Vehicle Shudder problems of the 2012 Toyota Prius

Two problems related to vehicle shudder have been reported for the 2012 Toyota Prius. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 04/27/2019

When I was making a right turn I heard a loud "boom" sound and had to grab my steering wheel hard so I wouldnt drift onto the other lane because my car was shaking and skidding then right after my car emergency dash lights came on and told me system failure park your car immidently keep in mind while this was happening my car only went up to twenty miles per hour with my car making a loud sound as if I was going 80 mph it sounded like I was speeding when I was only going about twenty miles per hour.

2 Vehicle Shudder problem

Failure Date: 12/09/2018

When I brake the car shakes a noticeable type of shake and starts to make a weird stalling noise.


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