2010 Toyota Prius Service Brakes Problems
- 318
- 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 318 stored complaint records:
- 37 indicate a crash
- 9 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 35 records
- brake booster · 20 records
- traction control · 14 records
- brake actuator · 12 records
- brake traction · 12 records
- warning lights · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 78 |
| 1–30k mi | 62 |
| 30–60k mi | 56 |
| 100–150k mi | 54 |
| 150–400k mi | 35 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
Traveling straight forward at 40 mph and approaching a red light. Immediately upon depressing the brake pedal, an alarm sounded and the abs, brake, and traction control warning lamps lit up on the dashboard, and my prius completely failed to brake, continuing unabated toward the other vehicles stopped at the red light. I began pumping the brakes and was able to build up pressure and safely stop without collision or…
ODI 11010681
Service Brakes
I was driving on the freeway. All of a sudden brake, abs and suction traction light turned on. After that i have to push my brake harder to slow down the vehicle. I was able to drive it back home safely. I took it to the dealer who said i need to replace brake master cylinder with brake booster. Doing research i found many owners of the same model car have same problem and some of the cars are recalled but not all.…
ODI 11005191
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the brakes operated independently while the contact was depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to jack taylor toyota on 3750 jefferson davis hwy, alexandria, va 22305 where the diagnosis was undetermined. The contact mentioned the pre collision system was deactivated however, the failure…
ODI 11014646
Service Brakes
Abs brake light stays on all time.rear wheel gets extremely hot,
ODI 11005186
Service Brakes
Abs and break light lit while going 55 mph. Lost antilock break feature. Local port st lucie tire and break diagnosed bad master cylinder and nitrogen leak into break lines. Found recall on similar 2010 prius' due to nitrogen leakage into break lines
ODI 11003405
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While the contact's wife was driving 35 mph, the abs, traction control, and brake warning indicators illuminated. The driver had to apply extra pressure to the brake pedal to slow down the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake booster and master cylinder failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer…
ODI 11000001
Service Brakes
Abs light came on. Diag code: c1391. Abnormal leak in accumulator. This problem is similar to a recall on prius 2010 for abs brake issue. However, toyota said that my prius is not part of the recall. I would like to request toyota to fix this problem for my prius 2010 so that i can safely drive this car.
ODI 10995411
Service Brakes
Brakes turned to mush - pedal went all the way to the floor with almost zero stopping power. Sounds like a similar recall from 2013 or so. Going 45 mph (speed limit) on a busy 4 lane hghway approaching stoplight and slowing traffic for red light at intersection of another [redacted]. Brakes mostly unresponsive. Almost went through intersection and narrowly missed hitting a slowing car. Braking did not engage per…
ODI 10992089
Service Brakes
All brake lights come on (brake, abs and traction control) and power assist breaking stops working and brakes feel very weak. Brake actuator runs frequently when lights are not on. There are many complaints online and toyota claimed they fixed this issue in 2009 and extended the warranty for 2009 and earlier, but the problem is clearly not fixed.
ODI 11000459
Service Brakes
On a few occasions when the car is in motion, we have depressed the brakes and they did not grab right away. This happened once getting onto a highway, twice on a city street, and another time on a country road. There seems to be a small delay before they will grab, causing the car to feel out of control for that brief moment. It feels unsafe when this happens and doesn't seem normal. We contacted the service…
ODI 11088336
Engine · Service Brakes
This afternoon, my wife was driving down a two lane, paved street at about [redacted] has a slight decline and she began to apply the breaks to slow down slightly. Just a second or two later, she hit a small bump in the road and the car accelerated (while she had her foot on the break) for a fraction of a second. We didn't hear the sound of the engine revving. Thankfully, there were no other cars on the road at this…
ODI 10981509
Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
When i am coming to a stop (braking normally) and hit a bump, the car surges slightly and the brakes become less responsive. It feels like i'm fighting the engine as it accelerates and i'm trying to brake against it. Releasing the brake and attempting again seems to be a solution, but i often don't have time before reaching the intersection i'm approaching. This consistently happens in two places in my daily commute…
ODI 10981092
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Driving down highway at posted speed limit (75mph), i tried to slow down due to traffic and noticed my cars ability to brake was severely compromised. I then noticed my cars brakes, abs, master warning and vsc lights had came on. Given that my car has 103k miles on it, i figured it is time for a brake pad service. With the limited braking ability, i decided to make the short drive to the toyota dealer for brake…
ODI 10979002
Service Brakes
Turning left after a stop sign on a single lane street (30 mph), suddenly the dash board started flashing 'stop car' warning and continues beeping. Also, realized that applying break paddle did not help a bit. It was hard to press the paddle that moved a little bit. Going straight about 300 ft. Car reduced to idling speed. Turning left into a parking lot of a school, i tried stopping it into a parking space. Break…
ODI 11063930
Service Brakes
Leak of nitrogen is released into the brake fluid, the brake pedal may have reduced hydraulic pressure. Under certain circumstances, this condition could affect stopping distance and increase the risk of a crash.
ODI 11058615
Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota prius. While driving 20 mph, the braked pedal was depressed and failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that several warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the brake booster pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa…
ODI 10954282
Service Brakes
The brake booster pump assembly failed, which left me with no brakes and in a life-threatening situation. The vehicle was in motion and i narrowly avoided a bad accident on a city street.
ODI 10954245
Service Brakes
The brake actuator failed on our 2010 prius iii manufactured in october 2010. Toyota is covering problems with this same brake actuator for 2010 prius manufactured between march 2009 and early october 2009. My vin did not fall into that date range even though mine was manufactured in october 2009, so the brake defect should be extended to beyond the early october 2009 manufactured date. The symptoms to this problem…
ODI 10954865
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I change the brake booster twice and hace the same problem. My brake pedal loss of braking ability or slipping brakes and the warning brake, abs and traction light permanently on, and no cruise control works at all
ODI 10993977
Service Brakes
Abs + breaks + tcs lights are on and my car's breaks are not working it was about to hit with next car but my speed was under 30 that's why i reached safely. I showed it to just break and they said it's required ecu update. It's a software problem in this model. I don't know how to update software. Is it possible if i get free update from toyota dealership ?
ODI 10947772
Service Brakes
I applied brake on a red light which is as usual for me and i noticed car didn't slow down and kept moving past the red light. It has happened before and the it happens on uneven and even on minor potholes. The brakes on the small bumps and minor uneven roads completely loose traction of the tires and car even faster with the brakes on when trying to stop over minor uneven roads. Mechanic said it's oversensitive…
ODI 10937506
Service Brakes
Tl* the contacts owns a 2010 toyota prius. The contact stated that the brakes traveled to the floor when the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle did not decelerate normally. The dealer diagnosed that the actuator system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 92,514.
ODI 10940000
Service Brakes
My wife was driving on the highway when her brakes totally failed. She applied brake pressure as hard as she could, but it had not effect. Fortunately, since she was in the left lane of the interstate highway, she was able to coast to a stop in the left hand shoulder. Several red lights lit up on the dashboard, including the brake and abs lights. I had the car towed to world toyota dealership in atlanta. They said…
ODI 10939103
Service Brakes
I have a 2010 toyota prius. When trying to slow down, any time a bump is hit, (or a pothole) the braking power significant decreases . This greatly increases the stopping distance and is very scary in traffic and in winter driving. Is this a problem? I called toyota earlier for the same issue and they told me that this is normal and this occurs because only one tire is hitting the pothole or bump' it is very scary…
ODI 10937309
Service Brakes
I recently purchased a toyota 2010 prius and four dash warning lights appeared the day after i purchased it when i turned the car on in the morning. The lights stay on for hours to days and go off for similar amount of time. When the lights are on the brakes are much less responsive and the braking action does not charge the batteries as much, never more than 25% of charging potential. The problem was diagnosed as a…
ODI 10934418
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2010 Toyota Prius.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.