# 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `757370` · 2010-02-04 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** PRIUS
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 5,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I HAVE A 2010 PRIUS, 3D GEN, BASIC PKG.  FIVE DAYS AGO, I REAR-ENDED A CAR STOPPED ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO RT. 15 IN NJ.  I HIT THE BRAKES --  AND THE CAR SHUDDERED FORWARD AS IF ITS WHEELS HAD SEIZED UP.  THIS PRIUS HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKING PROBS SINCE I BOUGHT IT LAST AUGUST.  USUALLY, THIS HAPPENS ON A ROUGH ROAD OR DURING A SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE BRAKES FEEL AS THO THEY'VE LOCKED, AND THE CAR ALMOST BOUNCES TO A STOP, RATHER THAN BRAKING QUICKLY AND SMOOTHLY.  I TOLD THE DEALER -- AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG (INFERRING IT WAS MY PROBLEM -- THAT I'M A LOUSY DRIVER.)  I REPORTED THE BRAKE PROBLEM AGAIN AFTER THIS ACCIDENT, AND WAS TOLD AGAIN THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.  NEWS REPORTS NOW SUGGEST - THERE IS A PROBLEM.  (BTW - MY CAR HAS ALSO DONE SOME BRIEF SPURTS OF ACCELERATION, WHICH IS ODD IN ANY HYBRID.  THEY USUALLY  HAVE NO REAL PICK-UP.)  I HAD NEVER BEFORE DRIVEN A PRIUS, SO I FIGURED THAT WAS HOW THE CAR RAN.  PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS?  THE DEALER SAYS THEY'LL CHECK THE BRAKES - BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.  ALSO - MY CAR INSURANCE RATES WILL GO UP BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT, AND IT COST ME THE $500 DEDUCTIBLE.  I'M DISGUSTED, TO SAY THE LEAST.  I THOUGHT I'D BOUGHT THE HOLY GRAIL OF DESIGN EXCELLENCE & FUEL ECONOMY -- NEW AND IMPROVED 3D-GENERATION.   I BOUGHT AN EXPENSIVE HEADACHE. *TR
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