NHTSA complaint: 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2010 PRIUS HAS BRAKES RELEASING WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IN REVERSE THE BRAKES FREQUENTLY "STICK" ON. IN THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT I WAS CHANGING LANES LOOKING TO MAKE A FUTURE LEFT TURN AND I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF A 4 LANE ROAD, I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO CHANGE LANES AND DID NOT SEE A CAR IN MY "BLIND SPOT" WHERE MY MIRRORS DID NOT SHOW THE CAR. ONCE I SIDE SWIPED THE ACURA MDX, I MADE EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO GET BACK TO THE RIGHT LANE, WHICH INCLUDED SWERVING RIGHT AND HITTING THE BRAKES AFTER THE CAR STARTED MOVING RIGHT. AT THAT POINT MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO MOVE ON IT'S OWN IRREGARDLESS OF MY PEDAL AND STEERING ACTIONS (I WAS IN PANIC MODE SINCE I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT IN DECADES - EXCEPT A PARKING LOT "BUMP"). I WROTE OFF THE FACT THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DEFENSIVELY DRIVE AS I HAVE RELIED ON FOR ALL THESE YEARS SINCE I COULDN'T PULL OUT OF THE ACCIDENT. NOW HOWEVER, AFTER HEARING OF THE SIMILAR ISSUES ON 2010 PRIUS I AM WONDERING WHETHER THE VEHICLE PLAYED A PART IN THE ACCIDENT THAT I COULD NOT COMPENSATE FOR? *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation