1. Toyota Prius
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Parking Brake

2005 Toyota Prius Parking Brake Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi1
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 28, 2010 · 96,289 miles

    Parking Brake

    The parking brake light in my 2005 toyota prius came on and shortly after that, the abs light came on too. I checked to make shure the brake was released and it was because i was driving the car at the time of the incident. As a result of the problem, the car is only giving me an average of 32 mpg, previously i was getting and average of 48 mpg, the battery also seems to be draining its energy faster than usual. I…

    ODI 10323567

  • December 9, 2009 · 60,000 miles

    Parking Brake

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota prius. The contact stated that while applying the emergency brake the pedal and bolts fell off. He drove the vehicle to the dealer to have the emergency brake repaired. The contact is aware of the safety risk because the emergency brake can't be applied when the vehicle is parked on a steep hill. The failure mileage was 60,000.

    ODI 10296853

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2005 Toyota Prius.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.