2008 TOYOTA PRIUS Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A TRIANGLE SYMBOL FLASHING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA LEESBURG (1 CARDINAL PARK DR SE, LEESBURG, VA 20175, 571-357-3965) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1809122780. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,970.

Mileage: 206,970

WHENEVER I'M BRAKING THE VEHICLE AND IT GOES OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ANTI SKID BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES AND BLINKS ON THE DASH AND THERE IS A BRIEF SEVERAL SECOND LOSS OF BRAKING AND I CAN FEEL THE BRAKES DISENGAGE. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY ONRAMP IN MY COMPANY'S 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKE JUST TO HOLD THE CAR AT 65 MPH. THE CAR WAS SURGING AND LUNGING FORWARD, AND I WORRIED I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER BEFORE LOSING CONTROL COMPLETELY. FOR THE NEXT 5-10 MINUTES, AS I APPROACHED TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. AT ONE POINT I NOTICED THE CAR WAS REACHING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 95 MPH. A LOUD RATTLING NOISE ENSUED AND AN ELECTRICAL SMELL FILLED THE CAR. EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKE COMPLETELY FAILED TO HAVE ANY EFFECT, AND, BARRELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 90 MPH, I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, BUT IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT THIS POINT I HAD MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED THE PARKING BREAK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH MY LEFT FOOT, THIS SLOWED THE CAR SLIGHTLY, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO REGAIN CONTROL. FINALLY, I TURNED THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY, AND WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, MANAGED TO PULL THE CAR AWAY FROM TRAFFIC AND OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY, WHERE I COASTED FOR A LONG DISTANCE, SPEEDS DECREASING GRADUALLY UNTIL EVENTUALLY IT STOPPED. SMOKE AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL FILLED THE CAR. I FILED A POLICE REPORT WITH AN OFFICER WHO HAPPENED TO ALSO BE ON THE SHOULDER, GIVING SOMEONE A SPEEDING TICKET. MY COMPANY TOWED THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP, AND AN INVESTIGATION IS SUPPOSEDLY UNDERWAY, THOUGH I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ANY SORT OF RESOLUTION BASED ON THE TESTIMONIES I HAVE READ FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. LUCKILY, IN MY CASE, THIS DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND NOONE WAS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 56,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 15 MPH AND ENTERING INTO A PARKING LOT BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES DUE TO BEING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD SEND AN INSPECTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, THE ABS RELEASE MOMENTARILY CAUSES A BRIEF SURGE FORWARD ANY TIME THERE IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN BRAKING AND CONSUMER ALSO STATES HE NEARLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN HE ALMOST COULDN'T STOP, EVEN BY PUTTING HIS ENTIRE WEIGHT ON THE VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVED THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES TWO PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, THE ABS RELEASE MOMENTARILY CAUSES A BRIEF SURGE FORWARD ANY TIME THERE IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN BRAKING AND CONSUMER ALSO STATES HE NEARLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN HE ALMOST COULDN'T STOP, EVEN BY PUTTING HIS ENTIRE WEIGHT ON THE VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO BELIEVED THE PEDALS WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AFTER DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON AND THEN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Mileage: 21,000

WHAT HAPPENED ON 12/23/10 WAS THAT I WAS GOING TO TURN AROUND IN A SHORT DRIVEWAY, APPROXIMATELY 6 FT LONG, THAT WAS ON A STEEP INCLINE. AS I CAME UP TO THE DRIVEWAY, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE IT OVER TO THE BRAKE. MY FOOT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND, WHEN THE CAR HIT THE INCLINE, IT SPED UP REALLY FAST. I HAD TO JAM ON MY BRAKES TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO A GARAGE DOOR. MY MAIN COMPLAINT, THOUGH, IS THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF OVERRIDE SYSTEM BUILT INTO THE 2008 PRIUS SO THAT, WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER CERTAIN POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD -- BUT NOT ALL OF THEM -- AND YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SPEEDS UP TO MOVE YOU OUT OF THE POTHOLE OR OVER THE BUMP. THIS OVERRIDES THE BRAKES SO THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT YOU COULD RUN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU IF IT WAS STOPPED OR INTO SOMETHING BLOCKING THE ROAD OR A GARAGE DOOR. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE BRAKING TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN, WHETHER YOU ARE GOING DOWN A HILL, AROUND A CURVE OR COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. YOU HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SPEEDS UP MOMENTARILY. THERE IS A SQUARE METAL PLATE THAT IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE TARMAC IN THE ROAD ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. THE ROAD IS A CANYON ROAD SO IT IS A HILLSIDE ROAD THAT IS VERY NARROW. EVERY MORNING WHEN I DRIVE TO WORK, I HAVE TO DRIVE OVER THAT PLATE AND, EVERY TIME I DO, MY CAR SPEEDS UP. THIS HAPPENS WITH OTHER 2008 PRIUSES THAT FRIENDS HAVE, IT'S NOT JUST MINE. IT IS VERY SCARY AND EVERYONE I KNOW WHO HAS A 2008 PRIUS KNOWS THAT IT IS A BAD DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO STOP THE OVERRIDE SYSTEM. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE INSPECTED WITHIN SIXTY DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, THE CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO "ANTI-SKID" MODE, LEADING TO A BRIEF DISCONCERTING PERIOD OF LURCHING/ACCELERATION/LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY BEFORE THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THE YELLOW ANTI - SKID ICON INDICATOR ON THE DASH.

Mileage: 31,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHETHER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE IT WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,743.

Mileage: 30,000

1. IN THE K-MART LEVEL PARKING LOT WHEN STARTING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SHOT FORWARD ABOUT 6 FEET. NOTE THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS NEVER HAD A FLOOR MAT. 2. BRAKES WERE TESTED AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE PREOWNED CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. 3. THIS PROBLEM RECURRED FOUR OTHER TIMES, THE MOST RECENT OF WHICH WAS ON THE WAY TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TOYOTA GAS PEDAL RECALL WORK WAS DONE. AFTER THE GAS PEDAL RECALL SERVICE WAS COMPLETED THE SERVICE MANAGER ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND THEN HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE OKAY AND TOLD ME THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FELT LIKE IN A HYBRID, ALTHOUGH I HAD OWNED THREE OTHER CARS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A 2008 PRIUS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TWICE TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT AT TIMES, WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD IT FEELS AS IF MY BRAKES MOMENTARILY RELEASE. SOME TIMES IT WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE UNCOMFORTABLE SENSATION. I KNOW THE CAR WILL STOP (IT ALWAYS HAS) BUT FOR A SPLIT SECOND IT IS FRIGHTENING. BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY TOYOTA DEALER THAT IT IS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FEATURE KICKING IN. ONCE THEY TEST DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I DRIVE IT DAILY AND I MAY ONLY EXPERIENCE IT TWICE A WEEK. 15 MINUTES WILL NOT TELL THEM ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 37,200

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN, THE ROTORS WERE ALSO WORN AND WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS AND THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE IMPACT DAMAGE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND MOVED FREELY WITH NO BINDING OR STICKING. THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS AN AFTERMARKET ALL WEATHER MAT, NOT PROPERLY SECURED. IT WAS POSITIONED FORWARD WHERE IT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER THE BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND A MOTORIST EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *JB UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/11

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS TOURING EDITION HAS HAD A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE SKID LIGHT GOING ON UNDER THE MOST INNOCUOUS OF CONDITIONS. I NOW HAVE 34,000 MILES ON IT, AND AFTER IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY, AND I SAW THIS WEBSITE ADDRESS, I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. OFTEN, WHEN I DRIVE AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY ON CITY STREETS, IF I GO OVER A TINY BUMP, A SMALL POT HOLE, A MINOR MOIST SPOT, NOT TO MENTION SNOW AND ICE, THE YELLOW LIGHT COMES ON WHILE THE CAR SEEMS TO BECOME AIRBORNE FOR A FEW SECONDS, SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL, AND SKIDS WHEN THE TIRES GRIP THE GROUND AGAIN. MY HEART LURCHES ALONG WITH THE CAR, AND IT MAKES ME AFRAID TO DRIVE IT (IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL RECALLS THAT HAVE ERODED MY CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR). IN SOME CASES, I HAVE ACTUALLY SKIDDED INTO A CURB BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL WITH THE BRAKE. (I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALERSHIP 1) THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM; LATER: 2) WELL, IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TIRES, WHICH HAD ONLY 20,000 MILES ON THEM; AND WHEN WE REPLACED THE TIRES WITH MICHELINS AND IT STILL HAPPENED: 3) THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS AND IT'S GOOD THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS SO SENSITIVE. *TR

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKING. *TGW IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES DISENGAGED WHEN THE TIRES ROLLED OVER A TAR STRIP OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUMPS. ALSO, THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS NOT ADEQUATE DURING WINTER CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING REAR VIEW MIRROR DID NOT WORK BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE REAR WINDOW FRAME. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS BLINDED BY THE LIGHTS OF OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND HIM. *JB

I DRIVE A 2008 PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING OVER A POT-HOLE, BUMP, OR OTHER ROAD WORK THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES, AND THE BRAKES RELEASE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (>1 SECOND) CAUSING THE CAR TO COAST DURING THIS TIME. I DRIVE ON BUSY CITY STREETS AND ON HIGHWAYS WITH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND THIS UNCONTROLLED BRAKE RELEASE REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES BEFORE, AND THIS KIND OF BRAKING RELEASE IS MUCH LONGER AND RESULTS IN A MUCH GREATER LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL THAN IN OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE DRIVEN. IN A SPECIFIC RECENT INCIDENT, I HIT A CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. IN THE INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING OVER BUMPY PAVEMENT AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AS I TRIED TO BRAKE SHARPLY TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT, THE BRAKING RELEASED BECAUSE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED, AND INSTEAD OF STOPPING SAFELY, I HIT THE CAR. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS MINOR, THE INCIDENT (AND THE REGULARITY WITH WHICH THE BRAKES RELEASE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS) SEEMS TO ME TO REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MAY 21, 2010, WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE MINOR DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT SUFFERED A LEG INJURY AND WAS HE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO LATER SENT HIM A LETTER STATING THAT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, THE CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO "ANTI-SKID" MODE, LEADING TO A BRIEF (~1/2 SECOND), DISCONCERTING PERIOD OF LURCHING/ACCELERATION/LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY BEFORE THE CAR RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM IS USUALLY ACCOMPANIED BY THE LIGHTING OF THE YELLOW SKID ICON INDICATOR ON THE DASH. *TR

1. WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING OVER POTHOLES OR ROUGH ROAD, THE CAR VEERS FORWARD EVEN THOUGH BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED 2. HAPPENS EVER SINCE WE RECEIVED OUR 2008 PRIUS MAYBE ONCE A MONTH OR SO: RESULTS IN SCARY FEW MOMENTS, ALTHOUGH NO ACCIDENTS YET HAVE OCCURRED 3. DEALER CLAIMS CANNOT RE-CREATE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS - BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKING ON A ROUGH OR BUMPY ROAD, THE BRAKES WILL DISENGAGE AND CAUSE YOUR BRAKING TIME TO INCREASE BY 5-10 FT WITHOUT NOTICE. WHEN THIS DISENGAGEMENT HAPPENS, YOU FEEL FOR A FEW SECONDS AS IF YOU HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND THE SKID LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 120

IN MY 2008 PRIUS, WHEN I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN. HOWEVER, WHEN IT DOES, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND AND THE CAR SPEEDS UP. I FEEL LIKE I AM LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR FOR A FEW SECONDS. *TR

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES, AND THE ROAD IS BUMPY, THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT WORKING FOR A SECOND, AND THEN THEY GRAB. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I AM BRAKING AND THERE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING FROM SPEEDS OF 6 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN BRAKE STOPPING TIME. THE CONTACT STATED SHE APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BEFORE THEY ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 7/26/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE WOULD START TO ENGAGE AND THEN SUDDENLY LET GO. UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2008 PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE BRAKES SEEM TO MOMENTARILY FAIL AND THE ABS LIGHT BLINKS ON THE DASHBOARD. IT MAKES ME FEEL AS THOUGH THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY. INCIDENT DATE IS ACTUALLY DATE OF PURCHASE OF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

2008 PRIUS. OFTEN WHEN I GO OVER A BUMP THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN AND IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DON'T THINK I COULD STOP SUDDENLY. I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING SOMETIMES EVEN IN GOOD WEATHER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NO HELP. *TR

EVERY TIME I AM BRAKING AND GO OVER A BUMP IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM KICKS IN. WHEN IT DOES SO, IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES DISENGAGE FOR A SECOND AND THE CAR GOES FASTER, LIKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAILING BEFORE IT ENDS UP KICKING IN. MY TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK BUT IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO ME. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 1

FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON DRY, CLEAR AND CLEAN ROADS, MY CAR BRAKING SYSTEM WILL SEEM TO FAIL AND FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS GOING INTO A SKID. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL - ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO REASON FOR BRAKE TROUBLE. SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. *TR

Mileage: 300

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS -ABS RELEASES BRAKES WHILE APPLYING BRAKES OVER BUMP OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WILL STOP ACCELERATION IN TURN IF GOING OVER BUMP AS THUG STABILITY CONTROL IS ACTIVATING. *TR

Mileage: 15

DURING A HARD BRAKING EVENT, THE ANTI-LOCK-BRAKES TAKE OVER BUT FOR A MOMENT BEFORE THEY DO, IT FEELS LIKE I HAVE NO BRAKES AND THE CAR SEEMS TO GO FASTER. IT IS A SCARY FEELING. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, WHEN I AM BRAKING (USING THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM) AND HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF PAVEMENT THAT REQUIRES THE ABS, THERE IS A SHORT TIME WHEN NO BRAKE IS ENGAGED AND THE CAR SEEMS TO SPEED UP TEMPORARILY (JUST A SPLIT SECOND). PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, NOT JUST THE DATE REQUESTED BELOW. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE NOTICED A SEEMING PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. IF I AM BRAKING WHEN I HAPPEN TO GO OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES SEEM LIKE THEY "LET UP", SO THAT IT FEELS LIKE INSTEAD OF BRAKING, THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. OCCASIONALLY, THE LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH THAT INDICATES A SLIPPERY ROAD, SO I THINK IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES? IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT, AND I'M CURIOUS IF THERE MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH ON A SMOOTH INTERSTATE, MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS ACCELERATED WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO TAKE IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND SLOWED DOWN. I HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT A FEW WEEKS PRIOR. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE, WHICH INCLUDED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. THEY SAID AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE CAR THAT THEY DETERMINED FORM THE LOG THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR HAD BEEN PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME, TWICE. I AM SURE I DID NOT STEP ON BOTH. AS I SAID, I TAPPED THE BREAK TO TAKE IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, AND AT THE TIME IT ACCELERATED MY FOOT WAS IN THE AIR, NOT TOUCHING EITHER PEDAL. I SUGGESTED THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY BE ERRONEOUSLY PUTTING FLAGS IN THE LOG AS IT SLOWS AND ACCELERATED TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT SPEED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPORT THIS SUGGESTION OR SINCE IT WOULD BE DIAGNOSING, AND SAID THERE WAS NO PLACE FOR THEM TO REPORT THAT I WAS SURE I HAD NOT STEPPED ON BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU, AND I HOPE YOU ARE ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN RUST ON THE ROTORS, DUE TO LACK OF DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING PROPER GAS MILEAGE AND THE GAS MOTOR MADE A LOT OF NOISE.

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TGW ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO PUBLIC NOTICE AND THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL, THE CONSUMER NOTICED AN UNUSUAL BRAKING INCIDENT. THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE RACED FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FOR A MOMENT. *JB

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 LESS SERIOUS - FREQUENT RELEASE OR LAPSE OF BRAKING BY ABS (ASSUMED) ON IRREGULAR ROADWAY SMALL CRACKS SEEM TO CONFUSE SYSTEM WITH SIGNIFICANT FORWARD TRAVEL OF VEHICLE BEFORE BRAKES REENGAGE. SIMILAR TO MY EARLIER 2005 MODEL BUT MORE FREQUENT OCCURRENCES AND LONGER LAPSE IN PAD ROTOR CONTACT DURING BRAKING. MOST SERIOUS BRAKES FAILED ALMOST 10 SECONDS. TRAVEL ON WET SLUSHY HIGHWAY FOR 2 HOURS ON 55 MPH ROAD WITH UPHILL GRADE AND SLIGHT TURN TO RIGHT DRIVER APPLIED LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE ATTEMPTING TO TIME DECELERATION TO CONTROLLED INTERSECTION FOR GREEN LIGHT. APPLICATION OF BRAKES SLOWED VEHICLE NO MORE THEN UPHILL COAST, FIRMER PRESSURE TO NO EFFECT, FULL HARD PRESSURE NO EFFECT, SLIGHT RELEASE AND FULL SLAM, NO IMMEDIATE EFFECT, FINALLY ABS STUTTERED/PULSED AND STOP VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 19,354

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT WE PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 08. ON MARCH 19TH I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON A STREET WITH CONSTRUCTION PANELS ON PARTS OF SURFACE. I WAS LEAVING A CAR LENGTH IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN THE CAR AHEAD STOPPED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR KEPT GOING AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE CAR AHEAD. NO ONE HURT BUT DAMAGE TO BUMPER AND HOOD OF MY CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING. TOYOTA REP LOOKED OVER IT, RAN DIAGONSTIC CODES AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I KNOW THE BRAKES FAILED. WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR AND TOYOTA SERVICE.

Mileage: 21,147

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ENGAGE. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR NEED TO FILE A POLICE REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,500.

Mileage: 15,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT EXPERIENCES THE SAME HESITANCY AND SHAKING WHILE BRAKING THAT THE 2010 RECALLED MODELS HAVE. I INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED TO NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME LAST WEEK AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE HAD OTHER 2008 OWNERS STATE THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THE VEHICLES ARE NOT UNDER RECALL, THERE IS NO RECOURSE FOR THESE CARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CRASH DUE TO THE PROBLEM, BUT IT MAKES HANDLING A BIT DIFFICULT WHEN THE BRAKES SHAKE. I FEEL THE RECALL FIX SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER MODEL YEARS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 52,500

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKING PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, DUE TO IT BEING SO LIGHT.

VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AS EXPECTED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN THE MORNING. AND THEN ON THE WAY HOME I ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE OR SINCE. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ME THAT WOULD MAKE MY TIMING BE SO OFF THAT I WOULD HIT ANOTHER CAR! I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY "BRAKE FADE". I DISAGREED AND STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR RECENTLY WHILE THE BRAKING/ACCELERATION CONCERNS ARE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER AN ICY OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING INSTEAD OF DECREASING IN SPEED. THE DRIVER HAD TO CONTINUE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON AT LEAST 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 500.

Mileage: 500

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM BEGAN TO BRAKE AND HE THOUGHT HE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO BRAKE. IN FACT, HIS FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WITH THE SYSTEM HE BELIEVED WAS ALREADY IN REGENERATIVE BRAKING. IN FACT, IT ACTUALLY SEEMED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR ABOUT A SECOND WHILE EXHIBITING NONE OF THE FOOT PEDAL VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. ONLY AFTER THE SECOND LONG PERIOD OF NO BRAKING CAPABILITY DID ANY BRAKING FORCE SEEM TO OCCUR WHICH THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WAS WHEN THE SYSTEM'S MECHANICAL BRAKING TOOK OVER. *JB

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES AFTER GOING OVER BUMPY ROADS OR POTHOLES. I NOTICE THIS WHEN I AM APPLYING CONSTANT BRAKE PRESSURE THROUGH BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS AS MY BRAKES WILL SIMPLY LET GO. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM REGARDING THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM BELIEVING THERE IS WHEEL LOCK UP WHEN THERE IS NONE. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. IT SHOULD NOT BE SO SENSITIVE THAT IS GOES OFF WHEN NO WHEELS ARE SLIPPING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS IN MANY INSTANCES AND IT HAS ALMOST LEAD TO ME CRASHING INTO A TOLL BOOTH ARM/POLE. OR ONCE DRIVING TOO FAR INTO AN INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT. TOYOTA SAYS THE BRAKING PROBLEM ONLY AFFECTS THE 2010 PRIUS MODEL BUT THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS SINCE I FIRST TOOK POSSESSION OF MY MODEL 2008 PRIUS IN EARLY 2008. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

MY 2008 PRIUS HAS AN UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF ABS FALSE ACTIVATION. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BE DEVELOPED AND DEPLOYED, BUT IT SEEMS TOYOTA ONLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ISSUE ON THE 2010 MODEL. I AM A FORMER BRAKE SYSTEMS ENGINEER AND I KNOW HOW THE ABS SHOULD OPERATE. THIS TUNING IS TOO SENSITIVE ON ROUGH SURFACES AND RESULTS IN TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN BRAKING FORCE THAT IS DISCONCERTING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURS ANYTIME BRAKING ON ROUGH SURFACES (CHATTER BUMP). *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WHENEVER I BRAKE WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR A POTHOLE, MY BRAKES GIVE OUT MOMENTARILY. AT THAT SAME TIME A SYMBOL FLASHES ON MY DASHBOARD. MY MANUAL IDENTIFIES THIS SYMBOL AS "THE VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) HAS BEEN ENGAGED." THIS FORM REQUIRES A SPECIFIC MONTH, DAY, YEAR. THE APPROXIMATELY INCIDENT DATES ARE EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,111

I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT IN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON GREENBACK LANE IN CITRUS HEIGHTS CA ON DEC. 24 2008 SLIGHT SPRINKLING AT THE TIME AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO STOP I COULDN'T GET THE CAR STOPPED AND REAR ENDED A VAN . THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK FOR A SECOND OR SO AND I KEPT PRESSURE ON AND FINALLY THEY STARTED TO WORK BUT TO LATE TO AVOID THE COLLISION. I HIT A MINIVAN AND IT PUSHED HIM INTO A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I DIDN'T REALIZE AT THE TIME MY CAR MAY BE DEFECTIVE UNTIL ALL THE NEWS STARTED TO SURFACE AND NOW MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. EVERYONE ELSE SAID THEY WEREN'T INJURED AT THE TIME BUT NOW THE DRIVER IN THE TRAIL BLAZER SAYS HE HAS WHIPLASH INJURIES. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT APPLIES THE BRAKES WHILE TRAVELING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65000.

Mileage: 65,000

MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE ON 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. SO FAR THE BRAKES APPEARED TO FAIL FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND ON THREE OCCASIONS. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING OVER A DEFECT IN THE PAVEMENT (NOT A POTHOLE, JUST A ROUGH SECTION OF PAVING). *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON JANUARY 19, 2010 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WITH TRAFFIC FLOW THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF HE WAS STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AND AVOID A COLLISION. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WAS DRIVERS ERROR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 19,000

SECOND ACCIDENT CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE WITH ACCELERATION. 2008 PRIUS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DRIVING IN BATTERY (BRAKE)MODE ABOUT 10-15 MPH. CAR IN FRONT SLOWED DOWN, I HIT THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY. I LOOK TO BE SURE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WAS AND THEN REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT. CAR IN FRONT MOVE FORWARD BUT PRIUS WOULDN'T STOP AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN SO I PUSHED ON THE PARKING BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT AND SLOWED IT DOWN FOR THE SECOND IMPACT. CAR IN FRONT THEN DROVE SLOWLY TO A PARKING LOT AND THE PRIUS KEPT MOVING SO I DROVE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND WHEN IT SLOWED GOING UP THE RAMP I PUSHED THE PARKING BUTTON STOPPING THE CAR. I THEN RESTARTED IT AND RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE TO MOVE FURTHER INTO THE PARKING LOT. 4 PEOPLE INJURED, 3 SERIOUSLY. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED 29 SEPTEMBER 2008 WHEN DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 26 MPH THE PRIUS SUDDENLY TURNED LEFT HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE VIDEO SHOWS I WAS TRYING TO COUNTER STEER HARD RIGHT. SKID MARKS SHOWED THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL STOPPED AND THE CAR PIVOTED ON IT WITH ACCELERATION MARKS FROM THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. *TR

Mileage: 185,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PULLING UP TO HER GARAGE TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED, MINUS THE CRASH. SHE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3.

Mileage: 3

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTONS WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES ON A BUMPY OR POT-HOLED SECTION OF ROADWAY. IT IS A TEMPORARY (SPLIT SECOND) LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS ATTIBUTABLE TO THIS CONDITION, I AM NEVERTHELESS CONCERNED AND WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. WILL THE NHTSA EXPAND ITS INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE TOYOTA'S 2ND GENERATION PRIUS LIKE MINE?

Mileage: 47,000

A. DASH LIGHTS WOULD JUST DISAPPEAR (NO DISPLAY FOR SPEED OR GEAR) B. KEY "BOB" WOULDN'T RELEASE AND CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF. - TWICE C. CAR WOULD "REV-UP" WHEN ENGINE COOL WHILE IN GEAR APPLYING BRAKES 1. TOOK TO DEALER TO RESOLVE - COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP THE KEY IN MY POCKET. 2. SECOND TIME WAS ABLE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER WHILE THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING. AFTER 30 MINUTES CAME BACK WITH THE SOLUTION OF NOT TO INSERT KEY BOB. THE LIGHTS AND THE "KEY BOB" PROBLEM HAPPEN TWICE. THE ENGINE "REV-UP" HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD AND I WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE TO FIRMLY APPLY THE BRAKES. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WASN'T SO LUCKY - GOING AT A SPEED OF 40 I STARTED A TURN TO GO UNDER THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE "REV-UP" AND FORCED ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL... TOTALING THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,870

LOW SPEED BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN CRASHING INTO CAR IN FRONT. IMPACT SPEED ABOUT 10-15MPH. DAMAGE TO CAR >$2800. STOOD ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. UPDATED 03/12/10

Mileage: 75,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. THE CURRENT MILES WERE 14000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. SHE STATED THAT THREE TIMES SHE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ONCE WHILE TURNING LEFT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN, OR RED LIGHT, OR DRIVING OVER A BUMP THE BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, BUT THEY WOULD REPORT THE FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 33,765.

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING 5 MILES PER HOUR THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG AND SINCE THE ISSUES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATES HE SPOKE WITH TOYOTA AND WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE OR A RAILROAD TRACK THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE ANTI SKID LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD COMES ON. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE BRAKES INTERLOCK THREE TO FOUR SECONDS LATER. THE FAILURE MILES WERE 2000 MILES. THE CURRENT MILES WERE 24500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 2,000

THE BRAKES CUT OUT ANY TIME I HIT A ROUGH PLACE ON THE ROAD WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER WEEK. IT DEPENDS ON WHERE I AM DRIVING. FOR EXAMPLE: THERE IS A ROAD CLOSE TO MY WORK WHERE I NEED TO BRAKE FOR A STOP LIGHT RIGHT AT A PLACE WHERE A ROUGH BRIDGE JUNCTION EXIST. WHEN I DRIVE ON THIS ROAD, THE BRAKES CUT OUT EVERY TIME. TOYOTA HAS ANNOUNCED THEY HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. MY CAR IS A 2008 PRIUS. I KEPT WAITING FOR THEM TO INCLUDE MY CAR, BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

MY 2008 PRIUS HAS THE SAME LOSS OF TRACTION WHEN GOING OVER UNEVEN SURFACES AS THE 2010 CAS. THERE ARE TWO SECTIONS OF ROAD THAT I DRIVE OVER EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK. EVERYDAY, WHEN I GO OVER THESE SURFACES MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON INDICATING THAT IT IS MOMENTARILY NOT WORKING. IT THEN FEELS LIKE I AM SLIDING ON ICE UNTIL I GET TO EVEN ROAD. PLEASE EXPAND THE INVESTIGATION TO THE AT LEAST THE 2008 MODELS. *TR

EVEN WHEN NEW, ONLY WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY SURFACE, MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WILL REDUCE BRAKING POWER ALL BY ITSELF, WHEN I NEED THEM THE MOST. WHEN I PRESS INTO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WILL BRAKE AGAIN, BUT BY THIS TIME I WILL HAVE LOST 1 SECOND OF BRAKING TIME. RECENTLY ON JAN 20TH, I ALMOST HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME WHEN I HAD TO PANIC-BRAKE, AND THE ROAD BECAME BUMPY AS I WAS BRAKING. BY PRESSING THE BRAKE HARDER AFTER 1 SECOND LOST, I BARELY STOPPED IN TIME. I NEVER BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION, UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO, BECAUSE I KNOW THIS CAR HAS HYPER-ACTIVE WHEEL-SLIP SENSORS, AND I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS PART OF THAT DESIGN FLAW. THAT PROBLEM COMES UP WHENEVER I TRY TO ACCELERATE HARD AND MAKE A RIGHT TURN. EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT (AND NO WHEEL SLIP) THE ENGINE CUTS OUT FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN IT WAS NEW, THE DEALER SAID THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT. THAT'S JUST WHY I DIDN'T REPORT IT UNTIL NOW. BACK TO THE BRAKES, TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN I HEARD THE 2010 PRIUS HAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIX MINE ALSO. BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL, AND THERE ISN'T FOR THE 2008. THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO REPORT IT TO TOYOTA. I DID THAT ON 02/10/2010. THEN WHEN I HEARD THE TOYOTA PRESIDENT (2 DAYS AGO) SAY THAT EARLIER PRIUS' DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM, I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT TO YOU ALSO. PS...I AM AN ANALYST BY TRADE, I AM HIGHLY MECHANICALLY INCLINED, AND HAVE EVEN DONE MY OWN BRAKE JOBS. I KNOW HOW BRAKE SYSTEMS WORK AND HAVE HAD MANY CARS WITH ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS. THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE HAD THAT DOES THIS ON A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS REPORTED IN THE 2010 RECALL. WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION (OR DOING ANYTHING), IF MY CAR HITS A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE SKID CONTROL TAKES OVER AND I CAN NOT MANUALLY BRAKE. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING ADDRESSED? THE DATE IN QUESTION I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AND HIT A POTHOLE AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS HITTING THE BRAKES, NOT UNTIL THE SKID CONTROL WAS FINISHED COULD THE BRAKES ACTUALLY FIRE, AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL MY CAR WAS HALFWAY IN THE INTERSECTION! *TR

I OWN A TOY.PRI.2008,ON 02/03/10 I WAS LEAVING DRIVEWAY APPLIED GAS,CAR TOOK OFF ACROSS ST. INTO TIDALFLOW OF AT. OCEAN AT HIGH TIDE,THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. BRAKE OR TURN OFF. THE POLICE PIC'S NOTEDED GAS PEDAL WAS NOT VISIBLE, FLOOR MAT WAS OVER IT, THE SALT WATER WAS IN CAR AND UPON LEAVING CAR IT WAS WAIST DEEP. THE CAR WAS SERVICED 1/4/10 AT TOYOTA DEALER FOR STATE INSPETION AND USUAL MT. NEVER MENTIONED RECALL OF MATS WHICH I NOW FIND WAS A WELL KNOWN FACT IN SEPT.09. THEY ARE INSISTING IT WILL DRY OUT AND BE FINE,SALT WATER ON ANY CAR IS DEADLY BUTI HYBRID. THE HOUR IT SAT IN WATER PRIOR TO TOW,THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I CALLED TOYOTA THAT DAY AS TOW TOOK CAR TO IT,THEY INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUES WITH 2008 PRIUS. THE CAR WAS MOVING MUCH FASTER THAN MY 10MPH OF ORIGIN AND WOULD NOT BRAKE,SHIFT OR SHUT OFF. WATER WAS POURING OUT STEREO SPEAKERS AND UP UNDER HOOD ON/OR UNDER ENGINE BLOCK,THE ENGINE RAN FOR THE HOUR THE CAR SAT IN SALT WATER. TOYOTA HSA BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO HELP AND STILL INSISTS DESPITE AN OFFICAL RECALL THAT THERE WERE TROUBLES WITH 2008 PRIUS. THE POLICE PHOTOS SAY IT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ANTI-SLIP REAR-WIGGLE UPON HITTING SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD. THE ANTI-SLIP ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IS WAY TOO SENSITIVE AS IT IS RESPONDING TO SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THIS MAY BE HELPFUL AT HIGH SPEEDS OR ICY CONDITIONS, BUT AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BLINKING YELLOW SKID-CONTROL DASHBOARD LIGHT AND REAREND WIGGLE AS THE SYSTEM TRIES TO RECOVER DOES SEEM ANNOYING. THE SYSTEM IS OVERLY SENSITIVE. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. FROM DAY ONE, I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES OVER THE UNEVEN TERRAIN, AND YOU ARE BRAKING, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON THE DASH AND THE BRAKES STOP WORKING UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PAST THE UNEVEN ROAD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON ICY ROADS WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SLIP, THE BRAKES FAIL. I DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL I HEARD OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK FOR IT'S SERVICE AND WILL BE REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO THEM AT THAT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 50

OUR 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS A BRAKE HESITATION. THIS HESITATION OCCURS WHEN GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE WHILE BRAKING OR SLOWING. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS OFTEN. I HAVE LEARNED THAT IF I KEEP PRESSING ON THE BRAKE WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM ABLE TO STOP AND/OR SLOW DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 50

TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES WITH 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE TRACTION CONTROL MAKES THE CAR ALMOST UNDRIVEABLE ON SNOW COVERED ROADS DUE TO POWER BEING REMOVED FROM DRIVING WHEELS. SUGGEST ADDING A SWITCH TO DISABLE THE TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 6 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD SURFACE; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A THREE SECOND DELAY POWER RESPONSE. THE DRIVER EXERTED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 14,000

HELLO, I LIVE IN ISRAEL, SOFTWARE EXPERT, M.SC. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. ON FEB 5TH 2010 MY PRIUS 2008 CRASHED INTO THE CAR DRIVING AHEAD DUE TO THE BRAKES PROBLEM. CRASH PRE-CONDITIONS: LOW SPEED - 28KM/HOUR (17.4MPH), SLIPPERY ROAD DURING THE RAIN, MORE THAN SUFFICIENT DISTANCE TO THE CAR AHEAD. THE CAR AHEAD STARTED BRAKING SHARPLY, INSTANTLY STRONG BRAKING HAS BEEN APPLIED TO PRIUS WITH NO RESPONSE FOR A FEW TENTHS OF SEC, THERE WAS A FEELING OF SLIDING WHICH RESULTED IN CRASH. DURING TWO YEARS DISPROPORTIONALLY LOW BRAKES RESPONSE HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN SIMILAR LOW SPEED CONDITIONS; WHEN COMING TO ROUNDABOUTS AT 15-20KM/HOUR WHILE APPLYING SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE ON BRAKES I CAME 2-3M FURTHER THAN EXPECTED WITH THE FEELING OF VERY WEAK BRAKES RESPONSE. ATTEMPTS TO REPRODUCE THIS CONDITION DIDN'T SUCCEED, IT HAPPENS IN VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CRASH RESULTED IN NO INJURIES, BUT SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS (ABOUT $4000). *TR

Mileage: 62,800

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE IT WAS NEW BEEN BACK TO DEALERS AT LEAST 6 TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD "WE CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". WHEN IT IS RAINING AND I FIRST START OUT WITH THE CAR THE BRAKES WILL SLAM ON AND THE TIRES WILL SKID. MY WIFE HAD THE CAR OUT ONE TIME WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AND SHE HURT HER BREAST WITH THE SEATBELT WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO HER. ALSO WHEN I AM STEPPING ON THE BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER SOME BUMPS THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AND THE ANTI SKID LIGHT COMES ON. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO TOYOTA TUES OF THIS WEEK THE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID WHAT WOULD I LIKE FOR TOYOTA TO DO FOR ME AND I TOLD HIM TOYOTA SHOULD BUY THIS CAR BACK FROM ME AND ALL HE SAID WAS THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. JUST WANT TO BE HEARD AT THIS POINT THAT IS WHY I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. WE NEED TO BE HEARD. *TR

Mileage: 500

ON MY 2008 PRIUS I APPLIED THE BRAKES OVER ANYTHING OTHER THAN PERFECTLY SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT AND THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STOPS ALL BRAKING FORCE MOMENTARILY FOR APPROXIMATELY A SECOND OR SO. WHILE THIS IS USUALLY JUST AN ANNOYANCE I WAS DRIVING ON THE WASHINGTON CAPITAL BELTWAY I-495 EAST NEAR THE ROUTE 50 THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, I LOOKED AWAY BRIEFLY THEN HIT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DID NOT APPLY PRESSURE CONSISTENTLY CAUSING MY CAR TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF A LARGER TRUCK WHICH SHOULD HAVE A FAR GREATER BRAKING DISTANCE THAN MY PRIUS. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRAKE IN TIME. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2008 PRIUS WHICH EXPERIENCES MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING ON ROUGH ROADS OR SURFACES WHICH CAUSE THE FEELING OF A LOSS OF BRAKING MOMENTARILY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WE OWN TWO (2) PRIUS CARS. ONE IS A 2008 TOURING MODEL PRIUS; THE OTHER IS A 2010 PRIUS V PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2009. BOTH CARS HAVE THE BRAKING ISSUE WHEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE USED ON ROUGH ROADS SUCH AS POTHOLES. I HAVE MADE THIS KNOWN TO CALDWELL TOYOTA - I WAS TOLD BOTH CARS OPERATE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. BOTH CARS "JUMP AND LURCH FORWARD" WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS "SLAMMED ON". I KNOW THAT THE 2010 PRIUS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE SAME ISSUE EXISTS IN THE 2008 PRIUS. WHY IS THE 2008 YEAR NOT BEING RECALLED? *TR

Mileage: 200

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF WHILE TRAVELING ON BUMPY ROADS, OVER POTHOLES, LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. MY SPEED HAS BEEN ON AVERAGE BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MILES PER HOUR THE BRAKES WILL NOT CATCH FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO STOP WITHIN. THIS ONLY APPEARS TO OCCUR OVER BUMPY ROADS AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES IN EACH INCIDENT. ONE INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2009 AND THE LATEST INCIDENT I HAVE NOTED BELOW. *TR

Mileage: 17,500

I WAS IN WILLIAMS, AZ ON MAY 27, 2009. AT THE RAILROAD RV PARK. GOT INTO MY 2008 PRIUS TO RETURN TO CONRESS AND IMMEDIATELY SMASHED INTO A POST ABOUT 50 FEET FROM MY STARTING POINT. IT HAPPEND SO FAST I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO APPLY THE BRAKE. FILED AN ACCIDENT REPORT REPORT WITH THE WILLIAMS POLICE DEPARTMENT SINCE THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE RV POST AND MY PRIUS. HAD MODERATE DAMAGE BUT WAS ABLE TO LIMP BACK HOME. REPAIRED MY PRIUS AT A LOCAL COLLISION SHOP. DROVE DOWN TO THE PHOENIX, AZ, AREA (ALMOST 55 MILES FROM HOME) ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. AFTER ABOUT THE LAST 20 FREEWAY MILES I SAW TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD AT A STOP SIGN. STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT I DIDN'T SLOW IMMEDIATELY. FINALLY ENDED UP ONLY ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE CAR AHEAD. HAD TO AGGRESSIVELY APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN I SAW I WASN'T STOPPING AS SOON AS I THOUGHT. WAS RELIEVED WHEN I DIDN'T PLOW INTO THAT CAR AHEAD THIS SAME OCCURANCE HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE EARLIER BUT WAS NOT AS FIGHTENING. SOMETIMES, WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, I HAVE A FEELING THAT SOMEONE BUMPED ME IN THE REAR, BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN BUMPED. THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM EVEN OCCURRED WHEN I HAD MY 2002 PRIUS. MOST SERVICE MANAGERS SAY "IT IS NOTHING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT". WAS HOPING TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WAIT UNTIL THEY PRODUCED A "PLUG-IN" PRIUS BUT I PROBABLY WON'T EVER BUY A TOYOTA PRODUCT AGAIN. I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT A FUTURE ACCIDENT IN MY PRIUS AND HATE TO DRIVE IT. MY 2008 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 1,800

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES , OVER ROUGH ROAD THE CAR WILL VAULT FORWARD BEFORE STOPPING. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AND HESITATES. I THINK IT'S RELATED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL, BUT THIS HAPPENS WAY TOO EASILY. I HAVE NEW TIRES AND IT HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE SECOND ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKING AND ENCOUNTERING SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE CAR APPEARS TO LEAP FORWARD. THERE IS A SENSATION OF ACCELERATING WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ALTHOUGH I'M CERTAIN IT IS JUST THE ABS SYSTEM. IT IS A VERY UNEASY FEELING. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

BRAKES MOMENTARILY FAIL AND/OR THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING ON TOP OF A POT HOLE OR OTHER SIMILAR OBSTRUCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HE EXPERIENCED A DELAY WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNLESS HE CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 40,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS - WHEN BRAKING OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE, THE DECELERATION MOMENTARILY DISAPPEARS - THIS IS USUALLY LESS THAN A SECOND, BUT IS VERY NOTICEABLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR AS LONG AS I'VE OWNED THE CAR (LATE 2007) - AND I CAN REPRODUCE THE EVENT. A ROAD WAS JUST WORKED ON NEAR MY HOUSE AND A PART OF THE PAVEMENT NEAR THE INTERSECTION HAS BEEN REMOVED AND FILLED IN WITH GRAVEL - WHEN APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE BRAKING SUDDENLY RELEASES, THEN REAPPLIES. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS WAS RELATED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID - BRAKING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR. SON REMARKED FREQUENTLY WHEN HE DROVE VEHICLE. I NOTICED IT ONLY WHEN HITTING A BUMPY SURFACE THAT CAUSED CAR TO RESPOND AS IF IT HAD LOST TRACTION AND SEEMED TO ENGAGE THE ABS SYSTEM. NO CONSEQUENCES TO DATE, BUT RISKY IF BUMPY CONDITIONS OCCUR ON ICY PATCHES. I MENTIONED AT LAST VEHICLE CHECKUP AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I GO FOR SERVICE, BUT WAS TOLD PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED - SO NO REMEMDY SUGGESTED. I FEEL CONFIDENT TOYOTA WILL ADDRESS, BUT SINCE I AM A PRE- 2010 PRIUS, I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE BRAKES SHUT OFF TEMPORARILY WHILE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. THIS FAILURE OCCURS DAILY WHEN I APPROACH THE STOP SIGN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AS A APPROACH THE STOP SIGN (BRAKES ENGAGED), THE ROAD DIPS SLIGHTLY WHICH TURNS ON THE TRACTION CONTROL. AT THIS POINT THE BRAKES TURN OFF (WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE PEDAL) UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OUT INDICATING THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS DISENGAGED. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND HAVE NOT HIT ANYONE AFTER ROLLING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AS IT HAS HAPPENED BASICALLY EVERY DAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT UNTIL I SAW THE NOTICE ABOUT THE 2010 PRIUS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT A FORMAL COMPLAINT SO THAT THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE INVESTIGATION CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2008 PRIUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY FAILED TO RESPOND UNLESS SHE APPLIED PRESSURE. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 20 TIMES SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES ALSO MALFUNCTIONED WHENEVER SHE DROVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WRONG TO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13000.

Mileage: 100

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. BRAKES SEEMS TO "LOSE HOLD" WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE LOSS OF BRAKING SEEMS TO ONLY LAST FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND BUT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP KEPT MALFUNCTIONING, GOING OFF PERIODICALLY WHEN DRIVING. DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM IN SHOP, SO STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TOOK CAR BACK THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE. FINALLY DEALER SAID THERE'D BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CHANGED OUT THE HEADLAMP AT A COST OF $250.00. ($150 FOR THE HEADLAMP AND $100 FOR LABOR) LATER GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGING THE FAULTY HEADLAMP ISSUE, BUT SAID TOYOTA HAD GIVEN US A DISCOUNT BY ONLY CHARGING $150.00 FOR THE HEADLAMP INSTEAD OF THE REGULAR $300.00 COST. $300.00 FOR A HEADLAMP SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND IF IT'S A COMMON ISSUE WHY IS TOYOTA NOT ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER.*TR

THE CAR'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN. THUS, THE CAR SLIDES FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS ONLY BY SWERVING. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRACTION CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE WHEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. THUS, NORMAL STOPPING CAN BE DIFFICULT IF THE CAR'S TRACTION CONTROL IS ACTIVATED (TYPICALLY DUE TO A BUMP/POTHOLE). *TR

Mileage: 34,250

MY BRAKES FLASH A SIGNAL ON THE DASH AND FEEL LIKE THEY 'RELEASE' WHEN I AM BRAKING AND DRIVE ACROSS A ROUGH SPOT. ALSO, TODAY MY CAR DID THE SAME THING WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE ROAD WAS WET FROM RAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT AND I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH IT IS VERY CONCERNING, UNTIL THE TOYOTA RECALL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PRIUS. I DRIVE THE SAME ROAD EVERYDAY AND THERE IS A DOWN HILL AREA THAT COMES TO A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR DOES THIS EVERY TIME IF I HAVE TO BRAKE GOING DOWN THE HILL FOR THE LIGHT, UNLESS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT THE ROUGH AREAS. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN WHICH THE BRAKES DO NOT KICK IN FOR A SECOND OR SO WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT THE BRAKES THEMSELVES DO NOT BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR FOR A SECOND OR SO. *TR

SUMMARY: BRAKES HESITATE IF I HAVE THE BRAKES ON BEFORE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROAD TRANSITION: DRIVING ~25 TO 30MPH GOING UP HILL, ON BRIDGE THAT IS A FREEWAY OVERPASS, WHERE I TURN INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE THAT HAS A STOPLIGHT THAT LEADS TO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP. IF THE LIGHT IS RED OR I NEED TO SLOWDOWN FOR THE TURN, WHEN MY WHEELS GO OVER THE METAL TRANSITION PLATE BETWEEN THE ASPHALT ROAD AND THE CONCRETE BRIDGE, IF I HAVE MY BRAKES ON PRIOR TO THE TRANSITION, THE OUT OF CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES , ABS ENGAGES AND AFTER THE TRANSITION, I LOSE BRAKES FOR A SECOND OR TWO OR MAYBE THREE. IF THE LIGHT IS RED IT CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY AS I NEED TO STOP FOR THE LIGHT SHORTLY AFTER THE TRANSITION. THERE ARE TWO LANES THAT TURN ONTO THE FREEWAY AND IF SOMEONE SHIFTS FROM ONE LANE TO THE OTHER FOR A BETTER LIGHT POSITION, IT GETS EVEN TRICKIER TO STOP ON TIME. FOR THOSE IN SAN DIEGO, THIS IS THE LIGHT AT LA COSTA IN CARLSBAD, GOING WEST ON LA COSTA AND ENTERING THE I-5 SOUTH ON RAMP.

Mileage: 53,300

1) THE EVEN HAPPENS DURING NORMAL BRAKING FROM 40 MPH OVER A ROAD WITH POTHOLES. THE LOCATION IS HERE: HTTP://MAPS.GOOGLE.COM/?IE=UTF8&HQ=&HNEAR=CLEVELAND,+CASS,+MISSOURI&LL=38.67887,-94.675729&SPN=0.00139,0.00284&Z=19 2) THE CAR LOSES ALL BRAKING FOR 1-2 SECONDS AFTER RUNNING OVER THE POTHOLE. IF SOMEBODY WAS IN FRONT OF ME, IT WOULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENS 5 DAYS A WEEK AS PART OF MY DAILY COMMUTE. 3) TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PRIUS TO DO THIS.

Mileage: 15

BRAKES RELEASE AT STOPS WHERE ONLY SLIGHT ROAD CONDITIONS EXIST AND HERE THERE SHOULD BE COMPLETE BRAKING. I HAVE FOUND THIS HAPPENS AT NUMEROUS TIMES DURING THE PERIOD I HAVE OWNED MY 2008 PRIUS. I BELIEVE THERE ARE VALID CONCERNS WITH THIS VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM THAT NEED TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *CN

Mileage: 12,800

WHEN MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS MOVES ON A BUMPY SURFACE AT LOW SPEED I FEEL A PAUSE IN THE BRAKING - SAME PROBLEM THAT IS BEING REPORTED ON THE 2010 MODELS. *CN

Mileage: 15,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN I DRIVE OVER BUMPY SURFACES SUCH AS ROAD COVERS OR POT HOLES WHILE BREAKING, I CAN FEEL MY CAR ACCELERATING MID-BRAKE AND THEN HAVE TO PRESS DOUBLY HARD ON MY BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVING BECAUSE DRIVING OVER SOME BUMPY RAILROAD TRACK CROSSINGS, I HAD TO BREAK BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I FLOORED THE BRAKES AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL RIGHT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE ALSO CONSIDERED THAT PERHAPS THERE WAS ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE WITH MY BRAKES CAUSED BY THE RAILROAD CROSSING. *CN

Mileage: 102

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING AND HITTING A POTHOLE (RIGHT FRONT TIRE) I HAVE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. IT KIND OF FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS FLOATING ABOVE THE GROUND BEFORE BRAKING WAS REENGAGED. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL I HEARD ABOUT THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEMS AND INSTANTLY RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AS THE BRAKES REENGAGED AND ALLOWED ME TO CONTROL THE CAR AFTER A SECOND. *CN

Mileage: 24,000

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS DISENGAGED FOR A SECOND OR TWO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON A ROAD THAT WAS BUMPY *CN

Mileage: 16,000

BRAKING FAILS WHEN GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS OR ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. 2 ACCIDENTS IN THIS CAR BOTH ON CITY STREETS WITH SOMEWHAT POOR SURFACE. BOTH A SPEEDS LESS THAN 30 MPH BUT WHOLE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN UTILL BUMPS STOP ONLY ACCIDENTS I HAVE HAD IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING. I WORK IN 3 STATES AVG 60K /YR I ASKED DEALER TO DISABLE THE ANTI SKID FEATURE AS MANUAL SAID COULD BE DONE DEALER SAID THEY HAD TROUBLE DISABLING FEATURE IT KEPT RESETING ITSELF TO ON *CN

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR IS A 2008 PRIUS. THE INCIDENT IS THAT MY CAR DIDN'T STOP AND SKIDDED INTO A CONCRETE CURB, DAMAGING THE RIGHT FRONT POWER STEERING RACK. IT WAS SNOWING, ABOUT 1-2" ACCUMULATED. DRIVING INTO MY OFFICE PARKING LOT, THERE IS A STREET WITH A STEEP BUT SHORT HILL - MAYBE 50FEET OR LESS - (IT WAS NOT PLOWED OR SANDED). AT THE FOOT OF THE HILL, THERE IS A LEFT TURN INTO A LEVEL PARKING LOT OR A RIGHT TURN UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS, OR STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO SHRUBS AND THE RIVER. I SLOWED DOWN BEFORE GOING DOWN THE HILL AND AS I WENT DOWN THE HILL I LIGHTLY PUMPED BRAKES. TRIED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT FOOT OF THE HILL BUT CAR DIDN'T STOP COMPLETELY, BUT WAS GOING SLOW. SO, I MADE THE LEFT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. THE BODY OF THE CAR TURNED INTO THE LOT, BUT WAS NOT IN CONTROL. WITH THE BRAKES ON, AND THE WHEEL TURNED TO THE LEFT, THE CAR WENT INTO A SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SLAMMED INTO A CONCRETE CURB AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT FELT AS IF I HAD NO BRAKES - COMING DOWN THE HILL THEY COULDN'T STOP ME AND THERE WAS NO SKID CONTROL COMING ON AT ANY TIME. THE FAILURE: GIVEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROVE A FAILURE BUT I SUSPECT SOMETHING WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ONE YEAR (PURCHASED IT USED) AND DURING THAT TIME THE ONE THING THAT BUGS ME IN THE CAR IS THE BRAKES AND THE SKID CONTROL. THEY JUST FEEL STRANGE, I GO OVER A DEPRESSED MANHOLE IN THE ROAD AND THE DSC COMES ON AND IT FEELS LIKE I SKID - IT SHOULD JUST FEEL LIKE A BUMP. REPAIRS: THIS IS THE LIST -ENTIRE POWER STEERING RACK ON RIGHT FRONT TO BE REPLACED- TIE ROD, LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHEEL, RIM-ALL BENT. FRONT COVER AND LOWER BALL JOINT DAMAGED-TO BE REPLACED. OVER $3000 IN REPAIRS; THEY WILL BE DONE THIS WEEK (8 FEB). IF YOU WANT THE OLD PARTS I CAN ASK FOR DEALER TO SAVE THEM. CAR IS @ TOYOTA DEALER. MILEAGE & SPEED ARE MY BEST GUESS; COMPONENTS I GUESSED - YOUR TERMS WERE NOT FAMILIAR TO ME. *TW

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMPY ROAD TODAY, I APPLIED BRAKES TO MY PRIUS (2008). THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO ANTI-LOCK POSITION AND WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AFTER APPLYING MORE PRESSURE. FINALLY, JUST BEFORE REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS TODAY ON THEIR WEB SITE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I SHOULD DO? *TW

Mileage: 54,950

DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD WHICH TURNS INTO A PAVED ROAD. STARTED SLIDING AS SOON AS I HIT THE PAVED ROAD. PUMPED ON THE BRAKES, THE ABS DIDNT WORK. THE CAR KEPT SLIDING OFF THE ROAD INTO A FENCE. $4000.00 IN DAMAGE. *CN

Mileage: 40,000

PROCEEDING TO GET ON HIGHWAY AND IN GRAVEL DRIVEWAY VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND BRAKES FAILED.(AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES IN 2009 AND MOST RESCENT 2/03/10)\HEADLIGHT AND RELAY SWITCH FAILED\FRONT RUNNING LIGHT NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME\RADIO SWITCHING FROM FM,FM2AND AM RANDOMLY\CAR FOR NO REASON GOING DEAD AT A STORE ORBEING PARKED FOR AN HOUR OR 2AND HAVING TO BE JUMPED\MAIN BATTERIES LOSING CHARGE(MOST OF THESE ISSUES HAVE ALREADY BEEN DOCUMENTED AT TOYOTA WITH THE RESPONSE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AS FAR BACK AS AUGUST AND MOST RECENT IN DECEMBER '09) ALSO THE TIRES WENT BALD AFTER 20,000 MILES\CAN'T PUT MORE THAN 8 GALLONS OF FUEL IN TANK'EVER *CN

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKING AND THE ANTI SKID COMING ON EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE ALSO A NOISE THAT COMES FROM BRAKING WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE IT MAKES A CLICKING AND GRINDING NOISE EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS NOT GOING. I HAVE HAD IT IN ABOUT 4-5 TIMES FOR THESE 2 PROBLEMS AND 3 TIMES THEY BLED THE BRAKES AND 2 TIMES THEY CHANGED THE ACTUATOR. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2008 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 3,500

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008 SEEMS LIKE IT RELEASES BRAKE OR THE BRAKE DOESN'T WORK WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP, POTHOLE, OR WET ROADS., ALTHOUGH BRAKE IS APPLIED. FEELS LIKE CAR JUMPS OR SLIPS. A LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT IS A ORANGE LIGHT INDICATING CAR IS SLIPPING IT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEAR. TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS MY DRIVING AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM UNLESS IT HAPPENED TO THEM AND IT NEVER DID. SOMETIMES IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TOYOTA PRIUS 2008. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS USED FLEET CAR IN AUGUST 2009. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE OVER UNEVEN ROADS, SPECIFICALLY MANHOLE COVERS ON A SLIGHT DOWN GRADE, THE SLIP LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WERE SLIDING WITHOUT GRIPPING THE ROAD OVER THE COVER. I CONTINUED TO HAVE THAT SAME FEELING WHEN TRYING TO STOP ON UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS, SPECIFICALLY METAL MANHOLE COVERS. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. AS LONG AS THE ROAD IS DRY, THIS IS A MOMENTARY FEELING. HOWEVER, ONE DAY THE ROADS WERE RECENTLY WET FROM A RAIN. I WENT TO STOP AND THE CAR SLID AT LEAST SEVERAL FEET BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. I WAS DECELERATING FROM 35 MILES AN HOUR TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THIS REACTION PERSISTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO BE INSPECTED AND TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ANTI-LOCKING MECHANISM. HOWEVER, I CONTINUE TO HAVE NO GRIPPING ACTION ON WET PAVEMENTS (I SLID COMPLETELY OVER AN ICE PATCH THIS WEEK AT A STOP SIGN. THE PATCH OF ICE WAS AT LEAST 10 FEET ACROSS. I ANTICIPATED THIS PROBLEM SO APPROACHED THE SPOT SLOWLY AND STILL SLID CLEAR TO THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH PUT ME INTO THE CROSS STREET TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE STREET. *TR

Mileage: 44,608

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2010 MODEL. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR AN UNEVEN PART OF THE ROAD, THE BRAKES WILL NOT TAKE HOLD AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO ACCELERATE OR JERK FORWARD. ALSO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER A ROUGH OR BUMPY SURFACE AND TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS FURTHER THAN NORMAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE ISSUE WAS ONGOING AND OCCURRED WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER A PARTICULAR ROUGH SURFACE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD. HE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BEFORE HE DROVE OVER THE ROUGH SURFACE AND COAST TO AVOID THE FAILURE. HE HAS NOT SEEN OR SPOKEN TO THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.

Mileage: 10

THIS IS FOR A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DURING NORMAL DAILY/ROUTINE DRIVING, AND OCCURS ALMOST DAILY. PROBLEM: WHILE BRAKING, IF I ENCOUNTER ANY NON-SMOOTH SURFACES (SMALL POT HOLE, SLIGHT GRAVEL, ETC) OR WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING--THE BRAKING PRESSURE/FORCE MOMENTARILY RELEASES FOR ABOUT A 1/2 SECOND ,AND IS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A FLASHING ABS LIGHT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAR ALSO MOMENTARILY LUNGES FORWARD DUE TO HAVING NO BRAKING FORCE. ON 4 OCCASIONS I ALMOST ENDED UP INTO CROSS TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I FIRST OWNED THE CAR BACK IN JULY 2009 AND IS NOT A RECENT DEVELOPMENT. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TODAY DURING MY COMMUTE TO WORK ON WINTRY MX WEATHER ROADS, BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY NEAR COLLISIONS. NO REPAIRS OR WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON MY CAR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I ASSUMED THIS PROBLEM WAS INHERENT TO HYBRIDS, BUT IN LIGHT OF RECENT PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEMS ON THE NEWS, I FELT IT WAS MY DUTY TO REPORT THAT MY 2008 PRIUS DOES HAVE A BRAKING ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND LIVE IN ST. PAUL, MN. IN LATE DECEMBER FOLLOWING A SNOW AND THEN ICE STORM I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. AS I WAS COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. I PRESSED HARDER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY MAKING A SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN AND MISSING THE CAR WHICH I WAS ABOUT TO HIT BROADSIDE. I HAVE TAKEN NO ACTION YET REGARDING THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 28,500

WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IT FELLS LIKE THE BRAKES STOP WORKING. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

I JUST REPORTED THE BRAKE PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR, BUT THERE'S ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE TCS. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON SLICK SURFACES THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF TRACTION RESULTING IN AN OVERLY-LONG COMPENSATED PERIOD OF SERIOUSLY REDUCED ACCELERATION; THIS HAS CAUSED SAFETY PROBLEMS IN INTERSECTIONS, WHERE I AM UNABLE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY IF CONDITIONS ARE SLICK OR SANDY, IT IS SO UNSAFE THAT I WISH I COULD TURN OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.. *TR

Mileage: 58,055

MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN RECENT MEDIA RELEASES. MY 2005 PRIUS ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I'VE SINCE SOLD IT. WHEN DRIVING OVER A SLIPPERY SURFACE (ICE, A WET SEWER COVER OR PAINTED CROSSWALK LINE) AND NEEDING TO BRAKE - WHEN I FIRST APPLY THE BRAKE IT BEGINS TO STOP, THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SPEEDS UP AGAIN BEFORE CONTINUING TO BRAKE. I'VE LEARNED TO KEEP MY DISTANCE SO I DON'T HIT ANYONE IN THE SPLIT SECOND THE CAR IS NO LONGER BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

I OWN A 2008 PRIUS AND I HAVE THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEM AS MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED. THE BRAKE SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK ON A BUMPY ROAD EDGE AND WHEN IT OCCURS THE ORANGE LIGHT THAT INDICATES UNSTABLE CONDITION TURNS ON. IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN IT IS RAINING. FOURSOME REASON, IT WORKS WELL IN A HEAVY RAIN BUT DOESN'T WORK ON A ROAD UNDER "LIGHT" RAINING CONDITION. WHENEVER IT HAPPENS, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN BUT DOESN'T STOP AND I FEEL IT'S SLIDING ON THE ROAD SURFACE. I HAVEN'T CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2008 PRIUS, 2006 LEXUS 400H MOMENTARY BRAKE LOSS. I BELIEVE THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE GOES WELL BEYOND 2010 PRIUS MODELS. I THINK THE MOMENTARY (SPLIT SECOND) DELAY IN BRAKING HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS, INFREQUENTLY, PERHAPS IN THE B SHIFT POSITION EXCLUSIVELY (NOT CERTAIN ON THIS IN THE LEXUS) AND USUALLY ON SLIPPERY SURFACES AND/OR COLD WEATHER AND USUALLY WHEN GOING DOWN AN INCLINE. THE FEELING I GOT IN MY PRIUS AND MY WIFE IN HER LEXUS WAS NOT AN ACCELERATION FEELING BUT A GOING INTO NEUTRAL FEELING. IT KIND OF FELT LIKE THE CAR PICKED UP SPEED BUT MORE FROM THE COASTING EFFECT THAN ANYTHING TO DUE WITH AN ACCELERATOR. I WOULD LOOK AT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING AS IT RELATES TO REGENERATIVE BRAKING WITH A DASH OF SPEED THROWN IN. GOOD LUCK. I STILL FEEL THE CARS ARE SAFE. DATE BELOW NOT REAL-JUST PLACEHOLDER -TODAY'S DATE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

WHEN BRAKING, IF A POTHOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT, THE CAR SEEMINGLY JERKS FORWARD/ACCELERATES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND APPROACHING A RIGHT TURN NEAR MY HOME I APPLY THE BRAKES AND OFTEN RUNOVER THE SAME UNEVEN SURFACE ON THE ROAD. THAT TRIGGERS MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS' TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO BLINK ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND MY BRAKES SEEM TO STOP APPLYING PRESSURE AT THAT POINT WHILE MY CAR'S SPEED INCREASES FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOES OFF AND THE BRAKES WORK FINE. I AM JUST WORRIED ABOUT ALL THE ISSUES WITH TOYOTA CARS AND WANT TO MAKE SURE MY FAMILY IS SAFE. HENCE, TELLING MY SMALL STORY BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND I CAN'T CONTROL IT. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

WHENEVER I DRIVE MY 2008 PRIUS OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, THE BRAKE ABS LIGHT GOES ON AND THE BRAKES APPEAR MOMENTARILY UNRESPONSIVE. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, IN PART BECAUSE I AM A VERY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER. BUT, I WORRY THAT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. *TR

2008 PRIUS ABS TAKES MUCH LONGER TO RESUME BRAKING AFTER LOSING TRACTION OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR OTHER BUMPS THAN DID MY THREE PREVIOUS ABS-EQUIPPED CARS (FROM 1987 AND 2001 WITH BOSCH ABS). CAR TRAVELS TENS OF FEET AT 30 MPH WITH NO APPARENT BRAKING BEFORE BRAKING RETURNS. DON'T BELIEVE REGENERATIVE BRAKING FORCES BAD ABS PERFORMANCE -- THERE'S AN AMPLE SOURCE OF ACCUMULATED HIGH PRESSURE FLUID AVAILABLE FOR THE FRICTION BRAKES THAT IS QUITE INSTANTANEOUS IF EVER YOU STAMP ON THE PEDAL ENOUGH TO TRIGGER "BRAKE ASSIST". IF TOYOTA CAN'T MAKE REGEN COMPATIBLE WITH GOOD ABS, ASK THEM TO REVERT TO THE HYDRAULICS. PLEASE UPDATE FMVSS NO. 135 TO DISALLOW THIS KIND OF ABS PERFORMANCE. IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THERE IS NO SINGLE INCIDENT DATE. *TR

2008 PRIUS BRAKE ACCELERATION. I PULLED SLOWLY INTO MY REGULAR PARKING SPOT AT WORK . MY PRIUS ALL OF A SUDDEN SPED UP AND I COULDN'T STOP IT BEFORE THE CAR HIT THE UTILITY BOX ON THE SIDE OF OUR OFFICE. I HAVE PICTURES AND A WITNESS. I INFORMED MY INSURANCE "ALLSTATE" WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO PUBLIC ATTENTION BUT BECAUSE I HAD MOVED AND NO LONGER HAVE ALLSTATE, THEY WERE NOT CONCERNED. I HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA AND AS OF THIS DATE, THEY HAVE NOT COMMENTED. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS MY FAULT, THEREFORE I ASSUMED IT MUST HAVE BEEN. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND NOW REALIZE I WAS NOT AT FAULT. THE ACCIDENT IS ON MY RECORD FOR THREE YEARS AND MY PRIUS HAD TO HAVE A NEW BUMPER WHICH CAUSES IT TO NO LONGER HAVE FULL RESALE VALUE. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. BRAKES FAIL/INOPERATIVE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS AND/OR POTHOLES. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE ABS OR THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGES WHEN THERE IS NO NEED. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENT THAT IS BEING REPORTED IN NEWER PRIUS MODELS AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2008 PRIUS ON VERY SLUSHY ROADS CAN MOMENTARILY "LOSE" ITS BRAKES WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM REGENERATIVE BRAKING TO THE WET AND INEFFECTIVE FRICTION BRAKES AT ABOUT 6 MPH. THE FRICTION BRAKES THEN DRY QUICKLY AND WORK. CONSIDER REQUIRING AUTOMATIC INTERMITTENT LIGHT FRICTION BRAKE APPLICATION DURING REGENERATIVE BRAKING SO THAT THE FRICTION BRAKES ARE READY TO TAKE OVER WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. THERE IS NO SINGLE INCIDENT DATE; IT'S AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AT SLOW SPEEDS FOR VERY BUMPY, ROUGH OR POT HOLED ROAD, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DEAD FOR A VERY SHORT INSTANT. IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL. YOUR NOT SURE IF YOU LOST YOUR BRAKES OR WHAT. IT IS LIKE IT SKIPS A BEAT OR SOMETHING. IT MUST BE WHEN THE CAR IS IN THE TRADITIONAL BRAKING MODE VERSUS RE-GEN MODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES OVER 2 YEARS. NO ACCIDENT. IT JUST MAKES YOU STOP SLOWER/LONGER. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEMS - ON 4-24-08 I BROUGHT MY PRUIS INTO TOYOTA TO REPLACE A BRAKE ACTUATOR. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT MY DASH BOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. IT TOOK TOYOTA ABOUT 4 WEEKS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IS THIS RELATED TO THE BRAKE PROBLEMS RELEASED RECENTLY OR A NEW PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. *TR

Mileage: 13,605

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS - THE CAR HAD STRANGE ACCELERATION ISSUES AND WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER POTHOLES WHEN THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH. THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE WHEN THE ROADS WERE DRY, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE. I SAW ONE, APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND MY CAR LURCHED SIDEWAYS, TO THE RIGHT. I THOUGHT MY AXLE HAD BROKEN. I GOT OUT AND SAW THAT I HAD HIT THE CAR THAT WAS PARKED ALONG THE STREET, BUT HAD NOT CAUSED ANY DAMAGE TO IT. MY TIRE RODS AND AXLE WERE BROKEN AND DAMAGE TO MY STEERING COLUMN WAS FOUND. I THOUGHT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY MY WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY HITTING THE CAR NEXT TO ME. MY CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE SIDEWAYS WHEN I BRAKED. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED THE CAR UP TO THE COMPUTER AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF ANY FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 8,500

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH. A FIRE ENGINE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AHEAD OF ME WITHOUT WARNING. I APPLIED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY LOCKED UP AND I SLID ON ICE. I COULD NOT STOP AND HIT THE FIRE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I WAS FOUND AT FAULT FOR THE ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 9,980

PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY, MY BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD, MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS CAR JUMPED FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE, AND MY CAR HIT A PARKED CAR. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PARKED VEHICLE; ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY CAR. I ADVISED MY DEALERSHIP OF THE INCIDENT, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD INSPECT THE BRAKES, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO REGARDING THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS; IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKING AS WHAT YOU DESCRIBE IN THE 2010 MODELS. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, IF YOU HIT A BUMP, OR POTHOLE, THE BRAKES KIND OF 'RELEASE' MOMENTARILY. THEY DO GRAB AGAIN WITHIN A HALF-SECOND, OR SO. BUT IT IS VERY UNNERVING. I COULD SEE HOW IT COULD LEAD TO A CRASH UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

Mileage: 5

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE GLIDING. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND ONLY OCCURRED WHENEVER SHE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2.

Mileage: 2

TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEMS NOT LIMITED TO GENERATION 3 VEHICLES. I HAVE AND 2008 PRIUS (GENERATION 2) THAT ALWAYS LUNGES FORWARD WHILE BRAKING WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLS OVER A POTHOLE. *TR

Mileage: 30

I DRIVE A BLACK 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND AFTER READING THE NEWS REPORTS, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SIMILAR BRAKING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. THE CONDITION DEFINITELY DOES NOT HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, BUT I WOULD SAY AT LEAST 5-10 TIMES OVER THE 23 MONTHS (MARCH 08 - PRESENT) THAT I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED AFTER GOING OVER A ROUGH SPOT OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS SKIDDING OR SLIDING. THE CAR WOULD RESUME NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THE CAR WAS NEVER OUT OF CONTROL, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL DEFINITELY FELT VERY LOOSE WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. ALSO, WHEN THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE LOW-TRACTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATES FOR A FEW SECONDS. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHEN THERE WAS NOT OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND. UP TO THIS POINT, I ATTRIBUTED THE CONDITION TO DRIVER ERROR, BUT I WOULD RATHER ADD MY DESCRIPTION AND ERR ON THE SIDE OF BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS. *TR

Mileage: 21,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE OVER ICE OR A SPEED BUMP, THE BRAKES FAILED. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD ACTIVATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE MOMENTARILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED VIA EMAIL; HOWEVER SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 1,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 18,300.

Mileage: 18,300

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE BRAKING FAILURE CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED IN THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE SIMILAR FAILURES WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON BOTH SLIPPERY AND BUMPY ROADS WHERE THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY DISENGAGE FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN FOR AN UNREASONABLY LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN PULSE WILDLY BETWEEN HAVING THE DRIVE SYSTEM ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. IN MINNESOTA WITH SLIPPERY ROADS FOR MANY MONTHS IN THE YEAR, IT CAN BE VERY TRICKY MAKING A LEFT HAD TURN EVEN WHEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS A VERY SAFE DISTANCE AWAY. YOU CAN "STALL" MID TURN IN A VERY VULNERABLE BROADSIDE POSITION. SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED, TO A LESSER DEGREE ON BUMPY ROADS, NOT JUST ICY ROADS. I HAVE NOT PRESSED TOYOTA ON THE ISSUE. I RAISED IT ONCE IN CONVERSATION AND THEY SIMPLY SAID THAT IT WAS JUST HOW THE TRACTION CONTROL OPERATED. I AM TELLING YOU AS YOU OPEN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2010 PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEM. I THINK THE SCOPE IS WIDER THAN BRAKES, IT IS ACCELERATION AS WELL, AND I DON'T THINK IT IS LIMITED TO THE MOST RECENT MODEL OF THE PRIUS. I DRIVE A LATE MODEL PREVIOUS GENERATION PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

MY 2008 PRIUS LURCHES FORWARD AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN ENCOUNTERING A SMALL POT HOLE/ SLIPPERY CONDITIONS...THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, BUT I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS WITH MY OLDER MODEL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ENCOUNTER SOME UNFORESEEN OBSTACLES (2 OR 3 TIMES/MONTH). *TR

Mileage: 17,000

RE: MY 2008 PRIUS. THE BRAKES OCCASIONALLY SEEM TO 'SKIP,' ESPECIALLY ON WET OR ROUGH ROADS. THEY ALWAYS WORK, BUT SEEM TO PAUSE OR HESITATE BEFORE STOPPING. I'VE ONLY HEARD WORD ABOUT 2010 MODELS, BUT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MY 2008 TOO OFTEN! *TR

Mileage: 25,321

I BOUGHT A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND THE CAR DIDN'T HANDLE AS I EXPECTED - I GOT A "HYDROPLANING" WARNING LIGHT EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS NOT RAINING AND TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT REACT AND I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A CURB, CAUSING $3,000 IN DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL, AXEL, AND BUMPER. NO ONE WAS HURT AND THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER THAN TO MY OWN CAR. AT THE TIME I CHALKED IT UP TO NOT YET BEING USED TO THE CAR, I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A JETTA THAT HANDLED WONDERFULLY AND I WAS USED TO THAT CAR BEING COMPLETELY RESPONSIVE. I MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO MY CAR AND JUST TRIED TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE FUTURE. I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED CERTAIN THINGS ABOUT THE HANDLING AND BRAKING OF THIS CAR, AND THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE 2010 VERSION MADE ME REALIZE I WASN'T IMAGINING THESE PROBLEMS. I CONSTANTLY GET THE HYDROPLANING TYPE WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS OR IN BAD WEATHER, TO THE POINT WHERE I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY PRIUS IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND OFTEN BORROW A RELATIVE'S CAR. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE NO MORE ACCIDENTS OTHER THAN THAT FIRST ONE, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN MOST DEFINITELY BEEN TIMES WHEN I FELT THE CAR WAS NOT HANDLING THE WAY IT OUGHT TO. EVEN WHEN I HAD THAT ACCIDENT I HAD MAINTAINED TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT I JUST COULDN'T FATHOM HOW I GOT INTO THAT ACCIDENT AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS "THE CAR'S FAULT." I DIDN'T SPREAD THIS OPINION TOO WIDELY THOUGH BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS JUST MAKING AN EXCUSE FOR MY ACCIDENT. THAT'S REALLY HOW I FELT THOUGH; AS IF SOMETHING WENT WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THAT DAY. I FELT IF I HAD BEEN IN ANY OTHER CAR I'VE EVER DRIVEN THAT ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS AN OPTION TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA UNTIL THIS RECALL HIT THE NEWS, SO I FIGURED FILING A COMPLAINT NOW IS BETTER THAN NEVER FILING AT ALL. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS AND IT DOES EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE REPORTING THE 2010 MODELS ARE DOING. MINE JUMPS FORWARD WHILE BRAKING OVER A ROUGH ROAD. MY FRIEND OWNS A 2007 MODEL AND HIS DOES THE SAME THING. MINE OCCURS ALMOST DAILY WHEN TRANSITIONING HOME FROM WORK OVER A PARTICULAR STRETCH OF ROAD. I WILL BE GLAD TO TESTIFY. I ALSO SENT A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AFTER HITTING A LARGE POTHOLE OR BUMP. I THOUGHT IT WAS HOW THEY NORMALLY WORKED ON THE PRIUS AS IT IS A VERY LIGHT CAR. HOWEVER, I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF THE RECALL (OR PENDING RECALL) OF THE 2010 PRIUS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I AM EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE BRAKING ON UNEVEN SURFACES, BUMPY STREETS, POTHOLES, RAILROAD TRACKS. THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS NORMAL ABS ACTIVATING, BUT LONGER AND COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING FOR A FEW SECONDS. DEALER INFORMED ME THIS IS BY DESIGN. ALL MY OTHER CARS (WITH ABS) DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS IN THE SAME CONDITIONS. INCIDENT REPEATED DAILY DURING MY COMMUTE. I HAVE TO DRIVE MUCH SLOWER BECAUSE OF THIS AND I WANT THIS FIXED SINCE IF IT'S BY DESIGN THEN ITS A BAD DESIGN!!! NOTE THIS IS ON A GEN2 PRIUS, 2008 MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THEY WOULD NOT FULLY ENGAGE INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25000. UPDATED 03/09/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH SPORADICALLY, WHICH ONLY OCCURRED WHEN STOPPING. UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. I BOUGHT IT NEW 4/12/08 IN BEND, OREGON I LIVE IN MADRAS, OREGON. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, IT HAPPENS ON PACKED SNOW SLICK CONDITIONS. IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES MAKING 90 DEG TURNS AT 20 MPH, I SLOW DOWN INTO A RIGHT TURN AND HALF WAY THRU I TOUCH THE GAS AND THE CAR STARTS TO SLIDE AND IT WILL NOT COME OUT OF IT. 1ST TIME I HIT THE CURB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF ROAD AND WENT CLEAR UP ON SIDEWALK. IT DID DAMAGE TO LEFT FRONT TIRE. 2ND TIME SAME TURN BUT THERE WAS NOW SIDE WALK I WENT OFF THE ROAD. 3RD TIME I WAS GOING INTO A LEFT HAND TURN NORMAL CONDITIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN A EASY 55 MPH CORNER. WITH PACKED SNOW I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH I SLOWED INTO THE TURN AND HALF WAY THRU I TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL AND IT INSTANTLY WENT INTO A SLIDE AND HIT THE SNOW BANK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND KNOCKED ME BACK INTO THE ROAD. ON THE PRIUS WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS AND THE TIRES START TO SPIN IT STOPS THE TIRES FROM SPINNING INSTANTLY. IF YOU HOLD THE GAS PEDAL THE SAME IT WILL START AND STOP POWER TO THE WHEELS UNTIL IT GETS TO THE POINT OF NO SPINNING OF THE TIRES. I THINK THAT WHEN I TOUCH THE GAS AND THE TIRE SPINS IT INSTANTLY STOPS THE TIRE FROM SPINNING AND THE CAR GOES INTO A SLIDE AND IT WILL NOT LET ME CONTROL THE SLIDE BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE STILL IN THE LOCK MODE AND IT SLIDES OUT OF CONTROL. I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR ON SLICK ROADS BUT I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE GET IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I AM GOING TO TRY AND CONTACT TOYOTA AND TELL THEM. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKES. WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES (GENTLE- NOT SUDDEN) THERE IS AN INSTANT WHEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD AND SEEMS TO SPEED UP. THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN GOES OFF AND THE NORMAL BRAKING RESUMES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME WITH MY 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID (OF WHICH I LEASED FROM 9/06-4/08). WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERS ATTENTION, WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL. IT DID NOT SEEM NORMAL TO ME. IN FACT, I HAVE A NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO HAS A HIGHLANDER HYBRID WHO ATTRIBUTED A RECENT FENDER BENDER TO THIS VERY BRAKE/JERKING ISSUE. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS (EVERY 2 DAYS WOULD BE MORE LIKE IT), PARTICULARLY WHEN I DRIVE ON THE BUMPY COUNTRY DIRT ROADS AROUND WHERE I LIVE. I TYPICALLY DRIVE SLOW (10-15 MPH) ON THE DIRT ROADS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE/JOSSLE THE PARTS IN CAR 'LOOSE', SO 'HIGH' SPEED WOULD NOT PLAY A ROLE IN WHY MY ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY MY DEALER, THOUGH I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION WITH BOTH CARS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THEY SAID IT WAS 'NORMAL'. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I TYPICALLY DRIVE VERY CONSERVATIVELY AND AM VERY AWARE OF WHAT THIS CAR DOES - BRAKE WISE, SO I TEND TO BRAKE EARLY, IF POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 50

WHEN MY 2008 PRIUS GOES OVER ANYTHING SLICK, WET, AND SOMETIMES LOOSE GRAVEL, PARTICULARLY ON A DOWN-HILL SURFACE, THE CAR SLIPS WHEN THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED. IF APPLIED WHILE ON THE SLICK SURFACE, IT IS AS IF THE BRAKE DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY; IF APPLIED PREVIOUS TO THE SURFACE, THE BRAKE STOPS RESPONDING WHEN IT HITS THE SLICK SURFACE. IT HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY, AT LEAST EVERY 50 MILES OR SO. THE VARIABLE STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGES AT THE SAME TIME THE SLIPPING OCCURS. THE ONLY CORRECTION IS TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THE BRAKE, WAIT FOR IT TO ENGAGE, AND LEAVE EXTRA TIME/DISTANCE TO BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY HAPPENS AT SPECIFIC POINTS OF FREQUENTLY DRIVEN ROUTES (IE. MANHOLE COVER ON MY STREET AT BOTTOM OF HILL). I HAVE NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER CAR. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED WITH THE BRAKING FEATURE THAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISK OF A CRASH OCCURRING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS AND IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SURFACE OR POT HOLES. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS A 1-2 SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE REAL BRAKES KICK IN. I HAVE LEARNED TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND PRESS THE BRAKES HARDER UNTIL THE BRAKES START TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH A BRAKING CONDITION WHICH I'VE COME TO REALIZE ISN'T NORMAL. SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE CAR, I'VE HAD POOR BRAKING WHILE TRAVELING OVER ROUGH ROADS, POTHOLES AND CORNERING. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL AS A RESULT OF ABS BRAKES AND SKID CONTROL. THE FEELING IS DISCONCERTING AND FEELS AS THOUGH THE BRAKES AREN'T INITIALLY ENGAGING. I NOW REALIZE THAT THIS ISN'T NORMAL HANDLING AND PERFORMANCE EVEN THOUGH I'VE SOMEWHAT GOTTEN USED TO IT OVER TIME. I CAN REPLICATE THIS ISSUE. THERE IS A ROAD THAT I TRAVEL FREQUENTLY THAT CAUSES THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. AFTER READING A REPORT ABOUT POSSIBLE BRAKING PROBLEMS WITH THIS AUTO, I WANTED SOMEONE TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING WITH THE 2008 PRIUS AND NOT JUST THE 2010 PRIUS. I HAVE EXPERIENCE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE OR EVEN A SPEED BUMP, THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY, BUT VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS. I DISMISSED THE PROBLEM THINKING IT WAS SUPPOSE TO ACT THAT WAY, BUT NOW I AM CONCERNED. *TR

PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN MEDIA RECENTLY HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE. BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND BRAKING WAS DELAYED FOR AT LEAST ONE FULL SECOND OR LONGER AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS AND ON THREE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEY JUST LOCKED UP ON ME AND SENT ME LUNGING FORWARD. THANK GOD I WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE FLOOR MATS OUT. NOW I COME TO FIND OUT THIS MORNING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON THE PRIUS BUT AFTER INVESTIGATING THIS THEY SAY ONLY ON THE 2010 MODELS. SORRY IT HAS HAPPENED TO MINE AND IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THAT IS PROBABLY WHY I HAVE ONLY EXPERIENCED THIS ONLY 3 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 45,876

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING IN MY 2008 PRIUS THAT SOUND IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS BEING INVESTIGATED ON THE 2010 MODEL. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, SOMETIMES THE BRAKES DISENGAGE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN HITTING GRAVEL, POT HOLES, BUMPS, WET PATCHES, ICE, ETC. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. JUST YESTERDAY, I WAS BARELY MOVING(LESS THAN 10MPH) AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN WHERE IT WAS WET, AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES I CONTINUED TO ADVANCE FORWARD INTO AN INTERSECTION. I WAS FORTUNATE THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WERE FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO HAVE TIME TO STOP BEFORE HITTING ME. ONCE THE BRAKES RE-ENGAGED I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE IN CONTROL. THE BRAKES ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN THERE IS ANY MOISTURE. WHEN APPLIED IN THESE CONDITIONS, WHEN THEY DO ENGAGE, THE VEHICLE STOPS TOO ABRUPTLY, CAUSING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO BE LURCHED FORWARD. THIS SOMETIMES ENGAGES THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WHEN THERE IS NO TRACTION ISSUE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE A BIT. THESE THINGS SOMETIMES HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS OR IN DRY CONDITIONS IT MAY BE A FEW DAYS BETWEEN INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

2008 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEM. THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED WITH THE 2010 PRIUS, IS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY 2008 PRIUS. PLEASE CONSIDER EXTENDING THE EVALUATION OF THE PRIUS BACK TO EARLIER YEARS OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 20

THE NHTSA SHOULD WIDEN THEIR FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, POTHOLE OR BUMP IN TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRIDS, BEYOND MODEL YEAR 2010, TO AT LEAST THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS. I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID AND I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT MINE IN JUNE OF 2008. PLEASE WIDEN YOUR INVESTIGATION TO AT LEAST THE 2008 & 2009 PRIUS MODELS AS WELL, IF NOT EVEN FURTHER BACK THAN THAT... THANK YOU. *JB

Mileage: 850

THE NHTSA SHOULD WIDEN THEIR FORMAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY WHILE TRAVELING OVER AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, POTHOLE OR BUMP IN TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRIDS, BEYOND MODEL YEAR 2010, TO AT LEAST THE 2008 AND 2009 MODELS. I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS HYBRID AND I'VE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT MINE IN JUNE OF 2008. PLEASE WIDEN YOUR INVESTIGATION TO AT LEAST THE 2008 & 2009 PRIUS MODELS AS WELL, IF NOT EVEN FURTHER BACK THAN THAT... THANK YOU. *JB

Mileage: 850

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED AT THE TIME, THE REAR IMPACT CAUSED THE CAR TO BE PUSHED FORWARD INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT EVEN IN USE. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER FROM THE REAR IMPACT BUT MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE FORM THE SECOND IMPACT. *JB

Mileage: 1,200

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THAT REPORTED WITH THE 2010. EVERY TIME I BRAKE ON A RIPPLED OR BUMPY SURFACE, THERE IS A REPEATED MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. ON A CERTAIN DOWNHILL STRETCH OF ROAD NEAR ME, IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I DROVE IT, UNTIL IT WAS RESURFACED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINED SURFACE OF CRUSHED ROCK, THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER DESCRIBES THIS AS AN "OVERLY SENSITIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM" THAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THIS IS ALSO HAZARDOUS BECAUSE ON SLICK SURFACES, EACH MOMENTARY LOSS OF TRACTION RESULTS IN AN OVERLY-COMPENSATED PERIOD OF SERIOUSLY REDUCED ACCELERATION; WE HAVE BEEN SITTING DUCKS IN INTERSECTIONS, UNABLE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY IF CONDITIONS ARE SLICK, NOT BECAUSE OF THE SURFACE ITSELF, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE MIS-HANDLES THE SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 100

I HAVE A 2008 PRIUS THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THAT REPORTED WITH THE 2010. EVERY TIME I BRAKE ON A RIPPLED OR BUMPY SURFACE, THERE IS A REPEATED MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING. ON A CERTAIN DOWNHILL STRETCH OF ROAD NEAR ME, IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I DROVE IT, UNTIL IT WAS RESURFACED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT IF THE VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINED SURFACE OF CRUSHED ROCK, THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE DEALER DESCRIBES THIS AS AN "OVERLY SENSITIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM" THAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THIS IS ALSO HAZARDOUS BECAUSE ON SLICK SURFACES, EACH MOMENTARY LOSS OF TRACTION RESULTS IN AN OVERLY-COMPENSATED PERIOD OF SERIOUSLY REDUCED ACCELERATION; WE HAVE BEEN SITTING DUCKS IN INTERSECTIONS, UNABLE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY IF CONDITIONS ARE SLICK, NOT BECAUSE OF THE SURFACE ITSELF, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE MIS-HANDLES THE SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 100

I OWN AND OPERATE A LOGISTICS COMPANY IN SOUTHERN MAINE. PART OF OUR FLEET IS THREE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS'. IN READING THE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR 2010 PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE INVESTIGATION, I CAN SAY FOR ABSOLUTE SURE THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. IN ALL THREE OF OUR PRIUS', ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. WE AREN'T KNOWN FOR HAVING THE MOST WONDERFUL ROADS IN THE NORTHEAST AND WE ALSO HAVE MANY RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM AS I SEE IT IS THAT WHEN YOU HIT A LARGE POTHOLE/ RAILROAD TRACK THERE SEEMS TO BE A 0.5 - 2 SECOND LAG TIME BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY RESPOND. WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES DRIVE OUR CARS AND IN ASKING THEM THEY ALL, AT LEAST ON ONE OCCASIONS, HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO YEARS BEYOND JUST THE 2010. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IF YOU SENT OUT A SURVEY THERE WOULD BE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE DRIVE THESE CARS FOR A LIVING AND WE RELY ON YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DRIVE IS SAFE FOR US AND OUR EMPLOYEES. *JB

Mileage: 49,500

I OWN AND OPERATE A LOGISTICS COMPANY IN SOUTHERN MAINE. PART OF OUR FLEET IS THREE 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS'. IN READING THE DESCRIPTION OF YOUR 2010 PRIUS BRAKE FAILURE INVESTIGATION, I CAN SAY FOR ABSOLUTE SURE THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. IN ALL THREE OF OUR PRIUS', ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. WE AREN'T KNOWN FOR HAVING THE MOST WONDERFUL ROADS IN THE NORTHEAST AND WE ALSO HAVE MANY RAILROAD TRACKS. THE PROBLEM AS I SEE IT IS THAT WHEN YOU HIT A LARGE POTHOLE/ RAILROAD TRACK THERE SEEMS TO BE A 0.5 - 2 SECOND LAG TIME BEFORE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY RESPOND. WE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES DRIVE OUR CARS AND IN ASKING THEM THEY ALL, AT LEAST ON ONE OCCASIONS, HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO YEARS BEYOND JUST THE 2010. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT IF YOU SENT OUT A SURVEY THERE WOULD BE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE DRIVE THESE CARS FOR A LIVING AND WE RELY ON YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE DRIVE IS SAFE FOR US AND OUR EMPLOYEES. *JB

Mileage: 49,500

I NEVER OWNED A CAR WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES UNTIL I HAD MY PRIUS. I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IF I GO OVER UNEVEN GROUND LIKE A POTHOLE, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD A BIT FOR ABOUT A SECOND. I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE PRIUS, BUT AFTER SEEING ALL OF THESE REPORTS, I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT SINCE MY CAR IS OLDER THAN THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE NEWS REPORTS. *JB

Mileage: 100

BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED ON 2008 PRIUS, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO CAR AHEAD, WHICH IN TURN WAS PUSHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF IT. WIFE DRIVING, GRANDDAUGHTER IN BACK SEAT. REPORTED TO TOYOTA, WHICH INVESTIGATED AND CLAIMED NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. $16000 REPAIR TAB. SAME SYNDROME (NO BRAKES) IN SAME CAR ENCOUNTERED BY HUSBAND LAST MONTH (JAN 2010). ACCIDENT AVOIDED DUE TO CAR AHEAD PULLING OUT. CAR TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER WHO KEPT IT A WEEK, REPORTED NO TROUBLE FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE DURING WET CONDITIONS AND APPLIES THE BRAKES THE REAR TIRES WILL LOCK AND THEN RELEASE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS CLEANED. THE FAILURE IS STILL OCCURING. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 46000, FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27000. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPADTED 08/24/10*JB

Mileage: 27,000

ON A FEW OCCASIONS WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKE A LOW SPEEDS IT DOES NOT APPLY THE BRAKE IT SEEMS TO LOCK UP THE BRAKE BUT NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I WILL RELEASE THE BRAKE AND REAPPLY THE BRAKE UNTIL I GET THE DESIRED REACTION. *TR

Mileage: 42,680

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS PURCHASED NEW. HE STATED WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT WAS DESCRIBED AS, THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY FAILING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BUT THEN WOULD CATCH ITSELF.THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED OVER 15-20 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WERE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 10,000.

Mileage: 9,999

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE AN EXTREMELY OVER-AGGRESSIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN DRIVING OVER ICE, BUMPY ROADS OR EVEN POTHOLES AND PRESSING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM DISENGAGES THE BRAKES ON ALL WHEELS IF EVEN ONE OF THEM MOMENTARILY SLIPS. THIS IS MOST EGREGIOUS WHEN THE CAUSE IS A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AS TRACTION IS NOT IN QUESTION FOR ANY OF THE TIRES (AS IT MIGHT BE ON ICE). THE EFFECT IS THAT THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY CEASE OPERATING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS (BUT NO CRASHES YET). *TR

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN RIVERHEAD, NY. THE CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY STOP WORKING WHEN I TRY TO STOP ON A SLIPPERY OR BUMPY SURFACE. IF I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY, THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP, BUT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES WHAT IT IS UNDER OTHER (NORMAL) ROAD CONDITIONS. I AM A CERTIFIED NYS DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR IN MY MID 60'S AND HAVE NEVER RUN INTO THIS SITUATION IN ANY OTHER CAR MODEL I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR CHECKED SINCE I THOUGHT I WAS PERHAPS JUST SKIDDING, BUT TODAY I HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM WITH THE 2009 PRIUS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON THE 2008 MODEL AS WELL. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED OF ANY ACTION I SHOULD BE TAKING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. *TR

Mileage: 38,679

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A BRAKE PROBLEM ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THIS IS AN APPARENT MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN HITTING A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD. THE SAME PROBLEM WAS APPARENT ON AN EARLIER 2002 PRIUS. IT HAS NOT CAUSED ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT IT IS WORRISOME. IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AND REPRODUCIBLY. *TR

Mileage: 200

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2008 I HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY 2008 PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON 295 NEAR RICHMOND, VA, TRAFFIC CAME TO A TOTAL STOP NEAR THE VIRGINIA BEACH EXIT. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HIT THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER SEEING THE TRAFFIC STOPPING, I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I ALSO DID NOT FEEL THE ABS ENGAGE. NATURALLY, I WAS CHARGED WITH CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE PRIUS WAS REPAIRED (~$12,000), I REQUESTED TOYOTA TO CHECK FOR A FAILURE OF THE ABS. THEY REPORTED THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT REGISTER ANY MALFUNCTION. I AM SUBMITTING THIS NOW AFTER HEARING THROUGH THE MEDIA THAT THE PRIUS HAS HAD REPORTED BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE PRIUS' BRAKES FAILING TO STOP IN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE, NOT EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT, BUT THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I BRAKED VERY HARD. I HAD NO VISIBLE OR TACTILE INDICATION THAT THE ABS HAD ENGAGED. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

ABOUT ONCE A MONTH THE BRAKES PARTIALLY FAIL THEN I PRESS THE BRAKES HARDER AND THEY REENGAGE FULLY. THIS HAPPENS AFTER I'VE HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES FOR 5-10 SECONDS WHEN I AM TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS NEVER LED TO AN ACCIDENT. I'M PLANNING TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 24,055

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. GIVEN THE ALREADY MANY COMPLAINTS, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMMENTS ON THIS PRIUS. FIRST THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THIS CAR. SECOND, I HAD THE HEADLIGHT FAILURES THAT THESE CARS HAVE. I HAVE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED IN THIS CAR. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. MANY TIMES I HAD TO TURN THE SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND MANY, MANY PRIUS'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS BUT NOT WITHOUT A STRUGGLE ON MY PART. LAST POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT THIS 2008 PRIUS HAS THE SAME EXACT ISSUES WITH BRAKES AND STOPPING THAT THE 2010 DOES ACCORDING THE ACCOUNTS I HAVE READ. FOR EXAMPLE, I WENT OVER A RAILROAD TRACK RECENTLY WHICH WHEN IT HITS AN UNEVEN SURFACE IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP! I ALMOST HIT A CAR THAT WAS TURNING JUST PAST THESE TRACKS BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD "GRIP" TO THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS ALSO WITH EVEN A SMALL CLUSTER OF SMALL POT HOLES. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE IN MY OPINION. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE HEADLIGHTS ALONE DID NOT MAKE A RECALL. IT IS AN ONGOING UNSAFE SITUATION. THE CAR NOT STOPPING HOWEVER IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND NOT JUST LIMITED TO THE 2010 PRIUS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED ON THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WITH A HEAVY TRUCK. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, THE ENGINEERS ADMITTED THERE WAS AN ACTUAL BRAKE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 1/4/10 *CN THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED. UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

Mileage: 22,000

ON MY 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND BRAKE REGULATOR FAILED FIRST IN NOVEMBER 2008-- CAR WAS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD. IN ABOUT AUGUST 2009, CHIRPING FRONT END NOISE RETURNED SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENTLY-- NOISE HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT IT HAPPENS REPEATEDLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED YESTERDAY (10/17/09) AND THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT HAS FAILED AGAIN-- TWICE IN LESS THAN 1-1/2 YEARS OF OWNING THE BRAND NEW CAR. VEHICLE MILEAGE AS OF TODAY IS 22,900. THEY HAVE NOT FULLY DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND WILL NOT LOOK TO SEE IF THE REGULATOR HAS ALSO FAILED AGAIN UNTIL THEY REPLACE THE ACTUATOR. MEANWHILE, THEY'VE PUT ME BACK OUT ON THE ROAD IN THIS CAR FOR A FEW DAYS UNTIL THEY GET THE PART IN. THESE ARE MULTIPLE FAILURES OF COMPONENTS OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THEY DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE TRUE ROOT CAUSE-- WHAT MAY BE CAUSING THESE PARTS TO FAIL. THE DEALER HAS ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES IF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT-- NO, IT HAS NOT. EVIDENTLY BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURES IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE 2004-2007 PRIUS (TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN-- NOT PROACTIVE, BUT "IF A CUSTOMER COMPLAINS... HERE'S WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT"). IT SEEMS THAT NO SUCH BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2008 MODEL. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH TWO DIFFERENT PARTS (AND MAYBE OTHERS?) OF THE ABS HAVING FAILED REPEATED TIMES. I'M ALSO VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TOYOTA'S CAVALIER ATTITUDE ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 22,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, HE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. SINCE SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 THE DEALER HAS HAD POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HE FILED CASE #0910101726 WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 7,800.

Mileage: 7,800

2008 PRIUS HYBRID. BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED ON SEPTEMBER 19, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH AN ON-COMING CAR. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT VERY SLOWLY WHEN I OBSERVED A CAR MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO THE STREET I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY SLOW SPEED IMPACT. I HAVE CONSEQUENTLY READ OF OTHER DRIVERS' EXACT SAME EXPERIENCES. TOYOTA HAS MODIFIED THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THE 2010 MODEL. FROM WHAT I CAN READ, THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH HAS TROUBLE DECIDING WHICH SYSTEM TO USE, RESULTING IN A DELAY WHICH CAUSES A COLLISION. *TR

Mileage: 21,251

EVERY TIME WE STEP ON AND OFF THE BRAKE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. I HAVE VISITED 2 DEALERSHIPS TO HELP IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 7 TOYOTA PEOPLE HAVE VERIFIED THE NOISE BUT ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE LOCAL REP ORIGINALLY SAID I HEAR IT, DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND THEREFORE CANNOT FIX IT. AFTER I CONTACTED THEIR CORPORATE HQS IN CA HE NOW SAYS IT IS A NORMAL NOISE.WITHOUT EXPLAINING CAUSE. THIS IS A 2008 PRIUS VEHICLE. FRIENDS WHO HAVE 2005,2007 AND 2009 PRIUS' DO NOT HAVE THIS NOISE. IT IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM UNTIL THE CAUSE IS DETERMINED. SINCE IT INVOLVES THE BRAKES. I HAVE A DETAILED LIST OF ALL THE ACTIONS I HAVE TAKEN, WHICH INDIVIDUALS VERIFIED THE NOISE AND THE INDIVIDUALS I HAVE SPOKEN TO CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. IS IT A FAULTY ELECTRIC MOTOR OR CONTROLLER BETWEEN GAS AND ELECTRIC MOTOR? THIS VEHICLE USES THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AS PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. DID THE VEHICLE DESIGN PUT A NOISE IN 2008 AND TAKE IT OUT IN 2009? PLEASE HELP ME HAVE TOYOTA EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE AND FIX IT. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR FRED ZIVITOFSKY

Mileage: 100

NO BRAKES, 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH ONLY 10,000 MILES. FAILED SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ON HER VEHICLE WERE HIGHLY SENSITIVE. WHEN SHE BARELY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE FOUR WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ONCE THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DISCOVERED IT WAS SOFT. THE PEDAL THEN EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR REPLACEMENTS, BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WITHOUT THE CONTACT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE THEN TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,800.

Mileage: 2,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS' ELECTRIC BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT WATER MAY HAVE ENTERED INTO THE ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM AND CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3382 UPDATED 4/14/09 *CN UPDATED 04/17/09.*JB

Mileage: 3,382

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER CAR CHANGED LANES IN FRONT OF US. MY HUSBAND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES HARDER TO STOP FASTER, THE CAR DID NOT CONTINUE TO STOP AND INSTEAD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE INTO THE CAR THAT HAD CHANGED INTO OUR LANE CAUSING US TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AND THEY SAY THE BRAKES ARE FINE. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT SLOW ANY FASTER IF THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED HARDER AND OFTEN THE ABS WILL ENGAGED AS WE COME TO A STOP CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK TO A STOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NO PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

Mileage: 3,500