Toyota Prius Brake Problems

Replying to: pathstar1 (Jul 26, 2006 2:38 pm)

Nope, never made the 100 mpg even with the glide technique...but I know if you don't run the AC and if you keep off of the cruise on hilly roads, you'll save more fuel, too. Also, just driving slower - let people pass you. You'll catch up with them as you pass them at the next fuel station.
Dean
 
I tried my parking brake out today and REMEMBERED to take it off...I must not have hurt it too much because it was still working (doulbe )

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• countess (Feb 05, 2007 1:25 am)

Replying to: leonbayarea (Aug 12, 2006 6:26 pm)

I have also had a brake problem with my 06 Prius. On two occasions around 15,000 miles, the brakes failed to activate for 2 – 3 seconds, then they took effect. On the second occasion I started to swerve to avoid the car in front of me before the brakes took effect. On both occasions I was traveling at slow speeds ( under 30 mph), moving uphill, and braking with the intention of coming to a complete stop. There was no rain, sand or gravel, and the car was not skidding. The anti-skid light went on.
 
I took the car to the dealership, they could not replicate the problem, they said they could not find anything wrong & were going to return the car to me. I insisted something be done, so they sent a mechanic to observe as I test drove the car. I was not able to get the brakes to fail, but I was able to make the anti-skid light go on when it shouldn’t. The dealership then bled the brakes & returned the car to me.
 
That same day as I approached a stop light, the car did a strange, very slow anti-lock brake response. The brakes applied, then unapplied with about one to 1 ½ seconds between each application. On two occasions since then the brakes have not applied for 2 – 3 seconds after I stepped on them. The anti-skid light went on one of those times, the other time I was too busy looking at the road to notice. I was going over a rough road surface, but not a surface on which the car was skidding.
 
I have noticed the anti-skid light goes on sometimes when the car is not skidding but going over a rough surface.
 
I really liked the Prius before this happened, but I do not feel it is not a safe car to drive until this is resolved.
 
2 additional links that talk about brake problems are
http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/brake-failure-2007-t1013.html and http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=20093&hl=

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