Problems with 2010 Toyota Prius SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. while driving 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle hesitated to respond. the contact stated that the abs warning light, traction control warning light, and brake system warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the contact was informed that the brake booster master cylinder needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 13v235000 (service brakes, hydraulic). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 86,000. updated 09/06/16*lj the consumer stated the master cylinder/brake booster assembly were subsequently replaced. also, on january 5, 2016, the consumer was involved in an accident while driving on a winding highway. as he tried to negotiate a turn, the tires slipped off the pavement and he ran off the road, causing over $10,000 in damages. updated 10/18/16. *jb

As i was driving, i noticed that when i pressed on the brakes, the car would jerk forward before coming to a stop. once stopped (but still turned on), the car made a buzzing noise i had never heard before. no warning lights came on, and the brakes did not squeak. an hour later, my husband drove the car home for me (i rode with a friend), and he reported that warning lights came on and the brakes did not work properly. in order for the brakes to work, he had to press very hard on them and also allow much more distance for the car to stop. he could have easily crashed into the back of another vehicle. he took the car to the toyota dealership and was informed the brake booster assembly would have to be replaced. this is the same complaint as a 2010 prius recall, but my vin number was not included in the recall, so i did not receive a notice in the ail. also, we had to pay $3008 to have the brake booster assembly replaced. the consumer referenced recall # 13v235000. updated 02/11/16. *jb

Whilst stopped at a traffic light, behind a suburu, the brake failed and hit the suburu. (this was not the first time the brake failed, but fortunately there were no other cars involved when the car did not stop. the driver believed that black ice was involved, but after the incident with the suburu, realized that it was brake failure.) believing that the auto could no longer be trusted, it was sold. toyota insisted it was driver error., and claimed that there was no fault in the breaking system. *tr

When braking on rough roads the brakes will release, causing the car to lunge forward. very scary and dangerous. i took my car back to toyota dealer to have this checked out. they had never heard of this problem (even though there is a recall for it). they checked it out and test drove it, braking over rough road. they said it was braking fine. it is still releasing when braking on rough patches for me. i am always mindful to leave plenty of room between me and the car ahead of me in case i hit a rough patch. i plan on taking my car back to toyota with a printout from this site showing it has been recalled for this very problem and that others are also experiencing the same thing.

2010 toyota prius. consumer states two brake system failures *tgw the consumer stated the vehicle began making an unusual sound and after a few days, numerous warning lights appeared on the dashboard announcing a failure of the braking system. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. an inspection revealed the master cylinder, booster and ecu needed to be replaced. the consumer paid $ 3,246.83 for the repairs. however, nine days later, the unusual brake pedal sound returned, but the brakes worked and no warning lights appeared. the next day, the brake system completely failed while his daughter was driving the vehicle. again, the vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the technicians determined the vehicle needed a new brake booster assembly. the consumer was informed he would only be responsible for the labor costs of $ 255.48. the consumer believed the booster and brake booster were the same part, which was supposed to have been replaced several days prior. jb

Tl* the contact was driving a 2010 toyota prius. the contact was driving 40 mph when the vehicle stopped in the street. prior to the vehicle stopping, a beeping/alarm sounded, the seat belt locked in place and the warning on the dashboard flashed brakes.

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 was entering a parking space, i approached the space about 5 mph. the vehicle suddenly accelerated, the steering locked and the brakes went to the floor. the vehicle jumped the curbing and hit the truck in the next righthand space. it connected with the trucks left front fender. that stopped the vehicle. *tr

Brakes does not work properly on rough surface or bumpy road i have reported couple of times to the dealer but dealer try to mislead and confused me by saying that it is abs system which becomes active on bumpy road and it is a normal brake operation and we have no recall for this vehicle. please let me know what to do? thanks. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. the contact was driving 20 mph when the brakes were depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. the contact then crashed into a sign. there were no injuries. the vehicle was towed to the dealer but not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure and current mileages were 13,115.

When i started to drive home, the car was lurching while braking. it was an uncontrolled acceleration. once i got on the freeway, my brake light, abs light and slippage lights all came on at once (along with beeping noise that does not go away). i pulled over to the side of road and noticed that my brakes had degraded by about 75 percent.....while i did have some brakes it would have not been enough for an emergency stop or normal traffic braking. *kb

While the car was parked in a hill with the parking brake it suddenly went backwards and hit the wall of the residency across the street like 500 feet down. car was almost completely damage back, train suspension and all doors out of frame. repair will take 8 weeks at a cost of 14850.00. there were no passengers in the car. *tr

I was driving on i-680 north today and suddenly the "brake", "abs" and "slip indicator" turned on and started beeping. at that time i did not realize what happened, but when i tried to brake the pedal was really hard to press and i was not able to slow down. i finally was able to slow down by going on a ramp and then really pressing down on the brake where the car jerked and slowed down. again the brakes were not working. i was finally able to get the car to stop. when i turn the car on again, the same lights switch on and the car is beeping. *tr

While driving on interstate, the brake and vehicle stability assist lights suddently went on and a beeping alarm sounded. the brakes were not very effective, and it was very difficult to slow down and stop the car when we pulled over. we had the car towed to the dealership, where they informed us that the abs pump and the entire braking system needed to be replaced...on our one year old car! parts alone totaled over $4000 dollars, without labor. toyota was unwilling to replace, as the car was out of warranty for mileage. clearly a defective system in our car, but they were not willing to stand behind their product to cover. angry customer, especially given the fact that toyota states that they want to restore customer faith in their product. we were lucky that injury did not result from the failure of the parts needed to stop the car.

The prius seems to accelerate while stepping on the brake at slow speeds--the car feels like it jerks forward. this usually happens while i am on a road with potholes. *kb