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Toyota Prius Service Brakes Safety Report | Aug 06, 2013
Reported on Aug 06, 2013
| THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED TWICE UNDER IDENTICAL CONDITIONS, IN THE SAME LOCATION. THE CAR DID NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES UNTIL APPROXIMATELY ONE SECOND AFTER I DEPRESSED THE PEDAL. MAYBE THE COMPUTER'S ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IS INVOLVED IN THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR DID NOT INDICATE THAT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. BOTH TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL AT ~20 MPH. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PASSED OVER SOME BUMPS, I DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, AND THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE BRAKES BEING ENGAGED (1S). I THINK THE BUMPS IN THE ROAD ARE INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE. OF NOTE, THIS CAR UNDERWENT AN UPDATE TO ITS SOFTWARE PROGRAM FOLLOWING A RECALL INVOLVING BRAKING PROBLEMS, AND THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE UPDATE. *JB | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Prius |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | ATLANTA GA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JTDKN3DU7A0 |
| Mileage: | 20000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | HYBRID ELECTRIC Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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