2007 Toyota Prius service brakes, electric problems

“I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA PRIUS THAT IS APPROACHING 36,000 MILES SOON. ITS BRAKES STUTTER WHEN I TRY TO COME TO A SMOOTH STOP. ITS ENGINE ALSO VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AS IF ITS MISFIRING, WHEN IDLING. THE SYMPTOMS DO NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY HAPPEN FREQUENTLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY. AFTER MY MOST RECENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE BRAKE STUTTER SYMPTOMS AND THAT THE CAR\'S COMPUTER HAD NO RECORD OF IT MISFIRING. IF YOU DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT "2007 PRIUS BRAKE STUTTER PROBLEMS", IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP. I WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED, OR THE VEHICLE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE NOR CRASHES NOR INJURIES. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT SUCH SYMPTOMS DETRACT FROM THE VALUE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, OR AT WORST MAY RESULT IN AN ACTUAL CRASH AND INJURIES LATER ON. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A DISTRACTION AND ANNOYANCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR”

“I OWN A 2007 PRIUS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, THERE WAS A DELAY BEFORE IT ENGAGED. TO PREVENT RUNNING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I VEERED TO THE LEFT WHILE CONTINUING TO STEP DOWN ON THE BRAKE WITH MORE FORCE. WHEN IT ENGAGED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL "FISH TAILING" FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THERE IS NO ROOM FOR A DELAY. THIS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR DELAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, NOT ON A HIGHWAY. IT WAS THE SAME SENSATION OF THE BRAKES FAILING. WHEN ONE IS BRAKING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, THIS IS TERRIFYING AND NOT ACCEPTABLE AND NOT SAFE... *TR”

“WHENEVER I BRAKE WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, SUCH AS A MANHOLE COVER, POTHOLE, OR COBBLESTONE ROAD, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AND FOR A MOMENT THE BRAKE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING, THE CAR IS NOT SLOWING. I AM WORRIED IT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF ANOTHER CAR WERE CLOSE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN MY HUSBAND MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. HOWEVER, THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND THE MOMENT WITHOUT BRAKING IS TOO LONG FOR COMFORT. *TR”

“2007 TOYOTA PRIUS---REPEATEDLY ON ROUGH PAVEMENT, IF MY WIFE OR I ATTEMPT TO BRAKE THE CAR, IT IS AS IF THE CAR IS RUNNING AWAY WITH US IN IT. I JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT OUR LOCAL TOYOTA AGENCY (LANDERS TOYOTA), AND WAS TOLD THAT OUR PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. I TELL YOU IT IS NOT NORMAL, AND HAS NEVER OCCURRED IN ANY OTHER CAR I OWN OR HAVE OWNED. *TR”

“I OWN A 2007 PRIUS THAT HAS A BRAKE ISSUE CONCERNING ME. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED AND I GO OVER A ROUGH SPOT OR BUMP, THE BRAKES "FAIL" FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE CAR IS PROPELLED FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS THAT "IT'S JUST THE ABS BRAKES KICKING IN", HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE DRIVEN. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT (YET) BUT HAVE BECOME EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS WHEN I CAN IDENTIFY A SPOT IN THE ROAD THAT MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE. THE LACK OF BRAKES FOR EVEN 1 SECOND MIGHT MEAN THAT I AM UNABLE TO STOP FROM HITTING A CAR AHEAD OF ME IF THAT CAR STOPS QUICKLY AND THE ROAD IF ROUGH. *TR”

“THIS IS AN INCIDENT INVOLVING THE BRAKE STABILITY SYSTEM OF OUR PRIUS (2007). IT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH OR INJURY. MY WIFE HAD BEEN GOING TO DIFFERENT STORES AND ON LEAVING A STORE, SUDDENLY THE BRAKE SYSTEM ACTED VERY STRANGE. THE VSC ICON WAS ON AND THE RED PARKING BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON. MY WIFE COULD BARELY DRIVE THE CAR HOME. WE READ THE INSTRUCTION BOOK AND LEARNED THAT SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR. BUT THIS INFORMATION IS BURIED IN A VERY LARGE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER YESTERDAY (MARCH 18TH). WORKING ON IT TODAY, THEY STILL HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR IS JOE AND HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 540 382 2981 EXT 6326. WE THOUGHT OUR EXPERIENCE MIGHT PROVIDE A CLUE TO THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS ARE ENCOUNTERING WITH TOYOTA BRAKES. *TR”