The brakes on this car sometimes quit working for a second when braking over bumps.

- Webster, NY, USA

It was a scary situation on 08/08/2018, my '07 Toyota Prius 2 failed to stop when I applied the brake to stop and park instead it accelerated. Driving through the parking lot of seafood city in cerritos, ca, looking for an open spot, I maintained pressure on the brake pedal to keep a safe speed. Approaching an open spot, I continued to keep pressing the brake while entering the space. As I was straightening my steering wheel and applying a harder brake to stop, I felt the car accelerate forward, causing my instinctive reaction to apply even more braking pressure on the pedal. The car continued forward uncontrollably, jumping the curb of an island, hitting and knocking over a palm tree (approximately 15' tall) onto a parked vehicle (car #2) to the immediate left of the vehicle directly in front of me (car #1). My vehicle drove up the tree and came to a short rest on top of the hood of car #1, where my foot was on the brake the whole time. Immediately after stopping, and realizing that I was still applying a hard brake, trying to gain control of my vehicle, the vehicle began rolling backwards down the tree and off of the hood of car #1. the car didn't stop rolling backward despite my foot was pressing hard on the brake. It was the cousin of the owner of car #2 who reached and pressed the stop where that's the only time my car stopped rolling and came to a complete stop. It was the worst feeling as I was not in control of the car as the brake didn't work. I was so shaken, me and my husband were discussing what to do. We immediate called the dealership and told them what happened, they gave us the corporate instead. The Toyota corporate office was indormed but we believe that Toyota is not taking this case seriously. A police report was taken by officer clayton of cerritos sherriff station ref. #918-03548-2318-483

- Buena Park, CA, USA

The brakes did not respond while I was driving on the freeway at 65 mph, and the car started making a long sustained high-pitched electronic beep. The lights for the parking brake, ABS, and another light I'm unfamiliar with were on. When I pumped on the brakes, they felt unresponsive. I tried again but keeping down on the brake and it was very slow to respond. I managed to get off the freeway. At slower speeds I was able to get the brakes to work, but slowing down even from less than 20 mph took several yards. I called Toyota and they said it was a known issue with the brake actuator assembly, but the warranty expired in December 2017. As the owner of the car, I was never notified about this known issue, and not told about the warranty, even though I had been taking my car to the Toyota dealer for scheduled service. The part itself is over $2000, before labor, which I cannot afford. So I can no longer drive the car because I cannot afford the repairs. And I nearly died driving with a known safety issue that I believe should have warranted a full safety recall.

- Houston, TX, USA

My brakes have begun to make several different noises. Upon researches I found that the brake actuators are known to fail. I'm scared to drive the car as it would be very dangerous if my brakes go out on the free way.

- Roseville, MN, USA

Brake actuator is failing, and I am outside the extended warranty. Very expensive fix and very dangerous to keep driving like this.

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

I took the 2007 Prius to the mechanic and he new what the problem was right away.the brake actuator was failing and that it would cost over three thousand to fix.he said that you may loose the brakes if it fails totally and advised me to sell the car.Toyota knows about this problem in there 2nd gen Prius.the forums I have read tell me that there have been total failures in many Prius.I think Toyota should bear the cost and be liable for this issue. Signed, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Ormond Beach, FL, USA

ABS actuator broke while making a low speed turn (about 10mph). The car made an alarm sound, all the brake lights went on, and most importantly the car became sluggish and difficult to maneuver. Restarting the car made it drivable again, but I no longer have ABS brakes, only standard. This part is apparently worth more than the car to replace, yet it is critically important safety equipment.

- Saint James, NY, USA

Brake, vcs, ABS and (!) lights came on. Other Prius owners said Prius was covered under warranty for this until Dec 31 2017. ABS module went bad. Lights came on when started car. Never got notice that this was covered, others say NHTSA should make Toyota extend coverage.

- High Springs, FL, USA

I was backing into a parking space and applied the brakes. The brakes failed and my vehicle climbed the curb, crossed the side walk, and crash into a metal fence on the other side of the side walk. The fence stopped the vehicle. After having the damage to my car repaired and a body shop, I brought it to a mechanic who determined that the car's brake actuator had failed, leading to a potentially dangerous crash.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

The automatic brakes on the car ceased working. If I turned the car off and back on, the brakes would work again for a little while before having to stop and start again. I was able to go about a 1/2 mile each time before stopping to turn off and on. The car was traveling down a two-lane highway without a shoulder and then on city streets. When I took the car to the dealership, I was informed that a brake actuator replacement was needed. However, because the warrant expired on December 31, 2017, and I didn't experience the problem until now, the issue would not be covered under any recall warranty. I've now got a useless car, which would cost over $2000 to repair. Because the brakes still work sometimes, the actuator has not fully gone out yet, but the car is basically un-driveable. I never received any recall notices about this issue. Moreover, because I was not having the problem until now, it's unlikely that the extended warranty would've covered me in the first place.

- New Orleans, LA, USA

While driving and in motion, warning lights went off. Brought to dealer who said it was a defective brake actuator. Toyota had an extended hidden warranty on the brake actuator and didn't tell the consumer. The car had been regularly serviced many times over the past 10 years. The dealer never checked it despite it making noise. The actuator failed making the car unsafe to drive. The car was brought back to the dealer today but Toyota said the extended warranty expired last December. I escalated to customer service and they refused to fix it despite this known defective and dangerous defect in their car.

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

Never received letter regarding extended warranty on brake actuator which I learned expired Dec. 31 2017. Brakes had been making occasional noise last year, but recently become very bad. Only learned 2 days ago it is the brake actuator. Toyota refusing to fix it. This is safety issue. Why is it not a recall?

- Tampa, FL, USA

Brake, ABS, vsc ! light all came on at once and breaks not working well.

- San Diego, CA, USA

I am a disabled american military veteran. I purchased my 2007 Prius in September 2017. I did not receive any notification regarding ABS recall. My wife experienced problem (with baby in car) in February 2018. Attempted to have unit replaced at dealership but was refused. Applied for hardship, was refused. ABS still does not work.

- Riviera Beach, FL, USA

I pressed the brakes when I was forced to stop due to a car not turning there blinking light but car didnt stop and ended hiting another car and and injuring my self and others I tried to move to the right so I would hit the car

- Los Fresnsos, TX, USA

ABS brake actuator creating failing noises.

- Houston, TX, USA

Vehicle is leaking brake fluid due to a failed brake actuator. Brakes failed due to the issue. I was told there was a prior extended warranty, but I never received the notification. Toyota gave me address and it was mailed to my old home. Vehicle is now 2 months past the extended warranty date. I feel this is a major safety issue and should have been handled as a recall and not an extension of warranty

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

My car has been making the "snoring" sounds increasingly often for the last few weeks but no warning lights illuminated until I was driving on the highway going about 65 mph during the beginning of February 2018. It was extremely unnerving to have the brake light, ABS light, tire pressure light, and vsc (vehicle stability control) light illuminate while driving at highway speeds not knowing if the brakes were going to work. The dealership diagnosed brake actuator failure and advised the warranty expired at the end of December 2017, 5 weeks prior. I purchased the car from a Toyota dealership in May 2016 when the warranty was extended and was not made aware of the this possible malfunction and also had warranty filled by that same dealership when my dashboard lights went dark in August 2015 when again, was not advised of this ongoing warranty issue. My main complaint is that the 2004 received 13 years of coverage under this warranty when Toyota obviously was unable to address the issue by the the time my car was manufactured, however, my repair is not covered at all after only 10 years. My mileage was extremely low at just under 86K so it's malfunction is not from overuse but from from a defective part. The consumer stated after having the vehicle repaired under a safety recall (19S17/19V-435) the vehicle failed. While driving on a slight corner, the vehicle's rear shifted to the left and made a noise.

- Livermore, CA, USA

Generation 2 Toyota Prius brake actuator. At slow speed, the brakes became inoperable and would not stop the car causing me to rear end a truck stopped in front of me at a stop light. All of the brake, ABS lights came on the dash. 2 separate trips to the dealer to have the brakes checked resulted in no error codes found. Today 2-8-18 the dash lights all came on again, and the dealer said the computer code is stating faulty brake actuator which could result in total brake failure.

- Lighthouse Point, FL, USA

Brake actuator failure. Brakes suddenly failed as car was driving on highway. In addition and secondarily the engine will not turn off. An alarm went off and brakes failed at about 45 mphil.

- Springville, AL, USA