NHTSA Complaint #10593185 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS

EVER SINCE ACQUIRING THIS VEHICLE EARLIER THIS YEAR, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF BREAKING FOR A SECOND EVERY TIME I HIT A POTHOLE AND BUMPY SPOT. IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER TIME. UPON GOGGLING THIS PROBLEM, I LEARNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST REPORTED TO NHTSA WAY BACK IN 2009. BUT I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. YOUR WEBSITE SAYS YOU HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT 33 COMPLAINS. UNLESS I MISSED SOMETHING, IS THERE ANY STATUS REPORT FROM TOYOTA OR THE RECALL THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM? ALSO, I LIVE IN THE EAST COAST, SPECIFICALLY IN NJ. WE HAD A BRUTAL WINTER THIS YEAR. IN ONE INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING UP A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED ROAD (BARELY 2--5% INCLINE) IN A 25MPH RESIDENTIAL ROAD WITH SLIGHTLY SLIPPERY ROAD (NOT REALLY BLACK ICE PER SE). I LOSS CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LITE UP AND STARTED BEEPING. WHILE TRYING TO BRING THE CAR IN CONTROL, MY CAR ENDED UP ON THE OTHER SIDE (THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OR ANY ONCOMING VEHICLES) AND THEN SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT BUT FINALLY MANAGED TO BRING IT BACK IN CONTROL. OTHER MISC INFORMATION: I LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR RELATED TO ECU BOARD PROGRAMMING UPDATE FROM THE NEWS MEDIA (SINCE I WAS A NEW OWNER, TOYOTA PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE MY INFORMATION SO NEVER GOT RECALL NOTICE) AND I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR UPDATE. I WAS HOPING SOFTWARE UPDATE MIGHT ALSO ADDRESS POTHOLE/LOSS OF BREAK PROBLEM BUT IT HAS NOT HELPED. *TR