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Replying to: brendabei (Apr 17, 2009 5:58 am) As I said earlier, the proof of that lies in the Audi history with people SWEARING the car "accelled" by itself. But actually not. That is why we now have "shift locks" on all our cars. We must now press the brake to shift out of Park. I will check the NHTSA website to see about any reports of this malfunction. |
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Replying to: smt1 (May 11, 2006 2:05 am) I am seeing the exact same brake noise while coming to a stop: noise like metal parts are rubbing against each other. I can even feel a little bit of feedback on my foot while this happens. I realized that this doesn't happen under wet conditions (if there had been snow/ rain) or after the car has been driven for a while. That was probably why it never happened whenever I took it to the dealer to get it checked. If anyone did get it resolved by yourself/ outside mechanic/ a dealer, can you please reply? Also, I have the some other issues as well: 1) sometimes the car speeding up when the brake is being applied. 2) a whistling noise inside the car when driving above 35mph (like there is a hole somewhere thro which air is leaking in) 3) the handrests and some other interior plastic is loose resulting in rattling sound when driving over rough roads/ playing bass-y music. I am going to take the car to the dealer soon but if anyone has seen similar issues and have resolved it or know how to fix them, please reply.. Thanks in advance |
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I have a 2008 prius with 20K miles. Just drove from Sacramento to Tahoe and heard a funny noise on right side rear of car. Thought it sounded like an aerosol can releasing in my suitcase in the back of car, but maybe not, because we parked the car for one day, then drove it around town for one day (but there was a funny smell in the car when we got in) but had no problems, then today every time we press the brake pedal there is a funny noise. I'm concerned about driving the car home to Sac now after reading about other posts about brake problems. Anybody know what's going on?
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Replying to: whardy (May 18, 2009 5:50 pm) It is about 115mi back to Sacramento. Make sure the brakes work! Get them checked at the dealer in South Lake Tahoe! Arrive alive.
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Replying to: ganderc (Apr 07, 2009 10:42 am) Like others, I was traveling at a low speed, about 15mph. I had to do a quick stop because of a car stopped in my lane. There were parked cars on one side and opposing traffic on the other so I had no avoidance options. When I jammed on the brake, absolutely nothing happened before I hit the Imperial in front of me. The time from hitting the brakes and hitting the car was long enough for my wife to realize that we weren't stopping, shout "stop the car" and for me to reply "I'm trying to, but nothing is happening." The dealership checked the car, and of course nothing mechanical was at fault. Toyota sent a regional rep to investigate, and a couple of days ago we got a letter from Toyota legal saying that obviously I did not step on the brakes until it was too late. Now we are getting the car repaired (we have insurance, and the cost is estimated at $4000 to $5000), but we are unsure what we will do with it when we are done. We don't like the idea of driving it - the though of cruising slowly into an intersection of fast moving cars doesn't appeal to us, nor the though of driving down a mountain without guard rails which we have done in other cars. If we sold it to someone ourselves and something happened we would feel like we had blood on our hands. Our best option is probably to sell it to a Toyota dealer so at least they would have the responsibility for future lawsuits. What I would really like is for Toyota to fix the brake problem for my car. I really enjoyed it for the first two years. I don't expect to see a fix though, the recall would be too expensive for them, and stonewalling will probably see them through.
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