I'M AN OWNER OF A 2010 PRIUS. TEN DAYS OR SO AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR(IN JAN 2010), I EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN BRAKING WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER. NUMEROUS!!!! ALMOST DAILY!!!! TIMES SINCE, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL FIX (DONE ON MY VEHICLE ON 3/10/10), I HAVE EXPERIENCED, NOT ONLY A LOSS OF BRAKING (USUALLY WHILE GOING OVER SOME LITTLE BUMP) BUT THE CAR ACTUALLY LURCHING FORWARD. QUITE DRAMATIC AND SCARY, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A STOP SIGN, INTERSECTION, A CAR OR A PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU. LAST THURS (11/10/11), THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET, AND I BRAKED AND HAD NO, NONE , NADA BRAKES AND I REAR ENDED THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I PAID FOR HER DAMAGE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE DAMAGE DONE TO MY CAR. BRAND NEW ALL SEASON TIRES ON THE CAR, BY THE WAY. TODAY (11/14/11), AGAIN THE ROAD SURFACE WAS WET, I WAS BEHIND A CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN A CAR INAPPROPRIATELY BEGAN MERGING FROM A RAMP ON THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN. I BRAKED, AND AGAIN, NOTHING!!! I QUICKLY LOOKED IN MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND SAW I HAD CLEARANCE TO GO IN THE LEFT LANE, AND MANAGED TO AVOID CONTACT. 10 DAYS AFTER I PURCHASED THE 2010 PRIUS, I SAID I WANTED TO RETURN IT AND I SENT IN ALL THIS DOCUMENTATION CERTIFIED MAIL, BUT TOYOTA REJECTED EVERYTHING. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS CAR AND IT IS UNSAFE. *TR