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2010 Toyota Prius service brakes, electric problems

502 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, electric on the 2010 Toyota Prius18% of all complaints for this model year.

502
Service Brakes, Electric complaints
18%
share of all complaints
3,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
20 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Ever since I purchased my 2010 prius in november, 2009 the brakes have been a problem. When braking while driving over a bump or pothole the car looses braking ability and there is a surge of power. The dealership claims there is no problem and the recall work has not made a noticeable difference…

    filed Aug 5, 2011

  • Having problems with the braking on my 2010 toyota prius. At slow to moderate speeds while I am braking and go over a pothole the car seems to stop braking and keeps going. I then have to depress the brake harder to make the car stop. I haven't had any collisions because of this issue because I…

    filed Jul 27, 2011

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

Service Brakes, Electric problems in other Prius years

YearReportsShare
2009 Prius449%
2008 Prius775%
2007 Prius593%
2006 Prius453%
2005 Prius686%
2004 Prius132%
2003 Prius33%
2002 Prius32%
2001 Prius32%
Prius service brakes, electric 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.