Toyota Prius Questions
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Toyota Prius
Wed, 10 Aug 2011
I got a problem today while I had tried to stop my ...
I got a problem today while I had tried to stop my 2001 prius. It is same problem as following.
With SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR TO COME
TO A STOP, IF THE CAR HITS A BUMP, POTHOLE OR THE LIKE, THE BRAKES
RELEASE MOMENTARILY, CAUSING THE CAR?S MOMENTUM TO CONTINUE FORWARD
LONGER/FURTHER THAN YOU WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT OR WANT. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A NEW YORK CITY PEDESTRIAN
CROSSWALK OR TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WITH A CAR CLOSE IN FRONT OF YOU. I
BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT EVALUATED BY TOYOTA'S
FIELD TECHNICAL SPECIALIST WHO REPORTED THE FOLLOWING, ""WHEN [THE CAR]
SENSES IMPENDING WHEEL SLIP, IT WILL FIRST DISABLE THE REGENERATIVE
BRAKES. WHEN IT DOES THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR SORT OF ACCELERATES
BECAUSE YOU LOST THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING AND YOU'RE USING THE BRAKE
ASSIST THAT YOU HAVE FROM YOUR FOOT. SO THAT IS 'NORMAL OPERATION' ON
THE SYSTEM. IT IS WORKING AS DESIGNED." DESPITE THE EXPLANATIONS FOR
WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS ?NORMAL OPERATION?, THE
BOTTOM LINE IS, IF THE CAR IS NOT STOPPING WHEN IT SHOULD, THE SAFETY
OF PASSENGERS AND PEDESTRIANS IS IN JEOPARDY.
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