NHTSA complaint: 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. SHE STATED WHILE BRAKING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH AND GOING OVER A POTHOLE AND RAILROAD TRACKS THE BRAKES WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. WITHIN MOMENTS, THE BRAKES WOULD RESPOND NORMALLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OF UNDER 30 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLIDE; HOWEVER, THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND SHE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CURB CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE AND RIM. THERE WAS ALSO A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1200.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation