NHTSA Complaint #11619669 — 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11619669
Vehicle 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

Brakes started making a hissing sound a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday evening when I was driving on freeway , I got an assortment of lights on my dash while driving . ABS was instantly disabled and it was significantly harder to brake the car. BRAKE light on dashboard came on. Traction control light came on . It was very dangerous and it was mere luck that there was no car in the front - otherwise I could have crashed. Pulled over to the side on the freeway and then came in internal roads to my destination , keeping a lot of braking distance and at slow speed. Turns out this is the infamous brake booster leak that was so bad Toyota was forced to create an extended warranty program on Gen 3 to fix it. Brought it to dealer next day. Got an estimate for $4000 for "REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER(DUE TO INTERNAL LEAK)"

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