NHTSA Complaint #10327421 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TWO SAFETY ISSUES; LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AND ENGINE RACE *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS/ROUGH ROADS, OR IN MARGINAL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW/ICE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, HE WOULD LOSE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR ON MARCH 24, 2010. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN ONE MILE FROM HIS HOME. AFTER PUSHING THE PARK BUTTON, BUT BEFORE PUSHING THE POWER BUTTON, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. IT WAS NOT AT AN EXTREME HIGH RPM AND IT WAS NOT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD TIME, BUT IT DID LAST FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN TO NORMAL RPM, AFTER A S SECOND OR TWO, IT BEGAN ALL OVER AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOT A SURGE AS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GEAR AT THE TIME. *JB