NHTSA Complaint #10308008 — 2002 TOYOTA PRIUS

I DRIVE A 2002 PRIUS. IN THE SIX YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED MY CAR, I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE'S A LOSS OF BRAKING, AND EVEN SLIGHT ACCELERATION, WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE OVER A BUMP OR POTHOLE. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TIMES TOTAL. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. I NEVER ASKED A MECHANIC TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND I NEVER GAVE IT MUCH THOUGHT (I JUST LEARNED TO DRIVE MUCH MORE SLOWLY ON BUMPY ROAD SURFACES). I SAW THAT THE NHTSA ISSUED A STATEMENT ON FEB. 9 ABOUT THE BRAKES ON THE 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS AND MADE THE CONNECTION THAT PERHAPS MY OLDER-MODEL PRIUS WAS ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM. *TR