Toyota PRIUS V brakes problems
264 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
475 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
66,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2011 to 2018 model years. Data snapshot: . 266 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
264 of 475 complaints match this topic (55.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10496940 · 2013-02-08 (February 8, 2013)
PURCHASED PRIUS V IN MARCH 2012, JUNE 2012 TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND TO HAVE DEALER LOOK INTO NOISE COMING FROM REAR BRAKES. DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT HEAR THE NOISE AND SAW NOTHING UPON INSPECTION. NOISE BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER, TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD HEAR THE NOISE. UPON INSPECTING THE REAR BRAKES THEY FOUND REAR ROTORS HAD ABNORMAL MARKINGS IN THEM FROM IMPROPER MACHINING. BRAKE PAD FRICTION MATERIAL GLAZED. ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED. AFTER A WEEK THE NOISE RETURNED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND W…
Owner-reported narrative. 9,761 miles reported. Look up ODI 10496940 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10502344 · 2013-03-11 (March 11, 2013)
WHEN YOU START TO DRIVE IT MAKES A LOUD HOWLING SOUND, IT IS GETTING LOUDER AS TIME GOES ON. PEOPLE LOOK AT US LIKE WE ARE CRAZY FOR DRIVING WITH BAD BRAKES. WE HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES TO JUST BE TOLD IT IS THE WAY IT IS. NO REPAIR IS NECESSARY. IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE ANNOYING TO LISTEN TO. IT LASTS LONGER AS TIME GOES ON. COME ON TOYOTA LETS GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL COLLISION DUE TO THIS! IT IS GETTING SCARY TO DRIVE AND FEEL SAFE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10502344 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10505322 · 2013-04-02 (April 2, 2013)
SLOWED FOR RED LIGHT THAT WAS VISIBLE FOR A GREAT DISTANCE SO COASTING AND APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WEREN'T THERE....I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, HE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM....MOSTLY DINGS IN FENDERS....MY HOOD WAS UP ON ONE SIDE, AND FRONT PANEL MOVED....NOBODY WAS HURT POLICE CAME AND SAT IN THE CAR AND APPLIED BRAKE AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. HE SAID "YOU HAVE NO BRAKES; DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR, HAVE IT TOWED". *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10505322 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10509497 · 2013-04-24 (April 24, 2013)
MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE I FIRST NOTICED SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT, AND THAT NOW HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. THE DATE I'VE ENTERED IS THE APPROXIMATE FIRST DATE I NOTICED THE PROBLEM OCCUR. I DESCRIBE BELOW A MORE RECENT INSTANCE OF THE SAME BEHAVIOR, THE TIME WHEN IT FELT THE LEAST SAFE. /// THE RECURRING BEHAVIOR IS THAT WHILE DECELERATING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IF THE CAR GOES OVER AN OBSTRUCTION LIKE A ROCK, A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD, OR A POTHOLE, IT SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD BEFORE RESUMING DECELERATION. THE SENSATION IS OF ACCELERATING,…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10509497 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10510907 · 2013-05-07 (May 7, 2013)
BRAKE IS HAVING GROANING/ GRINDING/OWL HOOTING SOUNDS. THE GRINDING SOUND APPEARS WHEN YOU APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND WHEN THE CAR ALMOST AT COMPLETE STOP, IS THE WORST. GROANING AND OWL HOOTING SOUND ARE ALWAYS THERE, SPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. IN THE AFTERNOON IS NOT AS LOUD AS IN THE MORNING, BUT STILL NOTICEABLE. BEEN TO TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INSPECTED THE BRAKE AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ALSO SAYING THAT THE SOUND IS NORMAL FOR A REGENERATE BRAKE SYSTEM. BUT I DON'T AGREED TO IT. TOYOTA NEED TO FIND A FIX FOR IT, AND WE DON'T KNOW …
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10510907 at NHTSA ↗