2018 Toyota Prius Service Brakes Problems
- 3
- 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 3 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Service Brakes
I was driving up to my garage on the side of my house on a clear day, early afternoon. I was traveling about 3 mph and tried to stop to park in front of the garage door. I depressed the brake pedal and it did not engage, but lurched forward into the garage, crashing into the garage and causing damage to both the garage and the auto.
Crash reported
ODI 11271167
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I started my car, put it in drive and began to make a u turn out of a parking lot when it suddenly accelerated on its own. I had three turns i had to make in quick succession (u turn, left on public driveway, right on main road) to get on to the main road, and i did this at break neck speed. By the second turn i was giving all my strength to trying to get the brake to work, unsuccessfully (locked), and was fully…
ODI 11220031
Service Brakes
This is a brand new car i purchased. There is a high-pitched noise that the brake pedal makes when you depress the brake pedal. I thought this was part of the beeps the car makes, but it's not. The brake booster was replaced, but the brake pedal continues to make a high-pitched chirping noise. I returned to toyota service to have it checked out, but they said that this is a normal sound that other priuses make. This…
ODI 11103813
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2018 Toyota Prius.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.