Toyota PRIUS C brakes problems
72 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
189 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
40,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 101 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
72 of 189 complaints match this topic (38.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10513805 · 2013-05-28 (May 28, 2013)
THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED GENTLY AS THE CAR WAS APPROACHING A STOPPED CAR. THE PRIUS C THEN ACCELERATED, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY APPLIED, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED, BUT NOT IN ENOUGH TIME FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE PRIUS REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, ALL AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER, AND THE FRONT END OF THE PRIUS WAS DESTROYED. IT CANNOT BE FIXED AND WILL NEED TO BE SCRAPPED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10513805 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10579128 · 2014-04-11 (April 11, 2014)
CAR IN FRONT SLOWED THEN STOPPED QUICKLY AS THE CAR AHEAD OF IT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE MIDDLE LANE IMPROPERLY (NOT A TURN LANE AT THAT TIME), NOT MOVING FULLY NOR QUICKLY INTO THE LANE. CAR IN FRONT STOPPED. APPLIED BRAKES IMMEDIATELY TO THE PRIUS C TO SLOW, THEN ADDED ONE RAPID PUMP, AND ULTIMATELY PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. THE PRIUS DID LITTLE MORE THAN SLOW (WITHOUT EVEN A JOLT FROM THE FIRM APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES), CAUSING A CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT END. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT…
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10579128 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10583756 · 2014-04-20 (April 20, 2014)
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES DURING WEST WEATHER (MOISTURE IN THE BRAKES) THE REAR WHEELS LOCK UP FOR A SPLIT SECOND EVERY TIME. WHEN IT IS DRY IT DOESN'T LOCK UP BUT STILL HITS HARD.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10583756 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10585791 · 2014-04-30 (April 30, 2014)
BRAKES ARE EXTREMELY TOUCHY AND GRAB WHENEVER IT IS DAMP OUTSIDE. *JS
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10585791 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10632714 · 2014-09-12 (September 12, 2014)
WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT BEHIND TRAFFIC, MY CAR SUDDENLY SURGED. I WAS JUST SITTING THERE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD HIT ME FROM BEHIND, BUT WHEN I LOOKED UP THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND HAD PUSHED HARDER ON THE BRAKE WHEN I FELT THE SURGE. I DID REPORT THIS WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE SERVICED, ORR TOYOTA, SEARCY, ARKANSAS. THEY TOLD ME TO TELL THEM IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. SO FAR IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10632714 at NHTSA ↗