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2004 Toyota Prius service brakes, hydraulic problems

39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2004 Toyota Prius6% of all complaints for this model year.

39
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
6%
share of all complaints
56,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
8 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My 24 yr. Old child was driving out of a driveway at 5 mph when the car stopped and all warning lights including brakes and engine and triangle went on. It would not restart. It would not take a battery jump. Had it towed to toyota service and they discovered code p0335 present and verified a…

    filed Oct 24, 2012

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota prius. The contact stated that the brakes malfunctioned and the contact crashed into another vehicle. No one was injured during the crash and the air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer was contacted to have the vehicle inspected for the faulty brakes. The…

    filed Mar 21, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Prius years

YearReportsShare
2022 Prius14%
2019 Prius13%
2016 Prius11%
2015 Prius42%
2014 Prius84%
2013 Prius61%
2012 Prius123%
2011 Prius122%
2010 Prius84930%
2009 Prius9118%
2008 Prius17111%
2007 Prius1457%
Prius service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.