2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

JUST PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A USED CAR DEALER 8/26/2020 AND WAS DRIVING DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES WENT CRAZY WITH A CONTINUOUS BUZZING SOUND FROM THE BRAKES AND THE DASH ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON, WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING ME TO RUN THE STOP SIGN AND MAKE A TURN TO SLOW DOWN AND FINALLY COME TO A STOP. HAD THE TROUBLE CODE READ AND THE STORE READ THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE AS C1391 AND RESET SO I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY HOME. I CHECKED FOR RECALLS ON THIS DTC 1391 BUT MY 2010 VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THEY NEED TO RECALL ALL OF THE 2010 PRIUS.

THE CARS STARTS DOES NOT STAY ON IF I TRY TO DRIVE IT WILL TURN OFF AND DIE OUT .

PRIUS HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES AND HAS BEEN RUNNING PERFECTLY. TODAY WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND BEGAN ALARMING, WHILE SUDDENLY MY BRAKE LOCKED UP. THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT AND INJURY IF IT OCCURRED UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A PREVIOUS BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF AND WHICH HAS SINCE EXPIRED. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE REISSUED TO INCLUDE THE MANY 2010 PRIUSES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM.

MY ABS SYSTEM STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF PROBLEMS, AND I STARTED GETTING CODES FOR ALL SORTS OF BRAKE-RELATED ISSUES. MY BRAKES ENDED UP LOCKING UP AND NOT WORKING, AND MY BATTERY IN MY CAR DIED BECAUSE IT WAS THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT ABLE TO RECHARGE MY BATTERY. EVEN THOUGH I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH IT IN FEBRUARY, APPARENTLY TOYOTA SAID THAT BECAUSE I HAD A 2010 PRIUS, THAT SINCE NOVEMBER 31, 2019 HAD PASSED, THE RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY "RAN OUT" ON IT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OBVIOUSLY WASN'T FIXED IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON IT, THEY SAID THAT THEY NEEDED $3,200 TO FIX THE VEHICLE. THIS INCLUDED BOTH THE PURCHASING AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER ASSEM AND AN ABS PUMP MOTOR ASSEM. I OBVIOUSLY DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE...

I BROUGHT MY TOYOTA PRIUS TO TOYOTA DEALER AS ABS ALERT WAS ON AND I LOST CONTROLLING THE BRAKE. TOYOTA DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR AT $2,850.00 ( P1391 ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR PUMP REC MASTER CYLINDER WITH BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE BOOSTER PIMP ASSEMBLY) DUE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT EXPIRED 05.09.2020 OR 150,000,MILES. I'VE GOT ABS ALERT IN THE BEGINNING OF MAY'20, HOWEVER, DUE TO COVID-19 STAY-HOME ORDER, I HAD TO STAY HOME AND WON'T ABLE TO BRING MY CAR UNTIL END OF MAY, .2020. I WAS ADVISED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION AS THEY MAY CONSIDER TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, SO I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATION( ACTUALLY I WAS TRANSFERRED TO FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT) AND THEY DENIED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY, AND THEY REPEATED AS " WARRANTY IS WARRANTY" . I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA'S UNKIND DECISION AND SERVICE UNDER COVID-19 SITUATION. I READ TOYOTA...

BRAKES AND VDC SYSTEM CONSTANTLY ENGAGE DURING U-TURNS, TIGHT TURNING CIRCLES, CAUSING THE CAR TO BRAKE UNEXPECTEDLY. WHILE NOT ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS CAUSED A FEW NEAR MISSES AS MY WINDOW TO TURN SHRINKS BECAUSE THE CAR IS BRAKING. *TR

WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKE AND SYMBOL INDICATING TRACTION CONTROL IS OPERATING ALL LIT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A CORRESPONDING CHANGE IN BRAKE PEDAL FEEL. TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AND INITIALLY QUOTED $1,915 TO REPAIR THEN CALLED BACK TO REVISE THIS TO $2,915. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS PART JUST NOT COVERING MY VIN. *TR

CODE C-1391 LEAK IN BRAKE ACCUMULATOR.THESE SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH TOYOTA PUTTING A BAD BRAKE ACCUMULATOR IN PRIUS MODEL.I NOTICE IT WAS A SECONDARY RECALL WITH THIS PART.TOYOTA KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN THIS HAPPEN THE CAR GOES TO MANUAL BREAKING AND YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR.PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DEFECT WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. IF THIS DEFECT OCCURS, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MADE ILLUMINATE, I EXPERIENCE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, REDUCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHIN YOUR BRAKE SYSTEM, THE DEACTIVATION OF BRAKE ASSIST, AND/OR THE DEACTIVATION OF VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA HAS PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AT LEAST TWO SAFETY RECALLS ' D0H AND K0L ' DESIGNED TO PREVENT SIMILAR DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES. HOWEVER, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GENERATION III PRIUS VEHICLES (2010-2015 MODEL YEARS) WERE EXCLUDED FROM THOSE SAFETY RECALLS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT AND SEVERAL OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF SANTA BARBARA LOCATED AT 5611 HOLLISTER AVE, GOLETA, CA 93117, (833) 779-4500) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

THE CAR I HAVE 3 DASH LIGHTS WE PULL THE CODE THROUGH COMPUTER IT WAS C13 91. THAT MEANS THE CAR HAVE AN ACTUATOR IT'S NOT WORKING SO THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE ABS LIGHT TRACTION LIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON ALL THE TIME . SOMETIME THEY GO OFF AND SOMETIMES THEY TURN BACK ON USUALLY IT'S MORE ON TIME THAN OFF TIME. I DID RESEARCH AND FIND OUT VERY COMMON WITH 2010-2015 PRIUS MODEL WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT RIVERDALE WEST SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS NO HELP. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM THEY AGREE BUT MY CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD OR 150000 MILES OVER SO NO WARRANTY PLEASE HELP I AM A POOR UBER DRIVER 4 DAUGHTER AND WIFE I AM THE ONLY BIRD FEEDER [XXX] IS MY CELL AND [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKE/ABS AND STABILITY SYSTEM FAILURE. POSSIBLE ACTUATOR OR ACCUMULATOR. TOUOTA KNOWS THERE IS A FAULT AND HIDES BEHIND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. SYSTEM FAILS AND CAUSES UNRELIABLE BRAKING WITH INCREASED FORCE TO APPLY THE BRAKES. BRAKES APPLY SO HARD AT TIMES THE REAR PASSENGERS HEADS HIT THE REAR SEAT.

BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND EMERGENCY NOISE WAS BEEPING LOUDLY IN CAR. TALK TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID BRAKE ACTUATOR IS BAD AND THERE WAS A RECALL BUT TOYOTA WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR

EVEN THOUGH THE BREAKS SEEM FINE, THE ELECTRIC BREAK SYSTEM DOES WORK AT ALL. ALL LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE BREAKS PEDALS FEELS LOOSE. WHEN I PUSH THE BREAKS THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS REGARDING TO BREAKS AND STABILITY MECHANISMS.

MY BRAKES HAS ALWAYS HAD A WEAK FEEL AND IT WOULD LOSE STOPPING POWER WHEN BRAKING ON A BUMPY ROAD. ITS ALMOST LIKE, THE BRAKES RELEASES WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO RECALLS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS BUT FOR SOME REASON, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN IT. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET THE DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL? ITS JUST A SOFTWARE COMPUTER UPDATE, BUT I HAVE A FEELING THEY WILL NOT DO IT SINCE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH I EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE 2 BRAKE RECALLS FOR THE 2010 PRIUS. THANK YOU.

VIN # : (XXXX) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2019, I ASKED AUTONATION TYOTA BUENA PARK ( AUTO NATION) TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND REPLACE THE INVERT ASSEMBLY AS PER THE RECALL NOTICE LETTER FROM AUTONATION. ALSO, I EXPLAINED THAT MY CAR'S INVERTER AND ENGINE COOLANT WERE REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2015 WITH SHOWING THE INVOICE OF DCH TOYOTA OF SIMI VALLEY AND I HAD SAME OVERHEATING PROBLEM AS BEFORE IN SUMMER 2018. ON FEBRUARY 27, 2019, AUTONATION EMAILED ME AS PER THE ATTACHED COPY HERE THAT THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE CAME TO AUTONATION AND DID NOT APPROVE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE (218,542) OF MY CAR. ON FEBRURY 28, I PICKED MY CAR BUT I WILL DRIVE AFTER RECEIPT OF TOYOTA'S CONFIRMATION THAT VEHICLE IS SAFE I BELIEVE THAT THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY IF MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED INVERTER FAILURE. ALSO,...

BRAKE ACTUATOR KEEPS ACTIVATING EVERY 10 SECONDS. THE CARS ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKES ERROR LIGHTS HAVE ALL COME ON. BRAKES ARE COMPROMISED IN SOME MANNER WHICH CAN POSE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING.

AFTER CHANGED ALL THE 12V BATTERY AND 201V BATTERY PACK BRAND NEW. ALL THE FLUID; OIL, COOLING WATER, TRANSMISSION ALSO BEEN CHANGED NEW, EVEN CLEAN OUT THE EXHAUST CO2 DEPOSIT IN THE PIPE, BASICALLY THE ENGINE BEEN CLEAN OUT LIKE NEW. THE PROBLEMS NOW IS NOT START OR PUT INTO READY MODE. DUE TO THE INVERTER AND ICU U1 CIRCUIT BOARD NOW SENDING THE SIGNAL TO THE DASH BOARD. DASH BOARD ONLY SHOW FLASHING ENGINE LIGHT, PUSH BUTTON SHOW AMBER NOT GREEN. I HEARD TOYOTA IS RECAL THE SOFTWARE ON THE INVERTER, THIS IS NOT GOING TO HELP, DUE TO REPROGRAM THE KEY AND THE IMOBOLIZER CAUSE THE INFOR ON THE DASH TO SHUT DOWN, THE OBDII CANT EVEN READ OR FUNCTION. NOW MY 2010 HYBRID IS DEAD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE HELP.

ABS LIGHT ON / TRACTION LIGHT ON / BRAKE LIGHT ON !!!!!!!! CODE C1391ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUNULATOR !!!!!!! $3,000 ESTIMATE FIX !!!!!!!!!!! COMON TOYOTA PROBLE!!!!!!!! RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ABS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON. CODE C1391 ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR.

THE OTHER DAY MY BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION, AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY SAID IT'S CODE C1391 - ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE ACCUMILATOR, ELECTRICAL ISSUE, AND I MUST GO TO THE DEALER. I'VE SEEN OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL?

MY WIFE HAD A 'NEAR-DEATH' EXPERIENCE ON 22-MAR-18 WHILE DRIVING HER PRIUS (2010) BACK HOME. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE FREEWAY (I-10) IN HOUSTON AND SUDDENLY HER ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND SHE CAN SHE ALL WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD (ABS WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, SLIP INDICATOR) WERE LIT. AS SOON AS SHE SAW THESE WARNING, SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE SAFELY BY APPLYING BRAKES, BUT BRAKES WERE BARELY RESPONSIVE. AT THIS TIME, SHE WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED AROUND 65 MPH. SHE KEPT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDALS AND SLOWLY MOVED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER AREA. AFTER TRAVELING FOR SOME DISTANCE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED EVENTUALLY. SHE CALLED TOW TRUCK AND TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NEARBY. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE RESPONSE FROM THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER ABOUT THE FAULT.

MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC, ENGINE, STEERING, TRANSMISSION ALL QUIT AND I WAS ALMOST IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT AS I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR OR GET OUT OF ANYONE'S WAY. THE CHECK HYBRID WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT WAS TOWED AND THE GARAGE SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THAT CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE.

AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON EVERY SO OFTEN. AFTER RECALL WORK AT DEALER, IT WENT AWAY, BUT AGAIN NOW HOLDS CONSTANT.

BECAUSE OF,AS DEALERSHIP SAID,THE CAR WAS STALLED AT THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY STICKER ABOUT RECALL, BUT MOST PRIUS 2010 OWNERS SAID THAT OWNERS RECEIVING NOTIFICATION ABOUT INVERTER PROBLEM. I'M HEADING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO OFFERED ME TO FIX THE CAR FOR $3,500. COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A LOOK, DO I HAVE ANY WARRANTY OR RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE PLEASE. THANK YOU.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT (75MPH), I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO TRAFFIC AND NOTICED MY CARS ABILITY TO BRAKE WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. I THEN NOTICED MY CARS BRAKES, ABS, MASTER WARNING AND VSC LIGHTS HAD CAME ON. GIVEN THAT MY CAR HAS 103K MILES ON IT, I FIGURED IT IS TIME FOR A BRAKE PAD SERVICE. WITH THE LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY, I DECIDED TO MAKE THE SHORT DRIVE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR BRAKE SERVICE. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED MY CAR, A REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT THE BRAKE PADS THAT ARE CAUSING THE LIGHTS IN YOUR DASH TO GO ON BUT RATHER THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED THAT I DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS REMEDIED BY REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER AT A COST OF OVER 2K. I HAD TO ALSO INCUR THE COST OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FRIED THE INVERTER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND OVERHEATED THE INVERTER, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A RESPONSE AND/OR STATUS REPORT. UPDATED 7/7/17*JS *TR

ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ASSOCIATED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE ARE ON. THE BRAKING HAS CHANGED AND DOES NOT SLOW THE CAR AS FAST AS IT USED TO, ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT WITH THE LIGHTS ON THAT MORNING. CAR HAS 50,394 MILES ON IT, NOTICED ALL THE LIGHTS ON WHEN STARTED CAR IN MORNING, BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY WHEN BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, BUT AT HIGHER SPEED STOPS THE CAR TRAVELS A LOT FARTHER AND TAKES A LOT MORE EFFORT TO STOP.

BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN ON HIGHWAY WHEN LOSS OF BREAKING AND STEERING TOOK PLACE. VEHICLE LIGHTED ICONS APPEARED ON DASH ALONG WITH ALARM SOUND. (ABS) (!) (BRAKE) (SS). THIS UNSAFE CONDITION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF NHTSA WOULD HAVE FORCED TOYOTA TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE PART IN 2013 WHEN TOYOTA NOTIFIED NHTSA OF THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. OR TOYOTA MAILED NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS AS STATED BACK IN 2013, WHICH PREVENTION COULD PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE OR HARM. OR CLASS ACTION. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM442011/RCMN-13V235-0909.PDF

CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE, OR REVERSE IT SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL SINCE FIRST WEEK I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUG 2010. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA PRIUS III 2010 (FROM THE DEALERSHIP TOYOTA OF KEARNEY MESA IN SAN DIEGO) IN 2010. THE CAR FROM THE BEGINNING WOULD SHIFT BACK TO NEUTRAL WHEN I SET IT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AM THE ONLY OWNER). AFTER I ENCOUNTER THIS, WITHIN THE WEEK I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT (SAN DIEGO KEARNY MESA) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. YES, IT WAS A PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MY CAR FROM WEEK 1. NOW 5 YEARS LATER, TODAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN "D" OR REVERSE. I TRIED AT LEAST FOR 10 MINUTES. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP NOW IN SEATTLE (SINCE I TAKE MY CAR...

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65 MPH ON ROUTE 11 IN CT WHEN RED LIGHTS COME ON AND CAR SLOWS TO 20 MPH.PULLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED AAA/TOWED TO HARTFORD TOYOTA IN HARTFORD CT. FIRST TOLD IT WAS A HYBRID BATTERY THEN TOLD IT WAS THE INVERTER WHICH THEY SAID IS ON BACK ORDER. NOW I,M GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE MAIN OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA.. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR A RECALL ON SOFTWARE UPDATE IN FEB 2014 AND FROM WHAT I READ THIS MAY CAUSE THE INVERT TO FAIL THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

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...

IF THE VEHICLE HITS A POT HOLE WHILE SLOWING DOWN, THERE'S A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND THE VEHICLE MOVES A FEW FEET FORWARD. THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME. I'D NOTICED THIS A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST BUT WITH THE ROADS DETERIORATING AFTER A BAD WINTER, THE POT HOLES ARE BIGGER AND THIS IS VERY PROMINENT AND SCARY. GOING TO TAKE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I FEEL IT'S DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

WHEN HITTING LARGER SIZE POTHOLES OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD I LOSE CONTROL OF WHAT FEELS LIKE THE REAR END, ITS AS IF THE VEHICLE BRAKES GIVES WAY WHEN THE REAR TIRES HIT THE OBJECT, CAR SHIMMIES SLIGHTLY, THE BRAKES STOP WORKING FOR AT LEAST 3 SECONDS AS THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD. THE BRAKE ALSO DEPRESSES FURTHER TO THE FLOOR WHILE IT HAPPENS. THERE'S A PARTICULAR SPOT ON MY WAY TO WORK THAT CONTINUES TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. ITS HEADING DOWN A SMALL DECLINING HILL BEFORE A TURN TO THE LEFT. IF I WERE TO TAILGATE SOMEONE AND HAVE THAT HAPPEN I WOULD SURELY HIT THEM BECAUSE THERE'S NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER HITTING THE OBJECT. THIS OBJECT GOES STRAIGHT ACROSS THE 2 LANES AS IF THE CONCRETE PAVING WAS POURED TOO HIGH IN A LONG HORIZONTAL LINE. I THINK IT HAS TO BE ABOVE...

VEHICLE SURGES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE TRAVELING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. SURGE LASTS FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS UNTIL BRAKING RESUMES. VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CAN BE EASILY REPLICATED. *TR

ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 02, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 0510 THE VEHICLE BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE BRAKE, ABS, AND STABILIZATION LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH ALARM. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR - TOLD IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE PICKED UP ON MORNING OF OCTOBER 4, 2012 FROM DEALERSHIP DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED. BRAKES, ABS, STABILIZATION ALARMS CAME ON. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE FINE - SYSTEM HAD CLEARED WITH PART REPLACEMENT - "MAYBE IT WAS A BAD PART OR THERE COULD BE AIR IN THE LINES." VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING INSPECTION. FORTUNATELY, NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED ON THESE DATES. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF BRAKES AND NEAR ACCIDENTS THIS VEHICLE IS NOW A THREAT TO MY SAFETY. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN LUCKY - I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE...

I WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. TURNED RIGHT INTO SPACE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND!.THE CAR SPED OVER THE CURBING AND HIT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER OF THE TRUCK IN THE NEXT SPACE. *TR

I GENTLY DRIVE MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS IN ECO MODE TO MAXIMIZE FUEL ECONOMY. EVERY WEEKDAY, SINCE JANUARY 2011, I SLOW ON A CERTAIN ROAD TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THE ROAD HAS A MANHOLE COVER RECESSED ABOUT 1 INCH INTO THE ROAD ALONG THE PATH OF MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. EVERY TIME I DRIVE OVER THIS MANHOLE COVER THE PRIUS COMPLETELY LOSES ABILITY TO BRAKE FOR ABOUT 1/2 SECOND, THEN BRAKING IS REESTABLISHED. THERE ARE OTHER SMALL BUMPS I DRIVE OVER AT OTHER PLACES WHICH HAVE THE SAME RESULTS TO THE PRIUS BRAKING SYSTEM. YESTERDAY (26 OCT 2011) SOMETHING DIFFERENT BUT POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP. THIS TIME I WAS ACCELERATING AFTER HAVING MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP. WHILE STILL ACCELERATING AFTER THE TURN I SIGNALED LEFT AND PROCEEDED TO MERGE INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE. AS THE PRIUS RIGHT FRONT TIRE DROVE...

I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS, AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES AT ANY INTENSITY AND MY VEHICLE HITS A DEFECT IN THE ROAD SURFACE, THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO RELEASE BRAKE PRESSURE TO ALL 4 WHEELS COMPLETELY FOR ABOUT HALF A SECOND. THIS MAKES ME QUESTION THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY ON HOUSTON'S NOTORIOUSLY NEGLECTED ROADWAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL BY BOTH TOYOTA MOTOR CO. AT 1-800-331-4331 AND ALSO BY THE DEALER. TMC INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED. PLEASE LAUNCH AN INQUISITION AND/OR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS OF ALL TOYOTA PRIUS VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS COMES EQUIPPED WITH AN INTRUSIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT CAN'T BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY. DUE TO THE RESTRICTIVE SYSTEM, THE CAR HAD BEEN STUCK ON SMALL INCLINES IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IF I CARRY TOO LITTLE SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD SLOW THE CAR TO A CRAWL AND PREVENTS ME FROM GOING UP SINCE IT DOESN'T ALLOW ITSELF TO SPIN ANY TIRES AND THEREFORE ALL FORWARD MOMENTUMS ARE LOST. ON THE OTHER HAND IF I CARRY TOO MUCH SPEED, IT BECOMES TOO DANGEROUS AS I CAN'T STEER THE CAR IN SNOW OR ICE. COULD NHTSA PLEASE GET TOYOTA TO RETROFIT A SYSTEM THAT WOULD DISABLE THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THEREFORE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET UP HILLS IN THE WINTER BY MAINTAINING MOMENTUM USING LIMITED AMOUNT OF WHEELSPIN. MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A SET OF BRAND NEW SNOW TIRES IN CASE YOU ARE WONDERING. I HAVE RECORDED...

ON 2010 PRIUS, BRAKES SEEM TO RELEASE, GENERALLY FOR A MOMENT, AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. CAR SEEMS TO ACCELERATE MOMENTARILY, UNTIL BRAKES ARE HIT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO RECREATE. CAR HAS 3000 MILES. DEALER SAYS BRAKES OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND RECALL ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN MADE. *TR

WAS DRIVING PRIUS 2010 MODEL II WITH BRAKE SOFTWARE APPLIED BY DEALER ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS AGO. TODAY (7/27/2010) I EXITED HIGHWAY AND BEGAN GENTLE BRAKING ON OFFRAMP, AS SUGGESTED BY MANUAL TO MAXIMIZE REGENERATION. ABOUT HALF-WAY DOWN OFFRAMP, I REALIZED CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND THAT I HAD TO STOP MUCH MORE QUICKLY THAN I WAS PLANNING TO. I DON'T RECALL BEING PARTICULARLY DISTRACTED, BUT I CAN'T RULE OUT I NOTICED THE STOPPED VEHICLE LATER THAN I SHOULD HAVE. IN ANY EVENT, I'M NOT SURE HOW HARD I PRESSED THE BRAKES, BUT I RECALL DISTINCTLY THINKING "OH, MY GOD. NOTHING IS HAPPENING" AND 1-2 SECS LATER I PLOWED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE COLLISION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE TEMPORARY PAIN TO THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME, BUT NO AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE PRIUS APPEARS TO NOT HAVE MAJOR FRONTAL...

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS (15 MPH OR LESS), ESPECIALLY UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND AFTER HITTING A BUMP (POT HOLE, ROUGH ROAD, ETC.), THE BRAKES TEMPORARILY FAIL AND THE CAR SKIDS, WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING IT SEEMS AS WELL. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON MY CAR, BUT IT STILL OCCURS. THE TOYOTA SOLUTION TO "STEP ON THE BRAKE HARDER" IS NOT ALWAYS A SOLUTION, ESPECIALLY AS THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES OCCURS NOT COMING TO A FULL STOP, BUT BREAKING DURING TURNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES SINCE THE SO-CALLED RECALL "FIX" FOR THE BRAKING SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED. *TR

MY PRIOR PRIUS WAS REPURCHASED BY TOYOTA 09/09 WITH SEVERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHICH ONLY ESCALATED. I BELIEVE THE MAN IN CA BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED TO US ON THE HIGHWAY, AND OUR CAR BEHAVED AS IF IT WERE 'POSSESSED'. NOW MY 2010 IS HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES, INCLUDING AN ANTI-SKID/ BRAKING LIGHT THAT WE'D THOUGHT WAS REMEDIED BY RESETTING AN ABS ACTUATOR FRIDAY-IT WAS ON SINCE TEST DRIVING THE CAR-BUT I WAS TOLD MANY EXCUSES, AND EVENTUALLY THEY WERE AWARE BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS. (?) I'M CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS MY 2007 TRAPPED US IN THE CAR TWICE-911 CALLED IN A PANIC-PLUS MY SMALL DAUGHTER'S SAFETY WAS AT RISK JUST BY OWNING THAT CRAZY CAR. PLEASE SEE IF YOU CAN LOCATE THAT CAR AND INSPECT IT-YOU WILL SEE THIS IS NOT SOME CHANCE SITUATION-AND NOW I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR NEW CAR 'PERFORMING AS DESIGNED'...

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO AN EARLIER COMPLAINT (#10304111). WE HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS WHICH WE FIRMLY BELIEVE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A SLIPPERY ROAD, IT WAS LIGHTLY SNOWING, AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH AND CAME TO A STOP SIGN. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SAID NOTHING HAPPENED. AS A CAR WAS AT THE STOP SIGN SHE TURNED TO AVOID THE CAR AND HIT A RAISED AND SHARP CURB, WHICH PIERCED THE TIRE AND BENT THE TIE-ROD. OUR CAR WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. AFTER ABOUT 10 DAYS, STATE FARM INSPECTED THE CAR, BUT BY THIS TIME THE RECALL FOR THE PRIUS HAD BEEN ANNOUNCED. THE BODY SHOP THEN REFUSED TO FIX THE CAR AND WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. STATE FARM HAS SINCE DECIDED NOT PURSUE THIS INCIDENT AS THEY FEEL THE SNOW...

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - DRIVING ON ALABAMA STATE HIGHWAY CLOSER TO NASHVILLE, TN WE HIT A DEER. THIS WAS ON OCT 12, 2009 AROUND 8:30 AM IN THE MORNING. THE ROAD WAS VERY EMPTY AND CLEAR VISIBILITY. THE DEER CAME IN FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND JUMPED INTO OUR LANE. I HAD CLEAR VISIBILITY OF THE DEER AND APPLIED SUDDEN BRAKES...WE HIT THE DEER AND HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THE CAR. WE NEVER THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR...BUT NOW WITH SO MUCH OF SCRUTINY GOING ON WITH THIS NEW PRIUS, WE DO WANT TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION THAT FROM DAY 1 OF PURCHASING THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE REALLY FUNKY. WE HAD AN SUV BEFORE AND COMPARED TO THAT THIS CAR IS VERY VERY SENSITIVE ON THE BRAKES. IF WE ARE GOING IN AT HIGH...

UPON BRAKING APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS HIT A POTHOLE AND SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD, THEN RETURNED TO SLOWING. I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED NORMALLY. *TR

TOYOTA PRIUS 2010- WHEN WE GO INTO A POTHOLE AND APPLY THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. INSTEAD, IT ACCELERATES. ONCE, IT HIT A CURB AND DAMAGED THE BUMPER. *TR

JUST WANTED TO ADD MY TWO CENTS WORTH THAT THE BRAKES ON MY 2010 PRIUS AREN'T RIGHT. WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD A FEW MORE FEET. IT HAS ALMOST PUT ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC A COUPLE OF TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I PURCHASED MY CAR ON AUGUST 28, 2009. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. *TR

PRESSING BRAKES WHILE TURNING AND HITTING A POTHOLE CAUSES CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. *TR