2010 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

I was driving my car with my daughter and was about to stop at the intersection and at that moment I realized that the car was not slowing down. ABS, Brake, and Traction control lights up on the dashboard. I was very scared and pressed the brake to the end and only then the car was able to stop. Further I found out that this is a very common problem for this model, but Toyota does not recognize this.

After descending a long mountain highway in our 2010 Toyota Prius and coming to a stop at the bottom the brake pedal travel suddenly increased, brake effectiveness decreased, and many dashboard lights suddenly came on including the brake system warning light and stability control system light. The next morning the dealer diagnosed a brake booster failure and prescribed replacement of the brake booster and master cylinder. Since this was a safety issue we had them do the work at a total cost to us of $3,363.93. They covered a rental car for us for only part of the repair period, which took 2 weeks.

While driving, left dash-light cluster and ABS triangle illuminated in-traffic with no visual pre-warning or audible alarm. Pedal pressed full force to bring car to stop and not plow vehicle in-front. Owners manual & internet suggests ABS & booster pump failure. Call to mechanic also suggests booster pump and ABS module as possible basis for trouble lights. Arranging transport to Prius specialty shop (not dealer) for further diagnose. No collision no injuries. Note. Full service brake rotors & pads completed 27-days earlier and only 671-miles driven since costing $946 paid. No issues discovered by reputable Prius shop as to noise, leak or visual other. R.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Prius. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the ABS and traction control warning lights illuminated along with several unknown warning lights. The contact also stated that the brake pedal would depress to the floorboard while in operation. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with a defective brake booster pump and ABS control module. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls or warranties on the VIN. The dealer was also notified and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 10V039000 (Service Brakes, Air) which he linked to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Hello there, my name is Lashyrah and I do not know much about cars so most of this is unknown. The person I bought my vehicle from did not give me much information and I was desperate at the time so I bought it. Most of the lights on the dashboard are on: ABS, Brake system, Engine, Tire/Safety Alert, Fuel pump reset warning, and Stability control are lights that come and go. I have used the code system to try to reset these things and they go away then pop back up. Sometimes while I am driving, all the dashboard lights disappear and the breaks start getting really touchy and it feels completely different driving until the previous lights all come back on. This has been an issue before and when I last went to Toyota to get my car serviced, I asked them to check the lights and system, and if they could do a multi-point inspection. They wanted me to pay $300 just to find out why the lights keep coming back on. Please help me get this fixed at no cost I am a single mom and college student working part time so I need my car to get around or a free loaner car to get around until this is fixed. I strongly feel these are recalls that did not get taken care of or are not showing up in the recall system. I need assistance as soon as possible and would like to know my options, especially after getting a notice in the mail a few days ago from Toyota about my car possibly being affected. My fuel gauge is also empty at around 3 bars or sometimes 2 bars instead of going all the way down to empty, costing me more money on gas having to fill it up more often. Thank you for your time and help.

About 3 weeks ago, I was driving down PCH around Manhattan beach , California. Suddenly the dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree , the ABS light , Brake light , pre-collision system light and a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in the middle all turned on at the same time , and a loud beeping alarm went off inside the car that was deafening and most importantly the brake pedal turned very hard I had to stand up on it just to slow down to brake and my braking distance tripled . I almost hit the car in front of me . I had this terrible feeling that the car isn’t safe to drive . It feels like the brakes failed. Luckily there was an autozone nearby so I pulled in their parking lot and borrowed a code scanner . C1252 , C1253, C1319 was the codes that showed up all indicating that the abs system failed and the results is recommending to replace the brake booster pump and the abs module. There’s also a leak of some kind within the abs system. I brought it to an independent auto shop near my residence and the shop told me that the and power brake booster and the abs module needs to be replaced . The repair will cost $2.000 to get fixed in which I can not afford. I was able to seek help from my siblings and was able to come up with $1200 . So I’d figured the shop owner might be able to let me pay half first and half in 2 weeks or so when the car is fixed. But when they replaced the 2 parts with brand new ones ..yhe ECU isn’t communicating with the ABS module . The shop suggested that we bring the car to a Toyota dealership to get it diagnosed to figure out why the abs system is still faulty even when the abs power brake booster and abs module were replaced with new ones . Toyota dealership said they will charge $795 just to diagnose it . I almost passed out in shock.. I haven’t worked since the brakes failed on my car and I can’t afford to pay for the repair . Please help.

while driving on 01/31/2022, I noticed several warning lights came on suddenly on the dash and heard intermittent beefing noise while driving. I took my car to the dealership and they found M R&R brake booster and booster pump needs to be replaced and they informed me that recall warranty time of that equipment has expired and I paid for it to be replaced costing me $3539.76. Toyota motor company told me that they are not responsible to repair or replace it.

ABS and traction lights on ABS system not working was informed it is the break booster and ABS pump same as recall that ended in 2021 , I was never informed of recall and have found many other owners were not informed. At the cost of cars today many can’t afford to buy new and this is a serious Safty issue Toyota should take responsibility for the repairs

I have been experiencing issues with my brakes for last few years. I had received a letter from Toyota in 2019 stating that my car has faulty brake system and Toyota will repair the issue by replacing faulty brake components free of charge. However local Toyota dealer refused to complete the repair multiple times. First they suggested that they have not received any letter from Toyota. Then they said that they were busy and I should come back later. They also told me to put the car on Park gear or re-start the car to get rid of ABS lights. Also they stated that repair can be done anytime later until my car reach to 150,000 miles. Last week I went back to Toyota dealer again. This time they told me I should have repaired the car through extended warranty. I was also told that their former service staff must have misguided me. I contacted Toyota Customer Care and complained about this issue. They confirmed that they can see in their system that I had visited the dealer for brake issue back in 2019 and repair was not done. However they suggested that Toyota will not provide any help now. Because issue is between me and the dealer.

2010 Prius started up in the garage 3 hours after being shut down. I am certain the car was NOT still running while we unloaded groceries from hatchback and left the garage. * Nothing was retrieved from the front seat so no accidental start could have occurred. * My son "heard it start" almost 3 hours after the vehicle had been shut off while in another room near the garage. * I heard nothing from the upstairs. * The Prius key fob was nowhere near the vicinity of the vehicle at the time it started nor was any person. In fact, both key fobs were upstairs and only the currently used 1 had a battery and was stored inside a tin so as to always know where it was. *Toyota executives were made aware of incident but essentially denied the Toyota could start without the key fob: "Toyota is not aware for any possible way for the vehicle to be started without the key."