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Drove over a speed hump, and as the front tires hit the level pavement, the car lurched forward. Responded to brakes just fine. Happened again a week later as both front tires simultaneously went over an edge dropoff at a construction area.
The car suddenly decelerated from 65 miles an hour to about 5 miles per hour while driving on a highway at night with the shoulder blocked due to road construction. This same problem was present in the 2004 Prius and was apparently the subject of NHTSA investigation. There was a recall issued on November 30, 2010 for 650,000 units of the 2010 Prius. Toyota has not been able to determine the cause of this problem in the earlier models and admits it doesn't know the cause of the problem in the 2011 Prius. This defect presents a great danger, especially when driving in heavy traffic at highway speeds.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Prius. While driving at any speed, the contact stated that the vehicle would suddenly accelerate forward while pressure was being applied to the brakes. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer took a complaint on the contacts behalf but provided no further assistance. The current mileage was 2,000 and the failure mileage was 900.
- Long Island, NY, USA
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- Arlington, VA, USA