2009 TOYOTA PRIUS Complaints

ON A DAILY BASIS, MY 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS LOSES CONTROL, SKIDS, (THE TRACTION LIGHT GOES ON), FISHTAILS AND HAS BRAKE FAILURES ON ICE AND SNOW. WHEN I HIT POTHOLES OR BIG BUMPS, THE CAR ACCELERATES AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY BRAKE. THE NORTHBROOK TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT TODAY. THE CAR LOST CONTROL, SKIDDED, THE TRACTION LIGHT WENT ON, IT FISHTAILED, AND THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE ICE AND SNOW. HIS COMMENT WAS "THAT'S THE WAY THE CAR IS. IT DOESN'T DRIVE WELL ON ICE AND SNOW". WE COULDN'T FIND A GOOD POTHOLE FOR THE CAR TO DEMONSTRATE THE ACCELERATION TODAY. I WAS TOLD BY AN AUTOMECHANIC THAT WORKS ON OUR OTHER CARS THAT THE 2009 AND 2010 PRIUS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKES. PRESENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2009 PRIUS. I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO KILL SOMEONE AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN I CAN'T STOP. YESTERDAY I HAD 2 CATHOLIC NUNS IN THE CAR AND THE CAR FAILED TO TURN LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION, ALMOST FISHTAILING INTO AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE IT RIGHTED ITSELF. A LEXUS SUV BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ME. I AM HOPING THAT NO LIVES WILL BE LOST, OR SEVERE INJURIES OCCUR, BEFORE THESE PROBLEMS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA AND FIXED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS AND CAME TO A STOP AT A FRIEND'S GARAGE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, IT HIT AN OLD FIR TREE AND A BRICK WALL. I CHECKED AND THE FLOOR MAT WAS IN THE SAME POSITION IT ALWAYS WAS. A FRIEND PUSHED THE FENDER BACK INTO PLACE AND THE TOYOTA DEALER BUFFED OUT THE SCRATCHES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT CHECKING OUT THE ACCELERATOR. BUT THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LETTER. I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND AM HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2009 PRIUS IN APRIL 2009. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME BRAKE SLIPPING PROBLEM THAT THE 2010'S ARE BEING RECALLED FOR. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. EACH TIME IT WAS NO FAULT FOUND AND "GOSH THESE BRAKES ARE COMPLICATED AND YOU WOULD HAVE AN IDIOT LIGHT GO OFF IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM". I AM FEELING VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN MY SOFTWARE WILL BE UPDATED. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2009 PRIUS IN EITHER WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS, I'VE NOTICED THAT THE CAR "SKIPS"/DOESN'T HOLD THE BRAKING WHEN I APPLY MY FOOT STEADILY TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. I'VE NOTICED THIS IN WET CONDITIONS FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE, IN JUNE 2009, AND AGAIN MORE RECENTLY IN SNOW. I'VE WOUND UP NOT DRIVING THE PRIUS WHEN THE ROADS ARE EITHER WET OR SNOWY NOW, BUT OBVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THESE CONDITIONS WHEN RAIN OR SNOW STARTED WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD. IT IS NOT A SAFE FEELING TO FEEL THE CAR SLIPPING. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS ISSUE: DEALERSHIP: THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE/RECOMMENDATION DESPITE MULTIPLE VOICEMAILS AND EMAIL DATED 2/6/10 TO [email protected]. TOYOTA: AWAITING RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA CASE MANAGER AFTER TWO PHONE CALLS, ONCE ON 2/9/10 AND ONE ON 2/10/10. SUMMARY: 1. I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT I EXPERIENCED A STICKING ACCELERATOR PROBLEM SEVERAL WEEKS BACK, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE THE BRAKE BEING PUMPED A FEW TIMES. THE CAR WAS FINALLY BROUGHT TO A STOP BY PRESSING THE POWER BUTTON FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FLOOR MATS IN THE CAR, BESIDES WHATEVER WAS AVAILABLE WITH THE BASIC PACKAGE. 2. WHEN BRAKING ON PUDDLES/POT-HOLES THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL AND THE ORANGE LIGHT TURNS ON. *TR

TOYOTA 2009 PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEM 15 JAN. 2010 I TOOK MY 2009 PRIUS TO LAKELAND TOYOTA (MY DEALER), LAKELAND FLORIDA, USA 33880. THE BRAKES HAD GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEY HAVE A MAINTENANCE RECORD OF THE EVENT. AT THE TIME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE BRAKE. I WAS DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD ON A COLD DAY JUST PRIOR TO THE BRAKE FAILURE. PLEASE EXPAND THE PRIUS RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2009 YEAR. *TR

LAST MAY, I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. FOR SOME TIME NOW, I HAVE BEEN AWARE OF BRAKING ISSUES THAT SOUND EERILY SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING DESCRIBED WITH THE 2010 PRIUS RECALLS. I HAVE NOT REPORTED ANYTHING UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND ADJUST MY DRIVING ACCORDINGLY. WHENEVER I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY GOING OVER ROUGH, BUMPY, OR POTHOLED AREAS OF ROAD...MY "SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS" LIGHT FLASHES MOMENTARILY ON MY DASHBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, IT ALMOST FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR ACCELERATES IN THAT SPLIT SECOND, BUT AS LONG AS I KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I MAKE SURE TO KEEP ADEQUATE SPACE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CARDS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IF I EVER HAD TO STOP TOO QUICKLY ON ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS I HAVE DESCRIBED ABOVE I AM CERTAIN THAT I WOULD CRASH INTO THE OTHER CAR BEFORE MY BRAKES ACTUALLY TOOK OVER. I AM SIMPLY REPORTING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I WONDER IF, DESPITE TOYOTA'S CLAIM THAT ONLY THE 2010 MODEL IS BEING AFFECTED, OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THE PRIUS ARE HAVING ISSUES AS WELL. I AM ENTERING AN APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE BELOW, HOWEVER, I REALLY CAN'T PICK JUST ONE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A MULTITUDE OF OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MAY OF 2009. *TR

2009 TOYOTA PRIUS WHILE DRIVING ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ICY ROADS, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR SLIDES AND IT FEELS AS IF YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY UNEVEN SURFACE LIKE SPEED BUMPS AND OR WASH BOARD ROADS, AND DURING THE WINTER MONTHS FOR ICY ROADS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA IN COLORADO TO FIX SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAY NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED ON THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH GOING DOWN HILL ON A WET ROAD THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FULLY ENGAGED AFTER SHE CRASHED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHENEVER SHE DROVE OVER A POTHOLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 5 TO 6 TIMES. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. A POLICE REPORT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15500.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE PRIUS IS THE ENHANCED VSC, NOT THE BRAKES! I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THE BRAKING PROBLEM IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS AND THEY ALL SEEM TO OCCUR UNDER ROUGH OR SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS. I OWN A 2009 PRIUS AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENHANCED VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC). PLEASE LOOK INTO THE ENHANCED VSC FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S THE BRAKES. *TR