2007 toyota prius braking issue. this issue is not limited to the 2010 prius models. i had similar braking issues on uneven or frozen terrain for 2 years with my 2007 model. i just assumed it was a quirk of the hybrid, and that it had to just be a "sense" of lost control, not that the situation was truly dangerous. please urge them to look into this and issue a recall of all affected vehicles. *tr
Toyota prius 2007 - antilock brake failure hitting potholes, man hole covers, crossing train tracks, going the speed limit down hills, rain & snow are the worst. every time car is taken in to dealer for servicing, we inform them of the brakes. they ensured us that nothing was wrong with them and there was nothing to worry about. we contacted our primary dealer who has done most of the services for the car, they conveniently no longer have service records for my vehicle prior to august 2009. the most recent incident that sent us complaining to the dealer was in october 2009, when returning home from work and the brakes needed to be applied in order to avoid hitting a deer, the brakes did absolutely nothing. the car continued to move and narrowly missed hitting the deer. this was reported to toyota of york in pennsylvania. the primary dealership that has provided our services is riverhead toyota in new york. the recent snowfall in pennsylvania has essentially made my car useless, it cannot handle the snowy roads without sliding all over the place, and we no longer trust the brake system in the event we need them. no physical injuries have occurred as a result of the brakes on our particular car, however emotionally, we are worried about placing ourselves in any potential situations where an accident could occur. *tr
I have owned my 2007 prius since july, 2007. on an erratic basis, as i am braking (often as i am going over a bumpy road), the car seems to surge forward. it is as if the engine starts running harder. the light that indicates poor traction also comes on - it is as if i am not making good contact with the road. i have had no accidents but it is terrifying for me and i am fearful when someone/family member drives my car who is not aware of or has not become comfortable with dealing with this problem. fyi: even before prius said we should use different floor mats, i had made the change. i am not one to make a complaint but think that this is the time to make my concerns heard. *tr
Toyota prius 2007 braking problem. the braking problem that has been reported in the 2010 prius is also occurring in my 2007 prius. *tw
I've complained -- with no response or help -- to a toyota dealer about 2 concerns i have with my 2007 prius that i've always believed were manufacturer/design defects: 1) the brakes skip when i hit a pothole, especially the one i traverse every weekday turning into my worksite. 2) during hard acceleration early in a drive (the uphill left turn leaving my neighborhood), there is a hesitation for about a second or two -- like the engine is going to stall and die (it hasn't yet.) when i 'floor it" to move into a hole in traffic, i get full power for a couple of seconds, followed by no power for a second and then a return of power. it's as if i took my foot off the accelerator, only it hasn't moved. my fear is that some time the delay will cause me to get hit and that some time the engine will just die. i've noticed this from when the car was within the first month old (i took delivery 4/30/07). stevinson toyota (golden, co) said they hadn't heard of such complaints. when i took it in about a year ago, they said they couldn't reproduce the problems and did nothing. *tr
Traveling slow speed 25-35 apply brakes and hit a dip in the road or bump in the road and the car quickly lunges forward. i don't feel like i necessarily lose the brake but that the car just lunges forward. *tr
Traveling slow speed 25-35 apply brakes and hit a dip in the road or bump in the road and the car quickly lunges forward. i don't feel like i necessarily lose the brake but that the car just lunges forward. i thought i reported this to toyota soon after getting the car but i checked my records and i reported it twice last year after my husband confirmed that it happened to him. toyota checked the brakes and said everything looked okay and that they could not duplicate the problem. *tr
Driver was on a local road, accelerated and turned left to pull into a commercial parking lot, then applied brakes when the front tires left the road and made contact with the parking lot entrance (slight concrete curb between asphalt road and lot). the brake pedal depressed fully with little resistance, and neither the regenerative braking system nor the brake pads were activated. after approximately two seconds, the regenerative braking system applied, braking the car normally. no visible indicators were noticed on the dashboard. *tr
I own a 2007 toyota prius and have experienced occasional momentary loss of braking (my foot firmly on the brake pedal) while driving over a bumpy surface. while braking over small pot holes, railroad tracks, rough patches, etc., the car seems to lunge forward apparently as the brakes release for a split second (approximately 1/4 to 1/2 second). the road conditions can be wet or dry. at the same time, my traction control light will flash on and off until the road smoothes out. this issue is ongoing, so incident date below is meaningless. *tr