2013 Toyota Prius

I WAS TRAVELING LESS THAN 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED. I PANIC STOPPED - MOVING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND I BELIEVE THAT I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES DID NOT APPLY, AND I REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT. I LEFT NO SKID MARKS. OBVIOUSLY I COULD HAVE NOT ACTUALLY PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT I DID. THE CAR BRAKES SEEM TO BE FINE, SO IF THE CAR FAILED TO STOP THE PROBLEM HAD TO BE IN THE COMPUTER. *TR

DROVE OVER OBJECT. PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY. OBJECT DISLODGED. DIDNT SEE ANY FLUID KEPT ON DRIVING. AFTER 15 MILES ENGINE OVERHEATING LIGHT CAME ON AND PULLED OVER IMMEDITIATELY AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER.NOW I M TOLD THAT OBJECT TORE A HOLE IN RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. TO THE POINT OF NO LONGER WORKING. WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING A WARNING LIGHT THAT COMES ON WHEN ITS TOO LATE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION?

ON 07/20/15 THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. ON 08/05/16 THE SAME BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. IT IS THE SAME ISSUE VERIFIED BY TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS, (FRONT LEFT CALIPER AND BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENTS NEEDED). THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW. THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE, THEY CITE SAFETY DEFECTS. ON 08/15/16 I PHOTOGRAPHED LEFT FRONT BRAKE ISSUE. THEY CLAIM THEY, "DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S HAPPENING." IT IS CLEAR THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ENTIRELY. I REPORTED THE FIRST BRAKE FAILURE 07/20/15 THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT THAT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY AND THUS SENT THE ORIGINAL BRAKES TO TOYOTA FOR INSPECTION & INVESTIGATION. I NEVER HEARD BACK. ON 08/05/16 (12 MONTHS 15 DAYS LATER, APPROX. 12,000 MILES DRIVEN) THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. FILLED IT WITH BRAKE FLUID ON 08/15/16 MAKE IT TO DEERFIELD TOYOTA (CLOSEST) THAT STATED I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE ORIGINAL TO AVOID PAYING. VERY DANGEROUS. THEN TOOK TO SAME, ERIC JONES, LIPTON TOYOTA, FORT LAUDREDALE, FL, AS LAST TIME. HE STATED THE REPLACED CALIPERS AND BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CAR REMAINS THERE, 10 DAYS AWAITING A BACK ORDER. I INQUIRED FURTHER ON 08/22/16 TO WHICH MR. JONES STATED THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES/ CALIPERS AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THEM 07/2015 BUT THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THEM WITH TOYOTA DEFECTIVE BRAKES AGAIN. (ESPECIALLY SPECIFICALLY THE FRONT LEFT CALIPER AND BRAKE PADS). BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE. IT IS CLEAR THE DEFECTIVE ISSUE IS FROM THE CAR. PHOTOS REVEAL THAT THE REPLACEMENTS NEVER RESOLVED THE ISSUE AS IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE THEN. TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO SEE IF A 3RD BRAKE FAILURE OCCURS IS TO RISK MINE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD LIVES. 1ST REPORTED SAFETY CONCERN TO NHTSA ON 07/20/15, REFERENCE #10735054 : RANDY REID. I AM SCARED. HELP PLEASE.

WHEN THE DRIVER HAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES REALLY QUICKLY THE CAR DOES NOT SLOWDOWN AT ALL. THE SKID LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH BOARD, BUT OTHERWISE THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. THIS HAPPENS EVEN ON A DRY SURFACE, WITH NO MOISTURE ON THE SURFACE, AT SPEEDS AS LOW AS 20-30 MILES PER HOUR. IT ALMOST ALWAYS DOES IT. IF THE DRIVER LIGHTLY TAP THE BREAKS, THEN THE CAR WILL DECELERATE, BUT NOT IF THE DRIVER HAS TO ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THIS IS QUILT A PROBLEM GIVEN THAT SOMETIMES YOU NEED THE CAR TO STOP SUDDENLY IT IT SIMPLY WON'T AT SPEEDS OF 20 MORE. THE CAR JUST STARTS TO SKID. IT WILL NOT STOP OR GAIN TRACTION WITH THE SURFACE THAT IT IS ON. THIS MEANS THAT IN A SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO HIT THE BREAKS ALL THE WAY DOWN, THE CAR STILL WON'T STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE IF ON WET OR NEGATIVE SLOPING ROADS. HOWEVER, IT CAN HAPPEN EVEN ON COMPLETE DRY SURFACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG, WHICH HAD A DELAYED DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT'S HEAD STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS INJURED, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT PROVIDED.

CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY 163 BOUND NORTH (NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE SEEN) AT 10 PM PASSENGERS (3) WERE EXPOSED TO SEVER DANGER . TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. POLICE ASSISTED AND CAR WAS TOWED AWAY (ROAD ASSISTANCE) TO OWNER RESIDENT . DEALER CLAIMED THAT RECALL WAS SERVICED. SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BE EXACT TO WHAT IT WAS REPORTED FOR PRIUS 2010 TO 2013. DEALER IS IN DENIAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA PRIUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A ROADWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A YARD AND THEN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD BE SENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH VISIBILITY DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

THIS VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO GO 8 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED AT ALL. IT DOES THIS ANY TIME THE CAR IS "ON", EVEN IF IT IS IN REVERSE. THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED TO STOP THE CAR. EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED, THE COMPUTER WILL APPLY POWER TO THE WHEELS, WHICH RESULTS IN THE BRAKE HAVING TO FIGHT AGAINST THE MOTORS. SOMETIMES THE CAR CAN LURCH SLIGHTLY, AND ONCE IT HIT A CURB UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT PLASTIC PARTS. IF YOU ARE STOPPED AT A RED LITE, YOU MUST APPLY THE BRAKE OTHERWISE IT WILL CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU ON ITS OWN. THIS BEHAVIOR IS DANGEROUS AND VERY ANNOYING. ONE MECHANIC I SPOKE TO AT THE DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL. IT SEEMS SENSELESS AND SHOULD NOT BE NORMAL. I ASK TOYOTA TO FIX THE MINOR DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.