Breaks, ibs and other lights came on during a road trip. breaks siengsged and i had to press harder and 'pump' in order to break. took to mr. tire to check -and replaced breaks and flush. lights still on. took to the dealer- ibs actuator assembly failure. quoted repair over $2400. apparently, some owners of this model received letter for warranty and extended warranty for actuator assembly. dealer did not mention this option at all. https://attachments.priuschat.com/attachment-files/2017/12/136422_prius_2nd_gen_-_brake_actuator_warranty_extension.pdf
I was driving on a highway 95 south, almost to delaware, at night in the rain, after 4 hours on the road, everything stopped working. i couldn't accelerate, i had no brakes, and eventually even my lights went out. the entire electrical system was out. i was in heavy traffic, and don't even know how i got off the highway, and to a gas station. the tow truck driver couldn't even jump the battery enough to get the car in neutral, and had a difficult time getting it up on the flatbed to tow it home. i couldn't even lock the doors. i had a new key made at the dealership on 10/17/19 and i was using that key for hours driving to ct and a couple of days later i was half way home when everything in the car stopped working. i was towed to my home in md because i needed to be able to unpack my car and computer before taking it to the dealership. when the second tow came the next day, i handed him the key by the front door, which was my ...
Abs actuator failure. there was a recall that was good until 2017 and 150k miles. my vehicle has 192k miles. i was backing out of my driveway and the three abs ligths came on and my brakes failed. i scanned the computer using an obd and it indicated failure.
On moving cat, i keep getting intermittent break alarm with push back of break pedel and inability to apply break. it's scary. i took it to toyota of tampa bay on, and they didn't find any problem.
When driving my 2006 prius i am unable to stop properly. the brakes go all the way down but it hesitates to stop i get a loud peeping and the abs lights are coming on. i almost hit another car while driving and the brakes are good. i was told that there was a warranty on this vehicle that deals with the abs system. the warranty has expired and toyota is price gauging to fix it, can someone look into this because it is a safety concern and toyota knows about this issue but wont work with people to fix it?
Failure if the abs brake actuator after 105,000 mile in february 2019. the actuator would run every few seconds while the vehicle was on causing the the rotors and brake pads and trims to heat up excessively. this is a well known and documented problem with generation 2 prius
Total loss of brakes while driving on highway. passed through red light near miss situation. towed to shop and cost of repair exceeds $2000 for this involved repair as this is a complicated braking system. part of the abs system called the accumulator is defective in these cars and can result in spontanious brake failure. you are always supposed to have some braking even if the assisted brakes malfunction. suddenly, our car had no brakes at all. my wife was driving the car when the brakes failed. she had zero brakes from the pedal and the peddle style emergency-brake had locked up and or wasnt enough to stop the vehicle. she nearly had an accident. braking system should not give out on a vehicle that gets very little wear to the brakes due to the extra regenerative braking system. our brake pads and shoes have lots of life still. this is purely a design flaw in the braking system and i believe these vehicles are a hazard on the road. i have loved the car until i experienced this brake failure.
Will randomly refuse to stop on demand. very loud whining noise coming from brake actuator when brakes are pressed. cannot drive this car anymore. over $1500 to replace!!
Abs and brake warning lights on. actuator making noise.
The brake actuator started making frequent noise. the abs warning light and beeps immediately after starting the car. the clanking or humming noise during braking
Abs brake actuator. the abs and brake light suddenly came on while driving, despite regular toyota maintenance and a recent passed multipoint brake inspection by toyota. when car was taken in to have a diagnostic, the toyota mechanic reported the brake actuator went out and it would be almost $3000 to repair. this is a major safety concern, luckily my brakes did not go out while i was driving and cause an accident. the warranty extendention did not cover my vehicle anymore and does not resolve the fact that it is a safety issue. this part should be recalled before anyone ends up in a accident. it is a liability and is unacceptable.
Brake actuator assembly failed. *dt *jb
The brake actuator and accumulator have failed! our understand is that this is the part that stores power for breaking when it's operating under battery power vs. the engine. researching on the internet and taking it to the dealership both revealed that this is a very common problem. if you do an internet search you will find abundant complaints on this issue. apparently, toyota had a "silent recall" on the repair, but that ended 12/31/17. now they no longer cover the $2700 cost of the repair. there are several internet reports of people getting into accidents due to the failure. the car drives fine, it just doesn't stop well at all, intermittently (when under battery operation vs. powered by engine, and we would estimate the breaking function when under battery operation to currently be at 20% of normal. https://priuschat.com/threads/brake-actuator-warranty-extension-from-toyota.168243/
The brake actuator has failed and toyota wants $3000 to repair it and i see hundreds of people with the same issue. i only have 137000 on the vehicle.
Car has no brake when first start up. put car in drive after start up and would have no brake. almost hit parents and kids in the morning at school or even in grocery parking lot.