2001 Toyota Prius Brakes Problems

“On 12/21/06 the brake pedal went to the floor, as I tried to stop for a light. Had to use the park brake to stop. Prior to this my wife complain several time that the pedal was soft and went down. We complain several time about that and the ABS light coming on, answer we can not fine anything. On 01/10/07 the ABS light did not go away they replaced the master brake cyl. Not fix they replaced ABS actuator assy fix 12/10/09 brake light and ABS on, brake pedal to the floor.”

“While driving along on interstate, got warning triangle and low main battery information. Immediately, car began to speed-up on its own. I applied very hard braking to try and slow down while trying to move to the right lane with traffic on my right. Car did not slow down but I managed to avoid traffic and get onto the right lane, where there was an exit from the interstate. I made the exit and was able to get control of the acceleration. I then drove the rough running car to the my dealer off that exit. They replaced the main battery, and everything is now fine. …”

“I have a 2001 Prius that also has a problem with braking, similar to that described with the 2010 model. At low speeds when the car hits a bump or pothole the braking is momentarily lost, but then resumes within 1-2 seconds. In ~ 2003 I had a very low speed collision from this (about $1000 damage to the hood sheet metal), but have now learned to compensate for it (basically apply brakes hard and wait for braking to resume after the pause). I had reported this to the dealer on several evaluations, including after the accident, and was told that no problem could be identified. …”

“My 2001 (yes, that is 2001) Prius has the same issue that is behind the recall of the 2010 Prius: momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over an uneven road surface, pothole or bump. Momentary = less than a second.”

“When I am braking and go over a bump or dip in the road the brakes stop working and I immediately have to let up on the brake and reapply. This has happened several times but did not think anything of it until the latest recalls for Toyota. This is happening with my 2001 Prius. Yes I said 2001. This has happened many times in the past 9 years. I thought it was normal until the recent reports of newer vehicles having this issue. My vehicle is 9 years old.”