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Replying to: hal_cat (Jun 27, 2009 7:44 pm) 
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Replying to: jpeters1970 (Jun 27, 2009 8:06 pm) 
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Replying to: minervinha (Apr 01, 2009 4:18 pm) 
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Replying to: nanster630 (Jul 04, 2009 7:09 am) http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/brake-failure-2007-t1013.html And, there have been 45 reports to the National Highway and Transportation Safety Administration at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ (mine included) I vote I am in the process of trading up to the latest (2010) Prius, in hopes that the brake problems are fixed. I will be driving with my left foot ready to hit the emergency brake, and as I always do, looking for where to swerve it the brakes don't hold.
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Replying to: hal_cat (Jul 04, 2009 8:41 am)
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Replying to: mnwinter (Sep 12, 2009 9:07 am) Then, when you need the brakes the most you will hastily apply them, and they will delay in gripping or grip and kinda release. Resulting in a deductible and thousands in damage with diminished vehicle value (since the car has been in an accident). Finally, increased insurance rates. Hopefully no body gets hurt. FYI to all and Toyota: I have tried to report my concerns this with a discussion over the phone and have not had my voicemails returned.
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Replying to: jacquesc (Sep 14, 2009 7:08 am) The fires, I suspect, are the result of the hybrid system being modified by an aftermarket company, to become a "plug-in" Prius. I keep hearing about "no brakes", "brakes failing", but cannot reports, or investigations by the government. I have had issues with the HID bulbs "burning out", but no other defects have surfaced on my '07. |
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Replying to: brendabei (Apr 17, 2009 5:58 am) He declined to say ( or the service writer didn't write it down ) that he had replaced a section of the hydraulic brake line ( steel ) with some surgical rubber hose. Needless to say, when I applied the brakes, as I was test drving there was a "panic" in the cockpit due to the rubber hose inflating like a balloon whenever the brake pedal was depressed. NO BRAKING OCCURRED! The lack of confinement in a steel line did not allow the brakes to operate AT ALL! Therefore, the rapid pumping of the brake pedal in an attempt to slow the vehicle as I approached an immovable object, and the shreiking of the operator was clearly audible to those in the vicinity. Thank goodness the EMERGENCY brake worked better than the service brake. |
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| Well, it happened to me yesterday (September 19,2009). I was in love with my 2008 Prius (despite having to spend a couple of hours to figure out how to operate the danged thing). I was pulling out of a parking lot, moving very slowly ,when I saw a car turn the corner and drive down the street which I was entering. I immediately applied the brakes HARD and to my dismay, NOTHING HAPPENED. I consequently rolled into the the approaching car (and SUV, wouldn't you know) and did thousands of dollars of damage to my beloved Prius. The cops of course issued me a ticket for failing to yield the right of way (correct) and said I must have hit the gas pedal instead of the brake (not correct). I do not feel safe in this vehicle. It is a horrible sensation to apply maximum brake force to the pedal and feel no response. I think it is a telling event that Toyota is changing their brake system in newer productions. | |
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Replying to: pjackie (Sep 20, 2009 2:46 pm) http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ They have more clout than anyone individual, and as the number of reported problems goes up they will have more incentive and clout to work on getting the problem resolved. Note that the 2010 Prius now has a "black box" capability so that Toyota can find out the exact circumstances when the brakes failed so they can hopefully resolve the problems and make a safe car. Of course, Toyota totally denies that the brakes ever fail. BTW - I told the magistrate that the brakes failed, and my fine for my ticket was waived. |
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