What 471 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Toyota Prius V

I WAS LEAVING WORK AND AS I GOT ON TO THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATION, THE CAR WOULD REV AND JERK. DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT THINKING I WOULD MAKE IT HOME. BY TIME I MADE IT TO THE FREEWAY, MY CAR BEGAN TO REV LOUDLY AND I NOTICED I WAS LOOSING ACCELERATION. AROUND THIS TIME I WAS GOING ALMOST 65MPH. SO I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE, DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY SO TRIED TO CRANK IT UP AGAIN. CAR CRUNK, 'READY' LIGHT CAME ON AND SO DID ELECTRIC VEHICLE MODE. AS THE CAR WENT START THE ENGINE, THE LOUD RATTLE AND SHAKING OF THE CAR COULD BE HEAR AND FELT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ANOTHER HALF A MILE BEFORE THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. THEY CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN IT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE SO I KNEW THAT COULD NOT BE GOOD. I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON AND AT THE POINT I NOTICED I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE NOR DRIVE. THE 'READY' LIGHT DID NOT COME ON AND I NO LONGER HAD POWER STEERING. THE FOLLOWING DAY I GOT IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD 'THREW A ROD.' I LOOKED AND SAW THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT WITH VERY SIMILAR ISSUES. THOUGHT THAT SUBMITTING THIS WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AS IF THIS ISSUE PERSIST. THERE MAY NOT BE OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT HAVING ANY ACCELERATION POWER.

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BASED ON THE DESCRIPTION FROM THE DEALER, THE PISTON ROD BROKE AND HIT THE CASING AND BROKE THE CASING CAUSING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND WAS AT 40 MPH. AS I WAS DRIVING, I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AND GOT IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHEN THEY FOUND THIS ISSUE WHICH IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. AND COULD HAVE GOT INTO AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL..

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WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY I HEARD A HUGE POP THINKING MAYBE MY TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN I WENT TO LOOK MY SUNROOF HAD A HUGE CRACK AND MY TIRES WERE ALL FINE. IT WASN'T A WINDY DAY BUT I DROVE A LITTLE SLOWER TO WORK NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO. 20 MINUTES LATER ARRIVING LATER THE GLASS SHATTERED LEAVING A WHOLE IN MY SUNROOF. LUCKILY THE INSIDE SLIDING CAP TO THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT BUT WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO GET FIXED AT AN AUTO COLLISION THEY SAID IT EXPLODED. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT EXPLODED TO ME WITH THE GLASS POINTING UP.

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HARD TO READ THE PANEL WHEN LIGHT STAYS ON. AFTER CAR IS SHUT DOWN THE LIGHT STAYS ON .CAR IS STATIONARY.

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DURING AN INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR AND BOOSTER DEVELOPED AN INTERNAL LEAK. FLUID WAS ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF ENGINE COMPONENTS AND INSIDE THE CABIN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE REPAIR COST NEARLY $3,000.00 AND CAN ONLY BE PERFORMED AT A TOYOTA DEALER DUE TO A SPECIAL TOOL.

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TODAY, 9/11/2019. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 405, MY CAR WAS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AROUND 65. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A BEEP SOUND AND MY ENGINE LIGHT TURN ON. MY VEHICLE WENT INTO THE "LIMP HOME" MODE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THEN THE CAR RED LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OFF AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING ON THE SLOW LANE AS I WAS PLANNING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY IN A MILE DISTANCE. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AT ALL, SO I PUT ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHING LIGHT UP AND SLOWLY ROW OUT TOWARD THE EXIT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME HAPPENED TO ME, WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS. TWO INCIDENT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AND ONE HAPPENED ON LOCAL ROAD. THE FIRST TIME WAS ALSO ON HIGHWAY WITH SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER MAINTENANCE 5 DAYS AGO, 9/13/2019, WHERE THEY CLAIMED THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING AND TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AFTER CHARGING ME $150 ANALYZE FEE. THE VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT FINE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON HIGHWAY. THE PICTURE PROVIDED WAS THE DAY BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER.

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HEADLIGHT BULBS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. WE HAVE REPLACED PROBABLY TEN (10) INDIVIDUAL BULBS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. TOYOTA DEALER ACHKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH PRIUS V HEADLIGHTS BUT WOULD DO NOTHING FOR US...WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE ANY WORK DONE ON WIRING HARNESS, ETC., TO HOPEFULLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO THE BODY INCLUDING THE CHEST AREA WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. A POLICE REPORT #159681-2019 WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE LOCAL DEALER TOYOTA OF RICHARDSON (1221 N. CENTRAL EXPY. RICHARDSON TX.) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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BRAKE ACCUMULATOR FAILURE RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP PROPERLY. BRAKES BEGAN PULSATING AND MAKING SOUNDS UNDER PASSENGER SEAT. ELECTRIC PUMPING SOUND BECAME MORE AND MORE PROMINENT OVER TIME. BRAKES FAILED AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO STOP PROPERLY, AND HITTING THE CURB IN A PARKING LOT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE PRIUS. SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME. WHEN I ASKED WHY WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED IN ADVANCE, THEY SAID A 'HIDDEN WARRANTY' EXISTED, BUT YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE IN OUR 2005 PRIUS. THANK GOODNESS WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEM IN A CAR, AND WITHOUT THEM, WELL, YOU CAN'T STOP. PLEASE WORK WITH TOYOTA TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THEIR PRIUSES FROM THE YEAR 2004 ON.

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TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING 50MPH ON A STREET IN MY TOWN WITH MY 3 GRANDSONS WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR JOLTED ME FORWARD AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 20MPH .I IMMEDIATELY TOOK EVASIVE ACTION AND MOVED TO THE CURB AND PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. THE CHECK ENGINE ,CHECK HYBRID SYS. ,CK BRAKING SYSTEM,AND THE ANTI SKID LIGHT ALL CAME ON. I STARTED TO DRIVE BUT THE ENGINE SPEED WOULD ONLY GO 20MPH SO I STAYED CLOSE TO THE CURB AND DROVE TO MY SON'S HOME WHICH WAS LESS THE A MILE AWAY WITH MY FLASHERS GOING. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY GRANDSONS WERE VERY SCARED WITH THE ABRUPT JOLT THAT OCURRED WHEN THE CAR SPEED DROPPED SUDDENLY.THANKS HEAVENS THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS NOT TOO CLOSE AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS A HYBRID ISSUE SO I HAD MY CAR TOWED AGAIN TO AN INDEPENDENT TOYOTA HYBRID SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A INVERTER FAILURE. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY CAR TO A CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALER FOR 2 DIFFERENT SOFTWARE UPDATE RECALLS WITH THE 2ND ONE COMING THREE MONTHS AGO FOR THE NHTSA RECALL NO.18 V-684 HYBRID SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS FAILURE IS A VERY DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS OR DEADLY ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENED ON AN EXPRESSWAY ETC. GOING 70MPH AND THEN SUDDENLY DROPPING TO 20MPH COULD RESULT IN ANOTHER CAR OR TRUCK FOLLOWING BEHIND TO RUN RIGHT OVER YOUR CAR. I AM SURPRISED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN STEPS TO REPLACE THESE INVERTERS. IF I WASN'T RETIRED I WOULD IMMEDIATELY SELL THIS CAR AND BUY ANOTHER AS I NOW HAVE A CONCERN THAT THIS FAILURE COULD OCCUR AGAIN AND I MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHT WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WHICH WOULD GIVE YOU TIME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT.

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I WAS IN LOS ANGELES PICKING UP MY TWO FRIENDS ON WHITLEY AVENUE, THIS STREET IS ON A BIT OF AN INCLINE. I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA PRIUS AND PRESSED THE "PARK" BUTTON. INSTEAD OF PARKING, THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIRT IS SEPARATE FROM THE PARK BUTTON SO I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I DID NOT PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE POWER BUTTON ON "PARK" BUTTON ON THE CAR. I EVEN TRIED TO CHAGE THE GEAR SHIFT TO "D" (FOR DRIVE) REPEATEDLY. NOTHING I TRIED AT THE TIME WAS WORKING AND WHITLEY AVENUE INTERSECTS A VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC STREET, FRANKLIN AVENUE SO I NEEDED TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT WENT INTO THIS STREET. I TURNED MY WHEEL TO HIT MY CARE AGAINST CURB SO THAT IT WOULD STOP ROLLING. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR CAUSING A DOMINO EFFECT AND HITTING A SECOND CAR, WHICH HIT ANOTHER CAR, WHICH HIT ANOTHER CAR. IN TOTAL MY CAR AND THREE OTHER CARS WERE AFFECTED BY THIS IMPACT. MY TRUNK COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND THE STUFF FROM IT FLEW INTO THE CAR THAT I HIT DIRECTLY HIT (THIS TRUNK ALSO COMPLETELY SHATTERED). THE TRUNK OF THE THIRD CAR ALSO COMPLETELY SHATTERED. MY CAR IS NOW TOTALED AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I WAS SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND ANOTHER LADY INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD SEEN ANOTHER PRIUS ROLL UNCONTROLLABLY DOWN THAT HILL AS WELL.

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I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING MY CAR. MY NEAREST DEALSHIP, WHOM I HAVE UTILIZED OFTEN, NOW ARE DISCRIMINATING BY STATING FALSE PERSONAL STATEMENTS AGAINST ME. THIS MAY BE GENDER, AGE OR RACIST BASED. SO I NEED SUPPORT TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED & HAVE HAMER TOYOTA FAIRLY & PROFESSIONALLY COMPLETE THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS. I HAVE BEEN AT THE DEALSHIP AND ON THE PHONE WITH ALL LEVELS OF EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BELITTLED, MADE FALSE STATEMENTS AND/ OR JUST PLAIN INHUMANE WITH NO REMEDY FOR MY 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS.

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HYBRID SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING AND HAPPENS EVERY DAY

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PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTIONN ON ROADWAY WHEN LOSS OF BRAKING SUDDENLY HAPPENED.

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MAY 3, 2019, APPROXIMATELY 33 DAYS AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATED DUE TO RECALL (TO PREVENT STALLING) VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. DUE TO LOCATION OF EVENT, ALL PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES WERE MINOR. EVENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND OWNER'S AUTO INSURANCE PROVIDER. VEHICLE WAS IN A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT, BRAKING IN PROCESS, MOVING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WHEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED.

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ENGINE IS STARTING TO BURN OIL AFTER 120000 MILES. APPEARS ENGINE HAS AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW AS THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM PER TOYOTA IS TO REPLACE RINGS AND PISTONS AT A $4500 COST TO THE OWNER. SPOKE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET I TOOK MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM SO SOMEONE IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND REPAIR THIS DEFECT NOW THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE IT AT THEIR COST. I HAD A 100000 WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND HAVE ALWAYS SERVICED IT EVERY 5000 MILES. THAT'S HOW I FOUND OUT THAT I HAD THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS THAT THE OWNERS ARE GOING TO SELL THEIR VEHICLES TO AN UNSUSPECTING OWNER WHO WILL INHERENT THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THE VALUE OF MY CAR WILL DIMINISH AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT. TOYOTA JUST WANTS THIS PROBLEM TO GO AWAY AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT THAT THEY DON'T MAKE AN ACCOMMODATION TO HELP THE CONSUMER WHO HAS TRUSTED THEM OVER THE MANY YEARS. I HAVE PURCHASED 3 OTHER TOYOTA S OVER THE YEARS AND THEY ALL LIVED UP TO THE QUALITY THAT TOYOTA SELLS TO THE CONSUMER. THIS TIME THEY HAVE AN INHERENT DESIGN ISSUE THAT THEY WANT TO SWEEP UNDER THE RUG

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS V. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, ANTI-LOCK, BRAKE, AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JOHN ELWAY'S CROWN TOYOTA (1201 KETTERING DR, ONTARIO, CA 91761) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER/BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SOFTWARE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,853. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. THE HYBRID BATTERY PACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE CONCERNING THE ELECTRIC PUMP ASSEMBLY. A RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED ISSUES WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. *JS

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PLEASE REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ARTICLE OF APRIL 14, 2019: "AFTER SECOND RECALL, TOYOTA PRIUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS STILL OVERHEATING". MY CAR HAS HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATES, BUT IS APPARENTLY STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM TERRIFIED THAT I COULD EXPERIENCE A "LIMP-HOME" SITUATION WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED ON THE LOCAL FREEWAYS. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE TOYOTA TO RECALL THE AFFECTED CARS AND COMPLETELY FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE INVERTERS.

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I HAVE BEEN CALLING SEVERAL TOYOTA DEALERS REGARDING THIS RECALL AND NONE OF THEM HAVE GOT TO ME WITH AN APPOINTMENT YET. I AM TIRED OF WASTING TIME WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSES FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.

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2013 PRIUS, MILEAGE 29,409. CAR IN MOTION DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. WHILE BREAKING ON UNEVEN ROADS/POTHOLES, THE CAR SKIDS AND FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND TRACTION CONTROL/BREAK ASSIST LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR IS DANGEROUSLY SLOW TO BREAK AND TAKES FAR TOO LONG TO STOP. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK IN BOTH DRY AND WET CONDITIONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE BREAKING/STABILITY SYSTEM.

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4 OR 5 TIMES SINCE I HAD THE RECENT HYBRID SOFTWARE UPDATE, I'VE HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SET TO AUTO OR ON, WHEN FIRST STARTING IN THE MORNING. SOMETIMES TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF ENABLES STARTING, BUT NOT ALWAYS. MY TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL AND SAID ALL IS NORMAL - BUT IT'S CLEARLY NOT.

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EXPERIENCED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. WENT OVER A REGULAR ROAD BUMP ON A CITY STREET, NOTHING DRASTIC, WHILE BRAKING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON SOLID. THERE WAS STILL SOME BRAKING AVAILABLE, BUT IT REQUIRED MUCH MORE FORCE AND PEDAL TRAVEL TO ACHIEVE THE SAME LEVEL OF BRAKING AS BEFORE. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE THEN NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. FOUND SOME FORUMS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD. USING A PAPERCLIP, I WAS ABLE TO 'RESET' THE SYSTEM, CLEARING THE WARNING LIGHTS AND REESTABLISHING ABS AND REGENERATIVE BRAKING...BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT WHILE. LATER IN THE DAY, THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED, WITH THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS APPEARING, LOSS OF ABS AND REGEN BRAKING.

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CAR BEGAN TO DISPLAY INCOHERENT DASH ICON AND ALERTS. WE PARKED AND HAD A TOW SERVICE DELIVER OUR VEHICLE TO TOWN & COUNTRY TOYOTA, SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC. THERE THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED ALTERNATELY A $1,500 REPAIR, A $350 REPAIR AND FINALLY A $100 REPAIR, NONE OF WHICH THE SERVICE SALESMAN COULD DESCRIBE OR EXPLAIN. WHEN WE MENTIONED THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL TO THE "HYBRID SYSTEM/FAILSAFE DRIVING MODE" RECALL NOTICE HE WAS EVASIVE AND SAID THAT WE WERE TOO LATE FOR THE RECALL. WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BE TOO LATE FOR A SAFETY RECALL, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT LANDED IN THE LAST WEEK. AFTER TWO (2) 20 MINUTE WAITS ON HOLD CALLING THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, WE WERE TOLD NOTHING OF VALUE, EXCEPT WE COULD CHOOSE TO GO BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND ASK FOR SOMEONE DIFFERENT, OR WE COULD GO TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP (I AM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP...!) WE ARE AT A LOSS; IS THIS A SAFETY CONCERN OR NOT? TOYOTA AND THE DEALER DO NOT ACT LIKE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOUR ENFORCEMENT POWERS TO MOVE THIS PROCESS TOWARDS A RESULT THAT MIGHT ENTAIL ADDITIONAL SAFETY..?

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SOMETHING STARTED BUZZING EVERY FEW SECONDS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT TOWARD DRIVERS SIDE FIREWALL. AT SLOW SPEEDS, BRAKES PULSATED WITH UNEVEN BRAKING. AS TIME WENT ON, BUZZING WAS MORE FREQUENT. WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ONCE BUT WENT OUT. AFTER THAT, WHEN PARKING CAR, THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HIT ANOTHER CAR AT PARKING SPEEDS. DEALER SAYS 'BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP' AND WILL COST NEARLY $3000 TO FIX. THIS PUMP ALSO WENT OUT ON MY 2005 PRIUS! BUT THAT WAS COVERED BY A 'HIDDEN' WARRANTY THAT I FOUND WHILE GOOGLING THE ISSUE. WOULD HAVE PAID FULL PRICE FOR THAT REPAIR IF I HAD NOT RUN ACROSS THAT TSB. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG MONEY MAKER FOR TOYOTA FIXING THESE BUT IS A HUGE DANGER TO THE MANY DRIVERS THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OVER THE YEARS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. IT IS A RECURRING AND SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO DRIVER SAFETY THAT MANY DRIVERS WILL OVERLOOK BECAUSE OF THE INFLATED COST OF THE PARTS. THANK YOU.

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I WAS DRIVING AND PULLING OUT INTO THE ROAD AND UPON ACCELERATING THE CAR JUMPED AND THEN SUDDENLY STALLED - LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTART THE CAR IS RUNNING SLOWLY AS FAR AS PICKUP AND ALL THE YELLOW LIGHTS ARE ON. IT SEEMS THIS WAS A RECALL IN OCT. 2018 AND I THINK NOW MY INVERTER IS BLOWN OR NOT WORKING. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE.

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