Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2012 Toyota Prius

Table 1 shows two common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2012 Toyota Prius. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (three problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Toyota Prius


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2012 Toyota Prius

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Brake getting stuck on the floor would have to press on brake really hard just to get a response, this will happen out of the blue! driving in highway or just driving off the driveway. I almost hit a car in front of me due to lack of brake, I had to swerve to the side! first appear 1 day after   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

While driving 65 mph on the expressway on January 12th, 2026 under cruise control, I tapped my brakes to slow down. My brake warning light came on, along with the abs warning light, and the anti-swerve warning light. Cruise control no longer worked, and my brakes were noticeably hard to apply.   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Toyota Prius model year vehicles:



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