2010 Toyota Prius Service Brakes, Electric Problems
- 502
- 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 502 stored complaint records:
- 20 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 11 records
- loss braking · 9 records
- brake recall · 8 records
- brake failure · 8 records
- bumpy road · 7 records
- brakes seem · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 444 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes, Electric
My 2010 toyota prius has issues with the braking system at different times, particularly when traveling over bumps, etc. There is a momentary loss of braking control. There have been no accidents but certainly scary to drive. Nothing has been done about the failure. I contacted my dealership as the car is still under warranty and they said all they could do was take my name and number down. *tr
ODI 10305531
Service Brakes, Electric
I have had repeated occurrences of the 2010 toyota prius braking system abnormality recently reported in the news, since purchasing the vehicle in july 2009. I reported this at my first oil change to the dealers service center, but they did not investigate the matter. *tr
ODI 10305022
Service Brakes, Electric
My 2010 toyota prius lurches forward when i brake going over a bump, pothole or manhole and sometimes slippery surfaces. It is brief. We reported it to the dealer at around 5000 miles. They thought it was the anti-lock brakes but i have driven a car with ani-lock brakes for over ten years and this feels different. I bought the car in june 2009. *tw
ODI 10307312
Service Brakes, Electric
Toyota 2010 prius intermittent brake failure when braking on rough pavement- i purchased a new 2010 toyota prius on june 30, 2009 and have approximately 6400 miles on the vehicle. We experience two issues when braking on rough pavement. First is that the brakes seem to fail when applied in normal non panic stopping if there is wet or rough pavement. Second when the first symptom occurs it is also accompanied by what…
ODI 10306713
Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control
While applying the brakes to slow down or to come to a stop, if the car hits a bump, pothole or the like, the brakes release momentarily, causing the car?s momentum to continue forward longer/further than you would normally expect or want. This is especially dangerous when coming to a stop at a new york city pedestrian crosswalk or trying to slow down with a car close in front of you. I brought the car into the…
ODI 10290332
Service Brakes, Electric
The brakes on my 2010 prius have a problem when going slowly over uneven, bumpy road conditions. The car seems to lurch forward during the braking sequence. It is very startling. Luckily no one has been in fornt of me, close enough to make contact. It has happened 5 times. I cannot predict when it will occur. When i first told the service dept at dealership, within 2 weeks of owning car, they siad it's just…
ODI 10306889
Service Brakes, Electric
I have a 2010 toyota prius. On a daily basis i drive over two separate speed bumps on the steep downhill-incline entrance to my office parking garage, at a low speed (always less than 10 mph). Upon going over each bump, my brakes (which are engaged due to the steep downhill incline) disengage briefly and then re-engage. Sometimes the brakes also momentarily disengage when i am continuing down the ramp in the parking…
ODI 10305759
Fuel System, Other · Service Brakes, Electric
I own a 2010 toyota prius, 3rd generation. When i am braking and hit a pothole or a manhole cover, the car surges forward. I took it to the dealership today and they checked the car and said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. They also said they had no knowledge of any kind of braking or surging problems with this vehicle. Our dealer was eastern shore toyota in daphne, al. This has happened approximately 6…
ODI 10304851
Service Brakes, Electric
My prius stops braking and almost feels like it is accelerating if i apply the brake just as i hit a bump or hole in the road. This feels very dangerous--if i were needing to stop suddenly to avoid a potential accident and my brakes did not work due to a bump in the road, it could lead me to crash into the object i'm trying to avoid. This has happened multiple times in the months since june 09 in which i bought my…
ODI 10297356
Service Brakes, Electric
Since purchasing my 2010 toyota prius, i have had serious issues and safety concerns with the braking system. When you brake and hit a bump or pothole or large dip, the brake cut out and the car is not controllable until a few moments later. I reported this to the dealer and was assured it was performing as intended and normal for an anti-lock system. Having used anti-lock brakes for nearly 20 years, i know this to…
ODI 10307194
Service Brakes, Electric
I noticed my breaks would not function properly when i tried to stop on uneven pavement or wet pavement. My husband later drove the car and thought we got hit from behind when he tried to break. The car surges forward before it stops. I took the car to the dealership in late november-december for the problem they tell me the brakes function properly. I have since scheduled another appointment, they did not seem to…
ODI 10307318
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Electric
While slowing down (foot on the brake) for a light or road bump, the car suddenly accelerates until i press harder on the brake. This has occurred about 10 times since i purchased the car summer of 2009. No accident but almost rear-ended the car in front of me several times. Brought to toyota and told nothing was wrong and i wasn't used to the abs system. This can't explain the sudden acceleration and near miss…
ODI 10307038
Service Brakes, Electric
2010 toyota prius. When first starting the car before the gasoline engine engages, the brakes grab suddenly when applied (e.g. Backing out of the garage or leaving a parking space), and continue to do so until the gas engine starts. Also, there is momentary loss of braking when going over bumps (like speed bumps.) *tr
ODI 10306386
Service Brakes, Electric
My wife experienced braking anomalies immediately after beginning to drive her new 2010 prius. I attributed these to the way the car drives and i haven't noticed anything the few times i have driven it. But this is something she has been reporting since she first began driving it (6 months) and she is a perceptive person (m.d.). With discussions of whether to recall i figured i should report the problem. *tr
ODI 10306328
Service Brakes, Electric
Hitting a bump while braking causes the brakes to not work properly for a split second, giving the feeling that the car is lunging forward. *tr
ODI 10305458
Service Brakes, Electric
Bought 2010 prius in june. Have continuing brake issue when go over bump, car lurches forward. Continuing problem. Below where says incident date put in about when first noticed it. *tr
ODI 10304360
Service Brakes, Electric
I purchased a 2010 prius in june, 2009. I have noticed a "surge forward" if i apply the brakes while going over bumps like railroad tracks or potholes. This has happened repeatedly. I just saw a report in the media that others have had the same problem. I will report it to my dealer in madison, wisconsin. *tr
ODI 10304691
Service Brakes, Electric
Just adding fuel to the fire, but i have a 2010 toyota prius and there is definitely a braking issue. Specifically, i notice it when i hit a pothole (and i live in los angeles, which is all the time). I frankly don't know whether there's actual acceleration or just total loss of braking (i basically notice it at slower city speeds--braking while turning a corner, for example), but there is definitely a momentary…
ODI 10305491
Service Brakes, Electric · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Purchased 2010 prius v apporx. Mid-june. Drving in first wk of ownership, observed break problem. Vehcile had approx. 50 miles on. Drining 25-30 mph on straight, smooth, blacktop road on a sunny, nice day. A car backed out of a 45 deg parking spot without warning, i had to slamp on breaks at the same time the gas/electric motors were switching. The break pedal lost feeling that it had pressure until i pushed the…
ODI 10307382
Service Brakes, Electric
Brakes grab too quickly, jolting the car to a stop. *tr
ODI 10306599
Service Brakes, Electric
1. Slowing down to make a right turn, traveling around 15 mph 2. While traveling over a pothole or uneven road surface, brakes suddenly disengaged and car continued forward 3. Brakes reengaged after about a second later. *tr
ODI 10305347
Service Brakes, Electric
My 2010 prius, which was purchased in may has had the very brake issues that are being reported. When a bump is hit, the car jerks forward quite unexpectedly when the brakes are applied. I thought it was just my imagination or that i hit a slick spot, but it has happened many times. The fact that toyota knew about this and hid it from the first prius owners is unbelievable. Since they have been fixing it on newer…
ODI 10305818
Service Brakes, Electric
While slowly decelerating using the regenerative brakes, the regenerative brakes turn off occasionally at low speeds (5-10 mph). There is a very short (<1 second) burst of forward movement before the actual brakes activate. During this whole time the brake pedal is consistently depressed. This burst forward does whip the driver back into the seat a bit due to the unexpected nature of this event. This has probably…
ODI 10307615
Service Brakes, Electric
2010 prius, with no modification made since purchase. When driving and coming to a stop, the brake pedal was applied to stop the car. The car hit a pothole/sharp bump 5 feet before the stop sign and the car jerked forward frighteningly while the brake was depressed. The brake pedal lost its breaking ability for 1 or 2 seconds, but became operational again after that. During the 1 or 2 seconds, i felt i lost control…
ODI 10304414
Service Brakes, Electric
My 2010 prius seems to momentarily lurch forward when driving over bumps and braking at the same time. It seems that the brake disengages momentarily and then re-engages. I have not had any accident, and the time of disengagement is very short, but it does scare me a little. *tr
ODI 10305544
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2010 Toyota Prius.
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