTER MANAGING TO CALL TOYOTA MAIN OFFICE THEY STARTED A CASE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ON MONDAY THEY WILL GIVE A FINAL ANSWER IF THEY WILL CHANGE THE FAILING RECALL BREAK SYSTEM OR NOT. ALSO I MANAGED TO CONTACT TOYOTA HONOLULU AND I KNEW FROM THEM THAT TOYOTA HAWAII IS A DIFFERENT ENTITY FROM TOYOTA MAINLAND AND THAT THE SAFETY RECALLS NEVER EXPIRED AND THEY SHOULD CHANGE THE BREAK SYSTEM INVOLVED IN THE REPORT NO QUESTIONS ASKED. HERE I AM REPORTING THIS TO NHTSA AS TOYOTA IS GAMBLING WITH PEOPLE LIVES WHO STILL DRIVING PRIUS WHICH MIGHT LOSE BREAKS AT ANY TIME AND MIGHT ENDUP IN DEATH RESULT. I HOPE NHTSA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND ASK TOYOTA TO CHANGE ALL THOSE DEFECTED BREAK SYSTEM FROM MANUFACTURES BEFORE MORE AMERICAN FAMILIES DIES FROM BREAK FAILURE WHICH WHERE NEVER CHANGED BECAUSE THE DEALER PREFER PROFIT ON SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE.

Mileage: 118,000

WELL KNOWN ABS ACCUMULATOR FAILURE, LOUD BEEPING NOISE, CAN'T DRIVE CAR SAFELY, HIGH MILEAGE CAR AND WILL BE REPAIRING IT, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PART IS SEVENTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS $1700 WHICH IS A LOT FOR SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS BRAKES AND WITH SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE ON ALL OF TOYOTA'S HYBRIDS. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE AVAILABLE FROM 3RD PARTIES SO I AM NOT FORCED TO DEAL WITH JUNK YARD ABS THAT IS JUST AS LIKELY TO FAIL BECAUSE OF A FLAWED DESIGN.

Mileage: 320,000

THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IS FAILING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS, CREATING UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS BRAKING. IT IS A $3,000 REPLACEMENT THAT, UP UNTIL THE END OF 2017, TOYOTA WAS REPLACING AT NO CHARGE, BUT NO LONGER, UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, ZG1, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE. I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2007 TOYOTAS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE JUST A VOLUNTARY "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT," BUT A MANDATORY RECALL TO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. THIS DEVICE RUNS ALMOST CONSTANTLY WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, CREATES A DRAG ON THE CAR THAT HAS CUT MPG IN HALF, IS PROBABLY WEARING OUT THE BRAKES PREMATURELY, AND CAUSES DANGEROUSLY SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A STOP THAT HAS RESULTED IN SOME NEAR ACCIDENTS. I PRESUME THE ABS FUNCTION WOULD NOT WORK WHEN CALLED UPON. THE REPAIR COST IS ABOUT HALF THE RETAIL VALUE OF THE CAR, AND IT SEEMS UNFAIR THAT JUST BECAUSE THIS SHOWED UP AFTER THEIR PROGRAM ENDED, I HAVE TO FOOT THE ENTIRE BILL, OR JUNK A CAR THAT IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT SHAPE. THERE ARE 150K MILES ON THE CAR, LOW FOR A TOYOTA OF THIS AGE. I HAVE ATTACHED THE TOYOTA ZG1 LETTER THAT I FOUND ON LINE. PLEASE CONSIDER AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND MAKE TOYOTA FIX IT FOR EVERYONE.

Mileage: 150,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR TO WORK, AN AUDIO WARNING AND LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. SHE STARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHTS HAD RESET AND NO SOUND. LATER IN THE DAY SHE STARTED HER CAR AND THE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MUSHY. I GOT THE CAR HOME AND LOOKED AT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND REPLACED THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT WORK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE, TOYOTA HAD A ITEM CALLED A BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT SEEMS TO FAIL AFTER SOME TIME.AFTER READING SOME FORUMS IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WERE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. TOYOTA WANTS AROUND $6,000 TO REPLACE THIS UNIT AND IT ISN'T AS EASY AS REPLACING A COUPLE OF BRAKE PADS.

Mileage: 201,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE CONTACT'S BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO OPERATE. THE PARAMEDICS TRANSPORTED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE SUFFERED FROM INJURIES TO HER CHEST AND BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANSONE TOYOTA (90-100 US-1, AVENEL, NJ 07001, (732) 815-0500) WHERE THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND ON THE BLACK BOX AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (HEARTLAND TOYOTA) THAT MY ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) PUMP ACTUATOR IS FAILING ON MY 2007 PRIUS WITH ONLY 87,000 MILES. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IS $3500-$4000. APPARENTLY TOYOTA CAME OUT WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS PROBLEM A WHILE BACK BUT LIMITED IT TO SITUATIONS OCCURRING PRIOR TO 12/31/2017. I CONTACTED TOYOTA "CUSTOMER CARE" IN AN EFFORT TO FIND OUT WHAT IS MAGICAL ABOUT THE 12/31/2017 END DATE. THEY HAD NO GOOD ANSWER. I'M TOLD THE BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME WITH NO WARNING. CURRENTLY THERE IS JUST AN UNUSUAL PRESSURE RELEASE SOUND WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE LIT.

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUSTER PANEL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, THE ABS AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA PINELLAS PARK (727-231-1423, LOCATED AT 8501 US HIGHWAY 19 NORTH, PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL IN 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

CAR ROLLS AWAY WHEN PLACED IN PARK AND IGNITION OFF. NOTICED MULTIPLE TIMES. VIDEO AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IGNITION OFF AND KEY ARE OUT. I LOCKED AND CAR, CAME BACK TO LOAD IT AND LEANED AGAINST THE CAR. THE CR JUST STARTED TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET. I RECORDED VIDEO. THEN I TURNED ON THE CAR, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES PROPERLY.

Mileage: 130,000

BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER I REPLACED THE 12V BATTERY. I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE-EFFECT WAS STRONGER AND IT RESULTED IN THE CAR PULLING SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO TESTED THE CODES AND REPLACED THE ABS RELAY. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND HE RECOMMENDED TOYOTA SERVICE. I TALKED WITH A TOYOTA SERVICE REP WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SOME PRIUS BRAKES AND ASKED THAT I GIVE HIM THE VIN. HE SAID THERE HAD BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY BUT IT HAD EXPIRED SOME TIME AGO. HE SAID THE COST TO FIX THIS WOULD APPROXIMATE $3500. OTHERWISE THE CAR IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND I WOULD EXPECT THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT ANOTHER 100,000 MILES OR PERHAPS MUCH MORE. A TYPICAL AMERICAN-MADE CAR WITH AN ABS FAILURE WILL STILL BRAKE NORMALLY - JUST NOT HAVE THE ABS FEATURE. THE PRIUS WILL NOT! THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP SAID IT SHOULDN'T BE DRIVEN AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS AND MY EXPERIENCE CONFIRMS THE MALFUNCTION.

Mileage: 145,000

IF I DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR AROUND TOWN AND I'M DRIVING A HALF HOUR SOMETIMES LESS MY CAR MAKES A LOUD BUZZING NOISE AND MY INSTRUMENT PANEL THE HAZARD LIGHTS GO ON AND I LOSE MY BRAKES. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T GOING TO FAST TOWARD THE LIGHT AND DIDN'T HIT ANYONE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME IF I'M DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME 1/2 HOUR OR MORE. MY VEHICLE WAS ON CITY STREET AND ON HIGHWAY. I WAS IN MOTION. ON THE HIGHWAY 70MPH AND ON CITY STREETS 35/40 MPH.

Mileage: 220,000

ABS ACCUATOR FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY KNOWN COMMON FAILURE FROM TOYOTA . THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY CAR.

Mileage: 185

THE DASHBOARD DON'T WORK SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES THA BREAK LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE BREAKS STOP WORKING IT CHANGE IT SELF TO NEUTRAL AND THE POWER STEERING W. GET REALLY HARD.. ALL THIS HAPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS.

Mileage: 164,000

MY CAR HAS 115K MILES AND THE ABS ALARM WENT OFF AND THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE FAILED AND NEED A NEW ONE AND QUOTE ME $3000. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS SO MY MECHANIC INSTALLED A USED PART AND STILL THE ABS ALARM ON! THIS PART HAS A RECALL THAT EXPIRED IN JAN 2018. CAN TOYOTA DO THIS FOR ME? THE CAR CAN STILL BE DRIVEN FOR A LONG TIME. THIS PART IS SUPPOSED TO LIVE MUCH MORE THAN 115K MILES AND PROBABLY MORE THAN 300K MILES.

Mileage: 115,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR MAKING NOISE ALONG WITH 3 DIFFERENT BRAKE LIGHTS ON. TOYOTA PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL ON THIS EXACT ISSUE WHICH HAS SINCE ENDED. MANY CARS ARE STILL AT RISK

Mileage: 185,000

THE BRAKE ACCUATOR ON THE GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS BECOME FAMOUS FOR FAILING. TOYOTA RAN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, DEALERSHIPS IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND INSTEAD FIXED OTHER ISSUES WITHOUT ACTUALLY GOING AFTER THE ACCUATOR UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW MY CAR'S ACCUATOR FOR THE BRAKES IS BAD, AS INDICATED BY WARNING LIGHTS AND ALARMS. I FEAR THAT MY 10 YEAR OLD CAR WILL HAVE A BRAKE FAILURE. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT OVER $2500 FOR A DEFECTIVE TOYOTA PART. THIS IS UNFAIR THAT TOYOTA MADE A BAD PART THAT CONSISTENTLY FAILS IN THIS MODEL AND THAT THEY DO NOT FIX ALL OF THEM WITH A PROPER RECALL, OR EXCLUDE DRIVERS AFTER NOT RELAYING IMPORTANT INFORMATION. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN THE STREET WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON WARNING ME THAT MY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS FAILING SO I LEFT THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT FURTHER.

Mileage: 105,000

IT HAD RAINED OUTSIDE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE MY CAR SLID AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO PUSH AND SLID AS IF IT WAS ON ICE. WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE CAR IT STOPPED SUDDENLY AS IF I HIT A WALL.

Mileage: 225,000

FRONT WHEELS LOOSE ALL TRACTION ON ICY PATCH! TRAVELING NORTH ON AN OLD PAVED COUNTRY ROAD WITH A MODERATE CROWN AND NARROW LANES, I CAME UPON A MODEST BLUFF THAT WAS JUST ABRUPT ENOUGH TO KEEP ME FROM SEEING THE ROAD SURFACE ON THE OTHER SIDE. WITHIN 50' OF THE OTHER SIDE WAS BLOWING SNOW, SOME STICKING AND TURNING INTO ICE. AIR TEMP. 27 DEGREES. DON'T KNOW THE SURFACE TEMP, AND IT WAS SUNNY, NICE. THIS PATCH WAS 500' OR SO AND PROMPTED ME TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR. I WAS APPROACHING 50 MPH, NOT FAST FOR THIS ROAD AND WAS IN NO HURRY. WITHIN THE TIME OF A BREATH, MY FRONT END BLEW SMOOTHLY TOWARD THE DITCH AND ME AND THE PRIUS CAME TO REST WITHIN 30' OR SO. NOW THIS LIGHT TO MODERATE CROSS WIND TOOK CONTROL OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR, 'NOT THE BACK'. THE POINT BEING, REAR WHEELS ARE FREE SPINNING, WHILE FRONT WHEELS HAVE A RATHER AGGRESSIVE BREAKING EFFECT. MIND YOU, NEVER CONSIDERED TOUCHING THE 'BREAKS'. IN ADDITION, I'VE LEARNED THAT DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED TOWN STREETS, THAT IT IS BEST TO POP THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND APPLYING THE SERVICE BRAKES, THIS ACTION WOULD PREVENT THE CAR SLIPPING OR SLIDING AT ALL. (3 MO. OLD MICHELIN DEFENDER TIRES) NOT DEDICATED SNOW TIRES, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, VERY GOOD. THIS TOWN I LIVE IN HAS VERY STEEP GRADES, I'M ABLE TO NEGOTIATE ALL OF IT COMING AND GOING. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT (STATE FARM CLAIM #[XXX]) WAS CAUSED BY THE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE REGENERATIVE BREAKING ACTION WHEN REMOVING ONES FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE POINT OUT THAT A HOUR EARLIER WHILE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION, I'D DRIVEN OVER MANY DRIFTING PATCHES AT VARYING SPEEDS FROM 50 TO 70 MPH WITH A STIFFER CROSS WIND. HOWEVER I COULD SEE THEM FAR IN ADVANCE. AFTER A LENGTHY GO-A-ROUND WITH TOYOTA OVER THE PHONE, THE RESPONSE WAS, THEY WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS CAR OR IN THE FUTURE MODELS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

Mileage: 106,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS

Mileage: 174,000

TAKATA RECALL 1. DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET AT APPROX. 45 MPH ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN INTERSECTION ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY HAD FAILED, EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. AFTER THAT INCIDENT THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMAL. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND IT IS NO LONGER VALID, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM (USED) NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF ANY RECALLS. I AM A TOYOTA OWNER WITH A DEFECTED VEHICLE (A KNOWN DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURE). WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? 2. THE HEADLAMPS (LEFT) INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT, I HAVE REPLACED THE LAMP, CHECKED THE FUSES AND IT STILL HAPPENS, OTHERS HAVE DESCRIBED LOOSING BOTH LAMPS. BOTH ISSUES ABOVE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SERIOUS INJURY INCIDENTS. THESE SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA.

Mileage: 159,634

FIRST ISSUE IS WITH THE REAR LATCH BEING USELESS SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER AS THE MOLDING IS ALL MELTED AND ACCESS TO THE TRUNK BEING IMPOSSIBLE. SECOND AND MOST IMPORTANT I'VE NOTICED THE BRAKING ON THIS CAR IS VERY VERY SUSPECT. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO FROM WESTBURY TOYOTA AND I'VE LEARNED I NEED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AT LEAST A GOOD 50 TO 100 FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BRAKED SO SUDDEN THAT I ALSO HIT MY BRAKES, THE ABS SIGN FLASHED AS IF IT "WAS" WORKING BUT THE CAR JUST KEPT GOING, I ENDED UP PRESSING THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STILL NO RESULT. IF I HADN'T KEPT MY DISTANCE I WOULD'VE DEFINITELY ENDED UP IN THAT CARS TRUNK. I CAN SAY FROM ALL MY EXPERIENCE AS A DRIVER AND ALL THE CARS I'VE OWNED THIS CAR HAS THE WORST BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE HISTORY OF MOTOR VEHICLES. FEELS LIKE BRAKING A 747 PLANE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BRAKING

Mileage: 61,000

IN FEB 2018 I NOTICED THAT SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR THE VSC, ABS, AND PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT LIT UP. ALSO THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT. I HAD RECENTLY WENT FOR AND INSPECTION ON MY CAR IN JAN AND HAD BRAKES REPLACED AT MY LOCAL MONROE PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING SO I QUESTIONED THEM ON WHAT ALL THE LIGHTS MEANT AND THEY LOOKED ON LINE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR MY CAR. THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. I WENT TO THE DEALER IN A FEW WEEKS LATER IN MAR AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS A LETTER SENT TO PRIUS OWNERS STATING THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON BRAKE ACTUATORS UNTIL END OF 2017. THEY HAVE IT IN TWO PHASES, AND IT'S UNLIMITED MILES UNTIL DEC 2017 FOR THE FIRST PHASE, THEN AFTER THAT IT'S 150K MILES/10 YEARS. IT ALSO SAYS THE RED TRIANGLE LIGHT MUST BE ON FOR IT TO BE COVERED (IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S ONLY COVERED IF IT FAILS.) I NEVER RECEIVED THIS LETTER AND THE EXCEED THE 150K MILES BY 5K AND YEARS. THE CSR REP SAID HE WOULD SHE IF THEY COULD HONOR IT BEING THAT IT WAS SO EARLY IN THE 2018 YEAR ONLY A FEW MONTHS PASS THE DEADLINE BUT THE MANAGER ON SITE DECLINED AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $3,500.00 TO GET THIS REPLACED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND OF COURSE THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE LETTER STIPULATED A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME OF SERVICE. MY ISSUE IS THAT I #1 NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THIS RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY #2 I BROUGHT THIS CAR AT A DEALER CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TOYOTA DEALER SO THEY SHOULD OF UPDATED MY INFO IN THE SYSTEM (ADDRESS, EX.) #3 MY CAR IS A ELECTRICAL CAR AND NEEDED THIS FIX TO OPERATE PROPERLY... I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING PUNISHED ABOUT A DEFECT UNDISCLOSED TO ME WHICH NOW IS A HEFTY COST. #4 MY ISSUE HAPPEN 2-3 MONTHS AFTER STILL NOT FAR OFF. I'M FILING A COMPLAINT IN HOPES OF FINDING HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. .

Mileage: 155

THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WENT OUT OCTOBER OF 2018. I TOOK THIS CAR TO BE QUOTED FOR A PART AND THE PART AND LABOR ARE $2500. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE WITHOUT STOPPING POWER. THIS IS NOT A RARE PROBLEM FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS IN 2007. I KNOW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT RECEIVING THE $2500 OR HIGHER BILL OF REPAIR. TOYOTA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. A BATTERY REPAIR IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN, BUT THIS REPAIR IS ALMOST AS MUCH AS A BATTERY AND MAKES THE PRIUS NOT WORTH BUYING. THE VEHICLE ABS, RED TRIANGLE MASTER LIGHT, VSC, AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL TURNED ON AT ONCE AFTER A DRIVE OF 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER SKIDDING TO A STOP, I COULD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 183,000

I HAVE A TOYOTA PRIUS 2007, 283950 MILES , SAFETY RECALL ZG1 ENDED ON DEC2017. THE SYMPTOMS ON THIS RECALL IS NOT CONTSTANT BEFORE IN MY CAR, BUT NOW IT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME . THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO FAIL ON ME WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST . CAN YOU RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO EXTEND IT SOME MORE ?

Mileage: 283,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE ABS INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES LOST POWER AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SLAMMED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLEARWATER TOYOTA (800-667-9051, LOCATED AT 21799 US HWY 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL 33765) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER, STATING THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

SQUEALING BRAKE ACTUATOR. OCCURS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, IN GEAR, BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN. THIS IS AN INDICATOR ACTUATOR IS FAILING, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.

Mileage: 84,000

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS GOING BAD, I HAVE E-BRAKE LIGHT ON ALWAYS, AS WELL AS VSC, ABS, AND ((!)) LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND NOT THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE AND RUNNING.

Mileage: 135,000

THE WARNING LIGHTS IS SHOWING UP ON MY DASHBOARD ABS,VSC,BRAKE LIGHT AND A CIRCLE IS COMING UP ON MY DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 2,000

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR IS GOING BAD, I HAVE E-BRAKE LIGHT ON ALWAYS, AS WELL AS VSC, ABS, AND ((!)) LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND NOT THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS CONSTANTLY MAKING NOISE AND RUNNING. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE FOR AN INSPECTION AT THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE, SO AS IT TURNS OUT THE PART IS FAILING AND THE BRAKES MIGHT NOT WORK AT ANY GIVEN POINT. TOYOTA WANTS $2,000+ TO FIX THIS ISSUE WHEN IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Mileage: 173,000

BREAKING NOISE BEHIND DRIVER DASHBOARD SIMILIAR TO WHIRRING OR MOTOR SOUND, COMES ON WETHER THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED OR NOT DRIVING OR STATIONARY... VERY BOTHERSOME, BREAKS ALSO HAVE BARK SOUND AT TIMES WHEN PRESSED DOWN. WENT TO DEALER AND WAS DISMISSED AS IT BEING NORMAL, CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO WORK ON A REPAIR. PLEASE ADVISE

BRAKE FAILURE IN THE ABS MODULE SYSTEM.

Mileage: 189,000

DRIVING CAR ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. E-BRAKE LIGHT TURNED ON WITH THE LOUD ALARM SOUND AS IF I HAD ACTIVATED MY E-BRAKE. I LOST SIGNIFICANT BREAKING POWER AND WAS VERY LUCKY NOBODY STOPPED FAST IN FRONT OF ME WHILE IT HAPPENED. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT IT WAS VERY SCARY ON THE FREEWAY NOT BEING ABLE TO BREAK PROPERLY. I LEARNED IT WAS THE ABS ACTUATOR THAT HAD FAILED, WAS TOLD MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BUT I HAD NO IDEA THERE EVEN WAS A RECALL. IF THEY KNEW THIS WAS AN ISSUE WHY WAS IT NOT FIXED WHEN I HAD MY CAR SERVICED? PT#04003-44647

Mileage: 136,000

MY CAR HAD NOT EXHIBITED PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BREAKING. UPON LEAVING SCHOOL, THE ABS, VSC, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ACCOMPANIED BY A LONG, LOUD, AND CONTINUOUS BEEP. I PULED OVER INTO A PARKING LIGHT AND IT ALL STOPPED. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AS THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FINE NOW. UPON APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL AND COMPRESSED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND HAD TO RUN IT INTO A CURB IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD IT TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS FAILING. UPON CALLING TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, I WAS NOTIFIED OF AN ENHANCED WARRANTY THAT EXISTED THROUGH 12/31/17. HOWEVER, I NEVER RECEIVED AN NOTICE OF THIS WARRANTY NOR HAD MY VEHICLE HAD ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO 12/31/17 THAT WOULD SUGGEST TO ME THAT THE CAR'S ABS NEEDED SERVICED. I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND DESPITE TOYOTA'S NEGLIGENCE IN COMMUNICATING THE DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT TO ME, THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION.

Mileage: 147,000

THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR SOMETIMES QUIT WORKING FOR A SECOND WHEN BRAKING OVER BUMPS.

Mileage: 117,000

IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION ON 08/08/2018, MY '07 TOYOTA PRIUS 2 FAILED TO STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP AND PARK INSTEAD IT ACCELERATED. DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF SEAFOOD CITY IN CERRITOS, CA, LOOKING FOR AN OPEN SPOT, I MAINTAINED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP A SAFE SPEED. APPROACHING AN OPEN SPOT, I CONTINUED TO KEEP PRESSING THE BRAKE WHILE ENTERING THE SPACE. AS I WAS STRAIGHTENING MY STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING A HARDER BRAKE TO STOP, I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE FORWARD, CAUSING MY INSTINCTIVE REACTION TO APPLY EVEN MORE BRAKING PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. THE CAR CONTINUED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY, JUMPING THE CURB OF AN ISLAND, HITTING AND KNOCKING OVER A PALM TREE (APPROXIMATELY 15' TALL) ONTO A PARKED VEHICLE (CAR #2) TO THE IMMEDIATE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME (CAR #1). MY VEHICLE DROVE UP THE TREE AND CAME TO A SHORT REST ON TOP OF THE HOOD OF CAR #1, WHERE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STOPPING, AND REALIZING THAT I WAS STILL APPLYING A HARD BRAKE, TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE TREE AND OFF OF THE HOOD OF CAR #1. THE CAR DIDN'T STOP ROLLING BACKWARD DESPITE MY FOOT WAS PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE. IT WAS THE COUSIN OF THE OWNER OF CAR #2 WHO REACHED AND PRESSED THE STOP WHERE THAT'S THE ONLY TIME MY CAR STOPPED ROLLING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WAS THE WORST FEELING AS I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE BRAKE DIDN'T WORK. I WAS SO SHAKEN, ME AND MY HUSBAND WERE DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO. WE IMMEDIATE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED, THEY GAVE US THE CORPORATE INSTEAD. THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE WAS INDORMED BUT WE BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING THIS CASE SERIOUSLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN BY OFFICER CLAYTON OF CERRITOS SHERRIFF STATION REF. #918-03548-2318-483

Mileage: 140,058

THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LONG SUSTAINED HIGH-PITCHED ELECTRONIC BEEP. THE LIGHTS FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, ABS, AND ANOTHER LIGHT I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH WERE ON. WHEN I PUMPED ON THE BRAKES, THEY FELT UNRESPONSIVE. I TRIED AGAIN BUT KEEPING DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT WAS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND. I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. AT SLOWER SPEEDS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO WORK, BUT SLOWING DOWN EVEN FROM LESS THAN 20 MPH TOOK SEVERAL YARDS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN DECEMBER 2017. AS THE OWNER OF THE CAR, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS KNOWN ISSUE, AND NOT TOLD ABOUT THE WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH I HAD BEEN TAKING MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR SCHEDULED SERVICE. THE PART ITSELF IS OVER $2000, BEFORE LABOR, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. SO I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS. AND I NEARLY DIED DRIVING WITH A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD HAVE WARRANTED A FULL SAFETY RECALL.

Mileage: 116,000

MY BRAKES HAVE BEGUN TO MAKE SEVERAL DIFFERENT NOISES. UPON RESEARCHES I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATORS ARE KNOWN TO FAIL. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AS IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF MY BRAKES GO OUT ON THE FREE WAY.

Mileage: 113,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING, AND I AM OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX AND VERY DANGEROUS TO KEEP DRIVING LIKE THIS.

Mileage: 240,000

I TOOK THE 2007 PRIUS TO THE MECHANIC AND HE NEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS RIGHT AWAY.THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS FAILING AND THAT IT WOULD COST OVER THREE THOUSAND TO FIX.HE SAID THAT YOU MAY LOOSE THE BRAKES IF IT FAILS TOTALLY AND ADVISED ME TO SELL THE CAR .TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THERE 2ND GEN PRIUS.THE FORUMS I HAVE READ TELL ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TOTAL FAILURES IN MANY PRIUS.I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD BEAR THE COST AND BE LIABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. SIGNED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABS ACTUATOR BROKE WHILE MAKING A LOW SPEED TURN (ABOUT 10MPH). THE CAR MADE AN ALARM SOUND, ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE CAR BECAME SLUGGISH AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. RESTARTING THE CAR MADE IT DRIVABLE AGAIN, BUT I NO LONGER HAVE ABS BRAKES, ONLY STANDARD. THIS PART IS APPARENTLY WORTH MORE THAN THE CAR TO REPLACE, YET IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 144,600

BRAKE, VCS,ABS AND (!) LIGHTS CAME ON. OTHER PRIUS OWNERS SAID PRIUS WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS UNTIL DEC 31 2017. ABS MODULE WENT BAD. LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN STARTED CAR. NEVER GOT NOTICE THAT THIS WAS COVERED, OTHERS SAY NHTSA SHOULD MAKE TOYOTA EXTEND COVERAGE.

Mileage: 180,000

I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND MY VEHICLE CLIMBED THE CURB, CROSSED THE SIDE WALK, AND CRASH INTO A METAL FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SIDE WALK. THE FENCE STOPPED THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR REPAIRED AND A BODY SHOP, I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE CAR'S BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD FAILED, LEADING TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CRASH.

Mileage: 79,314

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES ON THE CAR CEASED WORKING. IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE BRAKES WOULD WORK AGAIN FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE HAVING TO STOP AND START AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT A 1/2 MILE EACH TIME BEFORE STOPPING TO TURN OFF AND ON. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING DOWN A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND THEN ON CITY STREETS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT A BRAKE ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT WAS NEEDED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE WARRANT EXPIRED ON DECEMBER 31, 2017, AND I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW, THE ISSUE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL WARRANTY. I'VE NOW GOT A USELESS CAR, WHICH WOULD COST OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. BECAUSE THE BRAKES STILL WORK SOMETIMES, THE ACTUATOR HAS NOT FULLY GONE OUT YET, BUT THE CAR IS BASICALLY UN-DRIVEABLE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MOREOVER, BECAUSE I WAS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW, IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD'VE COVERED ME IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Mileage: 169,000

WHILE DRIVING AND IN MOTION, WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR. TOYOTA HAD AN EXTENDED HIDDEN WARRANTY ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND DIDN'T TELL THE CONSUMER. THE CAR HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THE DEALER NEVER CHECKED IT DESPITE IT MAKING NOISE. THE ACTUATOR FAILED MAKING THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER TODAY BUT TOYOTA SAID THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED LAST DECEMBER. I ESCALATED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT DESPITE THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THEIR CAR.

Mileage: 135,000

NEVER RECEIVED LETTER REGARDING EXTENDED WARRANTY ON BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH I LEARNED EXPIRED DEC. 31 2017. BRAKES HAD BEEN MAKING OCCASIONAL NOISE LAST YEAR, BUT RECENTLY BECOME VERY BAD. ONLY LEARNED 2 DAYS AGO IT IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. TOYOTA REFUSING TO FIX IT. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. WHY IS IT NOT A RECALL?

BRAKE, ABS, VSC ! LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE AND BREAKS NOT WORKING WELL.

I AM A DISABLED AMERICAN MILITARY VETERAN. I PURCHASED MY 2007 PRIUS IN SEPTEMBER 2017. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION REGARDING ABS RECALL. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM (WITH BABY IN CAR) IN FEBRUARY 2018. ATTEMPTED TO HAVE UNIT REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP BUT WAS REFUSED. APPLIED FOR HARDSHIP, WAS REFUSED. ABS STILL DOES NOT WORK.

Mileage: 130,000

I PRESSED THE BRAKES WHEN I WAS FORCED TO STOP DUE TO A CAR NOT TURNING THERE BLINKING LIGHT BUT CAR DIDNT STOP AND ENDED HITING ANOTHER CAR AND AND INJURING MY SELF AND OTHERS I TRIED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SO I WOULD HIT THE CAR

Mileage: 213,500

ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR CREATING FAILING NOISES.

VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID DUE TO A FAILED BRAKE ACTUATOR. BRAKES FAILED DUE TO THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PRIOR EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION. TOYOTA GAVE ME ADDRESS AND IT WAS MAILED TO MY OLD HOME. VEHICLE IS NOW 2 MONTHS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DATE. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED AS A RECALL AND NOT AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY

Mileage: 133,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING THE "SNORING" SOUNDS INCREASINGLY OFTEN FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UNTIL I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH DURING THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2018. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNNERVING TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, AND VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NOT KNOWING IF THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE AND ADVISED THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2017, 5 WEEKS PRIOR. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2016 WHEN THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE THIS POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION AND ALSO HAD WARRANTY FILLED BY THAT SAME DEALERSHIP WHEN MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT DARK IN AUGUST 2015 WHEN AGAIN, WAS NOT ADVISED OF THIS ONGOING WARRANTY ISSUE. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT THE 2004 RECEIVED 13 YEARS OF COVERAGE UNDER THIS WARRANTY WHEN TOYOTA OBVIOUSLY WAS UNABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BY THE THE TIME MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, HOWEVER, MY REPAIR IS NOT COVERED AT ALL AFTER ONLY 10 YEARS. MY MILEAGE WAS EXTREMELY LOW AT JUST UNDER 86K SO IT'S MALFUNCTION IS NOT FROM OVERUSE BUT FROM FROM A DEFECTIVE PART. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL (19S17/19V-435) THE VEHICLE FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHT CORNER, THE VEHICLE'S REAR SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND MADE A NOISE. *JS

Mileage: 85,950

GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR. AT SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR CAUSING ME TO REAR END A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL OF THE BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. 2 SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED RESULTED IN NO ERROR CODES FOUND. TODAY 2-8-18 THE DASH LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AGAIN, AND THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER CODE IS STATING FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH COULD RESULT IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.

Mileage: 100,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED AS CAR WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION AND SECONDARILY THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OFF. AN ALARM WENT OFF AND BRAKES FAILED AT ABOUT 45 MPHIL.

Mileage: 144,000

MY BRAKE, ABS, VSC, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (!) ALL TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME ON JANUARY 6TH WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. I ONLY JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 30TH, 2017 AT 133K MILES. IT WAS REVEALED THAT MY CAR HAD THE 1256 AND 1391 WARNING CODES, INDICATING THAT MY BRAKE ACCUMULATOR HAS A LEAK. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY PERVASIVE FOR PEOPLE WITH 2ND GENERATION TOYOTA PRIUSES AND THAT THERE WAS A MISASSEMBLY OF THE BRAKE ACTUATORS IN THE FACTORY THAT CAUSES PEOPLE'S BRAKES TO DELAY OR FAIL COMPLETELY. TOYOTA PUT OUT A TSB TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT ENDED ON DECEMBER 31ST 2017. HOWEVER, SEEING AS HOW TOYOTA KNOWINGLY HAD A MISASSEMBLY OF THEIR OWN PRODUCT AND THAT THE BRAKES FAILING POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN A TSB IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE LACK OF REGARD FOR CONSUMER'S LIVES BY TOYOTA TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY CREATED, WITHOUT ULTIMATUMS, HAS LED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT THAT THIS PRODUCT BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SAFETY RISK TO MYSELF AND ALL PASSENGERS THAT ENTER THE CAR WITH ME AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THE OVER $2000 REPAIR AND I DON'T SEE WHY CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MISTAKES THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWINGLY MADE.

Mileage: 134,200

AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE SUV SUFFICIENTLY AHEAD OF ME IN THE SAME LANE WAS STOPPING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN WITH PLENTY OF SPACE. I GLANCED FOR A SECOND TO MY RIGHT SIDE TO CHECK SAFETY AROUND ANOTHER SET OF HEADLIGHTS. WHEN I FACED FORWARD I COULD SEE THAT I WAS GETTING TOO CLOSE TO THE ABOUT-TO-TURN CAR AHEAD OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO THE SUV'S REAR END. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO PHYSICALLY INJURIES, BUT THE COLLISION CAUSED LOW/MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE SUV AND MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY PRIUS -- ENOUGH THAT THE RADIATOR WAS CLOBBERED, AND THAT MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. AT THE TIME OF THIS POST, THE REPAIR SHOP HAS NOT YET FINISHED EVALUATING IT AND REPORTING ON ALL THE DAMAGED PARTS AND THE ESTIMATE COSTS. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO, I HAD CHECKED FOR ACTIVE RECALLS BUT FOUND NONE, AND I CONFIRMED THE SAME SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE. APPARENTLY, THOUGH, TOYOTA HAS NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM EVEN AFTER MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT SUCH A FAILURE DURING AN EMERGENCY NEED FOR A TOTAL STOP. I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN PURSUING FURTHER ACTION, POSSIBLY THROUGH LEGAL AVENUES.

Mileage: 146,000

DURING BRAKE RATTLING SOUND HEARD. ABS BRAKE LIGHT YELLOW ON THE DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 276,000

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, SHE SUDDENLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE RIGHT EYE, WHICH CAUSED SWELLING. THE CONTACT'S BOYFRIEND SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AREA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD GULF FREEWAY (12227 GULF FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77034, (713) 489-2089), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A VERY LOUD SOUND, THAT DID NOT GO AWAY. ALONG WITH THAT, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE RED HAZARD EXCLAMATION TRIANGLE LIGHT, THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT. IT FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND I WOULD NEED TO PRESS IT DOWN HARD FOR IT TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES! AND EACH TIME I TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA, THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS SHOWED NOTHING. THEY THINK IT COULD BE THE BATTERY BUT THEY DID NOT SUGGEST CHANGING IT. THE THREE EPISODES THAT HAPPENED, LUCKILY NO INJURIES OR CRASHES. BUT IT IS VERY CONCERNING AS I FEEL THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

Mileage: 109,092

AS I WAS COMING BACK FROM LIVERMORE TO SAN JOSE DOWN THE SUNOL GRANDE LAST WEEKEND, MY DASH LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT MEANING I HAD NO SPEEDOMETER OR WAIT TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAD AND THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WENT OUT WHILE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A STEEP HILL.LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AND DON'T ASK ME HOW I FIGURED OUT TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OFF. I CALLED THE ONE 800 TOYOTA NUMBER AND IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING CALLED THE COMBO METER ON THESE CARS AND IT HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR A TOTAL OF NINE YEARS. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY SAID APRIL 2016. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD COVER IF THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY.

Mileage: 119,000

DRIVING ON A RAINY DAY, ABS AND VSC LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. MY CAR VIOLENTLY FISHTAILED ALMOST 180 DEGREES, BACK AND FORTH 6 TIMES ON A CURVE GETTING OFF A FREEWAY (ABOUT 45 MPH) NEARLY CRASHED. I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY TO SIDE STREET. CAR SHIMMIED TO RIGHT MAKING A LEFT TURN. FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. CALLED A TOW TRUCK. DEALERSHIP FOUND RODENT DAMAGE TO WIRES TO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. I DISCOVERED MANUFACTURERS USING SOY OIL ON WIRING. $1300 REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

BRAKE PUMP FAILED JUST ST LIKE 2010 MODEL, KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2007 MODELS.

Mileage: 123,754

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF DURING DRIVING, SO I EXIT THE FREEWAY AND TURN THEM ON AND OFF AND THEY START AGAIN AND SO ON, I ALREADY CHANGED THE BULB DID NOT HELP, I TOOK IT TWO TIMES TO THE LONGO TOYOTA IN EL MONTE CALIFORNIA AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT, I I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE ABS SYSTEM AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT THERE IS RECALL ON BOTH

I HAVE OWNED TWO 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH HAVE BEEN TOTALED DUE TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A FAILURE OF THE HYBRID DRIVETRAIN TO DISENGAGE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. FIRST 2007 PRIUS, PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. ON DEC 9, 2009, TO AVOID A COLLISION, I FULLY PRESSED THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE HOWEVER THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. I SHOULD EASILY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME. AS IT CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD, I COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER CAR. THE SPEED AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT WAS APPROX 25 MPH. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE COST OF REPAIRING THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE POLICE REPORT. SECOND TOYOTA PRIUS: I PURCHASED AN EXACT REPLACEMENT USED 2007 PRIUS IN DEC 2009. ON OCTOBER 17, 2015, A CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH. SHE REPORTED PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE BUT THAT THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE HIT CAR IN FRONT THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE STEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AND THE PRIUS STOPPED. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE REPORT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IN NOV 2015. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED. A TOYOTA 'FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST' INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. I SIGNED AN 'EDR CONSENT FORM' FOR TOYOTA TO READ ANY DATA FROM THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER DUE TO THE FIRE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO READ ANY DATA. ON JANUARY 26, 2016 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A LEGAL CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR AT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC., STATING 'OUR INSPECTION WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM ANY EVIDENCE OF A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT IN YOUR VEHICLE'. I CONTINUE TO OWN THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 102,000

I HAVE OWNED TWO 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. BOTH HAVE BEEN TOTALED DUE TO WHAT I BELIEVE IS A FAILURE OF THE HYBRID DRIVETRAIN TO DISENGAGE DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. THIS REPORT IS REGARDING THE FIRST VEHICLE. I HAVE FILED A SEPARATE REPORT FOR THE SECOND VEHICLE WHICH I STILL HAVE IN MY POSSESSION. FIRST 2007 PRIUS, PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. ON DEC 9, 2009, TO AVOID A COLLISION, I FULLY PRESSED THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE HOWEVER THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. I SHOULD EASILY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME. AS IT CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD, I COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER CAR. THE SPEED AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT WAS APPROX 25 MPH. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE COST OF REPAIRING THE HYBRID SYSTEM. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE POLICE REPORT. SECOND TOYOTA PRIUS: I PURCHASED AN EXACT REPLACEMENT USED 2007 PRIUS IN DEC 2009. ON OCTOBER 17, 2015, A CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY IN FRONT OF MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH. SHE REPORTED PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE BUT THAT THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE HIT CAR IN FRONT THEN SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PRIUS CONTINUED TO PROPEL FORWARD. SHE STEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN AND THE PRIUS STOPPED. THE CAR THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. I HAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE POLICE REPORT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA IN NOV 2015. AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED. A TOYOTA 'FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST' INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. I SIGNED AN 'EDR CONSENT FORM' FOR TOYOTA TO READ ANY DATA FROM THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER DUE TO THE FIRE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO READ ANY DATA. ON JANUARY 26, 2016 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A LEGAL CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR AT TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC., STATING 'OUR INSPECTION WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM ANY EVIDENCE OF A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT IN YOUR VEHICLE'.

Mileage: 40,002

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE BARELY RESPONDED TO THE TOUCH, AS THOUGH ALL THE POWER WAS GONE TO THEM. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY ENTERING MY SON'S SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF BRAKING ABILITY I COULD STOP IN TIME. HOWEVER, IF THIS FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON A MAJOR ROAD OR HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES NOW THAT I HAVE READ THROUGH OTHER REPORTS. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE?? TO SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING, HAVE A MAJOR LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS!!!

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKE HAZARD WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,800.

Mileage: 52,800

12/17/2013 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON THE FREEWAY. BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALARMS WENT ON. BRAKE PEDALS WERE NON RESPONSIVE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSED. MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF FREEWAY AND HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AT DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE COMPUTER OR BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BRAKE ACTUATOR. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS 128,451. BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AGAIN. THIS TIME VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WENT ON BRIEFLY. DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILING AGAIN. CURRENT MILEAGE ABOUT 170,000. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES NOBODY WAS HURT, NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED. HOWEVER, I DON'T BELIEVE IT THAT A VEHICLE SHOULD SUDDENLY NOT BE ABLE TO BRAKE DUE TO A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION, ESPECIALLY 42,000 MILES APART.

Mileage: 170,000

THE RUBBER COVER OVER THE REAR HATCH LATCH GOT SOFT AND WOULD STICK ONTO MY HANDS. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. ALSO MY BREAKS GRAB ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS DAMP.

Mileage: 86,000

THE HEADLIGHTS GO AT WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES ONE GOES OUT SOMETIMES BOTH WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. BULB REPLACEMENT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUES. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO BE A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. TOYOTA SERVICE HAS NOT OFFERED A FIX THAT WORKS! I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL THE LIGHTING GOES DARK. I HAVE HAD SUCCESS IN RELIGHTING THE HEADLIGHTS BY TURNING OFF THE HEADLIGHTS AT THE MAIN SWITCH AND THEN TURNING THEM BACK ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BREAKS ARE ALSO A MENACE: ON WET ROADS IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN USING THE BREAKS. IF YOU ARE BREAKING AND A TIRE GOES OVER A MORE SLIPPERY SURFACE THAN THE PAVEMENT, SUCH AS A MANHOLE COVER, THE ABS SYSTEM CUTS BREAKING TO ALL THE WHEELS SUCH THAT THE CAR CONTINUES ON AS IF THE BREAKS ARE NOT BEING APPLIED - THE CAR EFFECTIVELY RELEASES THE BREAKS AND YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR UNTIL ITS SYSTEMS DECIDE TO RETURN CONTROLS TO THE DRIVER. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. TRY IT ON A ROAD WITH A BIT OF LOOSE GRAVEL ON IT OR THE LEFTOVER COARSE SAND FROM WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE OR GOING THROUGH A MILDE POTHOLE WHERE GRAVEL HAS SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD....BREAKING IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONSISTENTLY CAUSE THE CAR TO DIMINISH BREAKING POWER TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER LOWING DOWN. WE OWN 6 CARS OF VARYING MAKES AND THIS IS THE ONLY CAR THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SAME ISSUE IS THAT IF YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND A DRIVE WHEEL HITS A SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY PATCH, THE ENGINE POWER IS CUT FOR SO LONG AND SO SEVERELY THAT WE ARE AT RISK OF BEING HIT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME. TOYOTA SERVICE HAS NOT OFFERED A FIX. THOUGH WE HAVE TOLD THEM ABOU THIS ISSUE REPEATEDLY, THEY TYPICALLY DO NOT WRITE IT DOWN AND TELL US IT IS NORMAL. IT IS NOT NORMAL OR SAFE.

Mileage: 45,000

OUR PRIUS WAS BURGLARIZED WHILE PARKED. THE SIDE WINDOW WAS SMASHED, PURSE STOLEN ALONG WITH ELECTRONIC KEY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY GIECO'S BODY REPAIR AGENT, BRIGHTON AUTO REPAIR (4 DAYS LATER-UNKNOWN TO US). VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAMELBACK TOYOTA WHERE THEY REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED KEY. THEY ALSO INITIATED AND PERFORMED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITH BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. CAMELBACK TOY. SAID THE BULB WAS BURNED. WHEN ASKED IF THEY REPLACED IT OR REMOVED THE DASH, THEY SAID NO. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLAM US FORWARD EVERY TIME WE PRESSED THE BRAKES. TOYOTA CAMELBACK RETURNED OUR VEHICLE WITH 14 SENSORS BURNED. TO THIS DAY, WE HAVE TO USE BOTH FEET TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEIR REPAIR TECHS. THEY SAID RECALLS WERE PERFORMED UNTIL THEY FOUND OUT OUR VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGE TITLE. ALL WORK WAS STOPPED AT THE STEERING COLUMN (WHERE MOST BRAKE SENSORS ARE LOCATED). TO THIS DAY GIECO, BRIGHTON AND CAMELBACK TOYOTA REFUSE TO REPAIR OUR VEHICLE. EVERYDAY WE PLACE OUR LIVES IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY REPAIRS AND DAMAGE THEY CAUSED. NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE EVEN AFTER I FILED WITH BBB. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE. IT IS OUR DAILY DRIVER AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR ALL THE SENSORS THEY BURNED AND THE DAMAGE TO OUR BRAKE SYSTEM (OVER 3500.00 IN DAMAGE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BURGLARIZED, THE BRAKES WERE IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION. NOW WE HAVE TO TOLERATE A CONTINUOUS LOUD BEEPING SOUND AND BRAKES WITH NO HYDRAULIC POWER BOOSTER OR ABS. SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO USE BOTH FEET TO STOP THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 135,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY ROAD WITH A POSTED 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT SURGED FORWARD BRIEFLY AND ACCELERATED FOLLOWED BY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE DASHBOARD LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF AND THEN THE BRAKES FINALLY STARTED WORKING TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO REAR-END OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 74,000

ON TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015 AT 5:04 PM WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 57 MPH SOUTH ON HI WAY 101 AT ABOUT THE MILE POST 255.5, MY 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN STEERING BY ME, VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO REACTION TO MY FRANTIC STEERING AND BRAKING IN THE ATTEMPT TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE ROAD. AFTER THE CAR HIT THE GUARDRAIL IT TRAVELED ABOUT 15 FEET SPUN BACK OUT INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE AND WAS HIT ON THE REAR RIGHT SIDE BY A CAR TRAVELING IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BE PROPELLED ACROSS 2 NORTHBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC AND COME TO REST WITH REAR OF MY CAR EMBEDDED INTO THE FAR SIDE GUARDRAIL. MIRACULOUSLY NO ONE WAS HURT. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND MY 61 YEAR PERFECT DRIVING RECORD WAS RUINED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY...UPDATED 08/27/15 *BF UPDATE 9/15/15*CW*DT *CN UPDATED 4/21/20*JB

Mileage: 12,000

I WAS NOT THE DRIVER, BUT THE PASSENGER WHO WAS ASLEEP UNTIL THE CAR FELT LIKE IT HIT A POT HOLE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NEARLY FATAL. THIS IS AN UPDATE OF AN INITIAL REPORT BASED ON WHAT I NOW BELIEVE. WE WERE EAST ON I-80 AT NEAR MILE 21, WHICH HAS NO EXIT (AS REPORTED BY TOW TRUCK DRIVER). SINCE MY INITIAL REPORT I USED SATELLITE IMAGES TO VERIFY THE APPROXIMATE AREA OF HIGHWAY TO MATCH WHAT I SAW WHEN I WOKE UP AFTER EXPERIENCING THE CAR DOING WHAT FELT LIKE HITTING A POT HOLE, BUT WHICH I NOW BELIEVE WAS A NEW RUN OFFSET RUN OF PARTIAL SHOULDER. SPEED IS AN ESTIMATE. MY WIFE WAS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE DRIVERS ON THE SHOULDER. I THINK SHE DID PULL ON THE SHOULDER AND THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED ON THE DIRT SIDE OF THE PARTIAL SHOULDER AND STEERED THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I OPENED MY EYES I COULD SEE THE CAR WAS HEADING BACK TO THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE CAR WAS AT SMALL SLOPE OF PERHAPS 20 OR SO DEGREES. SHE WIFE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ON THE GRASS FOLLOWING THE CONTOUR DOWN THE SLOPE BUT FOLLOWED REFLEXES TRYING TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE ROLL OVER, BUT IT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE CAR STAYED ON THE PAVEMENT. ABS SHOULD NEVER ENGAGE WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT ONLY HELPS WHEN TURNING AND OTHERWISE HARMS. IN THE PRIUS EVERYTHING IS COMPUTER CONTROLLED AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. I HAD ONE OTHER INCIDENT WHERE ABS BRAKES FROM TOYOTA CAUSED MY PRISM TO SPIN OFF THE HIGHWAY ON ICE WHEN I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE PRIUS COMPUTER SHOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED TO RESTRICT THE STEERING RADIUS BASED ON THE CAR'S SPEED AND SIDE DIRECTIONAL SLOPE. THIS WAS A DOUBLY DESIGN PREVENTABLE ACCIDENT THAT NEARLY KILLED MY WIFE, WHO HAS NO RECALL OF THE ACCIDENT BEFORE RESCUE DUE TO INJURIES. WITHOUT REDESIGN ABS BRAKES SHOULD BE BANNED ESPECIALLY WITH BAD SHOULDERS.

Mileage: 185

INITIALLY I FELT LIKE IT ACCELERATED LITTLEBIT AS I BRAKE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP.

Mileage: 260,760

THE VEHICLE MILEAGE GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE. THE PASSENGER ESTIMATES THE SPEED AT ABOUT CITY STREET SPEEDS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT SINCE THE CAR WAS SLOWED TO GET ON THE SHOULDER. THE ACCIDENT IS COMPLICATED BECAUSE THE DRIVER CAN'T REMEMBER MUCH OF WHAT HAPPENED BEYOND SHE WAS PULLING OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO CHANGE DRIVERS OR REST, BUT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS ABRUPTLY WOKEN UP FROM A SCHEDULED NAP BY WHAT SEEMED TO HIM LIKE A POTHOLE OR PERHAPS AN ABRUPT EDGE TO THE ROAD FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY A ROUGH RIDE. WHEN HE OPENED HIS EYES HE SAW THE CAR ON THE WILD CLUMPS OF GRASS LIKE VEGETATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE REFLECTOR STAKE LINE AND AN ODD SHOULDER THAT WAS ONLY PARTIALLY CEMENT OR PAVEMENT WITH A SUBSTANTIAL GAP BETWEEN THE SIDE REFLECTORS AND HARD SURFACE. THIS WAS SEMI-CONFIRMED WHEN REENTERING WYOMING WITH HIS OLDEST SON DRIVING AND SEEING SIMILAR PARTIAL SHOULDERS, BUT THE SON WAS UNWILLING TO DRIVE FARTHER TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE PASSENGER'S BELIEVES THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CAR TO GO OFF THE SHOULDER, IN PART BECAUSE OF A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A GEO PRIUS LSI ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON ICE THAT CAUSED WHAT WOULD HAVE NOT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT VEHICLE DAMAGE. THE ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION IS A DEFECT OR DEBRIS ON THE SHOULDER ITSELF. THE DRIVER TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF FOLLOWING THE SLIGHT CONTOUR DOWN OF THE SHOULDER OUTSIDE RIGHT OF WAY AND THAT OR TRACTION CONTROL MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO LEAVE THE PARTIAL SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS LAST SEEN AT HP TOWING IN EVANSTON, WYOMING. IT WAS TOTALED AND TITLE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ALLSTATE INSURANCE. THE SEAT BELTS IN THIS CAR ARE TOO THIN AND TEND TO TWIST UP PREVENTING CONSISTENT SUPPORT. THE PASSENGER PROTECTIVE CAGE IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS DID AN IMPRESSIVE JOB OF PROTECTING THE OCCUPANTS BUT A PLASTIC LAYER WOULD HAVE PREVENTED INJURIES AND CONTENTS LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 185,000

ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LOW-SPEED STOP TO AVOID A BICYCLIST RUNNING A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. BICYCLIST TOOK EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED TO FULLY ACTIVATE. PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY HARD, ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE, AND VEHICLE SLOWLY HALTED (NO JERK OR THROWING OCCUPANTS AGAINST SEAT BELTS, AS WOULD HAPPEN WITH NORMAL BRAKES). SYSTEM WORKS NORMALLY UNDER LIGHT BRAKING. INABILITY TO BRAKE FULLY UNDER LOW-SPEED CONDITIONS IS A SERIOUS FAILURE. ROAD WAS DRY AND TIRES ARE ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 85,500

THE 2004 - 2009 ABS/BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES HAVE KNOWN ISSUES. THE REPAIR COST IS APPROXIMATELY $2000 OR MORE. THE PART ALONE IS $1500 OR MORE. IT APPEARS WITH THIS BEING A COMMON ISSUE (PER THE SERVICE CENTER ASSOCIATE AND PRIUS FORUMS), THAT EVEN A USED PART WOULD NOT SUSTAIN WITHOUT RECURRING ISSUES THEREBY MAKING IT A REQUIREMENT TO USE ONLY NEW OEM PARTS. THE ABS/BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURES CAN CAUSE SEVERE SAFETY CONSEQUENCES DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. GIVEN THAT THE ISSUE COMMONLY OCCURS WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRES BUT WITH LESS THAN 200,000 MILES THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS COVERED BY TOYOTA AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF DEFECTIVE PARTS IN ALL SUBSEQUENT PRIUS MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 166,551

VSC, ABS, BRAKE AND ((!)) LIGHTS CAME ON, BUZZING IN CABIN. ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE STOPPED BUT TOOK A LONG DISTANCE TO DO SO AND DRIVER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, HE STATES HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR THIS VEHICLE, TOOK TO TOYOTA, THEY STATED IT WAS THE 12V BATTERY, REPLACED, TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IF THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR $2100.00.LIGHTS OUT ON DASH FOR LESS THAN 48 HOURS, CAME BACK ON, RETURNED TO TOYOTA, NOW A DIFFERENT TECHNICIAN STATES THE ECU AND THE ACTUATOR ARE IN THE SAME ASSEMBLY AND IT WILL COST $2869.73 TO REPLACE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IF WE DON'T WANT TO REPLACE IT RIGHT NOW THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE THE CONVENTIONAL BRAKES WILL STILL WORK JUST FINE. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND PICKED UP MY DAUGHTER, TOOK HER TO PICK UP HER GLASSES AND WHEN WE LEFT THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING, THE BUZZING IN THE CABIN AND THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STOPPED AFTER A LONG DISTANCE WITH NO DRIVER CONTROL. TOOK TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND ALTHOUGH THE SAME LIGHTS ARE ALL LIT UP ACROSS THE DASH THEY COULD PULL NO CODES AT ALL. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AGAIN THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF ALTHOUGH THE MECHANIC COULD NOT CLEAR ANY CODES. IT SEEMS NO ONE IS REALLY SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS OR IF THE CODES WHEN THEY DO SHOW ARE VALID CODES. I JUST KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND TOYOTA COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IF THEY REPLACE THE ECU AND THE ACTUATOR THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED. ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT I WILL JUST HAVE TO THROW MONEY AT.

Mileage: 150,000

GOING AROUND A CORNER AT A REASONABLE SPEED, TRACTION DASH LIGHT LIT UP AND ALARM SOUNDED. BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND SLOWED. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD. CAR MAKES CLICKS AND NOISES OF A SMALL ELECTRICAL MOTOR ENGAGING WHENEVER VEHICLE IS AT REST WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED - DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. ANY TIME A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD IS ENCOUNTERED, DASH WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM COMES ON BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND FOR A SHORT TIME AFTERWARD. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

DRIVING TO MY JOB AND WENT TO PARK. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOWLY ENTER THE SPACE ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 2 TO 5 MPH AND NEVER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE CAR ACCELERATOR WENT INTO FULL THROTTLE AND I HIT THE WALL DAMAGING THE FRONT END. IS THIS A COMMON OCCURRENCE? . *TR

Mileage: 70,000

FREQUENTLY THE BRAKES WOULD FEEL HARD AND FAIL TO FULLY ENGAGE ONCE PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE AND RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE. THIS WAS MOST APPARENT WHEN PARKED ON A HILL. ONCE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY PRESSED, THE CAR WOULD ROLL FORWARD A COUPLE OF FEET BEFORE STOPPING UNFORTUNATELY IT HAS NOW DONE THE SAME THING TO ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND AS A RESULT I REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. I WAS WAFFLING ABOUT GOING BECAUSE I WAS TURNING LEFT. I REMEMBER PRESSING LIGHTLY ON THE GAS, THEN BRAKE, THEN GAS WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I SLAMMED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE PEDAL WAS HARD BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN SO I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN I AM BRAKING AND MY CAR HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, MY BRAKES STOP WORKING AND THE "SKIDDING" ICON LIGHTS UP. IN ORDER TO REENGAGE THE BRAKES, I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES. THIS INCREASES THE DISTANCE I HAVE TO BRAKE BEFORE HITTING SOMETHING OR OVERRUNNING A RED LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR. I HAVE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT, BUT I HAVE OVERSHOT RED LIGHTS AND NEARLY HIT OTHER CARS MANY TIMES. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL REGARDING THIS MATTER AND WOULD NOT EVEN CHECK OUT THE COMPLAINT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE DASH SYMBOLS VSC, ABS AND THE (!) TURNED ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO BEEP INSIDE. ALARMED AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I HIT THE BRAKES TO FIND THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING PEOPLE WALKING AROUND. AFTER A MINUTE OR 2 OF COASTING I WAS APPROACHING A DEAD END AND CHOSE TO LITERALLY STAND ON MY BRAKES WHICH DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY STOP THE CAR. AFTER STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH MY FULL WEIGHT, THE CAR SLOWLY CAME TO A ROLLING STOP WHERE I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH WHEN AN ALARM SOUNDED IN THE CAR AND 4 LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD ? THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHT, VSC AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADVISED THE HYBRID WATER PUMP NEEDED REPLACING. I THEN DISCOVERED THERE IS A RECALL ON THE HYBRID WATER PUMPS BUT WAS ADVISED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE RECALL. THE DETAILS OF MY MISHAP CORRELATE TO THE TOYOTA RECALL NOTICE THAT TOYOTA PUT OUT REGARDING THE HYBRID WATER PUMPS. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST TO HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED AND THAT THE RECALL NOTICE DOES NOT ADEQUATELY COVER ALL TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 95,390

I HAD MY CAR IN FOR 110,000 MILE SERVICE ON APRIL 25. THEY CHANGED THE OIL, ROTATED THE TIRES, INSTALLED A NEW AIR FILTER AND SAID THAT I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND THEY CLEANED AND ADJUSTED THE BACK BRAKES. YESTERDAY AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY. ON INTERSTATE 90 NEARING DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND ALL OF THESE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN ALONG WITH A NOISE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND TALKED TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO GO TO CLEVELAND AND BACK AND HE SAID IF THE BRAKES WORK, IT PROBABLY JUST A SWITCH AND IT WOULD BE OK TO BRING IT IN TOMORROW. WHILE I STILL HAD HIM ON THE PHONE, WE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE AND IT DECELERATED DOWN TO 30 BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO REACH AN EXIT RAMP AND STOP THE CAR IN THE GRASS. I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS A LOW VOLT BATTERY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $299. AT NO TIME DID A LOW BATTERY LIGHT COME ON AND I HAVE NOT HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR NOR DO I HAVE DIM LIGHTS. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE NOT KILLED ON INTERSTATE 90 WITHOUT POWER, STEERING OR BRAKES. I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 60MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST BRAKES. BRAKE, ABS AND VSC IDIOT LIGHT WENT ON. INSIDE VEHICLE BUZZER SOUNDED. VERY LITTLE HYDRAULIC BRAKING. WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS GOING UP HILL. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS DRIVING WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT ON I-40 EAST TOWARD KNOXVILLE ON A FRIDAY EVENING. SUDDENLY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND BUZZERS WENT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE TO PREPARE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OR TAKE THE NEAREST EXIT. TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY WITH LOTS OF TRUCKS. I SAW AN EXIT ABOUT A MILE AHEAD AND TOOK IT. I FOUND I HAD VERY LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN JUST BARELY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN OFF THE EXIT RAMP ONTO BUTTERMILK RD. WHERE THERE WERE NO SERVICES, AND NO OPEN BUSINESSES. I CALLED FOR A TOW WHICH ARRIVED WELL AFTER DARK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE TOYOTA OF KNOXVILLE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS CLOSED. ON SATURDAY MORNING I FOUND OUT I NEEDED THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN BUT THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE THE INCIDENT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM FROM MARYLAND AND WAS ABOUT A 10-HOUR DRIVE FROM HOME. I DID NOT WANT TO RISK IT. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE AREA AND HAD TO BE ORDERED. IT WAS TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE THE CAR WAS FIXED. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST INCIDENT I HAVE EVER HAD WITH ANY CAR. THIS PART HAS BEEN JUST RECALLED IN OTHER MODELS OF PRIUS. WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS THE REASON FOR THOSE RECALLS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 62,257

STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, ACCELERATING WHEN THE TRAFFIC STARTED PICKING UP BUT VEHICLES IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOP AND AS I HIT THE BRAKES ON THE BUMPING FREEWAY THE VEHICLE DOES A BRIEF LURCH FORWARD AS ESP LIGHT BLINKS. VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP UNDER THIS BRAKING CONDITION AND FEELS MOMENTARILY LIKE THERE IS NO BRAKE PRESSURE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP IN TIME AND HITS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT EVEN THOUGH IT COULD'VE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE BRAKES WORKED AS THEY SHOULD'VE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

BRAKE (RED COLOR) WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH; YELLOW COLOR INDICATOR ON ABS, VSC. ONCE THESE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR, I SOMEHOW LOSE 25-50% OF MY BRAKING POWER. NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG DESPITE GETTING BRAND NEW WHEELS, REPLACED ALL-NEW ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE AND TO REPLACE THE FULL COST OF ANY NECESSARY FIXES TO THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES OR RUN A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL OR BRAKES SYSTEM OR ANYTHING THAT LEADS TO THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS AT 100%. THIS WILL BE A SERIOUS ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS IF OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

BRAKE SYSTEM: ABS WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE IS TAPPED, BUT THERE IS NO MALFUNCTION OR ISSUE. HAVE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE TO RESET IT. HANDLE ON REAR DOOR/HATCHBACK DOOR: HANDLE MELTED INTO A BLACK GOOEY MESS, HATCHBACK COULD NOT BE OPENED. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD NOT FIX WITHOUT CHARGING ME EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES. THE FIRST QUOTE WE GOT WAS ALMOST $300 TO FIX, WAITED A COUPLE OF MONTHS, DEALER FINALLY DROPPED TO $138 TO FIX IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN DEFECTIVE ISSUE--NO ONE SHOULD BE CHARGED ANYTHING. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED IN AN EMERGENCY. WHY TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THIS WITHOUT CAUSING THEIR CUSTOMER'S POTENTIAL DANGER/HARM SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THEM NOT CARING ABOUT THE CUSTOMER. DASHBOARD WARPING: DASHBOARD ON DRIVER SIDE BUCKLES UP WHERE IT MEETS THE EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, WAS TOLD IT WAS IN ISSUE WITH THE MATERIAL THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MADE FROM. VERY POOR QUALITY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES SEIZED WHENEVER IT RAINED. WHEN THE BRAKES SEIZED EXCESSIVELY IT CAUSED THEM TO LEAN FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

Mileage: 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 2 MPH AND MADE A STOP AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS ALSO AN ACCOMPANYING BEEP THAT SOUNDED AS THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT A LOCAL DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO COVER 30 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH AND PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD, WENT OVER A DIVIDER, AND CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLES FRONT BUMPER WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. *TR UPDATED 06/25/13 *LJ

Mileage: 112,000

I EXPERIENCED A SCARY SITUATION WITH MY 2007 PRIUS TODAY. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND DSC LIGHT AND (!) LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE CAR ALSO MADE A LOUD BUZZING NOISE IN THE CABIN. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND IT WAS NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS AROUND BECAUSE I FELT HAD I NEEDED TO STOP ON A DIME, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. I LOOKED AROUND ONLINE TO FIND IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS THERE ARE PLENTY OF CASES WHERE THIS TYPE OF SUDDEN FAILURE HAS OCCURRED UNDER 2007 ABS TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE MODULE COMPLAINTS. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. PLEASE CONTACT ME - I NEED HELP! *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED; THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ANTI SKID WAS ACTIVATED IT WOULD NOT RESPOND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CONSUMER STATED AT FOWARD SPEED OF 0 MPH THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED, ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE THAT HAD 1 INCH OF SNOW AND AN INCLINE OF APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES. THE ANTI SKID LIGHT BLINKED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FOWARD UP THE INCLINE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURED IN THE DEALER'S PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSTATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED.THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER SWITCH TO SNOW TIRES. UPDATED 06/04/2013 *JS

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ONE OF THE REAR TIRES SEIZED. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TIRE RETUNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ANTI- LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 4/15/13 *CN UPDATED 05/16/2013 *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVOVLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER. UPDATED 05/16/2013 *JS

Mileage: 40,000

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ON DRY AND WET ROADS HAVE ADVERSELY EFFECTED BRAKING ON MY 2007 PRIUS FOR AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED IT (SINCE 10/2010). WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE WITH YOUR FOOT THE CAR SLIGHTLY ACCELERATES (OR JUMPS/LUNGES) FORWARD FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND BEFORE THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGE. ON 11/02/2012 THIS ISSUE CONTRIBUTED TO A COLLISION. WITHOUT THIS "GLITCH," I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP MY CAR COMPLETELY (AS I WAS ALREADY ONLY GOING VERY SLOWLY). ON PREVIOUS VISITS TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT'S "JUST THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT" AND THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CHANGE IT. *TR

Mileage: 71,300

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ABOUT 20 OR 25 MPH THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE NOTHING HAPPENED, MY CAR CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TIME WAS ABOUT 2:30PM JULY 10/2012 THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED BY A TOYOTA DEALER ON JUNE 28TH/2012 FOR THE 30,000 MILE CHECK UP. WE LIVE IN WEST LOS ANGELES. *TR

Mileage: 32,000