Toyota: Software to blame for Prius brake problems

brake/accelerator issue

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care,

Maintenance & Troubleshooting'

started by sat narayan,

March 25, 2017 at 7:32 PM.

https://priuschat.com/threads/brake-accelerator-issue.177678/

(2010 Toyota Prius)

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sat narayan

New Member

Joined: Jun 26, 2016

Location: suva fiji

Vehicle: 2010 Prius

Model: I 

when i am turning right at a busy intersection i apply

speed to a stationery prius to move it into the main lane

than once in right lane i apply the brakes to bring

vechile lower the speed but my prius accelerator just

keeps accelerating with engine sound reved up even

when i am applying the brakes... for some reason the

brake is unable to reduce the speed even though my

foot is not on the speed and i can see speedometer

rising when it shud actually be going down....i am in fiji

but i imported this 2nd hand 3rd negeration toyota

prius from japan

can i please get some advise as to what cud be wrong

and what i shud do

sat narayan, March 25, 2017 at 7:32 PM  #1

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Toyota: Software to blame for Prius brake

problems

February 4, 2010 7:04 p.m. EST

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/japan.prius.complaints/

(2010 Toyota Prius)

(excerpt):

Toyota officials described the problem as a "disconnect" in the

vehicle's complex anti-lock brake system (ABS) that causes less

than a one-second lag. With the delay, a vehicle going 60 mph will

have traveled nearly another 90 feet before the brakes begin to

take hold.

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