2008 Toyota Prius Service Brakes Problems
- 93
- 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.
Among these 93 stored complaint records:
- 12 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake actuator · 35 records
- brake pedal · 18 records
- warning lights · 14 records
- lights came · 12 records
- needed replaced · 8 records
- extended warranty · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 41 |
| 150–400k mi | 18 |
| 60–100k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes · Traction Control System
When i brake and also go over a bump my 2008 prius lurches forward. The traction control light illuminates. The brakes become ineffective. This caused me to have an accident last night. The cars before me came to a sudden stop. I was driving 15-20mph but unfortunately i hit the brakes while unknowningly simultaneously going over a bump. The faulty traction control system sent me into a 1-2 second lurch forward with…
Crash reported
ODI 10552812
12v/24v/48v Battery · Instrument Cluster/Panel · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. The contact sated that while driving less than 10 mph on a wet road surface, the brakes failed to respond when engaged and went straight to the floor. In addition, the brake pedal became stuck to the floorboard when depressed. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder where the brake pedal was released. The vehicle resumed normally and was later taken to the dealer, who…
ODI 10552692
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Traveling at 40 m.p.h. A pickup truck pulled out onto the roadway ahead about 150ft. I depressed the brake and the vehicle slowed quickly at first to roughly 35 m.p.h. When the abs warning light displayed for a brief moment to about 30 m.p.h. After the warning light stopped flashing; 2 flashes, about 1/2 of a second, the pressure was solid and the vehicle slowed minimally. I managed to stop the vehicle in time, but…
ODI 10550527
Service Brakes
Normal traffic, dry pavement, level surface, clear visibility 40 mph. I was following in traffic, not particularly close behind a full size pickup truck. The truck stopped very quickly. I performed a 'panic' stop by depressing the brake pedal as hard as possible and maintained the pressure. My prius slowed but did not stop prior to hitting the truck. No airbags deployed. As i pushed the brake pedal as hard as…
Crash reported
ODI 10548730
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
I rear-ended the car in front of me in a very low speed accident, listed on my ticket as 1+ mph by the police officer who witnessed my accident while at the scene attending to an already-occurred accident. When i was 2-3 car lengths behind the car in front of me, going approx. 5-10 mph, i saw their brake lights go on, and i pushed the brake pedal and nothing happened. I pumped the brakes, and nothing happened. When…
Crash reported
ODI 10548760
Service Brakes
There has been a chirping sound coming from my brakes. Im not sure when it began i just thought it was a normal occurrence recently my dashboard lights or indicator lights have come on i took my car in to the dealer and they told me that it needed a new actuator pump which would cost around 3000dollars to replaceafter doing some research online i discovered that this is a ongoing problem with these cars this…
ODI 10521547
Service Brakes
I purchased a used 2008 prius with approx 30,000 miles. Since purchase from a dealership, it only gives at best 41.9mpg, 2nd.. I have had to jump start it on 4 occasions due to a dead battery and the fluid doesn't go far enough to clean the windshield. On the most recent occasion with 35,000 miles..... A week ago i attempted to start the vehicle and it would not. I got it jump started again, i noticed a critical…
ODI 10509208
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph and depressing the brakes, the pedal became hard and required additional force to be depressed. The abs and another unknown warning light illuminated immediately after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised her that the brake actuator assembly failed and needed to be replaced. The…
ODI 10503628
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota prius. The contact stated that while traveling downhill at 30 mph, the brake was depressed but failed to engage. The contact had to steer the vehicle into a ditch in order to avoid a crash. The contact was not injured. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and was not inspected for the cause of the failure. The failure and…
Crash reported
ODI 10494446
Service Brakes
2008 toyota prius (runaway toyota) 09/18/2012 at home depot parking area. As i was in a parking stall, i stepped on a brake to come to a complete stop, suddenly the car took off with its fully force. The brake pedal did not work. My right foot was on the brake pedal and not on the gas pedal. My car jumped over a wheel stop and banged onto a tree and stop. Insurance agent came by shortly as well as a police. The car…
Crash reported
ODI 10483933
Electrical System · Service Brakes
The car warnings went on and displayed the symbol for brake systems failure. The car brakes went out and then the car sped up slightly until the brakes re-engaged. I was driving slowly and was near my home, so no one was hurt thankfully. We had to have it towed because the car manual said not to drive it more than 3 mph when you have a brake systems failure. It was determined that the defective parts were the…
ODI 10474361
Body · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
On 8/29/12, i got into my 2008 prius in the parking lot of the easton, md giant food-store to return home. This lot is on a slope just above a parking lot for walmart, with a paved road between the 2 lots. The parking lots were very crowded. I needed to get to the road separating the 2 lots in order to go home. I had just started the prius and put it into drive when it started to roar loudly, jumped out fast, and…
Crash reported
ODI 10474398
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Around 4:30pm on saturday afternoon, we opened the car door to run some errands and were startled by a piercing noise. The dashboard was lighting up (abs & vsc) and although the car started, the dashboard remained lit and the beeping continued. When driving the car to the dealership, the brakes did not brake fully. After a $58 diagnostic test, we were told that acc pressure sensor needed to be cleared and if we…
ODI 10472673
Service Brakes
Pulled out of parking lot, started accelerating, went to hit brakes and brakes failed. Brake pedal travel was more than normal, started pulsing brakes. Dashboard lights came on (not sure which ones). Problem also occurred in september 2011, and toyota reset the "brake stroke sensor" charged us for this work, and recommended replacing the sensor (~500). Dealership stated this was not covered under warranty due to…
ODI 10462722
Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
On 09/01/10, we took our 2008 prius in because there were two times the car didn't stop when we used the brakes. I told the service manager, the car was accelerating on its own. It was scary and i feared an accident. After they worked on the car, i was told that it was the floor mats that interfered with the accelerator pedal. It didn't make sense to me because i had to put my foot under the pedal to raise it up…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10585814
Air Bags · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
On 09/01/10, we took our 2008 prius in because there were two times the car didn't stop when we used the brakes. I told the service manager, the car was accelerating on its own. It was scary and i feared an accident. After they worked on the car, i was told that it was the floor mats that interfered with the accelerator pedal. It didn't make sense to me because i had to put my foot under the pedal to raise it up…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10585813
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owned a 2008 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the brakes failed, which caused the vehicle to crash into another vehicle. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed at the scene and towed away to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the brakes functioned properly and there was no failure. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the failure was the contact's…
ODI 10466442
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
On 20 may 2010 at 11,966 miles every brake/stability warning light came on (including the warning for the parking/emergency brake which was not engaged), regenerative braking appeared to have failed, and hydraulic/friction brakes behaved as if abs was acting at a very slow pulse rate, approximately a 5-second cycle. For about 2 seconds during the "off" portion of this cycle the brakes were effectively inoperative,…
ODI 10489082
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Toyota Prius.
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