NHTSA Complaint #10360185 — 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT IS APPROACHING 36,000 MILES SOON. ITS BRAKES STUTTER WHEN I TRY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP. ITS ENGINE ALSO VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AS IF ITS MISFIRING, WHEN IDLING. THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY. AFTER MY MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE BRAKE STUTTER SYMPTOMS AND THAT THE CAR\'S COMPUTER HAD NO RECORD OF IT MISFIRING. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT "2007 PRIUS BRAKE STUTTER PROBLEMS", IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED, OR THE VEHICLE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOR CRASHES NOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT SUCH SYMPTOMS DETRACT FROM THE VALUE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, OR AT WORST MAY RESULT IN AN ACTUAL CRASH AND INJURIES LATER ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A DISTRACTION AND ANNOYANCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR