NHTSA complaint: 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES
GENERATION 2 TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE ACTUATOR. AT SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR CAUSING ME TO REAR END A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AT A STOP LIGHT. ALL OF THE BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. 2 SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED RESULTED IN NO ERROR CODES FOUND. TODAY 2-8-18 THE DASH LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AGAIN, AND THE DEALER SAID THE COMPUTER CODE IS STATING FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR WHICH COULD RESULT IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation