Air Brake Related Problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius

Table 1 shows three common air brake related problems of the 2005 Toyota Prius.

Table 1. Air Brake related problems of Toyota Prius

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Brake Foot Control problems
1
Air Brake problems
1
Air Brake Antilock problems
1

Air Brake Foot Control problem #1

My wife and I bought a new Prius in early March of 2005. My wife was coasting to stop (around 5 mph) for a stop sign and when she put her foot on the brake the car started to accelerate. She came to a stop after hitting another car head on. Before she hit the car (she also sideswiped another car) she was able to look at her feet to confirm that she was indeed pressing on the brake pedal.

Air Brake problem #2

2005 Prius no problems except water pump until now. 69,000 miles. Went to start the care and while in neutral idleing the brake pedal pumped up and down and the ps light came on. The red triangle danger message came on. I did not drive it but Toyota told me to tow it in. They say the computer is shot and needs a new skid control ecu. I was not in an accident.

Air Brake Antilock problem #3

(1) driving at speeds between 60-75mph on smooth flat roads (2) vehicle sways or "floats" side to side, especially during crosswind conditions (3) report to dealer, no repair was done by dealer as they think it was caused by grooves in the road.


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